JP2005327058A - Automatic setting method for appliance equipment, device therefor and automatic setting program for appliance equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem when setting an appliance terminal to easily set a necessary setting item. <P>SOLUTION: The appliance terminal 1 that is a setting target comprises: a display means 9 displaying information to a user, of a general appliance terminal; an input means 6 allowing the user to perform the operation of selection, determination, cancellation, input of information or the like; and a setting storage means 7 storing the setting item to equipment, the kind of a settable parameter, and actually set parameter. Besides, the appliance terminal 1 comprises an equipment information storage means 8 storing version information or a machine type of the equipment itself; a reading means 3 reading information recorded in the outside such as an RFID or a bar code; an ID storage means 5 storing read ID information; and a processor 4 executing the processing of various kinds of information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an appliance device automatic setting method and apparatus, and an appliance device automatic setting program.

  Conventionally, appliance terminals (special purpose terminals) are set up with a poor user interface such as a small number of keys on the terminal or a minimum display device, or connected to a personal computer with dedicated software installed on the terminal. Although it is common to do it on a computer, the setting of the appliance terminal has increased with the increase in functionality, and the setting items have increased, and the hierarchy has been complicated by the minimum display function and the poor user interface of the appliance terminal. Finding the target setting from the setting items and entering parameters is cumbersome. Also, it is troublesome to install setting software on a personal computer for setting.

  As means for solving such a problem, there is a call terminal use environment setting method and apparatus (see Patent Document 1).

In the above document, hardware dedicated to external settings is prepared, and when similar use environment settings are required for other devices, the setting information left in the terminal is reused. . In this document, hardware dedicated to settings is prepared, so the interface can be easier to use than the terminal itself, and settings can be reused, so if there are multiple devices that you want to perform similar settings Convenient to.
JP 2000-201234 A

  However, even in Patent Document 1, the troublesomeness of searching for a target setting item from a large number of hierarchical items still cannot be solved. This problem becomes even more serious as the number of items that can be set increases as the number of terminals increases.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the problem at the time of setting such an appliance terminal and to easily set necessary setting items.

  To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, ID information corresponding to each setting content in a document is attached to a document in which information related to settings of an appliance terminal is described, and the terminal stores the ID information. And a step of determining setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information, and a step of setting the determined contents.

  In addition, the present invention provides ID information corresponding to each setting content in a document on a network that can be connected from an appliance terminal to determine a setting item and parameter of the setting corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information. And using a database in which setting contents corresponding to the ID information are described.

  In the present invention, the step of determining the setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information includes an ID corresponding to each setting content in the document on the network mounted in the appliance terminal. This is performed using a database in which information and setting contents corresponding to ID information are described.

  Further, according to the present invention, ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document is attached to a document in which information related to the setting of the appliance terminal is described, and the appliance terminal includes reading means for reading the ID information. And a setting unit for determining a setting item and parameter corresponding to the ID information from the ID information, and a setting unit for setting the determined content.

  Further, the present invention provides ID information corresponding to each setting content in a document on a network connectable from an appliance terminal by using a discrimination means for discriminating setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information. And using a database in which setting contents corresponding to the ID information are described.

  The present invention also provides a determination means for determining setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information, and IDs corresponding to the setting contents in the document on the network mounted in the appliance terminal. This is performed using a database in which information and setting contents corresponding to ID information are described.

  Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the steps in the appliance device automatic setting method are a program for causing a computer to execute the steps.

  As described above, in the present invention, a unique ID is assigned to each setting content of the appliance terminal. Means for determining the setting content corresponding to the ID is provided in the terminal itself or a server on the network. The manual is attached in a readable form such as by embedding an RFID tag with the corresponding ID written in the barcode in the setting content description section, and connected to the setting target terminal or a network that can be connected to the setting target terminal. Using a reading unit capable of reading the above-described ID such as a barcode reader or an RFID reader, the ID is read, and the setting content corresponding to the above-described ID is recognized, and the corresponding setting content is recognized, Make settings on the terminal automatically.

  As described above, according to the present invention, for an appliance terminal having only a poor display device and input means, a simple setting can be performed by simply holding the reading device over the item to be set in the setting manual. A setting means can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an appliance terminal that implements an appliance device automatic setting method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the appliance terminal 1 to be set includes a display unit 9 for displaying information to a user of a general appliance terminal, and a user selects, determines, and cancels. In addition to the input means 6 capable of inputting information and the like, the setting items for the equipment, the types of parameters that can be set, and the setting storage means 7 for storing the actually set parameters, the equipment itself , Device information storage means 8 for storing version information, reading means 3 for reading information recorded outside such as RFID and barcode, ID storage means 5 for storing the read ID information, and processing of various information A processing device 4 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the setting manual 2 of the appliance terminal includes an RFID tag, a barcode, etc. for each setting in addition to a description of various settings and a setting method document as in the conventional setting manual. A setting ID 10 is attached in a readable manner.

  From this setting ID 10, information on the device to be manually set, information on the setting item that can determine which setting of the device the setting corresponding to the setting ID 10 should be made, and what value to the setting Information that can identify parameter information indicating whether to designate is described, and can be read by the reading unit 3.

  FIG. 3 shows a flowchart describing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. First, the user views the setting manual 2 and selects a setting to be performed on the appliance terminal 1. Here, the user uses the reading unit 3 to cause the appliance terminal 1 to read the setting ID 10 attached to the setting manual 2 and corresponding to the setting.

  In this setting ID 10, information on the device to be set, information on a setting location where it is possible to determine which setting of the device the setting corresponding to the setting ID 10 should be made, and what value is specified for the setting Parameter information indicating whether it should be recorded is recorded. The appliance terminal 1 stores the read setting ID 10 in the ID storage unit 5 using the processing device 4 (S1).

  Next, in the appliance terminal 1, the processing device 4 is used to refer to the device information to be set in the stored setting ID 10 and compare the device information recorded in the device information storage unit 8 (S2). ).

  Here, it is determined whether the information matches (S3). If the information does not match (NO), it is determined that the setting item of the setting manual 2 is not a setting corresponding to the model of the appliance terminal 1, and the setting is made. The fact that the manual 2 is not compatible with the appliance terminal 1 is displayed on the display means 9 (S4), and the process is terminated.

  If the information matches in step S (YES), the processing device 4 next selects the setting ID 10 stored in the ID storage unit 5 from the setting items stored in the setting storage unit 7 for the device. A search is made for items that match the setting item information (S5).

  Here, it is determined whether or not the corresponding setting item exists (S6). If there is no matching item (NO), the display means 9 displays that the corresponding setting item does not exist (S7). The process is terminated.

  If there is a matching item in step S6 (YES), the setting item is confirmed, so that the processing device 4 subsequently determines from the type of parameter that can be set in the setting stored in the setting storage means 7. It is determined whether or not the parameters described in the parameter portion of the setting ID 10 stored in the ID storage means 5 can be set (S8) and (S9).

  If it is determined in step S9 that setting is impossible (NO), the display means 9 displays that setting is impossible (S10), and the process is terminated.

  Thus, since the items and parameters to be set are determined from the read setting ID 10, the processing device 4 can set the corresponding parameters in the corresponding items in the setting storage unit 5.

  Here, the appliance terminal 1 displays on the display means 9 a message for confirming to the user whether or not the setting can be made with this parameter, and waits for the input of the user's decision using the input means 6 (S11). ).

  The user determines whether or not setting is possible using the input means 6 (S12). If it is determined in step S12 that the setting is possible, the setting is actually performed, and a message indicating that the setting has been completed is displayed on the display means 9 (S13).

  If it is determined in step S12 that the setting is not to be made, the setting is not performed and a message indicating that the setting has not been performed is displayed on the display means 9 (S14).

  Note that this time, setting item information that can directly determine the setting corresponding to the setting ID 10 for which setting of the device should be determined, and parameter information that indicates what value should be specified for that setting However, the setting ID 10 is simply a unique character string, and these information and each setting are stored on the network or on a database connectable from the processing device 4 of the appliance terminal 1 in the appliance device. The setting ID 10 may be registered in association with each other, the matching may be performed from the processing device 4, and necessary information may be stored in the ID storage unit 5.

  The above-described function realizing means and apparatus shown in FIG. 1 are configured by a computer program, or the processing steps of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 are configured by a computer program, and the program is executed on the computer. Needless to say, the program for realizing the function by the computer or the program for causing the computer to execute the processing steps can be read by a recording medium such as a flexible disk, a CD, It can be recorded on a DVD, MO, ROM, memory card, removable disk, etc. for storage or distribution.

  It is also possible to provide the above program through a network such as the Internet or electronic mail. The present invention can be implemented by installing the program from these recording media into a computer or by downloading the program from a network and installing the program into the computer.

It is a block diagram of the appliance terminal which shows embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of setting ID used by embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Appliance terminal 2 ... Setting manual 3 ... Reading means 4 ... Processing apparatus 5 ... ID storage means 6 ... Input means 7 ... Setting storage means 8 ... Equipment information storage means 9 ... Display means 10 ... Setting ID

Claims (7)

ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document is attached to a document in which information related to settings of the appliance terminal is described, and the terminal reads the ID information;
Determining the setting items and parameters of the setting corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information;
A step of setting the determined contents;
An automatic setting method for appliance equipment, comprising: A step for determining setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information, corresponding to each setting content in the document on the network that can be connected from the appliance terminal, and ID information 2. The appliance device automatic setting method according to claim 1, wherein the setting is performed using a database in which setting contents are described. A step of discriminating setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information is included in the ID information and ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document on the network mounted in the appliance terminal. 2. The appliance device automatic setting method according to claim 1, wherein the setting is performed using a database in which corresponding setting contents are described. ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document is attached to the document in which information related to the setting of the appliance terminal is described, and the appliance terminal reads the ID information;
A discriminating means for discriminating setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information from the read ID information;
Setting means for setting the determined contents;
An apparatus for automatically setting appliance devices, comprising: From the read ID information, setting items and parameters for setting corresponding to the ID information are determined. ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document on the network connectable from the appliance terminal corresponds to the ID information. 5. The appliance device automatic setting device according to claim 4, wherein the setting is performed using a database in which setting contents are described. Based on the read ID information, setting means for determining the setting items and parameters corresponding to the ID information are set as ID information corresponding to each setting content in the document on the network mounted in the appliance terminal and the ID information. 5. The appliance device automatic setting device according to claim 4, wherein the setting is performed using a database in which corresponding setting contents are described. 4. An appliance device automatic setting program, characterized in that the steps in the appliance device automatic setting method according to claim 1 are programs for causing a computer to execute the steps.

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