JP2017170100A - Shielding control system, control device and command device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology to make shielding level of a shielding material such as a cover installed in a facility such as a house more optimal in order to efficiently dry laundry.SOLUTION: In a shielding control system 1, a command sending server 10 acquires weather information of region at predetermined interval such as mesh data from a weather information delivery server 20, identifies one or multiple regions of the mesh data 1 based on a positional information of location of a shielding material opening and closing device 40, and determines shielding level by a cover 41 according to a weather information in the identified region. The shielding material opening and closing device 40 is installed in a user facility and drives the cover 41 based on the shielding level information determined by the command sending server 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a technique for optimizing the degree of shielding by a shielding object for a user.

  It is desired to optimize the degree of shielding by a shielding object such as a cover and a roof for various facilities such as a room and a veranda provided in a facility. For example, the incidence of sunlight greatly affects the quality of daily life. For example, by incorporating sunlight into the room, the brightness in the room changes, so that the amount of energy used, such as electricity bills, can be varied, and the comfort of sunlight can be felt. In addition, for example, laundry is dried on a veranda and dried by sunlight. When the laundry is dried by sunlight, not only is the laundry dried well, but there is no need for an electricity charge when using the dryer, which is advantageous for the user.

  However, since the weather always fluctuates, it becomes difficult for the laundry to dry if there is rain. Various techniques have been studied in order to improve convenience for users who want to dry laundry. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-113379 (Patent Document 1), when the laundry is exposed to the outside air outdoors such as a veranda or clothes drying, the user goes out without worrying about weather such as wind and rain. The technology that can be described. According to the technique of Patent Document 1, a technique is described in which laundry can be dried in the best state by protecting the laundry dried on the veranda from rain, and the user can go out with peace of mind.

JP 2004-113379 A

  Specifically, according to Patent Document 1, a system is configured by a precipitation meter installed on a veranda, an anemometer installed on the veranda, and a camera for observing the weather condition of the veranda. The processing device controls opening and closing of the cover based on the rainfall, wind speed, and predicted weather information. Thereby, a processing apparatus controls whether the laundry installed in the veranda is covered with a cover.

  According to the technique of Patent Document 1, a weather prediction system is accessed, weather information is acquired by designating regional information, and a roof is opened and closed based on the acquired weather prediction information. In the technique of Patent Literature 1, a range in units of municipalities is designated as the regional information, for example, regional information “Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo”. As described above, Patent Document 1 assumes that the area specified as the area information covers a very wide range compared to the location of the user's house.

  Therefore, the difference between the weather condition indicated by the weather forecast information and the weather condition at the location of the user's house may increase. For example, even though sunlight is incident on the user's veranda, the processing device may control the opening and closing of the cover so as to cover the laundry based on the weather forecast information, which may delay the drying of the laundry. is there. Moreover, when the distribution interval of these weather forecast information is a comparatively long-term interval, for example, about 6 hours, it becomes difficult to cope with sudden fluctuation such as so-called guerrilla heavy rain.

  Therefore, another technique for optimizing the shielding degree of the shielding object for the user is required. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique in which the shielding degree of the shielding object is further optimized.

  According to one embodiment, a shielding control system that drives and controls the degree of shielding by the shielding object is provided. The shielding control system identifies one or a plurality of areas based on acquisition means configured to acquire weather information of areas divided at regular intervals, and position information of an installation location where the shielding object is installed, A determination unit configured to determine a degree of shielding by the shielding object based on weather information of the specified region; and a drive control unit configured to drive the shielding object according to a result of the determination by the determination unit; Is provided.

  According to another embodiment, a control device configured to drive and control shielding by a shielding object by communicating with an external communication device is provided. The control device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external communication device, and a control unit configured to control the operation of the control device. The control unit identifies one or a plurality of areas from areas divided at regular intervals based on the position information of the installation location where the external communication device installs the shielding object, and sets the weather information of the identified area. An acquisition unit that acquires information on the shielding degree of the shielding object determined based on communication with an external communication device, and a drive control unit that drives the shielding object according to the information on the shielding degree of the shielding object acquired by the acquisition unit Including.

  According to another embodiment, a commanding device configured to transmit a shielding command to a control device that controls the degree of shielding by a shielding object is provided. The command device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the control device and a control unit configured to control the operation of the server device. The control unit specifies one or a plurality of regions based on the acquisition unit that acquires the weather information of each region divided at regular intervals and the position information of the installation location where the shield is installed, A transmission unit that determines a shielding degree of the shielding object based on the weather information and transmits information on the determined shielding degree of the shielding object to the control device.

  According to one embodiment, for example, weather information of each area provided as mesh data, which is divided at regular intervals, is acquired, and one or a plurality of areas are specified according to the position of the installation location of the shield, and specified The shielding degree of the shielding object is determined based on the weather information of the selected area. Therefore, based on weather information close to the location of the actual location of the shielding object, compared to the case where the shielding degree of the shielding object is determined based on a wide range of weather information, such as for municipalities. Therefore, since the degree of shielding of the shielding object is controlled, the amount of solar radiation with respect to the facility can be made more optimal. As a result, there is an advantage for the user that the laundry dries faster.

  The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the shielding control system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a command transmission server 10. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management panel 70 for shielding instructions. It is a figure which shows the weather information delivered from the weather information delivery server 20 as mesh data. It is a figure which shows the process which the instruction | command transmission server 10 specifies each area | region contained in mesh data based on the information of the position where the shield opening-and-closing apparatus 40 is installed. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the shielding degree management information 151 memorize | stored in the command transmission server. It is a figure which shows the comparison conditions for the command transmission server 10 to compare with the weather information of the specified area | region. The flowchart which shows the process which the instruction | command transmission server 10 determines the shielding degree of the shield opening-and-closing apparatus 40 installed in each user's facility, and transmits the information of the determined shielding degree to the shielding instruction management panel 70 of each user. It is. It is a flowchart which shows the process in which the shielding command management panel 70 receives the shielding degree information from the command transmission server 10 and drives the shielding of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 according to the received information. It is a figure which shows the structure of the shielding control system 2 of Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a shielding command management panel 70 according to Embodiment 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a shielding control system 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the shielding control system 1 includes a command transmission server 10, a weather information distribution server 20, and a shielding object opening / closing device 40, and these devices are connected to each other via a network 80 so as to communicate with each other. . As shown in FIG. 1, the user's facility includes a shielding object opening / closing device 40, a weather sensor device 50, and a shielding command management panel 70. The shielding object opening / closing device 40 includes a cover 41 and a control device 42.

  The weather information distribution server 20 is a server for providing weather-related information (weather information) such as weather data to an external communication device by providing an API (Application Programming Interface), for example. The weather information distribution server 20 sequentially acquires and accumulates meteorological data provided by a public organization or meteorological data uniquely predicted by a business operator, or meteorological data by a sensor. Data is provided by API. The weather information distribution server 20 communicates with a provider's server that distributes various types of weather data held by public organizations such as the Japan Meteorological Agency, such as the Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, to the private weather operators. To accumulate weather data. The meteorological data acquired in this way includes, for example, mesh data for each region at intervals of 250 meters. The mesh data includes rainfall prediction data. The mesh data includes, for example, precipitation prediction data (predicted amount of rainfall, etc.) every 5 minutes up to 30 minutes ahead as rainfall prediction data. Further, the mesh data includes, for example, meteorological data of each region at intervals of 1 km from 30 minutes to 60 minutes ahead. These meteorological data, as public institutions, are measured by real-time local rainfall such as data measured by the Meteorological Agency radar and data provided by the MLIT (for example, X-band MP radar rainfall information by the MLIT). Information from the observation system). Further, the mesh data can include information on the wind direction and the strength of the wind direction in each region. The weather information distribution server 20 provides an API that provides data predicted for rainfall in each region indicated by the mesh data, an API that provides sunrise time and sunset time, and the like. In addition, the weather information provided by the weather information distribution server 20 is an estimated weather distribution in which the distribution of temperature and weather is estimated based on observation points such as meteorological stations nationwide, AMeDAS, and observation data of meteorological satellites. Provide data for

  The command transmission server 10 instructs the shielding command management panel 70 installed in the user's facility based on the mesh data of the weather data provided from the weather information distribution server 20 for the shielding degree of the shielding object. It is a server. The shielding command management panel 70 receives information on the shielding degree of the shielding object from the command transmission server 10 and controls the opening / closing of the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 based on the received information on the shielding degree. In the example shown in FIG. 1, one facility of the user is illustrated, and the command transmission server 10 or the shielding command management panel 70 controls the opening / closing of the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40. The number of shielding object opening / closing devices 40 is not limited to one, and a plurality of shielding object opening / closing devices 40 may be controlled.

  The shielding object opening / closing device 40 is a device for controlling the shielding degree of the shielding object by controlling the driving of the cover 41. For example, when the user's facility is a single house, the shield opening / closing device 40 is installed in the user's house. The shielding object opening / closing device 40 includes a cover 41 and a control device 42 for controlling the opening / closing by driving the cover 41 with a motor or the like. The shielding object opening / closing device 40 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, receives a signal from the GPS satellite 90, and measures the position of the user's facility where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed.

  The shielding object opening / closing device 40 includes a cover 41 as a shielding object, and has a control device 42 as a drive mechanism for opening and closing the covering 41. For example, when the cover 41 is a cloth-like member, the shielding object opening / closing device 40 controls the rotation of the roll for opening and closing the cover 41 that is the cloth-like member. Is covered (closed state), and the cover 41 is accommodated to allow sunlight to enter (open state). Further, as the cover 41, a plate-like member that can be rotated around the long side direction as an axis can be used. In this case, the shielding object opening and closing device 40 controls the rotation angle of the plate-like member according to the control of the control device 42, thereby covering the facility so as to block the rain and allowing sunlight to enter the facility. it can. The shielding object opening / closing device 40 is communicatively connected to the control device 42, receives information on the shielding degree of the cover 41 from the control device 42, and opens / closes the covering 41 according to the shielding degree information. For example, when receiving information indicating that the cover 41 is closed 100% from the control device 42 as the degree of opening / closing of the shield, the shield opening / closing device 40 covers the equipment with the cover 41 according to the received information.

  The weather sensor device 50 is a sensor device installed in a user's facility, and measures various data by being installed outside the facility, for example. The meteorological sensor device 50 includes a wind sensor for measuring wind force, a rain sensor for measuring rainfall, an ultraviolet sensor for measuring ultraviolet irradiation, an air temperature sensor for measuring temperature, and a humidity sensor. Humidity sensor, illuminance sensor for measuring illuminance by sunlight, vibration sensor for measuring vibration, and the like. The weather sensor device 50 is communicatively connected to devices such as the command transmission server 10 and the shielding command management panel 70 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and transmits measurement values of various sensors to these devices.

  The shielding command management panel 70 is installed in the user's facility, and communicates with devices such as the command transmission server 10 and the weather sensor device 50, so that the weather data, the measurement result of the weather sensor device 50, and the shielding object opening and closing device 40 are used. Various information such as the opening / closing status of the cover 41 is displayed on the display. The shielding command management panel 70 transmits a signal for controlling opening / closing of the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 to the shielding object opening / closing device 40. The shielding command management panel 70 is installed in a facility that can be easily viewed and operated by the user, such as a living room. The shielding command management panel 70 includes an input device such as a touch panel for receiving a user input operation. For example, the shielding command management panel 70 enables or disables the opening / closing control of the cover 41 in the shielding object opening / closing device 40, and sets a threshold for covering the facility with the cover 41 (for example, mesh data Setting of a threshold value to be compared with the probability of rain in each area) Other input operations are accepted from the user. When the shielding command management panel 70 receives an operation for controlling the opening / closing of the cover 41 from the user, the user's input content (for example, the user who has confirmed the clear space covers the cover 41 than the degree of shielding determined based on the mesh data). A signal for controlling the opening / closing of the cover 41 is transmitted to the shielding object opening / closing device 40 in preference to an input operation for storing the object.

  The mobile terminal 30 is a terminal used by a user, and is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, or a laptop PC (Personal Computer). The mobile terminal 30 is compatible with a mobile communication system, and is connected to the network 80 via a radio base station 81 in accordance with a standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution). The portable terminal 30 communicates with a device such as the shielding command management panel 70 to display various information such as weather data, the measurement result of the weather sensor device 50, and the opening / closing status of the cover 41 by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 on the display. indicate. In addition, the mobile terminal 30 accepts user input operations and accepts various setting operations for opening / closing control of the cover 41 in the shielding object opening / closing device 40. For example, even when the user is not in a facility, the portable terminal 30 receives an input operation for opening and closing the cover 41 of the shielding object opening and closing device 40 from the user, so that the user can remotely open and close the cover 41. .

<A. Configuration>
The configuration of the command transmission server 10 and the shielding command management panel 70 included in the shielding control system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the command transmission server 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the command transmission server 10 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 150, and a control unit 180.
The communication unit 110 is a communication interface that performs modulation / demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving signals so that the command transmission server 10 communicates with other communication devices. The command transmission server 10 sequentially acquires and accumulates mesh data of weather data from the weather information distribution server 20. The command transmission server 10 determines the shielding degree for driving the shielding object opening and closing device 40, stores the determined shielding degree information as shielding degree management information 151, and transmits the shielding degree information to the shielding command management panel 70. Send. Further, the command transmission server 10 receives a user operation history (for example, a history in which the user manually inputs opening / closing of the cover 41) from the shielding command management panel 70, and stores it as user operation history information 153. . The command transmission server 10 communicates with the weather sensor device 50, receives measurement results of various sensor devices of the weather sensor device 50, and stores them as sensor measurement history information 152.

  The storage unit 150 includes a flash memory (for example, may be realized as an SSD (Solid State Drive)), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and is used by the command transmission server 10. A program is memorize | stored and the various data which the command transmission server 10 uses are accumulate | stored. In one aspect, the storage unit 150 stores shielding degree management information 151, sensor measurement history information 152, and user operation history information 153.

  The shielding degree management information 151 is identified by the command transmission server 10 identifying one or more areas among the areas included in the mesh data based on the position information of the installation location where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed. The history which determined the shielding degree by the shielding object (cover 41) based on the weather information of the area is shown.

  The sensor measurement history information 152 indicates a history of measurement results of various sensor devices of the weather sensor device 50 installed according to the installation location of the shielding switchgear 40.

The user operation history information 153 indicates a history of operation contents that the control device 42 has received from a user via a device such as the mobile terminal 30 or the shielding command management panel 70.
The control unit 180 controls the operation of the command transmission server 10 by reading and executing a control program stored in the storage unit 150. The control unit 180 is realized by, for example, one or a plurality of processors. The control unit 180 causes the command transmission server 10 to function as the weather information acquisition unit 181, the shielding degree determination unit 182, and the shielding command transmission unit 183 by operating according to the program.

  The weather information acquisition unit 181 controls processing for acquiring weather information (mesh data of weather data) of each region at regular intervals by the command transmission server 10 communicating with the weather information distribution server 20.

  The shielding degree determination unit 182 identifies one or a plurality of areas included in the weather information provided as mesh data based on the position information of the installation location where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed, and the weather of the identified area The degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 (how much to be shielded by the cover 41) is determined based on the information (such as predicted rainfall). The shielding degree determination unit 182 determines the degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 every time the weather information distribution server 20 distributes the mesh data of the weather data (mesh data distribution interval), for example. Is stored in the storage unit 150 as shielding degree management information 151.

  In order to determine the shielding degree, the shielding degree determination unit 182 receives, for example, the position of the installation location where the shielding object opening / closing apparatus 40 is installed from the shielding object opening / closing apparatus 40. The shielding degree determination unit 182 identifies an area including the position of the received shielding object opening / closing device 40 from the mesh data of the weather data acquired from the weather information distribution server 20, and based on at least the weather information of the identified area, The degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is determined.

  Further, the shielding degree determination unit 182 specifies an area for determining the shielding degree by referring to the wind direction information of each area included in the mesh data of the weather data acquired from the weather information distribution server 20. Also good. The shielding degree determination unit 182 determines the mesh data area based on the position information of the installation location of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 and the information on the wind direction and the strength of the wind direction at the installation location where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed. The degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is determined based on the weather information of the identified area. For example, the shielding degree determination unit 182 may specify an area including the installation location of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 and an area around this area according to the direction of the wind direction.

  In order to determine the shielding degree, the shielding degree determination unit 182 identifies one or a plurality of areas included in the mesh data, and based on the information on the amount of rainfall after a certain time predicted in the identified area, The degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is determined. The shielding degree determination unit 182 closes the shielding object opening / closing device 40 and covers the equipment with the cover 41 when, for example, the amount of rainfall predicted in the specified region exceeds a threshold value (a threshold value that can be set by the user). Determine the degree of occlusion. Specifically, the shielding degree determination unit 182 opens or closes the shielding object when the amount of rainfall is predicted to be a certain amount or more within a certain time, for example, within 30 minutes, according to the time when the rain is predicted. The degree of shielding is determined so that the equipment is shielded by the device 40. In addition, for example, the shielding degree determination unit 182 shields the facility with the shielding object opening / closing device 40 when measured values of various sensor devices measured by the weather sensor device 50 exceed a predetermined threshold. To decide. In addition, for example, the wind speed is observed by the weather sensor device 50, and the cover 41 is accommodated when the wind speed in the camp where the shield opening / closing device 40 is installed is higher than a certain level (for example, when the wind speed is 10 meters / second). Therefore, the degree of shielding is determined so that the equipment is not covered by the cover 41.

  The shielding degree determination unit 182 may determine the shielding degree by referring to suddenly occurring weather information included in the weather data acquired from the weather information distribution server 20. For example, the shielding degree determination unit 182 includes, among the weather data acquired from the weather information distribution server 20, a predicted time interval of weather predicted by weather information such as so-called guerrilla heavy rain and tornado information (for example, several hours for weather information) When weather information that occurs suddenly compared to the previous weather is predicted), the shielding switchgear 40 is installed within a certain range from the area indicated by the sudden weather information. If there is, the degree of shielding by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is determined based on suddenly generated weather information. For example, when the guerrilla heavy rain is predicted to occur and when it is observed that the guerrilla heavy rain is generated, the shielding degree determination unit 182 determines whether or not the guerrilla heavy rain passes by the shielding in each region. Determine the degree of shielding to cover the equipment. In addition, the shielding degree determination unit 182 shields each region where a tornado is predicted to pass, for example, when a tornado is predicted to occur and when a tornado is observed to occur. The degree of shielding is determined so as to further increase safety by storing objects.

  The shielding command transmission unit 183 transmits information on the degree of shielding at each installation location of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 determined by the shielding degree determination unit 182 to each control device 42 at each installation location of the shielding object opening / closing device 40. .

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the shielding command management panel 70. As shown in FIG. 3, the shielding command management panel 70 includes a communication unit 710, a storage unit 750, and a control unit 780.

  The communication unit 710 is a communication interface that performs modulation / demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving signals so that the shielding command management panel 70 communicates with other communication devices.

  The storage unit 750 includes a flash memory, HDD, RAM, and the like, stores a program used by the shielding command management panel 70, and accumulates various data used by the shielding command management panel 70. In one aspect, the storage unit 750 stores shielding command information 751 and shielding time setting 752.

  The shielding command information 751 indicates the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 at each time received by the shielding command management panel 70 from the command transmission server 10.

  The shielding time setting 752 indicates a setting of a time period during which the shielding command management panel 70 controls the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40. For example, in order to dry the laundry, the cover 41 of the shield opening / closing device 40 is accommodated when sunlight is irradiated, and when the facility is covered by the cover 41 when rain is predicted, What is necessary is just to control the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 until the sunset time.

  The control unit 780 controls the operation of the shielding command management panel 70 by reading and executing a control program stored in the storage unit 750. The control unit 750 is realized by, for example, one or a plurality of processors. The control unit 750 causes the shielding command management panel 70 to function as a shielding degree acquisition unit 781, a cover drive control unit 782, a display control unit 783, and an operation reception unit 784 by operating according to a program.

The shielding degree acquisition unit 781 receives information indicating the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 from the command transmission server 10 by the shielding command management panel 70 communicating with the command transmission server 10, and receives the received information. The information is stored in the storage unit 750 as the shielding command information 751.
The cover drive control unit 782 refers to the shielding command information 751 to cause the shielding object opening / closing device 40 to open / close the covering 41 according to the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 at each time.

  The display control unit 783 displays various types of information managed by the shielding command management panel 70 such as information on the degree of shielding received from the command transmission server 10 and information on various sensor devices of the weather sensor device 50 on the shielding command management panel 70. Processing to display on a display (not shown) is performed. In addition, the display control unit 783 performs a process of displaying information on the displays of these devices by transmitting various types of information to a device such as the mobile terminal 30 that includes a display.

  The operation reception unit 784 performs a process in which the shielding command management panel 70 receives an input operation from the user via an input device such as a touch panel (not shown). In addition, the operation reception unit 784 receives a user operation via a device such as the mobile terminal 30 through communication between the device that receives a user operation such as the mobile terminal 30 and the shielding command management panel 70. The shielding command management panel 70 sets, for example, a threshold value for comparison with the predicted amount of rainfall, a setting of a time zone for performing shielding control by the shielding object opening / closing device 40, and a cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40. Accepts various operations from the user, such as manually opening and closing.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing weather information distributed from the weather information distribution server 20 as mesh data. The conceptual diagram (A) of FIG. 4 shows the area | region on the grid where weather information is delivered as mesh data. The weather information distribution server 20 distributes weather information at regular time intervals, for example, for a 1 km square area and a 10 km square area. As shown in the distribution contents (B), the weather information distribution server 20 is, for example, once per hour for a 1 km square area, and for the weather element “temperature”, 5 degrees from minus 50 degrees to plus 50 degrees Distribute weather information at intervals. The weather information includes, for example, estimated values obtained by weighting distances from each region based on observed values at a plurality of observation points (estimated weather distribution).

  Here, the process of specifying the area included in the mesh data in order for the shielding degree determination unit 182 of the command transmission server 10 to determine the shielding degree will be described in detail.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating processing in which the command transmission server 10 specifies an area included in the mesh data based on information on a position where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed.

  FIG. 5 shows a process in which the shielding degree determination unit 182 specifies an area including the installation position of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 from the mesh data based on the position information of the installation location where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed. In FIG. 5, the mesh data includes, for example, weather information of each region having an interval of 1 kilometer (in the example of FIG. 5, regions D [11] to D [47] are indicated as the regions included in the mesh data). . The shielding degree determination unit 182 specifies at least mesh data (region D [24]) of a region including the position H1 indicating the positional information of the installation location of the shielding object opening / closing device 40.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the shielding degree determination unit 182 may specify the area (D [24]) where the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is installed and the surrounding area. For example, when the installation position of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is close to the middle of the plurality of areas, a plurality of areas close to the installation position may be specified.

<B. Data structure>
Next, the structure of various data used in the shielding control system 1 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the shielding degree management information 151 stored in the command transmission server 10. Referring to FIG. 6, shielding degree management information 151 includes user identification information 151A, time 151B, identified area 151C, and shielding degree 151D. One record of the shielding degree management information 151 indicates a history of which region of the mesh data has been specified and a history of the determined shielding degree in the user's facility to determine the shielding degree at each time.

  The user identification information 151A is information for identifying the facility of the user where the shield opening / closing device 40 is installed.

Time 151 </ b> B indicates a time at which shielding control by the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is performed.
The identified area 151 </ b> C is an area identified by the shielding degree determination unit 182 for determining the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 in the user facility from the mesh data of the weather data acquired from the weather information distribution server 20. Show.

  The shielding degree 151D indicates a history of the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 in each user's facility, which is determined by the shielding degree determination unit 182.

  FIG. 6 shows setting of a threshold value for the shielding degree determination unit 182 of the command transmission server 10 to determine the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 based on the probability of rainfall in each region.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the shielding degree determination unit 182 compares, for example, the average value, the median value, and other values of the probability of rainfall in each region identified from the mesh data with a threshold value, and performs shielding according to the comparison result. The degree of shielding of the object opening / closing device 40 is determined. For example, when the average value of the probability of rainfall in each region identified from the mesh data is the probability “0%”, the shielding degree determination unit 182 determines that the shielding rate “0%” so as not to be shielded by the shielding object opening / closing device 40. And the cover 41 does not cover the equipment (open state). In addition, the shielding degree determination unit 182 determines that the shielding rate is “100%” when the average value of the probability of rainfall in each specified area is “50% to 100%”, and covers the equipment with the cover 41. (Closed).

<C. Operation and screen example>
With reference to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the operation of each device constituting the shielding control system 1 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing comparison conditions for the command transmission server 10 to compare with the weather information of the specified area. For example, the command transmission server 10 determines that the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is closed (the shielding degree “100%”) when the rainfall information indicates that the rainfall is X millimeters or more in the weather information of the specified area. When the rainfall is X millimeters or less, it is determined that the cover 41 is to be opened (the degree of shielding is “0%”). In addition, for example, when the weather information of the specified area indicates that the weather is “cloudy”, the command transmission server 10 determines to close the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 (shielding degree “100%”). .

  In FIG. 8, the command transmission server 10 determines the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 installed in each user facility, and transmits information on the determined shielding degree to the shielding command management panel 70 of each user. It is a flowchart which shows a process. The command transmission server 10 executes the process shown in FIG. 8 according to, for example, the time interval at which the weather information distribution server 20 distributes weather data.

  In step S <b> 801, the command transmission server 10 acquires position information of a facility where the shield opening / closing device 40 of each user is installed from various devices.

  In step S <b> 803, the command transmission server 10 specifies at least a region including the location information of the user's facility among the regions included in the mesh data, and acquires the weather information of the specified one or more regions.

  In step S805, the command transmission server 10 compares the weather information of the area specified in step S803 with various conditions such as a threshold value, and determines the degree of shielding of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 in the user facility. The command transmission server 10 improves the accuracy of the shielding degree of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 in the user's facility based on the shielding degree determined in the past, the user setting history, and the output history of the weather sensor device 50. You may correct | amend the shielding degree so that it may make.

  In step S807, the command transmission server 10 transmits the shielding degree information determined in step S805 to the shielding command management panel 70 installed in the user's facility.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the shielding command management panel 70 receives the shielding degree information from the command transmission server 10 and drives the shielding of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 according to the received information.

  In step S <b> 901, the shielding command management panel 70 refers to the shielding command information 751 stored in the storage unit 750 for shielding degree information received from the command transmission server 10, and controls driving of the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40. Read the information of the time and the degree of shielding.

  In step S <b> 903, the shielding command management panel 70 reads out the time zone for performing the drive control of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 from the shielding time setting 752 (the time zone for performing the drive control of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 is set in advance. Or user configurable).

  In step S905, the shielding command management panel 70 transmits a signal to open and close the cover 41 to the shielding object opening and closing device 40 in accordance with the shielding degree information at the current time.

  In step S907, when the user manually operates the shielding command management panel 70 to open or close the cover 41 of the shielding object opening and closing device 40, the command transmission server 10 displays the operation content of the user. Send to.

  In this way, by transmitting the user operation content received by the shielding command management panel 70 to the command transmission server 10, the command transmission server 10 transmits the degree of shielding to be transmitted to each user's facility based on the mesh data. The accuracy of information can be measured.

<Embodiment 2>
With reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the shielding control system 2 of Embodiment 2 is demonstrated.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the shielding control system 2 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the shielding command management panel 70 according to the second embodiment.
In the shielding control system 1 according to the first embodiment, the command transmission server 10 is described as determining the shielding degree of the cover 41 of the shielding object opening / closing device 40 based on weather information. In the shielding control system 2 according to the second embodiment, the shielding command management panel 70 performs each process of the command transmission server 10 according to the first embodiment. The shielding command management panel 70 acquires mesh data of weather data provided from the predicted weather information distribution server 20, and determines the shielding degree of the shielding object based on the acquired mesh data.

  The embodiment disclosed this time must be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shielding control system, 10 Command transmission server, 20 Weather information distribution server, 30 Portable terminal, 40 Shield object opening / closing device, 50 Weather sensor device, 70 Shielding command management panel, 80 network, 81 Wireless base station, 90 GPS satellite.

Claims (8)

A shielding control system for driving and controlling the degree of shielding by a shielding object,
An acquisition means configured to acquire weather information in an area divided at regular intervals;
Determination means configured to identify one or a plurality of areas based on position information of an installation location where the shielding object is installed, and to determine a degree of shielding by the shielding object based on weather information of the identified area. When,
A shielding control system comprising: drive control means configured to drive the shielding object in accordance with a result of determination by the determination means.   The determination by the determining means includes determining a degree of shielding by the shielding object based at least on weather information of an area including a position of an installation location where the shielding object is installed. The shielding control system described in 1. The weather information acquired by the acquisition means includes rainfall prediction information that predicts the amount of rainfall in each region at a predetermined prediction time,
For the determination means to make the determination, when the amount of rainfall in the specified region or regions is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, it is determined to be shielded by the shielding object. The shielding control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In order for the acquisition means to acquire the weather information of the area divided at regular intervals, a distribution server that distributes mesh data of weather information is accessed, and the mesh data of the weather information is received from the distribution server Including
The determining means determining the shielding degree includes determining the shielding degree based on mesh data of the weather information acquired from the distribution server for the specified region or regions. The shielding control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The weather information acquired by the acquisition means includes weather information that occurs suddenly compared to the predicted time interval of the weather predicted by the weather information,
For the determination means to make the determination, when the suddenly generated weather information is acquired as the weather information, the shielding object is installed within a certain distance from the range indicated by the weather information. The shielding control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which includes determining a degree of shielding by the shielding object based on the weather information. The shielding control system is configured to control the opening and closing drive of the cover as the shielding object,
For the determination means to make the determination, one or a plurality of areas are specified based on position information of an installation location where the cover is installed, and the open / close state of the cover is determined based on weather information of the specified area Includes determining and
The control of the degree of shielding by the shielding object by the drive control means includes controlling opening / closing of the cover according to a result of determination by the determination means. The shielding control system described. A control device configured to drive and control shielding by a shielding object by communicating with an external communication device,
A communication unit configured to communicate with an external communication device;
A controller configured to control the operation of the control device;
The controller is
The external communication device specifies one or a plurality of areas from areas divided at regular intervals based on the position information of the installation location where the shield is installed, and based on the weather information of the specified area An acquisition unit that acquires information on the determined degree of shielding of the shielding object through communication with the external communication device;
And a drive control unit that drives the shielding object according to information on the shielding degree of the shielding object acquired by the acquisition unit. A command device configured to transmit a shielding command to a control device that drives and controls shielding by a shielding object,
A communication unit configured to communicate with the control device;
A controller configured to control the operation of the command device,
The controller is
An acquisition unit that acquires weather information of each area divided at regular intervals;
One or a plurality of areas are specified based on position information of an installation location where the shield is installed, and the shielding degree of the shield is determined based on weather information of the specified area, and the determined shield And a transmission unit that transmits information on the degree of shielding to the control device.

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