JPH07244695A - Facility management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the management system which facilitates the execution of a function desired by that an operator without needing skill in operating facility management system for facility industry of an electric power, water processing, etc., is operated. CONSTITUTION:A symbol or area to be operated in a window area 1 is selected first by operating a mouse. Then while the button of the mouse is pressed on the selected figure, the pointer 3 of the mouse is moved onto one function icon in a function display area 2 and the button is released. This operation indicates what function is executed for facilities to be operated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facility management system, and more particularly to a system for managing facilities and facilities of a facility industry such as electric power and water treatment by a man-machine interface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pull-down menu system is generally adopted as a means for executing a function desired by an operator (manager) when operating a facility management system in the facility industry.

FIG. 10 is an example of a facility management menu in a water treatment facility. In order to obtain facility information of a specific ((XX treatment plant), first, a geographical facility menu of the target facility is displayed by position search and the facility is displayed. Then, the menu of the selected facility is displayed, the XX treatment plant is designated from the menu, and the equipment information of the XX treatment plant is obtained.

The access to the above menu is specified by pressing a function key in an operating environment using a keyboard, and in an environment where a mouse can be used, a hierarchical menu is created by clicking a pull-down menu with a mouse pointer. The specified method is general.

[0005]

In the conventional menu system, it is necessary to collect a large number of functions as a menu, and the menu structure has a complicated hierarchical structure. Therefore, in the operation by the menu system, the multi-functionality of the facility management system makes the menu structure hierarchical and complicated. Therefore, in order to execute the function for the operator to perform the desired work, There is a problem that it is difficult to understand how to select a menu like this, and only a skilled person can operate it.

In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide an effective method of an operator's desired function by operating only a function icon representing a function without following a hierarchical menu. It is a thing.

[0007]

Means and Methods for Solving the Problems In the present invention,
Means and method for solving the above problems, in a facility management system having a man-machine interface such as a display screen of a computer or a mouse, a map of an area to be managed and a management target are displayed on the display screen. A window area for displaying drawings of facilities and the like, and a function display area with function icons representing functions of the equipment management system are formed, and a mouse is used to select an area on the map to be operated or a drawing of facilities etc. from the window area. Then, the selected area or drawing is then dragged and dropped onto a desired function icon in the function display area to execute the function of the facility management system.

Then, the function of the equipment management system by the function icon is searched for whether or not any equipment or area in any drawing handled by the equipment management system is included in another drawing, and the corresponding drawing is searched. When it exists, the function to link the drawings to display the drawing, the related image display function to search and display the image associated with an arbitrary equipment symbol or area on the screen, the database associated with equipment such as water pipes and manholes Using the attribute information reference function that refers to the stored attribute values, the attribute values that represent the specifications of each facility stored in the database in association with facility symbols such as water pipes, manholes, switching valves, etc. Based on the attribute search function to search, the aggregation / statistics function that aggregates / statistically calculates the equipment in an arbitrary range, and map information , One or more of the printer output functions that output the map drawing to be handled, the output of the record, and the output of the form to the printer, drag the selected map or drawing, and drop it on the function icon to manage the equipment management system. Perform the function of.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

According to the present invention, the menu structure is not hierarchized and pulled down as in the prior art, but the operation is performed only through the function icon indicating the function, and the operator does not need to follow the menu to perform the function desired by the operator. This is so that you can immediately understand how to execute it.

The man-machine interface element, the operation of the equipment management system by the interface, and the function of the equipment management system will be described below in this order.

(1) Man-Machine Interface Element FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a screen of an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the entire screen represents a display screen of a computer.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a window area which is a main screen, and is an area where a map and other screens are mainly displayed in the facility management system. The drawing displayed in this area contains the symbol of the target equipment.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a function display area, and this area 2 is provided with function icons of elements which are one of the features of the present invention. The function icon is represented as a menu in the conventional facility management system, and is composed of icons representing each function of the facility management system (a panel with a picture representing the function). In the present embodiment, the inter-drawing cooperation function icon 2-a, the related image display function icon 2-b, the attribute information reference function icon 2-c, the attribute search function icon 2-d, the tabulation / statistical function icon 2-.
d, printer output function icon 2-f, end icon 2
-G with 7 icons.

These icons are not simply buttons with pictures, but as will be described later, a target symbol or area is selected from the area of the window area 1,
It has an interface structure that enables the function to be executed by carrying it out on this icon. Reference numeral 3 is a pointer of a mouse which is a pointing device.

(2) Operation of facility management system by man-machine interface This operation is performed in the following order.

A. Selection of facility symbol or area on map First, select the symbol or area on the map to be operated on the window area in FIG. The symbol on the facility management system is not a simple figure but represents the facility to be managed. (For example, there are symbols representing sewer pipes, manholes, buildings, etc.) By selecting these, it is instructed that the equipment of the selected symbol is to be operated.

The method of selecting a figure is as shown in FIG.
One symbol s (eg, manhole symbol)
With the mouse pointer 3 or by designating the area a as shown by the dotted line with the mouse pointer as shown in FIG. 7B, and the symbols included therein (for example, three manholes and two tubes). How to select all of the road). The area is designated with the mouse by designating the two vertices of the desired area. In the method of FIG. 2B, there are a method of selecting if a part of the symbol is included in the area and a method of selecting if the entire area of the symbol is included in the area.

Further, by selecting an area on the map, it is possible to execute a function such that the area itself is operated instead of the equipment itself. The method of selecting an area (for example, when the selected area itself is to be output to the printer) is the same as the operation of designating an area for a symbol.

B. Selection of function for operation target equipment or area After selecting symbol s or area a as described above,
Next, the function for the equipment to be operated is selected. This operation is performed as shown in FIG. First, hold down the mouse button on the selected window area 1, then move the mouse pointer to the desired function icon on the right (drag). When the button is released (drop), for example, the area a of the window area 1 is selected and the mouse button is released on the attribute information reference function icon 2-c, the attribute information (manhole) is displayed on the screen. When the printer output function icon 2-f is released, the equipment in the area is printed by the printer.

The figure selected on the window area 1 is an image that the one on the map does not move but the one on the map is copied and moves. The operation on such a window system is as follows. Is called drag and drop.

Regarding the selection of the area itself on the window area 1, when the area is selected with the mouse, it is judged whether the equipment itself included in the area is selected or the selected area itself is selected. , The selection of the above function, that is, the selection of the function icon. For example, if an area is selected with the mouse and then the mouse is moved to the "attribute reference icon", in this case, it is determined that each facility in the selected area has been selected. Also, if you move the mouse to the "printer output icon",
The area itself is judged to have been selected and the selected area is output to the printer.

C. Functions of Facility Management System Next, functions of the facility management system using the function icons shown in the function display area 2 of FIG. 1 will be described.

2a. Inter-drawing cooperation function The inter-drawing cooperation function means that any equipment or area in any drawing (regardless of type, such as map, single line drawing, architectural drawing, etc.) handled by the equipment management system is included in other drawings. It is a function to search for a drawing and display the drawing if the drawing exists. When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, it becomes as shown in FIG. Equipment symbol (or area) according to the procedure shown in item a) above (2)
Is selected and dropped on the "drawing cooperation function icon" 2-a, a related drawing (for example, a drawing related to the manhole selected on the screen) is searched and displayed.

2b. Related image display function The related image display function is a function for searching for an image (such as raster data captured by an image scanner) associated with an arbitrary facility symbol or area and displaying it on the screen. This function is an effective function for immediately referring to the images of design drawings, outline drawings, and related books related to, for example, switching valves of water facilities.

When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, it becomes as shown in FIG. By dragging and dropping the selected symbol or area onto the “related image display icon 2-b), an image related to them (design drawing related to the manhole, etc.) is displayed.

2c. Attribute information reference function This function refers to the attribute value stored in the database in association with equipment such as water pipes and manholes.

When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, it becomes as shown in FIG. By dragging and dropping the selected symbol (equipment) or area (plural pieces of equipment included) to the "attribute information reference function" 2-c, the attribute value of the selected equipment (for example, attribute information related to manholes) can be displayed. indicate.

2d. Attribute search function The attribute search function is an attribute value that indicates the specifications of each facility stored in the database in association with facility symbols such as water pipes, manholes, and switching valves (for example, pipe numbers, diameters, and extensions for water pipes). , For switching valve, valve number, caliber,
This is a function to search for the corresponding equipment using the installation date as a key.

When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, the procedure is as follows.

A. By dragging and dropping the selected symbol or area onto the "attribute search function icon" 2-d, the equipment included in the selected object (symbol or area) or the element that is the search condition is categorized, Those (for convenience, referred to as "object") are output on this search function icon 2-d. (Fig. 7) a. The operator selects one or more from the output objects and drags and drops them again to the search function icon 2-d. (FIG. 8) By this operation, the objects dragged and dropped again are classified into categories. (Similar to operation a) c. By repeating this operation, the search condition is narrowed down.

For example, first, an arbitrary area is selected and dragged and dropped onto the search icon. Then "water pipe"
And an object called "manhole" came out of the icon, so select the "water pipe" object again with the mouse and drag and drop it to the attribute search function icon. This time, objects such as "pipe number", "installation date", "material" and "pipe extension" appeared, so "material"
Drag and drop again. The search conditions are narrowed down in this way.

2e. Aggregation / statistics function The aggregation function is a function to perform aggregation / statistical calculation for equipment in an arbitrary range. (For example, the number of switching valves in a certain area, the total extension of water pipes in a certain area, the ratio of concrete water pipes in a certain area, etc.) When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, the above-mentioned attribute search is performed. The operation is performed in the same procedure as the function 2-d.

2f. Printer output function In an equipment management system based on map information, the function of outputting the handled drawings to a printer is an important output means. The printer outputs map drawings, records, and forms.

When this function is realized by the man-machine interface of the present invention, it becomes as shown in FIG. For example, by selecting an area of the drawing to be output and dragging and dropping the area onto the printer output icon 2-f, the drawing of the selected area is output from the printer.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the operation is performed only through the function icon indicating the function, the complicated hierarchical menu of the facility management system is not required.
The operator can immediately understand how to execute the desired function.

For the operation of the equipment management system, select the equipment or area (on the map) to be operated and drag and drop it to the function icon. Object that appears from the icon (Attribute information reference function icon 2-
Since the procedure c) is unified to the operation procedure of dragging and dropping it again to an arbitrary function icon, the procedure is easy to understand, and excellent effects such as requiring no skill for operation are provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a screen explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of symbol selection of the present invention. (A) Selection of one symbol. (B) Selection of multiple symbols by area designation.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of determination of area selection according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a drawing cooperation function of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a related image display function of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an attribute information reference function of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an attribute search operation procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an attribute search operation procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a printer output function of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional hierarchical pull-down menu.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Window area 2 ... Function display area 2-a ... Inter-drawing cooperation function icon 2-b ... Related image display function icon 2-c ... Attribute information reference function icon 2d ... Attribute search function icon 2-e Aggregation / statistics function icon 2-f ... Printer output function icon 2-g ... End icon 3 ... Mouse pointer

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In an equipment management system having a man-machine interface configuration such as a computer display screen and a mouse, a window area for displaying a map of an area to be managed and drawings of the equipment to be managed on the display screen. , A function display area is formed by a function icon representing the function of the equipment management system, a drawing such as an area on the map or equipment to be operated is selected from the window area by the mouse, and then the selected area or drawing is selected. An equipment management method characterized in that a function of the equipment management system is executed by dragging and dropping it to a desired function icon in the function display area. 2. The function of the facility management system using the function icon exists by searching whether or not any facility or area in any plan handled by the facility management system is included in another plan. At that time, the drawing linkage function that displays the drawing, the image display function that searches the image associated with an arbitrary facility symbol or area and displays it on the screen, and refers to the attribute value stored in the database associated with the facility Attribute information reference function, attribute search function that searches the corresponding equipment by using the attribute that represents the specifications of each equipment stored in the database in association with the equipment symbol as a key. Totaling
It has one or more of the following: statistical function, printer output function that prints out map drawings to be handled, output of records, output of forms, etc. based on map information, and drags the selected map or drawing, 2. The facility management method according to claim 1, wherein the facility management system executes the function of the facility management system by dropping it on the function icon.