JP6725934B2 - Data management device, data management method in the device, data management program, and data management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a data management device used by a user to manage data on a management target (management target object), a data management method, a data management program, and a data management system in the device.

When a user manages the data of a managed object by using a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer), conventionally, the management data is divided into groups, and a folder with a name easy to remember is created for each group. It has been practiced to create a higher-level folder in which a plurality of folders are combined as needed and save the data in a related folder each time data is generated.

However, with such a data management method, it is not easy for the user to visually and intuitively understand the management data, and there is a problem in terms of ease of data management.

In particular, when the data is a plurality of data that change with time and these are related to each other, the problem becomes particularly remarkable.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of providing information using a human body map. Specifically, the virtual human body map is displayed based on the image data stored in the database, and a point on the human body map is displayed at a location corresponding to the coordinates of the stored storage means of the database. The advertisement target, community bulletin board title, drug information, illness information, and acoustic information are displayed, the selection is prompted, the associated information is read and displayed on the user's terminal, while the information distributor is a virtual human body. It prompts the user to specify the corresponding information at the coordinate points on the map and stores it in the database.

JP, 2009-176260, A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the pointer is placed on a predetermined part of the human body map displayed on the screen, the information related to the part is displayed, and thus the human body map is only displayed. In the state of, it is difficult to understand what kind of information is stored.

Moreover, since the human body map and the like are provided by the information provider, it is difficult for the user to change them, and the degree of freedom in data management is low. For this reason, it is still difficult for the user to visually and intuitively understand the management data, and it is not a technology that can eliminate the problem of ease of data management.

The present invention has been made in view of such a technical background, and a data management device that allows a user to visually and intuitively understand data of a management target object that is a management target and to facilitate data management, An object is to provide a data management method, a data management program, and a data management system in an apparatus.

The above problem can be solved by the following means.
(1) Display means, and one or a plurality of object icons indicating a management target object on the base image displayed on the display means, and one or a plurality of displaying numerical data regarding the management target object A data management screen creating means for creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting the data icon of No. 1 on the basis of the user operation, and the data management screen created by the management screen creating means are displayed on the display means. Display control means for displaying information associated with the object icon and displaying the numerical value on the data icon when an operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed in a state. A data management device characterized in that
(2) The data according to the preceding item 1, wherein the object icon and/or the data icon includes a black box icon indicating that the managed object or the numerical data related to the managed object includes an uncertain element. Management device.
(3) The data management device according to the above 1 or 2, wherein the numerical data displayed on the data icon is the latest value in the data whose numerical value changes with the passage of time.
(4) The data management screen is a power distribution system screen including at least one of a power generation device, a power storage device, and a power meter as an object icon, and the data icon is pasted on the object icon or in the vicinity thereof. The data management device according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 3, wherein each of the latest values of the power generation amount of the power generation device, the power storage amount of the power storage device, or the power consumption measured by the power meter is displayed on the data icon.
(5) The data management screen is a piping system screen showing a flow of the heated fluid in a heat supply system that heats the heated fluid by a heating device to supply heat, and the data icon is a predetermined screen on the system screen. 4. The data management device according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 3, which is attached to a part or its vicinity, and the data icon displays at least the latest values of at least the temperature and the flow rate of the fluid to be heated in the predetermined part.
(6) On the base image displayed on the display means, one or a plurality of object icons indicating the managed object, and a numerical value relating to the managed object on or near the managed object image of the base image. The data management screen creation step of creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting one or more data icons for displaying data based on a user operation, and the management screen creation step When the operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed in a state where the data management screen is displayed on the display means, information associated with the object icon is displayed, and the data icon includes the information described above. A data management method in a data management device, comprising: a display control step of displaying numerical data.
(7) In the CPU of the data management device having the display means, on the base image displayed on the display means, one or a plurality of object icons indicating the management target object, and the management target object of the base image. A data management screen that creates a user-specific data management screen by pasting one or more data icons for displaying numerical data related to the managed object on or near the image based on user operation. When the operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed with the creating step and the data management screen created by the creating step of the management screen displayed on the display means, the object icon is associated with the object icon. And a display control step of displaying the numerical data on the data icon, and a data management program for executing the display control step.
(8) The data management device according to any one of items 1 to 5 above, and one or more measurement devices that measure numerical data related to managed objects, wherein the data management device further comprises: A data management device comprising: a receiving unit that continuously or regularly receives information about the numerical data that changes with the passage of time, and a storage unit that stores the information about the numerical data received by the receiving unit. 2. The data management program according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays the numerical data on the data icon based on the information on the numerical data stored in the storage means.

According to the invention described in the above item (1), one or a plurality of object icons indicating the managed object and the numerical data regarding the managed object are displayed on the base image displayed on the display means. A user-specific data management screen is created by pasting one or more data icons based on user operations. Then, when the created data management screen is displayed on the display means and the operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed, the information associated with the object icon is displayed, and the data icon is Numerical data about managed objects is displayed.

Therefore, the user pastes the object icon indicating the object he or she wants to manage at the position desired by the user on the base image, and also pastes the data icon on the image of the object to be managed or in the vicinity thereof to manage this data icon. By displaying numerical data related to the target object, the user can visually or intuitively understand the relationship between the managed object and the data related to them by looking at the data management screen and each icon. Can be done easily. Also, when the operation to specify or open the object icon on the data management screen is performed, the information associated with the object icon is displayed on the display means, so that the user can associate it with the object icon when necessary. You can check the data.

According to the invention described in the above paragraph (2), the object icon and/or the data icon include a black box icon indicating that the managed object or the numerical data regarding the managed object includes an uncertain element. Therefore, the user can easily recognize that the managed object or the numerical data related to the managed object includes an uncertain factor by looking at the black box icon. That is, for example, if a managed object is required but not actually installed, or if it is installed but its characteristics are unclear, or if numerical data related to a managed object is data that the user cannot obtain. If there is, or if an application for data acquisition is not realized, by displaying the uncertain element with a black box icon, it will be a standard to confirm the uncertain element in the future. The data management screen can also be used as a tool for system design.

According to the invention described in the above item (3), the user can confirm the latest value in the data whose numerical value changes with time by the data icon.

According to the invention described in the above paragraph (4), it is possible to visually or intuitively grasp the power generation amount of the power generation device, the power storage amount of the power storage device, or the power consumption amount of the electric device in the house, and manage these. Will be easier.

According to the invention described in (5) above, in a heat supply system that heats a fluid to be heated by a heating device to supply heat, at least the temperature and flow rate of a predetermined portion of the fluid to be heated can be efficiently managed. ..

According to the invention described in the above item (6), the user pastes an object icon indicating an object he or she wants to manage at a position desired by the user on the base image, and further, a data icon at a position on or near the image of the managed object. By pasting and displaying the latest numerical data for the managed object on this data icon, the user can visually check the managed object and the mutual relationship of data related to them by looking at the data management screen and each icon. Alternatively, it can be intuitively grasped, and data management can be easily performed. Also, when the operation to open the object icon on the data management screen is performed, the data associated with the object icon is displayed on the display means, so that the user can display the data associated with the object icon when necessary. You can check.

According to the invention described in the above paragraph (7), one or a plurality of object icons indicating the managed object are displayed on the base image displayed on the display unit, and the image of the managed object of the base image or its vicinity. A process of creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting one or more data icons for displaying numerical data related to the managed object at a position based on a user operation, and the created data management When the operation to open the object icon is performed in the state where the screen is displayed on the display means, the information associated with the object icon is displayed, and the data icon displays the latest data in the data whose numerical value changes with the passage of time. The CPU of the data management device can be caused to execute the process of displaying the data.

According to the invention described in the above item (8), the system allows the user to visually or intuitively understand the management target objects and the mutual relations of the data related to them and to easily manage the data. ..

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a data management system using a data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a data management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a data management screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when the object icon on the data management screen of FIG. 3 is opened. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when the object icon on the data management screen of FIG. 4 is opened. It is a figure which shows the other example of a data management screen. It is a figure which shows the initial screen at the time of performing the creation process of a data management screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when a data management screen creation/correction button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 7. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed when a new creation button is pushed in the screen of FIG. It is a figure which shows the screen of an icon pasting process. It is a figure which shows the screen of a black icon setting process. It is a figure which shows the screen of an information connection process. It is a figure which similarly shows the screen of an information connection process. 7 is a flowchart of a data management screen creation process executed by the data management device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a data management system using a data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This data management system has one or more numerical data measuring devices 2 in addition to the data managing device 1. The numerical data measuring device 2 is connected to the data managing device 1 via a network 3 or directly. There is.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the data management device 1. The data management device 1 is a personal computer in this embodiment, and includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a storage unit 14, a display device 15, an input device 16, a network interface unit (network I/F unit) 17, and the like, and a system bus. They are connected to each other via 18.

The CPU 11 centrally controls the entire data management device 1 by executing a program stored in the ROM 12 or the like. In particular, in this embodiment, various object icons and data icons are created based on user operations, information is stored in association with the object icons and data icons, and the created object icons and data icons are used as base images. When you paste it to create a data management screen, specify the object icon or data icon by pointing the cursor, or open it by double-clicking, the information associated with the object icon or data icon is displayed. The operation will be performed, but a detailed description will be given later.

The ROM 12 is a storage medium that stores programs to be executed by the CPU 11 and other data.

The RAM 13 is a storage medium that provides a work area when the CPU 11 operates according to the operation program.

The storage unit 14 includes a storage medium such as a hard disk, and is associated with an application, various data such as an object icon or a data icon, information regarding numerical data received from the numerical data measuring device 3, and a created data management screen. Data etc. are saved.

The display device 15 includes a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or the like, and a base image on which an object icon or a data icon is pasted, a created data management screen, information associated with the object icon or the data icon, and various messages to the user. Etc. are displayed.

The input device 16 is used for an input operation by a user, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

The network interface unit 17 functions as a communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from the other data management device 2, the numerical data measurement device 3, and the like via the network 5.

The numerical data measuring device 3 measures numerical data regarding the managed object. As an example of the numerical data measuring device 3, when performing electric power management in a house, a smart meter, which is a power meter for calculating power consumption, a sensor for measuring the amount of power generated by solar power generation, a power storage device capable of outputting the amount of power storage (Battery), a natural refrigerant heat pump water heater (EcoCute (registered trademark)) capable of outputting its own power consumption, and the like. Further, when heat supply management is performed, there are a temperature sensor and a flow rate sensor that measure the temperature and flow rate of circulating hot water heated by a boiler, and a pump that can output output information.

[Specific example of data management screen]
Next, a specific example of the data management screen will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data management screen displayed on the display device. This data management screen is made up of a power distribution system screen in the house, the outline of the house is displayed by line segments, and the object icons indicating each device that is a management target object are displayed.

In this embodiment, as each device that is a managed object, a solar panel (PV panel), a smart meter that is a power meter that calculates power consumption, a distribution board, a power conditioner (PCS), a power storage device (battery), There are a natural refrigerant heat pump water heater (EcoCute (registered trademark)), a PV remote controller, a switching mechanism, a CT circuit sensor panel, an operation panel, and the like. Therefore, as the object icon indicating each managed object, in this embodiment, the PV panel icon 101, the smart meter icon 102, the distribution board icon 103, the PCS icon 104, the battery icon 105, the natural refrigerant heat pump water heater icon 106, the PV A remote control icon 107, a switching mechanism icon 108, a CT circuit sensor panel icon 109, and an operation panel icon 110 are arranged at positions set by the user. The name of the managed object represented by each object icon is added to each object icon. In addition, the distribution line connecting each object icon is described so as to be the same as the actual flow of electricity. In addition, since electricity is distributed from the distribution board to each electric device on the first and second floors of the house, wiring is connected from the distribution board icon 103 to the home wiring system (1f) and the home wiring system (2f). Is displayed. As will be described later, when the distribution board icon 103 is opened by double-clicking or the like, although not shown, the data of the lower hierarchy in which the icons indicating the electric devices and breakers used on the first floor and the second floor are arranged. It is designed to transition to the management screen.

Further, a data icon composed of a display window is displayed on or near the plurality of object icons to display the latest numerical data of the numerical data of the managed object that changes with time.

That is, on the solar panel (PV panel) icon 101, the data icon 121 displaying the latest power generation amount of the PV panel is arranged. A data icon 122 displaying the latest total power consumption measured by the smart meter is arranged near the smart meter icon 102. On the distribution board icon 103, a data icon 123 for displaying the latest total power consumption obtained by the reception editing process of the CT circuit sensor is arranged. Further, on the PCS icon 104, a data icon 124 displaying the latest total power consumption obtained by the receiving/editing process of the PCS information is arranged. On the battery icon 105, a data icon 125 that displays the latest amount of charge (remaining battery capacity) of the battery is arranged. On the natural refrigerant heat pump water heater icon 106, a data icon 126 for displaying the latest power consumption of the natural refrigerant heat pump water heater obtained by the reception edit processing of the CT circuit sensor is arranged. In addition, in FIG. 3, XX on each data icon indicates that a numerical value is displayed.

The numerical data output from each numerical data measuring device 3 is input to the data management device 1, and the data management device 1 stores the input numerical data in the storage unit 14 together with the time information. Further, each of the data icons 121 to 126 is associated with the numerical data via a necessary application so that the latest numerical data among the numerical data stored in the storage unit 14 is displayed. Then, when an opening operation such as double-clicking is performed on each of the data icons 121 to 126, detailed data such as a past list of numerical data is displayed.

The data displayed in the data icons 121 to 126 is not limited to the data input from the numerical data measuring device 3 and is calculated by a predetermined application using the data input from the numerical data measuring device 3. Numerical data indirectly related to the managed object such as cost may be used.

Further, in this embodiment, one data icon in the data management screen D1 is configured and displayed as the black box icon 131. In this example, the user wants to display the sold power amount (surplus power amount) on the black box icon 131, but since the application for that is unobtained or incomplete, it cannot be actually displayed. .. Therefore, the black box icon 131 is displayed in a manner distinguishable from the other data icons 121 to 126 and the object icons 101 to 112. As a mode that can be distinguished from the other data icons 121 to 126 and the object icons 101 to 112, the black box icon 131 is displayed in gray (indicated by hatching in FIG. 3) in this embodiment. .. In addition, as a display mode that can be distinguished from the other data icons 121 to 126 and the object icons 101 to 112, in addition to changing the color such as gray display, the shape may be changed, and the black box icon indicates that it is a character. It may be displayed by a symbol or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, the user confirms that he/she wants to display the characters “sold electric power amount” in the display window of the black box icon 131 and display the sold electric power amount in the future in the black box icon 131. I understand it. Further, since the amount of electric power sold is obtained by “PV electric power generation amount-power consumption”, when the black box 131 is opened by double-clicking or the like, memo writing indicating a relational expression or the like is displayed.

The object icons 101 to 112 may be set as the black box icons instead of the data icons 121 to 126. For example, if you want to install a managed object in the future but it does not yet exist, or if it exists but cannot be managed immediately because the specifications and characteristics are unknown, set it as a black box icon. Just show it. In this case as well, the object icon set as the black box icon is displayed in gray, for example, so that it can be distinguished from other icons.

Further, in this embodiment, each object icon 101 to 112 and information related to the management target object indicated by the object icon are preliminarily associated with each other, and an opening operation such as a double click on the object icon 101 to 112 is performed. When this is done, the information associated with the object icons 101 to 112 is displayed on the screen. The information associated with the object icons 101 to 112 is not particularly limited, and may be detailed information of the managed object indicated by each of the object icons 101 to 112, such as a specification including a manufacturer, a model, etc. It may be a memo stored by the user, or image data such as a photograph. Alternatively, an application may be associated with the object icons 101 to 112, and when an operation to open the object icon is performed, the application may be executed to display information obtained from a website or the like.

It should be noted that it is configured such that two or more pieces of information are linked to the object icon and, when an operation for opening the object icon is performed, the two or more pieces of linked information are displayed simultaneously or selectively. May be.

Further, the object icons 101 to 112 may be associated with lower-level screen information, and when the object icons 101 to 112 are opened, a transition may be made to a lower-level screen.

For example, in this embodiment, the PV panel icon 101 is associated with the lower screen D2 showing a more detailed PV panel string arrangement. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower screen D2 includes the PV panel string icons 101a to 101c indicating the planar outline of the roof and the arrangement of a plurality (three in this example) of PV panel strings, and each PV panel string icon. It includes three data icons 121a to 121c arranged near 101a to 101c. Each of the data icons 121a to 121c displays the latest power generation amount of the corresponding PV panel string. When the return button is pressed on the screen D2 of FIG. 4, the screen moves to the screen D1 of FIG. 3, which is the next higher screen.

Furthermore, each of the PV panel string icons 101a to 101c is associated with a history display menu as shown in FIG. 5, and when each of the PV panel string icons 101a to 101c is opened, as shown in FIG. The display screen D3 is displayed. This history display menu is provided with an entry field for "start date and time" and a "selection of display period" field for designating a history display period, and as display contents, "graph display (instantaneous value W, integration "Value Wh)" or "numerical value display, error history" can be selected. When the user specifies the start date and time, selects the display period, and selects the display content, the data is displayed with the specified/selected content. When the return button is pressed on the screen D3 of FIG. 5, the screen moves to the screen D2 of FIG. 4, which is the next higher screen.

Also. Although illustration is omitted, by opening the distribution board icon 103, a connection wiring diagram of each device such as a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a television, and a breaker arranged on the first and second floors is displayed as described above. Also good.

When the cursor is placed on the data icon 121-126 or the object icon 101-112 instead of the operation of opening the data icon 121-126 or the object icon 101-112, the information associated with the icon is displayed. The display may be canceled when the cursor is released to cancel the designation. In addition, when an operation of designating or opening the cursor with the data icon 121 to 126 or the object icon 101 to 112 is performed, a list of a plurality of information is displayed and selected when any information is selected. The displayed information may be displayed.

The user displays the data management screen D1 as shown in FIG. 3 on the display device 15 of the data management device 1, so that the user can find the latest power status of each power device in the house and its power distribution system and each power device. In other words, it is possible to visually or intuitively grasp the amount of power generation, the amount of electricity stored, the amount of power consumption, etc., based on which it is possible to confirm whether or not there is a device failure and to take actions to reduce power consumption. Can be taken, and efficient power management can be performed with a simple configuration.

Also, by replacing some object icons and data icons with black icons, it is possible to reflect the user's intention to acquire managed objects and data corresponding to the black icons in the data management screen. The data management screen can be given a writing role.

[Another specific example of the data management screen]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the data management screen displayed on the display device 15. The data management screen D4 is a piping system screen showing the flow of the heating fluid in the heat supply system that heats the fluid to be heated by the heating device to supply the heat.

In this embodiment, the heating fluid is water, and as each heat supply device that is a managed object, a plurality of chip boilers that heat water using wood chips as fuel, a plurality of heavy oil boilers that heat water using fuel oil as fuel, and heating There are a plurality of storage tanks for storing hot water, a plurality of header tanks for distributing and supplying the stored hot water to various places, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat of each circulating water, a second heat exchanger, a pump, and the like. .. Therefore, in this embodiment, as the object icon indicating each managed object, the tip boiler icon 201, the heavy oil boiler icon 202, the storage tank icon 203, the header tank icon 204, the first heat exchanger icon 205, and the second heat exchanger icon 206. A plurality of pump icons 207 to 210 are arranged at the positions set by the user, and the pipeline 200 connecting the object icons 201 to 210 is described so as to be the same as the actual water circulation path. In the pipeline 200, the flow direction of water is indicated by an arrow. Further, each object icon 201 to 210 is provided with the name or number of the management target object and a symbol (for example, the symbol P indicating a pump) as necessary. Note that each object icon may be color-coded.

In this embodiment, the hot water heated in each chip boiler is circulated to the chip boiler again through the primary side of the first heat exchanger by the pump, and the hot water of the first heat exchanger is passed while passing through the first heat exchanger. Heat is supplied by exchanging heat with the hot water circulating on the secondary side. In the vicinity of the first heat exchanger, the temperature of hot water before heat exchange, the temperature of hot water after heat exchange, the flow rate of circulating hot water are measured by a sensor, and the output of each pump is also measured. Correspondingly, in the data management screen D4, a piping line 200 is formed which returns from each chip boiler icon 201 through the first heat exchanger icon 205 to the chip boiler icon 201, and P is inserted in the middle of each piping line 200. The illustrated pump icon 207 is arranged. In addition, a plurality of data icons 221 to 223 and 225 to 227 are arranged in the vicinity of each first heat exchanger icon 205, and the data icons 221 and 225 have the latest data before the heat exchange (referred to as “first order”). Hot water temperature, the data icon 222, 226 shows the latest hot water temperature after heat exchange (described as the first return), the data icons 223, 227 show the circulating hot water amount, and the data icon also appears near each pump icon 207. 224 and 228 are arranged to display the latest pump output of each pump.

The hot water passing through the secondary side of the first heat exchanger is circulated from the storage tank by the pump, and the hot water temperature in the storage tank is measured by the sensor. Further, when the hot water temperature in the storage tank decreases, the hot water in the storage tank is circulated to the heavy oil boiler via a pump and heated by the heavy oil boiler. Correspondingly, in the data management screen D4, two storage tank icons 203, two first heat exchanger icons 205, two heavy oil boiler icons 202 are arranged, and a piping line 200 surrounding these icons is provided. , And a pump icon 208 indicated by P is arranged in the middle of the pipeline 200. Data icons 231, 232 are arranged on each storage tank icon 203, and the latest hot water temperature in the storage tank is displayed on the data icons 231, 232. Data icons 233 and 234 are also arranged on each heavy oil boiler icon 202, and the latest oil amount used in the heavy oil boiler is displayed on the data icons 233 and 234. In this embodiment, the amount of oil shown in the data icons 233 and 234 is zero, and it can be seen that the heavy oil boiler is not operating.

Further, a plurality of data icons 261 to 268 are arranged near the heavy oil boiler icons 202, 202. The latest hot water temperature before input to each heavy oil boiler is displayed in the data icons 261, 265, the latest hot water temperature after output from each heavy oil boiler is displayed in the data icons 263, 267, and the circulating hot water amount is displayed in the data icons 262, 266. In 264 and 268, the latest pump output of the pump indicated by each pump icon 208 is displayed.

Further, the hot water stored in each storage tank is mutually heat-exchanged with the hot water stored in each header tank through a heat exchanger, and the same hot water temperature is maintained in each storage tank and the header tank. ing.

Furthermore, from one header tank to another header tank, a plurality of circulation paths for supplying heat to each load of the consumer are formed, and the hot water in the header tank passes through each circulation path by each pump. Circulated. While the hot water passing through each circulation path passes through the secondary side of the second heat exchanger provided for each load, the hot water circulates by the pump through the secondary side of the second heat exchanger and is supplied to the load. It exchanges heat and supplies heat. The load on the customer includes, for example, a hot water supply device, a heating device, a bath heating device, a hot spring hot water heating device, etc., and heat is supplied to each device by the hot water exchanged by the second heat exchanger. ing. Then, the temperature of the hot water circulating on the load side before and after heat exchange, the circulating hot water amount are measured by a sensor, and the output of each pump is also measured.

Correspondingly, in the data management screen D4, the pipeline 200 is formed from one of the two header tank icons 204 to the other header tank icons 204 through the four second heat exchanger icons 206. Then, a pump icon 209 indicated by P is arranged in the middle of each pipeline 200. In addition, on the secondary side of each second heat exchanger icon 206, a piping line 200 that circulates to each load through the second heat exchanger icon 206 is formed, and a pump icon indicated by P in the middle of each piping line 200. 210 are arranged respectively. Further, data icons 241 to 256 are also arranged near the respective second heat exchanger icons 206. The data icons 241, 245, 249, 253 show the latest hot water temperature after heat exchange by the second heat exchanger, the data icons 243, 247, 251, 255 show the latest hot water temperature before heat exchange, and the data icons 242, 246. , 250, 254, the circulating hot water amount is displayed. Further, data icons 244, 248, 252, 256 are also displayed near each pump icon 201, and the latest pump output is displayed.

The data icons 221 to 256 are set so that the numerical data as described above is displayed on the application. However, when the data icons 221 to 256 are opened by double-clicking, the past numerical values are displayed. Detailed data such as a list of data is displayed.

Further, in this embodiment, one data icon and one object icon in the data management screen D4 are set and displayed as a black box icon. Specifically, the customer plans to install, for example, another hot water supply device as a load, but if the hot water supply device is not installed yet, the second heat exchanger icon 301 and the pump icon 302 used for the hot water supply device are replaced with a black box icon. Set as. Further, data icons 303, 304, 305 for displaying the temperatures and flow rates before and after the heat exchange of the circulating hot water for a new load, and a data icon 306 for displaying the pump output are also set as black box icons. The set black box icons 301 to 306 are displayed in a manner distinguishable from other object icons and data icons. In this embodiment, the black box icons 301 to 306 are displayed in gray (indicated by hatching in FIG. 6) so as to be distinguishable from other data icons and object icons. In addition, as a form that can be distinguished from other data icons or object icons, in addition to changing the color such as gray display, the shape may be changed, and the fact that it is a black box icon is displayed with characters or symbols. Is also good.

Further, in this embodiment, each of the object icons 201 to 210 and the information related to the corresponding managed object are preliminarily associated with each other, and when an opening operation such as a double click is performed on the object icons 201 to 210. Information associated with the object icons 201 to 210 is displayed on the screen. The information associated with the object icons 201 to 210 is not particularly limited, and may be detailed information of the managed object indicated by each of the object icons 201 to 210, such as a specification including a manufacturer, a model, etc. It may be a memo stored by the user, or image data such as a photograph. Further, the application is linked to the object icons 201 to 210, and when the operation of opening the object icon is performed, the application itself is not displayed, but the information obtained from the website or the like by executing the application. May be displayed.

If two or more pieces of information are linked to the object icon and the operation to open the object icon is performed, the two or more pieces of linked information are displayed simultaneously or selectively. Is also good.

Further, it is also possible to associate screen data of a lower layer with the object icon and make a transition to the screen of the lower layer when the object icon is opened.

Also in this embodiment, when the cursor is placed on the data icon or the object icon and designated, rather than the operation of opening the data icon or the object icon, the associated information is displayed, and when the cursor is released and the designation is released. The display may be canceled. Also, when the operation to specify or open by pointing the cursor to the data icon or object icon is performed, a list of multiple information is displayed, and the information selected when any one of the information is selected is displayed. You may do it.

The user displays the data management screen D4 as shown in FIG. 6 on the display device 15 of the data management device 1 so that the user can visually check the operating state of each device in the heat supply system and the overall heat supply-demand balance. Or intuitively, various measures can be taken based on it, and efficient heat supply management can be performed with a simple configuration.

Also, by replacing some of the object icons and data icons with black icons, as in the case of the data management screen D3 shown in FIG. 3, it is desired to acquire managed objects and data corresponding to the black icons in the future. The user's intention can be reflected on the data management screen, and a role like a design document can be given to the data management screen.

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Next, a method of creating the data management screens D1 and D4 using the data management device 1 will be described. When the user activates the data management application installed in advance, an initial screen D11 for creating a data management screen is displayed as shown in FIG. On the initial screen D11, buttons for "create/correct data management screen" and "display data management screen" are displayed.

The data management screen creation/modification button is a button for creating a data management screen or modifying the data management screen created and saved in the storage unit 14, and the data management screen display button is created and saved in the storage unit 14. This is a button for displaying the created data management screen.

When the user presses the data management screen creation/correction button, the screen changes to the screen D12 in FIG. 8 in which the new creation button and the correction button are displayed. When the user presses the new creation button, the screen changes to the screen D13 shown in FIG. 9, the white image 401 is displayed in the right part of the screen, and the message "Create a background image" is displayed at the left end of the screen. At the same time, a read button, a call button, and a decision button are displayed.

The background image is a base image for the user to paste an object icon or a data icon. After pressing the read button, the user can read arbitrary image data such as photographic data and design data with a scanner or the like to create a background image. Alternatively, the background image can be created by pressing the call button and then reading the already stored data. It is also possible to add line segments, symbols, etc. on the background image that has been read or called. Alternatively, a background image can be drawn and created on a white image by using line segments, symbols and the like. Alternatively, a template of various background images may be prepared, and the user may select a background image of his or her preference to create the background image.

After creating the background image, by pressing the OK button, the object icon and data icon are pasted on the created background image, and the pasting icon and the desired information are pasted and pasted. Transition to. If the enter button is pressed without doing anything, the process proceeds to the icon pasting/linking step with the white image as it is. In this case, in the icon pasting/linking step, the object icon and the data icon can be pasted while drawing and creating the background image using a line segment or a symbol.

In the icon pasting/linking process, as shown in screen D14 of FIG. 10, a rectangle or a triangle is displayed in the left end area of the screen together with a message of "Select icon to paste and select linking information". , A plurality of shapes of object icons such as circles and square data icons are displayed.

When the user selects and drags a required object icon or data icon as shown by an arrow in FIG. 10 and drops it at a desired position on the white background image 401 on the right side, the same as the selected object icon or data icon. An icon is created and pasted at the dropped position on the background image 401. The position information of the icon is associated with the coordinate information on the background image 401. Further, each object icon is provided with an input field, and the user can input the name and symbol of the member or the like displayed by the object icon in the input field. In addition, characters related to the content displayed by each icon may be written near the object icon and the data icon in the background image 401. Further, an image such as a line segment or a symbol may be additionally drawn if necessary.

The object icons or the data icons may be created in advance for each application such as “electric power system” and “heat supply system” so that the user can select the required icon. For example, a photovoltaic panel icon, a refrigerator icon, a distribution panel icon, etc. are created in advance as object icons for power devices used in the "power system", and when the user selects the "power system", these icons are created. The icon may be displayed so that the user can use the displayed icon. In addition, a boiler icon, a storage tank icon, etc. are created in advance as object icons and data icon icons for the heat supply device used in the "heat supply system", and when the user selects the "heat supply system", these The icon may be displayed so that it can be used.

When the user pastes the object icon or the data icon on the background image, a Yes button and No button are displayed on the pop-up screen D15 with the message "Set as a black box icon?", as shown in Fig. 11. It When the Yes button is pressed, the pasted icon is set as a black box icon, the display form of the icon changes to, for example, gray display, and the pop-up screen D16 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. When the No button is pressed, the popup screen D16 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed as it is.

Note that the black box icon does not necessarily have to be set, and the user may only define an icon whose display form such as a color is different from other icons as the black box icon.

On the screen D16 shown in FIG. 12, a linking button and a cancel button are displayed together with the message “Please select the linking information”. When the user presses the cancel button, no data is linked to that icon. In this case, the data is not displayed even if an operation of designating or opening the icon is performed on the data management screen.

When the user presses the linking button, a linking target information selection screen D17 is popup-displayed as shown in FIG. On this screen D17, it is possible to select the data to be linked that is created in advance and saved in the storage unit 14, and a button that returns with the enter button is displayed with the message "Link the selected information." Has been done. When the return button is pressed, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. When the enter button is pressed, the pasted icon and the selected information are linked. In this case, when the operation of designating or opening the icon is performed on the data management screen, the associated information is displayed. After the linking, the screen returns to the screen D14 of FIG.

Note that the data icon is associated with the numerical data that is output information from the sensor or measuring device, but in this case, the latest value of the associated numerical data is displayed, and you can specify or open the data icon. When performed, the application is configured to display detailed data such as a list of linked numerical data. Further, since the data icon set as the black box icon cannot be associated with the numerical data, it can be associated with memo writing or related information.

After the operation of pasting object icons and data icons, creating black box icons, and associating each icon with desired information is completed, the user presses the end button. A selection screen as to whether or not to end is displayed, and when the user selects save, a name input field of the data management screen is displayed. When the user inputs a name in the name input field and presses the save button, the created data management screen is saved in the storage unit 14. At this time, the position information of the icon attached to the background image is stored in association with the coordinate information of the screen, and the association information between the icon and the data and the information of the icon set as the black icon are also stored in the storage unit 14. Memorized in.

When correcting the created data management screen, the user presses the data management screen creation/correction button on the screen D11 of FIG. 7, and further presses the correction button shown in FIG. Then, the message "Please select the data management screen to modify." is displayed. After selecting and displaying the data management screen that the user wants to modify, in the same procedure as when creating a new one, modify the background image, add the data icon, modify the paste position, modify the data to be linked, delete, You can add and even set/cancel black icons.

To perform data management using the created data management screen, the user starts the data management application and then presses the data management screen display button on the initial screen D11 of FIG. 7 to display the created data management screen. Should be selected.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a data management screen creation/correction process and a display process performed by the data management device 1. This processing is executed by the CPU 11 of the data management device 1 operating according to the operation program stored in the storage unit 14 or the like.

In step S01, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has pressed the data management screen creation/correction button. If it is not pressed (NO in step S01), the display button of the data management screen is pressed, so the process proceeds to step S11, and it is determined whether or not the data management screen to be displayed is selected. If not selected (NO in step S11), wait until selected. If selected (YES in step S11), the selected data management screen is displayed on the display device 15 in step S12, and then the process ends.

If the data management screen creation/correction button has been pressed in step S01 (YES in step S01), it is determined whether the creation button has been pressed in step S02, and if the creation button has been pressed (step S02: (YES), the process proceeds to step S03. If the create button has not been pressed (NO in step S02), the correction button has been pressed, so the process waits for the screen to be modified to be selected in step S10 (NO in step S10). (YES in step S10), the process proceeds to step S03.

In step S03, after executing the background image creation process, it is checked in step S04 whether the decision button has been pressed. If not (NO in step S04), it is checked in step S09 whether the end button has been pressed. If not pressed (NO in step S09), the process returns to step S03. If the end button has been pressed (YES in step S09), the process ends.

If the decision button is pressed in step S04 (YES in step S04), the process proceeds to step S05, and after executing the icon pasting process and the icon and information linking process, whether the end button is pushed in step S06. Find out. If not pressed (NO in step S06), the process returns to step S05. If the end button has been pressed (YES in step S06), it is determined whether or not a save instruction has been given in step S07. If so (YES in step S07), the information of the data management screen is stored in step S08. After saving in the section 14 or the like, the processing is ended. If the storage is not instructed in step S07 (NO in step S07), the process ends as it is.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the data management screen is a distribution system screen that includes at least one of a power generation device, a power storage device, and a power meter as object icons, and the heat supply system that heats a fluid to be heated by a heating device to supply heat. The case of the piping system screen showing the flow of the fluid to be heated has been described, but the screens are not limited to these screens. As another data management screen, a process management screen that displays each process as an object icon and the latest value of numerical data indicating the processing status in each process as a data icon in process management in which the management target object is a plurality of processes May be In addition, each part of the human body is displayed as an object icon, and the data icon is configured to display the latest value of the values tabulated by the user using spreadsheet software, such as blood pressure, blood glucose level, and pulse rate. When the operation of designating or opening the data icon is performed, detailed data including a list of measurement values such as blood pressure, blood sugar level, and pulse may be displayed.

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Display means,
On the base image displayed on the display means, one or more object icons indicating a managed object and one or more data icons for displaying numerical data on the managed object can be operated by the user. Data management screen creating means for creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting based on
When the operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed while the data management screen created by the management screen creating means is displayed on the display means, the information associated with the object icon is displayed. And display control means for displaying the numerical value on the data icon,
Equipped with
The object icon and/or the data icon includes a black box icon indicating that the managed object or the numerical data related to the managed object includes an uncertain element that is desired to be displayed in the future but cannot be displayed at present. Is
The display control means displays the content desired to be displayed in the future in the black box icon in a mode in which the black box icon can be distinguished from the object icon and/or the data icon other than the black box icon. Mode, the black box icon is displayed on the data management screen in a state in which items related to the contents to be displayed in the future are displayed by further opening the black box icon. apparatus. The data management device according to claim 1, wherein the numerical data displayed on the data icon is the latest value in the data whose numerical value changes over time. The data management screen is a power distribution system screen including at least one of a power generation device, a power storage device, and a wattmeter as an object icon, and the data icon is pasted on or near the object icon, power generation amount of the power generator to the data icon, the data management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 each date value of the power consumption measured by the power storage amount or power meter of the power storage device is displayed. The data management screen is a piping system screen showing the flow of the heated fluid in a heat supply system that heats the heated fluid by a heating device to supply heat, and the data icon is a predetermined part of the system screen or its part. The data management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data icon is pasted in the vicinity and at least the latest values of the temperature and the flow rate of the fluid to be heated in the predetermined portion are displayed on the data icon. On the base image displayed on the display means, one or a plurality of object icons indicating the managed object, and numerical data regarding the managed object are displayed on the image of the managed object of the base image or in the vicinity thereof. A data management screen creating step for creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting one or more data icons for performing the operation based on a user operation,
Information associated with the object icon is displayed when an operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed with the data management screen created by the management screen creating step being displayed on the display means. And a display control step of displaying the numerical data on the data icon,
Equipped with
The object icon and/or the data icon includes a black box icon indicating that the managed object or the numerical data related to the managed object includes an uncertain element that is desired to be displayed in the future but cannot be displayed at present. Is
In the display control step, the black box icon is displayed in a manner distinguishable from an object icon and/or a data icon other than the black box icon, and the content to be displayed in the black box icon in the future is displayed. Mode, the black box icon is displayed on the data management screen in a state in which items related to the contents to be displayed in the future are displayed by further opening the black box icon. Data management method in device. In the CPU of the data management device equipped with display means,
On the base image displayed on the display means, one or a plurality of object icons indicating the managed object, and numerical data regarding the managed object are displayed on the image of the managed object of the base image or in the vicinity thereof. A data management screen creation step for creating a user-specific data management screen by pasting one or more data icons for display based on a user operation,
Information associated with the object icon is displayed when an operation of designating or opening the object icon is performed with the data management screen created by the management screen creating step being displayed on the display means. And a display control step of displaying the numerical data on the data icon,
Run
The object icon and/or the data icon includes a black box icon indicating that the managed object or the numerical data related to the managed object includes an uncertain element that is desired to be displayed in the future but cannot be displayed at present. Is
In the display control step, the black box icon is displayed in a manner distinguishable from an object icon and/or a data icon other than the black box icon, and the content to be displayed in the black box icon in the future is displayed. in embodiments, the operation of further opening the black box icon, in a state in which matters relating to the content the wish to future display is displayed, the order to execute the process of displaying the black box icon to the data interface Data management program. It includes a data management apparatus according to any one of claims 1-4, one or a plurality of measuring device for measuring values related to managed objects,
The data management device further includes a receiving unit that continuously or periodically receives information about the numerical data output from the measuring device that changes with time, and information about the numerical data received by the receiving unit. Storage means for storing,
Wherein the display control unit, based on information about the numerical data stored in the storage means, the data management system, characterized in that to display the numerical data to said data icon of the data management device.

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