JP2002091773A - Device and method for managing controller for maintenance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a controller for maintenance, to which maintenance software is downloaded, from being stolen and being abused. SOLUTION: When starting the maintenance work of a building facility, maintenance persons 2 and 3 input individual numbers and password numbers from controllers 4 and 5 for maintenance carried with them and perform reporting through an information network 6 to a personal computer(PC) 1 in a managing center. Further, a building number and the managing number of the facility are inputted and when these numbers are OK, the PC 1 downloads the maintenance software to the controllers 4 and 5 for maintenance. The maintenance persons 2 and 3 carry out the maintenance work according to downloaded data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for managing a maintenance controller carried by a maintenance person by a computer via an information network and a method for managing the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A maintenance person maintains a building equipment using a mobile personal computer for maintenance personnel who holds maintenance software for building equipment such as an elevator and an air conditioner.

[0003]

In the conventional maintenance controller management apparatus as described above, the maintenance work is performed in accordance with the maintenance software stored in the maintenance controller. If a building is stolen and abused, there is a problem that facilities and equipment in the building may fall into an unexpected state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is not used even if the maintenance controller is stolen, and the management of the maintenance controller is prevented so that an accident due to abuse can be prevented. It is an object to provide an apparatus and a management method thereof.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management apparatus for a maintenance controller which checks whether identification information input from a maintenance controller carried by a maintenance person matches information registered in advance. Is determined, and when a match is determined, the maintenance software is downloaded from the computer to the maintenance controller.

[0006] A management apparatus for a maintenance controller according to a second aspect of the present invention is the management apparatus for the maintenance apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the identification information is composed of personal information of maintenance personnel and a management number of equipment installed in the building. It was done.

[0007] In the maintenance device for a maintenance controller according to the third invention, in the first or second invention, at the time of starting or ending the maintenance work, it is downloaded to the maintenance controller at that time. This is to delete the maintenance software.

Further, in the management apparatus for the maintenance controller according to the fourth invention, in the first to third inventions, when it is determined that the identification information matches, all of the maintenance controller corresponding to the maintenance controller is determined. Only the maintenance software or the exclusive maintenance software excluding the maintenance software common to each facility is downloaded.

A maintenance controller for a maintenance controller according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the management apparatus for a maintenance controller according to the first to third aspects, wherein maintenance software is stored in the maintenance controller in advance, and it is determined whether the identification information matches. Then, the computer downloads the stored maintenance software use permission signal from the computer to the maintenance controller.

A management device for a maintenance controller according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the management device for the maintenance controller according to the first to fifth aspects, wherein a number, a biometric identification or an identification card is used as identification information.

A maintenance controller for a maintenance controller according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the management device for the maintenance controller according to the first to sixth aspects, wherein the building and the maintenance controller are remotely controlled via a communication line. The information network connecting the devices is shared with the communication line.

Further, the maintenance controller management method according to an eighth aspect of the present invention determines whether the identification information input from the maintenance controller matches information registered in advance, and when the match is determined, the computer sends the identification information. It is provided with each step of downloading maintenance software to the maintenance controller.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the first to third and eighth aspects of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram, and FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) installed in a management center;
Is building equipment (elevators, security equipment, central monitoring panels, etc.)
Maintenance personnel 4 and 5 are maintenance controllers carried by the maintenance personnel 2 and 3, respectively, and are constituted by mobile personal computers. Reference numeral 6 denotes an information network such as the Internet to which the personal computer 1 and the mobile personal computers 4 and 5 are connected.

In the group controller for maintenance controllers configured as described above, maintenance software (hereinafter referred to as maintenance S / W) for facilities and equipment delivered to a plurality of buildings is managed by the personal computer 1, The information is downloaded to the mobile personal computers 4 and 5 via the information network 6. The maintenance personnel 2 and 3 perform maintenance work on facilities and equipment (referred to as elevators) of the building in charge according to the downloaded maintenance S / W.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In step S1, a maintenance operation is started. In step S2, for example, the maintenance person 2 operates the mobile personal computer 4 and inputs a personal number and a password. This input signal is taken into the personal computer 1 via the information network 6, and it is determined in step S3 whether the personal number and the password are positive. If no, the process returns to step S1, and if positive, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the maintenance person 2 operates the mobile personal computer 4 to input a building number and an elevator management number. In step S5, the personal computer 1 searches whether or not the combination of the input building number and elevator management number is registered. If not registered, the process returns to step S1. If registered, the process proceeds to step S6. Step S
At 6, the personal computer 1 searches the building number and the management number for the maintenance S / W of the corresponding elevator model.

In step S7, the personal computer 1 performs the new maintenance S / W
Is downloaded to the mobile computer 4. Thus, the maintenance person 2 starts the maintenance work of the elevator according to the downloaded new maintenance S / W. In step S8, the end of the maintenance work is waited, and in step S9, the personal computer 1 deletes the maintenance S / W stored in the mobile personal computer 4. In addition,
The erasure of the maintenance S / W may be performed at the start of the maintenance.

Here, steps S3 and S5 constitute information determining means, step S7 constitutes data download means, and steps S8 and S9 constitute data erasing means. In this way, if the personal information and the password of the maintenance personnel 2 and 3 are positive, and the building number and the management number of the elevator equipment are positive, the maintenance personal computer carrying the maintenance S / W of the equipment is carried out. Since the mobile PCs 4 and 5 are stolen, the maintenance S / W is deleted and the download request is impossible even if the mobile personal computers 4 and 5 are stolen. It becomes possible.

Embodiment 2 An embodiment of the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the maintenance S /
When downloading W, the maintenance S / W of the applicable model is not downloaded but is limitedly downloaded as follows. (1) The maintenance S / W common to all models is stored in the mobile personal computers 4 and 5, and only the maintenance S / W specific to the model is downloaded. (2) The maintenance S / W is stored in the mobile personal computers 4 and 5, and only the use permission signal is downloaded.

In this way, the transmission amount of the maintenance S / W is reduced, so that the download time can be reduced.

Embodiment 3 An embodiment of the sixth invention of the present invention will be described. In the above embodiments, step S2
It is assumed that a personal number and a personal identification number are input as the identification information in the above. (1) Use biometric identification such as fingerprint, iris, and retina. (2) Use an identification card such as an IC card or a contactless card. (3) Use a face photo. As a result, the range of use of the identification information is expanded, and the convenience can be improved.

Embodiment 4 An embodiment of the seventh invention of the present invention will be described. Elevators installed in each building
In some cases, remote monitoring is performed using a telephone line. In this case, the communication between the personal computer 1 and the mobile personal computers 4 and 5 shares the telephone line. By doing so, the dedicated information network 6 is not required, and the configuration can be made inexpensively.

Other Embodiments The following embodiment is also possible. (1) In addition to elevators, apply to equipment controllers in buildings (substation equipment, central monitoring panel, air conditioning equipment, automatic security equipment, etc.). (2) The maintenance S / W is performed not only when a maintenance manual is included, but also when maintenance setting software that changes software settings in the elevator control panel is included.

(3) The information network 6 is not limited to the Internet, and any communication line may be used. (4) The personal computer 1 and the mobile personal computers 4 and 5 may use dedicated computers.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first and eighth aspects of the present invention, when the identification information input from the maintenance controller carried by the maintenance person matches the information registered in advance, the maintenance controller is transmitted from the computer. Since the maintenance software is downloaded to the user, even if the maintenance controller is stolen, the maintenance software cannot be downloaded, thereby preventing the maintenance software from being misused.

In the second invention, since the identification information is composed of the personal information of the maintenance person and the management number of the equipment, the confidentiality can be improved.

In the third invention, when the maintenance work is started or ended, the maintenance S / W downloaded to the maintenance controller at that time is deleted. Does not remain, and confidentiality can be improved.

In the fourth invention, when the identification information matches, all the maintenance S / Ws corresponding to the maintenance controller or a dedicated maintenance S / W excluding the maintenance S / W common to each facility are sent from the computer to the maintenance controller. Download only W, and in the fifth invention,
Since the use permission signal of the maintenance S / W stored in advance in the maintenance controller is downloaded, the transmission amount of the maintenance S / W is reduced, and the download time can be shortened.

Further, in the sixth aspect, since a number, biometrics identification, or identification card is used as the identification information, the range of use of the identification information is expanded, and the convenience can be improved.

Further, in the seventh invention, the information network connecting the computer and the maintenance controller shares the communication line for remote control of the building equipment. Therefore, a dedicated information network becomes unnecessary, and the cost is reduced. Can be configured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 PC, 2, 3 maintenance personnel, 4, 5 maintenance controller (mobile PC), 6 information network. S3
S5 information determination means, S7 data download means,
S8, S9 Data erasing means.

Claims (8)

[Claims] An apparatus in which a computer provided in a management center and holding maintenance software for equipment installed in a plurality of buildings and a maintenance controller carried by maintenance personnel are connected via an information network, Information determining means for determining whether or not the identification information input from the maintenance controller matches information registered in advance; and when the identification information is determined to match, the computer sends the maintenance software to the maintenance controller. A management device for a maintenance controller, comprising: a data download unit for downloading wear. 2. The maintenance system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is composed of personal information of a maintenance person carrying the maintenance controller and a management number of equipment installed in the building. Controller management device. 3. A data erasing means for erasing maintenance software downloaded to the maintenance controller at the time of starting or ending the maintenance work, wherein the data erasing means is provided. The management device for the maintenance control device described in the above. 4. A data download means, wherein when a match of identification information is determined, all maintenance software applicable from the computer to the maintenance controller or dedicated maintenance software excluding maintenance software common to each equipment. The management device for a maintenance controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein only the wear is downloaded. 5. The maintenance software is stored in advance in the maintenance controller, and the data download means is transmitted from the computer to the maintenance controller when the coincidence of the identification information is determined. The management device for a maintenance controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the use permission signal of the wear is downloaded. 6. The management device for a maintenance controller according to claim 1, wherein a number, a biometric identification, or an identification card is used as the identification information. 7. An information network for connecting a computer of a management center and a maintenance controller when the management center and building equipment are connected via a communication line and the equipment is remotely monitored by the management center. The management device for a maintenance controller according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the management device is shared with the communication line. 8. A computer provided in a management center and holding maintenance software for equipment installed in a plurality of buildings, and a maintenance controller carried by a maintenance person are connected via an information network. In the method of transmitting and receiving information, a step of determining whether the identification information input from the maintenance controller matches information registered in advance,
Downloading the maintenance software from the computer to the maintenance controller when it is determined that the identification information coincides with the maintenance controller.