JP2006211496A - Method and system for managing equipment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for managing an equipment device which prevent battery exhaustion and enable the equipment device to be operated by remote control even in the case of battery exhaustion. <P>SOLUTION: The system for managing an equipment device is provided with: illuminations divided into a plurality of groups; remote controllers; a device state matching unit 6003 for determining whether or not a reception signal can be received from a remote controller, determining the use state of each remote controller based on the reception signal, acquiring associated strength data between illuminations and the remote controllers and determining contents of communication to a communication means; a terminal location management unit 6004 for managing the associated strength data acquired by the device state matching unit 6003; and a remote control retrieval unit 6002 for selecting an alternative remote controller based on the associated strength data in the terminal location management unit 6004 when the remote controller becomes unavailable. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and system for managing equipment.

  In the conventional wireless housing equipment system, the environment detection device includes sensor means, transmission means, transmission interval control means, and environment detection value storage means, and the housing equipment includes reception means. And the transmission interval with respect to housing equipment from an environment detection apparatus is controlled according to a detected value and its change rate, and the power consumption of a battery is reduced. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  Further, in the conventional remote control system, the remote control device has a storage element that stores the standard cumulative number of times that the remote control device can transmit a remote control signal between the start of use of the drive battery and the exhaustion of the drive battery. A notification means for comparing the cumulative number of receptions of the remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device and the standard cumulative number of possible transmissions stored in the storage element to notify the arrival of the consumption time of the drive battery. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

JP 11-94334 A (paragraphs 0017 to 0034 FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-153346 (paragraphs 0007 to 0020 in FIG. 1)

The conventional wireless housing equipment system of Patent Document 1 reduces the power consumption of the sensor means and the like, but has a problem that it does not function at all when the battery runs out.
Moreover, although the conventional remote control system of Patent Document 2 reports the arrival of the consumption time of the driving battery, there is a problem that the configuration is complicated.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object thereof is to provide a management method for equipment and a system thereof that can prevent a battery from running out and can be operated by a remote controller even when the battery runs out. To do.

  The facility equipment management method according to the present invention includes a facility equipment that is divided into a plurality of groups and has communication means, and a remote controller that is provided for each group, operates each of the equipment in each group, and has communication means. In the equipment management method provided, when the remote controller of any of the groups becomes unusable, a remote controller belonging to another group is also used as an alternative remote controller for the unusable remote controller.

  The present invention relates to a facility equipment management method comprising equipment equipment divided into a plurality of groups and having communication means, and a remote controller provided for each group, each operating the equipment equipment of each group and having communication means. When the remote controller in any of the groups becomes unavailable, the remote controller belonging to another group is also used as an alternative remote controller for the unavailable remote controller. Can do.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Although the present invention relates to equipment management, an explanation will be given by taking illumination as an example of equipment.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a system configuration of equipment according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement example of a remote controller and lighting, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the remote control, FIG. 4 is a terminal configuration diagram of lighting, and FIG. Is a software configuration diagram of the remote control, and FIG. 6 is a software configuration diagram of the lighting terminal.

FIG. 1A shows an illumination system including a plurality of remote controllers 1008, a sub remote controller 1009, a plurality of illuminations (1) 1001, and illumination (2) 1002.
In the figure, the remote controller 1008 operates the illumination 1001, and the sub remote controller 1009 operates both the illumination 1001 and 1002. Since there are a plurality of remote controllers 1008 and a sub-remote controller 1009, it is convenient to reflect the fact that the light is turned off by the remote controller 1008 also on the sub-remote controller 1009. Such reflection is called state adjustment. In order to adjust the state, the sub-remote controller 1009 performs a state response 1004 with the lighting (1) 1001 and the lighting fixture (2) 1002 to acquire the current state regardless of whether it is operated directly by the user. Yes. Each of the remote controller 1008 and the sub remote controller 1009 and the illumination (1) 1001 and illumination (2) 1002 includes communication means, and wireless communication is performed by IEEE802.11b (wireless LAN), IEEE802.15.4 (ZigBee), or the like.

  FIG. 1B shows an example of a lighting system including a remote controller 1008 on the first floor, a sub-remote controller 1009 on the second floor, and a stair lighting apparatus 2002 at home. The lighting fixture 2002 is turned on on the first floor, and the lighting fixture 2002 is often extinguished by going up the stairs. At this time, similar to the example of FIG. The fact that is erased is also reflected in the sub remote controller 1009.

  FIG. 1C shows an example of a lighting system that includes a plurality of remote control units 1008 and sub-remote control units 1009 and a plurality of lighting fixtures in a building or the like and includes a batch operation group 3002 that is collectively operated. When the office room 3001 is large, there are a remote controller 1008 and a sub-remote controller 1009 at two entrances, and the lighting fixtures in the collective operation group 3002 can be turned on or off. At this time, as in the example of FIG. 1A, the state adjustment is performed, and the fact that the lighting device is turned off by the remote controller 1008 is also reflected in the sub remote controller 1009. The current state of the luminaire is acquired whether it is operated directly or not.

  In FIG. 2, the office living room 13001 is divided into a plurality of groups A 13001, group B 13014, and group C 13015. In group A 13014, there are illumination (3) 13003 and illumination (4) 13004 (these are referred to as illumination A 13013a). Illumination (5) 13005 and illumination (8) 13006 (these are referred to as illumination B13014a) are disposed in the group B 13014, and illumination (6) 13008 illumination (7) 13009 illumination (in the group C13015). 9) 13010 illumination (10) 13011 (these are referred to as illumination C13015a) is arranged. Further, a remote controller (1) 13002, a remote controller (1) 13007, and a remote controller (11) 13012 are arranged in group A 13001, group B 13014, and group C 13015.

  In FIG. 3, for example, the configuration of the remote controller (1) 13002 performs wireless communication and sends a command to the illumination A13013a to be operated, while acquiring a current state of the illumination A13013a by a response from the illumination A13013a, An operation button 5010 operated by a user, a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) 5015 that defines an operation of a liquid crystal 5011 remote controller (1) 13002 that displays a state of a remote control (1) 13002, a state of illumination, etc., wireless transmission / reception And a battery 5012 that supplies electric power to a device 5009, a liquid crystal 5011, and a microcomputer 5015.

In the microcomputer 5015, the configuration of software operating on the microcomputer 5015 is shown as shown in FIG. 5, and therefore will be described with reference to FIGS. The microcomputer 5015 and the remote control software monitor the state of the operation button 5010 with a part of software operating on the communication management unit 5005 and the microcomputer 5015 that performs transmission request and reception reception to the wireless transceiver 5009, thereby controlling the user's remote control. (1) A contact input / output unit 5006 for monitoring the operation content of 13002, a liquid crystal management unit 5007 for instructing and updating display content to the liquid crystal 5011, and a communication management unit from another remote controller (2) 13007 remote control (11) 301 Determining whether or not the reception signal of the wireless transmitter / receiver can be received via the wireless communication device, determining the usage state of another remote controller (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 based on the received signal, determining the usage state of the remote control (1) 13002 itself, Remote control (1) 13002 Remote control (2) 13007 Remote control (11) 130 Acquisition and storage of these positions as related intensity data between each of the two illuminations A13013a, illumination B13014a, and illumination C13015a, illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, illumination C13015a based on the input of the wireless transceiver 5009 through the communication management unit 5005 State determination and storage, operation content determination to the remote control based on detection from the contact input / output unit 5006, change request determination of the illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, and illumination C13015a as the action, the state of the remote control (1) 13002 itself, Alternatively, a device status matching unit 5003 that determines wireless communication contents (hereinafter referred to as a telegram) to the communication management unit 5005 based on a change request determination of lighting etc. from the contact input / output unit 5006, and a device status matching unit Location management to manage the acquired location management table A terminal location management unit 5004, and a display management unit 5002 that specifically calculates the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal 5011 through the liquid crystal management unit 5007 in consideration of the state of lighting and the like stored in the device state matching unit 5003. Is provided.
FIG. 5 shows each piece of software operating on the microcomputer 5015 of FIG. 3 as a remote control software configuration. The configuration of the remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 301 is the same as that of the remote control (1) 13002.

  In FIG. 4, for example, the configuration of the lighting terminal 6001 provided in the lighting fixture 6010 of the lighting (3) 13003 performs wireless communication with the remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012, A wireless transceiver 6009 that receives commands from the remote controller (1) 13002, remote controller (2) 13007, and remote controller (11) 13012 and transmits the current state, a microcomputer 5015 that defines the operation of the lighting terminal 6001, and a wireless transceiver 6009 And a lighting device 6010 and a power source 6012 for supplying power to the microcomputer 5015.

In the microcomputer 5015, the configuration of software operating on the microcomputer 6015 is shown as shown in FIG. 6 and will be described with reference to FIGS. The microcomputer 6015 and the remote control software are a communication input / output unit that monitors the operation contents of the user's lighting fixture 6010 by monitoring the status of the lighting fixture 6010 and the communication management unit 6005 that receives and transmits a request to the wireless transceiver 6009. 6006 and remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 judgment of reception of reception signal of wireless transmitter / receiver 6009 via communication management unit 6005, remote control based on received signal (1) 13002 remote control ( 2) Judgment of use state of 13007 remote control (11) 13012, remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, illumination C13015a acquisition and storage of each position, etc., remote control (1) 3002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 remote control (11) 13012 use status, replacement status, etc., judgment of operation contents to lighting fixture 6010 based on detection from contact input / output unit 6006 and request for change of lighting etc. as its action A device status matching unit 6003 that determines the content of wireless communication to the communication management unit 6005 based on it, a terminal location management unit 6004 that manages a location management table acquired by the device status matching unit, and a remote controller (1) 13002, for example. A remote controller search unit 6002 is provided that selects an alternative remote controller based on the position management table of the terminal position management unit 6004 and notifies the device state matching unit 6003 when it becomes unavailable.
The configuration of the figure illumination B13014a illumination C13015a is also the same.

Next, the operation of the lighting management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 and FIGS.
FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of illumination, FIG. 8 is a layout diagram of a remote controller and illumination to indicate selection of an alternative remote controller, and FIG. 9 is a terminal location management table of a terminal location management unit 6004 provided in the microcomputer 6015 of illumination A13013a. FIG. 9A shows a normal case, and FIG. 9B shows a case where the remote control is disabled. FIG. 8 is obtained by adding an arrow for explaining selection of a remote controller to FIG.

  In the terminal location management table 7001 shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the column of the device type 7003 includes the remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, Illumination C13015a is shown, and ID numbers corresponding to these are shown in the column of device ID 7002. A column of group 7004 indicates correspondence with group A 13013, group B 13014, and group C 13015. The column of the position 7005 indicates the coordinates (X, Y) of the remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, and illumination C13015a shown in the device type 7003 column. The column of the status 7006 indicates whether it is unusable or good. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the remote controller (1) 13002 of the group A 13013 becomes unusable 7007 and the remote controller (2) 13007 of the group B 13014 is selected as an alternative remote controller.

  The coordinates (X, Y) of the position 7005 of the terminal position management table 7001 are set by manual input, or by the device state matching unit 5003 of the remote controller (1) 13002 or the device state matching unit 6003 such as the illumination (1). , Remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 illumination A13013a, illumination B13014a, or illumination C13015a as the origin, remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11 ) 13012 Illumination A 13013a, Illumination B 13014a, Illumination C 13015a are transmitted and received, and set based on the radio field intensity at that time.

  In the operation of the lighting management system, for example, the device state matching unit 6003 of the lighting terminal of lighting (1) waits for communication reception of the remote control (1) 13002 (S01), and if there is communication reception, the reception analysis is performed (S02). ). In the reception analysis, first, it is determined whether or not the remote controller (1) 13002, the remote controller (2), and the remote controller (3) are operated (S03), and whether the corresponding remote controller (1) 13002 is the terminal of the terminal location management unit 6004 or not. Judgment is made with reference to the position management table 7001 (FIG. 9) (S05). And when applicable, lighting operation is performed (S08). If it is not applicable, it is determined whether it is an alternative remote controller with reference to the terminal location management table 7001 (FIG. 9) (S06). If it is an alternative remote controller, a lighting operation (S08) is performed.

  Next, based on the received signal of the remote controller (1) 13002, it is determined whether or not the remote controller (1) 13002 can be operated (S04). When applicable, the remote controller search unit 6002 displays the distance between the remote controller (1) 13002 and the other remote controller (1) 13007 that are disabled from the coordinates in the position 7005 column of the terminal position management table 7001 of the terminal position management unit 6004 ( 16001), the distance (16002) between the remote controller (1) 13002 and the remote controller (11) 13012 is calculated (S09), and the remote controller (1) 13007 with a short distance is set as the alternative remote controller (FIG. 9B).

  Next, the operation of the remote control and the lighting operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of remote control operation during normal operation, FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of remote control disabled notification, and FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of remote control operation when the remote control is disabled.

  FIG. 10 shows, for example, the operations of the remote controller (1) 13002, the remote controller (1) 13007, the illumination A 13013a, and the illumination B 13014a in normal times in the group A 13013 and the group B 13014. This operation is performed by the device state matching unit 5003 of the remote controller (1) 13002, the device state matching unit 6003 of the illumination (3) 13003, and the illumination (4) 13004. When the remote controller (1) 13002 is operated in a normal state, as shown in FIG. 10A, the illumination (3) 13003 and the illumination (4) 13004 of the group A 13013 are mainly operated by the device state matching unit 6003. However, the remote control (1) 13007, the illumination (5), and the illumination (8) of the group B 13014 are ignored, and the illumination operation is not performed. On the other hand, when the remote controller (1) 13002 is operated in a normal state, as shown in FIG. 10A, the illumination operation (3) 13003 and illumination (4) 13004 of the group A 13013 are performed, but the illumination operation of the group B 13014 is performed. The remote controller (1) 13007, the illumination (5), and the illumination (8) are ignored and no illumination operation is performed. On the other hand, when the remote controller (1) 13007 is operated, as shown in FIG. 10B, the lighting operation (5) and the lighting (8) are performed, but the remote control (1) 13002 and the lighting (3) 13003 are performed. Illumination (4) 13004 is ignored and no illumination operation is performed.

  Further, for example, when the remote controller (1) 13002 becomes disabled, as shown in FIG. 11, the disabled determination of the remote controller (1) 13002 is broadcast simultaneously, and illumination (3) 13003 of the group A 13013, illumination ( 4) The remote control search unit 6002 of 13004 searches for an alternative remote control, while the remote control (1) 13007, illumination (5), and illumination (8) of group B 13014 are ignored. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when remote controller (1) 13007 is selected as an alternative remote controller for remote controller (1) 13002, when remote controller (1) 13007 is operated, illumination of group A 13013 (3) 13003, illumination (4) Illumination (5) and illumination (8) of 13004 and group B 13014 perform illumination operations.

  When the remote controller (1) 13002 becomes unusable, the emergency state is displayed on the liquid crystal 5001 of the alternative remote controller (1) 13007. When the remote controller (1) 13002 is restored, the device state matching unit 5003 displays the communication management unit 5005. A return signal is transmitted from the wireless transceiver 5009. Then, the start of transmission / reception from the remote control (1) 13002 by the device status matching unit 5003 such as the other remote controller (1) 13007 and the device status matching unit 6003 such as the illumination (1) is regarded as a return signal. At this time, the liquid crystal 5011 may be returned to the display via the liquid crystal management unit 5007 of the remote controller (1) 13007.

  As described above, the remote control (1) 13002, the remote control (1) 13007, the determination of whether or not the reception signal can be received from the remote control (3), the determination of the usage status of each remote control based on the reception signal, the illumination A13013a and the remote control (1 ) Device state matching units 5003 and 6003 for acquiring related strength data such as 13002 and determining communication contents, and terminal location management units 5003 and 6004 for managing related strength data acquired by the device state matching units 5003 and 6003 For example, a remote control search unit 6002 that selects an alternative remote control based on the related strength data of the terminal location management unit 6004 when the remote control (1) 13002 becomes unusable. 1) When 13002 becomes unavailable, for example, another group B 1301 Since is also used as an alternative remote control of the remote control (1) 13002 became unavailable the remote control (1) 13007 belonging to, it is possible to operate the illumination A13013a in battery exhaustion.

Further, since the related intensity data is the coordinates of each illumination and each remote controller, the search data for the alternative remote controller can be easily obtained.
In addition, since the coordinates are set by manual input, the search data for the alternative remote controller can be easily obtained.
Further, the coordinates are set by the device state matching unit 6003 based on the intensity of radio waves from the remote controller and the illumination with one of each illumination and each remote controller as the origin and the other illumination and remote controller as the origin. Remote search data can be easily obtained.
The remote controller search unit 6002 selects an alternative remote controller because the distance between the remote controller that has become unusable and another remote controller is obtained from the coordinates, and the remote controller with the shorter distance is used as the alternative remote controller. Can be easily.

In addition, each remote control is provided with a liquid crystal 5011. When the alternate remote controller is also used as a substitute for a remote control that cannot be used, an emergency status is displayed on the liquid crystal 5011 of the alternate remote control, so that the alternate remote controller can be immediately identified and improved in usability. Can do.
Further, when any of the remote controllers becomes unusable, the illumination belonging to the unusable remote control group or the device status matching unit 5003 of the remote controller accepts the operation signal of the alternative remote controller, thereby simplifying the communication. be able to.
In addition, the device status matching units 5003 and 6003 of each illumination or each remote control regard that the transmission / reception from the unusable remote controller is started as a return signal, so that it is possible to easily obtain return information of the unusable remote controller. it can.

  In the present embodiment, remote controller search unit 6002 uses remote terminal (1) 13002, remote controller (1) 13007 and remote controller (11) which are disabled from the coordinates based on terminal position management table 7001 of terminal position management unit 6004. ) The distance to 13012 is calculated, and the remote controller (1) 13007 with a short distance is used as the alternative remote controller. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the group (1) to which the remote controller (1) 13002 that has become unusable belongs. Illumination (4) 13004, distance (14001) between illumination (4) 13004 and other remote control (1) 13007 and illumination (4) 13004, distance between illumination (4) 13004 and other remote control (11) 13012 ( 14002) from the position coordinates of the terminal position management table 7001, respectively, and the remote controller (1) 13007 with the shorter distance is replaced with the remote control. It may be down. In this way, selection of an alternative remote controller can be made appropriate.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the illumination (3) 13003, illumination (4) 13004 of the group (1) to which the unusable remote controller (1) 13002 belongs, and the illumination (5) to which the other remote controller (1) 13007 belongs. ), Illumination (8) and illumination (6), illumination (7), illumination (9), and illumination (10) to which the remote control (11) 13012 belongs are respectively coordinated from the position coordinates of the terminal location management table 7001. Further, the distance (15001) between the center coordinates of the group (1) to which the unusable remote controller (1) 13002 belongs and the center coordinates of the group B 13014 and the center of the group coordinates (1) and the center coordinates of the group (11) are obtained. The distance (15002) between the coordinates may be obtained, and the remote controller (1) 13007 belonging to the group B13014 with the shorter distance may be used. In this way, the alternative remote controller can be selected more appropriately.

  Further, for example, the remote controller (11) 13012 belonging to the group C13015 having the larger number of lights among the other groups B13014 and C13015 adjacent to the group (1) to which the unusable remote controller (1) 13002 belongs may be used. In this way, the alternative remote controller can be selected more appropriately.

  In addition, the related strength data is obtained, for example, by the device state matching unit 6003 of the illumination terminal of the illumination (1) between the remote controllers (1) 13002, the remote controller (1) 13007, the remote controller (3), or the remote controllers (1 ) 13002, remote control (1) 13007, remote control (3) and the radio wave intensity data received between each of the lighting A 13013a, lighting B 13014a, and lighting C 13015a (and between the equipment), instead of the terminal location management table The terminal radio wave intensity management table is shown in FIG. Then, for example, when the remote controller (1) 13002 becomes unusable, the radio field strength between the remote controller (1) 13002 and the other remote controller (1) 13007, remote controller (11) 13012 which becomes unusable is shown in FIG. Compared with the terminal radio field intensity management table 9001, the remote controller (11) 13012 having a high radio field intensity is selected as the proxy remote controller. In this way, search data for an alternative remote controller can be easily obtained.

Further, the radio field intensity between the remote controller (1) 13002 and the illumination B13014a of the other group B13014 and the illumination C13015a of the group C13015 is compared in the terminal radio field intensity management table 9001, and the group C13015 having the higher radio field intensity is compared. The remote controller (11) 13012 belonging to may be used as an alternative remote controller. In this way, selection of an alternative remote controller can be facilitated.
Moreover, you may calculate each time, without providing a terminal management table | surface.

In this embodiment, remote controller search unit 6002 is provided in illumination A 13013a or the like, but may be provided in remote controller (1) 13002 or the like.
Further, although the remote controller search unit 6002 is provided in all of the lighting A 13013a and the like, it may be provided in one representative.
Moreover, although illumination was shown as equipment, the equipment such as air conditioning may be used instead of lighting. Further, the present invention is applicable not only to these wireless wires.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, when the battery of the remote control runs out and becomes unusable, it is operated with another alternative remote control. However, this embodiment provides a notice of unusability before it becomes unusable. is there.
FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of a remote controller showing the second embodiment, and FIG. 17 is a software configuration diagram.
16 basically includes a power supply voltage detection unit 4013 and a power supply monitoring unit 4004 added to FIG. 3 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. Is omitted. For example, the remote controller 4001 is configured by adding a power supply voltage detection unit 4013 and a power supply monitoring unit 4004 to the configuration of the remote control (2) 13007 of the first embodiment, and has the arrangement shown in FIG. In FIG. 16, the power supply voltage detector 4008 detects the voltage of the battery 5012.

  In the microcomputer 4015, the configuration of software operating on the microcomputer 4015 is shown as shown in FIG. 17, and will be described with reference to FIGS. The microcomputer 4015 and the remote control software are provided with a power supply monitoring unit that monitors the state of the power supply voltage detector 4008, and the input / output of the power supply voltage detector 5008 through the power supply monitoring unit 4004 and the wireless transceiver 4009 through the communication management unit 5005. And the detection of the operation button 5010 through the contact input / output unit 5006 are integrated to determine whether or not wireless communication is possible based on the input from the power supply monitoring unit 4004 and to communicate from another remote controller (1) 13003 remote controller (11) 301. It is determined whether or not the reception signal of the wireless transceiver can be received via the management unit, the use state of the other remote controller (1) 13002 remote control (11) 13012 based on the received signal, and the use state of the remote control (2) 13007 itself. Judgment, remote control (1) 13002 remote control (2) 13007 remote control (11) 13012 lighting A 3013a, illumination B13014a, illumination C13015a as the related intensity data, acquisition and storage of these positions, etc., determination of the status of illumination A, illumination B13014a, illumination C13015a based on the input of the wireless transceiver 5009 through the communication management unit 5005 And storage, determination of operation contents to the remote control (1) 13002 and remote control (11) 13012 based on detection from the contact input / output unit 5006 and determination of change request for lighting or the like as its action, and remote control (2) 13007 itself A device status matching unit 5003 is provided for determining the wireless communication content (hereinafter referred to as a message) to the communication management unit 5005 based on the status or the change request determination of lighting etc. from the contact input / output unit 5006. .

  The remote controller (1) 13002 and the remote controller (11) 13012 are configured by adding a power supply voltage detection unit 4013 and a power supply monitoring unit 4004 in the same manner as the remote control (2) 13007.

Next, the operation of the lighting management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 18 to 22.
18 is an operation flowchart of the remote controller, FIG. 19 is a power management table, FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a transmission interval from the remote controller, and FIG. 21 is a relationship diagram between the battery voltage and the transmission interval.

  The outline of the operation of the present embodiment is to lengthen the communication interval between devices according to the power level of the battery 5012 and to notify that the battery is not available. The transmission interval is as shown in the power management table 8001 of FIG. In the power supply level column 8002, the voltage level threshold 100% is the highest, 90% is the level 185%, the level 2 is “less than” 8004 is less than 80%, and “transmission is impossible” 8005. Is not allowed. Also, a transmission interval is determined corresponding to the power level 8002, which is a recommended interval for state-matching communication, and 100 ms when the power level is the highest 100% is the most frequent interval.

  FIG. 20 shows a state in which the transmission interval is increased with time. FIG. 21 shows an increase in the transmission interval with a decrease in battery voltage. At a normal power supply level of 100%, the transmission interval is normal. In the power supply level 1 (90%) in the table 8001, the communication interval is 500 ms and the interval 1 is set, and in the level 2 (85%), the transmission interval is 5000 ms and the interval 2 is set. Then, the transmission interval is lengthened according to the voltage drop of the battery 5012, and for example, the battery impossible notice is performed from the power supply level 2 at which steady transmission such as state adjustment is possible. Since the transmission interval is gradually extended in accordance with the voltage drop of the battery 5012, the useless notice is given without the useless notice.

  In the processing of the power supply monitoring unit 4004, in S22 to S24, the power supply monitoring unit 4004 such as the remote controller (1) 13002, the device state matching unit 4003, and the communication management unit 5005 are each configured with software as shown in FIG. In terms of function, each of them operates independently and in parallel. As a method for realizing such parallel operation, a multitask programming technique using a real-time OS is widely used. This is a technique of preparing a mechanism for switching processing contents (context) at predetermined short intervals inside a microcomputer and acting as if a plurality of processes are performed simultaneously in parallel, and is also called time division processing. Of course, it goes without saying that realizations that do not depend on a real-time OS or multitask programming can be easily constructed by rewriting these processes so as to be executed in series.

  The advantage of multitask programming is that independent processes can be described clearly and independently, and the parts where each process is related can be clearly described. It is a point that becomes easy to do.

The processing procedure of the power supply monitoring unit 4004, device state matching unit 4003, communication management unit 5005, and display management unit 5002 will be described based on the above assumption.
First, the processing procedure of the power supply monitoring unit 4004 will be described.
First, the input from the power supply voltage detector 4008 is measured, and the voltage level is determined (S21).
It is determined whether the voltage determination level is a low limit, that is, a predetermined minimum voltage limit (S22). The lower limit is 80% of the power level of “below” 8004 in the power management table 8001. Here, if the voltage exceeds the low limit, it is determined whether or not the voltage is a predetermined level 2 (S23). If the voltage exceeds level 2, it is determined whether the voltage is a predetermined level 1 (S24). If the voltage is above level 1 and does not fall under any of S02-S04 (or similar comparison sequence), the complete state is stored assuming that the power supply voltage is satisfactory. Specifically, this storage is performed by writing data to the data holding unit having the transmission interval S31 (S31).

Then, in order to perform the processes of S01 to S05 at a predetermined time interval, the process waits for a while. This is because the operating speed of the microcomputer is extremely fast compared to the consumption of the battery 5012, and the processing is completed within 0.1 ms, so there is no need to constantly monitor the power supply (S26).
If the predetermined time has passed, the process returns to S01, and if not, the time interval is waited for a while in S06 (S27). Note that the time waiting function such as S06 to S07 is common regardless of the type of software, and is often provided as a basic function of the above-described real-time OS.

If it is determined in S22 that the current voltage is lower than the low limit, the fact that wireless transmission is impossible is stored (S28). Specifically, this storage is performed by writing data to the data holding unit having the transmission interval S31.
If it is determined in S23 that the current voltage is lower than level 2, the fact that it is level 2 is stored (S29). Specifically, this storage is performed by writing data to the data holding unit having the transmission interval S31.
If it is determined in S24 that the current voltage is lower than level 1, the fact that it is level 1 is stored (S30). Specifically, this storage is performed by writing data to the data holding unit having the transmission interval S31.

Next, a processing procedure of the device state matching unit 4003 will be described.
First, of the battery power states stored in the power monitoring unit 4004, it is determined whether wireless transmission / reception is possible (S32). Specifically, the transmission / reception availability described in the transmission interval S31 stored in the power supply monitoring unit 4004 is read.
Then, if it is determined that the determination in S33 is impossible to transmit, it is determined again (S33). Here, if the transmission is impossible, the device state matching unit may stop functioning because it does not function as a remote controller.
Next, when it is determined that the determination in S33 is possible to transmit, a transmission interval is acquired (S34). Specifically, the transmission interval value described in the transmission interval S31 stored in the power supply monitoring unit 4004 is read.

Next, wireless communication is performed with the illumination and the other remote controller (1) 13007 and the remote controller (11) 13012, and a state matching communication request is made to obtain the state of the battery 5012 and the current state of the illumination (S35). Specifically, a request is transmitted to the communication management unit 5005. Since such a transmission process is often performed in multitask programming, the real-time OS often provides a function as one end of the time division process. Needless to say, even if there is no such function, it can be transmitted in the same manner as the transmission interval S31.
Then, depending on the response of the other remote controller (1) 13007 or remote controller (11) 13012 to the state matching communication request in S35, whether the state of the battery 5012 is level 1 or level 2 from the transmission interval acquired in S34, or An alignment state such as a current state of illumination is transmitted (S36). Next, a predetermined time is waited based on the transmission interval acquired in S34 (S37). If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process waits again in S37, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to S32 (S38). Note that the time waiting functions such as S37 and S38 are common regardless of the type of software, and are often provided as the basic functions of the real-time OS described above.

Next, a processing procedure of the communication management unit 5005 will be described.
First, it waits for a request transmission from the state matching communication request in S35 (S39). If there is no request transmission in S39, the process returns to S39 (S40). Note that the request waiting function such as S39 and S40 is common regardless of the type of software, and is often provided as a basic function of the real-time OS. Next, (state matching) transmission for state matching is performed wirelessly (S41). Specifically, the communication management unit 5005 calculates and generates a message for acquiring a current state such as lighting, and requests transmission. Then, reception for state matching (state matching) is performed wirelessly. Specifically, the received message from the communication management unit 5005 is analyzed to determine the current state of the unavailable notice and the lighting B13014a when the state of the battery 5012 becomes level 2. Here, in S41 and S42, whether or not the response is prompt, whether there is a normal telegram response, if there is no response, it is not abnormal, if it is abnormal, it is sent again and whether there is a response However, the description of the general procedure of these communications is omitted.

Next, the processing procedure of the display management unit 5002 will be described.
First, it waits for a request for transmission of the state matching process in S36 (S43). If there is a change in the lighting state or the like of the illumination A13013a, the display of the liquid crystal 5011 is updated (S47). If there is a change in the state of the other remote controller (1) 13007 or the like, the display on the liquid crystal 5011 is updated (S47). Specifically, when the voltage of the battery 5012 is level 2, a signal indicating that the battery cannot be used is displayed by blinking or the like until it becomes unusable.

  In addition to displaying the unusable signal on the liquid crystal 5011, for example, the transmission / reception interval between the remote controller (1) 13002 predicted to be unusable and the illumination B 13014a may be intentionally increased. Alternatively, the intentional extension of the interval is determined based on the voltage level 1 level 2 of the battery 5012 of the remote controller (1) 13002 that is predicted to be unusable as an evaluation of the degree of unusability of the remote controller (1) 13007. Try to stretch gradually. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the level is gradually extended to 100 ms (interval 1) at level 1 and 5000 ms (interval 2) at level 2. When the unusable remote controller (1) 13002 is restored, the device status matching unit 4003 causes the communication management unit 5005 to transmit a restoration signal. The start of transmission / reception from the remote controller (1) 13002 is regarded as a return signal.

As described above, each remote controller (1) 13002, remote controller (1) 13007, and remote controller (3) includes the power supply voltage detector 4008 that detects the voltage of the battery 5012, and any one of the device state matching units 4003 detects the power supply voltage. When it is predicted that the output operation will be disabled based on the detected voltage of the device 4008, for example, the remote control (1) 13002, which is predicted to be unable to perform the output operation, outputs an unusable warning signal to the remote control (1). Since transmission is performed from the wireless transmitter / receiver 5009 of 13002, the state of the remote controller can be known in advance and the usability can be improved.
In addition, the unusable signal is provided by intentionally increasing the interval of transmission and reception of steady state alignment between the illumination A13013a and the remote controller (1) 13002 predicted to be incapable of output, so the degree of use can be understood and user-friendliness is improved. can do.

In addition, the intentional extension of the transmission / reception is gradually extended according to a predetermined evaluation corresponding to the degree of disabling of the remote controller (1) 13002 that is predicted to be incapable of output, so that the degree of use is well understood and convenient to use. Can do better.
In addition, since a warning signal indicating that it cannot be used is displayed on the liquid crystal 5011 of the alternative remote controller, the usability can be further improved.

In the processing procedure of the power supply monitoring unit 4004, the determination is made separately in the voltage level determination S01. However, the software may be shared using the power management table 8001.
In this embodiment mode, the power supply monitoring unit 4004 power supply voltage detector 4008 is provided in the remote control (1) 13002 or the like, but may be provided in the illumination A13013a or the like.

1 is a conceptual diagram of the system configuration of equipment equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement example of the remote controller and the illumination. It is a block diagram of the remote control of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a terminal block diagram of the illumination of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a software block diagram of the remote control of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a software block diagram of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is a layout diagram of a lighting management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. It is a terminal location management table | surface of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is a layout diagram of a lighting management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a lighting management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. It is a terminal field intensity management table | surface of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the remote control of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a software block diagram of the remote control of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a power management table | surface of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transmission interval from the remote control of the lighting management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a related figure of the battery voltage and transmission interval of the illumination management system concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

4004 Power supply monitoring unit, 4001 remote control, 4003 device state matching unit, 4005 communication management unit, 4008 power supply voltage detector, 4009 wireless transceiver, 4013 power supply voltage detection unit, 4015 microcomputer, 5001 liquid crystal, 5002 display management unit, 5003 device state Matching unit, 5005 communication management unit, 5006 contact input / output unit, 5007 liquid crystal management unit, 5008 power supply voltage detector, 5009 wireless transceiver, 5010 operation button, 5011 liquid crystal, 5012 battery, 5015 microcomputer, 6001 lighting terminal, 6002 remote control search Unit, 6003 device status matching unit, 6004 terminal location management unit, 6005 communication management unit, 6006 contact input / output unit, 6009 wireless transceiver, 6012 power supply, 6015 microcomputer, 7001 terminal location management table, 8001 power management table, 8002 power source Bell, 9001 terminal radio wave strength management table.

Claims (38)

In a facility equipment management method comprising a facility device divided into a plurality of groups and having a communication means, and provided for each of the groups, each operating the equipment in each group, and a remote controller having a communication means,
When the remote controller of any one of the groups becomes unusable, a remote control device belonging to another group is also used as an alternative remote controller for the unusable remote controller.   The facility device management method according to claim 1, wherein the alternative remote controller is selected based on association strength data between the facility devices and the remote controllers.   3. The equipment according to claim 2, wherein the related strength data is radio wave intensity data received between the remote controllers, between the remote controllers and the equipment, or between the equipment. Management method.   3. The equipment management method according to claim 2, wherein the related strength data is coordinates of the equipment and the remote controller.   5. The equipment management method according to claim 4, wherein the coordinates are set by manual input.   The coordinates are set based on the radio wave intensity from the remote controller and the facility device using the other facility device and the remote controller as the origin, with the origin being one of the facility devices and the remote controllers. The equipment management method according to claim 4, wherein:   The alternative remote controller refers to the radio field strength data for radio field intensity between the remote controller that has become unusable and another remote controller, or between the equipment that belongs to the other remote controller that has become unusable. 4. The equipment management method according to claim 3, wherein the other remote controller having the stronger one is used.   7. The facility equipment management according to claim 5, wherein the alternative remote controller is a remote controller having a distance closer to the remote controller that is not usable and obtained from the coordinates. Method.   7. The alternative remote controller is a remote controller having a distance closer to the distance between the group of equipment belonging to the unused remote controller and the other remote controller from the coordinates. The facility equipment management method described.   The alternative remote controller obtains center coordinates of the equipment of each group to which the unusable remote controller belongs and each group to which the other remote controller belongs from the coordinates according to claim 5 or 6, and further, the unusable remote controller. 3. A facility according to claim 2, wherein a distance between a center coordinate of the facility device of the group to which the remote controller belongs and a center coordinate of the facility device of another group is obtained, and the remote controller belongs to the group having the shorter distance. Device management method.   3. The facility device management method according to claim 2, wherein the alternative remote controller is a remote controller belonging to a group having a larger number of facility devices among other groups adjacent to the group to which the unusable remote controller belongs.   12. The equipment according to claim 1, wherein when the substitute remote controller also serves as a substitute for the impossible remote controller, an emergency state is displayed on the display means of the substitute remote controller. Management method.   When one of the remote controllers becomes unusable, the facility device or the other remote controller belonging to the unusable remote control group accepts an operation signal of the alternative remote controller. Item 13. The equipment management method according to any one of Items 1 to 12.   When it is predicted that transmission / reception or output operation will be disabled based on the voltage of the battery 5012 of any one of the remote controls, the remote control that is predicted to be unable to perform output operation is not allowed 14. The equipment management method according to claim 1, wherein a cue is transmitted.   15. The facility equipment management according to claim 14, wherein the unusable signal is performed by intentionally increasing a steady state matching transmission / reception interval between each equipment device and the remote controller predicted to be unable to output. Method.   16. The facility equipment management method according to claim 15, wherein the intentional extension of the transmission / reception interval is gradually extended in accordance with a predetermined evaluation corresponding to the degree of inability of the remote controller predicted to be incapable of output.   The equipment management method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein a signal indicating that the remote controller cannot be used is displayed on the alternative remote controller.   The equipment management method according to claim 1, wherein a return signal is transmitted when the unusable remote controller returns.   19. The equipment management method according to claim 18, wherein transmission / reception from the unusable remote controller is regarded as the return signal. In the equipment management system comprising a plurality of groups, equipment having communication means, and provided for each of the groups, each operating the equipment in each group, and a remote control having communication means,
The facility device or the remote controller, when the remote controller of any group becomes unusable, a management unit that causes a remote controller belonging to another group to be used as an alternative remote controller of the unusable remote controller Equipment equipment management system characterized by having. The management means determines whether or not a reception signal can be received from each remote controller, determines the usage state of each remote controller based on the reception signal, obtains related strength data between each facility device and each remote controller, and A device state matching unit for determining communication contents to the communication means;
A position management unit that manages the related strength data acquired by the device state matching unit;
A remote control search unit that selects an alternative remote control based on the related strength data of the location management unit when the remote control becomes unusable;
21. The equipment management system according to claim 20, further comprising:   The related strength data is radio field strength data received by the device status matching unit between the remote controllers, or between the remote controllers and the facility devices, or between the facility devices. Item 22. The equipment management system according to Item 21.   The selection of the alternative remote controller by the remote controller search unit is performed by calculating the radio field intensity between the remote controller that has become unusable and another remote controller, or between the facility equipment to which the other remote controller that has become unusable belongs. 23. The equipment management system according to claim 22, wherein the other remote controller having higher radio field intensity is referred to as the alternative remote controller with reference to data.   22. The equipment management system according to claim 21, wherein the related strength data is coordinates of the equipment and the remote controller.   25. The equipment management system according to claim 24, wherein the coordinates are set by manual input.   The coordinates are determined by the device state matching unit, and the radio field intensity from the other remote control device and the remote control device using the remote control device and the remote control device as the origin, with any one of the remote control device and each remote control device as the origin. The equipment management system according to claim 24, wherein the equipment management system is set based on   The selection of the alternative remote controller by the remote control search unit is characterized in that a distance between the remote controller that has become unusable and another remote controller is obtained from the coordinates, and a remote controller with a shorter distance is used as the alternative remote controller. The equipment management system according to claim 25 or 26.   28. The distance between the equipment of the group to which the unused remote controller belongs and another remote controller is obtained from the coordinates according to claim 26 or 27, and the remote controller with the shorter distance is used as the alternative remote controller. Item 22. The equipment management system according to Item 21.   28. The selection of the alternative remote controller by the remote controller search unit obtains the center coordinates of the equipment belonging to the group to which the unusable remote controller belongs and each group to which another remote controller belongs from the coordinates according to claim 26 or 27, The distance between the center coordinate of the equipment device of the group to which the unusable remote controller belongs and the center coordinate of the equipment device of another group is obtained, and the remote controller belongs to the group with the shorter distance. The equipment management system according to 21.   The selection of the alternative remote controller by the remote controller search unit is a remote controller belonging to a group having a larger number of equipment among other groups adjacent to the group to which the unusable remote controller belongs. Equipment management system.   21. Each of the remote controllers includes display means, and when the alternative remote controller also serves as an alternative to the impossible remote controller, an emergency state is displayed on the display means of the alternative remote controller. 30. The equipment management system according to any one of 30.   When any one of the remote controllers becomes unusable, the equipment device belonging to the remote controller group that has become unusable or the device status matching unit of the remote controller accepts an operation signal of the alternative remote controller. The equipment management system according to any one of claims 21 to 31, wherein Each remote controller includes a voltage detection means for detecting the voltage of the battery,
When any one of the remote controllers predicts that the output operation is impossible based on the detection voltage of the voltage detection means, the remote controller that is predicted to be incapable of output operation cannot be used until the remote control is disabled. 33. The equipment management system according to any one of claims 21 to 32, wherein a notification signal is transmitted from the communication unit of the remote controller.   The said management means is performed by intentionally lengthening the interval of the steady state alignment transmission / reception between each remote control device and said remote control that is predicted to be unable to output the unusable signal. Equipment management system.   35. The management unit according to claim 34, wherein the management unit gradually extends the intentional interval between the transmission and reception in accordance with a predetermined evaluation corresponding to the degree of disabling of the remote controller that is predicted to be impossible to output. Equipment management system.   36. The equipment management system according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein a signal indicating that the remote controller is unavailable is displayed on the display means of the alternative remote controller.   The equipment management system according to any one of claims 1 to 36, wherein when the unusable remote controller is restored, the management means causes a return signal to be transmitted from the communication means. 38. The equipment management system according to claim 37, wherein the management means of each equipment or each remote controller regards that the transmission / reception from the unusable remote controller is started as the return signal.

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