JP2018179473A - Set value change device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To meticulously and flexibly change a set value in accordance with a user's intention.SOLUTION: A setting screen generation part 13 generates a setting screen for changing a set value by a user terminal on the basis of range information in which an increase/decrease width of a set value is registered in each range showing the range of the set value, and a terminal processing part 14 distributes the generated setting screen to the user terminal 20. At this time, the setting screen generation part 13 generates a setting screen in which a new set value displayed on a setting screen increases or decreases within an increase/decrease width corresponding to a range with the new set value belonging thereto in accordance with increase/decrease operation on the setting screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting value changing technique for changing a setting value used when an equipment control system controls equipment.

  In the equipment control system that controls equipment, when changing the setting value used to control the equipment, a technology is proposed that changes to a new setting value according to the setting change instruction from the user terminal used by the user It is done.

  For example, patent document 1 changes the setting temperature of the room used by the air-conditioning control system which controls an air-conditioning installation according to the contents of report from a user terminal. We divide report contents into five phases of "very hot", "hot", "comfort", "cold", "very cold" according to cold feeling of user and assign setting temperature beforehand for each of these contents of report Besides, the set temperature corresponding to the contents of the notification notified from the user terminal is set in the air conditioning control system.

JP 2012-007813 A

However, such conventional techniques have a problem that the setting values can not be changed finely according to the user's intention.
For example, according to Patent Document 1, since the preset temperature is allocated in advance for each of the five contents of the declaration contents, "very hot" and "very cold" to respond to the user's request with these declaration contents. It is necessary to have a temperature range between Therefore, if this temperature range is divided into five steps, the set temperature difference in the adjacent steps will be separated by several degrees, so that the set temperature can not be changed finely according to the user's intention. There was a problem.

  In addition, in such a range of setting values, there is a range that is frequently selected as a setting value, and in such a range, the user finely changes the setting temperature, and in the other ranges, the setting temperature is roughly set. It is estimated that you are changing. Therefore, although there is a method of changing the set temperature according to the increase / decrease operation like a remote control used in a general air conditioner, since the increase / decrease range is fixed, the set temperature can be flexibly set according to the user's intention. There is a problem that it can not be changed.

  The present invention is for solving such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a setting value changing technique capable of changing the setting value finely and flexibly according to the user's intention.

  In order to achieve such an object, the setting value changing apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a plurality of user terminals and a facility control system via a communication network, and responds to a setting change instruction from the user terminals. A set value changing device for changing the set value used when the facility control system controls the facility, wherein the range information in which the increase / decrease width of the set value is registered for each range indicating the range of the set value A storage unit for storing the setting information, a setting screen generation unit for generating a setting screen for changing the setting value in the user terminal based on the range information, and distributing the setting screen to the user terminal, A terminal processing unit for receiving the setting change instruction returned from the user terminal according to the user terminal, and changing the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by the setting change instruction A setting value changing unit, the setting screen generating unit corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs, the new setting value being displayed on the setting screen according to the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen The setting screen is generated to increase or decrease according to the increase or decrease range.

  Further, another set value changing apparatus according to the present invention is connected to the facility control system via the communication network, and when the facility control system controls the facility according to the user operation on the displayed setting screen. A set value change device for changing a set value to be used, the storage unit storing range information in which the increase / decrease range of the set value is registered for each range indicating the range of the set value, and based on the range information A setting screen generation unit that generates and displays a setting screen for changing the setting value, and changes the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by a user operation on the setting screen A setting value changing unit, wherein the setting screen generating unit is configured to set a new setting value displayed on the setting screen according to an increase / decrease operation on the setting screen; It is obtained so as to generate a setting screen to increase or decrease by increasing or decreasing width corresponding di.

  Further, according to one configuration example of the set value changing device according to the present invention, the range information includes, as the range, a first range in which the set value is frequently selected, and a range other than the first range. An increase / decrease range smaller than a second increase / decrease range corresponding to the second range is registered as a first increase / decrease range corresponding to the first range.

  In one configuration example of the set value change device according to the present invention, the range and the increase and decrease range are registered in association with each other for each user and / or facility.

  In the set value changing method according to the present invention, the facility control system is connected to a plurality of user terminals and a facility control system via a communication network, and the facility control system includes the facility according to a setting change instruction from the user terminal. The setting value changing method used in the setting value changing device for changing the setting value used when controlling the memory, wherein the storage unit registers the increase / decrease width of the setting value for each range indicating the range of the setting value. Storage step for storing existing range information, a setting screen generation step for generating a setting screen for changing the setting value on the user terminal based on the range information, and a terminal processing unit A terminal processing step of distributing the setting screen to the user terminal and receiving a setting change instruction returned from the user terminal according to the setting screen; and a setting value changing unit; And a setting value changing step of changing the setting value of the control system to a new setting value instructed by the setting change instruction, wherein the setting screen generating step is responsive to the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. The new setting value displayed on the setting screen includes a step of generating a setting screen in which the setting range is increased or decreased corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs.

  Further, another setting value changing method according to the present invention is connected to the facility control system via the communication network, and the facility control system controls the facility according to the user operation on the displayed setting screen. A setting value changing method for use in a setting value changing apparatus for changing a setting value to be used, wherein the storage unit stores range information in which the increase / decrease width of the setting value is registered for each range indicating the range of the setting value. Storing step, a setting screen generating step of generating and displaying a setting screen for changing the setting value based on the range information, and a setting value changing portion of the facility control system. And a setting value changing step of changing the setting value to a new setting value instructed by a user operation on the setting screen, the setting screen generating step including the setting screen Depending on the increase or decrease operation, the new set value is displayed on the setting screen, is intended to include the step of generating a setting screen to increase or decrease by increasing or decreasing the width corresponding to the range in which the new setting value belongs.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to arbitrarily set, for each range, an increase / decrease range of a new set value selected for operation on the setting screen. Therefore, it is possible to change the setting value finely and flexibly according to the user's intention.

It is a block diagram showing composition of a setting value change device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is an example of composition of range information. It is a structural example of the setting screen for PC. It is an example of composition of a setting screen for smart phones or tablets. It is a sequence diagram showing setting value change operation concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the setting value change apparatus concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the setting value change operation concerning 2nd Embodiment.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
First, the set value change device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting value change device according to the first embodiment.
The setting value changing device 10 is generally composed of an information processing device such as a server device, and is connected to the plurality of user terminals 20 and the facility control system 50 via the communication network NW, and the setting change from the user terminal 20 is changed. In accordance with the instruction, the facility control system 50 has a function of changing the setting value used when controlling the facility.

  The user terminal 20 includes an information communication terminal such as a PC, a smart phone, a tablet, etc. used by the user, and a browser that accesses the setting value change device 10 via the communication network NW based on a communication protocol such as HTTP. It has a function of displaying the setting screen distributed from the setting value change device 10 using a browser, and a function of transmitting a setting change instruction including a new setting value according to a user operation on the setting screen. .

The equipment control system 50 is a system that controls equipment such as air conditioning equipment and lighting equipment based on preset setting values. For example, in the case of the air conditioning control system which controls an air conditioning installation, it has a function which controls the temperature of a room based on preset preset temperature. Moreover, in the case of the lighting control system which controls a lighting installation, it has a function which controls the illumination of a room based on the preset illumination intensity.
Although the case where the equipment control system 50 is an air conditioning control system will be described below as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and a control system that controls other equipment such as a lighting control system is also described. The same applies.

[Setting value change device]
Next, the configuration of the setting value change device 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The set value change device 10 is provided with a communication I / F unit 11, a storage unit 12, a setting screen generation unit 13, a terminal processing unit 14, and a set value change unit 15 as main functional units. Among these functional units, the setting screen generation unit 13, the terminal processing unit 14, and the setting value changing unit 15 are realized by an arithmetic processing unit in which a CPU and a program cooperate with each other.

The communication I / F unit 11 has a function of performing data communication with the user terminal 20 and the facility control system 50 via the communication network NW.
The storage unit 12 is formed of a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory, and has a function of storing various processing information and programs used in the setting value changing process executed by the setting value changing device 10. There is range information as main processing information stored in the storage unit 12.

  The range information is data in which a range indicating a range of setting values and an increase / decrease range of the setting values belonging to the range are registered in association with each other. FIG. 2 is a configuration example of range information. Here, for each combination of a user ID for identifying a user and an equipment ID for identifying equipment such as a room, a range indicating the possible range of the setting value, and increase or decrease of the setting value belonging to the range The widths are registered in association with each other.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the range of 24.0 ° C. to 26.0 ° C. and the range of 28.0 ° C. to 30.0 ° C. are associated with 1.0 ° C. as an increase / decrease range. For this reason, when the new set temperature displayed on the setting screen belongs to this range, it increases or decreases by 1.0 ° C. width according to the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. Moreover, 0.5 degreeC is matched with the range of 26.0 degreeC-28.0 degreeC as an increase / decrease range. For this reason, when the new set temperature displayed on the setting screen belongs to this range, it increases or decreases by 1.0 ° C. width according to the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen.

  In the case where the correspondence relationship between the range and the increase / decrease range is commonly used by each user and each facility, the user ID and the facility ID may be omitted. In addition, in the case of common use only by each user, only the user ID may be omitted, and in the case of common use only in each facility, the facility ID may be omitted. Further, the administrator may change and register the range information with the setting value change device 10, or the user may change and register the range information from the user terminal 20.

The setting screen generation unit 13 acquires range information from the storage unit 12 in response to the setting change request from the user terminal 20 received via the communication I / F unit 11, and based on the range information, the user The terminal 20 has a function of generating a setting screen for changing the setting value.
FIG. 3 is a configuration example of a setting screen for a PC. The setting screen is, for example, hypertext described in a markup language such as HTML, and displayed on the screen of the browser of the user terminal 20. Here, a slider (slider UI) is used as an operation symbol for setting a new set temperature, and moving the cursor cursor with the mouse increases or decreases the new set temperature according to the stop position. .

  At this time, the slider is preset with a set temperature as a candidate value for each stop position, and in the example of FIG. 3, 24.0 ° C. is set at the left end position of the slider. 30.0 ° C. is set. Also, based on the range information, each range of 24.0 ° C. to 26.0 ° C. and 28.0 ° C. to 30.0 ° C. is increased or decreased by 1.0 ° C., 25.0 ° C. and 29. Stop positions corresponding to 0 ° C. are provided respectively. In addition, stop positions are provided at positions corresponding to 26, 5 ° C, 27.0 ° C, and 27.5 ° C in the range of 26.0 ° C to 28.0 ° C to increase or decrease by 0.5 ° C. It is done.

  Further, the setting screen of FIG. 3 displays the status regarding the facilities and setting values acquired from the facility control system 50, such as the current room temperature and the setting temperature, and is used as an operation symbol for detecting a user operation. A setting completion button and a cancel button are arranged. In response to the depression of the setting completion button, a setting change instruction including the new set temperature selected by the slider is notified from the browser of the user terminal 20 to the setting value change device 10. Further, in response to the pressing of the cancel button, the process of changing the set temperature is canceled.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration example of a setting screen for a smartphone or a tablet. Here, the drum (drum UI) is used as an operation symbol for setting a new set temperature, and the drum is rolled by the upper and lower swipe operation on the drum and the touch operation on the upper and lower buttons according to the stop position. New set temperature is selected.

  At this time, a preset temperature is set in advance for each stop position as a candidate value on the drum, and 25.0 ° C., 26.0 ° C., and 26.5 ° C. are displayed as candidate values in the example of FIG. There is. When the drum is rolled downward, candidate values appear in order from the upper end from 25.0 ° C. to 24.0 ° C., and when the drum is rolled downward, the lower end from 26.5 ° C. to 30.0 The candidate values will appear in order from. Moreover, these candidate values are set to increase or decrease by 1.0 ° C. in each range of 24.0 ° C. to 26.0 ° C. and 28.0 ° C. to 30.0 ° C. based on the range information. ing. The range of 26.0 ° C. to 28.0 ° C. is set to increase or decrease by 0.5 ° C.

  Further, the setting screen of FIG. 4 displays a state of equipment and setting values acquired from the equipment control system 50, such as the current room temperature and the setting temperature, and is used as an operation symbol for detecting a user operation. A complete button and a cancel button are disposed at the top of the screen. In response to the depression of the completion button, a setting change instruction including the new set temperature selected on the drum is notified from the browser of the user terminal 20 to the setting value change device 10. Further, in response to the pressing of the cancel button, the process of changing the set temperature is canceled.

  The terminal processing unit 14 distributes the setting screen generated by the setting screen generation unit 13 to the user terminal 20 via the communication I / F unit 11 and the communication network NW based on a communication protocol such as HTTP. It has a function of receiving a setting change instruction including a new setting value returned from the user terminal 20 in response to this.

  The setting value changing unit 15 has a function of generating a setting change message for communicating with the facility control system 50 based on a new setting value included in the setting change instruction received by the terminal processing unit 14, and the generated setting change It has a function of changing the setting value of the facility control system 50 to a new setting value by transmitting a message to the facility control system 50 via the communication I / F unit 11 and the communication network NW.

[Operation of First Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the operation of the setting value changing device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a setting value change operation according to the first embodiment.

First, when an operation to change the setting value set in the facility control system 50 is performed in the user terminal 20 (step 100), the setting change from the user terminal 20 to the setting value change device 10 is performed A request is notified (step 101).
The setting screen generation unit 13 of the setting value change device 10 acquires the range information from the storage unit 12 in response to the setting change request from the user terminal 20 (step 102), and based on the range information, the user terminal A setting screen for changing the setting value is generated at step 20 (step 103). The terminal processing unit 14 distributes the generated setting screen to the user terminal 20 (step 104).

  In response to this, the setting screen from the setting value changing device 10 is displayed on the user terminal 20 (step 105), and the user selects a new setting value on the setting screen (step 106). Thereafter, according to the setting completion operation of the user (step 107), the user terminal 20 notifies the setting value changing apparatus 10 of a setting change instruction including the new setting value (step 108).

  The setting value changing unit 15 of the setting value changing device 10 generates a setting change message based on the new setting value included in the setting change instruction from the user terminal 20 (step 109), and transmits it to the facility control system 50. (Step 110). As a result, the setting value of the facility control system 50 is changed to the new setting value notified by the setting change message (step 111).

[Effect of First Embodiment]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the setting screen generation unit 13 sets the setting value in the user terminal 20 based on the range information in which the increase and decrease width of the setting value is registered for each range indicating the range of the setting value. A setting screen for changing is generated, and the terminal processing unit 14 distributes the generated setting screen to the user terminal 20. At this time, the setting screen generation unit 13 increases or decreases the new setting value displayed on the setting screen by an increase / decrease width corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. To generate.

  As a result, it is possible to arbitrarily set, for each range, an increase / decrease range of a new set value to be selected by operation on the setting screen. Therefore, for example, the set temperature can be finely changed as compared with the case where the set temperature of the room is changed using the contents of declaration provided according to the user's sense of coldness. Moreover, compared with the case where the setting temperature is selected with the fixed increase and decrease width, the setting temperature can be changed more finely in the specific range. Therefore, it is possible to change the setting value finely and flexibly according to the user's intention.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the range information includes the first range where the setting value is frequently selected as the range and the second range other than the first range, and corresponds to the first range. An increase / decrease range smaller than the second increase / decrease range corresponding to the second range may be registered as the first increase / decrease range. Thereby, the setting value can be finely changed in the range which the user sets frequently.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the range information may be registered in association with the range and the increase / decrease range for each user and / or facility. Thereby, as the correspondence between the range and the increase / decrease range, it is possible to use the optimum correspondence according to the user and / or the facility.

Second Embodiment
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a setting value change device 30 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting value change device according to the second embodiment.
The set value change device 30 according to the present embodiment is an information communication terminal such as a PC, a smart phone, or a tablet used by the user as a whole, and is a part of the set value change device 10 according to the first embodiment. The configuration corresponds to that implemented in the user terminal 20.

  Communication I / F unit 31, storage unit 32, setting screen generation unit 33, screen display unit 34, operation input unit 35, and setting value change unit 36 are provided in set value change device 30 as main functional units. ing. Among these functional units, the setting screen generation unit 33, the screen display unit 34, and the setting value change unit 36 are realized by an arithmetic processing unit formed by the cooperation of a CPU and a program. The program may be, for example, an application executed on a smartphone or a tablet.

The communication I / F unit 31 has a function of performing data communication with the facility control system 50 via the communication network NW.
The storage unit 32 is formed of a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory, and has a function of storing various processing information and programs used in the setting value changing process executed by the setting value changing device 30. The main processing information stored in the storage unit 32 is the range information shown in FIG. 2 described above.

  The setting screen generation unit 33 acquires range information from the storage unit 32 according to the setting change request operation of the user detected by the operation input unit 35, and displays the range information on the screen display unit 34 based on the range information. It has a function of generating a setting screen for changing setting values. The setting screen is the same as that of FIG. 3 or 4 described above.

The screen display unit 34 is a screen display device such as an LCD and has a function of displaying various screens such as a setting screen.
The operation input unit 35 includes an operation input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, and has a function of detecting and outputting a user's operation.

  The setting value changing unit 36 has a function of generating a setting change message for exchanging with the facility control system 50 based on the new setting value selected on the setting screen, and the generated setting change message as a communication I / F unit. It has a function of changing the setting value of the facility control system 50 to a new setting value by transmitting to the facility control system 50 via the communication network 31 and 31.

[Operation of Second Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, an operation of the setting value changing device 30 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a setting value change operation according to the second embodiment.

  First, in the setting value change device 30, when the operation input unit 35 detects an operation requesting a change of the setting value set in the facility control system 50 (step 200), the setting screen generation unit 33 stores the information The range information is acquired from 32 (step 201), and a setting screen for changing the setting value on the user terminal 20 is generated based on the range information (step 202). The terminal processing unit 14 displays the generated setting screen on the screen display unit 34 (step 203).

  In response to this, the user selects and operates a new setting value on the setting screen (step 204). Thereafter, in response to the user's setting completion operation (step 205), the setting value changing unit 36 generates a setting change message based on the new setting value selected on the setting screen (step 206), and controls the facility. It transmits to the system 50 (step 207). As a result, the setting value of the facility control system 50 is changed to the new setting value notified by the setting change message (step 208).

[Effect of Second Embodiment]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the setting screen generation unit 33 is configured to change the setting value based on the range information in which the increase and decrease width of the setting value is registered for each range indicating the range of the setting value. A screen is generated and displayed on the screen display unit 34. At this time, the setting screen generation unit 33 increases or decreases the new setting value displayed on the setting screen by an increase / decrease width corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. To generate.

  As a result, in the setting value changing device 30 corresponding to the user terminal used by the user, as in the first embodiment, the increment / decrement width of the new setting value for operation selection on the setting screen is arbitrary for each range. It can be set to Therefore, it is possible to change the setting value finely and flexibly according to the user's intention.

[Extension of the embodiment]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with reference to embodiment, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. Moreover, about each embodiment, it can combine arbitrarily and can be implemented in the not conflicting range.

  10, 30 ... setting value changing device, 11, 31 ... communication I / F unit, 12, 32 ... storage unit, 13, 33 ... setting screen generating unit, 14 ... terminal processing unit, 15, 36 ... setting value changing unit, 20 user terminal 34 screen display unit 35 operation input unit 50 facility control system NW communication network.

Claims (6)

A setting that is connected to a plurality of user terminals and a facility control system via a communication network, and changes a setting value used when the facility control system controls a facility according to a setting change instruction from the user terminal It is a value change device, and
A storage unit that stores range information in which increase / decrease ranges of the set value are registered for each range indicating the range of the set value;
A setting screen generation unit that generates a setting screen for changing the setting value on the user terminal based on the range information;
A terminal processing unit that distributes the setting screen to the user terminal and receives a setting change instruction returned from the user terminal according to the distribution screen;
And a setting value changing unit that changes the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by the setting change instruction.
The setting screen generation unit increases or decreases the new setting value displayed on the setting screen by an increase / decrease width corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. Setting value change apparatus characterized by generating. A set value change device connected to a facility control system via a communication network and changing a set value used when the facility control system controls a facility according to a user operation on a displayed setting screen,
A storage unit that stores range information in which increase / decrease ranges of the set value are registered for each range indicating the range of the set value;
A setting screen generation unit that generates and displays a setting screen for changing the setting value based on the range information;
A setting value changing unit configured to change the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by a user operation on the setting screen;
The setting screen generation unit increases or decreases the new setting value displayed on the setting screen by an increase / decrease width corresponding to the range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with the increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. Setting value change apparatus characterized by generating. In the setting value change device according to claim 1 or 2,
The range information includes, as the range, a first range in which the setting value is frequently selected and a second range other than the first range, and the first range corresponding to the first range A setting value change apparatus, wherein an increase / decrease range smaller than a second increase / decrease range corresponding to the second range is registered as the increase / decrease range of. In the setting value change device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The set value changing device, wherein the range and the increase / decrease range are registered in association with each other for each user and / or equipment. A setting that is connected to a plurality of user terminals and a facility control system via a communication network, and changes a setting value used when the facility control system controls a facility according to a setting change instruction from the user terminal It is a setting value changing method used in the value changing device, and
A storage step of storing range information in which an increase / decrease range of the set value is registered for each range indicating the range of the set value;
A setting screen generating step of generating a setting screen for changing the setting value on the user terminal based on the range information;
A terminal processing step of distributing the setting screen to the user terminal and receiving a setting change instruction returned from the user terminal in response to the terminal processing unit;
And a setting value changing step of changing the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by the setting change instruction.
The setting screen generation step is a setting screen in which a new setting value displayed on the setting screen is increased or decreased by an increase / decrease width corresponding to a range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with an increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. A setting value changing method including the step of generating A setting used by a setting value change device that is connected to a facility control system via a communication network and changes a set value used when the facility control system controls equipment according to a user operation on a displayed setting screen It is a value change method, and
A storage step of storing range information in which an increase / decrease range of the set value is registered for each range indicating the range of the set value;
A setting screen generation step of generating and displaying a setting screen for changing the setting value based on the range information;
And a setting value changing step of changing the setting value of the facility control system to a new setting value instructed by a user operation on the setting screen, and the setting value changing unit.
The setting screen generation step is a setting screen in which a new setting value displayed on the setting screen is increased or decreased by an increase / decrease width corresponding to a range to which the new setting value belongs, in accordance with an increase / decrease operation on the setting screen. A setting value changing method including the step of generating

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