JPH0269096A - Interlocking system between oa system and building facility controlling and monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize automatic cooperative operations between a system for various OA apparatuses introduced into an office in a building and various systems introduced into the building by connecting the system for various OA apparatuses with the various systems through a communication line and delivering and receiving information for controlling facilities and apparatuses of the building. CONSTITUTION:A building facility controlling and monitoring system 1 is connected with a computer 2 by means of communication controlling means 13 and 21 and a communication line 3 so as to make delivery and reception of information. For example, a user reserves a conference room by setting information of at least date, time zone, etc., in a conference room reserving system in a system 22 for various OA apparatuses by using a display device 5 and input device 6. When the reservation is completed, the information is transmitted to a logical calculating means 12 in the system 1 through the means 21, line 3, and means 13. Therefore, a building management system and the conference room reserving system respectively but cooperatively make necessary processes in an interlocking way.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method of interlocking operation between various systems installed in a building, and particularly relates to various systems for OA installed in an office and a building. The present invention relates to an interlocking method between a ○Δ system and a building equipment control/monitoring system, which is suitable for use in interlocking operation with an equipment control/monitoring system.

[Conventional technology] In recent years, so-called OA systems such as various management systems and support systems that support routine work have been rapidly introduced in offices in buildings to improve work efficiency and information services. There is. On the other hand, building management systems such as control and monitoring systems for building equipment, crime prevention systems, and the like are installed in buildings.

However, in general, each of these systems can complete its processing independently, and there is currently no requirement for information exchange between the systems.

In particular, the need to interconnect building management systems, security systems, and OA systems and operate them in conjunction has not been noticed at all.

In addition, various control/monitoring systems in the building and the OA system can be connected and connected! The conventional technique for using tl+'a is as follows.

It doesn't exist at all.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] The above-mentioned conventional technology, that is, the building management system, crime prevention system, etc. in the control/monitoring system of building equipment, etc.
System A has the following problems because each of these systems performs business processing independently and no consideration is given to cooperative operation between the systems.

In other words, the various systems installed in buildings and offices have different users, and in some cases, the number of users may be limited. The need for interlocking operations has not yet emerged. However, in reality, when necessary, multiple systems are operated to set the necessary information with the same content, and this requires many complex operations. However, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of time. Furthermore, the information set as described above is unnecessary (
If the process is canceled (cancelled), it is necessary to perform the same operation again, which poses a problem in that it takes time.

For example, considering the reservation of a conference room, various information for reserving a conference room is entered into the conference room reservation system within the OA system, and information about the air conditioning of the reserved conference room is input into the building management system. .

Similar information must be entered for lighting, etc.
If you wish to cancel this reservation midway through, you will need to manually perform cancellation operations on both systems again.

In this way, as buildings and offices become more intelligent, many different systems are being introduced, but because there is no cooperative operation between the systems, the various systems in conventional buildings and offices are not capable of providing information services. improvement,
This has the problem of creating a situation that goes against the improvement of work efficiency.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as mentioned above,
Considering the operation of office operations, we aim to link the various systems installed in the building with the OA system installed in the office, thereby improving information services throughout the intelligent building.1 Improving work efficiency. The purpose of this invention is to provide an interlocking method between an OA system and a control/monitoring system for building equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, the object is to connect various systems introduced in a building and various OA systems introduced in an office with each other through communication lines, This is achieved by exchanging information for controlling devices.

[Function] For example, a building management system installed in a building and a conference room reservation system among various OA systems installed in an office are usually independent from each other, and information exchanged between them as a single function. There isn't.

The present invention connects these systems with each other through communication lines so that they can exchange information with each other.

As a result, when a conference room is reserved in the conference room reservation system, which is one of the OA systems, the building management system receives the reservation information for the conference room and uses the reservation information based on this reservation information. Equipment such as air conditioning and lighting for conference rooms,
Each can be controlled and monitored accordingly, allowing users to hold meetings in a comfortable environment.

As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting the building equipment control/monitoring system and various OA systems through communication lines and making them work together, the systems can automatically cooperate without the user's awareness. It is possible to carry out operations with
It becomes possible to provide more advanced services.

Note that control/monitoring means control and monitoring, control, or monitoring.

[Example code] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining information setting means in a building management system, and FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining an example of interlocking relationships between systems. It is. In Figure 1, 1 is a building equipment control/monitoring system, 2 is a computer, 3 is a communication line, and 4 is a control/monitoring system for building equipment.
5 is a display device, 6 is an input device, 11 is a control/monitoring means, 12 is a logic operation means, 13.21 is a communication control means, 22 is a various OA system 23 is a man-machine interface.

In one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a building equipment control/monitoring system 1 includes a building equipment controlling/monitoring means 11 to which a display device 5 and an input device 6 are connected, and a logic operation means 12. This is a building management system that controls and monitors the equipment 4 in the building.A computer 2 is installed in the office, and various OA systems 2, 1 display device 5, and input device 6 are connected to the computer 2. A man-machine interface 23 is provided. The building equipment control/monitoring system 1 and the computer 2 are connected to each other by a communication control means 12, 21 and a communication line 3, and are configured to be able to exchange information.

Now, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be explained assuming that the building equipment control/monitoring system 1 is a building management system that controls equipment 4, and that the various OA systems 2 are a conference room reservation system. .

First, the user uses the display device 5 and the input device 6 to request the conference room reservation system in the various OA systems 22 via the man-machine interface 23 at least for the year, month, day, and time. Reserve a conference room by setting information such as location code, use/cancellation, etc. When this reservation is completed, the information for this conference room reservation is transmitted to the logical operation means 12 in the building equipment control/monitoring system 1 via the communication control means 211, the communication line 3, and the communication control means 13. Ru.

The logic operation means 12 is equipped with a location address table, a location-to-equipment correspondence table, and a schedule operation list within itself or in another location, and the received date, time, conference room location code, use/cancellation, etc. Based on such information and the contents of the location address table and the location and equipment correspondence table, predetermined information is set in the schedule operation uniform according to the procedure shown in FIG.

(2) Find the address corresponding to the location code in the received information from the location address table, and then find the number of facilities based on the difference from the set address.

■1 Next, find the equipment number installed at that location from the location and equipment correspondence table.

■, If the received information is used/cancel information is used, store the received information and the equipment number obtained in ■ in the schedule operation uniform, and save the 0N10 F'
Set to N. In addition, if the received information usage/cancellation information is cancelled, from the schedule driver's uniform,
Find the corresponding equipment number and enter 0N10 F F in the operation chart.
Turn off the information or delete the information unit in the operation schedule for that equipment.

The control/monitoring means 11 controls the equipment 4 according to the information in the schedule operating table set by the logical calculation means 12 as described in 1. That is, in this case,
During the usage time of the conference room, the corresponding air conditioning equipment, lighting equipment, etc. are controlled and monitored by the control/monitoring means 11.

Through the above-described operation, in the embodiment of the present invention, the building management system as the building equipment control/monitoring system 1 and the conference room reservation system 11 are automatically linked.

It becomes possible to cooperate and execute each process.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the one-car system operates in conjunction,
After the necessary information is set in the schedule operating system, the building equipment control/monitoring system 1 sends completion information to the conference room reservation system to notify users who have reserved conference rooms that their reservations have been completed. You can also have it confirmed.

One embodiment of the present invention described above is one in which the present invention is applied between a building management system and a conference room reservation system, but the present invention can also be applied to interoperate many more systems. Figure 3 shows an example of the interlocking relationship between various building equipment control/monitoring systems installed in a building and various OA systems installed in an office.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the systems introduced into the building include, in addition to the above-mentioned building management system, an information guidance system, an elevator monitoring/control system, a security system, etc.

In addition to the conference room reservation system mentioned above, the OA system introduced in offices includes e-mail information systems, visitor management systems, attendance management systems, etc., and these systems are introduced into buildings. The OA user stem and the OA user stem are connected to each other in any combination, so that they can exchange related information with each other. This mutually exchanged related information includes when, where, who, what, etc.
This information includes at least one of information such as how to do so. Furthermore, the information guidance system provides various types of guidance to people in a building, and conveys information by appealing to a person's five senses.

In addition, in Figure 3, the OA system introduced into the office is generally introduced for each tenant, but in such a case, it is necessary to connect each tenant's OA system and the system installed in the building. All you have to do is connect it to the installed system. In this case, the OA system in a certain tenant can know the information being sent from the OA system of another tenant to the system installed in the building, if necessary, and also know the information being sent to the system installed in the building. The system will be able to control and monitor various equipment in the building based on various information from all tenants in the building.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a system for monitoring and controlling building equipment and various OA employee systems can be operated in conjunction with each other. This has the effect that it is possible to provide easy-to-use services, to improve the efficiency of one task, and to improve the usability of the system.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram explaining the procedure for setting information in the building management system, and Figure 3 is the interlocking between the systems. It is a figure explaining an example of a relationship. 1... Building equipment control/monitoring system, 2...
...Computer, 3...Communication line, 4.
....Employment equipment, 5..Display device, 6..
...Input device, 11...Control/monitoring means,
12...Logic operation means, 13, 21...
Communication control means, 22... Various OA systems 23... Man-machine interface. Makiken Tateno Kukishin type

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A system for controlling and monitoring building equipment, which includes at least one OA connected via a communication line.
O is characterized by exchanging relevant information with the system and controlling and monitoring equipment based on this information.
An interlocking method between the A system and the building equipment control/monitoring system. 2. In a system that controls and monitors building equipment, the system sends and receives related information to and from the OA system connected to the communication line in conjunction with setting information to at least one OA system. An interlocking system between an OA system and a building equipment control/monitoring system, which is characterized by controlling and monitoring equipment based on information. 3. An information guidance system in a building, characterized in that the system receives related information from at least one OA system connected via a communication line, and provides information guidance to people in the building based on this information. An interlocking method between the OA system and the control/monitoring system for building equipment. 4. An interlocking system between an OA system and a building equipment control/monitoring system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the information guidance conveys information by appealing to human's five senses. . 5. In the building management system, the system receives related information from at least one OA system connected via a communication line, and controls and controls equipment based on this information.
An interlocking system between an OA system characterized by monitoring and a building equipment control/monitoring system. 6. A patent characterized in that the building management system stores related information received from the OA system in a schedule control table within the building management system, and schedules operation of equipment based on the contents of this table. An interlocking system between an OA system according to claim 5 and a building equipment control/monitoring system. 7. The system for controlling and monitoring building equipment is a variety of systems installed in a building, such as a building management system, an elevator monitoring/control system, and a security system. An interlocking method between the OA system described in Section 2 and the building equipment control/monitoring system. 8. The OA system according to one of claims 1 to 6 is characterized in that the OA system is a variety of systems that support routine office tasks such as email, reservation, management, support, etc. An interlocking method between the OA system and the control/monitoring system for building equipment. 9. Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the related information includes at least one of information such as when, where, who, what, and how.
An interlocking method between the OA system described in item 1 of the items and the building equipment control/monitoring system.