JP2005339219A - Facility monitoring device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facility monitoring device and method for easily grasping the circumstances of a whole facility. <P>SOLUTION: A screen generating part 32 generates the monitor screen of a whole facility to be monitored by a facility monitoring system based on management points to be managed by a room terminal 10 and a management address corresponding to the management points. The monitor screen is prepared based on the number of floors of a building, the number of rooms of the floor, the quantity of the management points and the quantity rate of the sharing part and exclusive part of the management points. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a facility monitoring apparatus and a facility monitoring method for monitoring a facility such as a building or an apartment house, and more particularly to a facility monitoring apparatus and a facility monitoring method for displaying the status of a predetermined point in the facility on a screen. .

Conventionally, in a facility monitoring apparatus that monitors facilities such as buildings and apartment houses, a monitoring screen of the facility is displayed on a display device, and the facility is monitored based on the monitoring screen.
An example of a monitoring screen of a conventional facility monitoring apparatus is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the monitoring screen of the conventional facility monitoring apparatus has a room plan, layout, etc. on a floor plan showing the room temperature, humidity, set temperature, set humidity, air conditioner operating status, etc. Is displayed in association with the area where the sensors and air conditioners are arranged. Based on the facility information displayed on such a monitoring screen, the operator performs operation monitoring / setting change of the air conditioner or the like.

The applicant has not yet found prior art documents related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in this specification.
Hiroshi Ito, Satoshi Yanagishita, “Savic-net”, Savemation Review Vol.6 No.1 Yamatake Honeywell Control Technology Research Report, Yamatake Honeywell Co., Ltd., June 1988, p. 17-24

However, in the conventional facility monitoring apparatus, since a plan view was created by modifying a complicated architectural drawing, it took time and effort to create the plan view.
In addition, whenever layout changes, sensors or air conditioners are added, the floor plan must be corrected and the equipment information displayed on the floor plan must be corrected. It was hanging.
Furthermore, since the conventional facility monitoring apparatus displays a plan view for each floor of the facility, it is difficult for the facility having a plurality of floors to grasp the situation of the entire facility.
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a facility monitoring apparatus and a facility monitoring method that can easily grasp the state of the entire facility.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a facility monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is a monitoring object in a facility monitoring apparatus that receives management information at a management point provided in a facility via a communication line and displays it on a screen. Determining means for determining the position for displaying the management information obtained from each management point based on the address of the management point in the facility, and display means for displaying the received management information at the position determined by the determining means; It is provided with.

  The facility monitoring apparatus may further include an operation unit that designates an arbitrary portion of the screen, and the display unit includes the arbitrary management information when the arbitrary management information on the screen is designated by the operation unit. Related information may be displayed.

  The facility monitoring method according to the present invention is a facility monitoring method for receiving management information at a management point provided in a facility via a communication line and displaying the management information on a screen. A determination step for determining a position at which management information obtained from each management point is displayed based on an address, and a display step for displaying the received management information at a position determined by the determination means are provided. .

  In the facility monitoring method, an operation step of designating an arbitrary portion of the screen, and when any management information on the screen is designated by the operation step, an association for displaying information related to the arbitrary management information And a display step.

According to the present invention, by creating a monitoring screen based on a management point managed by a terminal device, a monitoring screen that can grasp the situation of the entire facility can be easily and easily created without creating a floor plan from a complicated architectural drawing. It can be created dynamically.
In addition, according to the present invention, since the monitoring screen is created based on the address that hierarchically specifies the position and type of the management point, even if a layout change, addition of a sensor or an air conditioner occurs, it is easy and dynamic It is possible to correct it.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, when management information on a monitoring screen is designated, related information corresponding to the management information is displayed, so that a monitoring screen that is convenient for the user can be created.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a facility monitoring system according to the present embodiment.
The facility monitoring system according to the present embodiment includes a room terminal 10 provided at an arbitrary location of each facility, a relay device 20 connected to the room terminal 10 via a communication line, and the relay device 20 and communication. A facility monitoring apparatus 30 that transmits and receives information to and from the room terminal 10 via a line is provided.
The facility monitoring system according to the present embodiment can monitor not only one facility but also a plurality of facilities. In this case, it is realized by connecting the room terminal 10 and the relay device 20 installed in a plurality of facilities to the facility monitoring device 30 through a wide area network such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), and a WAN (Wide Area Network). can do.

  The room terminal 10 functions as a terminal device, and includes a display unit including a known display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an FED (Field Emission Display), and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), and a known device that measures temperature and humidity. A transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives information to / from the sensor, the air conditioner, and the facility monitoring device 30; an operation input unit that includes a known operation input device that detects an operation input by a user such as a button, a key, or a touch panel; And a control unit for controlling the operation. As a result, the room terminal 10 manages information on management points managed by the room terminal 10 such as the current temperature and current humidity of each room, the set temperature and set humidity of each room, the operating status of the air conditioner, the management of consumables, etc. Management information) display function, temperature and humidity setting function of each room, air conditioner operation control function, management information collection function, and the like. Here, a management address is set for each management point.

Such a room terminal 10 is disposed in an arbitrary area in the facility such as a room of the facility, and is connected to another room terminal 10 via the communication line and the relay device 20. Information can also be displayed on the display.
The room terminal 10 may manage a plurality of management points. In this case, the room terminal 10 has a plurality of management addresses.

The relay device 20 relays the room terminal 10 and the facility monitoring device 30 via a communication line. A plurality of room terminals 10 can be connected to the relay device 20. Note that the relay device 20 may relay the room terminal 10, another relay device 20, and the facility monitoring device 30 in an appropriate combination according to the scale of the facility monitoring system. In this case, the number of room terminals 10 and relay devices 20 connected to the relay device 20 can be set freely as appropriate.
The room terminal 10 may be connected to the facility monitoring apparatus 30 without using the relay apparatus 20.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the facility monitoring apparatus.
As shown in FIG. 2, the facility monitoring apparatus 30 includes a communication control unit 31 that transmits and receives information to and from the room terminal 10 of each facility, a screen generation unit 32 that generates a monitoring screen, and a storage unit 33 that stores various types of information. And a display unit 34 that displays a monitoring screen, an operation unit 35 that detects an operation input from the user, and a control unit 36 that controls the operation of the facility monitoring apparatus 30 as a whole.

  The communication control unit 31 acquires management information or a management address from each room terminal 10 of each facility and sends it to the screen generation unit 32 and the control unit 36. The management information is acquired from the room terminal 10 by designating a management address corresponding to this management information.

  Based on the management point managed by the room terminal 10 and the management address corresponding to this management point, the screen generation unit 32 generates a layout of the monitoring screen for the entire facility monitored by the facility monitoring system.

The storage unit 33 stores the layout of the monitoring screen generated by the screen generation unit 32, the address of the room terminal, the management address, the management information log, related information related to the management information, and the like. Here, the related information means information on attributes associated with management information such as the name of each management information, the name of the room, the operation history, and the history of the operator.
The storage unit 33 may generate a record that stores a management point, a management address, management information, and related information in association with each other. These records may take the form of a matrix. As a result, if any of the management point, management address, management information, or related information is designated, the management point, management address, management information, and related information corresponding to the designated information can be extracted. .

The display unit 34 displays a monitoring screen based on the monitoring screen layout created by the screen generation unit 32.
The operation unit 35 detects a user's operation input and sends the information to the control unit 36.
The control unit 36 controls the operation of the entire facility monitoring apparatus 30 including the monitoring screen creation operation by controlling the operation of other components included in the facility monitoring apparatus 30 based on the user's operation input received from the operation unit 35. Control.

  Such a facility monitoring device 30 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU, a storage device such as a memory and an HDD, an I / F device that transmits and receives information to and from the room terminal 10 via wired or wireless, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. A computer equipped with a display device such as CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), FED (Field Emission Display), or OLED (Electro Luminescence), and a program installed on this computer. When the hardware device is controlled by a program, that is, by cooperation of hardware resources and software, the above-described communication control unit 31, screen generation unit 32, storage unit 33, display unit 34, The operation unit 35 and the control unit 36 are realized.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3-6, operation | movement of the facility monitoring system concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facility monitoring apparatus, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a section of the building to which the facility monitoring system according to the present embodiment is applied, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of the third floor of the building shown in FIG. It is a top view.
First, when the facility monitoring apparatus 30 receives an instruction to display a monitoring screen of an arbitrary facility by a user operation input or the like, the facility monitoring device 30 acquires a management address of a management point of the room terminal 10 installed in the facility (step). S301).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each floor of the building to which the facility monitoring system according to the present embodiment is applied is roughly divided into a common part such as a corridor, toilet and machine room, and a dedicated part of a general living room. The room terminal 10 is installed in each room of the dedicated section. This room terminal 10 is connected to the relay device 20 provided on each floor directly or via another room terminal 10. The relay device 20 is connected to the relay device 20 on the adjacent floor.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the facility monitoring device 30 monitors only one facility, the facility monitoring device 30 assigns a management address to all the room terminals 10 via the communication line and the relay device 20. The management address is acquired by issuing an instruction to transmit to the server.

When the facility monitoring device 30 monitors a plurality of facilities, the facility monitoring device 30 transmits the management address to all the room terminals 10 of any facility requested to display the monitoring screen by the user. The management address is acquired by issuing an instruction. In this case, the relay device 20 that controls the facility is set for each facility, and the management address is sent to the relay device 20 by instructing all the room terminals 10 to transmit the management address to the facility monitoring device 30. May be obtained.
Moreover, the facility monitoring apparatus 30 may be provided with a database for managing management addresses in advance. In this case, the facility monitoring apparatus 30 acquires the management address of an arbitrary facility requested by the user to display a monitoring screen from the built-in database.

  When the management address is acquired, the facility monitoring device 30 creates a monitoring screen layout based on the management address (step S302).

  The management address includes an area code indicating the zip code of the address of the building where the room terminal 10 is installed, a building number indicating the identification number of the building where the room terminal 10 is installed, and a floor number indicating the floor where the room terminal 10 is installed A plurality of hierarchically specifying the position and type of management points, such as a room number corresponding to the identification number of the room in which the room terminal 10 is installed, a point number indicating the type of management point managed by the room terminal 10, etc. It consists of information. For example, if the area code is AAA, the building number is BB, the floor number is FF, the room number is RRR, and the point number is PP, the management address is AAA. BB. FF. RRR. It is expressed as PP.

The room number may be set by distinguishing between the shared part and the dedicated part, such as “0RR” for the shared part and “1RR” for the dedicated part.
The point number may be standardized for each type of management information, for example, the measured temperature is “01” and the set temperature is “02”.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the management address of the set temperature of the president room of the room number 05 on the third floor of the building whose area code is 144 and the building number is 03 is “144.03.03.105. .02 ".

When such a management address is acquired, the screen generation unit 32 analyzes the management address and determines the layout of the monitoring screen.
For example, the number of floors of a building and the number of management points for each floor are detected from the management address, and the management points are managed in a matrix with the number of floors as a row and the maximum number of management points for each floor as a column Create a monitoring screen with a location to display information.

Here, the screen generation unit 32 detects the quantity ratio between the shared part and the dedicated part of the management point from the acquired management address, and may roughly divide the matrix of monitoring screen columns into the shared part and the dedicated part. Good.
Further, the screen generation unit 32 may appropriately change the number of rows and columns in the matrix-like monitoring screen based on the number of management points for each floor and the ratio of the management point shared part and the dedicated part. Good. For example, when the number of management points on a predetermined floor is larger than the predetermined number, the number of rows on the floor may be increased and the number of columns on the monitoring screen may be decreased.

As described above, since the management address is composed of a plurality of pieces of information that hierarchically specify the position and type of the management point, for example, it is possible to easily create a monitoring screen divided into items such as floors. Can do.
In addition, each information of the management address is standardized by dividing it into, for example, a common part, a dedicated part, and a type of management information, so it is easy to create a monitoring screen in which information characterizing the facility is further divided into details. Can do.

  The layout of the monitoring screen created in this way is stored in the storage unit 33. The storage unit 33 stores the management address of the management point corresponding to the management information in association with each display location of the management information in the monitoring screen layout.

When the monitoring screen layout is created, the facility monitoring apparatus 30 acquires management information to be displayed on the monitoring screen from the room terminal 10 (step S303).
As described above, the storage unit 33 stores the management address of the management point corresponding to the management information for each display location of the management information in the layout of the monitoring screen. Accordingly, the control unit 36 of the facility monitoring apparatus 30 extracts the management address associated with the display location of the management information in the monitoring screen layout from the storage unit 33, and requests acquisition of management information by designating this management address. As a result, the management information is acquired from the room terminal 10.

When the management information is acquired, the facility monitoring apparatus 30 displays a monitoring screen (step S304).
The display unit 34 displays a monitoring screen in which the management information acquired in step S303 is pasted on the corresponding display location on each display location of the management information of this layout on the layout of the monitoring screen created in step S302. An example of such a monitoring screen is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the monitoring screen distinguishes management information such as current temperature, current humidity, and air conditioner operating status into a shared part and a dedicated part for each floor, and arranges them in a matrix in an arbitrary order. It is displayed in the state.

As described above, in this embodiment, by creating a monitoring screen based on the management point managed by the room terminal 10, it is possible to grasp the situation of the entire facility without creating a floor plan from a complicated architectural drawing. A screen can be easily created.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the monitoring screen is created based on the address that hierarchically identifies the position and type of the management point, it is easy even if a layout change, addition of a sensor or an air conditioner occurs, etc. It is possible to correct it.

In the monitoring screen shown in FIG. 6, when the operation unit 35 detects that the user has specified arbitrary management information on the monitoring screen with an input device such as a mouse, the facility monitoring device 30 corresponds to the management information. The related information may be displayed on the monitoring screen. In this case, since the management address is associated with each display location of the management information on the monitoring screen and is stored in the storage unit 33 as described above, the facility monitoring device 30 can display the management information when the management information is designated. A management address associated with the management information display location is designated, and related information is acquired from the room terminal 10. As a result, related information such as the management address, the set temperature, the room name, and the operation history is displayed on the monitoring screen, for example, as indicated by the symbol a in FIG.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when management information on a monitoring screen is designated, related information corresponding to the management information is displayed, so that a user-friendly monitoring screen can be created. .

  Further, the related information displayed on the monitoring screen may be acquired not only from the room terminal 10 as described above but also from the storage unit 33.

In the present embodiment, the facility to which the facility monitoring system is applied can be applied not only to the building described above but also to various facilities.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the type and arrangement of management information displayed on the monitoring screen are not limited to the state shown in FIG. 6, and can be freely modified and changed as appropriate.

It is a block diagram of the facility monitoring system concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a facility monitoring apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a facility monitoring apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the cross section of the building to which the facility monitoring system concerning this Embodiment was applied. It is a top view of the 3rd floor of the building shown in FIG. It is an example of a monitoring screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the monitoring screen of the conventional facility monitoring apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Room terminal, 20 ... Relay apparatus, 30 ... Facility monitoring apparatus, 31 ... Communication control apparatus, 32 ... Screen generation part, 33 ... Memory | storage part, 34 ... Display part, 35 ... Operation part.

Claims (4)

In a facility monitoring device that receives management information at a management point provided in a facility via a communication line and displays it on a screen,
A determining means for determining a position for displaying management information obtained from each management point based on an address of the management point in the facility to be monitored;
A facility monitoring apparatus comprising: display means for displaying received management information at a position determined by the determining means. Further comprising an operation means for designating an arbitrary portion of the screen;
The facility monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays information related to the arbitrary management information when arbitrary management information on the screen is designated by the operation unit. In a facility monitoring method for receiving management information at a management point provided in a facility via a communication line and displaying it on a screen,
A determination step for determining a position for displaying management information obtained from each management point based on an address of the management point in the facility to be monitored;
A facility monitoring method comprising: a display step of displaying the received management information at a position determined by the determining means. An operation step of designating an arbitrary portion of the screen;
The facility monitoring apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a related display step for displaying information related to the arbitrary management information when arbitrary management information on the screen is designated by the operation step. .

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