JP7403616B2 - Proposing device, proposing system, proposing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a proposal device, a proposal system, a proposal method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art Equipment management systems are known in which equipment and a gateway are communicably connected via wireless communication, and a server manages the equipment through communication via the Internet and the gateway.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a remote control system in which a home appliance and a home gateway are communicably connected via wireless communication, and a cloud server communicates with the home appliance via the Internet and the home gateway to realize remote control of the home appliance. An operating system is disclosed.

By connecting the equipment and the gateway via wireless communication, wiring between the equipment and the gateway can be omitted, which provides benefits such as increasing the degree of freedom when installing equipment and reducing installation costs. occurs.

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However, the above equipment management system requires all equipment to communicate with the server via one gateway, so when a failure occurs in the gateway, all equipment will be unable to communicate with the server. There are problems such as the inability to manage equipment installed in impossible locations.

As a countermeasure to the above problem, some or all of the equipment can be equipped with a wireless communication module, and the equipment equipped with the wireless communication module can communicate with the base station individually, allowing the equipment to communicate with the Internet without going through a gateway. It is conceivable to enable communication based on Note that equipment that is not provided with a wireless communication module communicates via the Internet via equipment that is provided with a wireless communication module.

For example, by installing a wireless communication module in equipment that wirelessly communicates with a mobile phone base station, and allowing the equipment to wirelessly communicate with the base station, the equipment can wirelessly communicate via the mobile phone network and over the Internet. Can communicate.

In other words, instead of the above-mentioned equipment management system, an equipment management system can be considered in which equipment can be managed by a server by individually communicating via the Internet via wireless communication.

On the other hand, in order for equipment to communicate via the Internet via wireless communication, a contract with a communication carrier that provides an Internet connection service compatible with wireless communication is required. For example, in order for equipment to communicate with the Internet via a mobile phone network by wireless communication, it is necessary to communicate with an MNO (Mobile Network Operator) or MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). A contract is required. When using the Internet connection service, communication charges must be paid to the communication carrier.

Therefore, when providing a service to a customer using a device management system such as the one described above, in which equipment communicates individually via the Internet via wireless communication without going through a gateway, an appropriate communication fee structure according to the amount of data communication is required. It is necessary to propose an appropriate rate plan to the customer by selecting a wireless communication module, limiting the equipment that will be equipped with a wireless communication module, etc.

In view of the above circumstances, the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a proposal device etc. that can propose an appropriate rate plan to a customer when providing the customer with a service related to an equipment management system that manages multiple equipment. be.

In order to achieve the above objective, the proposed device according to the present disclosure:
One or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet by wireless communication when providing the service to a customer from the plurality of pieces of equipment based on service information related to a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of pieces of equipment. a selection means for selecting a device as a target device;
data communication amount estimating means for estimating data communication amount for each target device based on the service information;
A fee calculation means for calculating a communication fee related to the service based on information indicating a fee structure related to communication via the Internet by the wireless communication and the estimated data communication amount for each target device;
a proposal means for proposing a rate plan related to the service to the customer based on the calculated communication fee;
Equipped with

According to the present disclosure, an appropriate rate plan can be proposed to a customer when providing the customer with a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of equipment.

A diagram showing the configuration of a proposed system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a device management system related to a service that is subject to a rate plan proposal by a proposal system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A diagram showing an example of the configuration when a target device is selected in the device management system shown in FIG. A diagram showing an example of service data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A diagram showing an example of data communication amount for each target device, estimated by the data communication amount estimation unit according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. A diagram showing an example of fee structure data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A diagram showing an example of communication charges estimated by the charge calculation unit according to the embodiment of the present disclosure A diagram showing an example of a rate plan proposed by a proposal unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a proposed device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of proposing a rate plan by the proposing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure

Hereinafter, a proposed system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or equivalent parts are given the same reference numerals.

(Embodiment)
A proposed system 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The proposal system 1 is a system for proposing an appropriate rate plan to a customer when providing the customer with a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of equipment. Details of the device management system and the service will be described later. The proposal system 1 is an example of a proposal system according to the present disclosure.

The proposal system 1 includes a proposal device 10 and a terminal 20. The proposal device 10 and the terminal 20 communicate via the Internet IN. The proposal device 10 is, for example, a cloud server managed by a business providing the above-mentioned services. The terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile terminal owned by a worker of a business providing the above-mentioned services.

According to the proposed system 1, when providing a customer with a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of equipment, an appropriate rate plan can be proposed to the customer, for example, in the following manner. First, a worker inputs service information regarding a service to be provided to a customer on the terminal 20 based on the customer's request, and the terminal 20 transmits the input data to the proposal device 10. Next, the proposal device 10 proposes a rate plan for the above service based on the received service information, and transmits data indicating the proposed rate plan to the terminal 20. Then, by operating the terminal 20 and displaying the rate plan on the terminal 20, the worker can propose the rate plan to the customer.

Next, the rate plan proposal by the proposal system 1 will be schematically explained. First, the proposing device 10 constructs a model of the device management system M1 shown in FIG. 2, for example, based on the service information received from the terminal 20. The device management system M1 shown in FIG. 2 is a model constructed based on customer requests, and is not an actually constructed device management system. The model of the device management system M1 shown in FIG. 2 shows, for example, a device management system that is constructed only after a contract for services is concluded with a customer. The equipment management system M1 is an equipment management system that realizes, for example, a monitoring service that monitors the status of each equipment, an energy-saving control service that monitors the power consumption of each equipment, and performs energy-saving control of each equipment.

The equipment management system M1 shown in FIG. 2 is an equipment management system in which a cloud server M20 manages a plurality of outdoor units M11 and a plurality of indoor units M12 via the Internet IN. Each outdoor unit M11 and each indoor unit M12 are air conditioners installed in property B. Property B is, for example, an office building owned by a customer who is a building owner. How each outdoor unit M11 and each indoor unit M12 will be connected to the Internet IN has not been determined at the stage of constructing the model. The device management system M1 is an example of a device management system according to the present disclosure. The outdoor unit M11 and the indoor unit M12 are examples of equipment according to the present disclosure.

Next, the proposal device 10 selects one or more equipment that communicates via the Internet IN by wireless communication from among the equipment as target equipment. Each of the selected target devices individually communicates with the cloud server M20 via the Internet IN. The target device includes, for example, a wireless communication module capable of wirelessly communicating with a base station that constitutes a mobile phone network. In this case, the business providing the above-mentioned services will conclude a contract regarding Internet connection using the mobile phone network with the telecommunications carrier for each target device in order to provide the service to the customer. For example, the above-mentioned worker inserts a SIM card provided by a carrier into the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card slot of each wireless communication module installed in each target device. Wireless communication allows communication with the cloud server M20 via an Internet connection.

As a result of selecting the target device, the system configuration of the device management system M1 becomes, for example, as shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, each outdoor unit M11 is selected as the target device. Each outdoor unit M11 individually communicates wirelessly with the base station M40 and communicates with the cloud server M20 via the Internet IN. The base station M40 is, for example, a base station installed by an MNO that operates a mobile phone network. In this case, each outdoor unit M11 is an example of target equipment according to the present disclosure.

The criteria for selecting equipment as target equipment include, for example, whether or not the equipment is installed outdoors, whether the equipment represents a group, and whether or not the equipment is representative of a group. This may be due to difficulties in wiring. For example, the outdoor unit M11 installed outdoors can perform wireless communication better than the indoor unit M12 installed indoors, so the outdoor unit M11 is suitable as the target device. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, one air conditioning system group is composed of one outdoor unit M11 and one or more indoor units M12, so the outdoor unit M11 is the device that represents the group. It is suitable as a target device. In addition, while the indoor unit M12 can easily wire a communication line to the outdoor unit M11 in the same group, it is difficult to wire the communication line between the outdoor units M11 depending on the installation position. It is preferable that M11 performs wireless communication individually. Therefore, from this point of view as well, each outdoor unit M11 is suitable as a target device.

Next, the proposing device 10 estimates the amount of data communication for each target device. For example, the proposal device 10 estimates the amount of data communication for each target device based on the connection relationship of each equipment of the device management system M1, the content of the service provided to the customer by the device management system M1, and the like. For example, in the equipment management system M1 shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the amount of data communication for each outdoor unit M11 increases as the number of indoor units M12 connected to the outdoor unit M11 increases. Further, it is assumed that the data communication amount of each outdoor unit M11 is larger when the service content is an energy saving control system than when the service content is a monitoring service. In addition, when the service content is an energy-saving control system, a service that controls equipment on a more detailed basis, such as a floor or a room, is better than a service that controls equipment on all floors at once. It is expected that the amount of data communication will increase.

Next, the proposing device 10 calculates a communication fee for each target device when a contract regarding Internet connection is concluded with a communication carrier, based on the estimated data communication amount for each target device. These contracts have various fee structures. For example, there are contracts in which the basic charge is low but the communication amount unit price is expensive, and there are contracts in which the basic charge is expensive but the communication charge unit price is low. Therefore, in order to optimize communication charges, it is necessary to select an appropriate charge structure for each target device based on the estimated amount of data communication.

Then, the proposal device 10 proposes a fee plan for the above-mentioned service to the customer based on the calculated communication fee and service content. In this case, the proposal device 10 may propose rate plans for each service content. For example, the proposed device 10 estimates the amount of data communication when the service content is only a monitoring service, when the service content is only an energy saving control service, and when the service content is a set of a monitoring service and an energy saving control service. However, a rate plan may be proposed for each service after calculating communication charges.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the functional configuration of the proposed device 10 will be described. The proposed device 10 includes a control section 100, a storage section 110, and a communication section 120. Furthermore, the storage unit 110 stores service data D1, model data D2, and fee structure data D3.

The control unit 100 performs overall control of the proposal device 10. The control unit 100 includes a service information acquisition unit 101 , a model construction unit 102 , a selection unit 103 , a data communication volume estimation unit 104 , a fee calculation unit 105 , and a proposal unit 106 .

The service information acquisition unit 101 acquires service information based on a customer's request from the terminal 20 via the communication unit 120, and stores it in the storage unit 110 as service data D1. As described above, the service information acquired from the terminal 20 is, for example, information input by a worker into the terminal 20 based on a customer's request. The service data D1 is shown in FIG. 4, for example. As shown in FIG. 4, the service data D1 includes data regarding the property where the equipment related to the service is installed, data regarding the number of various equipment to be installed, data regarding the service content, and which equipment among the equipment is installed outdoors. Contains data indicating whether the device is installed. Further, the service data D1 may include, for example, in addition to what is shown in FIG. 4, data showing a drawing of a floor on which equipment is installed. The service information acquisition unit 101 is an example of a service information acquisition unit according to the present disclosure.

Referring again to FIG. The model construction unit 102 constructs a model of the equipment management system related to the service based on the service data D1, and stores data indicating the constructed model in the storage unit 110 as model data D2. The model construction unit 102 constructs, for example, a model of the device management system M1 shown in FIG. 2 based on the service data D1 shown in FIG. 4. For example, in addition to what is shown in FIG. 2, the model data D2 may include data indicating specific installation positions of equipment. The model construction unit 102 is an example of model construction means according to the present disclosure.

Based on the service data D1 and the model data D2, the selection unit 103 selects one or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet IN by wireless communication based on a contract for each piece of equipment from among the plurality of pieces of equipment. Select as. As mentioned above, the criteria for selecting equipment among equipment as target equipment include, for example, whether the equipment is installed outdoors, whether the equipment is representative of a group, etc. Possible causes include difficulty in wiring communication lines. The selection unit 103 is an example of selection means according to the present disclosure.

Referring again to FIG. The data communication amount estimation unit 104 estimates the data communication amount for each target device selected by the selection unit 103 based on the service data D1 and the model data D2. The data communication amount for each target device estimated by the data communication amount estimation unit 104 is as shown in FIG. 5, for example. As described above, the data communication amount estimating unit 104 estimates the data communication amount for each target device based on, for example, the connection relationship of each equipment, the content of the service provided to the customer, and the like. The data traffic estimation unit 104 is an example of a data traffic estimation unit according to the present disclosure.

Referring again to FIG. The fee calculation unit 105 calculates an appropriate fee structure for each target device based on the fee structure data D3 stored in the storage unit 110 and the data traffic amount for each target device estimated by the data traffic estimation unit 104. Determine and calculate the communication charges necessary for the service. The fee calculation unit 105 is an example of a fee calculation means according to the present disclosure.

The fee structure data D3 is shown in FIG. 6, for example. In FIG. 6, a fee structure A and a fee structure B related to the Internet connection service provided by the communication carrier P, and a fee structure C related to the Internet connection service provided by the communication carrier Q are shown. Charge system A is a charge system in which the basic charge is free but the communication charge unit price is expensive, and charge system C is a charge system in which the basic charge is expensive but the communication charge unit price is low. Rate system B is a rate system that is more expensive than rate system A and cheaper than rate system C in terms of basic charges, and is cheaper than rate system A and more expensive than rate system C in terms of unit communication charges.

The fee calculation unit 105 determines an appropriate fee structure for each target device, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and calculates communication fees. In FIG. 7, charge system C for outdoor unit X, charge system B for outdoor unit Y, and charge system A for outdoor unit Z are determined as appropriate charge systems. For any target device, communication charges will increase if other fee structures are applied.

Referring again to FIG. The proposal unit 106 proposes a fee plan related to the service to the customer based on the service data D1 and the communication fee calculated by the fee calculation unit 105. The proposal unit 106 proposes a rate plan to the customer, for example, by generating rate plan data indicating a rate plan and transmitting the rate plan data to the terminal 20 via the communication unit 120. The proposal unit 106 proposes a rate plan related to the service, for example, in the format shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 8, rate plans are proposed for each of a plurality of service contents. In this case, the data communication amount estimation section 104 estimates the data communication amount and the fee calculation section 105 calculates the communication fee for each service content. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the proposal unit 106 can apply different service usage fees to the rate plan depending on the service content. The proposing unit 106 is an example of proposing means according to the present disclosure.

As described above, the storage unit 110 stores service data D1, model data D2, and fee structure data D3. The fee structure data D3 is created in advance by, for example, the administrator of the proposal device 10. For example, the fee structure data D3 is created by the administrator of the proposing device 10 inputting into the proposing device 10 various fee structures presented by communication carriers that provide Internet connection services via wireless communication.

The communication unit 120 is connected to the Internet IN and communicates with the terminal 20 via the Internet IN.

The functional configuration of the proposed device 10 has been described above. Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the proposed device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 9. The proposed device 10 shown in FIG. 9 is realized by, for example, a computer such as a personal computer or a server computer.

The proposed device 10 includes a processor 1001, a memory 1002, an interface 1003, and a secondary storage device 1004, which are connected to each other via a bus 1000.

The processor 1001 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Each function of the proposed device 10 is realized by the processor 1001 reading the operating program stored in the secondary storage device 1004 into the memory 1002 and executing it.

The memory 1002 is a main storage device composed of, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 1002 stores an operating program read from the secondary storage device 1004 by the processor 1001. Furthermore, the memory 1002 functions as a work memory when the processor 1001 executes an operating program.

The interface 1003 is an I/O (Input/Output) interface such as a serial port, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, or a network interface. The interface 1003 realizes the functions of the communication unit 120.

The secondary storage device 1004 is, for example, a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive). Secondary storage device 1004 stores operating programs executed by processor 1001. The functions of the storage unit 110 are realized by the secondary storage device 1004.

Next, an example of the operation of proposing a rate plan by the proposing device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation shown in FIG. 10 is executed, for example, when the terminal 20 starts communicating with the proposing device 10.

The service information acquisition unit 101 of the control unit 100 of the proposal device 10 acquires service information from the terminal 20 and stores it in the storage unit 110 as service data D1 (step S101).

The model construction unit 102 of the control unit 100 constructs a model of the equipment management system related to the service based on the service data D1, and stores data indicating the constructed model in the storage unit 110 as model data D2 (step S102).

Based on the service data D1 and the model data D2, the selection unit 103 of the control unit 100 selects one or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet IN by wireless communication based on a contract for each piece of equipment among the plurality of equipment. A device is selected as a target device (step S103).

The data traffic estimating unit 104 of the control unit 100 estimates the data traffic for each target device selected in step S103 based on the service data D1 and model data D2 (step S104).

The fee calculation unit 105 of the control unit 100 calculates an appropriate fee structure for each target device based on the fee structure data D3 stored in the storage unit 110 and the data communication amount for each target device estimated in step S104. is determined, and the communication fee required for the service is calculated (step S105).

The proposal unit 106 of the control unit 100 proposes a fee plan related to the service to the customer based on the service data D1 and the communication fee calculated in step S105 (step S106). The control unit 100 then ends the rate plan proposal operation.

Note that when a plurality of service contents are input to the terminal 20, the control unit 100 of the proposal device 10 repeats the operation shown in FIG. 10 for each service contents. As a result, the proposal unit 106 of the control unit 100 of the proposal device 10 proposes, for example, a plurality of rate plans shown in FIG. 8 described above.

The proposed system 1 according to the embodiment has been described above. According to the proposed system 1 according to the embodiment, the selection unit 103 selects a service that uses wireless communication via the Internet IN based on a contract for each equipment based on service information related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of equipment. The equipment to be used for communication is selected as the target device, the data communication amount estimating unit 104 estimates the data communication amount for each target device based on the service information, and the fee calculation unit 105 calculates the fee structure in the contract for each target device. The proposal unit 106 calculates the communication fee for the service based on the fee structure data D3, which is information indicating the data communication amount, and the estimated data communication amount for each target device, and the proposal unit 106 calculates the communication fee for the service based on the calculated communication fee. Since a rate plan is proposed to the customer, an appropriate rate plan can be proposed to the customer when providing the customer with a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of equipment.

In particular, according to Proposed System 1, as explained below, a fee plan for a service related to a device management system in which each piece of equipment communicates with a cloud server via one gateway using an Internet connection service using a wired communication line. There is a high possibility that we will be able to propose a cheaper rate plan compared to other companies.

Internet connection services using wired communication lines generally allow large-capacity, high-speed communication for a fixed fee, but they become expensive if large-capacity, high-speed communication is not required. In the above-mentioned equipment management system, communication is made with the cloud server through only one wired communication line, but since the amount of data sent and received by equipment is generally small, it is difficult to use a wired communication line in the equipment management system. Cost performance may be a problem.

On the other hand, the proposed system 1 is a device management system in which each target device individually communicates via the Internet by wireless communication based on a contract. As described above, the fee structure for Internet connection services using wireless communication is generally such that communication fees increase according to the amount of communication. Therefore, although it is unsuitable for large-capacity communication, it is suitable for small-capacity communication such as equipment management systems.

Therefore, according to the proposed system 1, there is a high possibility that a cheaper rate plan can be proposed compared to rate plans for services related to device management systems using wired communication lines.

(Modification 1)
In the embodiment, the proposed system 1 proposes a rate plan for a service related to a device management system that has not actually been constructed. However, the proposal system 1 may propose rate plans for services related to equipment management systems that are actually constructed. For example, in a case where a service related to a device management system using a wired communication line is already provided to a customer, the operator of Proposed System 1 uses Proposed System 1 to propose a better rate plan to the customer. can do. In this case, the service information acquisition unit 101 of the proposed device 10 uses information related to the device management system, which is stored in a cloud server related to the device management system, as service information instead of the service information input to the terminal 20. You may obtain it. In other words, service information may be automatically acquired for services related to equipment management systems that have already been actually constructed.

(Modification 2)
In the embodiment, in the proposal system 1, when service information is input to the terminal 20 and transmitted to the proposal device 10, the proposal device 10 automatically constructs a model and selects a target device, After that, it estimates the amount of data communication, calculates the communication fee, and proposes a rate plan. On the other hand, a worker operating the terminal 20 may modify the model and select the target device.

For example, after the model construction unit 102 constructs the model, the control unit 100 of the proposal device 10 transmits the model data to the terminal 20. The terminal 20 displays the model based on the model data and prompts the worker to make corrections. When the worker modifies the model, the terminal 20 transmits the modified model data to the proposal device 10. The model construction unit 102 stores the received model data in the storage unit as model data D2. Through these operations, the proposal device 10 can propose a rate plan based on the model modified by the worker.

The same applies to the selection of target equipment. That is, after the selection unit 103 selects the target equipment, the control unit 100 of the proposal device 10 sends data indicating each equipment and data indicating which of the equipment is the target equipment to the terminal 20. Send to. The terminal 20 displays a screen for reselecting the target device based on the received data, and prompts the worker to reselect the target device. When the worker reselects the equipment as the target equipment, the terminal 20 transmits data indicating the reselected equipment to the proposal device 10. The selection unit 103 reselects the equipment indicated by the received data as the target equipment. Through these operations, the proposal device 10 can propose a rate plan based on the target device reselected by the worker.

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In constructing the model and selecting target equipment, the model construction unit 102 and selection unit 103 of the proposed device 10 construct the model and select target equipment based on data regarding services already operated in properties similar to the property where the equipment is installed. You may choose the equipment.

In the embodiment, the proposal unit 106 of the proposal device 10 shows only the monthly fee as a fee plan, but it may also show the initial investment cost as well. For example, the proposal unit 106 may calculate the initial investment cost based on the model data D2, and indicate the initial investment cost at the time of proposing the rate plan.

In the embodiment, wireless communication using a mobile phone network is shown as the wireless communication used by the target device. In addition, wireless communication used by the target device may be, for example, wireless communication based on IEEE 802.16e, wireless communication using LPWA (Low Power Wide Area), or the like.

In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 9, the proposed device 10 includes a secondary storage device 1004. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which the secondary storage device 1004 is provided outside the proposal device 10 and the proposal device 10 and the secondary storage device 1004 are connected via the interface 1003. In this embodiment, removable media such as a USB flash drive or a memory card can also be used as the secondary storage device 1004.

Further, instead of the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 9, the proposed device 10 may be configured with a dedicated circuit using an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like. . Furthermore, in the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 9, part of the functions of the proposed device 10 may be realized by a dedicated circuit connected to the interface 1003, for example.

The program used in the proposed device 10 may be stored and distributed in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a USB flash drive, a memory card, or an HDD. is possible. By installing this program on a specific or general-purpose computer, it is possible to cause the computer to function as the proposal device 10.

Alternatively, the above-mentioned program may be stored in a storage device of another server on the Internet, and the above-mentioned program may be downloaded from the server.

The present disclosure is capable of various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Further, the embodiments described above are for explaining the present disclosure, and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, the scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims rather than the embodiments. Various modifications made within the scope of the claims and the meaning of the disclosure equivalent thereto are considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

1 Proposed system, 10 Proposed device, 20 Terminal, 100 Control unit, 101 Service information acquisition unit, 102 Model construction unit, 103 Selection unit, 104 Data communication amount estimation unit, 105 Charge calculation unit, 106 Proposal unit, 110 Storage unit, 120 communication department, 1000 bus, 1001 processor, 1002 memory, 1003 interface, 1004 secondary storage device, B property, D1 service data, D2 model data, D3 fee structure data, IN Internet, M1 equipment management system, M11 outdoor unit, M12 indoor unit, M20 cloud server, M40 base station.

Claims (6)

One or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet by wireless communication when providing the service to a customer from the plurality of pieces of equipment based on service information related to a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of pieces of equipment. a selection means for selecting a device as a target device;
data communication amount estimating means for estimating data communication amount for each target device based on the service information;
A fee calculation means for calculating a communication fee related to the service based on information indicating a fee structure related to communication via the Internet by the wireless communication and the estimated data communication amount for each target device;
a proposal means for proposing a rate plan related to the service to the customer based on the calculated communication fee;
A proposed device comprising: further comprising model construction means for constructing a model of the device management system based on the service information,
The selection means selects the one or more equipment as the target equipment based on the service information and the model.
The proposed device according to claim 1. The fee calculation means determines the appropriate fee structure for each target device based on the estimated data communication amount for each target device, and calculates the communication fee based on the determined fee structure.
The proposed device according to claim 1 or 2. comprising the proposal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a terminal,
The proposed device further includes service information acquisition means for acquiring the service information input via the terminal.
Suggestion system. The computer is
One or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet by wireless communication when providing the service to a customer from the plurality of pieces of equipment based on service information related to a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of pieces of equipment. Select the device as the target device,
Estimating the amount of data communication for each target device based on the service information,
Calculating communication fees for the service based on information indicating a fee structure for communication via the Internet via the wireless communication and the estimated data communication amount for each target device;
proposing a rate plan for the service to the customer based on the calculated communication fee;
Proposal method. computer,
One or more pieces of equipment that communicate via the Internet by wireless communication when providing the service to a customer from the plurality of pieces of equipment based on service information related to a service related to an equipment management system that manages a plurality of pieces of equipment. selection means for selecting a device as a target device;
data communication amount estimating means for estimating data communication amount for each target device based on the service information;
A fee calculation means for calculating a communication fee related to the service based on information indicating a fee structure related to communication via the Internet by the wireless communication and the estimated data communication amount for each target device;
proposing means for proposing a rate plan related to the service to the customer based on the calculated communication fee;
A program that functions as

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