JP2003006765A - Building control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a building control system for controlling security by grasping the existence of a person within a building by using the positioning function of a GPS. SOLUTION: The system is provided with a mobile terminal which has a function of positioning itself by receiving the satellite radio waves of the GPS carried by each employee in the building and a control equipment terminal for receiving the positioning information transmitted from this mobile terminal to decide the number of floors of a building where the employee exists or that the employee has gone to the outside of the building. The number of the floors of the building is detected by deciding a three-dimensional position by measuring a distance from the four satellites of the GPS. The control equipment terminal performs security control such as the control of illumination, locking, the operation of a warning device of the building based on the decision. The positioning function of the mobile terminal can be a positioning function incorporated in a mobile telephone set.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
l Positioning System) to determine the presence or absence of people in the building and the number of floors by using the positioning function to perform security management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, in order to confirm the existence of workers and other persons on each floor in a building, a building manager looks around the building or installs surveillance cameras on all floors and monitors the video. The lights are turned on and off, and each room is locked.

[0003]

However, in the above method, the building manager needs to be resident in the building, which is inefficient, and when the worker moves in the building, it is not possible to respond instantly, and There was a problem that there is a possibility of overlooking the movement of.

The present invention has been made under such a background, and the building management is capable of grasping the existence of a person in the building by utilizing the positioning function of GPS (Global Positioning System) and performing security management. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the invention, a building worker carries a GPS (Global Po
sitioning System) satellite radio waves to receive its own positioning function and the positioning information transmitted from this mobile terminal to receive the positioning information and the floor number of the building where the worker is located,
Alternatively, there is provided a building management system including a management device terminal that determines that the worker has left the building.

The invention according to claim 2 is the building management system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning function of the mobile terminal is a positioning function incorporated in a mobile phone.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the building management system according to the first or second aspect, the number of floors of the building is detected, and a three-dimensional position is determined by measuring distances from the four GPS satellites. It is characterized by being performed by doing.

The invention described in claim 4 is based on claims 1 to 3.
In the building management system according to any one of items 1 to 3, the management device terminal performs security management such as control of lighting of the building, locking, and operation of an alarm device based on the determination.

The invention according to claim 5 is based on claims 1 to 4.
In the building management system according to any one of 1 to 3, the security management is performed by an administrator operating the management device terminal.

The invention described in claim 6 is from claim 1 to claim 4.
In the building management system described in any one of 1 to 3, the security management is performed by an automatic management function of the management device terminal.

According to the present invention, all workers who work in a building are GPS (Global Positioning System).
By carrying a mobile terminal that has the function of receiving satellite radio waves and performing positioning, and receiving the GPS satellite radio waves to perform positioning, it is possible to always know where all the workers in the building are and where they are in the building. By managing that information from a remote location, you can instantly grasp the floor where workers are absent in the building without stopping at the building, turn off the floor where workers are absent, lock it, and activate an alarm device. Useful for building maintenance and security management.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a building management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, a worker 2 working on the third floor of the A building 1 carries a mobile terminal 2a, and a worker 3 working on the fifth floor moves. Carry the terminal 3a. Mobile terminal 2a carried by worker 2 and mobile terminal 3a carried by worker 3
Has a function of receiving radio waves from GPS satellites 4 and performing positioning. In the figure, the GPS satellite 4 is shown as one satellite, but in reality, it is possible to perform three-dimensional positioning by receiving radio waves from the four GPS satellites, and therefore there is a worker. Not only the plane position but also the number of floors can be grasped.

The positioning information acquired by the mobile terminal 2a or 3a is transmitted to the management device terminal 5, where the entire information is collected and the status of the worker in the A building 1 is grasped and displayed. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management device terminal 5 of FIG. 1, one person each on the 3rd and 5th floors and a total of 2 persons in the building
It turns out that there is a worker with a name. The administrator 6 manages the security of the A building 1 based on the information of the management device terminal 5.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the worker 2 and the mobile terminal 2a carried by the worker 2 go out of the A building 1, and the mobile terminal 2a is a radio wave from the GPS satellite 4. Is received to measure the current position, and the positioning information is sent to the management device terminal 5
Send to. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management device terminal 5 of FIG. 3, and it can be seen that there is one worker on the fifth floor.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart for explaining the operation of the system shown in FIG. In step S1 of this figure (hereinafter, simply referred to as S1 etc.), G composed of 24 satellites is used.
The PS satellite constantly transmits positioning radio waves. In S2, the mobile terminal receives positioning radio waves from four GPS satellites to perform positioning, and transmits the acquired positioning information to the management device terminal. In S3, the management device terminal receives and analyzes the positioning information from each mobile terminal, and displays the whereabouts of the person in the building (see FIGS. 2 and 5). In S4, the management device terminal performs security management such as control of building lighting, locking, and operation of an alarm device by an administrator's operation or an automatic management function of this terminal.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the system notifies when the worker no longer exists in the building (designated area), but on the contrary, a different system can be realized by notifying when the worker enters the designated area. For example, if a radius of about 500 m is set as a designated area and a person carrying a mobile terminal enters the area, the positioning information is notified to the management device in the house, and the air conditioner is automatically installed. When home appliances started to operate and people came home,
Performs operations such as room temperature reaching the set temperature.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Etc. are included in the present invention. For example, although the management of only one building has been described in the embodiment, the management of a plurality of buildings can be performed by one management device terminal.

[0018]

As described above, the effect of the present invention is that the location information of all workers in a building can be instantly acquired at a remote location, and building management such as security management can be performed. It is possible. The reason is that a notification is sent instantly from the mobile terminal when the position information of the worker changes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a building management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management device terminal 5 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a worker 2 in FIG. 1 and a mobile terminal 2a carried by the worker 2 go out of a building.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management device terminal 5 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... A building 2 ... Worker 2a ... Mobile terminal carried by worker 2 3 ... Worker 3a ... Mobile terminal carried by worker 3 4 ... GPS satellite 5 ... Management device terminal 6 ... Administrator

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. GPS carried by each building worker
(Global Positioning System) A mobile terminal that receives the satellite radio waves and has its own positioning function, and the positioning information transmitted from this mobile terminal is received, and the floor number of the building where the worker is located, or the worker A building management system comprising a management device terminal for judging that the user has gone out of the building. 2. The building management system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning function of the mobile terminal is a positioning function incorporated in a mobile phone. 3. The building management according to claim 1, wherein the floor number of the building is detected by measuring distances from four GPS satellites to determine a three-dimensional position. system. 4. The management device terminal performs security management such as lighting control of the building, locking, and activation of an alarm device based on the determination, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Building management system. 5. The building management system according to claim 1, wherein the security management is performed by an administrator operating the management device terminal. 6. The building management system according to claim 1, wherein the security management is performed by an automatic management function of the management device terminal.