JP4410014B2 - Facility management apparatus, method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a facility management technique, and more particularly to a facility management technique for displaying and managing information related to each facility arranged in a facility on a display screen.

  Conventionally, in a facility management apparatus that manages various facilities arranged in a facility such as a building or a commercial facility, a skeleton diagram of each floor of the facility is displayed on a display screen such as a CRT or LCD, and the skeleton diagram is displayed on the skeleton diagram. Various types of equipment to be managed are displayed, and management information such as the operating status of each equipment and the room temperature is displayed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  This kind of facility management device reads the preset drawing information, displays each facility symbol on the screen according to the location of each facility, and an abnormality occurs in any of the facilities In such a case, an alarm buzzer is sounded and the symbol blinks in red or the like to notify the operator of the location where the abnormality has occurred.

The applicant has not yet found prior art documents related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in this specification.
JP-A-8-110992

  However, in such a conventional facility management apparatus, for example, when the operator confirms detailed management information on the management or status of any equipment displayed as an alarm as described above on the display screen, it is displayed on the screen. An operation for specifying a desired facility is required separately from the structure diagram of the facility and the symbol of the facility. As this equipment specifying operation, input the equipment name and location from the keyboard, or display a list of each equipment by a predetermined operation, and then visually search for equipment with the desired name and location. A series of operations of selecting the found equipment is required.

Therefore, there is a problem that the operator cannot easily display and confirm the management information of the desired equipment based on the skeleton diagram and symbols displayed on the screen, and the operation is complicated. In addition, when there are a plurality of facilities having the same name, it is difficult to specify the arrangement position from the list display, and there is a problem that the burden on the operator is heavy.
The present invention is for solving such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facility management apparatus, method, and program capable of reducing the work burden when displaying detailed management information regarding a desired facility. .

In order to achieve such an object, a facility management apparatus according to the present invention is used when managing each facility arranged in a facility, and stores drawing information indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility. In a facility management apparatus having a storage unit, a screen display unit that displays various information on a display screen, and a control unit that displays management information related to drawing information and arbitrary equipment on the display screen, the control unit, the facility Symbols that display the symbols of each installed facility on the drawing information on the display screen according to the location of each facility, and display each symbol using a display color according to the presence or absence of each facility or the number of failures Detailed information regarding the facility of the symbol is selected from the management information of the storage unit according to a predetermined operation for the display means and an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information A management information display means for displaying on the display screen Te, in response to a predetermined operation on any of the symbols displayed on the drawing information, reads the management information from the storage unit, facility for each facility which is arranged in the facility A list in which management information is classified for each type, and management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information in the storage unit and listed on the display screen. Display means.

  Further, the control unit further includes selection item display means for displaying a selection item corresponding to the equipment type of each equipment on the display screen, and when displaying the symbol of each equipment by the symbol display means, the operation to the selection item can be performed. Only symbols of equipment belonging to the selected equipment type may be displayed.

  The control unit further includes a failure management means for predicting the number of failures occurring within a predetermined period for the facility based on the number of failures of any facility counted from the management information of the storage unit, and displaying the failure on the display screen. May be.

The facility management method according to the present invention is used when managing each facility arranged in the facility, and stores a storage unit that stores drawing information indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility, and various types of information. A facility management method performed by a facility management apparatus having a screen display unit to be displayed on a display screen and a control unit to display management information regarding drawing information and arbitrary equipment on the display screen, which is arranged in the facility A symbol display step for displaying symbols of each facility on the drawing information on the display screen according to the arrangement position, and displaying each symbol using a display color according to the presence / absence of the failure of each facility or the number of failures, In accordance with a predetermined operation for an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information, detailed information regarding the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information of the storage unit and displayed. A management information display step of displaying on, in response to a predetermined operation on any of the symbols displayed on the drawing information, reads the management information from the storage unit, for each facility type for each piece of equipment which is arranged in the facility A list display step for classifying management information, selecting management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol among the classified management information from the management information in the storage unit, and displaying the list on the display screen; It is to be prepared.

The program according to the present invention is used when managing each facility arranged in a facility, and stores a drawing unit indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility, and various types of information on a display screen. On a computer of a facility management apparatus having a screen display unit to be displayed on the display unit and a control unit to display management information on the drawing information and arbitrary facilities on the display screen. A symbol display step for displaying each symbol using a display color corresponding to the presence / absence of the failure of each facility and the number of failures, as well as an arbitrary one displayed on the drawing information. In accordance with a predetermined operation on the symbol, detailed information regarding the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information of the storage unit and displayed on the display screen. An information display step, in response to a predetermined operation on any of the symbols displayed on the drawing information, reads the management information from the storage unit to classify management information for each equipment type for each piece of equipment which is arranged in the facility Among the classified management information, management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information in the storage unit, listed, and executed with a list display step for display on the display screen Is.

According to the present invention, detailed management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the symbol is displayed in a list on the display screen in response to a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information. The desired management information can be confirmed by an extremely simple and intuitive operation of operating the symbol of the equipment. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the operation burden on the operator necessary for displaying or updating detailed management information regarding the desired equipment.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, a facility management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facility management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The facility management apparatus 1 arranges symbols corresponding to each facility on the drawing information displayed on the display screen, and displays detailed information regarding the facility according to an operation on the symbol.

The facility management apparatus 1 is composed of an information processing apparatus having a computer as a whole, and includes a communication interface unit (hereinafter referred to as a communication I / F unit) 11, a screen display unit 12, an operation input unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit. 15 is provided.
The communication I / F unit 11 is a circuit unit that exchanges various types of information and programs by performing data communication with other devices via a communication network.
The screen display unit 12 includes a screen display device such as a CRT or an LCD, and displays various information such as drawing information and management information on the screen in response to instructions from the control unit 15.

The operation input unit 13 includes an operation input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, detects an operator operation, and outputs the operation to the control unit 15.
The storage unit 14 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, and stores various information and programs 14C used for processing in the control unit 15. As various types of information, there are drawing information 14A composed of a facility structure diagram, symbols indicating each facility, etc., and management information 14B composed of detailed information on management and status of each facility.

The control unit 15 includes a microprocessor such as a CPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 14C in the storage unit 14, thereby realizing various functional means by cooperating the hardware and the program.
These function means include facility display means 15A, selection item display means 15B, symbol display means 15C, management information display means 15D, list display means 15E, failure management means 15F, and list display means 15F.

The facility display means 15 </ b> A is a functional means that reads a skeleton diagram relating to a desired facility from the drawing information 14 </ b> A of the storage unit 14 and displays the screen on the screen display unit 12 in accordance with a predetermined operation.
The selection item display means 15B reads out a selection item for selecting equipment arranged in a desired facility from the drawing information 14A of the storage unit 14 when the facility display means 15A displays the skeleton diagram, and the screen display unit 12 It is a functional means for displaying the screen.
The symbol display means 15 </ b> C is a functional means that reads out symbols of equipment corresponding to the selected item from the equipment arranged in a desired facility from the drawing information 14 </ b> A of the storage unit 14, and displays the screen on the screen display unit 12. .

The management information display unit 15D reads detailed information regarding the equipment corresponding to the symbol from the management information 14B of the storage unit 14 and displays the screen on the screen display unit 12 in response to an operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the screen. Functional means.
The list display unit 15E is a functional unit that classifies the management information 14B in the storage unit 14 for each type of equipment and outputs it as a list in accordance with a predetermined operation.
The failure management unit 15F is a functional unit that predicts the number of failures occurring in a predetermined period for the facility and displays it on the display screen based on the number of failures of any facility counted from the management information 14B of the storage unit 14.

Here, the drawing information 14A will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration example of facility drawing information related to a facility in the drawing information 14A. FIG. 3 is a configuration example of equipment drawing information related to equipment in the drawing information 14A.
The facility drawing information in FIG. 2 is information for managing drawing information regarding each facility, and is managed by assigning a management number to each floor of the building. In the example of FIG. 2, for the facility with the management number “0102”, the floor name “2F”, the building name “Yamatake head office”, the image file name “Yamatake management diagram 2F” indicating the facility diagram of the facility, etc. It is managed.

  The facility management information in FIG. 3 is information for managing drawing information regarding each facility, and is managed by assigning a management number to each facility. In the example of FIG. 3, for the facility with the management number “001”, the facility type “fire extinguisher”, the facility management number “0102” indicating the facility where the facility is disposed, and the coordinate position “where the facility is disposed” 174, 40 ”, an image file name“ fire extinguisher A ”indicating the symbol of the equipment, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the management information 14B.
This management information 14B is made up of detailed information regarding the management and status of each facility, and is managed by assigning a management number to each facility. For example, in FIG. 4, for the facility with the management number “001”, arbitrary items such as the facility type “fire extinguisher”, the manufacturing company “A company” that manufactured the facility, and the manufacturing number “020101” of the facility are associated. ing. In addition, the history information is associated with the date and time of the inspection work, the person in charge, the contents thereof, the presence / absence of a failure, the number of failures, the failure date and time, and the like.

[Facility display operation]
Next, the facility display operation of the facility management apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a facility display process in the facility management apparatus.
The control unit 15 of the facility management apparatus 1 starts the facility display process of FIG. 5 in response to a predetermined operation from the operation input unit 13 by the operator. FIG. 7 is a screen display example in the facility display process.

  First, the control unit 15 reads the drawing information 14A from the storage unit 14 by the facility display means 15A (step 100), refers to the drawing information related to the designated facility among the facility drawing information (see FIG. 2), and An image file corresponding to the facility is read from the storage unit 14 and displayed in the drawing area 200 of FIG. 6 in the display screen of the screen display unit 12 (step 101).

Subsequently, the control unit 15 causes the selection item display means 15B to display selection items for selecting the equipment arranged in the facility in the item selection area 201 of FIG. 6 (step 102), and a series of drawings. The information display process ends.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the building diagram of the desired facility is displayed in the drawing area 200, and the selection items are displayed in the selection item area 201. Each selection item is provided with a check column, and display / non-display of the equipment belonging to the equipment type of the selection item is controlled in the drawing area by updating the presence / absence of the check in this check column.

[Equipment display operation]
Next, the facility display operation of the facility management apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing equipment display processing in the facility management apparatus.
The control unit 15 starts the facility display process of FIG. 6 in response to the check in the check column of the selection item.
First, the symbol display means 15C reads the drawing information 14A from the storage unit 14 (step 110). Among the equipment drawing information (see FIG. 3), the equipment is located in the facility, and the selection item A facility belonging to the facility type is selected (step 111).

Then, referring to the drawing information about the selected equipment, the image file of the symbol corresponding to the equipment is read, and the symbol is displayed at the coordinate position of the equipment on the drawing area 200 in the display screen of the screen display unit 12. Then (step 112), a series of equipment display processing is terminated.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the equipment symbol of the equipment type selected by the selection item is displayed at the same position as the actual equipment arrangement position in the drawing area 200.

In step 102, by setting all of the initial states in the check fields of the selection items to be checked, the facility display process is executed immediately after the facility display is completed, and all the facilities arranged in the facility are displayed. Can be displayed.
In addition, regarding the check column of the selection item, the presence or absence of the check is updated according to the operation from the operation input unit 13 by the operator. Therefore, not only immediately after the end of the facility display process of FIG. 5 but also sequentially executed according to the subsequent operator operation, display / non-display of the facility symbols belonging to the desired facility type can be controlled.

[Management information display operation]
Next, the management information display operation of the facility management apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing management information display processing in the facility management apparatus.
After the equipment display process described above, the control unit 15 performs an operation on an arbitrary symbol from the operation input unit 13 by the operator, for example, a click operation (selection operation) on the symbol with a mouse (pointing device), as shown in FIG. Management information display processing starts.

First, the management information display means 15D identifies the symbol operated based on the operation position on the display screen (step 120), and based on the management number of the equipment corresponding to the symbol, the management information 14B of the storage unit 14 Search for detailed information on equipment (step 121).
The obtained detailed information is displayed on the display screen of the screen display unit 12 (step 122), and the series of management information display processing is terminated.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, detailed management information regarding the equipment of the selected symbol is displayed as a detailed information screen 210 on the display screen of the screen display unit 12.
The detailed information screen 210 displays the history information of the inspection work related to the equipment as detailed management information related to the equipment of the selected symbol, and also displays an input field for registering new history information. ing.

The history information has columns such as “inspection date” indicating the date of the inspection work, “person in charge” who performed the inspection work, and “remarks” describing the contents and results of the inspection work. The newly input history information is added to the management information 14B of the storage unit 14 as detailed information of the equipment in each column according to a predetermined registration operation.
The facility management information is not limited to the inspection work history information, and desired information regarding the management and operation status of each facility may be used.

  Thus, while displaying the drawing information which shows the skeleton figure of a facility on a display screen, the symbol of each equipment arranged in the facility is displayed on the drawing information, and according to the operation for an arbitrary symbol, Since the management information related to the facility of the symbol is displayed, the operator can select the desired facility without error and confirm the management information by a very simple intuitive operation of operating the symbol. Therefore, it is not necessary to input the equipment name and arrangement position with the keyboard for selecting the equipment or to visually search the list display, and the work load when displaying the detailed management information regarding the desired equipment can be greatly reduced.

  In addition, selection items corresponding to the type of each equipment are displayed on the display screen, and display / non-display of the symbols of the equipment belonging to the equipment type of the selection item is controlled according to an operation on an arbitrary selection item. Because it did so, the operator can select the management target equipment desired by each equipment type, and can display only the symbol of the equipment on the display screen, improving the visibility and operability for the equipment, Operation mistakes by the operator can be avoided.

  In the above, the case where detailed management information of the equipment is displayed on the screen according to an operation on the symbol of the equipment has been described. However, when any equipment is newly arranged and registered on the drawing information. Alternatively, a screen similar to the detailed information screen of FIG. 9 may be displayed, and various management information necessary for new registration of equipment may be input. In this case, the management information to be input includes, for example, the management number of the equipment, the manufacturing company, the equipment type, and the manufacturing number.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a facility management apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing equipment display processing in the facility management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configuration of the facility management apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) described above, and a description thereof is omitted here.

Compared to the equipment display process (see FIG. 7) of the first embodiment described above, step 115 is provided between step 111 and step 112, and the display color of each symbol is determined. At this time, the display color of the symbol is determined according to the presence / absence of the failure and the number of failures of each facility managed by the management information 14B.
In this way, since the display color for each equipment symbol is determined according to the presence or absence of the equipment failure and the number of failures, the operator can use the equipment failure without checking the management information for each equipment. Presence / absence and number of failures can be grasped collectively from the display screen.

  When a failure occurrence is notified from the monitoring device that monitors each facility via the communication I / F unit 11, the control unit 15 starts the management information display process in response to the failure occurrence notification. In addition, it can be immediately displayed on the display screen in response to the occurrence of a failure in any facility, and a prompt response by the operator is possible.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a facility management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a list display process in the facility management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configuration of the facility management apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) described above, and a description thereof is omitted here.

The control unit 15 starts the list display process of FIG. 11 in response to a predetermined operation from the operation input unit 13 by the operator, for example, a click operation on the symbol with the mouse.
First, the management information 14B in the storage unit 14 is read by the list display means 15E (step 130), and the management information is classified for each equipment type for each equipment arranged in the facility (step 131).
Then, as shown in FIG. 12, among the classified management information, the management information of each equipment belonging to the equipment type of the equipment is displayed as a list display screen 220 on the display screen of the screen display unit 12 (step 132). Then, a series of list display processing is terminated.

As described above, since management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol is displayed in a list according to an operation on an arbitrary symbol, the operator can perform a desired operation by an extremely simple operation of operating on the symbol. Management information related to the equipment of the equipment type to be confirmed can be confirmed from the list. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce an operator's work load necessary for displaying or updating detailed management information regarding a plurality of facilities. At this time, the management information related to all the facilities arranged in the facility may be listed.
Note that the management information listed may be output in a predetermined file format, for example, a file format used in a spreadsheet application, and the management information of each facility can be used by other tools.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a facility management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a failure management process in the facility management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configuration of the facility management apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) described above, and a description thereof is omitted here.

The control unit 15 starts the failure management process of FIG. 13 in response to a predetermined operation from the operation input unit 13 by the operator.
First, the management information 14B stored in the storage unit 14 is read by the failure management means 15F (step 140), and the number of past failures is counted for each facility arranged in the facility (step 141).
Then, based on the past results stored in the storage unit 14 in advance and the lifetime data from the manufacturer, the number of failures occurring in a desired period, for example, the next year is predicted (step 142). The prediction result is displayed on the screen (step 143), and the series of failure management processing is terminated.

As a result, the number of failures of each facility can be predicted, and the arrangement of the facility can be easily performed. If the cost of each facility is used, the facility budget can be managed together, and appropriate facility management without waste is performed. be able to.
The target of prediction of the number of failures may be all equipment arranged in the facility. When an arbitrary symbol is selected in the predetermined operation, only the equipment corresponding to the symbol or the equipment The same type of equipment may be targeted.

  In the above description, the operation for the symbol in the detailed information display and the list display has been described by taking the mouse click operation (selection operation) as an example. However, the operation is not limited to this, and different operations are performed for each display content. May be assigned. In this case, usable operations include a click operation with a mouse and a double click operation, and the number of operations may be increased by combining the pressing of an arbitrary key on the keyboard and the click operation. Further, not only the operation with the left button of the mouse but also the operation of displaying a context menu by the right button operation and selecting one of the menu commands may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the facility management apparatus concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a structural example of facility drawing information. It is an example of composition of equipment drawing information. It is a structural example of management information. It is a flowchart which shows the facility display process in the facility management apparatus concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the equipment display process in the facility management apparatus concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a display screen of facilities and equipment. It is a flowchart which shows the management information display process in the facility management apparatus concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a management information display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the equipment display process in the facility management apparatus concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the list display process in the plant | facility management apparatus concerning the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a management information list display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the failure management process in the facility management apparatus concerning the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facility management apparatus, 11 ... Communication I / F part, 12 ... Screen display part, 13 ... Operation input part, 14 ... Memory | storage part, 14A ... Drawing information, 14B ... Management information, 14C ... Program, 15 ... Control part, 15A ... Facility display means, 15B ... Selection item display means, 15C ... Symbol display means, 15D ... Management information display means, 15E ... List display means, 15F ... Failure management means.

Claims (5)

A storage unit that stores drawing information indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility, and a screen display unit that displays various types of information on a display screen. In a facility management apparatus having a control unit that displays management information related to the drawing information and arbitrary equipment on the display screen,
The controller is
The symbol of each facility arranged in the facility is displayed on the drawing information on the display screen according to the arrangement position, and each display device uses a display color according to the presence or absence of the failure or the number of failures. Symbol display means for displaying a symbol;
Management information display means for selecting detailed information about the equipment of the symbol from the management information of the storage unit and displaying it on the display screen in accordance with a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information;
In response to a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information, the management information is read from the storage unit, the management information is classified for each equipment type for each equipment arranged in the facility, and classified. Management information related to equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information of the storage unit and listed, and is displayed on a display screen. Facility management device. The facility management apparatus according to claim 1,
The control unit further includes selection item display means for displaying a selection item corresponding to the facility type of each facility on a display screen,
The said symbol display means displays only the symbol of the equipment which belongs to the equipment classification currently selected by operation to the said selection item, when displaying the symbol of each said equipment. The facility management apparatus according to claim 1,
The control unit further includes failure management means for predicting the number of failures occurring within a predetermined period for the facility based on the number of failures of any facility counted from the management information of the storage unit and displaying the failure on the display screen. A facility management device comprising: A storage unit that stores drawing information indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility, and a screen display unit that displays various types of information on a display screen. A facility management method performed by a facility management apparatus having a control unit that displays management information related to the drawing information and arbitrary equipment on the display screen,
The symbol of each facility arranged in the facility is displayed on the drawing information on the display screen according to the arrangement position, and each display device uses a display color according to the presence or absence of the failure or the number of failures. A symbol display step for displaying a symbol;
A management information display step of selecting detailed information regarding the equipment of the symbol from the management information of the storage unit and displaying it on the display screen in accordance with a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information;
In response to a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information, the management information is read from the storage unit, the management information is classified for each equipment type for each equipment arranged in the facility, and classified. of the management information, a list of selected administrative information about facilities of the same equipment type and equipment of the symbol from the management information storage unit, characterized in that it comprises a list display step of displaying on the display screen facility Management method. A storage unit that stores drawing information indicating the configuration of the facility and management information related to each facility, and a screen display unit that displays various types of information on a display screen. In a computer of a facility management apparatus having a control unit that displays management information related to the drawing information and arbitrary equipment on the display screen,
The symbol of each facility arranged in the facility is displayed on the drawing information on the display screen according to the arrangement position, and each display device uses a display color according to the presence or absence of the failure or the number of failures. A symbol display step for displaying a symbol;
A management information display step of selecting detailed information regarding the equipment of the symbol from the management information of the storage unit and displaying it on the display screen in accordance with a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information;
In response to a predetermined operation on an arbitrary symbol displayed on the drawing information, the management information is read from the storage unit, the management information is classified for each equipment type for each equipment arranged in the facility, and classified. The management information related to the equipment of the same equipment type as the equipment of the symbol is selected from the management information in the storage unit, listed, and displayed on the display screen.

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