TWI759569B - Room monitoring device and room monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure provides a room monitoring device and a room monitoring method. The method includes: obtaining a check-in information of a room from the housekeeping system, wherein a room device is disposed in the room; determining an operation mode of the room according to the check-in information; and controlling an operation state of the room device based on the operation mode.

Description

Guest room monitoring device and guest room monitoring method

The present invention relates to a room monitoring device and a room monitoring method, and more particularly, to a room monitoring device and a room monitoring method based on the linkage between a housekeeping system and equipment.

In order to solve the problem that the energy management of guest rooms required a lot of manpower and time in the past, there are (1) in order to achieve the purpose of energy saving, the energy-consuming equipment in the guest rooms will be turned off, and the power will be turned on by the guest when the guest checks in. If the room is unoccupied for a long time, the room may be There will be stuffy heat, humidity, darkness, etc., which will cause the tenants and room users to feel uncomfortable when they enter the room. (2) In order to improve the comfort of the tenants, the energy-consuming equipment such as air conditioners, dehumidifiers, etc. are often turned on, resulting in an increase in energy consumption. (3) After the tenants check out, they need to send personnel for inspection, and then turn off the equipment manually, resulting in excessive energy waste and increased inspection manpower. (4) Guest rooms that have not been used for a long time are easily damaged due to the infrequent operation of the equipment; and if the temperature and humidity environment of the guest rooms are not controlled, it is easy to breed mold or produce odor; (5) When the guest room equipment 161a~161d is used improperly, Or faults and abnormal states can only be grasped and handled through personnel notification or inspection, and cannot be effectively maintained and managed. From this it can be seen that There are still many deficiencies in the above-mentioned conventional method, which is not a good design, and urgently needs to be improved.

In view of this, the present invention provides a room monitoring device and a room monitoring method, which can be used to solve the above technical problems.

The invention provides a guest room monitoring device, which includes a housekeeping system interface module, an intelligent energy-saving module and an equipment monitoring module. The housekeeping system interface module is connected to a housekeeping system, and is used for obtaining occupancy information of a guest room from the housekeeping system, wherein a guest room device is arranged in the guest room. The smart energy-saving module determines an operation mode of the guest room according to the occupancy information. The equipment monitoring module controls an operation state of the room equipment based on the operation mode.

The present invention provides a guest room monitoring method, comprising: obtaining occupancy information of a guest room from a housekeeping system by a housekeeping system interface module, wherein a guest room equipment is arranged in the guest room; and a smart energy-saving module determines the occupancy information according to the occupancy information. an operation mode of the guest room; and an operation state of the guest room equipment is controlled by an equipment monitoring module based on the operation mode.

Based on the above, the guest room monitoring device and the guest room monitoring method proposed by the present invention can adaptively switch the guest room to different operation modes according to various check-in information from the housekeeping system, so as to manage the guest room equipment in each guest room more flexibly.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

100: Guest Room Management System

10: Guest room monitoring device

11: Housekeeping system interface module

12: Smart Energy Saving Module

13: Equipment monitoring module

14: Alarm notification module

15: Housekeeping system

161, …, 16N: Guest room

161a, 161b, 161c, 161d: Guest room equipment

17: Weather Information

18: Energy Savings/Demand Targets

190: Managers

199: Tenant

S210~S230: Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a guest room management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a room monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a guest room management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the guest room management system 100 includes a guest room monitoring device 10 , a housekeeping system 15 and guest rooms 161 , . . . , 16N. In this embodiment, the guest room management system 100 can be installed in, for example, a restaurant, a hotel, a hospital, or other buildings having guest rooms 161-16N. As shown in FIG. 1 , guest room equipment may be individually installed in guest rooms 161 to 16N. Taking the guest room 161 as an example, it can be provided with guest room equipment 161a, 161b, 161c and 161d, and each of them can be air-conditioning equipment, lighting equipment, exhaust fans, energy-consuming equipment (such as dehumidifiers, etc.), etc., but the present invention is not limited to this.

In different embodiments, the room monitoring device 10 can be implemented as a server, a personal computer (PC), a notebook PC (notebook PC), a netbook PC (netbook PC), a tablet PC (tablet PC), etc. , but not limited to this. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the guest room monitoring device 10 may include a housekeeping system interface module 11, a smart energy saving module 12, an equipment monitoring module 13 and an alarm notification module 14, and the individual operation modes thereof will be It will be further explained in the following sections.

For example, the housekeeping system 15 records relevant check-in information of each guest room 161-16N, For example, the occupancy date, occupancy days, check-in time, check-out time, occupancy frequency (ie, how long on average will the occupants stay in each room) of the occupants of each room 161-16N, etc., but not limited to this.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flowchart of a guest room monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of this embodiment can be executed by the guest room monitoring device 10 in FIG. 1 , and the details of each step in FIG. 2 will be described below with the components shown in FIG. 1 . For the convenience of description, the guest room 161 and its guest room equipment 161a-161d will only be used as examples for illustration, and those skilled in the art should be able to infer the control of other guest rooms and their guest room equipment by the guest room monitoring device 10 based on the following teachings. mechanism.

First, in step S210, the housekeeping system interface module 11 can obtain the occupancy information of the guest room 161 from the housekeeping system 15; in step S220, the smart energy-saving module 12 can determine the operation mode of the guest room 161 according to the occupancy information; In step S230, the equipment monitoring module 13 may control the operation states of the guest room equipment 161a-161d based on the operation mode.

In different embodiments, the above check-in information may include a check-in notification corresponding to the guest room 161, a room-entry signal (such as room card insertion, door opening, infrared sensing), check-out notice, and a check-in frequency, etc., but not limited to this. In response to different types of occupancy information, the smart energy-saving module 12 can adjust the guest room 161 to different operating modes, and the equipment monitoring module 13 can control the operating states of the guest room equipment 161a-161d accordingly. The following will be supplemented with different embodiments for specific description.

In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the occupant 199 of the guest room 161 reports to the manager 190, and the manager 190 marks the guest room 161 on the housekeeping system 15 accordingly 199 of the tenants have checked in. In this case, the housekeeping system interface module 11 can obtain the check-in notification of the guest room 161 from the housekeeping system 15 , and the smart energy-saving module 12 is configured to switch the guest room 161 to a welcome mode in response to the check-in notification. In addition, the equipment monitoring module 13 can activate the guest room equipment 161a-161d based on the welcome mode, and adjust the guest room equipment 161a-161d to a preset state.

That is, after the guest 199 has checked in but before entering the guest room 161 , the equipment monitoring module 13 can firstly activate the guest room equipment 161 a - 161 d based on the welcome mode, and adjust the guest room equipment 161 a - 161 d to a preset state. For example, the equipment monitoring module 13 can firstly adjust the room equipment such as the air conditioner and the temperature and humidity controller of the guest room 161 to a preset state (for example, a specified temperature and humidity), or can turn on the indoor mood lighting or music of the guest room 161 , etc. , so that the guest 199 can feel the sense of honor and comfort as soon as he enters the guest room 161, and prevents the guest 199 from feeling too dim, damp or too cold/overheating when entering the guest room 161.

In different embodiments, the equipment monitoring module 13 can manage the guest room equipment in each guest room 161-16N through communication protocols such as BACNet, Modbus, OPC, etc., and can obtain each guest room 161-16N through a wired/wireless communication mechanism The real-time value of room equipment (such as lights, air conditioners, exhaust fans, etc.) in , but not limited to this.

In the second embodiment, after the guest 199 has entered the guest room 161 and inserted the room card, the housekeeping system interface module 11 can obtain the room card insertion notification of the guest room 161 from the housekeeping system 15 . In this case, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the check-in mode in response to the room card insertion notification, and the equipment monitoring module 13 can release the control right of the guest room equipment 161a-161d based on the check-in mode, so that the guest can 199 may Each guest room equipment 161a-161d is manually controlled as required.

In the third embodiment, after the guest 199 has checked out the guest room 161 with the manager 190, and the manager 199 has accordingly marked on the housekeeping system 15 that the guest 199 of the guest room 161 has checked out, the housekeeping system The interface module 11 can obtain the check-out notice of the guest room 161 from the housekeeping system 15 . In this case, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the check-out mode in response to the check-out notification, and the equipment monitoring module 13 can turn off the guest room equipment 161a-161d based on the check-out mode.

In addition, the alarm notification module 14 can also send out a cleaning notification corresponding to the guest room 161 accordingly. In different embodiments, the alarm notification module 14 can proactively notify the housekeeping staff to go to the guest room 161 for cleaning and tidying by means of telephone, text message, Email or broadcast.

In another embodiment, the management personnel 190 can also set the alarm setting and notification functions associated with the guest room equipment in each guest room 161 to 16N on the equipment monitoring module 13 . When there is an abnormal situation, the alarm notification module 14 can immediately notify the management personnel 190, so as to achieve the purpose of monitoring, warning, and control at the same time, and can greatly save the manpower of inspection and effectively improve the management efficiency.

In some embodiments, after receiving the aforementioned check-out notice, the smart energy-saving module 12 can adaptively switch the guest room 161 to the energy-saving standby mode or energy-saving maintenance after receiving the cleaning completion notice sent by the housekeeping staff. model. In other embodiments, the smart energy-saving module 12 can also wait for a period of time after receiving the check-out notice. If no other occupants stay in the guest room 161 within this period, the smart energy-saving module 12 can also adaptively Switch guest room 161 to energy-saving standby mode or energy-saving maintenance mode. Details about the energy-saving standby mode or the energy-saving maintenance mode are detailed below.

In the fourth embodiment, the smart energy-saving module 12 can obtain the check-out notice and the check-in frequency of the guest room 161 from the housekeeping system 15 . If the occupancy frequency is higher than a frequency threshold, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the energy-saving standby mode, and the equipment monitoring module 13 accordingly periodically activates the guest room equipment 161a-161d according to the first cycle. On the other hand, if the occupancy frequency is not higher than the above-mentioned frequency threshold, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the energy-saving maintenance mode, and the equipment monitoring module 13 accordingly periodically activates the guest room equipment according to the second cycle. 161a~161d, wherein the second period is greater than the first period.

In short, if the guest room 161 is often occupied by tenants, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the energy-saving standby mode after receiving the check-out notice and the cleaning completion notice, so as to activate the guest room equipment 161a~ 161d. In one embodiment, after the guest room 161 is switched to the energy-saving standby mode, the guest room equipments 161 a to 161 d are all controlled by the equipment monitoring module 13 . For example, the equipment monitoring module 13 can first turn off the lighting in the guest room 161 and set the temperature of the air conditioner in the guest room 161 and intermittently turn on the guest room equipment such as the air conditioner and exhaust fan, so as to reduce the energy usage of the guest room 161 and maintain a certain comfort in the room. status to quickly adjust to welcome mode before the next group of guests check in. In addition, it can also avoid the situation that the room air conditioner has not been turned on for a long time, which may be stuffy, humid, dim, etc., causing the tenant and room user to feel uncomfortable when entering the room.

On the other hand, if the guest room 161 is less frequently occupied, the smart energy-saving module 12 can switch the guest room 161 to the energy-saving maintenance mode after receiving the check-out notice and the cleaning completion notice, so as to activate the room equipment less frequently 161a~161d. in a real In an embodiment, the equipment monitoring module 13 may schedule room equipment such as air conditioning or environmental control in the guest room 161 to operate periodically based on a long second period. In this case, the room equipment in the guest room 161 can only be kept in the temperature and humidity conditions for basic maintenance, so as not to waste unnecessary energy consumption, and avoid damage to the room equipment due to long-term unused.

In other embodiments, the control method of the equipment monitoring module 13 for the guest room equipment 161a-161d in the energy-saving standby mode or the energy-saving maintenance mode can be controlled by the smart energy-saving module 12 according to the room information, the weather information 17 and the energy saving/demand of the guest room 161. at least one of the volume targets 18. The guest room information of the guest room 161 may include, for example, at least one of the floor, orientation, seat orientation, and room type of the guest room 161, and the weather information 17 of the guest room 161 may include at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, and sunshine intensity, but may not be included. limited to this.

The above-mentioned room information, weather information 17 and energy saving/demand target 18 can be obtained by the smart energy saving module 12 through the Internet, or directly input by the management personnel 190, and the smart energy saving module 12 can automatically set the room equipment 161a after the estimation ~161d control requirements, send the control commands of the guest room equipment 161a~161d to the equipment monitoring module 13, and control the guest room equipment 161a~161d in a way that is in line with energy saving, comfort and maintenance management benefits, and through the equipment monitoring module 13 to monitor Various communication protocols monitor and control the guest room equipment 161a-161d.

In addition, the smart energy-saving module 12 can obtain real-time or forecast weather information 17 such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and sunshine intensity through the network, and can also meet the energy-saving/demand target 18, such as the time when the electricity consumption rate is lower. Reduce the temperature to a lower temperature, or to save energy by 10% in order to achieve the demand target, and extend or shorten the start-stop cycle of energy-consuming equipment. In addition, smart energy saving The module 12 can also find out the energy-saving measures to obtain a trade-off between energy-saving and comfort through artificial intelligence calculation method, so as to automatically set the room equipment control instructions in the guest room 161, so that the equipment monitoring module 13 can control the energy-saving standby mode accordingly. Or the temperature, humidity, wind speed in the guest room 161 in the energy-saving maintenance mode, and the operation time interval of the related energy-consuming equipment, but not limited to this.

To sum up, the guest room monitoring device and the guest room monitoring method proposed by the present invention can adaptively switch the guest rooms to different operation modes according to various check-in information from the housekeeping system, so as to manage the guest rooms in each guest room more flexibly equipment. For example, after the guest checks in and before entering the guest room, the room equipment in the guest room can operate in response to the welcome mode, so that the guest can immediately feel the sense of honor and comfort after entering the room, and avoid the need for the guest to enter the room. It feels too dim, humid or too cold/hot etc.

In addition, after the guest inserts the room card, the room can be switched to check-in mode, allowing the guest to manually control each room device. After the guest checks out, the guest room can be switched to the check-out mode, and operations such as shutting down the room equipment and notifying the housekeeping staff are performed accordingly. Moreover, the guest room monitoring device proposed by the present invention can also adaptively switch the unoccupied guest room to the energy-saving standby mode or the energy-saving maintenance mode, so as to keep the room equipment in the temperature and humidity conditions for basic maintenance, so as not to waste unnecessary energy consumption, And avoid damage to room equipment due to long-term unused.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above by the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, Protection scope of the present invention The scope of the patent application attached shall prevail.

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Claims (9)

A guest room monitoring device, comprising: a housekeeping system interface module, connected to a housekeeping system, and used to obtain occupancy information of a guest room from the housekeeping system, wherein the housekeeping system has recorded information related to the guest room The check-in information, a room device is set in the room, wherein the check-in information includes a check-in date, a check-in day, a check-in time, a check-out time and a check-in frequency of a guest in the room, and the check-in information further includes A check-out notice corresponding to the guest room; an intelligent energy-saving module coupled to the housekeeping system interface module, and determining an operation mode of the guest room according to the check-in information recorded by the housekeeping system; and a device monitoring The module is coupled to the smart energy saving module, and controls an operating state of the guest room equipment based on the operating mode, wherein in response to the check-in frequency being higher than a frequency threshold and the check-out notice, the smart energy-saving module controls the The guest room is switched to an energy-saving standby mode, and the equipment monitoring module correspondingly activates the guest room equipment periodically according to a first cycle. The guest room monitoring device as described in claim 1, wherein the check-in information includes a check-in notice corresponding to the guest room, and the smart energy-saving module is configured to switch the guest room to a welcome mode in response to the check-in notice , and the equipment monitoring module starts the guest room equipment based on the welcome mode, and adjusts the guest room equipment to a preset state. The guest room monitoring device according to item 2 of the scope of application, wherein the occupancy information includes a room entry signal corresponding to the guest room, wherein the room entry signal includes a room entry signal At least one of the signals of card insertion, door opening, sensor detection, certain time or temperature and humidity environment conditions being met, and the smart energy-saving module is configured to switch the room to an occupancy in response to the room entry signal mode, and the device monitoring module releases a control right of the room device based on the occupancy mode. The guest room monitoring device as described in item 1 of the scope of application, further comprising an alarm notification module, wherein the check-in information includes a check-out notice corresponding to the guest room, and the smart energy-saving module is configured to respond to the check-out The room notification switches the guest room to a check-out mode, and the equipment monitoring module turns off the room equipment based on the check-out mode, and the alarm notification module sends out a cleaning notification corresponding to the guest room accordingly. When the module detects that the room equipment is abnormal, the alarm notification module will actively send a notification message to notify the management or maintenance personnel. The guest room monitoring device according to item 1 of the scope of application, wherein in response to the check-in frequency not being higher than the frequency threshold value and the check-out notice, the smart energy-saving module switches the guest room to an energy-saving maintenance mode, and the The equipment monitoring module accordingly periodically activates the guest room equipment according to a second period, wherein the second period is greater than the first period. The guest room monitoring device as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the smart energy-saving module determines whether the equipment monitoring module is in the energy-saving standby mode or The state of the room equipment is controlled in this energy-saving maintenance mode. The guest room monitoring device according to item 6 of the scope of application, wherein the guest room information includes at least one of the floor, orientation, seat orientation and room type of the guest room. The guest room monitoring device as described in claim 6, wherein the weather information includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed and sunshine intensity. A guest room monitoring method, comprising: obtaining occupancy information of a guest room from a housekeeping system by a housekeeping system interface module, wherein the housekeeping system has recorded the occupancy information related to the guest room, and the guest room is provided with a Room equipment, wherein the check-in information includes a check-in date, a check-in day, a check-in time, a check-out time and a check-in frequency of a guest in the room, and the check-in information further includes a check-out notice corresponding to the room a smart energy-saving module determines an operation mode of the guest room based on the occupancy information; and an equipment monitoring module controls an operation state of the guest room equipment based on the operation mode, wherein the occupancy frequency is higher than a frequency threshold value and the check-out notice, the smart energy-saving module switches the guest room to an energy-saving standby mode, and the equipment monitoring module accordingly periodically activates the guest room equipment according to a first cycle.

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