JP7291748B2 - Toilet management system, management device and toilet device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a toilet management system for managing a plurality of toilet devices, and a management device and toilet device that can be used in the toilet management system.

A toilet is an indispensable facility both in a house where people live and in a facility used by people. Precisely because it is a facility that tends to generate dirt and odors, keeping the toilet clean is an important key to making a house or facility a comfortable space. In particular, toilets installed in commercial facilities, entertainment facilities, complex facilities, passenger station facilities, etc. used by a large number of people need to be properly maintained and managed from the viewpoint of public health.

In recent years, many large-scale commercial facilities and complex facilities have been opened. Since it takes a lot of labor to properly maintain and manage a large number of installed toilets on a daily basis, there is a demand for techniques for appropriately and efficiently maintaining and managing multiple toilets.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and its object is to provide a technique for appropriately managing a plurality of toilet devices.

In order to solve the above problems, a toilet management system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room; a management device that comprehensively manages the plurality of toilet devices; and a communication device for transmitting usage information related to the usage to the management device. The management device includes an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices from the communication device, and a usage status information storage unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit. a determination unit that determines timing for instructing a toilet device to perform a predetermined operation or function based on usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices; an instruction transmission unit for transmitting an instruction to the toilet device. The toilet device includes an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function from the management device, and a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit. Prepare.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is a management device. This device is held in an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room, and a usage status information storage unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit. a determination unit that determines timing for instructing the toilet device to perform a predetermined operation or function based on past use status information of a plurality of toilet devices; and an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the above to the toilet device.

Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a toilet device. In this device, a plurality of past toilet devices are stored in a usage status information holding unit that stores usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices by a management device that collectively manages a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room. an instruction receiving unit for receiving an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function transmitted from the management device at a timing determined based on the usage information of the predetermined operation based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit or a control unit that performs a function.

Any combination of the above constituent elements, and conversion of expressions of the present invention into methods, devices, systems, recording media, computer programs, etc. are also effective as aspects of the present invention.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which manages several toilet bowl apparatuses appropriately can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the toilet management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the conditions hold|maintained at the abnormality detection condition holding|maintenance part. FIG. 10 illustrates an example of conditions held in a notification condition holding unit; It is a figure which shows the structure of the toilet bowl apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a toilet management system according to an embodiment. The toilet management system 10 includes a toilet device 30 installed in a toilet room 21 of a facility 20, a management device 50 that manages the usage status of the toilet device 30, and a usage status information related to the usage status of the toilet device 30. 50, a terminal 40 that manages the facility 20 in which the toilet room 21 is installed, a terminal 42 that is responsible for cleaning the toilet room 21, the toilet device 30 or the interior of the toilet room 21 Alternatively, the terminal 44 of the entity that manufactured the equipment or equipment installed in the vicinity, the terminal 46 of the entity in charge of maintenance of the equipment or equipment installed in or around the toilet device 30 or the toilet room 21, and these devices and the Internet 12, which is an example of communication means for communicating between.

The facility 20 is provided with one or more toilet rooms 21 . The toilet room 21 includes a door 23 of the toilet room 21, a washstand 26, one or more private rooms 24, a door 25 of each private room 24, a toilet device 30 installed in each private room 24, and a toilet device. A controller 31 for a user of 30 to input operation instructions to the toilet device 30, a urinal 32 installed in the toilet room 21 for men, and the interior of the toilet room 21 when an abnormality occurs in the toilet room 21. Alternatively, there is provided an abnormality notification means 27 for notifying the surroundings of the occurrence of an abnormality. The management device 50 manages the usage status of one or more toilet devices 30 installed in one or more toilet rooms 21 of one or more facilities 20 . The toilet device 30 may be a Japanese-style toilet device or a Western-style toilet device. Hereinafter, the urinal 32 is also collectively referred to as the "toilet device 30".

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the management device 50 according to the embodiment. The management device 50 includes a communication device 51 , a display device 52 , an input device 53 , a storage device 70 and a control device 60 . The management device 50 may be a server device, a device such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone terminal, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal.

The communication device 51 controls communication with other devices. The communication device 51 may perform communication by any wired or wireless communication method. The communication device 51 communicates with the communication device 22 via the Internet 12 , receives usage status information of the toilet device 30 , and transmits instructions to the toilet device 30 . Also, communication is performed between the management main terminal 40, the cleaning main terminal 42, the manufacturing main terminal 44, and the maintenance main terminal 46 via the Internet 12. FIG.

The display device 52 displays screens generated by the control device 60 . The display device 52 may be a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, or the like. The input device 53 transmits an instruction input by the user of the management device 50 to the control device 60 . The input device 53 may be a mouse, keyboard, touchpad, or the like. The display device 52 and the input device 53 may be implemented as touch panels.

Storage device 70 stores programs, data, and the like used by control device 60 . The storage device 70 may be a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, or the like. The storage device 70 includes a toilet information database 71, a notification destination information database 72, a usage information storage unit 73, a notification history storage unit 74, an abnormality detection condition storage unit 75, a notification condition storage unit 76, a remote control condition storage unit 77, and a cleaning execution condition holding unit 78 is stored.

The toilet information database 71 stores information about the facility 20, the toilet room 21, the toilet device 30, etc. managed by the management device 50. FIG. The toilet information database 71 stores, for example, the number, positions, and floors of the toilet rooms 21 installed in the facility 20, the number and positions of the private rooms 24 installed in the toilet rooms 21, the number of toilet devices 30, models, serial numbers, Information such as the manufacturing date, the plan view of the toilet room 21, the connection relationship of the water supply and sewage pipes connected to the toilet device 30, the types, numbers, and positions of equipment or facilities installed inside or outside the toilet room 21 are included. Stored.

The notification destination information database 72 stores information of notification destinations to be notified when an abnormality occurs in the toilet device 30 or the like. The notification destination information database 72 contains the IP addresses of the management main terminal 40, the cleaning main terminal 42, the manufacturing main terminal 44, and the maintenance main terminal 46, and the e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, FAX numbers, and mobile phone numbers of the persons in charge of each main. , the priority of the notification means, and the time zone in which notification is possible.

The usage information holding unit 73 stores the usage information received from the communication device 22 provided in the toilet room 21 of the facility 20 . The usage status information holding unit 73 stores the usage status information received from each communication device 22 and the date and time of reception in association with each other. The usage status information accumulated in the usage status information holding unit 73 is used to detect abnormalities occurring in the toilet device 30, the toilet room 21, etc., determine instructions for the equipment and facilities of the toilet device 30, the toilet room 21, and the like. , determine the timing and content of cleaning of the toilet device 30 and the toilet room 21, present the availability of the toilet room 21 to the user, and perform maintenance and maintenance of the toilet room 21 and the toilet device 30 based on past usage conditions. It is used to examine increase/decrease, etc.

The notification history holding unit 74 holds a history of information notification from the management device 50 to the management terminal 40, the cleaning terminal 42, the manufacturing terminal 44, the maintenance terminal 46, the communication device 22, and the like. The notification history holding unit 74 stores the date and time of notification, the destination of notification, the content of notification, the presence or absence of a response from the destination of notification, the date and time of response, the content of response, and the like.

The control device 60 includes a usage information acquisition unit 61 , an abnormality detection unit 62 , a notification unit 63 , an instruction determination unit 64 , an instruction transmission unit 65 , an answer unit 66 , a cleaning instruction determination unit 67 and a cleaning instruction notification unit 68 . These configurations are implemented in terms of hardware by a CPU, memory, other LSIs, etc. of any computer, and in terms of software, by programs loaded in the memory, etc. It depicts the functional blocks implemented by Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that these functional blocks can be implemented in various forms, such as hardware only or a combination of hardware and software.

The usage information acquisition unit 61 acquires the usage information of the toilet device 30 installed in the toilet room 21 of the facility 20 from the communication device 22 and stores it in the usage information storage unit 73 . The usage status information acquisition unit 61 obtains information indicating the usage status of the toilet device 30, information indicating the operation status of the controller 31, the door detected by the opening/closing sensor installed on the door 23 of the toilet room 21 or the door 25 of the private room 24. information indicating the opening/closing status of the toilet device 30 or the urinal 32, information indicating the water level inside the toilet bowl detected by a water level sensor installed inside or outside the toilet bowl of the toilet bowl 26, inside or outside the washbasin of the washstand 26 Information indicating the water level inside the washbasin detected by the water level sensor installed in the toilet bowl device 30, urinal 32, or information indicating the water leakage situation detected by the water leakage sensor installed on the floor around the washbasin 26 , information indicating the usage status or state of equipment or equipment such as lighting and ventilation fans installed inside or outside the toilet room 21, human sensors, temperature sensors, odor sensors installed inside or outside the toilet room 21, etc. information detected by sensors provided in the toilet device 30, information detected by sensors such as a seating sensor, a temperature sensor, and a water level sensor provided in the toilet device 30, and an image captured by an imaging device installed inside or outside the toilet room 21 , voices and the like acquired by a microphone installed inside or outside the toilet room 21 are acquired as usage status information of the toilet device 30 .

[Toilet anomaly detection/notification]
As a feature of the management device 50 of the present embodiment, first, a technique for detecting an abnormality occurring in the toilet device 30, the toilet room 21, etc. and notifying information about the detected abnormality will be described. When the usage information acquired by the usage information acquisition unit 61 matches a predetermined condition stored in the anomaly detection condition holding unit 75, the abnormality detection unit 62 determines whether the inside of the toilet device 30 or the toilet room 21 or Detect anomalies in equipment or devices installed in the vicinity.

FIG. 3 shows an example of conditions held in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75. As shown in FIG. The abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 stores the type and content of usage status information indicating the conditions under which it should be determined that an abnormality has occurred. The abnormality detection unit 62 stores the usage information holding unit 73 and the abnormality detection condition holding unit each time the usage information is acquired by the usage information acquisition unit 61, or periodically at a predetermined timing, for example, at a predetermined interval. 75, it is determined whether or not usage information that matches the conditions held in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 has been acquired. The notification unit 63 is instructed to notify the occurrence.

The notification unit 63 refers to the notification condition holding unit 76 to determine a notification destination according to the details of the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 62, and notifies the determined notification destination of information regarding the detected abnormality. In addition to an error code indicating the type of abnormality that has occurred, the notification unit 63 notifies information necessary for the notification destination to consider necessary measures. For example, the notification unit 63 may notify information indicating the state of the toilet device 30 and the toilet room 21, a captured image of the toilet device 30 and the toilet room 21, and the like. The notification unit 63 may directly notify the terminal of the subject to be notified of the information regarding the detected abnormality, may send it to the representative telephone or direct telephone of the company or office, or send it to the e-mail address. An e-mail may be sent, or the mobile phone number or e-mail address of the person in charge may be notified. The notification unit 63 records information such as notification date and time, notification destination, and notification content in the notification history holding unit 74 . Upon receiving a response from the notification destination, the notification unit 63 displays it on the display device 52 . The notification unit 63 records information such as presence/absence of response, response date and time, response content, etc. in the notification history storage unit 74 .

FIG. 4 shows an example of conditions held in the notification condition holding unit 76. As shown in FIG. The notification condition holding unit 76 stores an error code indicating the type of anomaly that has occurred, an entity to be notified of the occurrence of the anomaly, and a notification priority in association with each other. The notification unit 63 refers to the notification condition holding unit 76 when the occurrence of an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit 62, acquires a notification destination to which notification of the abnormality that has occurred is obtained, and stores the toilet information database 71 and the notification destination. By referring to the information database 72, the information of the notification destination is acquired. The notification unit 63 notifies the destinations of higher priority in accordance with the priority of the notification, and if there is no response from the destination of higher priority or does not receive the call even though the call is made, the destination of notification of lower priority is notified. Alternatively, notification may be attempted multiple times to the highest priority notification destination, or both may be performed in parallel. The notification unit 63 may simultaneously notify a plurality of notification destinations in parallel.

Specific examples of the content of the abnormality to be detected and the notification destination will be described below.

The abnormality detection unit 62 may determine that an abnormality has occurred when the usage status information indicating the usage state of the toilet device 30 matches the condition held in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 . For example, the abnormality detection unit 62 may determine that an abnormality has occurred when it acquires information indicating that the amount of water inside the toilet bowl of the toilet device 30 has exceeded a predetermined value. If sewage overflows from the toilet bowl due to clogging of the drain pipe, etc., it may have a great effect not only on the inside of the toilet room 21 but also on the surroundings, so the overflow of sewage is quickly detected and necessary measures are taken. It is very important for the operation of facilities, etc., to have a system in place to notify the appropriate entity so that they can take action.

The amount of water inside the toilet bowl of the toilet device 30 may be detected by a water level sensor installed on the inner surface or the outer surface of the toilet bowl of the toilet device 30 . When the water level sensor is installed on the outer surface of the toilet bowl, a non-contact type water level sensor such as a capacitance type may be installed. Also, a non-contact type water level sensor such as a capacitance type sensor may be installed on the outer surface of the trap provided between the drain port at the bottom of the toilet bowl and the drain pipe. After the toilet bowl device 30 is used, the toilet bowl is washed with flush water and the dirty water is drained, and water remains in the toilet bowl in a portion lower than the upper end of the trap. If the water level sensor installed on the outer surface of the toilet detects that water remains at the upper end of the trap, it means that the dirty water in the toilet bowl is not being drained from the drain pipe due to clogging of the drain pipe, etc. is estimated, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

If sewage is actually overflowing from the toilet bowl, it will be necessary to clean the toilet room 21 and temporarily restrict the access of users to the toilet room 21 and its surroundings. 63 notifies the subject responsible for cleaning the toilet room 21 in which the toilet device 30 in which the abnormality has occurred and the subject managing the toilet room 21 of the occurrence of the abnormality. In addition, if it is presumed from other information that the cause of the abnormality is due to a malfunction of the equipment such as the toilet device 30, the manufacturer of the toilet device 30 in which the abnormality has occurred is also notified of the abnormality. The occurrence may be notified, information on the device or facility in which the malfunction occurred may be requested, or parts may be ordered. In addition, if it is presumed from other information that the cause of the abnormality is due to the failure of equipment or facilities such as drainage pipes and pumps, the entity responsible for the maintenance of those equipment or facilities may also notify the occurrence of an abnormality and request repair or replacement of equipment or facilities.

In the toilet apparatus 30 installed in the toilet room 21 installed on the upper floor of a building having a plurality of floors, the notification unit 63 detects an abnormality in which sewage overflows from the toilet bowl, and the toilet room 21 is In addition to the main body that manages the floor where the toilet room 21 is installed, the main body that manages the floors below the floor where the toilet room 21 is installed and the main body that manages the stores around the floor where the toilet room 21 is installed. may also notify information about anomalies. When the sewage actually overflows, the sewage spreads on the floor of the toilet room 21, and there is a risk of flooding in the ceiling of the downstairs or leaking from the ceiling downstairs. By notifying the other party of the abnormality, it is possible to quickly take necessary measures and minimize the impact.

The notification unit 63 may notify the abnormality notification means 27 installed inside or around the toilet room 21 of the occurrence of the abnormality. As a result, users who are about to enter the toilet room 21 to use the toilet room 21 and users of the facility 20 who are around the toilet room 21 are informed that an abnormality has occurred in the toilet room 21.例文帳に追加, the user can be urged to avoid entering the toilet room 21 or to move away from the vicinity of the toilet room 21. - 特許庁In addition, it is possible to have a person in charge of a store or the like located around the toilet room 21 take appropriate measures such as ventilation and notification. In addition, it is possible to quickly notify the person in charge of management who patrols the toilet room 21 that an abnormality has occurred in the toilet room 21 .

According to such technology, the time required from the occurrence of an abnormality to the time an appropriate measure is taken can be greatly shortened, so that the influence of the abnormality can be minimized. In addition, since the toilet room 21 can be properly maintained and managed, the convenience for the users of the facility 20 can be improved, and the comfort and operational status of the facility 20 can be improved.

The abnormality detection unit 62 detects that the usage status information indicating the operation status of the controller 31 for the user of the toilet device 30 to input an operation instruction to the toilet device 30 matches the condition held in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75. In this case, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred. For example, the abnormality detection unit 62 may determine that an abnormality has occurred when acquiring information indicating that the same button of the controller 31 has been operated a plurality of times in succession. If a button for executing a function that is not normally expected to be executed consecutively is operated multiple times in succession, there may be a problem with the button or the configuration for executing that function. Since it is presumed that the function desired by the person is not being executed, it may be determined that the controller 31 or the toilet device 30 operated by the controller 31 has an abnormality. The type of operable button, the number of times the button is operated for determining that an abnormality has occurred, and the operation interval for the button that is determined to have been operated continuously are stored in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 in association with each other as conditions. You may Buttons that are assumed to be operated multiple times in succession, for example, buttons for changing the volume of a sound imitative device for toilets, are judged to have an abnormality. can be increased.

If the seating sensor of the toilet device 30 does not detect seating and information indicating that the button for executing the local cleansing function has been pressed is obtained, the seating sensor or the button is out of order. is estimated, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

If information is acquired indicating that the button for stopping the local cleansing function has not been pressed for a predetermined period of time after the local cleansing function of the toilet device 30 is executed, it is assumed that the local cleansing function or the button is out of order. Therefore, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

When communication is periodically performed between the controller 31 and the toilet device 30 and information indicating that communication between the controller 31 and the toilet device 30 is not possible for a predetermined time or longer is acquired, the controller 31 Alternatively, the communication function of the toilet device 30 is broken, or the controller 31 has been dropped or taken out and is not within the communication range with the toilet device 30, or the remaining battery level of the controller 31 is insufficient. is estimated, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

The notification unit 63 notifies the entity managing the toilet room 21 in which the controller 31 or the toilet device 30 in which the abnormality has occurred and the entity in charge of maintenance of the controller 31 or the toilet device 30 of the occurrence of the abnormality. In addition, when it is presumed from other information that the controller 31 or the toilet device 30 in which an abnormality has occurred needs to be repaired or replaced, the entity that manufactured the controller 31 or the toilet device 30 is also notified of the occurrence of the abnormality. You may notify us and order the necessary parts.

In this way, from the operation status of the controller 31, it is possible to quickly detect and notify an abnormality that is difficult to find even if the person in charge of management patrols the toilet room 21, and to take necessary measures. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience for the users of the toilet room 21 and improve the comfort and operational status of the facility 20 .

When information is acquired indicating that the button for changing the temperature has been operated more than a predetermined number of times when the administrator has disabled the function to change the temperature of the toilet seat or the temperature of hot water for washing the private parts. may notify the entity that manages the toilet room 21 that it is assumed that many users want to change the temperature.

In this way, the desire of the user of the toilet device 30 can be estimated from the operation status of the controller 31 and notified to the management entity, thereby improving the environment of the toilet room 21 and improving the convenience of the user. be able to.

The anomaly detection unit 62 detects that an anomaly has occurred when the usage status information indicating the state of equipment or devices installed in or around the toilet room 21 matches the conditions held in the anomaly detection condition holding unit 75. can be determined. For example, when the abnormality detection unit 62 acquires information indicating that the time from the closing of the door 23 of the toilet room 21 or the door 25 of the private room 24 to the opening of the door again is less than a predetermined value, the abnormality is detected. may be determined to have occurred. The anomaly detection unit 62 calculates statistical values such as the average length of stay for each private room 24, each toilet room 21, or each facility 20 from the history of the length of stay in the private room 24 or toilet room 21, and determines that an anomaly has occurred. You may calculate the predetermined value for carrying out.

If the user stays in the toilet room 21 or the private room 24 for a predetermined period of time, there is a concern that the user may be in poor physical condition. , and the toilet room 21 is rushed to. In addition, when it is presumed from other information that there is a malfunction of the door 23 or the door 25 or a malfunction of the opening/closing sensor of the door 23 or the door 25, the main body in charge of maintenance of the toilet room 21 where the malfunction has occurred to notify the occurrence of an abnormality. In addition, if it is presumed from other information that the door 23, door 25, or open/close sensor in which an abnormality has occurred needs to be repaired or replaced, the entity that manufactured the door 23, door 25, or open/close sensor may be notified of the occurrence of the abnormality and ordered for the necessary parts.

As a result, even if an abnormality occurs in the user of the toilet room 21, it can be detected quickly and appropriate measures can be taken, so that the user can use the toilet room 21 and the facility 20 with confidence. The comfort and operational status of the facility 20 can be improved. In addition, abnormalities in not only the toilet device 30 but also equipment or devices installed inside or around the toilet room 21 can be quickly detected, so the toilet room 21 can be properly maintained and managed.

The abnormality detection unit 62 is installed in or around the toilet device 30 or the toilet room 21 when a combination of two or more of the information held in the usage information holding unit 73 meets a predetermined condition. It may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in the facility or equipment. The notification unit 63 notifies the entity in charge of managing the toilet room 21 of the occurrence of an abnormality, and if it is estimated that the equipment or equipment needs to be repaired or replaced, the notification unit 63 takes charge of maintenance of the equipment or equipment. may request repair or replacement from the entity that performed the equipment or equipment, and order the necessary parts from the entity that manufactured the facility or equipment.

Acquisition of information indicating that the door 23 of the toilet room 21 or the door 25 of the private room 24 has been closed for a predetermined time or more and the toilet device 30 installed in the toilet room 21 or the private room 24 has not been used for a predetermined time or more. or when information is acquired indicating that the door 23 of the toilet room 21 or the door 25 of the private room 24 will not open even after a predetermined time or more has passed since the toilet device 30 was used, the user is notified of the abnormality. has occurred, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

After the door 23 of the toilet room 21 or the door 25 of the private room 24 is closed, if the toilet device 30 is not used and the door 23 or the door 25 is opened before a predetermined time elapses, the toilet device 30 malfunctions. Since it is presumed that the toilet device 30, the private room 24, or the toilet room 21 is dirty and the toilet device 30 cannot be used, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

If information indicating that the door 25 of the private room 24 is open and the toilet device 30 has been used is obtained, it is assumed that the opening/closing sensor of the door 25 or the toilet device 30 is malfunctioning. Therefore, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

When the toilet device 30 has not been used for a predetermined time or longer, it may be determined that the toilet device 30 or the toilet room 21 in which the toilet device 30 is installed has become abnormal. This predetermined time may be calculated from the frequency of use of the toilet device 30 or the toilet room 21 in the past.

In the toilet device 30 equipped with a hot water tank for washing private parts, if the temperature of the hot water in the hot water tank does not change by a predetermined value or more even though the private parts washing function is executed, the valve of the hot water tank or the Since it is presumed that the local washing nozzle or the like is out of order, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

Anomaly detection conditions such as the above examples may be automatically acquired by machine learning. For example, from a large number of facilities 20, toilet rooms 21, and toilet devices 30, the content of the abnormality when an abnormality actually occurs and the usage information at that time are collected. By executing learning, the relationship between the usage status information and the content of the abnormality may be learned. This machine learning may be performed by a server device, or may be performed by a large number of computers using technology such as cloud computing. The learned conditions may be distributed to the management device 50 as needed and stored in the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 . The management device 50 may include a learning unit that performs machine learning. In this case, the learning unit determines whether or not an abnormality has actually occurred from the notification destination to which the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 62 has been notified. Acquires information such as the state of the toilet bowl device 30, the measures taken, the results of the measures, etc., and executes supervised learning using such information and usage status information when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred as teacher data. By doing so, the abnormality detection condition may be further learned, and the abnormality detection condition holding unit 75 may be updated.

As described above, according to the technology of the present embodiment, even if an abnormality occurs in the toilet room 21 or the toilet device 30, it can be quickly detected, notified to an appropriate notification destination, and necessary measures taken. Therefore, the impact of anomalies can be minimized. Moreover, since the occurrence of abnormality is detected based on the information that can be collected from the toilet room 21 and the toilet device 30, the cost of newly installing a sensor or the like for detecting abnormality can be suppressed.

[Coordinated control of multiple toilet devices]
Next, as a feature of the management device 50 of the present embodiment, it comprehensively manages a plurality of toilet devices 30 installed in the toilet room 21 and instructs the plurality of toilet devices 30 to perform predetermined operations or functions. Explain the technology. The instruction determination unit 64 determines the timing for instructing the toilet device 30 to perform a predetermined operation or function based on the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices 30 . The instruction transmission unit 65 transmits an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function to the toilet device 30 at the timing determined by the instruction determination unit 64 .

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the toilet device according to the embodiment. The toilet device 30 has a communication device 33 and a control device 34 . The communication device 33 controls communication with other devices. The communication device 51 may perform communication by any wired or wireless communication method. The communication device 51 communicates with the communication device 22 via wireless communication, transmits usage status information of the toilet device 30 to the management device 50 , and transmits instructions to the toilet device 30 from the management device 50 .

The control device 34 includes an instruction receiving section 35 , a sensor information acquiring section 36 and a control section 37 . These functional blocks can be implemented in various forms, such as hardware only or a combination of hardware and software.

The instruction receiving unit 35 receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function from the management device 50 . The sensor information acquisition unit 36 acquires detected information from various sensors such as a seating sensor, a temperature sensor, and a water level sensor provided in the toilet device 30 . The control unit 37 controls the functions of the toilet device 30, such as drainage and washing of the private parts, based on the information detected by the various sensors acquired by the sensor information acquisition unit 36, and also receives the instructions received by the instruction reception unit 35. performs a predetermined action or function based on the

The instruction determination unit 64 of the management device 50 refers to the past usage status of the toilet device 30 held in the usage status information storage unit 73, and determines the timing for instructing the toilet device 30 to perform a predetermined operation or function. do. For example, the toilet device 30 may be instructed to turn on the toilet seat heating function a predetermined time before the opening of the facility 20 . Alternatively, the toilet device 30 may be instructed to turn off the toilet seat heating function a predetermined time before or after the closing time of the facility 20 . The toilet device 30 may be instructed to change the temperature of the toilet seat according to the date, season, weather, outside temperature, indoor temperature, and the like.

When causing a plurality of toilet devices 30 to perform a predetermined operation or function that consumes power equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the instruction determination unit 64 prevents a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices 30 from simultaneously executing the operation or function. , determines the timing for instructing the toilet device 30 to perform a predetermined operation or function. For example, the function of turning on the heater of the toilet seat requires a relatively large amount of power. You may

The instruction determination unit 64 allows a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices 30 connected to the same water supply pipe or drain pipe to simultaneously perform the predetermined operation or function associated with water supply or drainage when a plurality of toilet devices are to perform the operation or function. Alternatively, the timing for instructing the toilet device 30 to execute a predetermined operation or function is determined so as not to execute the function. For example, the function of flushing a toilet bowl involves draining a relatively large amount of flush water. may be instructed to

The instruction determination unit 64 determines the frequency, time, or amount of drainage of the toilet device 30 connected to the upstream side of the drain pipe among the plurality of toilet devices 30 connected to the same drain pipe, and determines the frequency, time, or amount of water drained from the toilet device 30 connected to the downstream side. The timing for instructing the toilet device 30 to perform a predetermined operation or function involving drainage is determined so as to increase the number of toilet devices 30 that have been used. In order to prevent urinary calculus from adhering to the toilet device 30 and clogging of the drain pipe, when the function of periodically cleaning the toilet device 30 is executed, the drain pipe on the downstream side is supplied with water from the toilet device 30 on the upstream side. Therefore, even if the cleaning frequency of the toilet device 30 on the downstream side is low, a sufficient amount of waste water flows through the drainage pipe on the downstream side, but only the drainage from the toilet device 30 on the upstream side flows into the drainage pipe on the upstream side. Not flowing. Therefore, by increasing the cleaning frequency, time, or amount of drainage of the toilet device 30 connected to the upstream drainage pipe, compared to the toilet device 30 connected to the downstream drainage pipe, wasteful cleaning water can be eliminated. Both upstream and downstream drainage pipes can be properly washed while reducing consumption.

According to such a technique, when the management device 50 collectively remotely controls a plurality of toilet devices 30, problems that may occur due to the plurality of toilet devices 30 performing the same function all at once can be reduced, and smooth operation can be performed. In addition, it is possible to appropriately coordinate and remotely control a plurality of toilet devices 30 .

When executing a predetermined operation or function, the control unit 37 of the toilet device 30 inquires of the management device 50 whether or not there is another toilet device 30 executing that operation or function nearby. The response unit 66 of the management device 50 acquires information about the operation or function being executed from the plurality of toilet devices 30 and stores it in the usage status information holding unit 73, and the predetermined operation or function is being executed from the toilet device 30. Confirm whether or not there is another toilet device 30 executing a predetermined operation or function in the vicinity of the toilet device 30 when it is inquired whether another toilet device 30 exists in the vicinity of the toilet device 30 to answer. The control unit 37 of the toilet device 30 determines whether or not to execute the operation or function or the timing according to the reply from the management device 50 . For example, when executing a predetermined action or function involving drainage, the control unit 37 inquires of the management device 50 whether or not there is another toilet device 30 executing that action or function in the vicinity. If the device responds that it is present, suspend or postpone execution of the action or function.

According to such technology, even when the individual toilet devices 30 operate independently, it is possible to reduce problems that may occur due to interference with surrounding toilet devices 30 and to operate appropriately in cooperation with each other. can.

[Toilet cleaning management]
As a further feature of the management device 50 of the present embodiment, a technique for managing the timing or content of cleaning the toilet room will be described. The cleaning instruction determination unit 67 determines the timing or content of cleaning the toilet room 21 based on the usage status information of the toilet device 30 . The cleaning instruction notification unit 68 notifies the subject responsible for cleaning the toilet room 21 of the timing or details determined by the cleaning instruction determination unit 67 .

The cleaning instruction determining unit 67 refers to the usage information holding unit 73, and determines the cleaning frequency of the toilet room 21 in which the installed toilet device 30 is frequently used, and the toilet in which the installed toilet device 30 is used less frequently. The timing of cleaning the toilet room 21 is determined so as to be higher than the cleaning frequency of the room 21.例文帳に追加The frequency of use of the toilet device 30 is information detected by the human sensor stored in the usage information storage unit 73, the open/close status of the door 23 of the toilet room 21 and the door 25 of the private room 24, and the controller 31 or the drainage. It may be calculated from the usage status of the lever. When the cleaning staff cleans the toilet room 21 at the timing instructed by the management device 50 , the cleaning subject terminal 42 transmits information indicating the cleaning status to the management device 50 . The usage status information acquisition unit 61 stores the information indicating the cleaning status received from the cleaning subject terminal 42 in the usage status information holding unit 73 . The cleaning instruction determining unit 67 acquires the frequency of cleaning the toilet room 21 by referring to the usage information holding unit 73 .

The cleaning instruction determining unit 67 sets the number or range of cleaning items for the toilet room 21 in which the installed toilet device 30 is frequently used to be larger than the toilet room 21 in which the installed toilet device 30 is used less frequently. , the content of cleaning the toilet room 21 may be determined.

According to such a technique, by increasing the frequency and content of cleaning of the frequently used toilet room 21, the toilet room 21 that is frequently used can be cleaned while maintaining the cleanliness of the toilet room 21, which is prone to dirt. It is possible to reduce the frequency of cleaning and reduce the man-hours and burden on the person in charge of cleaning. Moreover, since the frequency and content of cleaning of the toilet room 21 can be automatically and dynamically changed, the burden on the subject managing the toilet room 21 can be reduced.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, the embodiments merely show the principles and applications of the present invention. In addition, many modifications and changes in arrangement are possible in the embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention defined in the claims.

In the embodiment, an example of managing a toilet device installed in a facility's toilet room has been described, but the technology of the present embodiment is applicable to general residential toilets and public toilets installed in parks, streets, and the like. It can also be applied when managing a toilet or the like.

Generalizing the inventions embodied by the above embodiments and modifications leads to the following technical ideas.

A toilet management system according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room; a management device for centrally managing the plurality of toilet devices; to the management device. The management device includes an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices from the communication device, and a toilet device that performs a predetermined operation or function based on the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit. and an instruction transmission unit for transmitting an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit. The toilet device includes an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function from the management device, and a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit. Prepare. According to this aspect, since the plurality of toilet devices can be centrally remote-controlled, the man-hours for maintaining and managing the plurality of toilet devices can be reduced.

When causing a plurality of toilet devices to perform a predetermined operation or function that consumes power equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the determining unit instructs the toilet devices so that a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices do not perform the operation or function at the same time. A timing for instructing execution of a predetermined operation or function may be determined. According to this aspect, it is possible to integrally remotely control a plurality of toilet devices without greatly affecting the power supply of facilities.

The determining unit determines that when a plurality of toilet devices are to perform a predetermined operation or function associated with water supply or drainage, a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices connected to the same water supply pipe or drain pipe perform the operation or function at the same time. A timing may be determined to instruct the toilet device to perform a predetermined action or function that it should not perform. According to this aspect, it is possible to integrally remotely control a plurality of toilet devices without significantly affecting the drainage performance of the facility.

The determination unit determines that, among a plurality of toilet devices connected to the same drain pipe, the frequency, time, or drainage amount of the toilet device connected to the upstream side of the drain pipe is higher than that of the toilet device connected to the downstream side. The timing of instructing the toilet device to perform a predetermined action or function involving draining may be determined such that the According to this aspect, both the upstream side and the downstream side of the drain pipe can be appropriately washed without wasting washing water.

When executing a predetermined operation or function, the control unit inquires of the management device whether or not there is another toilet device executing that operation or function in the vicinity. Information about the operation or function being executed is acquired, and when the toilet device inquires whether or not there is another toilet device executing the predetermined operation or function in the vicinity, a predetermined A reply unit may be further provided for confirming whether or not there is another toilet device executing the operation or function of and replying. The control unit may determine whether or not to execute the operation or function or the timing according to the reply from the management device. When executing a predetermined operation or function involving drainage, the control unit inquires of the management device whether or not there is another toilet device executing that operation or function in the surrounding area, and is notified by the management device to the effect that it exists. If answered, execution of that action or function may be suspended or postponed. According to this aspect, a plurality of control devices can operate cooperatively while mutually performing exclusive control.

Another aspect of the present invention is a management device. This device includes an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room, and a predetermined operation or operation of the toilet device based on the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit. A determination unit that determines timing for instructing execution of a function, and an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit. According to this aspect, since the plurality of toilet devices can be centrally remote-controlled, the man-hours for maintaining and managing the plurality of toilet devices can be reduced.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a toilet bowl device. This device includes a communication unit for communicating with a management device that centrally manages a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room, a control unit for executing operations or functions executable by the toilet device, Prepare. When executing a predetermined operation or function involving drainage, the control unit inquires of the management device whether or not there is another toilet device executing that operation or function in the surrounding area, and is notified by the management device to the effect that it exists. If answered, suspend or postpone execution of that action or function. According to this aspect, a plurality of control devices can operate cooperatively while mutually performing exclusive control.

10 toilet management system 20 facility 21 toilet room 22 communication device 23 door 24 private room 25 door 26 washstand 27 abnormality reporting means 30 toilet device 31 controller 32 urinal 33 communication device 34 control device, 35 instruction receiving unit, 36 sensor information acquisition unit, 37 control unit, 40 management terminal, 42 cleaning terminal, 44 manufacturing terminal, 46 maintenance terminal, 50 management device, 51 communication device, 52 display device, 53 input device, 60 control device, 61 usage information acquisition unit, 62 abnormality detection unit, 63 notification unit, 64 instruction determination unit, 65 instruction transmission unit, 66 response unit, 67 cleaning instruction determination unit, 68 cleaning instruction notification unit, 70 storage device, 71 toilet information database, 72 notification destination information database, 73 usage information storage unit, 74 notification history storage unit, 75 abnormality detection condition storage unit, 76 notification condition storage unit, 77 remote control condition storage unit, 78 cleaning Implementation condition holding unit.

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a plurality of toilet devices installed in the toilet room;
a management device that collectively manages the plurality of toilet devices;
a communication device that transmits usage status information related to the usage status of the plurality of toilet devices to the management device;
with
The management device
an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices from the communication device;
A predetermined operation of the toilet device based on the past usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit or a determination unit that determines the timing for instructing execution of a function;
an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit;
with
The toilet device is
an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function from the management device;
a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit;
with
When causing a plurality of toilet devices to perform a predetermined operation or function that consumes power equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the determining unit controls the toilet device so that a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices do not perform the operation or function at the same time. A toilet management system that determines when to instruct a device to perform a predetermined action or function. a plurality of toilet devices installed in the toilet room;
a management device that collectively manages the plurality of toilet devices;
a communication device that transmits usage status information related to the usage status of the plurality of toilet devices to the management device;
with
The management device
an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices from the communication device;
A predetermined operation of the toilet device based on the past usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit or a determination unit that determines the timing for instructing execution of a function;
an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit;
with
The toilet device is
an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function from the management device;
a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit;
with
When the decision unit causes a plurality of toilet devices to perform a predetermined operation or function associated with water supply or drainage, the decision unit determines whether a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices connected to the same water supply pipe or drain pipe perform the operation or function at the same time. determining the timing for instructing the toilet device to perform a predetermined operation or function so as not to perform the
When the management device collectively remote-controls the plurality of toilet devices, the determination unit supplies water to or drains water from the plurality of toilet devices so that the plurality of toilet devices do not simultaneously perform the operation or function of supplying water or draining water. Determines when to direct the execution of drainage actions or functions
A toilet management system characterized by: a plurality of toilet devices installed in the toilet room;
a management device that collectively manages the plurality of toilet devices;
a communication device that transmits usage status information related to the usage status of the plurality of toilet devices to the management device;
with
The management device
an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices from the communication device;
A predetermined operation of the toilet device based on the past usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit or a determination unit that determines the timing for instructing execution of a function;
an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit;
with
The toilet device is
an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function from the management device;
a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit;
with
The determination unit determines that, among a plurality of toilet devices connected to the same drain pipe, the toilet device connected to the upstream side of the drain pipe is drained with respect to frequency, time, or drainage amount of the toilet device connected to the downstream side. A toilet management system, comprising: determining when to instruct said toilet device to perform a predetermined action or function involving draining, so as to outnumber the device. a plurality of toilet devices installed in the toilet room;
a management device that collectively manages the plurality of toilet devices;
a communication device that transmits usage status information related to the usage status of the plurality of toilet devices to the management device;
with
The management device
an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices from the communication device;
A predetermined operation of the toilet device based on the past usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit or a determination unit that determines the timing for instructing execution of a function;
an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit;
with
The toilet device is
an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function from the management device;
a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit;
with
When executing a predetermined operation or function, the control unit inquires of the management device whether or not there is another toilet device executing the operation or function in the surrounding area;
The management device acquires information about the operation or function being performed from the plurality of toilet devices and inquires whether there is another toilet device performing a predetermined operation or function from the toilet device in the vicinity. further comprising an answering unit for confirming whether or not there is another toilet device executing a predetermined operation or function in the vicinity of the toilet device when the toilet device is received, and responding to the
The toilet management system, wherein the control unit determines whether or not to execute the operation or the function or the timing according to the answer from the management device. The determining unit turns on the toilet seat heating function of the plurality of toilet devices a predetermined time before the time when the facility where the toilet room is opened opens, and turns on the toilet seat heating function of the plurality of toilet devices before or after the time when the facility closes for a predetermined time. 5. A toilet management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a decision is made to turn off the seat heating function of a plurality of toilet apparatus. The toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the determination unit determines to change the temperature of the toilet seat of the plurality of toilet devices according to the date, season, weather, outside temperature, or indoor temperature. management system. an acquisition unit that acquires usage status information of a plurality of toilet devices installed in a toilet room;
A predetermined operation of the toilet device based on the past usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit that stores the usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices acquired by the acquisition unit or a determination unit that determines the timing for instructing execution of a function;
an instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to execute the predetermined operation or function to the toilet device at the timing determined by the determination unit;
with
When the decision unit causes a plurality of toilet devices to perform a predetermined operation or function associated with water supply or drainage, the decision unit determines whether a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices connected to the same water supply pipe or drain pipe perform the operation or function at the same time. determining the timing for instructing the toilet device to perform a predetermined operation or function so as not to perform the
When the management device collectively remote-controls the plurality of toilet devices, the determining unit supplies water or water to the toilet devices so that the plurality of toilet devices do not simultaneously perform the operation or function of supplying water or draining water. Determines when to direct the execution of drainage actions or functions
management device. Past use of the plurality of toilet devices held in a usage status information holding unit storing usage status information of the plurality of toilet devices by a management device that centrally manages the plurality of toilet devices installed in the toilet room an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation or function transmitted from the management device at a timing determined based on the situation information;
a control unit that executes the predetermined operation or function based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit;
with
When a plurality of toilet devices perform a predetermined operation or function associated with water supply or drainage, the control unit allows a predetermined number or more of the toilet devices connected to the same water supply pipe or drain pipe to perform the operation or function at the same time. executing the predetermined operation or function at a timing determined by the management device not to execute ;
The control unit controls the timing determined by the management device so that the plurality of toilet devices do not perform the water supply or drainage operation or function at the same time when the management device collectively remotely controls the plurality of toilet devices. to perform water supply or drainage operations or functions
Toilet device.

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