JP2018014213A - Equipment management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply register a relationship between unique information of a control target equipment and an installation position of the control target equipment.SOLUTION: An equipment management system according to one embodiment includes: a plurality of pieces of equipment which has unique information and is individually arranged at predetermined positions; acquisition means for acquiring the unique information of the equipment when a moving body exists in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the equipment; specification means for specifying an arrangement position of the equipment having the unique information or a position of the moving body when the acquisition means acquires the unique information; and association means for associating the unique information acquired by the acquisition means with the arrangement position of the equipment based on specification by the specification means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a device management system.

  Conventionally, in facilities where many lighting fixtures are installed, a lighting control system may be introduced to improve workability and convenience. The lighting control system operates the lighting fixtures together (group operation), turns it on and off (schedule operation) according to a certain time zone, and based on sensor data that detects the presence of external light entering through windows and the presence of people The main function is to automatically adjust the dimming degree.

  In such a lighting control system for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures, a control device such as a main operation panel uses the ID (address) assigned to each lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture with a specific ID (address). Control to turn on only. This address is given not only to lighting equipment but also to all devices (hereinafter also referred to as lighting-related devices) that can be controlled by a lighting control system such as a human sensor, and is used for control by the lighting control system. The user can give an instruction to the control device to control each lighting-related device by using an operation device such as a wall switch, a dimmer, a personal computer, a tablet, or a smartphone.

  By the way, in order to be able to control lighting or the like of a lighting-related device at a desired position, it is necessary to grasp a correspondence relationship between each lighting-related device and the arrangement position of each lighting-related device. Therefore, when the lighting control system is introduced, the unique addresses of all the lighting fixtures are collected, and the assignment work for grasping the relationship with the actual installation position is performed.

  For example, each lighting device is sequentially lit by designating a unique address with a tablet terminal or the like that can communicate with the lighting control system, and the actual lighting state of the lighting device is confirmed to determine the lighting device's unique address. A method of registering the correspondence with the arrangement position is conceivable.

  However, there is a problem that the operation of confirming the lighting state of the lighting fixture and registering the correspondence is extremely complicated.

  In addition to the lighting control system, for example, when a plurality of control target instruments are arranged in a predetermined space such as a room, a correspondence relationship between the actual arrangement position of the control target instrument and the unique address of the control target instrument is registered. There are similar problems when doing so.

JP 2008-160787 A

  An object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a device management system capable of easily registering a relationship between information unique to a control target device and an installation position of the control target device.

  The device management system according to the embodiment includes a plurality of devices each having unique information, each of which is disposed at a predetermined position; and when the moving body exists in a predetermined positional relationship with the device, Acquisition means for acquiring unique information; specifying means for specifying an arrangement position of the device having the unique information or a position of the moving body when the acquisition means acquires the unique information; and specifying the specifying means And an associating means for associating the specific information acquired by the acquiring means with the arrangement position of the device.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the relationship between the information unique to the control target device and the installation position of the control target device can be easily registered.

Explanatory drawing which shows the apparatus management system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the layout which shows arrangement | positioning of each control object apparatus. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the setting device 30. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the movement of the mobile body in arrangement | positioning position registration. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example on a display screen of the display unit 32. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example on a display screen of the display unit 32. Explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of a specific structure of the control apparatus 60 in FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the arrangement position registration in 2nd Embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the arrangement position registration in 2nd Embodiment.

  The device management system according to the embodiment includes a plurality of devices each having unique information, each of which is disposed at a predetermined position; and when the moving body exists in a predetermined positional relationship with the device, Acquisition means for acquiring unique information; specifying means for specifying an arrangement position of the device having the unique information or a position of the moving body when the acquisition means acquires the unique information; and specifying the specifying means And an associating means for associating the specific information acquired by the acquiring means with the arrangement position of the device.

  In addition, the acquisition unit is configured by a receiving unit that is provided in the moving body and receives the unique information transmitted by the device, and the specifying unit is a sensor that is provided in the moving body and identifies the position of the moving body. Consists of.

  The device is a human sensor that detects a moving body, and the acquisition unit is configured to acquire unique information that is transmitted when the human sensor detects the moving body, and the specifying unit includes: The unique information transmitted when the human sensor detects the moving body by setting the order in which the human sensor detects the moving body in advance and setting the arrangement position according to this order. It is comprised so that the arrangement position with respect to may be specified.

  Moreover, the display part for displaying the layout which shows the arrangement position of the said apparatus is comprised.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a device management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the device management system is applied to a lighting control system. 1 includes a plurality of lighting devices LL1, LL2,... (Hereinafter, representatively referred to as lighting devices LL), and a plurality of lighting-related devices LS1, LS2,. The lighting-related equipment LS), the lighting equipment LL and the lighting-related equipment LS (hereinafter also referred to as control target equipment L), and the control device 1 and the setting device 30. The lighting-related devices LS include a plurality of lighting-related devices such as wall switches and human sensors (not shown). In FIG. 1, only three lighting devices LL and three lighting-related devices LS are shown for simplification of the drawing, but the number of these devices is not particularly limited.

  The control target device L is installed for each lighting area such as each floor or each area such as an office building or various facilities. The illumination device LL and the illumination related device LS are connected to the control device 1 via a transmission line (not shown). The control device 1 can control the lighting-related equipment LS such as the lighting equipment LL, the wall switch, and the human sensor. The transmission line connecting the control device 1 and the control target device L can be either wired or wireless.

  In the present embodiment, each control target device L has a unique address that is unique information. It is assumed that the control device 1 acquires and stores the unique address of each control target device L. For example, the control device 1 can acquire a unique address from each control target device L through communication with each control target device L. As a result, the control device 1 can specify the unique address of each control target device L and perform control such as turning on / off and dimming control on the desired control target device L.

  The unique address is information for the control device 1 to specify and control a specific control target device L, and is controlled by communicating with the specific control target device using the identification information of the control target device L. If possible, the identification information can be used as a unique address.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an arrangement diagram showing the arrangement of each control target device L. As shown in FIG.

  Arrangement diagram 41 shows lighting equipment LL and lighting on a plan view showing compartments such as rooms R1, R2,... (Hereinafter referred to as room R), toilet (WWC), elevator hall (EV), etc. in building 42. The arrangement of related equipment LS is shown. A square frame in the layout diagram 41 indicates the arrangement position of the illumination device LL, and a solid frame indicates the arrangement position of the illumination-related device LS. Each of these devices LL and LS is given a unique address unique to the device. Although not shown in the layout diagram 41, the control target device L may be installed not only on the ceiling but also on the wall or floor.

  The control device 1 can acquire the unique address of each control target device L by performing communication with the control target device L, but each control target device L is only in communication with each control target device L. It is not possible to recognize whether it is placed at a position. As described above, conventionally, the registration of the arrangement position of each control target device L on the layout drawing, that is, the registration of the correspondence between the unique address of each control target device L and the arrangement position of each control target device is extremely complicated. there were.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control target device L has a function of transmitting its own unique address to a specific transmission range and a function of receiving a unique address in the specific transmission range of the control target device L. By employing the device 30, it is possible to simplify the registration of the arrangement position of the control target device L.

  For example, the control target device L includes a transmission unit 10 that transmits information on a unique address as a radio signal 20. On the other hand, the setting device 30 as a moving body includes a receiving unit 31 as an acquisition unit. The transmission unit 10 and the reception unit 31 can communicate with each other. In the present embodiment, the transmission unit 10 and the reception unit 31 have a short-range wireless communication function or a wireless communication function having sufficiently narrow directivity. Thereby, the transmission unit 10 and the reception unit 31 can receive the unique address from the transmission unit 10 in the reception unit 31 only when the setting device 30 is positioned in a predetermined range near the control target device L. It has become. For example, when the control target device L is installed on the ceiling, the unique address from the transmission unit 10 only when the person to be moved while supporting the setting device 30 is located in a predetermined range directly below the control target device L. The information may be configured to be received by the receiving unit 31. In this case, on the plane, the position of the person as the moving body (position of the setting device 30) can be considered as the arrangement position of the control target device L, and the correspondence between the position of the person and the received unique address By performing the above, it is possible to register the arrangement position.

  For example, in order to enable such limited reception, the short-range wireless system, the transmission output of the transmission unit 10, the directivity characteristics of the transmission unit 10, the reception capability of the reception unit 31, the directivity characteristics of the reception unit 31, etc. Is set as appropriate. For example, visible light communication, beacon communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (BLE), or the like may be employed as a communication method of the transmission unit 10 and the reception unit 31.

  In addition, when visible light communication is employ | adopted, the transmission part 10 can be abbreviate | omitted about the illuminating device LL which generate | occur | produces light. In this case, the control device 1 can perform visible light transmission of the unique address information by performing blinking control corresponding to the unique address information of each lighting device LL with respect to each lighting device LL. The receiving unit 31 can be configured by a camera or a photodiode. In the visible light communication, when the illumination light from the illumination device LL has a relatively narrow light distribution characteristic, the position can be easily specified. Further, when the light distribution characteristic of the illumination light from the lighting device LL is relatively wide, the receiving unit 31 may have directivity characteristics so as to receive light only in a predetermined narrow direction. Further, the unique address by visible light communication may be acquired only when light of a predetermined level or higher is received, such as directly under the lighting device LL. In addition, the moving body is not limited to a person, and various devices such as a self-propelled cleaner can be used.

  When adopting beacon communication applying BLE, the transmission unit 10 and the reception unit 31 can be configured by a BLE communication module.

  The transmission unit 10 may be configured to transmit unique address information in accordance with a command from the control device 1.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the setting device 30. The setting device 30 includes a receiving unit 31, a control unit 33, and a storage unit 34 that receive specific address information from the transmission unit 10 of the control target device L. The control unit 33 controls each unit of the setting device 30. The control unit 33 may be configured by a processor such as a CPU and operate according to a program stored in the storage unit 34. The storage unit 34 can also store information related to the control target device L. Further, the storage unit 34 may store information of the layout diagram such as FIG.

  In the present embodiment, when the information on the unique address is received by the receiving unit 31, the control unit 33 as the specifying unit sets the received unique address information to the position of the control target device L that has transmitted the unique address. The information is given to the storage unit 34 in association with the corresponding information.

  The setting device 30 is also provided with a direction detection unit 35 and a distance detection unit 36. The direction detection unit 35 can detect the moving direction of the setting device 30 and give the detection result to the control unit 33. Further, the distance detection unit 36 can detect the moving distance of the setting device 30 and give the detection result to the control unit 33. The direction detection unit 35 can be configured by a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like. The distance detection unit 36 can be configured by a pedometer or the like. When employing a pedometer, the distance traveled in one step may be set to a predetermined initial value, or the actual step length of the user may be set. The direction detection unit 35 and the distance detection unit 36 can also be configured by an application that uses a gyroscope.

  The control unit 33 can acquire information corresponding to the position of the control target device L based only on the detection result of the direction detection unit 35 or both of the detection results of the direction detection unit 35 and the distance detection unit 36. It has become.

  The display unit 32 is configured by an LCD or the like, and can be controlled by the control unit 33 to display a menu or various applications. In addition, the display unit 32 can be controlled by the control unit 33 to display the received unique address information. In addition, a touch panel or the like (not shown) can be arranged on the display unit 32. In this case, an operation signal corresponding to a touch operation on an image displayed on the display unit 32 by the user is output from the touch panel to the control unit 33. can do. For example, when a layout diagram is displayed on the display unit 32, information on the position can be acquired by the control unit 33 by a user touching a predetermined position on the layout diagram.

  In addition, the setting device 30 is provided with a communication unit 37. The communication unit 37 can communicate with the control device 1. As a result, the setting device 30 can obtain the layout information from the control device 1. In addition, the setting device 30 can read information corresponding to the position of the control target device L and information on a unique address related to the information from the storage unit 34 and transmit the information to the control device 1. Based on the information from the setting device 30, the control device 1 as the association unit performs placement position registration for assigning a corresponding unique address to the placement position of each control target device L on the layout diagram.

  Note that this arrangement position registration may be performed by the setting device 30. In this case, the setting device 30 may function as an association unit, and the setting device 30 may transmit the generated registration information to the control device 1.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the movement of the moving body in the arrangement position registration, and FIGS. 5 to 6 are explanatory diagrams showing display examples on the display screen of the display unit 32.

In the present embodiment, the arrangement position registration of each control target device L is performed by receiving the unique address of each control target device L while moving the setting device 30 where the control target device L is installed. It is like that. For example, the setting device 30 is mounted on a cart (not shown), and the cart is moved to pass the vicinity of the control target device L, thereby causing the setting device 30 to sequentially receive the unique address of each control target device L.
(When travel route is specified)
FIG. 4 shows, for example, a plan view of an arrangement position of the control target device L arranged on the ceiling. A one-dot chain line in FIG. 4 indicates a movement route of the setting device 30 moving in the room. This travel route is defined in advance. For example, the setting device 30 can be moved along the movement route of FIG. 4 by pushing and moving a carriage on which the setting device 30 is mounted on a floor in a room where the control target device L is arranged on the ceiling. . A point 51 in FIG. 4 indicates the start position of the movement route. In general, the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS are visible, and the person moves the setting device 30 along the movement route of FIG. 4 defined while checking these control target devices L. Can do.

  With the unique address transmitted to each control target device L, the setting device 30 is moved along the movement route of FIG. When the setting device 30 reaches below the lighting device LL1 in FIG. 4, the unique address transmitted from the transmission unit 10 of the lighting device LL1 is received by the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30. The receiving unit 31 can receive the unique address only in a limited positional relationship with the transmitting unit 10, and when the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 is located substantially vertically below the lighting device LL1, the lighting device LL1. Only the unique address is received by the receiving unit 31. The control unit 33 stores the first received unique address in the storage unit 34 as the first received unique address.

  Furthermore, when the setting device 30 is moved along the movement route in FIG. 4, the setting device 30 reaches below the lighting device LL2 in FIG. Then, the unique address transmitted from the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL2 is received by the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30. The control unit 33 stores the unique address received by the receiving unit 31 in the storage unit 34 as the unique address received second.

  Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the unique addresses are sequentially stored in the storage unit 34 along the movement route of the setting device 30. That is, in the example of FIG. 4, the unique addresses are stored in the order of the lighting devices LL1, LL2,... LL5, the lighting related devices LS1, LS2, the lighting devices LL6, LL7,. The control unit 33 transmits the unique address stored in the storage unit 34 to the control device 1 together with information on the storage order. The arrangement diagram of the control target device L and the movement route of FIG. 4 are known, and the control device 1 registers the correspondence between the arrangement position and the unique address for each control target device L.

In addition, the control unit 33 displays a display showing the movement route as shown in FIG. 4 on the display screen of the display unit 32 by acquiring the layout diagram and the information of the movement route of FIG. 4 from the control device 1 in advance. It can also be made. In this case, the user can move the setting device 30 while confirming the display on the display unit 32, and the unique address can be reliably acquired along the specified movement route.
(When determining the moving direction)
In the present embodiment, since the direction detection unit 35 is provided, it is possible to acquire the unique address of each control target device L even when the movement route is not defined in advance. Even in this case, the movement start position needs to be known. For example, the point 51 in FIG. 4 is set as the movement start position. Now, let us assume that the top, bottom, left, and right directions in FIG. 4 are the north, south, west, and east directions. For example, it is assumed that the person moves the setting device 30 from the point 51 that is the start position in the direction of the lighting device LL1. The moving direction in this case is detected by the direction detection unit 35. When the setting device 30 reaches, for example, the vicinity of a position vertically below the lighting device LL1, the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 receives the unique address transmitted by the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL1. The control unit 33 causes the storage unit 34 to store that the unique address has been received at a position in the east direction from the start position.

  Next, it is assumed that the person changes the direction by 90 degrees from the position near the vertically lower side of the lighting device LL1 and moves the setting device 30 toward the direction of the lighting device LL2. This change in the movement direction is detected by the direction detection unit 35, and the control unit 33 determines that the setting device 30 has moved in the south direction by changing the direction by 90 degrees from the reception position of the first unique address. When the setting device 30 reaches, for example, a position near the vertically lower position of the lighting device LL2, the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 receives the unique address transmitted by the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL2. The control unit 33 causes the storage unit 34 to store that the second unique address has been received at the position facing the south direction from the position where the unique address was first received.

  Furthermore, it is assumed that the person moves the setting device 30 toward the vicinity of the vertically lower side of the lighting device LL3. In this case, there is no change in the moving direction, and the control unit 33 determines that the setting device 30 is moving further south from the reception position of the second unique address based on the detection result of the direction detecting unit 35. To do. When the setting device 30 reaches, for example, the vicinity of a position below the lighting device LL3 in the vertical direction, the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 receives the unique address transmitted by the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL3. The control unit 33 causes the storage unit 34 to store that the third unique address has been received at the position facing the south direction from the position where the unique address was received second.

  Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the control unit 33 sequentially acquires the moving direction and the unique address and stores them in the storage unit 34 while allowing the setting device 30 to pass through the vertically lower vicinity of all the control target devices L. . The control unit 33 transmits the information stored in the storage unit 34 to the control device 1. The control device 1 has the layout diagram of FIG. 4 and information on the movement start position, and based on the information from the control unit 33, the correspondence between the unique address and the position of the control target device L that transmitted the unique address. The relationship can be registered (arrangement position registration).

  In addition, by storing information on a layout diagram indicating the layout of the control target device L in the storage unit 34 of the setting device 30, the control unit 33 can indicate the correspondence between the position of the control target device L and the unique address. It is clear that registration (arrangement position registration) can be performed. In this case, it is possible to display a layout diagram on the display screen of the display unit 32 and mark a control target device whose unique address has been checked, thereby enabling a reliable check.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example on the display screen of the display unit 32 in this case. As shown in FIG. 5, an arrangement diagram 50 is displayed on the display screen 32 a of the display unit 32 of the setting device 30. The layout diagram 50 corresponds to FIG. 4. The marks MLL1 to MLL15 corresponding to the lighting devices LL1 to LL15, the marks MLS1 and MLS2 corresponding to the lighting related devices LS1 and LS2, and the mark corresponding to the point 51 which is the start position. M51 is displayed. When the setting device 30 moves from the start position in the direction of the lighting device LL1 to reach the vicinity of the vertically lower side of the lighting device LL1 and receives a unique address, the control unit 33 is located in the south direction from the mark M51 on the layout drawing 50. The mark MLL1 is displayed differently from other marks by coloring or the like. FIG. 5 shows that coloring is performed by painting.

  Further, when the setting device 30 moves southward from the lighting device LL1 to reach the vicinity of the lighting device LL2 in the vicinity of the vertical direction and receives a unique address, the control unit 33 moves the mark located on the south side of the mark MLL1 on the layout drawing 50. MLL2 is displayed differently from other marks by coloring or the like. Further, when the setting device 30 moves in the south direction from the lighting device LL2 to reach the vicinity of the lighting device LL3 in the vicinity of the vertical direction and receives the unique address, the control unit 33 moves the mark located on the south side of the mark MLL2 on the layout drawing 50. The MLL 3 is displayed differently from other marks by coloring or the like. FIG. 5 shows this state.

The control unit 33 causes the storage unit 34 to store the unique address received corresponding to each mark. In this way, the correspondence relationship between the position on the layout drawing 50 of the control target device L and the unique address at the position is registered in the storage unit 34. As described above, the arrangement position can be registered while confirming that the unique address of each control target device L is acquired on the arrangement diagram 50.
(When obtaining the moving direction and distance)
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since not only the direction detection unit 35 but also the distance detection unit 36 is provided, if the movement start position is known, even if the movement route is not defined in advance, Even when the arrangement position of each control target device L is unknown, the unique address of each control target device L can be acquired. For example, it is assumed that the point 51 in FIG. 4 is set as the movement start position, and the up, down, left, and right directions in FIG. 4 are the north, south, west, and east directions. In addition, when displaying the display which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the control object apparatus L on the display part 32, the information on the size of the room which installs the control object apparatus L was memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 34 of the setting apparatus 30 Is preferred. In this case, by arranging the mark in consideration of the size of the display screen of the display unit 32 and the size of the room, the arrangement position can be easily understood intuitively by the mark of the control target device L.

  For example, the person arranges the setting device 30 at the position of the point 51 which is the start position. The control unit 33 starts arrangement position registration from this state. For example, it is assumed that the person moves the setting device 30 from the point 51 that is the start position toward the lighting device LL1. The movement direction in this case is set in advance as an initial movement direction or detected by the direction detection unit 35. When the setting device 30 reaches, for example, the vicinity of a position vertically below the lighting device LL1, the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 receives the unique address transmitted by the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL1. The distance traveled by the setting device 30 from the start position to the position where the unique address is received below the lighting device LL1 is detected by the distance detector 36. The control unit 33 obtains the position where the unique address is received based on the movement direction and the movement distance based on the start position, and recognizes the position as the actual arrangement position of the control target device L.

  The control unit 33 controls the display unit 32 to display the mark MLL1 at a position on the display screen 32a corresponding to the position where the unique address is first received with reference to the start position. Further, the control unit 33 causes the storage unit 34 to store the information on the actual arrangement position (start position reference) of the control target device L corresponding to the mark MLL1 and the unique address received at this position in association with each other.

  Next, it is assumed that the person changes the direction by 90 degrees from the position near the vertically lower side of the lighting device LL1 and moves the setting device 30 toward the direction of the lighting device LL2. When the setting device 30 reaches the vicinity of the position below the lighting device LL2, the receiving unit 31 of the setting device 30 receives the unique address transmitted by the transmitting unit 10 of the lighting device LL2. The change of the moving direction of the setting device 30 is detected by the direction detection unit 35, and the control unit 33 determines that the setting device 30 has moved in the south direction by changing the direction by 90 degrees from the reception position of the first unique address. The movement distance is obtained, and the position where the second unique address is received is obtained as the arrangement position of the control target device L.

  The control unit 33 controls the display unit 32 to display the mark MLL2 at a position on the display screen 32a corresponding to the position at which the second unique address is received with reference to the start position. Further, the control unit 33 stores the information on the actual arrangement position of the control target device L corresponding to the mark MLL2 and the unique address received at this position in the storage unit 34 in association with each other.

  Thereafter, the same operation is repeated, and each time the receiving unit 31 receives a unique address, the control unit 33 displays a mark at a position on the display screen 32a and the actual arrangement of the control target device L corresponding to the mark. The storage unit 34 stores the position information and the unique address received at this position in association with each other. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the unique addresses are received from the lighting devices LL1 to LL5 and the lighting related device LS1, and the marks MLL1 to MLL5 and the mark MLS1 are displayed at positions corresponding to the respective reception positions. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a mark M53 indicating the current position of the setting device 30 is displayed.

  As described above, by receiving the unique address while detecting the moving direction and the moving distance of the setting device 30, the installation position of the control target device L and the arrangement position of the unique address can be registered. Moreover, the mark which shows the arrangement | positioning position of the investigated control object apparatus L can be displayed on the display part 32, and a reliable registration operation | work is attained by confirming a display.

  In the above description, an example in which a layout diagram that displays only the control target device L is displayed on the display unit 32, but a layout diagram showing a specific layout of the control target device L and the like as shown in FIG. You may make it display on the display part 32 now.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the setting target device has a unique address transmission function and a function of receiving a unique address transmitted in a specific transmission range of the control target device L. The arrangement position of the control target device L can be registered by an extremely simple operation of moving the setting device to the vicinity of the control target device L.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. The device management system in the present embodiment is also an example applied to a lighting control system. In the device management system according to the first embodiment, the control target device L has a unique address transmission function, and the setting device 30 having the unique address reception function receives the unique address, thereby installing the control target device. Correspondence between location and unique address was registered. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a sensor capable of detecting a moving body, for example, a human sensor, is employed as the control target device, and by using the detection result of the human sensor, The arrangement position registration indicating the correspondence between the arrangement position and the unique information of the human sensor is performed.

  The lighting control system of FIG. 7 includes a plurality of lighting devices L1, L2,... (Hereinafter, representatively referred to as lighting devices L), a plurality of human sensors S1, S2,. ), And the lighting device L and the human sensor S (hereinafter, also referred to as a control target device SL) are configured by the control device 60 that collectively controls the lighting device L and the human sensor S (hereinafter also referred to as a control target device SL). In FIG. 7, only 24 lighting devices L1 to L25 and six human sensors S1 to S6 are shown for simplification of the drawing, but the number of these devices is not particularly limited.

  The control target device SL is installed for each lighting area such as each floor or each area such as an office building or various facilities. The lighting device L and the human sensor S are connected to the control device 60 via a transmission line (not shown). The control device 60 can control the lighting device L and the human sensor S in an integrated manner. The transmission line connecting the control device 60 and the control target device SL can be either wired or wireless.

  In the present embodiment, each control target device SL has unique information such as unique identification information and unique address information. It is assumed that the control device 60 acquires and stores unique information of each control target device SL. For example, the control device 60 can acquire unique information from each control target device SL by communication with each control target device SL.

  The human sensor S has a predetermined detection area, can detect a person as a moving object existing in the detection area, and can output a detection result to the control device 60. For example, when the human sensor S is installed on the ceiling, a predetermined range below the human sensor S can be set as a detection area. If a person exists in the detection area, the human sensor S The detection result indicating that the person has been detected is output to the control device 60 together with the unique information of the own device.

  In addition, as each human sensitive sensor S, what has a some detection area and can detect a person's presence for every detection area may be employ | adopted.

  When each human sensor S has a plurality of detection areas and can detect the presence of a person for each detection area, each human sensor S outputs a detection result. Is configured to output unique information including detection area information indicating the detection result of which detection area.

  The control device 60 designates specific information of each control target device SL according to the detection result of the human sensor S, and performs control such as turning on / off and dimming control on the desired control target device SL. Is possible.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the control device 60 in FIG. The control device 60 has a control unit 61. The control unit 61 controls each unit of the control device 60. The control unit 61 may be configured by a processor such as a CPU and operate according to a program stored in the storage unit 62. The control device 60 includes a communication unit 64 that performs communication with each control target device SL. The communication part 64 as an acquisition means is controlled by the control part 61, and can receive specific information from each control object apparatus SL. The storage unit 62 can store unique information of each control target device SL. The storage unit 62 also stores information on the layout of the control target devices SL shown in FIG. Further, the storage unit 62 stores route information for defining the order in which the unique information is acquired from each human sensor S. The route information is information that defines a route through which each person passes through each detection area of each human sensor S, and when the arrangement position is registered, the person passes through each detection area in the order according to the route information. Become. In addition, it is assumed that registration information for arrangement position registration indicating the correspondence between the arrangement position of the lighting device L and its unique address is stored in the storage unit 62 in advance.

  The display unit 63 is configured by an LCD or the like, and can be controlled by the control unit 61 to display a menu or various applications. The display unit 63 is also controlled by the control unit 61 so that the received unique information can be displayed. In addition, a touch panel or the like (not shown) may be provided on the display unit 63. In this case, an operation signal corresponding to a touch operation on an image displayed on the display unit 63 is output from the touch panel to the control unit 61. can do. For example, when a layout diagram is displayed on the display unit 63, information on the position can be acquired by the control unit 61 by a user touching a predetermined position on the layout diagram.

  In the present embodiment, the communication unit 64 is controlled by the control unit 61 and can receive the detection result of the human sensor S. The control unit 61 as the specifying unit and the association unit is provided with the detection result of the human sensor S, and based on the layout map information and the route information stored in the storage unit 62, the arrangement position of the human sensor S The registration information is stored in the storage unit 62 by performing arrangement position registration for associating the sensor with the unique information of the human sensor S. Further, the control unit 61 determines the positional relationship between the detection area of the human sensor S and the lighting device L based on the detection result of the human sensor S, the layout information stored in the storage unit 62, and the route information. The registration information can be stored in the storage unit 62 by performing registration of the arrangement position. Moreover, even if each human sensor S has a plurality of detection areas, the control unit 61 registers the arrangement position in which the positional relationship with the lighting device L is associated with each detection area of each human sensor S. The registration information can be stored in the storage unit 62.

  The control device 60 is provided with an operation unit 65. The operation unit 65 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a touch panel (not shown). The operation unit 65 receives user operations and outputs information based on the user operations to the control unit 61. Route information can be input by the user's operation of the operation unit 65.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the arrangement position registration in the second embodiment.

  The storage unit 62 of the control device 60 stores information on the layout of the control target device SL including the lighting device L and the human sensor S. The control unit 61 collects unique information of the control target device SL via the communication unit 64 and stores it in the storage unit 62. Next, the user operates the operation unit 65 to set route information. The route information may be stored in advance in the storage unit 62, and the arrangement position registration may be performed using the stored route information.

  Now, it is assumed that information indicating a route indicated by a one-dot chain line arrow in FIG. 9 is registered in the storage unit 62 as route information. A route indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 9 indicates a route that passes through each detection area in the order of human sensors S1 to S6. The user operates the operation unit 65 to instruct the start of arrangement position registration. Thereby, the control part 61 will be in the input standby state of the detection result of each human sensor S. FIG. The operation unit 65 may have a voice recognition function. In this case, for example, when the user pronounces “start”, the arrangement position registration is started.

  For example, the user starts to walk along the one-dot chain line route from the start position 71 in FIG. 9. When the user reaches the detection area of the human sensor S1, the human sensor S1 detects a person and transmits the detection result to the communication unit 64 of the control device 60 together with the specific information. The control unit 61 takes in the detection result and unique information received by the communication unit 64 and stores the correspondence relationship between the arrangement position of the human sensor S1 and the unique information in the storage unit 62. When the user further proceeds along the route, the user next reaches the detection area of the human sensor S2. Then, the human sensor S2 detects a person, and transmits the detection result to the communication unit 64 of the control device 60 together with the unique information. The control unit 61 takes in the detection result and the unique information received by the communication unit 64, and stores the correspondence relationship between the arrangement position of the human sensor S2 and the unique information in the storage unit 62.

  Thereafter, the same operation is repeated, and each time a person passes through each detection area of each human sensor S3 to S6 along the route, the control unit 61 changes the correspondence between the position of each human sensor S and the unique information. The data is stored in the storage unit 62. In this way, the storage unit 62 stores registration information for registration of arrangement positions indicating the correspondence between the arrangement positions of all the human sensors S and the unique information. When the registration of the arrangement positions for all the human sensors is completed, the user instructs the control unit 61 to end the registration process using the operation unit 65.

  Further, in the present embodiment, arrangement position registration indicating the correspondence between the detection area of the human sensor S and the corresponding lighting device is also possible. FIG. 10 shows an example in which each human sensor S has four detection areas. For example, the human sensor S1 includes a predetermined detection area A1a around the lighting device L1, a predetermined detection area A1b around the lighting device L2, and a predetermined detection around the lighting device L3, as shown by the broken line in FIG. The area A1c has a predetermined detection area A1d around the lighting device L4. Similarly, other human sensors S have four detection areas around four lighting devices that surround each human sensor. In this manner, four detection areas by the human sensors S1 to S6 are set around the lighting devices L1 to Ln24, respectively.

  Assume that information indicating a route indicated by a one-dot chain line arrow in FIG. 10 is registered in the storage unit 62 as route information. A route indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 10 indicates a route that passes through each detection area of the surrounding human sensor S in the order of the lighting devices L1, L3, L5, L7, L8, L6, L4, L2,. ing. The user operates the operation unit 65 to instruct the start of arrangement position registration. Thereby, the control part 61 will be in the input standby state of the detection result of each human sensor S. FIG.

  For example, the user starts to walk along the one-dot chain line route from the start position 71 in FIG. When the user reaches the detection area A1a of the human sensor S1 around the lighting device L1, the human sensor S1 detects a person, and transmits the detection result to the communication unit 64 of the control device 60 together with specific information indicating the detection area A1a. To do. The control unit 61 takes in the detection result and the unique information received by the communication unit 64 and causes the storage unit 62 to store the correspondence between the lighting device L1 and the unique information indicating the detection area A1a of the human sensor S1.

  The user further proceeds along the route, and then reaches the detection area A1c of the human sensor S1 around the lighting device L3. Then, the human sensor S1 detects a person and transmits the detection result to the communication unit 64 of the control device 60 together with the unique information indicating the detection area A1c. The control unit 61 takes in the detection result and the unique information received by the communication unit 64, and causes the storage unit 62 to store the correspondence between the illumination device L3 and the unique information indicating the detection area A1c of the human sensor S1.

  Thereafter, the same operation is repeated, and each time a person passes through each detection area of the human sensor S around the lighting devices L5, L7, L8,... The correspondence relationship with the unique information indicating each detection area of S is stored in the storage unit 62.

  In this way, the storage unit 62 stores registration information for arrangement position registration indicating the correspondence between all the lighting devices L and the unique information indicating the detection areas of the human sensor S. When the registration of the arrangement positions for all the human sensors is completed, the user instructs the control unit 61 to end the registration process using the operation unit 65.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the correspondence between the arrangement positions of all the human sensors and the unique information is shown by a simple operation in which a person moves along the predetermined route of the human sensor. Registration information for arrangement position registration can be obtained. In addition, the correspondence between all the lighting devices and the specific information indicating each detection area of the human sensor can be established by a simple operation in which a person moves along the predetermined route of the human sensor around the lighting device. It is possible to obtain registration information of the arrangement position registration shown. In this way, the arrangement position registration of the control target device can be performed very easily.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the lighting system using the lighting-related device as the control target device has been described as an example. However, the lighting system is not limited to the lighting-related device. The technique of this embodiment can also be applied to registration and management of arrangement positions of telephones, personal computers, and the like.

  In each of the above embodiments, a person or a cart directly operated by a person has been described as an example of a moving body. However, a self-propelled device such as a cleaning robot may be used. It may be a device to be operated. For example, not only a vehicle traveling on the ground as a moving body, but also a flying body such as a drone may be employed. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the setting device itself including the receiving unit has been described as a moving body, but a terminal such as a tablet may be employed as the setting device.

  Further, in the second embodiment, an example in which a person who is a moving body is detected by a human sensor on the assumption that the moving body is mainly a person has been described. When a sensor that performs the above is employed, any object can be detected by feature determination, and various objects can be employed as the moving body. In addition, various sensors can be employed in addition to the human sensor as long as the moving body can be detected. Accordingly, various objects that can be detected by the sensor can be employed as the moving body as long as it can move along a predetermined route.

    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control apparatus, 10 ... Transmission part, 30 ... Setting apparatus, 31 ... Reception part, LL1-LL3 ... Lighting equipment, LS1-LS3 ... Lighting related apparatus, 100 ... Lighting control system.

Claims (4)

A plurality of devices having unique information, each arranged at a predetermined position;
An acquisition means for acquiring unique information of the device when the moving object exists in a predetermined positional relationship with the device;
Specifying means for specifying an arrangement position of the device having the unique information or a position of the moving body when the obtaining means obtains the unique information;
Association means for associating the specific information acquired by the acquisition means with the arrangement position of the device based on the specification of the specification means;
A device management system comprising: The acquisition means is provided in the mobile body, and is configured by a receiving unit that receives the specific information transmitted by the device.
The device management system according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit includes a sensor provided in the moving body for specifying the position of the moving body. The device is a sensor that detects a moving body,
The acquisition means is configured to acquire unique information to be transmitted when the sensor detects a moving body,
The specific means transmits the specific information that is transmitted when the sensor detects the moving body, because the order in which the sensor detects the moving body is set in advance, and the arrangement position is set according to this order. The device management system according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement position is specified. The device management system according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display a layout diagram indicating a layout position of the device.

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