KR20150024193A - Apparatus for controlling facilities and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for controlling facilities, which enables a user to easily perform a control over a control area through facility control devices, and a control method thereof. As a means to solve the above purpose, the apparatus includes a control unit configured to output a virtual control area, which virtually indicates the control area, and state information for the control area through an output unit. The control unit outputs state information corresponding to at least one divided area in each of the divided area within the virtual control area, wherein the control unit may output a virtual control area for a control area including at least one space in the building, and the state information. According to the present invention, the apparatus for controlling facilities and the control method thereof enable a user to intuitively determine various information for a control area and to easily control facility control devices or devices connected therethrough via an interface unit.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FACILITIES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a facility control device capable of outputting various kinds of information about a control area and a control method thereof.

Recently, various facilities such as air conditioning, electric power, lighting, water treatment and the like have been installed complicatedly according to the improvement of the facilities, and various facility control devices have been proposed to control these facilities.

In general, when a facility control device is used for control of an indoor space (or a control area) such as a business district, a house, an office, a factory, a building, etc., the facility control device provides the name of the facility Therefore, it is not possible to provide an environment in which the user is able to grasp precisely which facility is being controlled.

Accordingly, there is a growing demand for a user interface that can output various kinds of information about the indoor space to the user or easily control lighting, temperature, etc. of the indoor space through the facility control device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a facility control apparatus and a control method thereof that enable a user to easily control a control area through a facility control apparatus.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention includes a virtual control area that virtually represents a control area and a control part that outputs status information on the control area through an output part, Wherein at least one segment area is displayed in accordance with state information corresponding to the segment area. Here, the control unit may output the virtual control area and the status information for the control area including at least one space in the building or the building.

At this time, the controller sets at least one of the division areas by user input, or the sensing section for measuring the state information sets the division area on the basis of a position disposed in the control area, The control unit can set the division area on the basis of a position where the controlled device is disposed in the control area.

Meanwhile, the control unit may receive status information indicating any one of a temperature, an illuminance, a humidity, and an air cleanliness degree or a combination thereof for the segment region through the sensing unit, Color and saturation depending on the degree of the state information corresponding to the division region, or a combination thereof. According to another embodiment, the division region may be displayed in three-dimensional , And may output any one of hue, saturation, and brightness depending on the degree of the corresponding state information according to the height of the segment region, or a combination thereof.

The facility control apparatus may further include an interface section for transmitting a control command for controlling the state information corresponding to the division area to any one of the air conditioner, the illumination, the dehumidifier, and the air purifier or a combination thereof have.

The facility control apparatus may further include a communication unit that transmits the state information corresponding to each of the segment areas to another facility control apparatus or a server at a remote location, wherein the control unit controls the position of the facility control apparatus And a position recognized by the position recognition module can be transmitted to the other facility control device or server at the remote place through the communication unit.

The control unit may output an alarm through the output unit when the state information corresponding to each of the segment regions is out of a predetermined normal range for a predetermined time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a virtual control system, the method comprising: receiving status information; outputting a virtual control area that virtually represents a control area and the received status information through an output unit; And one division area is displayed in accordance with state information corresponding to the division area.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the sensing unit for measuring the state information may further include a step of receiving a user input for setting at least one of the segment regions, The apparatus may further include a step of setting the division area based on a position where the apparatus controlled by the facility control apparatus is arranged in the control area according to another embodiment have.

The receiving of the status information may receive status information indicating any one or combination of temperature, illuminance, humidity, and air cleanliness for the segment region through the sensing unit, The division area may be displayed on the virtual control area, and may output any one of hue, saturation, brightness, or a combination thereof depending on the degree of the state information corresponding to the division area. At this time, the outputting step may display the segment region in a three-dimensional manner, and output the color, the saturation, and the brightness according to the corresponding state information according to the height of the segment region or a combination thereof.

Meanwhile, a method of controlling a facility control apparatus according to the present invention includes the steps of transmitting a control command for controlling the state information to the division area to any one of an air conditioner, an illumination, a dehumidifier, and an air cleaner or a combination thereof As shown in FIG.

The control method of the facility control apparatus according to the present invention may further include transmitting the state information corresponding to each of the division areas to another facility control apparatus at a remote location. In this case, the step of recognizing the position of the facility control device may further include transmitting the recognized position to the other facility control device or the server at the remote place.

The control method of the facility control apparatus according to the present invention may further include outputting an alarm through the output unit when the state information corresponding to each of the division areas is out of a predetermined normal range for a predetermined time.

Further, the present invention provides a computer readable recording medium on which a computer program for executing the control method of the facility control apparatus is recorded.

The apparatus control apparatus and the control method thereof according to the present invention allow a user to intuitively determine various kinds of information on the control area, and based on the user, the user can easily connect the apparatuses connected through the facility control apparatus or the facility control apparatus through the interface unit Can be controlled.

1 is a block diagram of a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are views showing a first output screen of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a reference range setting screen for status information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A is a diagram showing a second output screen of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4B is a diagram illustrating a third output screen of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control method of a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and "part" for the components used in this specification are to be given or mixed with consideration only for ease of specification, and do not have a meaning or role that is different from itself, In the following description of the embodiments, detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

The equipment control apparatus described herein may be applied to a fixed equipment control apparatus such as a desktop computer, a digital TV, and the like, as well as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting facility control apparatus, a personal digital assistants, portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, slate PC, Tablet PC, Ultra Book, netbook, and the like, Various apparatuses, including arithmetic processing means, which may be employed by those skilled in the art, may be included.

1 is a block diagram of a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The equipment control apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110, a communication unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an interface unit 150, a storage unit 160, an output unit 170, 190), and the like. It is needless to say that the components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, and a facility control device having more or fewer components can be implemented. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

The sensing unit 140 may include a temperature sensor, an illumination sensor, a humidity sensor, an air cleanliness sensor, and the like, which are electrically connected to the controller 110, The sensor detects temperature, illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution, and the like, and outputs an electrical signal to the control unit 110.

At least one sensing unit 140 is disposed in a control area (a region to be controlled through the facilities control apparatus according to the present invention), and specifically, Or a plurality of sensing units 140 may be disposed in a direction different from each other in one divisional area or may be disposed in an air conditioner, a lighting device, a dehumidifier, an air purifier, a refrigerator, a refrigerator and / A show case or the like for providing a cool air to the apparatus, or may be installed around the apparatus, or may be installed at a different height on one side in the control area.

The output unit 170 may include a display unit 171 and an acoustic output unit 172 as means for generating an output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense.

The display unit 171 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), or the like, as a means for visually indicating various types of information processed by the controller 110. [ Transparent displays such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), flexible displays, 3D displays, e-ink displays, and TOLEDs (Transparent OLEDs) And may include at least one.

Depending on the implementation of the facility control apparatus 100, the output unit 170 may include two or more display units 171, the plurality of display units may be spaced apart or disposed integrally on one surface, A plurality of display portions 171 may be arranged on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 171 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') for sensing a touch operation form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor is configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 171 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display portion 151 into an electrical input signal, It is possible to detect the pressure at the time of touching. That is, when there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) can be processed by the touch controller and transmitted to the control unit 110. [

The sound output unit 172 is a means for audibly outputting various kinds of information processed by the control unit 110. For example, when the information acquired through the sensing unit 140 in the control unit 110 is abnormal, . The sound output unit 172 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The control unit 110 is a means for controlling the overall operation of the facility control apparatus 100. [ Executes various commands, and communicates with the respective components connected to the control unit 110 in mutual communication, thereby processing data obtained from at least one of the components and outputting the processing results.

The control unit 110 outputs status information on the virtual control area and the control area that virtually represent the control area through the display unit 171. At least one of the divided areas in the virtual control area includes status information So that the user can intuitively recognize the state information for each division region with respect to the control region.

At this time, the status information may be the information sensed through the sensing unit 140 by the control unit 110, or may be information received from the external device connected through the interface unit 150. [

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are views showing a first output screen of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2A, the control area may be divided into physical references such as doors, walls, partitions, etc. by reference numerals S1 to S3, or may be divided into physical references such as Z1 and Z2 in FIG. 2B according to another embodiment, It is divided by an area arbitrarily set by a user input or by an area set on the basis of a device arranged in the control area, such as Z3 and Z4 in Fig. 2B according to another embodiment, The sensing unit 140 may be a region up to a predetermined range based on a position where the sensing unit 140 is disposed in the control region, such as Za and Zb in FIG. 2C.

By displaying status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution degree, and the like on the control area by the division area classified by the physical reference or by the division area classified on the basis of the position of the sensing part 140, It is possible to intuitively acquire the state information for each of the control regions within the segment regions.

According to one embodiment, when the temperature detected through the sensing unit 140 is displayed for each of the division regions set as described above, the user can easily determine whether the cooling or heating for the division region is excessive, So that the user can easily determine the energy-wasting factor and thereby perform the energy saving.

When displaying status information such as temperature, illuminance, air humidity, air pollution degree, and the like with respect to the division area through the display unit 171, it is possible to display any one of color, It is preferable to output the combination.

2B and 2C, when the temperature of the Z1 region is 30 DEG C and the temperature of the Z2 region is 24 DEG C when the temperature is displayed through the display unit 171, the Z1 region May be displayed in red, and the Z2 area may be displayed in yellow so that different colors may be displayed according to the temperature range corresponding to the temperature measured through the sensing unit 140. [

As shown in FIG. 3, the facility control apparatus 100 receives a minimum temperature and a maximum temperature from a user through a screen as shown in FIG. 3 from a user and sets a reference range for status information (for example, temperature) And chrominance or a combination thereof according to the subdivided steps corresponding to the state information acquired through the sensing unit 140. The output unit 150 outputs the color, 170).

In addition, even when the status information acquired through the sensing unit 140 is out of the set reference range, it may be output as any one of hue, saturation, and brightness corresponding to each step according to the degree of deviation.

On the other hand, the control unit 110 can simultaneously display two or more pieces of status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity, air pollution, etc. on the output unit 170. When a plurality of status information is displayed on the output unit 170, It can output in two or more combinations of color, saturation, and brightness. For example, in FIG. 2B, when the temperature of the Z1 region is 24 占 폚, the illuminance is 2000 Lux, the temperature of the Z2 region is 24 占 폚 and the illuminance is 1000 Lux, the Z1 region and the Z2 region are represented by yellow, It is possible to output brighter than the yellow of the Z1 area and the yellow of the Z2 area.

In contrast, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the state information for each region within the specific control region outputted through the output unit 170 is different from the state information for each region as shown in FIG. 4A, So that the user can increase the spatial comprehension of the control region or the segment region or can recognize the state information of the segment region according to the height.

For example, when at least one sensing unit 170 disposed in a specific control area is disposed at a different height on one side, the sensing unit 170 may correspond to each state information acquired through the sensing unit 170 having a different height By displaying two or more combinations of color, saturation, and lightness in accordance with the height of the division area through the output unit 170, the user can accurately grasp the state information according to the height of the division area.

As described above, the division area for outputting the state information may be at least one area (see FIG. 2A) divided by dividing the room area by the physical reference, but according to another embodiment, It may be an area arbitrarily set by user input, such as Z2.

The indoor area is logically divided and the status information such as the temperature, the illuminance, the humidity in the air, and the air pollution degree is displayed for each divided area, so that the intuitive status information about the division area within the specific control area desired by the user can be obtained have.

According to yet another embodiment, as shown by reference numerals Z3 and Z4 in FIG. 2B, a device (air conditioner, light, dehumidifier, air cleaner, refrigerator, refrigerator and / Showcase or the like) or a predetermined range based on the position where the device is placed is set as one area, the user can intuitively recognize whether or not the normal operation is performed especially for a device such as a refrigerator or a showcase through color, saturation or brightness can do.

In particular, when the apparatus is a refrigerator or a showcase, the divisional area is three-dimensionally displayed. By visually outputting the state information according to the divisional areas having different elevations, the user can make the inside of the refrigerator or the showcase, So that the status information can be recognized in detail. For example, in the case of the refrigerators Z3 and Z4, the state information (for example, Z41, Z32, Z33, Z34 in Z3, Z41, Z42, Z43 and Z44 in Z4) (For example, temperature) may be outputted through the output unit 170 in a different manner.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 110 may generate an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense through the output unit 170 when an event of the facility control apparatus 100 occurs.

That is, when the state information for each of the divided regions sensed through the sensing unit 140 is out of the preset normal range for a predetermined time, a warning message is output through the display unit 171 or a warning is output through the sound output unit 172 Sound may be output to warn a user in the vicinity of the facility control apparatus 100 or a warning may be given to another facility control apparatus or server at a remote place via the communication unit 120. [

The interface unit 150 serves as a path for communication with all the external devices connected to the facility control apparatus 100 so that the interface unit 150 receives data from the external equipment, Or data in the equipment control apparatus 100 is transmitted to an external apparatus.

Therefore, the control unit 110 controls the external equipment such as an air conditioner, an air conditioner, a dehumidifier, an air purifier, a refrigerator, a showcase for providing refrigeration and / or refrigeration, and the like connected to the facility control apparatus 100 through the interface unit 150 (For example, on / off of the power to the air conditioner, setting of the upper and lower temperature, air volume, cooling / heating, power on / On / off of the power source for the showcase, such as turning the power on / off to the air cleaner, the air pollution degree, turning on / off the power to the refrigerator, and setting the temperature of the refrigerator or freezer. ) Can be transmitted and controlled. In addition, various status information is received from the external device and output through the output unit 170 or transmitted to the other device control device at a remote place via the communication unit 120, Control becomes possible.

On the other hand, the communication unit 120 is a means for enabling communication with a network connected to another facility control apparatus or a server or the like, so that communication is established between the facility control apparatus 100 and another facility control apparatus or server. According to one embodiment, the communication unit 120 may exchange XML-based messages on a network using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer (HTTPS), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) The control unit 100 receives a control command for controlling the facility control apparatus 100 or an external device connected thereto from a user at a remote location by using the SOAP protocol or the BACnet communication protocol for building automation, The state information of each division area, various information of the facility control apparatus 100, or state information of the external apparatus connected to the facility control apparatus 100 can be transmitted to another facility control apparatus or server at a remote place.

The communication unit 120 may include a wired communication module, a wireless communication module, and / or a mobile communication module (not shown) to perform the communication.

The wired communication module (not shown) is a module for wired connection with the network, and may be built in or externally installed in the facility control apparatus 100, and serial communication or LAN communication technology such as RS-485 or RS-232 may be applied .

A wireless communication module (not shown) is a module for connection with a wireless network, and may be built in or externally installed in the facility control apparatus 100 and may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (Wibro), a World Interoperability for Microwave Access ), And HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).

A short-range communication module (not shown) is a module for short-range communication. The short-range communication module may be built in or externally installed in the facility control apparatus 100 and may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA) , UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, etc. can be applied.

The controller 110 may include a position recognition module 111 and the position recognition module 111 may be a module for recognizing the position of the facility control device and may include a global positioning system But it may include an indoor location recognition module based on Wi-Fi fingerprint technology to solve the problem of not being able to receive GPS signals when the facility control device is located indoors.

The control unit 110 may transmit the position of the facility control apparatus 100 acquired through the position recognition module 111 to the other facility control apparatus or server at a remote place through the communication unit 120. [

The control unit 110 controls the communication unit 120 to transmit the status information of each of the division areas sensed by the sensing unit 140 or various information of the facility control apparatus 100 or the external information By transmitting the position information of the equipment control device 100 acquired through the position recognition module 111 together when the status information of the equipment is transferred to another facility control device or server at a remote location, And grouping facility control devices having a similar environment by collecting statistics of the collected information together so that a plurality of facility control devices grouped can be grouped together without collecting status information on all of the grouped facility control devices, It is possible to provide the user with an environment in which the control can be performed collectively. In addition, the user can remotely control the facility control apparatus 100 that does not include the sensing unit 140 or has a failure, using state information on the control area in the similar environment.

The storage unit 160 stores various data received by the facility control apparatus 100, various data processed by the elements included in the facility control apparatus 100, and the like.

The storage unit 160 may be built in or enclosed, and may be mounted and detached. The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) A random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) A magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk.

The user input unit 130 is a means for the facility control apparatus 100 to receive various inputs from the user. The user input unit 130 includes a keyboard, a key pad, a mouse, a dome switch (including a case where the display unit 171 is a touch screen), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The power supply unit 180 receives external power and supplies power required for operation of the components of the facility control apparatus 100.

Control method of facility control device

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control method of a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control method of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step S100 of receiving status information and a step S200 of outputting status information in each of the segment areas.

Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, and the parts overlapping with the preceding description will be replaced with the detailed description.

First, the control unit 110 receives status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution degree, etc. with respect to the control area (S100).

The controller 110 may include an electrically connected temperature sensor, an illumination sensor, a humidity sensor, and an air cleanliness sensor. The controller 110 may control the temperature detected by the sensing unit 140 , Illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution, and the like.

In this case, the control unit 110 may further include steps S11, S12, and S13 for setting the segment region before receiving the status information.

The division area for outputting the status information through the output unit 170 may be at least one area divided into physical control reference areas such as door, wall, and partition, or may be divided arbitrarily according to another embodiment It may be a set region S11 or a region S13 that is set based on a device disposed in the control region according to another embodiment or a position where the sensing portion 140 is disposed in the control region according to another embodiment Up to a predetermined range as a reference may be set as one area (S12).

According to an exemplary embodiment, the control area may be set as a division area on the basis of a physical reference such as a door, a wall, a partition, or the like as indicated by reference numerals S1 to S3 in FIG. Can be set as a single area up to a predetermined range based on the position in the control area (S12).

By displaying the status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution degree, and so on for each of the divided regions classified by the physical reference or the divided regions classified based on the position of the sensing unit 140, It is possible to obtain intuitive status information on the segment region in the control region.

According to another embodiment, as shown by reference numerals Z1 and Z2 in FIG. 2B, an input for setting the indoor area as at least one division area from the user is received (S11), and the division area can be set based on the input.

By thus dividing the indoor area logically and displaying the status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity in the air, air pollution degree, etc. according to the divided areas, intuitive status information on the division area of the control area desired by the user can be obtained .

According to yet another embodiment, as shown by reference numerals Z3 and Z4 in FIG. 2B, a device (air conditioner, light, dehumidifier, air cleaner, refrigerator, refrigerator and / Showcase or the like) or a predetermined range based on the position where the device is placed in the control area can be set as one segment area (S13).

By making the range up to the predetermined range based on the apparatus or the apparatus as one area, the user can intuitively recognize whether the normal operation or not, such as a refrigerator or a showcase, is normal or not through color, saturation or brightness.

Particularly, in the case where the device is a refrigerator or a showcase, the divisional area is displayed in a three-dimensional manner and the corresponding state information is visually output according to the height of the divisional area, so that the user can check the inside of the refrigerator or the showcase in detail .

Next, the virtual control area, which virtually represents the received state information and the control area, is output through the output unit (S200), and state information corresponding to the segmented area is output to the output unit 170 ) For each of the segment regions.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of outputting the state information (S200) may include a step of outputting state information such as temperature, illuminance, air humidity, air pollution degree, It is preferable to output the image data in any one of or a combination of hue, saturation, and brightness corresponding to the degree of information.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 110 can simultaneously display two or more pieces of status information such as temperature, illuminance, humidity, air pollution, etc. on the output unit 170, and outputs a plurality of status information to the output unit 170. [ , It is possible to output in a combination of two or more of hue, saturation, and lightness.

According to another embodiment, the state information for each control region output through the output unit 170 may be three-dimensionally displayed in a three-dimensional form as shown in FIG. 4A, It is desirable to increase the spatial comprehension of the segment region or to recognize the state information for each segment region by height.

The step S200 of outputting the state information for each division region through the output unit 170 may output the state information according to the height of the control region. In one embodiment, The state information can be outputted according to the height by displaying the division area in a three-dimensional manner through the output unit 170 according to the state information acquired through the at least one sensing unit 170 arranged in the layout. Thus, the user can intuitively grasp the state information of the control area by the division area or the height, so that the user can accurately or finely grasp the state information.

According to the present invention, when the user can intuitively recognize the state information of the control region and, for example, the sensed temperature is displayed through the sensing unit 140 for each set region, And it is possible to easily determine the energy-consuming element in the room by controlling the air conditioner according to the judged criterion, thereby saving energy.

Meanwhile, a control method of a facility control apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a control command for controlling any one of temperature, roughness, humidity, air pollution degree, or a combination thereof in the division area is transmitted to an air conditioner, (S310) to any one of them or a combination thereof.

The control unit 110 communicates with the interface unit 150 to control an external device such as an air conditioner connected to the facility control apparatus 100, a lighting device, a dehumidifier, an air purifier, a refrigerator, a showcase for providing refrigeration and / Alternatively, it is also possible to receive various status information from the external device and to output the status information through the output unit 170 or to transmit the status information to the remote facility control device via the communication unit 120 .

Meanwhile, the control method of the facility control apparatus according to the present invention may further include a step (S321) of transmitting the state information for each division area to another facility control apparatus at a remote place.

The control unit 110 receives a control command for controlling the facility control device 100 or an external device connected thereto from a user at a remote location through the communication unit 120, The status information of the external equipment connected to the equipment control apparatus 100, or the like.

At this time, the communication unit 120 may include a wired communication module, a wireless communication module, and / or a mobile communication module (not shown) for enabling communication with a wired communication, a wireless communication, and / or a mobile communication network.

In this case, the control method of the facility control apparatus according to the present invention may further include a step (S320) of recognizing the position of the facility control apparatus when the state information for each division area is transmitted to the other facility control apparatus at the remote place, And transmits the position of the facility control device to the other facility control device or server at the remote site together with the status informations.

The step of recognizing the position of the facility control device may include a step of recognizing the location of the facility control device in a case where the location recognition module 111 included in the control part 110 can not receive the GPS signal when a Global Positioning System The control unit 110 controls the position of the facility control device 100 acquired through the position recognition module 111 when the indoor location recognition module based on the wi- Through the communication unit 120 to a remote facility control device or a server at a remote place.

As described above, the control unit 110 controls the communication unit 120 to transmit status information for each of the division areas sensed by the sensing unit 140, various information of the facility control apparatus 100, By transferring the position of the facility control device 100 acquired through the position recognition module 111 together when the status information of the external device is transmitted to another facility control device or server at the remote place, It is possible to collect the device position and various status information thereof together and to perform remote control without collecting status information for a facility control device having a similar environment by collecting statistics of the collected information. Therefore, the facility control apparatus 100 that does not include the sensing unit 140 or has a failure can be remotely controlled by using the status information about the control area in the similar environment.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the state information of each division area is out of a predetermined normal range for a predetermined time, the controller 110 outputs the time A warning message is output through the display unit 171 or a warning sound is output through the sound output unit 172 to alert the user around the facility control apparatus 100 Or may give a warning to another facility control device or server at a remote place via the communication unit 120. [

Computer readable recording medium

The control method of the facility control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; optical media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, Such modifications and changes are to be considered as falling within the scope of the following claims.

100: facility control device 110:
111: Position recognition module 120:
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
150: interface unit 160: storage unit
170: output unit 171: display unit
172: sound output unit 180: power supply unit

Claims (25)

A control unit for outputting a virtual control area virtually representing a control area and state information about the control area through an output unit;
Wherein the control unit includes:
Wherein at least one division area in the virtual control area is displayed in accordance with state information corresponding to the division area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And outputs the virtual control area and the status information for the control area including at least one space in the building or the building. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And sets at least one of the division areas by user input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the sensing unit for measuring the state information sets the division region on the basis of a position in the control region. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit sets the division area on the basis of a position where the device controlled through the facility control device is disposed in the control area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And state information indicating any one of a temperature, an illuminance, a humidity, and an air cleanliness or a combination of the temperature, the illuminance, the humidity and the air cleanliness for the segment region is inputted through the sensing unit. 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein,
Wherein the division area is displayed on the virtual control area, and the division area is output as any one of hue, saturation, and brightness according to the degree of the state information corresponding to the division area, or a combination thereof. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
Wherein the division area is displayed in a three-dimensional manner, and is output as any one of hue, saturation, and brightness according to the degree of the corresponding state information according to the height of the division area. The method according to claim 1,
The facility control device includes:
An interface unit for transmitting a control command for controlling the state information corresponding to the segment region to any one of the air conditioner, the illumination, the dehumidifier, and the air purifier or a combination thereof;
Further comprising a control unit for controlling the facility. The method according to claim 1,
The facility control device includes:
A communication unit for transmitting the state information corresponding to each of the division areas to another facility control device or server at a remote location;
Further comprising a control unit for controlling the facility. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
And a position recognition module for recognizing a position of the facility control device, and the position recognized by the position recognition module is transmitted to the other facility control device or server at the remote place through the communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And outputs an alarm through the output unit when the state information corresponding to each of the division areas is out of a preset normal range for a predetermined time. Receiving status information; And
Outputting a virtual control area that virtually represents a control area and the received status information through an output unit;
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Wherein the outputting step comprises:
Wherein at least one segment region in the virtual control region is displayed in accordance with state information corresponding to the segment region. 14. The method of claim 13,
Receiving a user input for setting at least one of the segment regions;
Further comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Setting a sensing area for measuring the state information on the basis of a position in the control area;
Further comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Setting the division area on the basis of a position of the device controlled through the facility control device in the control area;
Further comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of receiving the status information comprises:
Wherein the control unit receives status information indicating at least one of a temperature, an illuminance, a humidity, and an air cleanliness or a combination thereof for the segment region through the sensing unit. 18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17,
Wherein the outputting step comprises:
Wherein the control unit displays the division area on the virtual control area, and outputs the division area in any one of a hue, saturation, and brightness according to the degree of the state information corresponding to the division area or a combination thereof. Way. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the outputting step comprises:
Wherein the division region is displayed in a three-dimensional manner, and the color, chroma, and brightness according to the corresponding state information are output according to the height of the division region, or a combination thereof. 14. The method of claim 13,
Transmitting a control command for controlling the status information for the segment region to any one or combination of an air conditioner, an illuminator, a dehumidifier, and an air purifier;
Further comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Transmitting the state information corresponding to each of the division areas to another facility control device at a remote location;
Further comprising the steps of: 22. The method of claim 21,
Recognizing a position of the facility control device;
Further comprising:
Wherein the step of transmitting to the other facility control device transfers the recognized position to another facility control device or server at the remote place. 14. The method of claim 13,
Outputting an alarm through the output unit when the state information corresponding to each of the segment areas is out of a preset normal range for a predetermined time;
Further comprising the steps of: A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the control method of the facility control apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 17 and 20 to 23. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the control method of the facility control apparatus according to claim 18.

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