JP2014016708A - Rule creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rule creation device which solves a problem that it is difficult to select an appropriate template out of a number of templates.SOLUTION: Template storage means stores a plurality of templates having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device limitation, and a reception device limitation. Profile storage means stores a plurality of device profiles having various types of information related to devices. When a transmission device identifier and a reception device identifier are input, profile selection means selects a device profile corresponding to the transmission device identifier and a device profile corresponding to the reception device identifier. Template selection means selects a template in which various types of information described in the selected device profile satisfy a transmission device limitation, and a reception device limitation in the template. Rule creation means creates a rule by using a selected template.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rule creation device, a rule creation method, and a program for creating a rule using a template.

  There is a service form called M2M (Machine To Machine) service that provides a service by communicating a large amount of devices and devices with each other via a network and cooperating without human intervention.

  The equipment mentioned here includes not only computers such as personal computers and servers, but also various devices such as factory machine tools, automobiles, air conditioners, surveillance cameras, and temperature sensors. Each device includes devices that provide various functions. For example, an automobile includes a GPS device that provides a function of measuring a position, a monitor device that provides a function of displaying navigation information, and the like. A temperature sensor or the like is a device in which the device itself provides one function.

  In addition, communication contents distributed between devices are called events. In other words, the M2M service is to realize a service using a function provided by each device by distributing an event between the devices.

  For example, using a device called a temperature sensor that measures the ambient temperature and generates an event called temperature information, and a device called an air conditioner that controls the ambient temperature, air temperature management is performed by distributing temperature information events from the temperature sensor to the air conditioner. For example, if the temperature information event is 30 degrees or more, an M2M service or the like that realizes that the set temperature of the air conditioner is lowered by 1 degree can be considered.

  As a method of actually realizing the M2M service, as shown in FIG. 12, all the devices are connected to the M2M management system, and this M2M management system receives the event generated by the device and sends it to another appropriate device. There is a method of distributing (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). The M2M management system is also called an M2M platform. In this method, rules are used to control the distribution of events. That is, a rule that is a distribution rule for events between devices is stored in the storage device of the M2M management system, and a processor of the M2M management system controls distribution of events according to the rule.

  FIG. 13 shows a rule configuration. As shown in FIG. 13, a rule is composed of a rule name, a condition part, and an execution part. The rule name is an identifier that uniquely identifies the rule.

  The condition part describes a condition under which the rule is applied and event distribution is executed. The condition part has a transmission device identifier and an event condition. The transmission device identifier is an identifier that uniquely defines the device that generated the event. The event condition represents a generated event.

  The execution unit describes the contents of the distribution process when the rule is applied. The execution unit includes a receiving device identifier and a notification event (also referred to as a notification message). The receiving device identifier is an identifier that uniquely defines a device that receives an event. The notification event represents an event to be received.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of an M2M service using rules. In the M2M service shown in FIG. 14, the thermometers TM1 to TM2, the air conditioners AC1 to AC4, the vibration sensors BS1 to BS3, and the human sensors HS1 to HS4, which are arranged in four rooms of Rooms 1 to 4, are not shown. Connected via, and linked by some rules. For example, the thermometer TM1 and the air conditioner AC1 arranged in the Room 1 are linked according to the rule of the rule name “air conditioner control 1”. Further, the thermometer TM2 and the air conditioner AC2 arranged in the Room 2 are linked in accordance with the rule of the rule name “air conditioner control 2”.

  FIG. 15 shows a procedure for creating a rule used in the M2M service. First, the rule creator describes the identifier of the transmission device in the condition part (step S101). Next, the rule creator describes the event condition in the condition part (step S102). Next, the rule creator describes the receiving device identifier of the execution unit (step S103). Next, the rule creator describes a notification message from the execution unit (step S104). Finally, the rule creator describes the rule name (step S105). The execution order of each step is not limited to the above, and may be arbitrary.

JP 2010-236847 A

“Proposal of Distributed Stream Pub / Sub Platform”, March 14-17, 2011, IEICE General Conference, Communication Lecture 2, P212.

  However, since the number of target devices is very large in the M2M service, the number of rules to be used is also large, and it is impractical to create all of them manually. As a method for solving the problem when creating a large number of rules in this way, there is a technique for creating rules using a template (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A template is a template of a rule in which a part common to many rules is set in advance, and an arbitrary value can be input with a different part for each rule being blank. In the M2M service, as shown in FIG. 14, event conditions and notification messages often use the same rules between devices of the same type. Therefore, in the M2M service, a template may be used in which desired event conditions and notification messages are set for each pair of transmitting device and receiving device, and the identifier field of the transmitting device and receiving device is blank.

  FIG. 16 shows a procedure for creating a rule using a template. First, the rule creator selects a template suitable for a set of a transmission device and a reception device as a rule creation target (step S111). Next, the rule creator describes the identifier of the transmission device in the selected template (step S112). Next, the rule creator describes the identifier of the receiving device in the selected template (step S113). Finally, the rule creator describes the rule name in the selected template (step S114). The execution order of steps S112 to S114 is not limited to the above, and may be arbitrary.

  FIG. 17 shows a specific example of rule creation using a template. In this specific example, a plurality of rules having different portions of the identifier of the human sensor and the identifier of the illumination are created using a template for lighting control.

  As described above, rule creation using a template can omit a particularly troublesome event condition and description of a notification message, so that the labor for rule creation can be greatly reduced. However, when creating a rule using a template, it is necessary to select a template. The task of selecting an appropriate template from among many templates becomes more difficult as the number of templates increases. As described above, in the M2M service, since there are many types of target devices, the number of templates increases, and it becomes more difficult to select an appropriate template.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a rule creation apparatus that solves the above-described problem, that is, it is difficult to select an appropriate template from a large number of templates.

The rule creation device according to one aspect of the present invention is:
A template storage unit that stores a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device constraint, and a reception device constraint, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information about the device are stored. A profile storage means, a processing device connected to the template storage means and the profile storage means,
The processing device
First input means for inputting first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles. First profile selection means for selecting, as a template selection reception profile, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the first input information;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. A template selection means for selecting the template that satisfies the device constraints;
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; and An execution unit including the notification message in the selected template, and a first rule creation unit that creates a rule having a unique rule name;

A rule creation method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
A template storage unit that stores a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device constraint, and a reception device constraint, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information about the device are stored. A profile storage means, a processing device connected to the template storage means and the profile storage means,
The processing device is
Input first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles. Selecting the device profile having the device identifier matching the reception device identifier in the first input information as a template selection reception profile;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. Select the above template that satisfies the device constraints,
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; and A rule having an execution part including the notification message in the selected template and a unique rule name is created.

A program according to another embodiment of the present invention is
Each is connected to a storage unit for storing a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device restriction, and a reception device restriction, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information related to the device. Processor
Inputting first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles. Selecting the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the first input information as a template selection reception profile;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. Selecting the template that satisfies the device constraints;
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; and An execution unit including the notification message in the selected template and a step of creating a rule having a unique rule name are performed.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, an appropriate template is automatically selected simply by inputting a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier described in the rule, so that the rule can be efficiently executed without extra effort. It becomes possible to create.

It is a block diagram of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the template in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the device profile in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the rule produced | generated in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the rule preparation part with a template preparation function in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the rule preparation part with a template preparation function in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an M2M service. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the rule used with an M2M service. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an M2M service. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which produces the rule used by M2M service from scratch. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which produces the rule used with an M2M service using a template. It is a figure which shows the example of the some rule produced | generated from the same template.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
Referring to FIG. 1, a rule creation device 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication I / F (interface) unit 110, an operation input unit 120, a screen display unit 130, a storage unit 140, and an arithmetic processing unit. 150.

  The communication I / F unit 110 includes a dedicated data communication circuit, and has a function of performing data communication with various devices connected via a communication line.

  The operation input unit 120 includes an operation input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and has a function of detecting an operator operation and outputting the operation to the arithmetic processing unit 150.

  The screen display unit 130 includes a screen display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), and has a function of displaying various information such as an operation menu on the screen in response to an instruction from the arithmetic processing unit 150. Have.

  The storage unit 140 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, and has a function of storing processing information and programs 140P necessary for various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 150. The program 140P is a program that realizes various processing units by being read and executed by the arithmetic processing unit 150, and an external device (not shown) or the like via a data input / output function such as the communication I / F unit 110. It is read in advance from a storage medium (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 140. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 140 includes a template group 140A and a profile group 140B.

  The template group 140A is a set of templates 140A1 for creating rules. FIG. 2 is a configuration example of the template 140A1 included in the template group 140A. The template 140A1 includes a template name 140A11, an event condition 140A12, a notification message 140A13, a transmission device restriction 140A14, and a reception device restriction 140A15.

  The template name 140A11 is a unique name that identifies the template. The event condition 140A12 is an event condition set in a condition part of a rule created using the template. The notification message 140A13 is a notification message set in a rule execution unit created using the template. The transmission device restriction 140A14 is information for limiting the transmission device to which the template is applied. The receiving device restriction 140A15 is information for limiting the receiving device to which the template is applied.

  For example, the template in the first line of FIG. 2 has a template name “air conditioner control”, “temperature information T ≦ 30” as an event condition, “decrease set temperature once” as a communication message, and “device as a transmission device constraint” “Type = thermometer” and “device type = air conditioner & installation location = transmission device installation location” are included as receiving device constraints. The symbol & represents a logical product condition. Since this device has “device type = thermometer” set in the transmission device constraint, the transmission device to which the template is applied, in other words, the transmission device for which a rule is generated using the template, is It means that the type must be a thermometer. In addition, since the above-mentioned template has “device type = air conditioner & installation location = transmission device installation location” in the receiving device restriction, the receiving device to which the template is applied, in other words, the rule using the template is used. Means that the type of the receiving device is an air conditioner, and the installation location of the air conditioner must be the same as the installation location of the transmitting device to be paired.

  The profile group 140B is a set of device profiles 140B1. FIG. 3 is a configuration example of the device profile 140B1 included in the profile group 140B. The device profile 140B1 has a device identifier 140B11 and a profile 140B12.

  The device identifier 140B11 is a unique name that identifies the device. The profile 140B12 is various information regarding the device identified by the device identifier.

  For example, one device profile in FIG. 3 is that a device having a device identifier of “TM1” is of the type thermometer, the installation location is Room 1, and the event generated by the device is temperature information T. This means that the unit of the event to be generated is ° C. In addition, another device profile in FIG. 3 shows that a device having a device identifier “AC1” is of the type air conditioner, the installation location is Room 1, and the installation date is January 1, 2000. It represents something.

  The arithmetic processing unit 150 has a microprocessor such as an MPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 140P from the storage unit 140, thereby realizing various processing units by cooperating the hardware and the program 140P. It has a function to do. As main processing units realized by the arithmetic processing unit 150, there are an input unit 150A, a profile selection unit 150B, a template selection unit 150C, and a rule creation unit 150D.

  The input unit 150A has a function of inputting a transmission device identifier and a reception device identifier set in a rule to be created from the rule creator through the operation input unit 120 or the communication I / F unit 110. The input unit 150A transmits the input transmission device identifier and reception device identifier to the profile selection unit 150B and the rule creation unit 150D.

  The profile selection unit 150B has a function of selecting a device profile 140B1 used for selecting a template from the profile group 140B stored in the storage unit 140. Specifically, the profile selection unit 150B selects the device profile 140B1 having the device identifier 140B11 that matches the transmission device identifier transmitted from the input unit 150A as the template selection transmission profile. The profile selection unit 150B selects the device profile 140B1 having the device identifier 140B11 that matches the reception device identifier transmitted from the input unit 150A as the template selection reception profile. The profile selection unit 150B transmits the selected template selection transmission device profile and the template selection reception profile to the template selection unit 150C.

  The template selecting unit 150C has a function of selecting a template 140A1 used for creating a rule from the template group 140A stored in the storage unit 140 in accordance with the device profile transmitted from the profile selecting unit 150B. Specifically, the template selection unit 150C includes various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile from the template group 140A that satisfies the transmission device restriction 140A14 and is described in the template selection reception profile. The template 140A1 in which various information regarding the selected device satisfies the receiving device constraint 140A15 is selected. The template selection unit 150C transmits the selected template 140A1 to the rule creation unit 150D.

  The rule creation means 150D has a function of creating a rule from the transmission device identifier and reception device identifier transmitted from the input means 150A and the template 140A1 transmitted from the template selection means 150C. Specifically, the rule creation means 150D includes a condition unit including a transmission device identifier and an event condition 140A12 in the template 140A1, and an execution unit including a reception device identifier and a notification message 140A13 in the template 140A1, Create a rule with a unique rule name. The rule creation unit 150D outputs the created rule to the outside through the communication I / F unit 110 or displays it on the screen display unit 130.

  Next, the operation of the rule creation device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the input unit 150A inputs a pair of a transmission device identifier and a reception device identifier from the user through the operation input unit 120 or the communication I / F unit 110, and transmits the set to the profile selection unit 150B and the rule creation unit 150D ( Step S1). For example, when the user inputs the transmission device identifier = TM1 and the reception device identifier = AC1 through the operation input unit 120, the input unit 150A inputs them and transmits them to the profile selection unit 150B and the rule creation unit 150D.

  Next, the profile selection unit 150B selects the device profile 140B1 having the device identifier 140B11 that matches the transmission device identifier transmitted from the input unit 150A as the template selection transmission profile, and receives the reception device transmitted from the input unit 150A. The device profile 140B1 having the device identifier 140B11 that matches the identifier is selected as a template selection reception profile, and the selected template selection transmission profile and template selection reception profile are transmitted to the template selection means 150C (step S2). For example, when the transmission device identifier = TM1 and the reception device identifier = AC1, the profile selection unit 150B selects the device file with the device identifier = TM1 in FIG. 3 and the device file with the device identifier = AC1 in FIG. And transmitted to the template selecting means 150C.

  Next, the template selection unit 150C satisfies various types of information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfy the transmission device constraint 140A14, and various types of information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile includes the reception device constraint. A template 140A1 that satisfies 140A15 is selected from the template group 140A, and the selected template 140A1 is transmitted to the rule creating means 150D (step S3). For example, when the device file with the device identifier = TM1 in FIG. 3 is a transmission profile for template selection and the device file with the device identifier = AC1 in FIG. 3 is a reception profile for template selection, the template selection unit 150C is shown in FIG. The template 140A1 having the template name “air conditioner control” is selected from the plurality of templates. The reason is that various types of information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile “device type = thermometer, installation location = Room1, generation event = temperature information T, event unit = ° C.” is the transmission device of the template 140A1. Various information related to the device satisfying the restriction 140A14 “device type = thermometer” and described in the template selection reception profile “device type = air conditioner, installation location = Room1, installation date = January 1, 2000” This is because the receiving device restriction 140A15 “device type = air conditioner & installation location = transmission device installation location” of the template 140A1 is satisfied. Here, a profile that does not exist in the device constraint is considered to be satisfactory regardless of the profile of the device profile.

  Next, the rule creation means 150D includes a condition part including the transmission device identifier transmitted from the input means 150A and the event condition 140A12 in the template 140A1 transmitted from the template selection means 150C, and the reception transmitted from the input means 150A. An execution unit including a device identifier and a notification message 140A13 in the template 140A1 transmitted from the template selection unit 150C is created, and a rule with a unique rule name is created (step S4). For example, when the transmitting device identifier is TM1, the receiving device identifier is AC1, and the template is the template 140A1 having the template name “air conditioner control” shown in FIG. 2, the rule creating means 150D uses, for example, a rule as shown in FIG. Is generated. The method of assigning a unique rule name is arbitrary. For example, there is a method of storing the number of rules created for each template and assigning the number +1 to a unique template name as a suffix, but is not limited thereto.

  Finally, the rule creation unit 150D outputs the created rule to the outside through the communication I / F unit 110 or displays it on the screen display unit 130 (step S5).

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to the present embodiment, an appropriate template is automatically selected simply by inputting a transmission device identifier and a reception device identifier described in a rule, so that the user can efficiently execute the rule without extra effort. It becomes possible to create.

  On the other hand, for example, in a method in which a list of the template group 140A is displayed on the screen display unit 130 and the user selects an appropriate template from the list, the burden on the user when selecting a template when the number of templates is large. Will increase. In addition, the template group 140A is held so as to be searchable using a combination of the types of the transmission device and the reception device as a key, and the user specifies the type of the transmission device and the reception device so that the user can select a template used in rule creation. In the method of selecting, it is necessary for the user to input the types of the transmitting device and the receiving device in addition to the transmitting device identifier and the receiving device identifier, which increases the burden on the user.

[Second Embodiment]
Referring to FIG. 6, the rule creation device 200 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication I / F unit 210, an operation input unit 220, a screen display unit 230, a storage unit 240, and an arithmetic processing unit 250. .

  The communication I / F unit 210, the operation input unit 220, and the screen display unit 230 are the same as the communication I / F unit 110, the operation input unit 120, and the screen display unit 130 in the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. It has a function.

  The storage unit 240 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, and has a function of storing processing information and programs 240P necessary for various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 250. The program 240P is a program that realizes various processing units by being read and executed by the arithmetic processing unit 250, and an external device (not shown) or the like via a data input / output function such as the communication I / F unit 210. It is read in advance from a storage medium (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 240. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 240 includes a template group 240A and a profile group 240B.

  Template group 240A is a set of templates 240A1 for rule creation. The template group 240A and its template 240A1 are the same as the template group 140A and its template 140A1 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  The profile group 240B is a set of device profiles 240B1. The profile group 240B and its device profile 240B1 are the same as the device profile 140B and its device profile 140B1 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  The arithmetic processing unit 250 has a microprocessor such as an MPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 240P from the storage unit 240, thereby realizing various processing units by cooperating the hardware and the program 240P. It has a function to do. As main processing units realized by the arithmetic processing unit 250, there are an input unit 250A, a profile selection unit 250B, a template selection unit 250C, a rule creation unit 250D, a rule correction unit 250E, and a rule registration unit 250F.

  The input means 250A, profile selection means 250B, and template selection means 250C have the same functions as the input means 150A, profile selection means 150B, and template selection means 150C in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  The rule creation means 250D has the same rule creation function as the rule creation means 150D in the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, the rule creation unit 250D transmits the created rule to the rule correction unit 250E.

  The rule correcting unit 250E displays the rule generated by the rule creating unit 250D on the screen display unit 230, and when the user instructs the displayed rule to be corrected through the operation input unit 220, as instructed. And a function for modifying the rule. That is, the rule correction unit 250E provides an environment for interactively correcting the rule to the user. The rule correction unit 250E transmits the rule corrected by the user or the rule determined not to be corrected by the user to the rule registration unit 250F.

  The rule registration unit 250F has a function of transmitting the rule transmitted from the rule correction unit 250E to the M2M management system (not shown in FIG. 6) through the communication I / F unit 210 and storing it in the rule storage device of the M2M management system. .

  Next, the operation of the rule creation device 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the input unit 250A inputs a pair of a transmission device identifier and a reception device identifier from the user through the operation input unit 220 or the communication I / F unit 210, and transmits the set to the profile selection unit 250B and the rule creation unit 250D ( Step S11).

  Next, the profile selection unit 250B selects a device profile 240B1 having a device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier transmitted from the input unit 250A as a template selection transmission profile, and receives the reception device identifier transmitted from the input unit 250A. Is selected as a template selection reception profile, and the selected template selection transmission profile and template selection reception profile are transmitted to the template selection means 250C (step S12).

  Next, the template selection unit 250C satisfies the various types of information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfy the transmission device constraint, and the various types of information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile receives the reception device constraint. Is selected from the template group 240A, and the selected template 240A1 is transmitted to the rule creating means 250D (step S13).

  Next, the rule creation means 250D includes a condition part including the transmission device identifier transmitted from the input means 250A and the event condition in the template 240A1 transmitted from the template selection means 250C, and the receiving device transmitted from the input means 250A. A rule including an identifier and an execution unit including the notification message in the template 240A1 transmitted from the template selection unit 250C and having a unique rule name is created (step S14). Then, the rule creation unit 250D transmits the created rule to the rule correction unit 250E.

  Next, the rule correction unit 250E displays the rule generated by the rule creation unit 250D on the screen display unit 230 and waits for an instruction from the user (step S15). When receiving a correction instruction from the user through the operation input unit 220 (YES in step S16), the rule correction unit 250E corrects the rule in accordance with the correction instruction (step S18). Further, when receiving an instruction for registering a rule from the user through the operation input unit 220 (YES in step S17), the rule correcting unit 250E generates a corrected rule (if it has not received an instruction for correction even once) Are transmitted to the rule registration means 250F.

  The rule registration unit 250F transmits the rule transmitted from the rule correction unit 250E to the M2M management system through the communication I / F unit 210 and stores it in the rule storage device of the M2M management system (step S19).

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an appropriate template is automatically selected simply by inputting a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier described in a rule. The user can efficiently create rules without extra effort.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the generated rule is displayed on the screen display unit 230 and has the rule correction means 250E that receives a correction instruction, the user can confirm the content of the generated rule, and is necessary. Can be modified accordingly. For example, when a plurality of templates having different event conditions and notification message contents exist in the template group 240 for a combination of the same type of transmission device and reception device, the template selection unit 250C uses the plurality of templates 240A1. Is selected, a plurality of rules are created by the rule creation means 250D, and a plurality of rules are displayed on the screen display unit 230 by the rule correction means 250E. At this time, the user can create an appropriate rule by inputting any correction instruction that leaves any one of the plurality of rules and deletes the other.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, since it has the rule registration means 250F, the operation | work which registers the produced | generated rule with an M2M management system can be automated.

[Third embodiment]
Referring to FIG. 8, the rule creation device 300 according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication I / F unit 310, an operation input unit 320, a screen display unit 330, a storage unit 340, and an arithmetic processing unit 350. .

  Communication I / F unit 310, operation input unit 320, and screen display unit 330 are the same as communication I / F unit 210, operation input unit 220, and screen display unit 230 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. It has a function.

  The storage unit 340 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, and has a function of storing processing information and programs 340P necessary for various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 350. The program 340P is a program that realizes various processing units by being read and executed by the arithmetic processing unit 350, and an external device (not shown) or the like via a data input / output function such as the communication I / F unit 310. The data is read in advance from a storage medium (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 340. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 340 includes a template group 340A and a profile group 340B.

  Template group 340A is a set of templates 340A1 for rule creation. Template group 340A and template 340A1 that is a component thereof are the same as template group 240A and template 240A1 that is a component thereof in the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  The profile group 340B is a set of device profiles 340B1. The profile group 340B and its device profile 340B1 are the same as the device profile 240B and its device profile 240B1 in the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  The arithmetic processing unit 350 has a microprocessor such as an MPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 340P from the storage unit 340, thereby realizing various processing units by cooperating the hardware and the program 340P. It has a function to do. The main processing units realized by the arithmetic processing unit 350 include a rule creation unit 360 with a template creation function and a rule creation unit 370 using a template.

  The rule creation unit 360 with a template creation function creates a rule according to information such as an event condition or a notification message input from the user, and creates another rule that uses the same event condition and notification message as the created rule. And a function of creating a template for registration in the template group 340A of the storage unit 340. The rule creation unit with template creation function 360 includes an input unit 360A, a rule creation unit 360B, and a rule registration unit 360C as processing units related to the rule creation function. The rule creation unit with template creation function 360 includes a profile selection unit 360D, a constraint generation unit 360E, a template creation unit 360F, a template correction unit 360G, and a template registration unit 360H as processing units related to the template creation function.

  The input unit 360A has a function of inputting rule creation information including a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message from the rule creator through the operation input unit 320 or the communication I / F unit 310. . The input unit 360A transmits the input rule creation information to the rule creation unit 360B, the profile selection unit 360D, and the template creation unit 360F.

  The rule creation unit 360B has a function of creating a rule based on the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A. Specifically, the rule creation means 360B has a condition part including a transmission device identifier and an event condition in the rule creation information, and an execution part including a reception device identifier and a notification message in the rule creation information, A rule having the rule name in the rule creation information is created. The rule creation unit 360B transmits the created rule to the rule registration unit 360C.

  The rule registration unit 360C has a function of transmitting the rule transmitted from the rule creation unit 360B to the M2M management system (not shown in FIG. 8) through the communication I / F unit 310 and storing it in the rule storage device of the M2M management system. .

  The profile selection unit 360D transmits a device profile 340B1 having a device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A from among the profile group 340B stored in the storage unit 340. A function to select as a profile, and a function to select a device profile 340B1 having a device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the rule creation information as a template creation reception profile. The profile selection unit 360D transmits the selected template creation transmission profile and template creation reception profile to the constraint generation unit 360E.

  The constraint generation unit 360E analyzes various types of information related to the devices described in the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile transmitted from the profile selection unit 360D, and transmits the template set in the template created by the template creation unit 360F. It has a function of generating device constraints and receiving device constraints and transmitting them to the template creation means 360F.

  The transmission device restriction in the template is information that limits the transmission device to which the template is applied. What information regarding the transmission device is defined as a transmission device constraint is defined in advance. The constraint generation means 360E generates a transmission device constraint from the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile according to this definition. For example, in the first embodiment, the transmission device identifier is a transmission device constraint (see FIG. 2). When the transmission device identifier is used as the transmission device constraint in this way, the constraint generation unit 360E extracts the transmission device identifier from the template creation transmission profile.

  The receiving device restriction in the template is information that limits the receiving device to which the template is applied. What information regarding the receiving device is defined as the receiving device constraint is defined in advance. The constraint generation means 360E generates a transmission device constraint from the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile according to this definition. For example, in the first embodiment, the reception device identifier and the installation location of the reception device are the reception device restrictions (see FIG. 2). When the reception device identifier and the installation location of the reception device are set as the reception device constraint in this way, the constraint generation unit 360E extracts the reception device identifier and the installation location from the template creation reception profile. In another example of the first embodiment, the reception device restriction is that the installation location of the reception device is the same as that of the transmission device (see FIG. 2). In this way, when the predetermined relationship between the transmitting device and the receiving device is used as the receiving device constraint, the constraint generation unit 360E extracts the predetermined relationship from the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile, and uses it. Receiving device constraint.

  Although the first embodiment does not show an example in which only the receiving device identifier is used as the receiving device constraint, it is needless to say that only the receiving device identifier may be used as the receiving device constraint. In this case, the constraint generation means 360E extracts the transmission device identifier from the template creation reception profile.

  In general, since the device type and the installation location are effective as device constraints, the constraint generation unit 360E may extract only these as device constraints from the device profile, but is not limited thereto.

  Further, the constraint generation unit 360E extracts the device type and installation location as constraints with high priority and other profiles as constraints with low priority, displays them on the screen display unit 330 according to priority, and actually uses them. You may make it make a user select the restrictions to perform. The selection of the constraint by the user may be performed at the template correction stage by the template correction unit 360G in the subsequent stage.

  The template creation unit 360F includes a template having an event condition and a notification message in the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A, a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint transmitted from the constraint generation unit 360E, and a unique template name. It has the function to generate. As a method for generating a unique template name, for example, there is a method in which a rule name is used as a template name as it is. However, if a template with the same name already exists, a unique template name is assigned. As a method of assigning a unique template name, for example, there is a method of storing the number of templates created for each template of the same name, and adding the number +1 as a suffix to the rule name. Is not to be done. The template creation unit 360F transmits the generated template to the template correction unit 360G.

  The template correction unit 360G displays the template generated by the template creation unit 360F on the screen display unit 330, and when the user instructs the displayed template to be corrected through the operation input unit 320, as instructed. And a function of modifying the template. That is, the template correction unit 360G provides an environment for interactively correcting the template to the user. The template correction unit 360G transmits the template corrected by the user or the template determined not to be corrected by the user to the template registration unit 360H. Note that not creating a template is another form of modification. Further, the template correction unit 360G may be omitted. In that case, the template created by the template creation unit 360F is transmitted to the template registration unit 360H.

  The template registration unit 360H has a function of storing the template transmitted from the template correction unit 360G in the template group 340A of the storage unit 340.

  The rule creation unit 370 using templates has a function of providing the rule creator with a rule creation environment similar to that of the second embodiment of the present invention, using the template group 340A stored in the storage unit 340. That is, the template rule creation unit 370 has the input unit 250A, profile selection unit 250B, template selection unit 250C, rule creation unit 250D, rule modification unit 250E, and rule registration unit 250F in the second embodiment shown in FIG. Consists of

  Next, the operation of the rule creation device 300 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The rule creation apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment has two operation modes: an operation mode in which the rule creation unit 360 with a template creation function is operated, and an operation mode in which the rule creation unit 370 using a template is operated. For example, the user can select and use one of the two operation modes by an operation menu displayed on the screen display unit 330. In general, if a template that can be used exists in the template group 340A, the rule creation unit 370 based on the template is used. On the other hand, if a usable template does not exist in the template group 340A, a rule is created without a template using the rule creation unit with template creation function 360. At this time, a template is created at the same time as the rule is created and registered in the template group 340A. When a rule is created using the registered template, the rule creation unit 370 using the template is used.

  The operation of the rule creation unit 370 based on the template is the same as that of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Below, operation | movement of the rule creation part 360 with a template creation function is demonstrated.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed in the operation mode by the rule creation unit 360 with the template creation function by the rule creation device 300 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the input unit 360A inputs rule creation information including a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a communication message from the user through the operation input unit 320 or the communication I / F unit 310, and creates a rule. The information is transmitted to means 360B, profile selection means 360D, and template creation means 360F (step S21).

  Next, the rule creation unit 360B includes a condition unit including a transmission device identifier and an event condition in the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A, and an execution unit including a reception device identifier and a notification message in the rule creation information. The rule having the rule name in the rule creation information is created and transmitted to the rule registration unit 360C (step S22).

  Next, the rule registration unit 360C registers the rule transmitted from the rule creation unit 360B in the rule storage device of the M2M management system through the communication I / F unit 310 (step S23).

  Next, the profile selection unit 360D selects a device profile 340B1 having a device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A as a template generation transmission profile, and The device profile 340B1 having a device identifier that matches the reception device identifier is selected as a template generation reception profile, and is transmitted to the constraint generation means 360E (step S24).

  Next, the constraint generation unit 360E analyzes various information about the device described in the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile transmitted from the profile selection unit 360D, and determines the transmission device constraint and the reception device constraint. It is generated and transmitted to the template creation means 360F (step S25).

  Next, the template creation unit 360F includes an event condition and a notification message in the rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 360A, a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint transmitted from the constraint generation unit 360E, a unique template name, Is generated and transmitted to the template correction means 360G (step S26).

  Next, the template correction unit 360G displays the template generated by the template creation unit 360F on the screen display unit 330, and waits for an instruction from the user (step S27). When receiving a correction instruction from the user through operation input unit 320 (YES in step S28), template correction means 360G corrects the template in accordance with the correction instruction (step S31). Further, when receiving a template registration instruction from the user through the operation input unit 320 (YES in step S29), the template correction unit 360G receives the correction instruction and has corrected the template (although no correction instruction has been received). In this case, the generated template) is transmitted to the template registration means 360H. Further, when receiving an instruction from the user not to register the template through the operation input unit 320 (YES in step S30), the template correction unit 360G discards the template generated by the template creation unit 360F, and performs the process shown in FIG. finish.

  When the template is transmitted from the rule correction unit 250E, the template registration unit 360H registers the template in the template group 340 of the storage unit 340 (step S32). Then, the process shown in FIG. 9 ends.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to this embodiment, the same effects as those of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 can be obtained, and the following effects can be obtained.

  By using the rule creation unit 360 with a template creation function, the user can create a rule by directly inputting an event condition and a notification message, and uses the same event condition and notification message as the created rule. Templates for creating other rules can be created at the same time. Thereby, the work amount of the user for creating the template can be reduced.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Referring to FIG. 10, the rule creation device 400 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication I / F unit 410, an operation input unit 420, a screen display unit 430, a storage unit 440, and an arithmetic processing unit 450. .

  The communication I / F unit 410, operation input unit 420, and screen display unit 430 are the same as the communication I / F unit 310, operation input unit 320, and screen display unit 330 in the third embodiment shown in FIG. It has a function.

  The storage unit 440 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, and has a function of storing processing information and programs 440P necessary for various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 450. The program 440P is a program that realizes various processing units by being read and executed by the arithmetic processing unit 450, and an external device (not shown) or the like via a data input / output function such as the communication I / F unit 410. It is read in advance from a storage medium (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 440. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 440 includes a template group 440A and a profile group 440B.

  The template group 440A is a set of templates 440A1 for creating rules. The template group 440A and the template 440A1 that is a component thereof are the same as the template group 340A and the template 340A1 that is a component thereof in the third embodiment shown in FIG.

  The profile group 440B is a set of device profiles 440B1. The profile group 440B and its device profile 440B1 are the same as the device profile 340B and its device profile 340B1 in the third embodiment shown in FIG.

  The arithmetic processing unit 450 has a microprocessor such as an MPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 440P from the storage unit 440, thereby realizing various processing units by cooperating the hardware and the program 440P. It has a function to do. As main processing units realized by the arithmetic processing unit 450, there are a rule creation unit 460 with a template creation function and a rule creation unit 470 using a template.

  The rule creation unit 460 with a template creation function includes a function for creating a plurality of rules according to a plurality of rule creation information (the event condition and the notification message are the same) input from the user, And a function for creating a template for creating another rule using the same event condition and notification message and registering it in the template group 440A of the storage unit 440. The rule creation unit with template creation function 460 includes an input unit 460A, a rule creation unit 460B, and a rule registration unit 460C as processing units related to the rule creation function. The rule creation unit with template creation function 460 includes a profile selection unit 460D, a constraint generation unit 460E, a template creation unit 460F, a template correction unit 460G, and a template registration unit 460H as processing units related to the template creation function.

  The input unit 460A has a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message from the rule creator through the operation input unit 420 or the communication I / F unit 410, and the event condition and the notification message are It has a function of inputting a plurality of rule creation information that is the same. The input unit 450A transmits the plurality of input rule creation information to the rule creation unit 460B, the profile selection unit 460D, and the template creation unit 460F.

  The rule creation unit 460B has a function of creating a plurality of rules based on a plurality of rule information transmitted from the input unit 460A. Specifically, the rule creation unit 460B includes, for each rule creation information, a condition part including a transmission device identifier and an event condition in the rule creation information, a reception device identifier and a notification message in the rule creation information. A rule having a rule name in the rule creation information. The rule creation unit 460B transmits the created rules to the rule registration unit 460C.

  The rule registration unit 460C transmits a plurality of rules transmitted from the rule creation unit 460B to the M2M management system (not shown in FIG. 10) through the communication I / F unit 410, and stores them in the rule storage device of the M2M management system Have

  The profile selection unit 460D has a device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the rule creation information for each rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 460A from the profile group 440B stored in the storage unit 440. A function of selecting the profile 440B1 as a template creation transmission profile and a function of selecting a device profile 440B1 having a device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the rule creation information as a template creation reception profile. The profile selection unit 460D transmits the selected plurality of template creation transmission profiles and the plurality of template creation reception profiles to the constraint generation unit 460E.

  The constraint generation unit 460E analyzes various information related to the devices described in the plurality of template creation transmission profiles and the plurality of template creation reception profiles transmitted from the profile selection unit 460D, and the template creation unit 460F creates them. It has a function of generating a transmission device restriction and a reception device restriction to be set in a template and transmitting them to the template creation means 460F.

  The transmission device restriction in the template is information that limits the transmission device to which the template is applied. The constraint generation unit 460E has a function of generating, as a transmission device constraint, information related to a device common to a plurality of template creation transmission profiles transmitted from the profile selection unit 460D. The reason for doing this is that the template that can be applied in common to multiple rules with the same event condition and notification message is a profile that is common to multiple transmission devices to which the multiple rules are applied. This is because is likely to be suitable. For this reason, for example, if a plurality of transmission devices have the same device type, the device type is generated as a transmission device constraint. For example, if the device installation location is the same for a plurality of transmission devices, the device installation location is generated as a transmission device constraint.

  The receiving device restriction in the template is information that limits the receiving device to which the template is applied. The constraint generation unit 460E has a function of generating, as a reception device constraint, information related to a device common to the plurality of template creation reception profiles transmitted from the profile selection unit 460D. The reason for doing this is that the template receiving device restriction that can be commonly applied to multiple rules with the same event condition and notification message is a profile common to multiple receiving devices to which the multiple rules are applied. This is because is likely to be suitable. For this reason, for example, if a plurality of receiving devices have the same device type, the device type is generated as a receiving device constraint. For example, if the device installation location is the same for a plurality of receiving devices, the device installation location is generated as a receiving device constraint.

  Further, the constraint generation unit 460E transmits the transmission device and reception described in the template creation transmission profile and the template creation reception profile selected by the transmission and reception device identifiers in the same rule creation information transmitted from the profile selection unit 460D. Based on various information about the device, for each rule creation information, analyze the relative relationship between the sending device and the receiving device, and the relative relationship between the sending device and the receiving device common to all rule creation information, It may be a transmission device restriction or a reception device restriction. As a relative relationship to be analyzed, for example, there is a relative relationship regarding the installation location, in which the installation location of the receiving device is the same as that of the transmission device.

  In addition, the constraint generation unit 460E generates a transmission device constraint that is common to all template creation transmission profiles and a reception device constraint that is common to all template creation reception profiles. The device constraint and the receiving device constraint may be displayed on the screen display unit 430 as a constraint with low priority for each priority, and the user may select a constraint to be actually used. The selection of the constraint by the user may be performed at the template correction stage by the template correction unit 460G in the subsequent stage.

  The template creation unit 460F includes an event condition and a notification message that are common among the plurality of rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 460A, a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint transmitted from the constraint generation unit 460E, and a unique template name. The function which produces | generates the template which has these. The template creation unit 460F transmits the generated template to the template correction unit 460G.

  The template correction unit 460G has a function of displaying the template generated by the template creation unit 460F on the screen display unit 430, and when the user instructs correction of the displayed template through the operation input unit 420, as instructed. And a function of modifying the template. That is, the template correcting unit 460G provides an environment for interactively correcting the template to the user. The template correction unit 460G transmits the template corrected by the user or the template determined not to be corrected by the user to the template registration unit 460H. Note that not creating a template is another form of modification. Further, the template correction unit 460G may be omitted. In that case, the template created by the template creation unit 460F is transmitted to the template registration unit 460H.

  The template registration unit 460H has a function of storing the template transmitted from the template correction unit 460G in the template group 440A of the storage unit 440.

  The rule creation unit 470 using templates has a function of providing a rule creation environment similar to that of the second embodiment of the present invention to the rule creator using the template group 440A stored in the storage unit 440. That is, the rule creation unit 470 based on the template is the input unit 250A, profile selection unit 250B, template selection unit 250C, rule creation unit 250D, rule modification unit 250E, and rule registration unit 250F in the second embodiment shown in FIG. Consists of

  Next, the operation of the rule creation device 400 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The rule creation device 400 according to the present embodiment has two operation modes: an operation mode in which the rule creation unit 460 with a template creation function is operated, and an operation mode in which the rule creation unit 470 using a template is operated. For example, the user can select and use one of the two operation modes by an operation menu displayed on the screen display unit 430. The operation of the rule creation unit 470 based on the template is the same as that of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Below, operation | movement of the rule preparation part 460 with a template preparation function is demonstrated.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed in the operation mode by the rule creation unit with template creation function 460 by the rule creation device 400 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the input unit 460A has a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message from the user through the operation input unit 420 or the communication I / F unit 410. A plurality of identical rule creation information is input and transmitted to the rule creation means 460B, profile selection means 460D, and template creation means 460F (step S41). In the input of a plurality of rule creation information having the same event condition and notification message, the user may repeatedly input the same event condition and notification message for each rule creation information. The user may input the event condition and the notification message at the time of input, and the input of the event condition and the notification message may be omitted when the remaining rule creation information is input.

  Next, the rule creation unit 460B, for each rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 460A, a condition part including a transmission device identifier and an event condition in the rule creation information, a reception device identifier in the rule creation information, A rule having a rule name in the rule creation information is created and transmitted to the rule registration means 460C (step S42).

  Next, the rule registration unit 460C transmits the plurality of rules transmitted from the rule creation unit 460B to the M2M management system (not shown in FIG. 10) through the communication I / F unit 410, and stores it in the rule storage device of the M2M management system. Store (step S43).

  Next, the profile selection unit 460D, for each rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 460A, out of the profile group 440B stored in the storage unit 440, a device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the rule creation information. Is selected as a template creation transmission profile, and a device profile 440B1 having a device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the rule creation information is selected as a template creation reception profile and transmitted to the constraint generation means 460E. (Step S44).

  Next, the constraint generation unit 460E analyzes various types of information related to the devices described in the plurality of template creation transmission profiles and the plurality of template creation reception profiles transmitted from the profile selection unit 460D to obtain common information. The transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction are generated and transmitted to the template creation unit 460F (step S45).

  Next, the template creation unit 460F has a unique event condition and notification message common to the plurality of rule creation information transmitted from the input unit 460A, a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint transmitted from the constraint generation unit 460E, A template having a unique template name is generated and transmitted to the template correction means 460G (step S46).

  Subsequent operations of steps S47 to S52 performed by the template correction unit 460G and the template registration unit 460H are steps S27 to S32 performed by the template correction unit 360G and the template registration unit 360H in the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Is the same as the operation.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to this embodiment, the same effects as those of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 can be obtained, and the following effects can be obtained.

  By using the rule creation unit 460 with a template creation function, the user can create a plurality of rules having the same event condition and notification message by directly inputting the event condition and the notification message. It is possible to simultaneously create a template for creating another rule that uses the same event condition and notification message as a plurality of rules. Thereby, the work amount of the user for creating the template can be reduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, a template having appropriate transmission device constraints and reception device constraints can be created. The reason is that a profile common to a plurality of transmission devices and reception devices to which a plurality of rules having the same event condition and notification message are applied is used as a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint. Templates that can be applied in common to multiple rules with the same event conditions and notification messages are suitable for sending and receiving device constraints for profiles that are common to multiple sending and receiving devices to which the multiple rules apply. In some cases, effective constraints are generated from a common profile that the user has not noticed.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a rule creation device, and in particular, an event distribution rule is set so that an event is distributed among a large number of existing devices, thereby providing a service using a function provided by each device. It can be applied to such uses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Rule creation apparatus 110 ... Communication I / F part 120 ... Operation input part 130 ... Screen display part 140 ... Storage part 140A ... Template group 140A1 ... Template 140B ... Profile group 140B1 ... Device profile 140P ... Program 150 ... Arithmetic processing part 150A ... Input means 150B ... Profile selection means 150C ... Template selection means 150D ... Rule creation means

Claims (21)

A template storage unit that stores a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device constraint, and a reception device constraint, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information about the device are stored. A profile storage means, a processing device connected to the template storage means and the profile storage means,
The processor is
First input means for inputting first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles, and the input First profile selection means for selecting, as a template selection reception profile, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the first input information;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. Template selection means for selecting the template that satisfies the device constraints;
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; A rule creation device comprising: an execution unit including the notification message in the selected template; and a first rule creation means for creating a rule having a unique rule name. The processing apparatus further includes:
Second input means for inputting second input information having a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message;
A condition unit including the transmission device identifier and the event condition in the second input information, an execution unit including the reception device identifier and the notification message in the second input information, and the second Second rule creating means for creating a rule having the rule name in the input information;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the second input information is selected as a template creation transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles, and the second input information Second profile selection means for selecting, as a template creation reception profile, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier of
Constraint generation means for generating a transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint from various information related to the device in the selected template creation transmission profile and various information related to the device in the template creation reception profile;
And a template generation unit configured to generate a template having the event condition and the notification message in the second input information, the generated transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction, and a unique template name. Item 2. The rule creation device according to Item 1. The processing apparatus further includes:
A second input means for inputting a plurality of second input information having a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message, wherein the event condition and the notification message are the same;
For each of the second input information, a condition part including the transmitting device identifier and the event condition in the second input information, the receiving device identifier and the notification message in the second input information, A second rule creating means for creating a rule having an execution unit including the rule name in the second input information;
For each of the second input information, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the second input information is selected as a template creation transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles. And second profile selection means for selecting, as a template creation reception profile, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the input second input information;
Generate information related to a device common to the plurality of template creation transmission profiles selected for each of the second input information as a transmission device constraint, and also receive a plurality of template creation receptions selected for each of the second input information. Constraint generation means for generating information on devices common to profiles as a receiving device constraint;
A template generating means for generating a template having the same event condition and the notification message in the plurality of second input information, the generated transmission device constraint and the reception device constraint, and a unique template name; The rule creation device according to claim 1, comprising: The processing apparatus further includes:
The rule creation device according to claim 2, further comprising a template registration unit that registers the generated template in the template storage unit. The processing apparatus further includes:
4. The rule creation device according to claim 2, further comprising a template correction unit that displays the generated template on a screen display unit and corrects the template according to a user instruction input through an operation input unit. The processing apparatus further includes:
The rule creation device according to claim 5, further comprising a template registration unit that registers the modified template in the template storage unit. The various information about the device includes information indicating the type of the device,
The rule creation device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction include information indicating a type of the device. Various types of information on the device include information indicating the installation location of the device,
The rule creation device according to claim 1, wherein the reception device restriction includes information indicating an installation location of the device. Various types of information on the device include information indicating the installation location of the device,
The rule creation device according to claim 1, wherein the reception device restriction includes information indicating that a setting location of the reception device is the same as that of the transmission device. The processing apparatus further includes:
The rule creation device according to claim 1, further comprising a rule registration unit that registers the generated rule in an M2M management system. A template storage unit that stores a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device constraint, and a reception device constraint, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information about the device are stored. A profile storage means, a processing device connected to the template storage means and the profile storage means,
The processing device is
Input first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles, and the input Selecting the device profile having the device identifier that matches the receiving device identifier in the first input information as a template selection receiving profile;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. Select the template that satisfies the device constraints,
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; A rule creation method for creating a rule having an execution unit including the notification message in the selected template and a unique rule name. The processing apparatus further comprises:
Input second input information having a rule name, a transmitting device identifier, an event condition, a receiving device identifier, and a notification message,
A condition unit including the transmission device identifier and the event condition in the second input information, an execution unit including the reception device identifier and the notification message in the second input information, and the second Create a rule with the rule name in the input information,
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the second input information is selected as a template creation transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles, and the second input information Selecting the device profile having the device identifier that matches the receiving device identifier of a template creation reception profile;
A transmission device constraint and a reception device constraint are generated from various information related to the device in the selected template creation transmission profile and various information related to the device in the template creation reception profile,
The rule according to claim 11, wherein a template having the event condition and the notification message in the second input information, the generated transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction, and a unique template name is generated. How to make. The processing apparatus further comprises:
A plurality of second input information having a rule name, a transmission device identifier, an event condition, a reception device identifier, and a notification message, wherein the event condition and the notification message are the same;
For each of the second input information, a condition part including the transmitting device identifier and the event condition in the second input information, the receiving device identifier and the notification message in the second input information, A rule having an execution unit including the rule name in the second input information,
For each of the second input information, the device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the second input information is selected as a template creation transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles. And selecting the device profile having the device identifier that matches the reception device identifier in the input second input information as a template creation reception profile,
Generate information related to a device common to the plurality of template creation transmission profiles selected for each of the second input information as a transmission device constraint, and also receive a plurality of template creation receptions selected for each of the second input information. Generate information about devices common to profiles as receiving device constraints,
The template having the event condition and the notification message that are the same as the plurality of second input information, the generated transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction, and a unique template name is generated. The rule creation method described. The processing apparatus further comprises:
The rule creation method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the generated template is registered in the template storage unit. The processing apparatus further comprises:
The rule creation method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the generated template is displayed on a screen display unit, and the template is modified in accordance with a user instruction input through an operation input unit. The processing apparatus further comprises:
The rule creation method according to claim 15, wherein the modified template is registered in the template storage unit. The various information about the device includes information indicating the type of the device,
The rule creation method according to claim 11, wherein the transmission device restriction and the reception device restriction have information indicating a type of the device. Various types of information on the device include information indicating the installation location of the device,
The rule creation method according to claim 11, wherein the reception device restriction includes information indicating an installation location of the device. Various types of information on the device include information indicating the installation location of the device,
The rule creation method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein the reception device restriction includes information indicating that an installation location of the reception device is the same as that of the transmission device. The processing apparatus further comprises:
The rule creation method according to claim 11, wherein the generated rule is registered in an M2M management system. Each is connected to a storage unit for storing a plurality of templates each having a template name, an event condition, a notification message, a transmission device restriction, and a reception device restriction, and a plurality of device profiles each having a device identifier and various information related to the device. Processor
Inputting first input information having a transmitting device identifier and a receiving device identifier;
The device profile having the device identifier that matches the transmission device identifier in the input first input information is selected as a template selection transmission profile from the plurality of device profiles, and the input Selecting the device profile having the device identifier matching the receiving device identifier in first input information as a template selection receiving profile;
Among the plurality of templates, various information related to the device described in the template selection transmission profile satisfies the transmission device restriction, and information related to the device described in the template selection reception profile is received. Selecting the template that satisfies device constraints;
A condition part including the transmitting device identifier in the input first input information and the event condition in the selected template; the receiving device identifier in the input first input information; A program for causing an execution unit including the notification message in the selected template to generate a rule having a unique rule name.

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