JP2017175531A - Notification system, notification content setting method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a notification system, notification content setting method, and program which can set a notification content in accordance with a state of a device.SOLUTION: A notification system 1 includes a controller 10 and a monitor device 40. The controller 10 receives a state signal representing a state from a plurality of sensors 30 provided in a facility 100. The monitor device 40, for each of the plurality of sensors 30, associates a name of the sensor 30 and a notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 with each other for setting. The controller 10 outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received from the sensor 30 to the monitor device 40, and the monitor device 40 notifies the notification content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification system, a notification content setting method, and a program, and more particularly, to a notification system, a notification content setting method, and a program for performing notification regarding devices.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a power meter meter reading / display system that displays usage data indicating power consumption of a customer facility on a display device is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The power meter meter reading / display system described in Patent Document 1 is used to store data related to the power consumption (power consumption) transmitted from the power meter, such as personal computers, tablets, and televisions in customer facilities (customer homes). Display on a display device (indoor display device).

JP 2014-130015 A

  In the power meter meter reading / display system described above, the display device displays the amount of power consumption measured for each home appliance (equipment) in the consumer facility, but the notification is made according to the content of the device. I couldn't.

  The objective of this invention is providing the alerting | reporting system which can set alerting | reporting content according to the state of an apparatus, the alerting | reporting content setting method, and a program.

  The notification system of one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a state signal indicating a state of the device from a device provided in the facility. The setting unit associates and sets the name of the device and the notification content according to the state signal of the device. The output unit outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit.

  A notification content setting method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of setting a name of a device that generates a state signal representing a state, and setting notification content according to the state signal of the device in association with the name of the device. Including the steps of:

  The program according to one aspect of the present invention includes a step of setting a name of a device that generates a state signal indicating a state, a step of setting a notification content according to the state signal of the device in association with the name of the device, Is a program for causing a computer to execute.

  According to the present invention, notification contents can be set according to the state of the device.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a controller of the above-described notification system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the relay device of the above-described notification system. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a monitoring device of the above-described notification system.

  Embodiments and modifications described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and modifications. The present invention is not limited to these embodiments and modifications. Various modifications can be made according to the design or the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea.

(Embodiment)
(1) Overview FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) to which the notification system 1 of the present embodiment is applied.

  The notification system 1 of this embodiment includes a controller 10 having functions of a receiving unit and an output unit, and a monitor device 40 having a function of a setting unit. The controller 10 receives a status signal indicating the status of the device from a plurality of sensors 30 provided in the facility 100. The monitoring device 40 functioning as a setting unit sets the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content according to the state signal of the sensor 30 in association with each other for each of the plurality of sensors 30. When the controller 10 receives the status signal from the sensor 30, the controller 10 functioning as an output unit outputs the notification content associated with the status signal received from the sensor 30 to the notification unit (such as the monitor device 40).

  Thus, since the monitor device 40 serving as the setting unit sets the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 in association with each other, the controller 10 serving as the output unit includes the sensor 30. The notification content corresponding to the state can be output to a notification unit (such as the monitor device 40). Here, the “device state” may be an operation state of the device itself, or may be a state in which the sensor detects the state of the detection target when the device is a sensor. When the sensor is a sensor that detects opening and closing of a window or a door, it means a state in which the sensor detects the state (open state, closed state) of a detection target (window, door).

(2) Details (2.1) System Configuration Hereinafter, a notification system 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The notification system 1 includes a controller 10, a relay device 20, and a monitor device 40. The notification system 1 of the present embodiment is applied to HEMS.

  The HEMS manages the power used in the facility 100 such as a detached house. The HEMS has a function of managing the consumption of resources in the facility 100, and can manage the consumption of resources such as gas, water, and heat in addition to electric power. The facility 100 is a facility to which resources are supplied from a supplier, and is, for example, a detached house in the present embodiment. The facility 100 is not limited to a detached house, and may be a dwelling unit housing, or a building other than a house such as a building, a business office, a factory, an amusement facility, or a store.

  A distribution board 50 is installed in the facility 100. The distribution board 50 includes a main breaker 51 and a plurality of branch breakers 52 inside the cabinet. The main breaker 51 is electrically connected to a system power source 200 such as a commercial AC power source (for example, AC 100V / 200V, 50/60 Hz AC power source). The plurality of branch breakers 52 are electrically connected to the secondary trunk line 53 of the main breaker 51. Load devices that consume energy are connected to the branch circuits 54 on the secondary side of the plurality of branch breakers 52.

  Here, the “branch circuit” means each circuit branched from the trunk line 53 by a plurality of branch breakers 52. The “branch circuit” includes wiring connected to the branch breaker 52, load devices such as lighting equipment and cooking appliances, outlets, wall switches, and the like. Such a branch circuit is, for example, a living room, a bedroom, an entrance, a toilet, a child's room, a kitchen, etc., and a lighting fixture, a cooking appliance, an air conditioner (air conditioner) in a facility 100 that is a house as in the present embodiment. E) provided for each type of load equipment. In FIG. 1, an electric washing machine 71, an air conditioner 72, and an electric shutter 73 are illustrated as load devices connected to the branch circuit 54. Here, the load device includes a load device having a communication interface conforming to the ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) standard. For example, the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73 have a communication interface conforming to the ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) standard. ing. Therefore, the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73 can communicate with the HEMS controller 10, and the controller 10 can receive an operation state signal indicating an operation state from the air conditioner 72 and the electric shutter 73. The load device connected to the branch circuit 54 is not limited to the electric washing machine 71, the air conditioner 72, and the electric shutter 73, and may be any electric device that operates by receiving power supply.

  The distribution board 50 further includes a measurement unit 61, current sensors 62 and 63, and a communication adapter 64 inside the cabinet.

  The current sensor 62 is provided on the primary side of the main breaker 51 and measures the value of the current flowing through the main line. The current sensors 63 are provided corresponding to the plurality of branch breakers 52 and measure the values of the currents flowing through the plurality of branch circuits 54, respectively.

  The measurement unit 61 measures at least one of power consumption and power consumption as consumption data for each of the trunk line and the plurality of branch circuits 54 using the outputs of the current sensors 62 and 63. In addition, the power consumption and power consumption of the main line measured by the measurement unit 61 correspond to the total power consumption and the total power consumption of the customer facility 5 as a whole.

  The communication adapter 64 transmits the consumption data measured by the measurement unit 61 to the controller 10. The controller 10 is connected to the network 82 via the router 81.

  The controller 10 is a HEMS controller. The controller 10 manages the power consumed in the facility 100 based on the consumption data measured by the measurement unit 61 and displays the usage status of energy (electric power) in the facility 100 on the monitor device 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 10 includes a control unit 11, a first communication unit 12, a second communication unit 13, and a storage unit 14.

  The control unit 11 has a microcomputer, for example. Various functions are realized by executing a program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer by a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  The first communication unit 12 is a communication interface for wirelessly communicating with the relay device 20, the communication adapter 64, and the like. The first communication unit 12 is, for example, a low-power wireless communication interface that does not require a radio station license. For this type of low power radio, specifications such as the frequency band to be used and the antenna power are defined in each country depending on the application. For example, in Japan, a low-power radio (specific low-power radio) that uses radio waves in the 920 MHz band is defined and can be used without obtaining a license under the Japanese Radio Law.

  The second communication unit 13 is a communication interface compliant with, for example, the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard. The second communication unit 13 can communicate with the monitor device 40 via the router 81. The router 81 is a broadband router, and has a wireless LAN communication interface compliant with, for example, the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard. Therefore, the second communication unit 13 can communicate with the mobile terminal 90 </ b> A such as a smartphone via the router 81 and the network 82. In addition, the second communication unit 13 can communicate with the mobile terminal 90 </ b> B such as a smartphone having a communication interface for short-range wireless communication compliant with the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard via the router 81.

  The storage unit 14 includes a device selected from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), or the like. The storage unit 14 stores notification contents set by the monitor device 40.

  The relay device 20 has a function of relaying a status signal between the plurality of sensors 30 and the controller 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the relay device 20 includes a control unit 21, a plurality of input ports 221, 222, 223,..., 22 n (n is an integer of 4 or more), and a wireless communication unit 23.

  The control unit 21 has, for example, a microcomputer. Various functions are realized by executing the program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer by the CPU.

  A sensor 30 is connected to each of the plurality of input ports 221, 222, 223,. Each of the plurality of sensors 30 has an output contact, and a contact signal is input from the sensor 30 to each of the plurality of input ports 221, 222, 223,.

  The wireless communication unit 23 is a communication interface for performing wireless communication with the controller 10. The communication method of the wireless communication unit 23 is the same as the communication method of the first communication unit 12 of the controller 10, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The monitor device 40 has a function of a setting unit that sets the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 in association with each other. The monitor device 40 also functions as a notification unit that notifies the notification content input from the controller 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the monitor device 40 includes a control unit 41, an input unit 42, a display unit 43, a communication unit 44, and a storage unit 45.

  The control unit 41 has a microcomputer, for example. Various functions are realized by executing the program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer by the CPU.

  The input unit 42 and the display unit 43 are configured with a touch panel, for example.

  The display unit 43 is, for example, a liquid crystal display that constitutes a touch panel. The display content of the display unit 43 is controlled by the control unit 41.

  The input unit 42 is an input device such as a touch pad provided on the surface of the liquid crystal display. This type of input device includes a capacitance type input device and a pressure sensitive type input device.

  The communication unit 44 is a communication interface for communicating with the controller 10 via the router 81. The communication method of the communication unit 44 is the same as the communication method of the second communication unit 13 of the controller 10, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The storage unit 45 is configured by a device selected from ROM, RAM, EEPROM, or the like. The storage unit 45 stores the notification content input by the input unit 42.

  Each of the plurality of sensors 30 generates a state signal corresponding to the state of the detection target. The sensor 30 has an output contact, and the output contact is turned on or off depending on the state of the detection target. The plurality of sensors 30 include at least a window sensor and a human sensor. The window sensor is a magnet sensor that detects opening and closing of a window provided in the facility 100. The human sensor is a hot-wire sensor that detects the presence or absence of a person in a room in the facility 100 or outside the facility 100, for example.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a window sensor is connected as the sensor 30 to the input ports 221 to 223 and a human sensor is connected as the sensor 30 to the input port 22n. The sensor 30 (window sensor) connected to the input ports 221 and 222 is provided in the living room window, and the sensor 30 (window sensor) connected to the input port 223 is provided in the window of the western room 1. A sensor 30 (human sensor) connected to the input port 22n is provided in the living room and detects the presence or absence of a person in the living room.

(2.2) Description of Operation (2.2.1) Description of Setting Operation The operation for setting the notification content by the notification system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the user can set the notification content using, for example, the HEMS monitor device 40. In the case where the user knows what kind of sensor 30 is connected to the input ports 221 to 22n of the relay device 20, and the user sets notification contents according to the state signal of each sensor 30. An explanation will be given assuming this.

  When the user performs a start operation for starting notification content setting using the input unit 42 of the monitor device 40, a start command for starting notification content setting is input from the input unit 42 to the control unit 41. When a start command is input from the input unit 42, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display an input screen for setting notification contents.

  When the display unit 43 displays the input screen, the user uses the input unit 42 to perform an operation of selecting the setting target sensor 30 from the sensors 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22n. When the sensor 30 to be set is selected, the user uses the input unit 42 to input setting information including the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30.

  There are two methods for inputting setting information using the input unit 42. The two methods are: a method of inputting notification content in characters using the input unit 42; and a method of selecting desired notification content using the input unit 42 among a plurality of selection items displayed on the display unit 43. . Here, when the notification content is input by characters using the input unit 42, the input unit 42 functions as a character input unit, and when the desired notification content is selected from a plurality of selection items using the input unit 42, the input is performed. The unit 42 functions as a selection unit.

  When the control unit 41 of the monitor device 40 displays a plurality of selection items on the display unit 43, the control unit 41 narrows down a plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device (sensor 30) from two or more selection items. It may be displayed. Two or more selection items corresponding to the type of sensor 30 (window sensor, human sensor, etc.) are registered in advance in the monitor device 40 as notification contents. For example, when the control unit 41 displays the notification content according to the status signal of the window sensor on the display unit 43, it is only necessary to narrow down what can be used as the notification content related to the window sensor and display it on the display unit 43. It is possible to reduce the possibility that appropriate notification contents are selected by mistake.

  The control unit 41 of the monitor device 40 causes the controller 10 to transmit setting information including the name and notification content input for the setting target sensor 30 from the communication unit 44. In the controller 10, when the second communication unit 13 receives the setting information from the monitor device 40, the control unit 11 stores the setting information in the storage unit 14. Here, for each of the plurality of sensors 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22n of the relay device 20, the storage unit 14 associates the name of the sensor 30 with the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30. Is remembered.

  Table 1 below shows a setting example in which, for each of the plurality of sensors 30, the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content corresponding to the state signal are set in association with the information of the input port to which the sensor 30 is connected. Is shown. In the present embodiment, the state signal of the sensor 30 includes a first state in which the contact is on and a second state in which the contact is off, and the notification content (first notification content) in the first state. ) And notification contents (second notification contents) in the second state are set. Here, when the sensor 30 is a window sensor, the first state (the contact is on) indicates that the window is open, and the second state (the contact is off) indicates that the window is closed. ing. When the sensor 30 is a human sensor, the first state (contact point is on) indicates a state where a person is detected, and the second state (contact point is off) indicates a state where no person is detected. .

  When the user finishes setting the notification content, the user may perform an end operation to end the setting of the notification content using the input unit 42 of the monitor device 40. When the user performs an end operation using the input unit 42 of the monitor device 40, the control unit 41 causes the communication unit 44 to transmit a notification signal notifying that the setting of the notification content has ended to the controller 10. Further, the control unit 41 ends the display of the input screen on the display unit 43, and causes the display unit 43 to display a notification screen that displays notification contents according to the state of the sensor 30.

  In the controller 10, when the second communication unit 13 receives the notification signal transmitted from the monitor device 40 via the router 81, a notification operation is performed according to the setting information stored in the storage unit 14.

(2.2.2) Description of Notification Operation A notification operation by the notification system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In addition, the notification content according to the state signal of the sensor 30 shall be set for each of the plurality of sensors 30 in the controller 10.

  Each of the plurality of sensors 30 changes its state signal when the target state changes. The control unit 21 of the relay device 20 constantly monitors the status signals of the plurality of sensors 30 connected to the input ports 211 to 21n. When the status signal of any sensor 30 changes, the control unit 21 causes the wireless communication unit 23 to transmit the information of the input port to which the sensor 30 is connected and the status signal of the sensor 30 to the controller 10. In the controller 10, when the first communication unit 12 receives the information and the status signal of the input port of the sensor 30, the control unit 11 converts the information and the status signal of the input port of the sensor 30 received by the first communication unit 12. The corresponding notification content is read from the storage unit 14. The control unit 11 causes the monitoring device 40 to output the notification content read from the storage unit 14 via the router 81 from the second communication unit 13. In the monitor device 40, when the communication unit 44 receives the notification content from the controller 10, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display the notification content. Thereby, the notification system 1 can notify the user of the notification content according to the detection state of the sensor 30.

  Note that the control unit 11 of the controller 10 may transmit a request signal for requesting transmission of a status signal from the first communication unit 12 to the relay device 20 regularly or irregularly. When the wireless communication unit 23 of the relay device 20 receives the request signal of the controller 10, the control unit 21 causes the wireless communication unit 23 to transmit the status signal of the sensor 30 connected to the input ports 221 to 22 n to the controller 10. When the first communication unit 12 of the controller 10 receives the status signal of each sensor 30 from the relay device 20, the control unit 11 reads the notification content from the storage unit 14 based on the status signal of each sensor 30, and displays the notification content. The second communication unit 13 causes the monitor device 40 to output via the router 81. In the monitor device 40, when the communication unit 44 receives the notification content from the controller 10, the control unit 41 causes the display unit 43 to display the notification content. Thereby, the controller 10 can update the display of the monitor device 40 based on the status signal of each sensor 30 transmitted from the relay device 20.

(3) Modified Examples Below, notification systems according to modified examples of the above embodiment are listed. In addition, each structure of the modified example demonstrated below is applicable in combination with each structure demonstrated in the said embodiment suitably.

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the sensor 30 such as a window sensor or a human sensor is exemplified as the device, but the device may be a sensor such as a door sensor. In addition, the device may be a device other than the sensor as long as the device generates a state signal indicating the state.

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitor device 40 that is a setting unit may set location information regarding the installation location of the sensor 30 in association with the name of the sensor 30 (device) and the notification content. Table 2 is a setting example in which location information is set in association with the name of the sensor 30 and the notification content. Based on the location information of the sensor 30, the notification content of the sensor 30 can be set to a desired content. Further, the user can grasp the location where the sensor 30 to be set is installed from the location information of the sensor 30, and the work of setting the notification content is facilitated. Note that the monitoring device 40 as the setting unit may set circuit information of the branch circuit 54 to which the device is connected in association with the name of the sensor 30 (device) and the notification content. Since the branch circuit 54 is provided for each room in the facility 100, the installation location of the device can be estimated from the circuit information of the branch circuit 54. Therefore, the user can grasp the location where the sensor 30 to be set is installed from the circuit information of the branch circuit 54 to which the device is connected, and the work of setting the notification content is facilitated. Here, the device location information and circuit information are information common to information used by the measurement unit 61 to perform power measurement. If the location information and the circuit information are input to the controller 10, the setting unit (monitor device 40) can use the location information and the circuit information already input to the controller 10 for setting. When the sensor 30 is a window sensor, the window sensor is battery-driven and is not connected to the dividing circuit 54. Therefore, location information may be set in the window sensor.

  Here, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may set the notification content including the location information in association with the name of the device, and the user can easily grasp the location related to the notification content. For example, “Living window is open”, “Living window is closed”, “Please close living window”, etc., corresponding to the window sensor installed in the living window. Notification content including location information may be set. Here, the “location information” may be information related to the installation location of the device, or may be information related to the installation location of equipment (such as an electrical device) that is proposed to the user to move in conjunction with the state of the device.

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitor device 40 serving as a setting unit includes the states of the sensors 30 other than the setting target as notification contents corresponding to the state signal of the setting target sensor 30 among the plurality of sensors 30. You may set the some alerting | reporting content according to a signal (refer Table 3). For example, when a window sensor is connected to each of the input ports 221, 222, the window sensor connected to the input port 221 is referred to as a first window sensor, and the window sensor connected to the input port 222 is referred to as a first window sensor. 2 window sensor. Here, of the two windows in the living room, when the first window sensor is provided in one window and the second window sensor is provided in the other window, according to the state signal of one window sensor. The notified content may be changed according to the state signal of the other window sensor. In the setting example of Table 3, when the first window sensor connected to the port 221 is on (the window is open) and the second window sensor connected to the port 221 is off (the window is closed), the monitor device No. 40 is set to notify that “please open the window” so that ventilation can be performed efficiently. As described above, the monitoring device 40 sets the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 other than the setting target as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30 to be set, so that more detailed notification can be performed.

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the monitor device 40 serving as a setting unit operates as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device (sensor 30) as the operation state of the load device (air conditioner 72, electric shutter 73, etc.). A plurality of notification contents may be set according to the signal (see Table 4). For example, when a window sensor is connected to each of the input ports 221, 222, the window sensor connected to the input port 221 is referred to as a first window sensor, and the window sensor connected to the input port 222 is referred to as a first window sensor. 2 window sensor. Here, of the two windows in the living room, the first window sensor is provided in one window, the second window sensor is provided in the other window, and the controller 10 is an air conditioner installed in the living room. Assume that an operation state signal indicating an operation state is acquired from 72. In the setting example of Table 4, when the window sensor connected to the ports 221 and 222 is on (the window is open) and the air conditioner 72 is moving, the monitor device 40 displays the notification content “Please close the window”. It is set. When the window sensor connected to the ports 221 and 222 is on (the window is open) and the air conditioner 72 is moving, “Can the living room window be opened and the Western room window be opened?” You may also set a notification content including the location and suggestion content “Would you like to turn off the air conditioner in the living room because the window is open?”. In addition, when the air conditioner 72 is operating in a state where the human sensor connected to the port 22n is not detecting a person in the living room, the monitor device 40 sets a notification content “Please turn off the air conditioner”. ing. Thus, since the monitoring device 40 can set the notification content according to the operation state signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the sensor 30, the notification content of the notification unit can be set more finely. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information notified to the user.

  In this way, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may set the notification content including the proposal content in association with the name of the device, and the user determines the action based on the proposal content included in the notification content. It becomes easy to do. The proposal content is, for example, content that is proposed to the user to move the equipment (such as electrical equipment) in the facility 100 in conjunction with the state of the equipment. The proposal content may include information related to the installation location of equipment (such as an electrical device) that is proposed to the user so as to move in conjunction with the state of the device.

  In addition, the notification system 1 of the above-described embodiment includes the relay device 20 that relays the status signal between the device (sensor 30) and the reception unit (controller 10), but the relay device 20 is an indispensable configuration. Absent. The receiving unit (controller 10) may directly receive status signals from a plurality of devices (sensors 30).

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the setting unit is configured by the HEMS monitor device 40, but the setting unit is a mobile terminal 90A such as a smartphone that executes a program (application) for setting the notification content. 90B may be configured.

  Further, in the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the controller 10 and the monitor device 40 may be integrated, or the controller 10 and the monitor device 40 may be configured as one device. Moreover, each function (a receiving part, a setting part, an output part) of the alerting | reporting system 1 may be provided in one apparatus, and may be distributed and provided in several apparatuses.

  In the notification system 1 of the above embodiment, the notification unit is configured by the monitor device 40 that is separate from the controller 10, but the notification unit may be integrated with the controller 10. In addition, the notification unit may be a general-purpose terminal such as a smartphone that executes a program (application) that realizes a function of notifying the notification content input from the output unit.

(4) Effect As described above, the notification system 1 of the present embodiment includes the receiving unit (controller 10), the setting unit (monitor device 40), and the output unit (controller 10). The receiving unit receives a state signal indicating a state from a device (sensor 30) provided in the facility 100. The setting unit associates and sets the name of the device and the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device. The output unit outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit (monitor device 40).

  Since the setting unit associates and sets the name of the device and the notification content according to the status signal of the device, the output unit can output the notification content according to the status of the device to the notification unit. .

  In addition, the notification content setting method of the notification system 1 includes a step of setting the name of a device (sensor 30) that generates a state signal representing a state, and a notification content corresponding to the device state signal in association with the device name. Setting.

  Thereby, the alerting | reporting system 1 can alert | report with the alerting | reporting content set according to the status signal of the apparatus.

  In addition, the program of the present embodiment includes a step of setting a name of a device (sensor 30) that generates a state signal representing a state in the computer, and a notification content according to the state signal of the device in association with the name of the device. And a step for executing the program.

  When the computer executes this program, the notification can be made with the notification content set according to the status signal of the device. This program may be stored in advance in a memory, or may be provided via a telecommunication line or in a state stored in a recording medium.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the state signal preferably includes a first state signal indicating the first state and a second state signal indicating the second state. In this case, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may set the first notification content corresponding to the first state signal and the second notification content corresponding to the second state signal, respectively.

  Thus, since the setting unit can set the notification content when the device generates the first state signal and when the device generates the second state signal, the notification content by the notification unit can be set more finely. Therefore, the notification system can increase the types of information notified to the user.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with a plurality of devices (sensors 30). In this case, the setting unit (monitor device 40) displays the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device other than the setting target among the plurality of devices as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the setting target device among the plurality of devices. It may be set.

  Thus, since the setting unit can set the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the other device as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the device to be set, the notification content by the notification unit can be set more finely. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information notified to the user.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with load devices (for example, an air conditioner 72 and an electric shutter 73) that consume resources. The receiving unit (controller 10) may acquire an operation state signal indicating the operation state of the load device. The setting unit (monitor device 40) may set the notification content corresponding to the operation state signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device.

  Thus, since the setting part can set the notification content according to the operation state signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device, the notification content by the notification unit can be set more finely. Therefore, the notification system 1 can increase the types of information notified to the user.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the facility 100 may be provided with a plurality of branch circuits 54 that distribute power. The setting unit (monitor device 40) receives at least one of circuit information related to the branch circuit 54 to which the device (sensor 30) is connected and location information related to the installation location of the device among the plurality of branch circuits 54. The name of the device and the notification content may be set in association with each other.

  Since the branch circuit is provided for each room of the facility 100, the circuit information relates to the place where the device is installed. Therefore, the setting unit can set the name of the device and the notification content in association with information (circuit information or location information) related to the location where the device is installed.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may use information input for power measurement as at least one of circuit information and location information.

  If the setting unit uses the information input for power measurement as at least one of the circuit information and the location information, the effort for inputting the circuit information or the location information can be reduced.

  In the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may include a character input unit (input unit 42) that is used to input notification contents with characters.

  The user can set desired notification contents using the character input unit.

  Further, in the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitor device 40) includes a selection unit (input unit 42) used for selecting notification contents from a plurality of presented selection items. Also good.

  Since the user can select desired notification contents from a plurality of selection items using the selection unit, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting the notification contents.

  Here, in the notification system 1 of the present embodiment, the setting unit (monitor device 40) may narrow down and present a plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device from two or more selection items.

  In this way, the setting unit narrows down and presents a plurality of selection items that can be set from two or more selection items, so that setting mistakes are reduced and the trouble of selecting notification content is further reduced. .

  The notification system 1 of the present embodiment may further include a relay device 20 that relays a status signal between the device (sensor 30) and the reception unit (controller 10), and the reception unit is connected to the relay device 20. What is necessary is just to request | require transmission of a status signal.

  The reception unit can acquire the status signal from the device connected to the relay device 20 by requesting the relay device 20 to transmit the status signal.

1 Notification System 10 Controller (Receiver, Output)
20 Relay device 30 Sensor (equipment)
40 Monitor device (setting unit)
54 Branch circuit 72 Air conditioner (load equipment)
73 Electric shutter (load equipment)
90A, 90B mobile terminals (setting unit, notification unit)
100 facilities

Claims (12)

A receiving unit for receiving a status signal indicating the status of the device from the device provided in the facility;
A setting unit that associates and sets the name of the device and the notification content according to the status signal of the device;
An output unit that outputs the notification content associated with the state signal received by the reception unit to the notification unit;
A notification system characterized by that. The state signal includes a first state signal indicating a first state and a second state signal indicating a second state;
The setting unit sets a first notification content according to the first state signal and a second notification content according to the second state signal, respectively.
The notification system according to claim 1. The facility is provided with a plurality of the devices,
The setting unit sets the notification content according to the status signal of the device other than the setting target among the plurality of devices as the notification content corresponding to the status signal of the setting target device among the plurality of devices.
The notification system according to claim 1 or 2. The facility is provided with load equipment that consumes resources,
The receiving unit has acquired an operation state signal indicating an operation state of the load device,
The setting unit sets the notification content corresponding to the operation state signal of the load device as the notification content corresponding to the state signal of the device,
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The facility is provided with a plurality of branch circuits for distributing power,
The setting unit includes at least one of circuit information related to a branch circuit to which the device is connected among the plurality of branch circuits and location information related to an installation location of the device, the name of the device and the notification. Set in association with the content,
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The setting unit uses information input for power measurement as at least one of the circuit information and the location information.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The setting unit includes a character input unit used to input the notification content in characters.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The setting unit includes a selection unit used to select the notification content from a plurality of presented selection items.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The selection unit narrows down and presents the plurality of selection items that can be set for the target device from two or more selection items.
The notification system according to claim 8. A relay device that relays the status signal between the device and the receiver;
The receiver requests the relay device to transmit the status signal;
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Setting a name of a device that generates a status signal representing a status;
Associating with the name of the device, and setting a notification content according to the status signal of the device,
The notification content setting method characterized by the above-mentioned. On the computer,
Setting a name of a device that generates a status signal representing a status;
A program for executing the step of associating with the name of the device and setting a notification content corresponding to a status signal of the device.

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