JP6811418B2 - Notification system, notification content setting method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a notification system, a notification content setting method, and a program, and more particularly to a notification system for performing notification regarding a device, a notification content setting method, and a program.

Conventionally, there is known a power measuring instrument meter reading / display system that displays usage data indicating the power consumption of a consumer facility on a display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The electric power meter reading / display system described in Patent Document 1 uses data on the amount of power consumption (electric power consumption) transmitted from the electric power meter for personal computers, tablets, televisions, etc. in the consumer facility (customer's house). Display on the display device (indoor display device).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-130015

In the above-mentioned power measuring instrument meter reading / display system, the display device displays the amount of power consumption measured for each home appliance (equipment) in the consumer facility, but the notification content is notified according to the state of the device. I couldn't.

An object of the present invention is to provide a notification system, a notification content setting method, and a program capable of setting notification contents according to the state of a device.

The notification system of one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a status signal indicating the status of the equipment from the equipment provided in the facility. The setting unit sets the name of the device and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device in association with the notification content including a proposal related to the device . The output unit outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit. The facility is provided with a plurality of the devices. As the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set among the plurality of devices, the setting unit has a plurality of notification contents corresponding to the status signals of the plurality of devices other than the setting target among the plurality of devices. To set.
The notification system of one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a status signal indicating the status of the equipment from the equipment provided in the facility. The setting unit sets the name of the device and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device in association with the notification content including a proposal related to the device. The output unit outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit. The facility is equipped with load equipment that consumes resources. The receiving unit has acquired an operating state signal indicating the operating state of the load device. The setting unit sets a plurality of notification contents corresponding to a plurality of operation state signals of the load device as the notification contents corresponding to the state signals of the device.

One aspect the method of notification content set of the invention is a device provided in the facility, the first step of setting a name of the device for generating a state signal representing the state, in association with the name of the device The second step of setting the notification content , which is the notification content according to the state signal of the device and includes the proposal regarding the device , is included. The facility is provided with a plurality of the devices. In the second step, as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set among the plurality of devices, a plurality of devices corresponding to the status signals of two or more devices other than the setting target among the plurality of devices. Set the notification content.
The notification content setting method of one aspect of the present invention is associated with the first step of setting the name of the device that generates a state signal indicating the state of the device provided in the facility and the name of the device. The second step of setting the notification content, which is the notification content according to the state signal of the device and includes the proposal regarding the device, is included. The facility is provided with a load device that consumes resources and generates an operation state signal indicating an operation state. In the second step, as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device, a plurality of notification contents corresponding to the plurality of operation state signals of the load device are set.

The program of one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the above-mentioned notification content setting method .

According to the present invention, the notification content can be set according to the state of the device.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the controller of the same notification system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the relay device of the same notification system. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the monitoring device of the same notification system.

The embodiments and modifications described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and modifications, and the present invention includes other than the embodiments and modifications. Various changes can be made according to the design, etc., as long as they do not deviate from the technical idea.

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(1) Outline FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) to which the notification system 1 of the present embodiment is applied.

The notification system 1 of the present embodiment includes a controller 10 having a function of a receiving unit and an output unit, and a monitoring device 40 having a function of a setting unit. The controller 10 receives a state signal indicating the state of the device from a plurality of sensors 30 provided in the facility 100. The monitoring device 40 that functions as a setting unit sets the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content according to the status signal of the sensor 30 in association with each of the plurality of sensors 30. When the controller 10 receives the status signal from the sensor 30, the controller 10 functioning as an output unit outputs the notification content associated with the status signal received from the sensor 30 to the notification unit (monitor device 40, etc.).

In this way, the monitor device 40 serving as the setting unit sets the name of the sensor 30 in association with the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the sensor 30, so that the controller 10 serving as the output unit sets the sensor 30. The content of the notification according to the state of the above can be output to the notification unit (monitor device 40, etc.). Here, the "state of the device" may be the operating state of the device itself, or may be the state in which the sensor detects the state of the detection target when the device is a sensor. When the sensor is a sensor that detects the opening / closing of a window or door, it means a state in which the sensor detects the state (open state, closed state) of the detection target (window, door).

(2) Details (2.1) System configuration Hereinafter, the notification system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

The notification system 1 includes a controller 10, a relay device 20, and a monitor device 40. The notification system 1 of the present embodiment is applied to HEMS.

The HEMS manages the power used in the facility 100, for example a detached house. The HEMS has a function of managing the consumption of resources in the facility 100, and can manage the consumption of resources such as gas, water, and heat in addition to electric power. Facility 100 is a facility to which resources are supplied from a supplier, and is, for example, a detached house in the present embodiment. The facility 100 is not limited to a detached house, but may be a dwelling unit of an apartment house, or a building other than a house such as a building, a business establishment, a factory, an amusement facility, or a store.

A distribution board 50 is installed in the facility 100. The distribution board 50 includes a main breaker 51 and a plurality of branch breakers 52 inside the cabinet. The main breaker 51 is electrically connected to a system power supply 200 such as a commercial AC power supply (for example, AC100V / 200V, 50 / 60Hz AC power supply). The plurality of branch breakers 52 are electrically connected to the main line 53 on the secondary side of the main breaker 51. A load device that consumes energy is connected to the branch circuit 54 on the secondary side of the plurality of branch breakers 52.

The "branch circuit" here means each circuit branched from the trunk line 53 by a plurality of branch breakers 52. The "branch circuit" includes wiring connected to the branch breaker 52, load devices such as lighting fixtures and cooking appliances, outlets, wall switches, and the like. In the facility 100 consisting of a house as in the present embodiment, such a branch circuit is provided for each room such as a living room, a bedroom, an entrance, a toilet, a children's room, and a kitchen, as well as lighting equipment, cooking appliances, and an air conditioner (air conditioner). It is provided for each type of load equipment such as N). In FIG. 1, an electric washing machine 71, an air conditioner 72, and an electric shutter 73 are exemplified as load devices connected to the branch circuit 54. Here, the load device includes a load device having a communication interface compliant with the ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) standard. For example, the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73 have a communication interface compliant with the ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) standard. ing. Therefore, the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73 can communicate with the HEMS controller 10, and the controller 10 can receive an operation state signal indicating the operation state from the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73. The load device connected to the branch circuit 54 is not limited to the electric washing machine 71, the air conditioner 72, and the electric shutter 73, and may be any electric device that operates by receiving electric power.

Further, the distribution board 50 further includes a measuring unit 61, current sensors 62 and 63, and a communication adapter 64 inside the cabinet.

The current sensor 62 is provided on the primary side of the main breaker 51 and measures the value of the current flowing through the main line. The current sensor 63 is provided corresponding to the plurality of branch breakers 52, and measures the value of the current flowing through the plurality of branch circuits 54, respectively.

The measuring unit 61 uses the outputs of the current sensors 62 and 63 to measure at least one of the power consumption and the power consumption amount as consumption data for each of the trunk line and the plurality of branch circuits 54. The power consumption and power consumption of the trunk line measured by the measuring unit 61 correspond to the total power consumption and the total power consumption of the entire consumer facility 5.

The communication adapter 64 transmits the consumption data measured by the measuring unit 61 to the controller 10. The controller 10 is connected to the network 82 via the router 81.

The controller 10 is a HEMS controller. The controller 10 manages the electric power consumed in the facility 100 based on the consumption data measured by the measuring unit 61, and displays the energy (electric power) usage status in the facility 100 on the monitoring device 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 10 includes a control unit 11, a first communication unit 12, a second communication unit 13, and a storage unit 14.

The control unit 11 has, for example, a microcomputer. Various functions are realized by executing a program recorded in the memory of a microcomputer with a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

The first communication unit 12 is a communication interface for wireless communication with the relay device 20, the communication adapter 64, and the like. The first communication unit 12 is, for example, a low-power radio communication interface that does not require a license for a radio station. For this type of low-power radio, specifications such as frequency band and antenna power to be used are specified in each country according to the application. For example, in Japan, a low-power radio (specified low-power radio) that uses radio waves in the 920 MHz band is specified, and it can be used without obtaining a license under the Radio Law of Japan.

The second communication unit 13 is, for example, a communication interface compliant with the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard. The second communication unit 13 can communicate with the monitoring device 40 via the router 81. The router 81 is a broadband router, and has, for example, a wireless LAN communication interface conforming to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard. Therefore, the second communication unit 13 can communicate with the mobile terminal 90A such as a smartphone via the router 81 and the network 82. In addition, the second communication unit 13 can communicate with a mobile terminal 90B such as a smartphone having a communication interface for short-range wireless communication conforming to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard via the router 81.

The storage unit 14 is composed of a device selected from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and the like. The storage unit 14 stores the notification content and the like set by the monitoring device 40.

The relay device 20 has a function of relaying a state signal between the plurality of sensors 30 and the controller 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the relay device 20 includes a control unit 21, a plurality of input ports 221,222,223, ..., 22n (n is an integer of 4 or more), and a wireless communication unit 23.

The control unit 21 has, for example, a microcomputer. Various functions are realized by executing the program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer on the CPU.

A sensor 30 is connected to each of the plurality of input ports 221, 222, 223, ..., 22n. Each of the plurality of sensors 30 has a contact for output, and a contact signal is input from the sensor 30 to each of the plurality of input ports 221, 222, 223, ..., 22n.

The wireless communication unit 23 is a communication interface for wireless communication with the controller 10. The communication method of the wireless communication unit 23 is the same as the communication method of the first communication unit 12 of the controller 10, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The monitor device 40 has a function of a setting unit that sets the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the sensor 30 in association with each other. The monitoring device 40 also functions as a notification unit that notifies the notification content input from the controller 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the monitor device 40 includes a control unit 41, an input unit 42, a display unit 43, a communication unit 44, and a storage unit 45.

The control unit 41 has, for example, a microcomputer. Various functions are realized by executing the program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer on the CPU.

The input unit 42 and the display unit 43 are composed of, for example, a touch panel.

The display unit 43 is, for example, a liquid crystal display constituting a touch panel. The display content of the display unit 43 is controlled by the control unit 41.

The input unit 42 is an input device such as a touch pad provided on the surface of the liquid crystal display. This type of input device includes a capacitance type input device and a pressure sensitive type input device.

The communication unit 44 is a communication interface for communicating with the controller 10 via the router 81. The communication method of the communication unit 44 is the same as the communication method of the second communication unit 13 of the controller 10, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The storage unit 45 is composed of a device selected from ROM, RAM, EEPROM, and the like. The storage unit 45 stores the notification content and the like input by the input unit 42.

Each of the plurality of sensors 30 generates a state signal according to the state of the detection target. The sensor 30 has an output contact, and the output contact is turned on or off depending on the state of the detection target. The plurality of sensors 30 include at least a window sensor and a motion sensor. The window sensor is a magnet sensor that detects the opening and closing of a window provided in the facility 100. The motion sensor is, for example, a heat ray type sensor that detects the presence or absence of a person in a room inside the facility 100 or outside the facility 100.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a window sensor is connected to the input ports 221-223 as a sensor 30 and a motion sensor is connected to the input port 22n as a sensor 30. The sensor 30 (window sensor) connected to the input ports 221 and 222 is provided in the living room window, and the sensor 30 (window sensor) connected to the input port 223 is provided in the window of the Western-style room 1. Further, the sensor 30 (human sensor) connected to the input port 22n is provided in the living room and detects the presence or absence of a person in the living room.

(2.2) Explanation of operation (2.2.1) Explanation of setting operation An operation of setting the notification content by the notification system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the user can set the notification content by using, for example, the HEMS monitoring device 40. When the user knows what kind of sensor 30 is connected to the input ports 221 to 22n of the relay device 20, and the user sets the notification content according to the status signal of each sensor 30. Will be explained.

When the user performs a start operation for starting the setting of the notification content using the input unit 42 of the monitoring device 40, a start command for starting the setting of the notification content is input from the input unit 42 to the control unit 41. When the start command is input from the input unit 42, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display an input screen for setting the notification content.

When the display unit 43 displays the input screen, the user performs an operation of selecting the sensor 30 to be set from the sensors 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22n by using the input unit 42. When the sensor 30 to be set is selected, the user uses the input unit 42 to input setting information including the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content according to the state signal of the sensor 30.

There are two methods for inputting setting information using the input unit 42. The two methods are a method of inputting the notification content in characters using the input unit 42 and a method of selecting the desired notification content using the input unit 42 from a plurality of selection items displayed on the display unit 43. ,. Here, when the input unit 42 is used to input the notification content in characters, the input unit 42 functions as a character input unit, and when the input unit 42 is used to select the desired notification content from a plurality of selection items, the input unit is input. The unit 42 functions as a selection unit.

When displaying a plurality of selection items on the display unit 43, the control unit 41 of the monitoring device 40 narrows down a plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device (sensor 30) from two or more selection items. It may be displayed. Two or more selection items according to the type of the sensor 30 (window sensor, motion sensor, etc.) are registered in advance in the monitor device 40 as notification contents. For example, when the control unit 41 displays the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the window sensor on the display unit 43, it is sufficient to narrow down the information that can be used as the notification content related to the window sensor and display it on the display unit 43. It is possible to reduce the possibility that an appropriate notification content is erroneously selected.

The control unit 41 of the monitoring device 40 causes the communication unit 44 to transmit the setting information including the name and the notification content input for the sensor 30 to be set to the controller 10. In the controller 10, when the second communication unit 13 receives the setting information from the monitoring device 40, the control unit 11 stores the setting information in the storage unit 14. Here, in the storage unit 14, the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 are associated with each of the plurality of sensors 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22n of the relay device 20. Is remembered.

Table 1 below shows a setting example in which the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content according to the status signal are set in association with the information of the input port to which the sensor 30 is connected for each of the plurality of sensors 30. Is shown. In the present embodiment, the state signal of the sensor 30 includes a first state in which the contacts are on and a second state in which the contacts are off, and the notification content in the first state (first notification content). ) And the notification content in the second state (second notification content) are set. Here, when the sensor 30 is a window sensor, the first state (contact is on) indicates that the window is open, and the second state (contact is off) indicates that the window is closed. ing. When the sensor 30 is a motion sensor, the first state (contact is on) indicates a state in which a person is detected, and the second state (contact is off) indicates a state in which no person is detected. ..

When the user ends the setting of the notification content, the input unit 42 of the monitoring device 40 may be used to perform an end operation for ending the setting of the notification content. When the user performs an end operation using the input unit 42 of the monitor device 40, the control unit 41 causes the communication unit 44 to transmit a notification signal notifying that the setting of the notification content is completed to the controller 10. Further, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to end the display of the input screen, and causes the display unit 43 to display a notification screen for displaying the notification content according to the state of the sensor 30.

When the second communication unit 13 receives the notification signal transmitted from the monitoring device 40 via the router 81, the controller 10 performs a notification operation according to the setting information stored in the storage unit 14.

(2.2.2) Description of Notification Operation The notification operation by the notification system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. It is assumed that the controller 10 is set with notification contents corresponding to the state signals of the sensors 30 for each of the plurality of sensors 30.

Each of the plurality of sensors 30 changes the state signal when the state of the object changes. The control unit 21 of the relay device 20 constantly monitors the status signals of the plurality of sensors 30 connected to the input ports 211 to 21n. When the status signal of any of the sensors 30 changes, the control unit 21 causes the wireless communication unit 23 to transmit the information of the input port to which the sensor 30 is connected and the status signal of the sensor 30 to the controller 10. In the controller 10, when the first communication unit 12 receives the information and the status signal of the input port of the sensor 30, the control unit 11 receives the information and the status signal of the input port of the sensor 30 received by the first communication unit 12. The corresponding notification content is read from the storage unit 14. The control unit 11 outputs the notification content read from the storage unit 14 from the second communication unit 13 to the monitoring device 40 via the router 81. In the monitoring device 40, when the communication unit 44 receives the notification content from the controller 10, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display the notification content. As a result, the notification system 1 can notify the user of the content of the notification according to the detection state of the sensor 30.

The control unit 11 of the controller 10 may periodically or irregularly transmit a request signal requesting the transmission of the status signal from the first communication unit 12 to the relay device 20. When the wireless communication unit 23 of the relay device 20 receives the request signal of the controller 10, the control unit 21 causes the wireless communication unit 23 to transmit the status signal of the sensor 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22n to the controller 10. When the first communication unit 12 of the controller 10 receives the status signal of each sensor 30 from the relay device 20, the control unit 11 reads the notification content from the storage unit 14 based on the status signal of each sensor 30 and reads the notification content. The second communication unit 13 outputs the output to the monitoring device 40 via the router 81. In the monitoring device 40, when the communication unit 44 receives the notification content from the controller 10, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display the notification content. As a result, the controller 10 can update the display of the monitoring device 40 based on the status signal of each sensor 30 transmitted from the relay device 20.

(3) Modified Examples The notification systems according to the modified examples of the above-described embodiment are listed below. It should be noted that each configuration of the modification described below can be applied in combination with each configuration described in the above embodiment as appropriate.

In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the sensor 30 such as a window sensor and a motion sensor is illustrated as a device, but the device may be a sensor such as a door sensor. Further, the device may be a device other than the sensor as long as it is a device that generates a state signal indicating the state.

In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitoring device 40, which is a setting unit, may set location information regarding the installation location of the sensor 30 in association with the name of the sensor 30 (device) and the notification content. Table 2 is a setting example in which the location information is set in association with the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content. Based on the location information of the sensor 30, the notification content of the sensor 30 can be set to a desired content. In addition, the user can grasp the location where the sensor 30 to be set is installed from the location information of the sensor 30, and the work of setting the notification content becomes easy. The monitoring device 40, which is a setting unit, may set the circuit information of the branch circuit 54 to which the device is connected in association with the name of the sensor 30 (device) and the notification content. Since the branch circuit 54 is provided for each room in the facility 100, the installation location of the device can be estimated from the circuit information of the branch circuit 54. Therefore, the user can grasp the place where the sensor 30 to be set is installed from the circuit information of the branch circuit 54 to which the device is connected, and the work of setting the notification content becomes easy. Here, the location information and the circuit information of the device are information common to the information used by the measurement unit 61 to measure the power. If the location information and the circuit information are input to the controller 10, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) can set by diverting the location information and the circuit information already input to the controller 10. When the sensor 30 is a window sensor, the window sensor is battery-powered and is not connected to the division circuit 54. Therefore, location information may be set in the window sensor.

Here, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may set the notification content including the location information in association with the name of the device, which makes it easier for the user to grasp the location related to the notification content. For example, "Living room window is open", "Living room window is closed", "Please close the living room window" corresponding to the window sensor installed in the living room window. Notification contents including location information may be set. Here, the "location information" may be information on the installation location of the equipment, or information on the installation location of equipment (electrical equipment, etc.) that is proposed to the user to move in conjunction with the state of the equipment.

Further, in the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitoring device 40, which is a setting unit, has the state of the sensor 30 other than the setting target as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 to be set among the plurality of sensors 30. A plurality of notification contents may be set according to the signal (see Table 3). For example, when a window sensor is connected to each of the input ports 221, 222, the window sensor connected to the input port 221 is described as the first window sensor, and the window sensor connected to the input port 222 is the first window sensor. It is described as the window sensor of 2. Here, when one of the two windows in the living room is provided with the first window sensor and the other window is provided with the second window sensor, it responds to the status signal of one window sensor. The content of the notification may be changed according to the status signal of the other window sensor. In the setting example of Table 3, when the first window sensor connected to the port 221 is on (the window is open) and the second window sensor connected to the port 221 is off (the window is closed), the monitoring device In No. 40, the notification content of "Please open the window" is set so that ventilation can be performed efficiently. In this way, the monitoring device 40 can perform more detailed notification by setting the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the sensor 30 other than the setting target as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the sensor 30 to be set.

Further, in the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitoring device 40, which is a setting unit, has the operating state of the load device (air conditioner 72, electric shutter 73, etc.) as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device (sensor 30). A plurality of notification contents may be set according to the signal (see Table 4). For example, when a window sensor is connected to each of the input ports 221, 222, the window sensor connected to the input port 221 is described as the first window sensor, and the window sensor connected to the input port 222 is the first window sensor. It is described as the window sensor of 2. Here, of the two windows in the living room, one window is provided with a first window sensor, the other window is provided with a second window sensor, and the controller 10 is an air conditioner installed in the living room. It is assumed that the operating state signal indicating the operating state is acquired from 72. In the setting example of Table 4, when the window sensor connected to the ports 221,222 is on (the window is open) and the air conditioner 72 is operating, the monitoring device 40 notifies that "Please close the window". It is set. If the window sensor connected to ports 221,222 is on (the window is open) and the air conditioner 72 is operating, "Can you open the window of the Western-style room because the window of the living room is open?" Or "Living room. You may set the notification contents including the place and the proposal contents such as "Why don't you turn off the air conditioner in the living room because the window is open?" Further, when the air conditioner 72 is operating in a state where the motion sensor connected to the port 22n does not detect a person in the living room, the monitoring device 40 sets the notification content of "Please turn off the air conditioner". ing. In this way, since the monitoring device 40 can set the notification content according to the operation status signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the sensor 30, the notification content of the notification unit can be set in more detail. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information to be notified to the user.

In this way, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may set the notification content including the proposal content in association with the name of the device, and the user determines the action based on the proposal content included in the notification content. It will be easier to do. The content of the proposal is, for example, a content that proposes to the user to move the equipment (electrical equipment, etc.) in the facility 100 in conjunction with the state of the equipment. The content of the proposal may include information on the installation location of equipment (electrical equipment, etc.) that is proposed to the user to move in conjunction with the state of the equipment.

Further, the notification system 1 of the above embodiment includes a relay device 20 that relays a status signal between the device (sensor 30) and the receiving unit (controller 10), but the relay device 20 is indispensable configuration. Absent. The receiving unit (controller 10) may directly receive the status signal from a plurality of devices (sensors 30).

In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the setting unit is composed of the HEMS monitoring device 40, but the setting unit is a mobile terminal 90A such as a smartphone that executes a program (app) for setting the notification content. It may be composed of 90B.

Further, in the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the controller 10 and the monitoring device 40 may be integrated, or the controller 10 and the monitoring device 40 may be configured as one device. Further, each function (reception unit, setting unit, output unit) of the notification system 1 may be provided in one device or may be distributed in a plurality of devices.

Further, in the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the notification unit is configured by the monitoring device 40 separate from the controller 10, but the notification unit may be integrated with the controller 10. Further, the notification unit may be a general-purpose terminal such as a smartphone that executes a program (application) that realizes a function of notifying the notification content input from the output unit.

(4) Effect As described above, the notification system 1 of the present embodiment includes a receiving unit (controller 10), a setting unit (monitoring device 40), and an output unit (controller 10). The receiving unit receives a status signal indicating a status from a device (sensor 30) provided in the facility 100. The setting unit sets the name of the device and the notification content according to the status signal of the device in association with each other. The output unit outputs the notification content associated with the status signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit (monitor device 40).

Since the setting unit sets the name of the device and the notification content according to the device status signal in association with each other, the output unit can output the notification content according to the device status to the notification unit. ..

Further, the notification content setting method of the notification system 1 includes a step of setting the name of the device (sensor 30) that generates a status signal indicating the state, and the notification content according to the status signal of the device in association with the name of the device. Includes steps to set up.

As a result, the notification system 1 can perform notification with the notification content set according to the status signal of the device.

Further, in the program of the present embodiment, the step of setting the name of the device (sensor 30) that generates the state signal indicating the state in the computer and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device are associated with the name of the device. It is a program to set the steps and execute.

When the computer executes this program, it becomes possible to notify with the notification contents set according to the status signal of the device. This program may be stored in a memory in advance, or may be provided via a telecommunication line or in a state of being stored in a recording medium.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the state signal preferably includes a first state signal indicating the first state and a second state signal indicating the second state. In this case, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may set the first notification content corresponding to the first state signal and the second notification content corresponding to the second state signal, respectively.

In this way, since the setting unit can set the notification content depending on whether the device generates the first state signal or the device generates the second state signal, the notification content by the notification unit can be set in more detail. Therefore, the notification system can increase the types of information to be notified to the user.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with a plurality of devices (sensors 30). In this case, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) sets the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device other than the setting target among the plurality of devices as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set among the plurality of devices. It may be set.

In this way, since the setting unit can set the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the other device as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set, the notification content by the notification unit can be set in more detail. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information to be notified to the user.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with a load device (for example, an air conditioner 72, an electric shutter 73, etc.) that consumes resources. The receiving unit (controller 10) may acquire an operating state signal indicating the operating state of the load device. The setting unit (monitor device 40) may set the notification content corresponding to the operation status signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device.

In this way, since the setting unit can set the notification content corresponding to the operation status signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the device status signal, the notification content by the notification unit can be set in more detail. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information to be notified to the user.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with a plurality of branch circuits 54 for distributing electric power. The setting unit (monitor device 40) provides at least one of circuit information regarding the branch circuit 54 to which the device (sensor 30) is connected and location information regarding the installation location of the device among the plurality of branch circuits 54. , The device name and the notification content may be set in association with each other.

Since the branch circuit is provided for each room of the facility 100, the circuit information is related to the place where the equipment is installed. Therefore, the setting unit can set the name of the device and the content of the notification in association with the information (circuit information or location information) related to the place where the device is installed.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may use information input for power measurement for at least one of circuit information and location information.

If the setting unit uses the information input for power measurement for at least one of the circuit information and the location information, the trouble of inputting the circuit information or the location information can be reduced.

In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may have a character input unit (input unit 42) used for inputting the notification content in characters.

The user can set a desired notification content using the character input unit.

Further, in the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitor device 40) has a selection unit (input unit 42) used for selecting the notification content from the plurality of presented selection items. May be good.

Since the user can select a desired notification content from a plurality of selection items using the selection unit, the time and effort for inputting the notification content can be reduced.

Here, in the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitoring device 40) may narrow down and present a plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device from two or more selection items.

In this way, since the setting unit narrows down and presents a plurality of selectable items that can be set from two or more select items, setting mistakes are reduced and the time and effort for selecting the notification content is further reduced. ..

The notification system 1 of the present embodiment may further include a relay device 20 that relays a status signal between the device (sensor 30) and the receiving unit (controller 10), and the receiving unit may provide the relay device 20 with respect to the relay device 20. The transmission of the status signal may be requested.

The receiving unit can acquire the status signal from the device connected to the relay device 20 by requesting the relay device 20 to transmit the status signal.

1 Notification system 10 Controller (receiver, output)
20 Relay device 30 Sensor (equipment)
40 Monitor device (setting unit)
54 Branch circuit 72 Air conditioner (load equipment)
73 Electric shutter (load equipment)
90A, 90B mobile terminal (setting unit, notification unit)
100 facilities

Claims (12)

A receiver that receives a status signal indicating the status of the equipment from the equipment installed in the facility,
A setting unit that sets the name of the device and the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device and includes the proposal related to the device in association with each other.
An output unit that outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit is provided .
The facility is provided with a plurality of the devices.
The setting unit has, as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set among the plurality of devices, a plurality of notifications corresponding to the status signals of two or more devices other than the setting target among the plurality of devices. Set the content,
A notification system characterized by that. A receiver that receives a status signal indicating the status of the equipment from the equipment installed in the facility,
A setting unit that sets the name of the device and the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device and includes the proposal related to the device in association with each other.
An output unit that outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit is provided.
The facility is equipped with load equipment that consumes resources.
The receiving unit has acquired an operating state signal indicating the operating state of the load device.
The setting unit sets a plurality of notification contents corresponding to a plurality of operation state signals of the load device as the notification contents corresponding to the state signals of the device.
It features and be Ruho knowledge system that. The state signal includes a first state signal indicating a first state and a second state signal indicating a second state.
The setting unit sets the first notification content corresponding to the first state signal and the second notification content corresponding to the second state signal, respectively.
The notification system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The facility is provided with a plurality of branch circuits for distributing electric power.
The setting unit provides at least one of circuit information regarding the branch circuit to which the device is connected and location information regarding the installation location of the device among the plurality of branch circuits with the name of the device and the notification. Set in association with the content,
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. The setting unit uses information input for power measurement at least one of the circuit information and the location information.
The notification system according to claim 4, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. The setting unit has a character input unit used for inputting the notification content in characters.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. The setting unit has a selection unit used to select the notification content from a plurality of presented selection items.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. The selection unit narrows down and presents the plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device from the two or more selection items.
The notification system according to claim 7, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. A relay device for relaying the status signal between the device and the receiving unit is further provided.
The receiving unit requests the relay device to transmit the status signal.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the notification system is characterized in that. The first step of setting the name of the device that is installed in the facility and generates a state signal indicating the state, and
Including a second step of setting the notification content including a proposal regarding the device, which is the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device, in association with the name of the device.
The facility is provided with a plurality of the devices.
In the second step, as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set among the plurality of devices, a plurality of devices corresponding to the status signals of two or more devices other than the setting target among the plurality of devices. Set the notification content,
A notification content setting method characterized by the fact that. The first step of setting the name of the device that is installed in the facility and generates a state signal indicating the state, and
Including a second step of setting the notification content including a proposal regarding the device, which is the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device, in association with the name of the device.
The facility is provided with a load device that consumes resources and generates an operation state signal indicating an operation state.
In the second step, as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device, a plurality of notification contents corresponding to the plurality of operation state signals of the load device are set.
A notification content setting method characterized by the fact that. On the computer
To execute the notification content setting method according to claim 10 or 11.
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