JP2022035176A - Building facility operational state display device and building facility operational state display method - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow a user to intuitively recognize an operational state of the whole of a plurality of building facilities installed within one or more buildings.SOLUTION: One embodiment of the present invention is a building facility operational state display device comprising: a display control unit which collects information showing operational states of facilities provided in one or more buildings and causes the information to be displayed on a screen; and an input device which accepts user's operation input. The display control unit is configured to display a plurality of icons provided for individual building facilities in a line on one screen, to circularly shift the plurality of icons on the screen in response to an operation input along the line on the input device, and to display information of an operational state of a building facility indicated by an icon in a designated region set within a circular shift range, on the screen when the icon is moved to the designated region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to an operating status display device for building equipment such as an elevator, and a method for displaying an operating status of building equipment.

Conventionally, there is a technology for visualizing the operating state of an elevator to customers when the elevator breaks down and suppressing the anxiety of building owners and users of building equipment. Generally, information on the operating status of the elevator is displayed on a dashboard prepared as part of the customer's equipment, or delivered by e-mail.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a screen including an elevator status display column, an estimated recovery time display column indicating a failure recovery time, and a status bar indicating a recovery work progress status is displayed on the customer's dashboard. It is stated that it will be done.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-116377

By the way, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the operating state can be confirmed for each elevator, but a plurality of facilities installed in one building or a plurality of buildings (hereinafter referred to as "building facilities"). .) Cannot check the operating status. For this reason, building owners and building management companies cannot intuitively grasp the entire building equipment to be managed, and spend a great deal of time and cost to check the operating status of all building equipment. ..

From the above situation, there has been a demand for a method that allows the user to intuitively grasp the operating state of a plurality of building facilities installed in one or more buildings.

In order to solve the above problems, the operation status display device of the building equipment of one aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that collects information indicating the operation status of the equipment provided in one or more buildings and displays it on the screen. , An input device that accepts user's operation input, and an operating status display device for building equipment. The display control unit displays a plurality of icons provided for each building equipment in a row on one screen. Then, when multiple icons are cyclically moved on the screen according to the operation input in the column direction to the input device and the icon is moved to the specified area set within the cyclic movement range, the building represented by the icon in the specified area is displayed. It is configured to display information on the operating status of the equipment on the screen.

According to at least one aspect of the present invention, the operating status of the entire plurality of building equipment installed in one or more buildings is displayed on one screen, so that the user can intuitively understand the operating status of the entire plurality of building equipment. Can be grasped.
Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure example of the operation state display system of the building equipment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of the computer provided in each apparatus constituting the operation state display system of the building equipment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer information DB provided in the visualization apparatus of the operation state display system of the building equipment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service menu management DB provided in the visualization apparatus of the operation state display system of the building equipment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display example of the operation state confirmation screen before the operation of the building equipment icon which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display example of the operation state confirmation screen after the building equipment icon operation which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display example of the operation state confirmation screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display example of a plurality of kinds of building equipment icons which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure example of the operation state confirmation screen generation processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display example of the operation state confirmation screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure example of the operation state confirmation screen generation processing which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, examples of embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the accompanying drawings, components having substantially the same function or configuration are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated description will be omitted.

In the following description, the "interface device" may be one or more interface devices. The one or more interface devices may be at least one of the following.

One or more I / O (Input / Output) interface devices An I / O interface device is an interface device for at least one of an I / O device and a remote display computer. The I / O interface device for the display computer may be a communication interface device. The at least one I / O device may be any of a user interface device, eg, an input device such as a keyboard and pointing device, and an output device such as a display device.

-One or more communication interface devices The communication interface device may be one or more communication interface devices of the same type (for example, one or more NICs (Network Interface Cards)), or two or more different types of communication interfaces. It may be a device (for example, NIC and HBA (Host Bus Adapter)).

Further, in the following description, the "memory" is one or more memory devices, and may be typically a main storage device. At least one memory device in the memory may be a volatile memory device or a non-volatile memory device.

Further, in the following description, the "permanent storage device" is one or more permanent storage devices. The permanent storage device is typically a non-volatile storage device (for example, an auxiliary storage device), and specifically, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

Further, in the following description, the "storage device" may be at least a memory among a memory and a permanent storage device.

Also, in the following description, a "processor" is one or more processor devices. The at least one processor device is typically a microprocessor device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), but may be another type of processor device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). At least one processor device may be single-core or multi-core. At least one processor device may be a processor core. The at least one processor device may be a processor device in a broad sense such as a hardware circuit (for example, FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)) that performs a part or all of the processing.

Further, in the following description, the function may be described by the expression of "kkk part", but the function may be realized by executing one or more computer programs by the processor, or one. It may be realized by the above hardware devices (for example, FPGA or ASIC), or may be realized by a combination thereof. The description of each function is an example, and a plurality of functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into a plurality of functions.

Further, in the following description, information that can be output with respect to an input may be described by an expression such as "xxxDB". The information may be data of any structure (eg, structured or unstructured data) or may be a training model such as a neural network that produces an output for an input. Therefore, "xxxDB" can be referred to as "xxx information". Further, in the following description, the configuration of each DB is an example, one DB may be divided into two or more DBs, and all or a part of the two or more DBs is one DB. You may. In addition, "DB" is an abbreviation for a database.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, in the present specification, those having the same function are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted unless otherwise specified.

As building equipment, elevator equipment, electrical equipment, and air conditioning equipment will be described, but the same applies to other equipment such as water supply and drainage equipment. Elevator equipment includes elevators and escalators. In addition, electrical equipment includes crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment and lighting equipment, and air conditioning equipment includes refrigerators and the like. The description of the main rope, the counterweight, the car, the hoist, etc. that make up the elevator will be omitted. Further, the description of the configuration of other building equipment will be omitted in the same manner as the configuration of the elevator.

[Overall configuration of building equipment operation status display system]
FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration example of an operating state display system for building equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the operation status display system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the visualization device 1 that visualizes and processes information indicating the operation status of the building equipment provided in one or more buildings, the elevator equipment control device 2 and the air conditioning equipment control through the communication network 6. The device 3 and the electrical equipment control device 4 are connected. Further, the customer operation terminal 5 is connected to the visualization device 1 through the communication network 7.

The elevator equipment control device 2 is a device provided in an elevator or an escalator (not shown). The elevator equipment control device 2 constantly monitors and stores the operating state of the elevator or escalator (for example, the presence or absence of a failure, the state change from operation to inspection), and the information indicating the operating state is stored in the visualization device 1. Send. There are a plurality of elevator equipment control devices 2 for a plurality of elevators or escalators.

The air-conditioning equipment control device 3 is a device provided in a refrigerator or the like (not shown). The air-conditioning equipment control device 3 constantly monitors and stores the operating state of the refrigerator (for example, the presence or absence of a failure, the state change from operation to inspection), and transmits information indicating the operating state to the visualization device 1. .. There are a plurality of air conditioning equipment control devices 3 for a plurality of refrigerators.

The electrical equipment control device 4 is a device provided in a crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment, a lighting equipment, or the like (not shown). The electrical equipment control device 4 constantly monitors and stores the operating state of the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment or the lighting equipment (for example, the presence or absence of a failure, the state change from the operation to the inspection), and stores information indicating the operation state. It is transmitted to the visualization device 1. There are a plurality of electrical equipment control devices 4 for a plurality of crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment or lighting equipment.

Each of the communication networks 6 and 7 is, for example, the Internet, a mobile communication network, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, a dedicated line, or a combination thereof. Further, the communication network 6 and the communication network 7 may be one communication network (for example, the Internet). In the present embodiment, when a serious event such as an earthquake or a fire occurs in the building equipment, it is possible to make an emergency call directly from the building equipment to the visualization device 1 via the communication network.

Further, the customer operation terminal 5 is an information processing terminal owned by the customer, and includes a display device, an input device, and an interface device. The input device may be a touch panel integrated with a display device in addition to the keyboard and mouse. Specific examples of such a customer operation terminal 5 are not particularly limited, but examples thereof include personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. Further, the number of customer operation terminals 5 is not limited to one, and may be plural.

The visualization device 1 may be a device including an interface device (not shown), a storage device 12, and a processor connected to them, or is realized on a system (for example, a cloud platform) that remotely uses computer resources via a communication network. It may be a device that has been installed. The interface device is connected to the communication networks 6 and 7. The visualization device 1 includes a customer information input unit 11, a storage device 12, a collection processing unit 13, and a visualization processing unit 14.

The storage device 12 includes a permanent storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) in addition to the ROM and RAM, and stores the customer information DB 12a, the operating state DB 12b, and the service menu management DB 12c.

The customer information DB 12a holds information about the customer. The operating state DB 12b holds information on the operating state of building equipment such as an elevator. The service menu management DB 12c holds information on services that can be provided regarding the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon displayed on the operation status confirmation screen 200 described later.

The customer information input unit 11 registers the information about the customer input from the input device in the customer information DB 12a. For example, a sales staff member who conducts sales activities registers information of a customer who has concluded a maintenance contract in the customer information DB 12a through the customer information input unit 11.

The collection processing unit 13 connects to the elevator equipment control device 2, the air conditioning equipment control device 3, and the electrical equipment control device 4 through the communication network 6 for each building equipment such as the elevator represented by the customer information DB 12a, and connects the elevator, the escalator, and the refrigerator. , Collect information on the operating status of crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment and lighting equipment on a regular basis. Then, the collection processing unit 13 registers the collected information in the operating state DB 12b. For example, the collection processing unit 13 collects information indicating the operating state once every 30 minutes. In addition, it is assumed that the information indicating the operating state of the building equipment includes information that can determine whether the building equipment is operating or stopped, and if it is stopped, it is due to a failure or an inspection. The visualization processing unit 14 will be described later.

[Hardware configuration of computer]
Next, the hardware configuration of each device constituting the operating status display system 100 of the building equipment will be described. Here, a hardware configuration example of a computer included in the visualization device 1, the elevator equipment control device 2, the air conditioning equipment control device 3, the electrical equipment control device 4, and the customer operation terminal 5 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer 20 included in each device constituting the operation status display system 100 of the building equipment. Each block is selected according to the function and purpose of use of each device. For example, a personal computer can be used as the computer 20.

The computer 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a display device 25, an input device 26, a non-volatile storage 27, and a communication interface 28. Each part in the computer 20 is connected so as to be able to send and receive data to and from each other via a system bus.

The CPU 21, ROM 22, and RAM 23 constitute a control unit 24. The CPU 21 reads the program code of the software that realizes each function according to the present embodiment from the ROM 22, loads it into the RAM 23, and executes it. In the visualization device 1, the CPU 21 reads out the program code stored in the ROM 22 and executes it, so that the software and the hardware cooperate with each other to cooperate with the customer information input unit 11, the collection processing unit 13, and the visualization processing unit 14. Functions such as are realized. In the computer 20 provided in the customer operation terminal 5, the control unit 24 realizes a function as a display control unit.

The ROM 22 may be a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) whose contents can be rewritten. Variables and parameters generated during the arithmetic processing of the CPU 21 are temporarily written in the RAM 23, and these variables and parameters are appropriately read out by the CPU 21. Although the CPU 21 is used as the arithmetic processing unit, another processor such as an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) may be used.

The display device 25 is a monitor such as a liquid crystal display, and displays the result of processing performed by the GUI screen or the CPU 21. As the input device 26, a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel, a keyboard, or the like is used, and the user can operate the input device 26 to input information or instructions. The input device 26 generates an input signal according to the user's operation and supplies it to the CPU 21.

The display device 25 and the input device 26 may not be provided depending on the configuration of the device in which the calculator 20 is provided. For example, in the elevator equipment control device 2, the air conditioning equipment control device 3, and the electrical equipment control device 4, the display device 25 and the input device 26 may be unnecessary. Further, when the visualization device 1 has a function of remotely inputting customer information, the visualization device 1 may not have the display device 25 and the input device 26.

Further, the customer operation terminal 5 may be separated from the display device 25 and the input device 26. That is, the customer operation terminal 5 may be configured by an information processing device including a control unit 24, a non-volatile storage 27, and a communication interface 28. In this case, the information processing device communicates with the visualization device 1, and the operating state confirmation screen received by the information processing device from the visualization device 1 is displayed on the display device 25 connected to the information processing device. The user operates the input device 26 connected to the information processing device to input to the information processing device.

In the non-volatile storage 27, in addition to the OS (Operating System) and various parameters, a program for operating the computer 20 is recorded. The ROM 22 and the non-volatile storage 27 permanently record programs, data, and the like necessary for the CPU 21 to operate, and are a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium in which the programs executed by the computer 20 are stored. It is used as an example. For example, as the non-volatile storage 27, an HDD, SSD, or the like is used.

For the communication interface 28, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card), a modem, or the like is used. The communication interface 28 can transmit and receive various data to and from an external device via a communication network such as a LAN connected to a terminal or a dedicated line.

[Customer information DB]
FIG. 3 shows an example of the customer information DB 12a provided in the visualization device 1 of the operation status display system 100 of the building equipment. The customer information DB 12a stores, for example, a customer ID, a contractor ID, a building ID, a building address, a building facility, and a building facility ID in association with each other. The ID is information (identifier) that can uniquely identify each piece of information. Generally, alphanumerical characters are used for the identifier, but the name is shown in FIG. 3 for ease of explanation.

In FIG. 3, “△△ real estate” is registered as a customer ID for identifying a user.
The contractor ID is information that identifies the contractor (or business establishment) managed by the user. "A branch" and "B branch" are registered as contractor IDs corresponding to "△△ real estate".
The building ID is information that identifies the building managed by the user. Here, "building A" is registered as the building ID corresponding to "A branch", and "building B" is registered as the building ID corresponding to "B branch".
The building address is information representing the location of the building managed by the user. For example, "1-2-3, □□ City, Ibaraki Prefecture" is registered as the building address of the building ID "Building A".

The building equipment is the building equipment managed by the user, and is information representing (type of) the building equipment with which the user has concluded a maintenance contract.
The building equipment ID is information that identifies the building equipment. For example, in FIG. 3, "elevator A" is registered as the building equipment ID of "elevator" and "security / disaster prevention equipment A" is registered as the building equipment ID of "crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment" for "building A". .. Further, for "building B", "elevator B" is used as the building equipment ID of "elevator", "escalator A" is used as the building equipment ID of "escalator", and "refrigerator A" is used as the building equipment ID of "refrigerator". Is registered. Further, "elevator Z" is registered as the building equipment ID of "elevator" for "building Z".

Further, a user ID, a password, and a customer ID are stored in association with each other in the user DB (not shown) of the storage device 12. The user ID and password are information (identifiers) for identifying a user who can access the visualization device 1.

[Service menu management DB]
FIG. 4 shows an example of the service menu management DB 12c provided in the visualization device 1 of the operation status display system 100 of the building equipment. The service menu management DB 12c stores, for example, the building equipment and the service menu in association with each other. The service menu shows a list of services (functions) that can be provided for the building equipment. For example, "function A", "function B", "function C", and "function D" are stored as a service menu of the building equipment "elevator".

The service menu for each building equipment (elevator, refrigerator, crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment in FIG. 4) is registered in advance in the service menu management DB 12c by the administrator of the maintenance company. Further, each information of the customer information DB 12a and the service menu management DB 12c is configured to be associated with the building equipment.

The user operates the customer operation terminal 5 to request a connection to the visualization device 1 through the communication network 7. When the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 receives the connection request from the customer operation terminal 5, the visualization processing unit 14 requests the customer operation terminal 5 for a user ID and a password. When the user inputs the user ID and password to the customer operation terminal 5, the information acquired from the customer information DB 12a, the operating state DB 12b, and the service menu management DB 12c is displayed on the customer operation terminal 5 by the visualization process in the visualization processing unit 14. Is possible.

[Operating status confirmation screen]
FIG. 5 shows a display example of the operation state confirmation screen before the operation of the building equipment icon on the customer operation terminal 5.
FIG. 6 shows a display example of the operation state confirmation screen after the operation of the building equipment icon on the customer operation terminal 5.
In the present embodiment, the operating state confirmation screen 200 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 displays at least the “operating state of building equipment” and the “service menu”.

The operating status of the building equipment is composed of a building equipment operating status summary display column 201, building equipment icons 202 to 206, and a building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207.

The building equipment operating status summary display column 201 displays the aggregated results of the operating status of all the building equipment to be managed for which the maintenance contract has been concluded. In the example of FIG. 5, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 collects the aggregated results of the operating states of all the building equipment covered by the maintenance contract in a plurality of building equipment icons 202 to 206 arranged in the circumferential direction. An example of displaying in the center of is shown.

Building equipment icons 202 to 206 are icons identified for each building equipment such as elevators and escalators. A plurality of building equipment icons 202 to 206 provided for each building equipment are arranged side by side in a row. The building equipment icons 202 to 206 are configured to circulate in response to an operation input in the column direction to the input device 26. In the example of FIG. 5, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 arranges a plurality of building equipment icons 202 to 206 on the circumference, and the circumferential direction (arrow direction) with respect to any building equipment icon via the input device 26. In response to the operation (scroll) to, a plurality of building equipment icons 202 to 206 are circularly moved on the circumference.

The building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207 displays the operating status of the building equipment corresponding to the building equipment icon as a breakdown. The building equipment operating state breakdown display column 207 is an example of a designated area set within the circulation movement range. In the present embodiment, various displays and processes are performed on the building equipment icon that has been moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207. By setting the building equipment operation status breakdown display field 207 (designated area), it is possible to clearly display which building equipment icon is selected from among the plurality of building equipment icons that are cyclically moved. From the viewpoint of improving the visibility of the user, it is desirable to arrange the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 in the center of the circulation movement range.

The service menu is displayed in the service menu display area 210 below the operation status confirmation screen 200. In the service menu display area 210, a list of service menus related to the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon arranged in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the function icons 211 and 212 are displayed as the service menu related to the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon 204. For example, if the building equipment is an elevator, the service menus include "operation control (various settings)", "in-car display settings", "work report", "camera image download", "contact sales staff", and so on. And a function icon such as "Notice to customer" is displayed.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, the building equipment icon representing the building equipment for which the maintenance contract has not been concluded may be displayed in an inactive state like the building equipment icon 206. For example, the building equipment icon 206 may be shaded (grayed out, etc.) by halftone dots, grids, diagonal lines, or the like. At this time, it is desirable that the corresponding dedicated function icon is also inactive.

This has the effect of stimulating the user's willingness to contract by making the user aware that there are services (functions) that can be used for building equipment if a maintenance contract is not currently made.

In the present embodiment, by arranging the building equipment icons 202 to 206 on the semicircular circumference, the user can easily identify the building equipment, and the building equipment icon 202 can be dialed (using the rotary operation panel). It is configured so that ~ 206 can be operated.

In addition, when the user operates to move the building equipment icons 202 to 206 arranged on the semicircular circumference in a dial manner, the building equipment icons 202 to 206 circulate on the semicircular circumference and are always all. The building equipment icons 202 to 206 are displayed.

In the display of the service menu, a dedicated function icon is displayed for the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207.

When the building equipment icon 204 is displayed in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 (see FIG. 5), the function icon 211 and the function icon 212 are displayed as the dedicated service menu of the building equipment corresponding to the building equipment icon 204. do.

When the user operates to move the building equipment icon in a dial manner and displays the building equipment icon 202 in the building equipment operating status breakdown display field 207 (see FIG. 6), the service menu display area is linked to this operation. The function icon 213 and the function icon 214 are displayed on the 210.

In the present embodiment, a mode in which a plurality of building equipment icons are arranged on a semicircular circumference has been described, but they may be arranged on an elliptical circumference. Further, a plurality of building equipment icons may be arranged on a straight line or a curved line, and the building equipment icons may be circularly moved on the straight line or the curved line. That is, a plurality of building equipment icons may be arranged in a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, or an oblique direction with respect to the screen.

[Display example of operation status confirmation screen]
Hereinafter, a case where the user of the customer ID “Δ△ real estate” confirms the operation state confirmation screen 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 shows a display example of the operating state confirmation screen 200. It is desirable to provide a customer ID display field 220 on the operation status confirmation screen 200 to display the customer ID so that the user can easily identify it, such as “△△ real estate”. As explained in FIG. 3, the target building equipment managed by the user of the customer ID “△△ real estate” is the building equipment ID “elevator A”, “security / disaster prevention equipment A”, “elevator B”, “escalator A”. ", And" Refrigerator A ". In FIG. 7, the display of the service menu display area 210 is omitted.

Therefore, the elevator, the escalator, the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment, and the building equipment icons 221,223 to 225 of the refrigerator are arranged in an active state on the semicircular circumference. Further, since the maintenance contract for the lighting equipment is not concluded, the building equipment icon 222 of the lighting equipment is arranged in an inactive state (for example, grayed out) on the circumference of a semicircle.

Even if the priority of the placement of the building equipment icon in the inactive state is set to the lowest and the position is farthest from the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 at the time of initial display of the operation status confirmation screen 200. good. Conversely, at the time of initial display, a building equipment icon representing a building equipment having a high priority or a maintenance contract according to the user (customer ID) is arranged in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207. May be good. In addition, a function may be provided in which the user can arbitrarily change the priority of the designated building equipment icon and select to display or hide the building equipment icon corresponding to the building equipment for which a maintenance contract has not been concluded. .. Alternatively, the active building equipment icons may be sequentially arranged from one side (for example, the upper side).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the display control unit (control unit 24) of the customer operation terminal 5 sets the setting conditions according to the user based on the screen data (operating state confirmation screen 200) received from the visualization device 1. An icon (building equipment icon) representing a building equipment corresponding to (priority, presence / absence of maintenance contract, etc.) is arranged in a designated area (building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207) in the initial display. As a result, the icon satisfying the setting condition according to the user is displayed in the designated area or near the pointed area within a predetermined distance, and the visibility of the building equipment that the user wants to pay attention to in the initial display is improved.

The display control unit (control unit 24) designates a plurality of icons (building equipment icons) representing building equipment in the initial display based on the screen data received from the visualization device 1 in a designated area (building equipment operating status breakdown display column). 207) It may be arranged outside. For example, the display position of the icon in the initial display and the display position of the original icon are shifted by half a pitch. Taking FIG. 7 as an example, the building equipment icons 221 to 225 are shifted by half a pitch so that the building equipment icon is not placed in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 in the initial display. Thereby, when the user intentionally moves the building equipment icon to the building equipment operating state breakdown display column 207, the breakdown of the operating state of the building equipment corresponding to the building equipment icon can be displayed.

In the building equipment operating status summary display column 201, the operating status of all building equipment, that is, the building equipment ID "elevator A", "security / disaster prevention equipment A", "elevator B", "escalator A", and "freezing" The number of cases in which the failure of the machine A "is being dealt with and the number of cases in which inspection work is being performed are aggregated and displayed. In the explanation of FIG. 7, there are two building equipments that are being dealt with for failures and one building equipment that is being inspected.

Further, in FIG. 7, badge icons 221b and 223b are displayed on the upper right of the corresponding building equipment icon in order to make it easy to intuitively understand which building equipment the failure response or inspection work is performed on. The badge icon displays at least the total value of the number of cases being dealt with and the number of cases being inspected, which are included in the breakdown of the operating status of the building equipment. In FIG. 7, the badge icon is not displayed on the upper right of the building equipment icon when the failure is being dealt with and the inspection work is not being performed, but a badge icon may be provided and displayed as 0.

In the explanation of FIG. 7, the badge icon 221b of the building equipment icon 221 of the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment displays that the total value of the number of cases being dealt with and the number of cases being inspected is one. In addition, the badge icon 223b of the building equipment icon 223 of the elevator displays that the total value of the number of cases being dealt with and the number of cases being inspected is two.

Further, when the user operates the input device 26 to move the building equipment icon 223 of the elevator to the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207, the breakdown of the elevator operating status is displayed in the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207. .. That is, the number of cases in which the building equipment IDs "elevator A" and "elevator B" are being dealt with and the number of cases in which inspection work is being performed are aggregated and displayed. In the explanation of FIG. 7, the number of cases during the failure response of the entire elevator is one, and the number of cases during the inspection work is one. With such a display, the user can intuitively grasp the entire building equipment to be managed.

By displaying the breakdown of the operating state of the building equipment moved to the designated area in this way, the user can grasp the details of the operating state of the target building equipment. In this embodiment, it is desirable to display the number of cases during failure handling and the number of cases during inspection work as a breakdown of the operating status of the building equipment, but at least either the number of cases during failure handling or the number of cases during inspection work. Is displayed. In addition, other items (for example, during a telephone inquiry) may be displayed as a breakdown of the operating status of the building equipment.

[Display example of multiple types of building equipment icons]
Here, a plurality of types of display examples of building equipment icons representing building equipment will be described.
FIG. 8 shows an example of displaying a plurality of types of building equipment icons representing building equipment. That is, FIG. 8 is an example of clearly displaying whether the building equipment managed by the user is the target or the non-target of the maintenance service for which the maintenance contract is concluded by a method other than the shaded display.

For example, the building equipment icon 226 on the left side of FIG. 8 is different in shape from other building equipment icons. The building equipment icons 221 to 225 in FIG. 7 are rectangular with rounded corners, whereas the building equipment icons 226 are hexagonal. It is conceivable to set this hexagonal building equipment icon 226 as a building equipment icon corresponding to a building equipment for which a maintenance contract has not been concluded.

The building equipment icon 227 in the center of FIG. 8 is circular, but has a notch (cut, dent) in a part thereof. For example, the position where the notch is inserted is arbitrary, but it may be the upper right of the building equipment icon 227 (the position corresponding to the badge icon display portion). The basic shape of the building equipment icon 227 is not limited to a circle, but may be a rectangle or the like.

Further, the building equipment icon 228 on the right side of FIG. 8 displays a grayed out badge icon 228g in a part thereof. The badge icon 228g does not display the number of cases during failure handling and inspection work. The color of this badge icon 228g is not limited to gray.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the display of the information on the operating status of the building equipment is intended for the building equipment for which a maintenance contract is made. For example, when the display control unit (control unit 24) of the customer operation terminal 5 displays an icon (building equipment icon) representing a building equipment for which a maintenance contract has not been made, based on the screen data received from the visualization device 1. , Displays that the icon is inactive (for example, shaded display). Alternatively, the display control unit displays an icon (building equipment icon) indicating that the building equipment has not been contracted for maintenance by adding features (shape, notch, badge icon, etc.) indicating that the maintenance contract has not been made. ..

Such a display has the effect of stimulating the user's willingness to contract by making the user aware that the designated building equipment will be managed if the contract is concluded, although the maintenance contract is not currently made.

[Operation status confirmation screen generation process]
Next, the generation process of the operating state confirmation screen 200 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 9.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the operation state confirmation screen generation process according to the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the following description will be given assuming that the visualization device 1 functions as a Web server and a Web browser is installed in the customer operation terminal 5. However, the visualization device 1 and the customer operation terminal 5 may form a client-server type system, and a dedicated program may be installed in the customer operation terminal 5.

First, the user of the customer operation terminal 5 inputs the user ID and password assigned to him / her to the login page (not shown) through the input device 26. Then, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 transmits the user ID and password entered by the user to the visualization device 1 through the communication network 7 in order to request login (S1).

Next, when the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 receives the user ID and password from the customer operation terminal 5, the visualization processing unit 14 collates the received user ID and password with the user ID and password of the user DB (not shown). Then, when the visualization processing unit 14 can collate, the customer ID associated with the user ID and the password is read from the customer information DB 12a, and the building equipment associated with the customer ID of the customer information DB 12a ( Check the building equipment ID) to be managed.

Further, the visualization processing unit 14 reads the operating state of the building equipment managed in association with the building equipment ID of the customer information DB 12a from the operating state DB 12b, and displays all the operating states in the building equipment operating state summary display column 201. The operating status of building equipment, that is, the number of cases during failure handling and the number of cases during inspection work are totaled. In addition, the visualization processing unit 14 totals the number of cases in which a failure of the building equipment is being dealt with and the number of cases in which inspection work is being performed, which is displayed in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207. Further, the visualization processing unit 14 acquires a service menu related to the building equipment to be displayed in the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 from the service menu management DB 12c. Then, the visualization processing unit 14 generates the operating state confirmation screen 200 based on the tabulation result of the operating state and the service menu (S2).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 transmits the generated operation state confirmation screen 200 to the customer operation terminal 5 through the communication network 7 (S3).

Next, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 causes the display device 25 to display the operation status confirmation screen 200 in response to receiving the operation status confirmation screen 200 from the visualization device 1 (S4). The user confirms the operating status of the entire building equipment to be managed in the building equipment operating status summary display column 201, and the number of cases in which the building equipment failure indicated by the building equipment icon displayed in the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207 is being dealt with. You can check the number of cases during inspection work.

Next, when the user confirms the breakdown of the operating status of the building equipment different from the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon displayed in the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207, the user confirms the operating status from the building equipment icon group. The building equipment icon corresponding to the building equipment whose breakdown is to be confirmed is moved to the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207 (S5).

When the user moves the desired building equipment icon to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 displays the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 for the visualization device 1 through the communication network 7. The display of the operating status of the building equipment represented by the moved building equipment icon is requested (S6).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 receives a request for displaying the operation status of the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 from the customer operation terminal 5, and the customer. The information DB 12a and the operating state DB 12b are referred to. Then, the visualization processing unit 14 aggregates the operation information of the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon that the user has moved to the building equipment operation state breakdown display column 207 from the operation state DB 12b (S7).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 acquires the service menu corresponding to the corresponding building equipment from the service menu management DB 12c (S8). Then, the visualization processing unit 14 transfers the aggregated result of the operating state of the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon represented by the building equipment operating state breakdown display column 207 and the service menu information to the customer operation terminal 5 through the communication network 7. (S9).

The control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 receives the aggregated result of the operating status of the building equipment and the service menu information from the visualization device 1, and the operating status of the building equipment is displayed in the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207. Is displayed, and the display of the function icon of the service menu is updated (S10).

As a result, the user can confirm the number of cases during failure handling and the number of cases during inspection work for the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207.

Further, when the user clicks the function icon of the service menu by the input device 26 (S11), the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 displays the function operation screen (not shown) for the visualization device 1 through the communication network 7. A display request is transmitted (S12).

The visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 generates a function operation screen of the service menu in response to a display request of the function operation screen received from the customer operation terminal 5 (S13), and the generated function operation screen is transmitted through the communication network 6. It is transmitted to the customer operation terminal 5 (S14).

The control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 causes the display device 25 to display the function operation screen in response to receiving the function operation screen from the visualization device 1 (S15). As a result, the user can use the function of the service menu related to the building equipment represented by the building equipment icon moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207.

As described above, the building equipment operating status display device (customer operation terminal 5) according to the first embodiment collects information indicating the operating status of the equipment (building equipment) provided in one or more buildings. A display control unit (control unit 24) for displaying on the screen and an input device (input device 26) for receiving user operation input are provided.
The display control unit arranges a plurality of icons (building equipment icons 202 to 206, 221 to 225) provided for each building equipment in a row and displays them on one screen (operation status confirmation screen 200), and displays the rows for the input device. When multiple icons are cyclically moved on the above screen according to the operation input in the direction and the icons are moved to the designated area (building equipment operation status breakdown display field 207) set within the cyclical movement range, the designated area is entered. It is configured to display the information on the operating status of the building equipment (breakdown of the operating status of the building equipment) represented by the icon on the screen.

According to the first embodiment configured as described above, the operating state of the entire plurality of building facilities installed in one or more buildings is displayed on one screen. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the operating state of the entire plurality of building facilities. The user can check the operating status of the entire building equipment on one screen, and can easily check the breakdown of each building equipment by moving the icon of the building equipment to the designated area.

Further, in the building equipment operation status display device (customer operation terminal 5) according to the present embodiment, the display control unit (control unit 24) has an icon (building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207) in the designated area (building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207). The function icon indicating the service that can be provided in relation to the building equipment represented by the icon) is configured to be displayed on the screen (operating state confirmation screen 200) in conjunction with the movement of the icon to the designated area. This makes it possible to save the user the trouble of searching for effective functions for each building facility.

As described above, the building equipment operating status display device (customer operation terminal 5) according to the present embodiment has the building equipment operating status display function and the designated building equipment (corresponding to the building equipment icon moved to the designated area). It has a function to display related function icons, which has the effect of reducing the time and cost required to manage building equipment.

<Second embodiment>
Next, the display of the operation status confirmation screen when a serious event such as an earthquake or fire occurs will be described. In the present embodiment, the basic configuration of the operating status display system of the building equipment for displaying the operating status confirmation screen is the same as that of the first embodiment.

[Display example of operation status confirmation screen]
FIG. 10 shows a display example of the operating state confirmation screen 200E according to the second embodiment. When an earthquake or fire occurs in a building, the building equipment (or each control device) makes an emergency call to the visualization device 1. When the visualization device 1 receives an emergency call from the building equipment (or each control device), the visualization device 1 displays a message corresponding to the received emergency call in the emergency call display field 230 of the operation status confirmation screen 200E.

For example, when the security / disaster prevention equipment detects smoke or fire and makes an emergency call while the operation status confirmation screen 200 described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed, the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 is in the operating status. A message "A fire notification has been received" is displayed in the emergency call display field 230 of the confirmation screen 200E. Further, since the visualization processing unit 14 is an emergency call from the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment, the building equipment icon 221 of the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment is automatically moved to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207, and the number of cases being dealt with is being dealt with. Is updated from 1 to 2. Further, the visualization processing unit 14 updates the numerical value of the badge icon 221b of the building equipment icon 221 of the crime prevention / disaster prevention equipment from 1 to 2. Further, the visualization processing unit 14 updates the number of cases in which the building equipment operation status summary display column 201 is being dealt with from 2 cases to 3 cases.

With such a configuration, when an emergency call is made from the building equipment (or each control device) to be managed, the user can immediately confirm the operating status of the building equipment without operating the operating status confirmation screen 200. can. In this embodiment, the occurrence of a serious event such as an earthquake or fire is included in "Failure handling", but this display name may be changed to "Abnormality handling" or the like. Further, for a serious event such as an earthquake or a fire, new items such as "serious event has occurred", "in response to an earthquake", and "in response to a fire" may be set separately.

[Operation status confirmation screen generation process]
Next, the process of generating the operating state confirmation screen 200E according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the operation state confirmation screen generation process according to the second embodiment.

As a premise, the control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 displays the operating state confirmation screen 200 (see, for example, FIG. 7) transmitted from the visualization device 1 on the display device 25 (S21).

If a serious event such as an earthquake or fire occurs in this state, the building equipment (or control device) makes an emergency call to the visualization device 1. Upon receiving this emergency call (S22), the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 identifies the customer ID that manages the building equipment that sent the emergency call based on the customer information DB 12a, and the user of the customer ID manages it. Check all building equipment and total the operating status (S23).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 totals the operating state of the building equipment to which the emergency call has been sent (S24). Further, the visualization processing unit 14 acquires the service menu of the corresponding building equipment from the service menu management DB 12c (S25).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 selects the wording of the message to be displayed in the emergency call display field 230 (S26). The messages are registered (managed) in advance by the administrator of the maintenance company, and the storage device 12 may be provided with an emergency message management DB (not shown) that manages the messages to be displayed for each type of emergency call. ..

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 displays the building equipment icon corresponding to the building equipment to which the emergency call has been sent in the building equipment operation state breakdown display column 207 of the building equipment operation state breakdown display field 200 confirmed by the user in step S21. Check if it is present (S27).

When the building equipment icon corresponding to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 is displayed (YES in S27), the visualization processing unit 14 changes the layout of the building equipment icon on the operation status confirmation screen and the function icon of the service menu. Instead, the display information of the emergency report display column 230, the building equipment operating status summary display column 201, and the building equipment operating status breakdown display column 207 is updated to generate the operating status confirmation screen 200E (S29). Then, the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 transmits the generated operation state confirmation screen 200E to the customer operation terminal 5 through the communication network 7 (S30).

On the other hand, when the building equipment icon corresponding to the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 is not displayed (NO in S27), the visualization processing unit 14 displays the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 corresponding to the building equipment icon. The layout of the corresponding building equipment icon and the function icon of the service menu are updated so as to be displayed in (S28).

Next, the visualization processing unit 14 updates each display information of the emergency call display column 230, the building equipment operation status summary display column 201, and the building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207 to generate the operation status confirmation screen 200E ( S29). Then, the visualization processing unit 14 of the visualization device 1 transmits the generated operation state confirmation screen 200E to the customer operation terminal 5 through the communication network 7 (S30).

The control unit 24 of the customer operation terminal 5 causes the display device 25 to display the operation status confirmation screen 200E in response to receiving the operation status confirmation screen 200E from the visualization device 1 (S31).

As described above, in the operation status display device (customer operation terminal 5) of the building equipment according to the second embodiment, the display control unit (control unit 24) is urgent when the building equipment makes an emergency call. The icon representing the building equipment that made the report (for example, the building equipment icon 221) is moved to the designated area (building equipment operation status breakdown display column 207), and the operation status of the building equipment that made the emergency report is displayed on the screen (operation status confirmation screen 200E). It is configured to display in.

According to the present embodiment configured as described above, when a highly urgent report is made from the building equipment, the operation status confirmation screen 200E (emergency call display field 230) of the customer operation terminal 5 used by the user is used. An emergency call message is displayed. As a result, the user can immediately notice the message (emergency call) in the emergency call display field 230 displayed on the operation status confirmation screen 200E and confirm the operation status of the building equipment.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various other application examples and modifications can be taken as long as the gist of the present invention described in the claims is not deviated. ..

For example, each of the above-described embodiments describes the configuration of the operating status display system of the building equipment in detail and concretely in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to those including all the components described above. Not done. It is also possible to add, replace, or delete other components with respect to a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

Further, each of the above configurations, functions, processing units and the like may be realized by hardware, for example, by designing a part or all of them by an integrated circuit. As the hardware, a processor device in a broad sense such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) may be used.

Further, each component of the operating state display system 100 of the building equipment according to the first and second embodiments of the present disclosure described above can be any component as long as the respective hardware can transmit and receive information to and from each other via the network. It may be implemented in hardware. Further, the processing performed by a certain processing unit may be realized by one hardware, or may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of hardware.

Further, in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, a plurality of processes may be executed in parallel or the processing order may be changed as long as the processing results are not affected.

1 ... Visualization device, 2 ... Elevator equipment control device, 3 ... Air conditioning equipment control device, 4 ... Electrical equipment control device, 5 ... Customer operation terminal, 6, 7 ... Communication network, 11 ... Customer information input unit, 12 ... Storage device , 12a ... Customer information DB, 12b ... Operating status DB, 12c ... Service menu management DB, 13 ... Collection processing unit, 14 ... Visualization processing unit, 24 ... Control unit, 25 ... Display device, 26 ... Input device, 100 ... Building Equipment operation status visualization system, 200 ... Operation status confirmation screen, 201 ... Building equipment operation status summary display column, 202-206, 221-225 ... Building equipment icon, 207 ... Building equipment operation status breakdown display column, 210 ... Service menu display Area, 221b, 223b ... Badge icon, 211-214 ... Function icon, 230 ... Emergency call display field

Claims (15)

It is an operating status display device for building equipment equipped with a display control unit that collects information indicating the operating status of equipment installed in one or more buildings and displays it on the screen, and an input device that accepts user operation input. hand,
The display control unit
Multiple icons provided for each building facility are arranged in a row and displayed on one screen.
A plurality of the icons are cyclically moved on the screen according to the operation input in the column direction to the input device.
When the icon moves to a designated area set within the circular movement range, the operation of the building equipment configured to display the information on the operating status of the building equipment represented by the icon in the designated area on the screen. Status display device. The operating state display device for building equipment according to claim 1, wherein the designated area is located in the center of the circulating movement range. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 1, wherein an icon representing a building equipment that meets the setting conditions according to the user is arranged in the designated area in the initial display. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the icons are arranged outside the designated area in the initial display. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 1, which displays at least one of the number of cases in which a failure is being dealt with and the number of cases in which inspection work is being performed as a breakdown of the operating state of the building equipment. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 5, which displays the aggregated results of the operating status of all the building equipment subject to the maintenance contract on the screen. The display control unit
The fifth aspect of claim 5, wherein the icon representing the building equipment displays a badge icon indicating at least the number of cases in which the failure is being dealt with and the total number of cases in the inspection work included in the breakdown of the operating state of the building equipment. Operation status display device for building equipment. The display control unit
The display of the operating status information of the building equipment is the operating status display device of the building equipment according to claim 1, which targets the building equipment for which a maintenance contract is made. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 8, wherein when displaying an icon representing a building equipment for which a maintenance contract has not been made, the icon indicates that the icon is in an inactive state. The display control unit
The operating state display device for building equipment according to claim 8, wherein an icon representing a building equipment for which a maintenance contract has not been made is displayed with a feature indicating that the maintenance contract has not been made. The display control unit
The building equipment according to claim 1, wherein a function icon indicating a service that can be provided for the building equipment represented by the icon in the designated area is displayed on the screen in conjunction with the movement of the icon to the designated area. Operation status display device. The display control unit
The operating status display device for building equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the icons are arranged on the circumference and an operation in the circumferential direction with respect to the icons is received via the input device. The display control unit
A plurality of the icons are arranged on the circumference, operations in the circumferential direction with respect to the icons are accepted via the input device, and the total of the operating states of all the building equipment covered by the maintenance contract. The operating state display device for building equipment according to claim 6, wherein the result is displayed in the central portion of a plurality of the icons arranged in the circumferential direction. The display control unit
When the building equipment makes an emergency call, the icon representing the building equipment that made the emergency call is moved into the designated area, and the operating state of the building equipment that made the emergency call is displayed on the screen. The operating status display device for building equipment according to any one of 13. A building in a building equipment operating status display device equipped with a display control unit that collects information indicating the operating status of equipment installed in one or more buildings and displays it on the screen, and an input device that accepts user operation input. It is a method of displaying the operating status of equipment.
The process of arranging a plurality of icons provided for each building facility in a row and displaying them on one screen by the display control unit.
A process of circularly moving a plurality of the icons on the screen according to an operation input in the column direction to the input device by the display control unit.
When the icon moves to a designated area set within the circular movement range, the operating state of the building equipment including the process of displaying the information on the operating state of the building equipment represented by the icon in the designated area on the screen. Display method.

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