JP2012216075A - Initial setting screen display device and automatic initial setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an initial setting screen display device and an automatic initial setting method in which, after the installment of an apparatus, a region therefor is autonomously estimated and a proper initial setting screen is displayed to ease the burden on an operator relating to initial setting.SOLUTION: A control unit 30 is connected to a network 20 when power is turned on, and according to a region estimated based on information obtained by access to a specific server 10, the control unit 30 reads initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination from a storage unit 31 to display it on a display unit 32. Thus, when power is turned on first after the installment of an apparatus, a region therefor is autonomously estimated to display an optimum initial setting screen for the destination.

Description

  The present invention relates to an initial setting screen display device and an automatic initial setting method for displaying an initial setting screen suitable for a destination when power is turned on.

  A centralized controller that collectively manages and can control a plurality of types of devices installed in a store such as a shopping supermarket requires various settings for subordinate devices. The equipment installed in the store includes, for example, a refrigerated showcase for storing sold food, a freezer showcase, a freezer, a commercial refrigerator provided in a kitchen, an air conditioner for air conditioning such as a food department, lighting equipment, There are power meters.

  The initial settings for these devices are performed using a dedicated input / edit screen, but depending on the destination of the device, it is necessary to use a language that is different from the language you normally use. Or, there is a setting suitable for each country due to the difference in culture, so the initial setting work is complicated, and the burden on the worker is large.

  By the way, a language switching device that enables appropriate language switching by a user inputting or selecting a region name without special knowledge has been conventionally known (for example, for languages used in various parts of the world (for example, Patent Document 1). Specifically, a memory is provided for storing a plurality of language priorities predetermined for each city in the world and character data for each language, and the CPU is determined by the language priorities in the selected city. Language character data is preferentially displayed on an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

JP 2001-154774 A

  According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, in the initial setting screen shown in FIG. 10, the user selects a country name or area name written in English or directly inputs the country name or area name. By doing so, the display can be switched to the language mainly used in the country or region. Therefore, for example, a certain effect can be obtained in the initial setting work performed by the user for the computer.

  However, in switching the language, the operator is forced to input a region name or select an area, and the language switching device itself does not autonomously switch the language. Therefore, the appearance of an initial setting screen display device and an automatic initial setting method that can automatically display an initial setting screen suitable for that region when the power is turned on is desired in any region in the world where devices are shipped. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and when the power is first turned on after installing the device, the area is autonomously estimated and an appropriate initial setting screen is displayed. An object of the present invention is to provide an initial setting screen display device and an automatic initial setting method that reduce the burden on the initial setting of the operator.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is an initial setting screen display device having a network connection environment for displaying an initial setting screen suitable for a destination on a display unit, and is prepared in advance for each destination Corresponding from the storage unit according to the region estimated based on the information obtained by connecting to the network using the network connection environment when the power is turned on and accessing a specific server when the power is turned on A control unit that reads out initial setting screen information for the destination to be displayed and displays the information on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, the control unit connects to the network when the power is turned on, and according to the area estimated based on information obtained by accessing a specific server, the initial setting screen for the corresponding destination from the storage unit Read and display information. Therefore, when the power is first turned on after installing the device, it automatically estimates the area and displays the optimal initial setting screen suitable for the destination, reducing the burden on the operator's initial setting. be able to.

  In the present invention, the control unit accesses the specific server, monitors a response, and estimates the area. According to the present invention, for example, reliable information can be obtained for area estimation by accessing an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server and monitoring a response.

  In the present invention, the control unit obtains a response message by accessing a plurality of the specific servers in which the installed country is known in advance, and analyzes the header of the response message to identify the country of origin, A country with many servers with short response times is estimated as the region. According to the present invention, the response message header is analyzed by accessing a plurality of servers, and a country with many servers with short response times is estimated to be a region where equipment is installed. This makes it possible to estimate the region with higher reliability compared to the method of estimating.

  In the present invention, the control unit acquires route information to the specific server, analyzes the acquired route information, and estimates a country to which the region belongs. According to the present invention, it is possible to roughly estimate a region of a device whose installation location is unknown by performing routing and obtaining information that can determine the country or region on the route.

  In the present invention, the storage unit further stores setting value information for each destination, and the control unit reads the corresponding setting value information with reference to the storage unit based on the estimated area, The read setting value information is embedded in necessary setting items on the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit, and initial setting suitable for the destination is performed. According to the present invention, since the initial setting suitable for the destination is automatically performed by the control unit, the burden on the operator who performs the initial setting is greatly reduced.

  In the present invention, the control unit performs the initial setting by displaying the initial setting screen information based on the selected language regardless of the estimated language of the region. According to the present invention, since the initial setting can be performed in the language selected by the worker without being fixed to the estimated local language, the flexible initial setting based on the operator's request becomes possible. Therefore, convenience can be provided to the worker.

  In the present invention, when the region cannot be estimated, the control unit performs the initial setting by displaying the initial setting screen information based on a language set as a default. According to the present invention, when the region estimation fails, a predetermined language can always be selected, so that convenience can be provided to an operator whose native language is the language.

  The present invention includes at least a storage unit that stores initial setting screen information and setting information prepared in advance for each destination, a display unit, and a network connection environment, and the display unit is triggered by power-on. An automatic initial setting method used in an initial setting screen display device for displaying an initial setting screen suitable for a destination for connecting to a network using the network connection environment, and specifying the network connected to the network In accordance with the area estimated based on the information obtained by accessing the server, the step of reading the initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination from the storage unit and displaying it on the display unit, and based on the estimated area The corresponding setting value information is read with reference to the storage unit, and the read setting value information is displayed on the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit. Embedded in the item, and having the steps of: performing an initial setting suitable for the destination.

  According to the present invention, when the power is first turned on after installing the device, the area is autonomously estimated, the optimum initial setting screen suitable for the destination is displayed, and the area suitable for the destination is displayed. Since the initial setting is automatically performed, the burden on the operator who performs the initial setting can be greatly reduced.

  According to the present invention, after installing the device, when the power is first turned on, the area is autonomously estimated and an appropriate initial setting screen is displayed, thereby reducing the burden on the initial setting of the worker. A setting screen display device and an automatic initial setting method can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the external server destination table which the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention uses. It is a figure which shows an example of the response time list | wrist which the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention produces. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the initial setting screen produced | generated by the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the area data table which the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention uses. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the setting value table which the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention uses. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the initial setting screen display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the initial setting screen displayed by the conventional initial setting screen display apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as the present embodiment) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Configuration of the embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an initial setting screen display device according to the first embodiment. The initial setting screen display device 100A according to the first embodiment includes a control unit 30, a storage unit 31, a display unit 32, and an operation unit 33. The control unit 30 is connected to an external server 10 such as an NTP server via a network 20 such as an IP (Internet Protocol) network. Here, the NTP server is exemplified as the external server 10, but not limited to the NTP server, any server can be used as long as the server has a known location. .

  As the storage unit 31, any of a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM), a magnetic disk, and an optical disk may be mounted. An initial setting screen table 311, an external server destination table 312, and a work area 313 are allocated and stored in the storage unit 31. The initial setting screen table 311 stores in advance initial setting screen information that is different for each destination. The external server destination table 312 stores, for example, the number of a specific server installed in each country / region, a server name, and an IP address as shown in FIG. 2 as an example of the data structure. Has been. Here, an NTP server is exemplified as the specific server.

  The work area 313 stores various types of information created in the program execution process. For example, a response time list, which is an example of the data structure shown in FIG. 3 created in the process in which the control unit 30 executes the process for area estimation, is assigned and stored. According to FIG. 3, the response time list lists country / region names and response times for each server number.

  The control unit 30 is connected to the network 20 using the network connection environment when the power is turned on, and is allocated and stored in the storage unit 31 according to an area estimated based on information obtained by accessing a specific server 10. It has a function of reading out the initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination from the initial setting screen table 311 and displaying it on the display unit 32. Therefore, the control unit 30 includes a network input / output unit 301, a packet analysis processing unit 302, a region estimation calculation unit 303, an initial setting screen selection processing unit 304, and a drawing / display control unit 305. .

  The network input / output unit 301 is responsible for an interface with the network 20, for example, acquires a response message or route information by routing based on TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), and passes it to the packet analysis processing unit 302. When the packet analysis processing unit 302 accesses the plurality of external servers 10 via the network input / output unit 301 to obtain response messages, the packet analysis processing unit 302 analyzes the header of the response message to identify the country of origin and estimate the region Delivered to the calculation unit 303. Alternatively, the external server 10 is accessed via the network input / output unit 301 to perform routing to acquire route information, and hand it over to the region estimation calculation unit 303.

  Based on the response message analysis result by the packet analysis processing unit 302, the region estimation calculation unit 303 estimates, for example, a region having many servers with short response times as a region, or estimates a region by analyzing route information. The initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 is controlled. The initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 refers to the initial setting screen table 311 of the storage unit 31 based on the region estimated by the region estimation calculating unit 303, selects the initial setting screen information for the destination, reads, draws, The data is output to the display control unit 305. The drawing / display control unit 305 converts the initial setting screen information selected and read by the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 into display information to be displayed on the display unit 32 and draws it in a display memory (not shown). Reading out in synchronization with the display timing of the display unit 32, and outputting to the display unit 32, a desired destination initial setting screen display is obtained.

  The display unit 32 is a display device such as an LCD or an organic EL (Organic Electro-Luminescence), and the operation unit 33 is a man-machine apparatus including a plurality of operation input key switches.

(Operation of Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the operation of the area estimation process of the initial setting screen display device 100A according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the control unit 30 acquires an NTP server list from the external server destination table 312 of the storage unit 31 (step S101). Then, an arbitrary plurality of external servers are selected from the NTP server list, and the corresponding external server 10 is accessed via the network input / output unit 301 and the network 20 in order to access the selected external server 10. Is requested (step S102). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the external server 10 (step S103). If there is a response (“YES” in step S103), the response message is delivered to the packet analysis processing unit 302.

  The packet analysis processing unit 302 analyzes the response message to identify the country of origin, for example, creates a response time list in which an example of the data structure is shown in FIG. Are stored in the work area 313 (step S104). Note that the response list stored in the work area 313 is configured by country / region and response time information for each server number. Subsequently, the region estimation calculation unit 303 refers to the response time list stored in the work area 313, estimates a country with many external servers with a short response time as the current location, and the initial setting screen by the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 Information selection is controlled (step S105). The initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 refers to the initial setting screen table 311 of the storage unit 31, selects corresponding initial setting screen information based on the current location output from the region estimation calculation unit 303, and displays a drawing / display control unit Output to 305. The drawing / display control unit 305 converts the initial setting screen information selected by the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 into display information, draws it in a display memory (not shown), and reads it in synchronization with the display timing of the display unit 32. The desired display is obtained by outputting to the display unit 32.

  An example of the screen configuration displayed on the display unit 32 at this time is shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b), and 5 (c). According to FIG. 5A, the current location estimated by the region estimation calculation unit 303 is determined to be Japan, and therefore, Japanese is selected, and the initial written in Japanese is optimal when the destination is Japan. The setting screen is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5B, even if the current location is estimated to be Japan, for example, Chinese can be selected by manually operating the operation unit 33. In this case, the display unit 32 displays an initial setting screen in Chinese. Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the region estimation fails, English set as a default may be selected. In addition, it is easy to use because English can always be selected regardless of the automatically selected language, or another language can be manually selected for the convenience of the operator.

(Effect of Embodiment 1)
As described above, according to the initial setting screen display device 100A according to the first embodiment, the control unit 30 uses a network connection environment, connects to a network when power is turned on, and gains access to a specific server. The initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination is read from the storage unit 31 and displayed in accordance with the area estimated based on the information. Therefore, after installing the device, when the power is turned on for the first time, the area can be estimated autonomously and the optimum initial setting screen suitable for the destination can be displayed. This reduces the burden on the operator's initial settings. The network connection environment here refers to a network input / output unit 301 that is accessible to the external server 10 via the network 20 in accordance with TCP / IP, for example. A browser program that can browse response messages and route information.

  In addition, according to the initial setting screen display device 100A according to the first embodiment, the current location is estimated by analyzing the response message. However, by performing routing and obtaining information that can determine the country or region on the route, The same effect can be obtained. Further, according to the initial setting screen display device 100A according to the first embodiment, it is possible to display the initial setting screen based on the language selected by the operator without displaying the initial setting screen based on the estimated local language. Therefore, usability is improved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the initial setting screen display device 100B according to the second embodiment. 1 is different from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the area data table 314 and the setting value table 315 are allocated and stored in the storage unit 31, and the drawing and display are performed in the control unit 30. The display input setting processing unit 306 is added in place of the control unit 305.

  The control unit 30 refers to the storage unit 31 based on the estimated area, reads the corresponding setting value information, and embeds the read setting value information in the necessary setting items of the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit 32. , Make initial settings suitable for the destination. This initial setting is performed by the display input setting processing unit 306 acquiring necessary setting item information with reference to the setting value table 315 stored in the storage unit 31.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an example of the data structure of the regional data table 314 includes information related to culture necessary for device setting, such as language used, language priority, climate and customs, for each country / region. Stored. The set value table 315 stores set value information for each destination. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 as an example of the data structure, for example, information on the operation mode, setting value, season, etc. for each device is stored for each country / region. Here, when it is estimated that the country / region is Japan, when the device is an air conditioner, the set temperature at the time of heating is 20 ° C.

(Operation of Embodiment 2)
Hereinafter, the operation of the initial setting screen display device 100B according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 9, when the control unit 30 detects power-on, the network input / output unit 301 detects whether the device is connected to the network (step S201). Here, when it is detected that the device is connected to the network 20 (step S201 “YES”), an area estimation process is executed (step S202). Since the area estimation process performed here is performed by analyzing a response message or analyzing route information by routing, as in the first embodiment shown in the flowchart in FIG. Omitted.

  When the region estimation calculation unit 303 succeeds in region estimation (step S203 “YES”), the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 reads the region data estimated from the region data table 314 of the storage unit 31 (step S204). At the same time, the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 refers to the initial setting screen table 311 of the storage unit 31 and selects the corresponding initial setting screen information based on the current location output from the region estimation calculation unit 303 to display the input processing unit. To 306.

  In response to this, the display input setting processing unit 306 converts the initial setting screen information selected by the initial setting screen selection processing unit 304 into display information and draws it in a display memory (not shown). The desired initial setting screen is displayed by reading the data in synchronization and outputting it to the display unit 32 (step S205). In addition, the display input setting processing unit 306 refers to the setting value table 315 of the storage unit 31 (step S206), and reads out the corresponding setting value information based on the region estimated by the region estimation calculation unit 303. Then, the read setting value information is embedded in the necessary setting items of the initial setting screen previously displayed on the display unit 32 (step S207), and initial setting suitable for the destination is performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the network connection determination process in step S201 is not connected (step S201 “NO”), or the area estimation fails in the area estimation success determination process in step S203 (step S203 “NO”). The display input setting processing unit 306 performs initial setting based on the setting value set by default (step S208), and ends the setting for the initial setting screen.

(Effect of Embodiment 2)
As described above, according to the initial setting screen display device 100B according to the second embodiment, the control unit 30 refers to the storage unit 31 (setting value table 315) based on the estimated area, and the corresponding setting value information. Since the read setting value information is embedded in the necessary setting items of the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit 32 and the initial setting suitable for the destination is automatically performed, the burden on the operator who performs the initial setting is reduced. It is greatly reduced.

(Automatic initial setting method)
The automatic initial setting method according to the present embodiment includes, for example, initial setting screen information (initial setting screen table 311) and setting information (setting value table 315) prepared in advance for each destination in FIG. It has at least a stored storage unit 31, a display unit 32, and a network connection environment (network input / output unit 301), and displays an initial setting screen suitable for the destination on the display unit 32 when power is turned on. Used for the initial setting screen display device (100B). The automatic initial setting method includes, for example, the step of connecting to the network 20 using the network connection environment 301 (S201) and the specific server (external server 10) connected to the network 20 in the flowchart of FIG. ) According to the area estimated based on the information obtained by accessing (), the initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination is read from the storage unit 31 and displayed on the display unit 32 (S202 to S205), Based on the estimated area, the corresponding setting value information is read with reference to the storage unit 31, and the read setting value information is embedded in the necessary setting items of the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit 32, And steps (S206, S207) for performing initial setting suitable for the destination.

  According to the automatic initial setting method according to the present embodiment, after installing the device, when the power is first turned on, the area is autonomously estimated, an optimal initial setting screen suitable for the destination is displayed, and Since the initial setting suitable for the destination is automatically performed, the burden on the operator who performs the initial setting can be greatly reduced.

  As mentioned above, although this embodiment was described, it cannot be overemphasized that the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... External server, 20 ... Network, 30 ... Control part, 31 ... Memory | storage part, 32 ... Display part, 33 ... Operation part, 301 ... Network input / output part, 302 ... Packet analysis processing unit, 303 ... Area estimation processing unit, 304 ... Initial setting screen selection processing unit, 305 ... Drawing / display control unit, 306 ... Display input setting processing unit, 311 ... Initial setting screen table, 312 ... External server destination table, 313 ... Work area, 314 ... Area data table, 315 ... Setting value table, 100A, 100B ... Initial setting screen display device

Claims (8)

An initial setting screen display device having a network connection environment for displaying an initial setting screen suitable for a destination on a display unit,
A storage unit storing initial setting screen information prepared in advance for each destination;
Initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination from the storage unit according to the area estimated based on the information obtained by connecting to the network using the network connection environment when the power is turned on and accessing a specific server A control unit for reading out and displaying on the display unit;
An initial setting screen display device characterized by comprising: The controller is
The initial setting screen display device according to claim 1, wherein a response is monitored by accessing the specific server and the region is estimated. The controller is
Access a plurality of the specific servers whose installation countries are known in advance to obtain a response message, analyze the header of the response message to identify the country of origin, and select a country with many servers with short response times The initial setting screen display device according to claim 2, wherein the region is estimated. The controller is
Obtaining route information to the specific server;
3. The initial setting screen display according to claim 2, wherein route information is obtained by accessing the specific server to perform routing, and the country to which the region belongs is estimated by analyzing the obtained route information. apparatus. The storage unit further stores setting value information for each destination,
The controller is
Based on the estimated region, the corresponding setting value information is read with reference to the storage unit, and the read setting value information is embedded in a necessary setting item of the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit, The initial setting screen display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an initial setting suitable for the ground is performed. The controller is
5. The initial setting according to claim 1, wherein the initial setting is performed by displaying the initial setting screen information based on the selected language regardless of the estimated language of the region. 6. Setting screen display device. The controller is
The said initial setting is displayed by displaying the said initial setting screen information based on the language set by default when the said area cannot be estimated, The any one of Claim 1 to 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Initial setting screen display device. At least a storage unit that stores initial setting screen information and setting information, a display unit, and a network connection environment, which are prepared in advance for each destination, and is provided to the display unit when the power is turned on. An automatic initial setting method used in an initial setting screen display device for displaying an initial setting screen suitable for
Connecting to a network using the network connection environment;
In accordance with an area estimated based on information obtained by accessing a specific server connected to the network, reading the initial setting screen information for the corresponding destination from the storage unit and displaying it on the display unit;
Based on the estimated region, the corresponding setting value information is read with reference to the storage unit, and the read setting value information is embedded in a necessary setting item of the initial setting screen displayed on the display unit, Performing an initial setting suitable for the ground, and an automatic initial setting method.