WO2014129193A1 - Procédé et dispositif d'affichage d'état d'appareil - Google Patents

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WO2014129193A1
WO2014129193A1 PCT/JP2014/000884 JP2014000884W WO2014129193A1 WO 2014129193 A1 WO2014129193 A1 WO 2014129193A1 JP 2014000884 W JP2014000884 W JP 2014000884W WO 2014129193 A1 WO2014129193 A1 WO 2014129193A1
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  • the present invention relates to a device status display method for displaying the operation status of a device on a terminal and a device status display device for displaying the operation status of the device.
  • AV Audio Visual
  • household appliances such as washing machines, air conditioners, air purifiers, scales, rice cookers, microwave ovens, and refrigerators can be connected to the Internet.
  • the operation information or reservation information of the home appliance is transmitted to the server through the Internet, and the received operation information or reservation information is accumulated and analyzed in the server.
  • Patent Document 1 describes a reserved driving system that can reserve a plurality of devices in accordance with the lifestyle habits of a plurality of families.
  • a small terminal is lightweight and small, and can be carried when going out or at home, and can be used at a place away from home appliances installed in the home.
  • a small terminal has a small display screen, there is a problem in that a confirmation screen for confirming the operation status of conventional household appliances and AV household appliances cannot be displayed.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and provides a device status display method and a device status display device capable of easily confirming at least one of an operation start time and an operation end time of a device. It is intended.
  • An apparatus status display method is an apparatus status display method for displaying an operation status of a device on a terminal, and acquiring at least one of an operation start time and an operation end time of the device; And displaying an operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time in a time series superimposed on a clock image representing the current time.
  • At least one of the operation start time and the operation end time of the device can be easily confirmed.
  • (A) is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the control system in this Embodiment provides
  • (B) is a figure which shows the example in which an apparatus maker corresponds to a data center operating company
  • (C) These are figures which show the example in which both or one of an apparatus manufacturer and a management company corresponds to a data center operating company.
  • the temperature at the time of returning to home is lower than expected, so there is a demand to increase the set temperature of the air conditioner that was reserved for the return time or to advance the operation start time of the air conditioner. Further, according to the forecast, there is a large amount of pollen diffusion, so there is a demand for operating the air purifier in time for returning home or for accelerating the operation start time of the reserved air purifier. Not only this but the request
  • the weather information browsing screen and the home appliance reservation and reservation change screen are separated, and the confirmation of the weather information and the confirmation of the operation status of the home appliance are simplified as a series of operations. There is also a problem that it cannot be done.
  • the conventional system has a problem that it is impossible to make reservations or change reservations for household appliances such as household appliances and AV household appliances while simultaneously referring to weather information and a clock.
  • An apparatus status display method is an apparatus status display method for displaying an operation status of a device on a terminal, and acquiring at least one of an operation start time and an operation end time of the device; And displaying an operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time in a time series superimposed on a clock image representing the current time.
  • At least one of the operation start time and the operation end time of the device is acquired, and the acquired operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time in time series is a clock image indicating the current time. Is displayed superimposed on.
  • the operation content of the device may be further acquired, and an image representing the acquired operation content may be further superimposed on the clock image.
  • the clock image includes an image in which a long hand image and a short hand image continuously change, and the operation time image is formed along a circumference around which the long hand image and the short hand image circulate. And may be represented by a band-like region starting from the operation start time and ending at the operation end time.
  • the clock image includes an image in which the long hand image and the short hand image continuously change.
  • the operation time image is formed along the circumference around which the long hand image and the short hand image circulate, and is represented by a band-like region having the operation start time as the start and the operation end time as the end.
  • the operation start time and the operation end time can be displayed more easily on one screen.
  • the operation start time includes a history operation start time representing a time when the device has started to operate in the past, and the operation end time represents a history representing a time when the device has finished the operation in the past.
  • An operation end time may be included, and the operation time image may include an image continuously connecting the image indicating the history operation start time and the image indicating the history operation end time.
  • the operation start time includes a reserved operation start time indicating a time at which the reserved device starts an operation
  • the operation end time indicates a time at which the reserved device ends an operation.
  • the reservation operation end time may be included, and the operation time image may include an image that continuously connects the image indicating the reservation operation start time and the image indicating the reservation operation end time.
  • the method may further include a step of accepting a change in at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • the change of the reservation operation start time is accepted by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed reservation operation start time, and the reservation operation displayed
  • the change of the reservation operation end time may be accepted by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the end time.
  • the change of the reservation operation start time is accepted by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed reservation operation start time. Further, a change in the reservation operation end time is accepted by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed reservation operation end time.
  • the reservation operation start time or the reservation operation end time can be easily changed by a simple operation of moving the predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the reservation operation start time or the reservation operation end time. it can.
  • the change of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time is accepted by moving a predetermined object to a position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed operation time image.
  • the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time can be easily changed by a simple operation of moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed operation time image.
  • the terminal when the change of at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time is accepted, the terminal indicates that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed.
  • the method may further include a step of notifying.
  • the terminal when the change of at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time is accepted, the terminal is notified that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed.
  • the terminal confirms that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed, and the user confirms that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed. can do.
  • the device may include a plurality of devices, and further include a step of switching the operation time image for each of the plurality of devices.
  • the operation time image is switched and displayed for each of the plurality of devices, the operation time image corresponding to the plurality of devices is not displayed in a complicated manner, but the operation time image can be displayed for each device. The operation time image can be confirmed more easily.
  • the operation time image may be switched by touching the display screen of the terminal.
  • the operation time image since the operation time image is switched and displayed by touching the display screen of the terminal, the operation time image can be switched according to the display target device by a simple operation.
  • the operation time image may be switched by pressing a button provided on the terminal.
  • the operation time image is switched and displayed when a button provided on the terminal is pressed, the operation time image can be switched according to the display target device by a simple operation.
  • the operation time image may be switched by detecting vibration of the terminal.
  • the operation time image since the operation time image is switched and displayed when the vibration of the terminal is detected, the operation time image can be switched according to the display target device by a simple operation.
  • the operation time image may be switched based on audio information input to the terminal.
  • the operation time image since the operation time image is switched and displayed based on the audio information input to the terminal, the operation time image can be switched according to the display target device by a simple operation.
  • the method may further include a step of acquiring weather information, and a weather image representing the acquired weather information may be further superimposed on the clock image.
  • the weather information is acquired and the weather image representing the acquired weather information is further superimposed on the clock image, the weather information and at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time of the device are displayed. It can be confirmed at the same time.
  • the meteorological information may include at least one of weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation probability, and pollen scattering amount in a predesignated area.
  • the weather information includes at least one of the weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation probability, and pollen scattering amount of the area designated in advance, the weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, At least one of the probability of precipitation and the amount of pollen scattering and at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time of the device can be confirmed simultaneously.
  • the weather information may be input by a terminal that exists in a predesignated area.
  • weather information is input by a terminal existing in a predesignated area, so that more accurate weather information can be displayed.
  • the weather information when it is changed, it may further include a step of notifying the terminal that the weather information has been changed.
  • the operation time image can be changed according to the change of the weather information.
  • An apparatus status display apparatus is an apparatus status display apparatus that displays an operation status of an apparatus, an acquisition unit that acquires at least one of an operation start time and an operation end time of the apparatus, and an acquisition And a display unit that displays an operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time in a time series in a superimposed manner on a clock image representing the current time.
  • At least one of the operation start time and the operation end time of the device is acquired, and the acquired operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time in time series is a clock image indicating the current time. Is displayed superimposed on.
  • FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an overall image of services provided by the device status display system in the present embodiment.
  • the device status display system includes a group 100, a data center operating company 110, and a service provider 120.
  • the group 100 is, for example, a company, an organization, or a home, and may be of any size.
  • the group 100 includes a plurality of devices 101 including a device A and a device B, a home gateway 102, and a terminal 103.
  • the plurality of devices 101 include devices that can be connected to the Internet (for example, smartphones, personal computers (PCs) or TVs), and devices that cannot be connected to the Internet by themselves (for example, washing machines, air conditioners, or air purifiers) )including.
  • the plurality of devices 101 may include devices that are connectable to the Internet via the home gateway 102, even if they are not connectable to the Internet by themselves. Further, the user 10 uses a plurality of devices 101 in the group 100.
  • the terminal 103 is, for example, a wristwatch type wearable terminal.
  • the terminal 103 may be a wearable terminal worn on the head, a glasses-type wearable terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet PC.
  • the data center operating company 110 has a cloud server 111.
  • the cloud server 111 is a virtualization server that cooperates with various devices via the Internet.
  • the cloud server 111 mainly manages huge data (big data) that is difficult to handle with a normal database management tool or the like.
  • the data center operating company 110 performs data management, management of the cloud server 111, operation of the data center that performs them, and the like. Details of services performed by the data center operating company 110 will be described later.
  • the data center operating company 110 is not limited to a company that only manages data or operates the cloud server 111.
  • FIG. 1B when a device manufacturer that develops and manufactures one of a plurality of devices 101 is managing data or managing the cloud server 111, The device manufacturer corresponds to the data center operating company 110.
  • the data center operating company 110 is not limited to one company.
  • FIG. 1C when a device manufacturer and another management company jointly or share data management or operation of the cloud server 111, both or one of them operates the data center. It corresponds to company 110.
  • the service provider 120 has a server 121.
  • the server 121 here is not limited in scale, and includes, for example, a memory in a personal PC. In some cases, the server 121 does not exist in the service provider 120.
  • the home gateway 102 is not essential. For example, when the cloud server 111 manages all data, the home gateway 102 becomes unnecessary. In addition, there may be no device that cannot be connected to the Internet by itself, as in the case where every device in the home is connected to the Internet.
  • the terminal 103 may be one of the plurality of devices 101.
  • the device A or device B of the group 100 transmits each log information to the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110.
  • the cloud server 111 accumulates log information of the device A or the device B (arrow 131 in FIG. 1A).
  • the log information is information indicating, for example, driving conditions or operation dates / times of the plurality of devices 101.
  • the log information includes TV viewing history, recording recording information of the recorder, operation date and time of the washing machine, amount of laundry, opening and closing date and time of the refrigerator or the number of opening and closing of the refrigerator, etc.
  • the log information may be provided directly to the cloud server 111 from the plurality of devices 101 themselves via the Internet.
  • the log information may be temporarily accumulated in the home gateway 102 from a plurality of devices 101 and provided to the cloud server 111 from the home gateway 102.
  • the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110 provides the collected log information to the service provider 120 in a certain unit.
  • the fixed unit may be a unit that can organize and provide the information collected by the data center operating company 110 to the service provider 120, or may be a unit that the service provider 120 requests.
  • the log information is provided in a fixed unit, but it may not be a fixed unit, and the amount of information to be provided may change depending on the situation.
  • the log information is stored in the server 121 held by the service provider 120 as necessary (arrow 132 in FIG. 1A).
  • the service provider 120 organizes the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provides it to the user.
  • the user who provides the service may be the user 10 who uses the plurality of devices 101 or the external user 20.
  • the service may be provided directly from the service provider 120 to the users 10 and 20 (arrows 133 and 134 in FIG. 1A).
  • the service may be provided to the user 10 through the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110 again (arrows 135 and 136 in FIG. 1A).
  • the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110 may organize the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provide the information to the service provider 120.
  • an instruction may be received from the user 20 for the service provided to the user 20 (arrow 137 in FIG. 1A).
  • the user 10 may be the same as or different from the user 20.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device status display system 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device status display system 600 displays the status of the device 601 and the device 601 that are one of the plurality of devices 101 belonging to the group 100, and controls the operation of the device 601.
  • the device 601 includes a device ID management unit 610, a log information acquisition unit 611, a log information storage unit 612, an input / output unit 613, and a communication unit 614.
  • a device ID management unit 610 a log information acquisition unit 611
  • a log information storage unit 612 a log information storage unit 612
  • an input / output unit 613 a communication unit 614.
  • the device ID management unit 610 stores a unique identifier (device ID) for individually identifying the device 601.
  • the device ID management unit 610 includes, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
  • the log information acquisition unit 611 acquires log information that is information related to an operation performed by the user on the device 601 or information related to the operation of the device 601.
  • the log information is, for example, a code number of a washing course set by the user for the washing machine or an operation reservation time set by the user for the washing machine.
  • the log information accumulation unit 612 accumulates the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit 611.
  • the log information storage unit 612 is configured by a nonvolatile memory, for example.
  • the input / output unit 613 is an input / output device that displays operation information of the device 601 and performs reservation setting of the device 601.
  • the input / output unit 613 may be a simple input device such as a button, or may be a complex input device or circuit such as a keyboard or a voice input device.
  • the input / output unit 613 may be a simple output device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) that indicates a button to be operated next, or a complex output device or circuit such as a display or an audio output device. There may be.
  • the input / output unit 613 may be a touch panel.
  • the communication unit 614 is input by the unique identifier stored in the device ID management unit 610, the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit 611, the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612, and the input / output unit 613.
  • the transmitted information is transmitted to the data center operating company 110 (cloud server 111) and the service provider 120 (server 121) via the Internet.
  • the communication unit 614 receives information output to the input / output unit 613 from the service provider 120 (server 121) or the data center operating company 110 (cloud server 111).
  • the terminal 103 includes a touch detection unit 620, a communication unit 621, a weather information acquisition unit 622, a screen display unit 623, a device information acquisition unit 624, and a display information superimposition unit 625.
  • a touch detection unit 620 includes a touch detection unit 620, a communication unit 621, a weather information acquisition unit 622, a screen display unit 623, a device information acquisition unit 624, and a display information superimposition unit 625.
  • a touch detection unit 620 includes a touch detection unit 620, a communication unit 621, a weather information acquisition unit 622, a screen display unit 623, a device information acquisition unit 624, and a display information superimposition unit 625.
  • the touch detection unit 620 detects what input operation the user has performed on the display screen of the terminal 103.
  • the user performs input operations such as touch and swipe on the display screen (touch panel).
  • the communication unit 621 transmits and receives information to and from the service provider 120 (server 121). Communication between the terminal 103 and the service provider 120 is performed directly via the Internet or a telephone line.
  • the terminal 103 may be connected to the service provider 120 via an Internet connection terminal in the proximity of the terminal 103.
  • the terminal 103 is a watch-type terminal having only a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark)
  • the terminal 103 communicates with a mobile phone held by the user using the short-range wireless communication.
  • the service provider 120 is connected via a mobile phone.
  • the meteorological information acquisition unit 622 acquires weather information corresponding to a region or a position on a map designated in advance by the user from the service provider 120 via the communication unit 621.
  • the weather information includes at least one of a weather forecast, a temperature forecast, a humidity forecast, a wind speed forecast, a wind direction forecast, a precipitation probability forecast, and a pollen scattering quantity forecast.
  • the screen display unit 623 presents information to the user.
  • the screen display unit 623 is configured with, for example, a touch panel display.
  • the device information acquisition unit 624 receives log information indicating the operation status of the device 601 from the service provider 120 via the communication unit 621.
  • the operation status includes operation history information and operation reservation information.
  • the operation history information includes a history operation start time that represents a time when the device has started to operate in the past, a history operation end time that represents a time when the device has finished operating in the past, and an operation content when the device has operated.
  • the operation reservation information includes a reservation operation start time that represents a time at which the reserved device starts operation, a reservation operation end time that represents a time at which the reserved device finishes operation, and a reservation device operation time. Operation content is included.
  • the device information acquisition unit 624 transmits the reservation setting information and reservation change information of the device 601 to the service provider 120 via the communication unit 621.
  • the reservation setting information includes a reservation operation start time, a reservation operation end time, and an operation content set by the user.
  • the reservation change information includes a reservation operation start time, a reservation operation end time, and an operation content changed by the user.
  • the display information superimposing unit 625 superimposes the clock image representing the current time, the weather image representing the weather information acquired by the weather information acquiring unit 622, and the screen information obtained by superimposing the device information acquired by the device information acquiring unit 624. And the generated screen information is displayed on the screen display unit 623.
  • the device status display system 600 includes one device 601 and one terminal 103, but the device status display system 600 includes two or more devices and two or more terminals. It may be.
  • the data center operating company 110 manages the cloud server 111 and the OS 112. Hereinafter, each component constituting the data center operating company 110 will be described.
  • the cloud server 111 is a virtualization server that cooperates with various devices via the Internet.
  • the cloud server 111 mainly manages huge data (big data) that is difficult to handle with a normal database management tool or the like.
  • the OS 112 is system software that provides an interface that abstracts hardware to application software.
  • the service provider 120 manages the server 121.
  • the server 121 includes a user authentication unit 630, a device search unit 631, a user DB (database) 632, and a device DB 633.
  • a user authentication unit 630 includes a user authentication unit 630, a device search unit 631, a user DB (database) 632, and a device DB 633.
  • the user authentication unit 630 uses the user ID and password transmitted from the terminal 103 to the service provider 120 (server 121) by the user and information stored in the user DB 632, and the user of the terminal 103 uses the device status display system 600. Check if you are a legitimate service user. That is, the user authentication unit 630 determines whether the user ID and password received from the terminal 103 are the same as the user ID and password stored in the user DB 632. The user authentication unit 630 determines that the user is an authorized service user if the user ID and the password match, and determines that the user is not an authorized service user if the user ID and the password do not match.
  • the device search unit 631 specifies the device held by the authorized user authenticated by the user authentication unit 630 by searching from the information stored in the device DB 633.
  • the user DB 632 is configured by a secondary storage device, for example, and stores the user ID and password of the service user.
  • the user ID and password are transmitted in advance to the server 121 by the terminal 103 and stored in the user DB 632.
  • the device DB 633 is configured by a secondary storage device, for example, and stores device information of devices held by the service user.
  • the device DB 633 stores a user ID for identifying a user and a device ID for identifying the device in association with each other.
  • the device ID is transmitted to the server 121 together with the user ID by the device 601 and stored in the device DB 633.
  • the device ID may be transmitted together with the user ID from the terminal 103 to the server 121 and stored in the device DB 633.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the log information storage unit 612.
  • the log information storage unit 612 stores the date / time information 700, the operation / state identifier 701, the operation / state data 702, and the transmitted flag 703 in association with each other.
  • the date / time information 700 is the date / time when the operation was performed on the device 601 or the date / time when the state of the device 601 was changed.
  • the date / time information 700 is data (201212120901091107) obtained by concatenating the year, month, day, and time.
  • the operation / state identifier 701 indicates whether the operation / state data 702 is data indicating an operation performed on the device 601 or data indicating the state of the device 601, and the type of the operation / state data 702 is It is an identifier that indicates what it is. For example, a button operation (00000001) on the device and an operation reservation operation (00000002) on the device are operation / status identifiers 701 indicating operations on the device 601, and the power status (10000001) of the device and the reservation setting status of the device are The operation / state identifier 701 indicates the state of the device 601.
  • the operation / state data 702 is a specific value indicating an operation performed on the device 601 or a specific value indicating the state of the device 601.
  • the operation / state data 702 includes a push button identifier (0001), the number of times of opening / closing the door of the device (0001), a set temperature of the device (18), and a reservation start time of the device.
  • the operation / state data 702 includes operation history information and operation reservation information.
  • the transmitted flag 703 is an identifier for identifying whether or not the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 has been transmitted to the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110. When transmitted, “1” is accumulated, and when not transmitted, “0” is accumulated.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the user DB 632.
  • the user DB 632 stores a user ID 800, a password 801, and area information 802 in association with each other.
  • the user ID 800 is an identifier uniquely assigned to the service user.
  • the password 801 is an arbitrary character string designated by the user.
  • the area information 802 is an area designated by the user, and is used when acquiring weather information described later.
  • the area information 802 represents, for example, the area where the user lives and the place where the device 601 is installed.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the device DB 633.
  • the device DB 633 stores a user ID 900, a device ID 901, model name information 902, and registration date information 903 in association with each other.
  • the user ID 900 is an identifier uniquely assigned to the service user, and corresponds to the user ID 800 stored in the user DB 632.
  • the device ID 901 is an identifier assigned to a device held by the user corresponding to the user ID 900.
  • the device ID 901 is an identifier uniquely assigned to the device.
  • the model name information 902 is the name of the device 601.
  • the registration date information 903 is the date when the user registered the device 601 with the service, that is, the date when data was stored in the device DB 633.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing flow of the device status display system 600 according to the present embodiment.
  • step S1 the device 601 transmits log information to the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110.
  • the device 601 transmits the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 to the cloud server 111 at a predetermined timing.
  • the cloud server 111 receives the log information transmitted by the device 601 and stores it in the internal memory.
  • step S ⁇ b> 2 the terminal 103 receives the user ID and password input by the user, and transmits the received user ID and password to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • the server 121 of the service provider 120 receives the user ID and password transmitted by the terminal 103.
  • step S3 the server 121 of the service provider 120 acquires log information related to the device corresponding to the user ID of the user received in step S2, from the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110.
  • step S4 the server 121 of the service provider 120 acquires weather information from the server of the weather information service provider.
  • a weather information service provider is a provider that provides a service that provides weather information.
  • step S5 the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the log information acquired in step S3 and the weather information acquired in step S4 to the terminal 103.
  • the terminal 103 receives log information and weather information transmitted by the server 121.
  • step S6 the terminal 103 displays the log information and weather information received from the server 121 of the service provider 120 in step S5 superimposed on the clock image representing the current time.
  • step S7 the terminal 103 accepts a screen operation by the user, and accepts a change in reservation contents or an addition of reservation contents.
  • the terminal 103 transmits reservation change information to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • the server 121 receives reservation change information transmitted by the terminal 103.
  • step S8 the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the reservation change information received in step S7 to the cloud server 111.
  • the cloud server 111 receives the reservation change information transmitted by the server 121.
  • step S9 the cloud server 111 transmits the reservation change information received in step S8 to the device 601.
  • the device 601 receives the reservation change information transmitted by the cloud server 111. Accordingly, the device 601 changes the reservation content currently set based on the received reservation change information.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of the log information transmission process in step S1 shown in FIG.
  • the log information acquisition unit 611 of the device 601 stores the acquired log information in the log information storage unit 612.
  • the log information acquisition unit 611 acquires log information related to the operation of the device 601 every time the user performs an operation on the device 601, and stores the acquired log information in the log information storage unit 612. Further, the log information acquisition unit 611 may acquire log information related to the state of the device 601 at a predetermined time interval or may be acquired when a specific operation is performed.
  • the log information acquisition unit 611 stores the acquired log information related to the state of the device 601 in the log information storage unit 612 in the same manner as the log information related to the operation of the device 601.
  • the transmitted flag 703 of the log information newly accumulated in the log information accumulation unit 612 is “0” indicating that it has not been transmitted yet.
  • the communication unit 614 transmits the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 to the cloud server 111 of the data center operating company 110.
  • the device 601 and the cloud server 111 authenticate each other.
  • the authentication is performed to prevent the log information of the device 601 from leaking to an unintended server on the Internet, and unintended log information is stored in the cloud server 111 by connecting an unintended device to the cloud server 111. This is to prevent the server 111 from accumulating.
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure
  • any authentication method may be used as long as it is an authentication method having a function equivalent to PKI.
  • the communication unit 614 of the device 601 transmits the device ID of the device 601 stored in the device ID management unit 610 and the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 to the cloud server 111.
  • the device 601 and the cloud server 111 may perform user authentication in addition to mutual authentication.
  • the log information acquisition unit 611 rewrites the transmitted flag 703 of the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 to “1” indicating that the transmission has been completed.
  • the log information whose transmission flag 703 is “1” indicating that transmission has been completed may be deleted in order to improve the efficiency of the storage area.
  • the log information to be transmitted to the cloud server 111 is not necessarily stored in the log information storage unit 612. That is, the communication unit 614 may directly transmit the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit 611 without storing the log information in the log information storage unit 612.
  • step S23 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 receives the device ID and log information transmitted by the device 601.
  • step S24 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 stores the log information for each device ID in the internal memory using the received device ID.
  • step S2 details of the user ID and password transmission process in step S2 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the user ID and password transmission processing in step S2 shown in FIG.
  • the touch detection unit 620 of the terminal 103 receives an input of a user ID and a password by the user.
  • the user inputs the user ID and password from the input reception screen displayed on the screen display unit 623 of the terminal 103.
  • the screen display unit 623 of the terminal 103 displays a software keyboard on the input reception screen.
  • the touch detection unit 620 recognizes the user ID and password by detecting the input character.
  • step S32 the communication unit 621 of the terminal 103 transmits the user ID and password input by the user in step S31 to the service provider 120.
  • the terminal 103 performs server authentication of the service provider 120.
  • Server authentication is performed in order to prevent the user ID and password from leaking to an unintended server on the Internet.
  • PKI is generally used, but any authentication method may be used as long as it is an authentication method having a function equivalent to PKI.
  • the communication unit 621 of the terminal 103 transmits the user ID and password to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • the communication unit 621 may encrypt and transmit the user ID and password.
  • the terminal 103 may accept only the user ID and transmit only the user ID.
  • step S33 the communication unit of the server 121 receives the user ID and password transmitted by the terminal 103.
  • step S34 the user authentication unit 630 of the server 121 performs user authentication using the user ID and password received from the terminal 103 in step S33.
  • the user authentication unit 630 performs user authentication using user information stored in the user DB 632. Specifically, the user authentication unit 630 searches the user DB 632 with the received user ID, and determines whether the user DB 632 has user information corresponding to the user ID. When there is user information corresponding to the user ID, the user authentication unit 630 collates the received password with the password included in the user information. If both passwords match, the user authentication unit 630 determines that the user authentication is successful. On the other hand, when the user information corresponding to the user ID is not in the user DB 632 or the passwords of the two do not match, the user authentication unit 630 determines that the user authentication has failed.
  • step S35 the communication unit of the server 121 transmits the result of the user authentication performed in step S34 to the terminal 103.
  • the user authentication result may be encrypted.
  • step S ⁇ b> 34 the communication unit of the server 121 transmits a user authentication result indicating that user authentication is successful to the terminal 103.
  • step S ⁇ b> 34 the communication unit of the server 121 transmits a user authentication result indicating that user authentication has failed to the terminal 103.
  • step S36 the communication unit 621 of the terminal 103 receives the user authentication result transmitted by the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • the screen display unit 623 of the terminal 103 displays the user authentication result. Thereby, the user authentication result is notified to the user.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the log information acquisition processing in step S3 shown in FIG.
  • step S41 when the device search unit 631 of the server 121 of the service provider 120 determines that user authentication is successful by the user authentication unit 630 in step S34, the user ID that has succeeded in user authentication is used.
  • the device ID of the device held by the user is acquired.
  • the device search unit 631 searches the device DB 633 using the user ID, and acquires all device IDs corresponding to the user ID.
  • step S42 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits all the device IDs acquired in step S41 to the cloud server 111 as a device ID list.
  • step S43 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 receives the device ID list transmitted by the server 121.
  • step S44 the control unit of the cloud server 111 searches the internal memory using the device ID included in the device ID list received in step S43, and acquires device log information corresponding to the device ID. To do.
  • control unit of the cloud server 111 does not need to acquire log information corresponding to all device IDs, and may acquire only log information corresponding to device IDs of predetermined devices.
  • the predetermined device is, for example, a device that can be reserved for operation, such as a television, a recorder, a washing machine, an air purifier, or an air conditioner.
  • the control unit of the cloud server 111 may acquire only log information including at least one of the history operation start time, the history operation end time, the reservation operation start time, and the reservation operation end time.
  • step S45 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 transmits the log information acquired in step S44 to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • step S46 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 receives the log information transmitted by the cloud server 111. Thereby, the server 121 can acquire log information related to the device owned by the user.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the weather information acquisition process in step S4 shown in FIG.
  • step S51 the device search unit 631 of the server 121 of the service provider 120 acquires area information designated in advance by the user using a user ID that has been successfully authenticated.
  • the device search unit 631 acquires area information corresponding to the user ID from the user DB 632.
  • step S52 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the area information acquired in step S51 to the server of the weather information service provider.
  • step S53 the communication unit of the server of the weather information service provider receives the regional information transmitted by the server 121.
  • step S54 the control unit of the server of the weather information service provider uses the area information received in step S53 to search and acquire hourly weather information of the area specified by the area information.
  • the hourly weather information is information relating to the weather such as hourly weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation probability, and pollen scattering amount.
  • the weather information is not limited to these, and any information may be used as long as it is information related to the weather.
  • the weather information may be information provided by a weather forecasting agency or a weather forecasting company, or may be weather information reported by a person in each area.
  • the weather information may be input by a terminal existing in a predesignated area. In this case, the terminal transmits the weather information input by the user to the server 121.
  • step S55 the communication unit of the server of the weather information service provider transmits the hourly weather information acquired in step S54 to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • step S56 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 receives the hourly weather information transmitted by the server of the weather service provider. Thereby, the server 121 can acquire the weather information of the area previously designated by the user in units of time.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the log information and weather information acquisition process in step S5 shown in FIG.
  • step S61 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the log information acquired in step S46 of FIG.
  • step S62 the device information acquisition unit 624 of the terminal 103 receives the log information transmitted by the server 121 of the service provider 120 through the communication unit 621. Thereby, the terminal 103 can acquire the log information of the device held by the user.
  • step S63 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the hourly weather information acquired in step S56 of FIG.
  • step S64 the weather information acquisition unit 622 of the terminal 103 receives the hourly weather information transmitted by the server 121 of the service provider 120 through the communication unit 621. Thereby, the terminal 103 can acquire the weather information of the area designated in advance by the user in units of time.
  • the server 121 of the service provider 120 obtains weather information in units of time from the server of the weather information service provider, but this is not necessarily the case.
  • the server of the weather information service provider may transmit the changed hourly weather information to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • the server 121 may notify the terminal 103 that the weather information has been changed.
  • the server 121 of the service provider 120 notifies the terminal 103 of change of weather information in units of time.
  • the change notification of weather information performs the same process as step S63 shown in FIG.
  • the screen display unit 623 of the terminal 103 displays a screen for notifying that the weather information has been changed.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a first example of a display screen displayed in the display process of step S6 shown in FIG.
  • the display information superimposing unit 625 creates a display screen 300 in which an operation time image representing at least one of the operation start time and the operation end time on a time series is superimposed on a clock image representing the current time, and the screen display unit 623. Displays the display screen 300 created by the display information superimposing unit 625.
  • the display screen 300 includes a device icon 301, an operation time image 302, a weather icon 303, and a clock image 304.
  • the clock image 304 is an analog clock and displays the current time.
  • the clock image 304 includes an image in which the long hand image 3041 and the short hand image 3042 change continuously.
  • the current time is represented by the positions of the long hand image 3041 and the short hand image 3042.
  • numerals are arranged in directions indicating 12:00, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 9 o'clock, respectively.
  • the clock image 304 represents 12 hours of morning or afternoon on one screen. That is, the clock image 304 shown in FIG. 12 represents either morning or afternoon time.
  • the clock image 304 may represent 24 hours on one screen.
  • the device icon 301 is an icon representing the type of device for which the operation time image is to be displayed.
  • the display information superimposing unit 625 extracts the device model name from the device log information held by the user received in step S62 in FIG. 11 and superimposes the icon image corresponding to the extracted model name on the clock image 304. To do.
  • the device icon 301 is superimposed on the central portion of the clock image 304, that is, the shaft portion of the long hand image 3041 and the short hand image 3042.
  • a device icon 301 represents a washing machine icon.
  • the operation time image 302 represents the operation start time, the operation end time, and the operation content of the device in time series.
  • the operation time image 302 is formed along a circumference around which the long needle image 3041 and the short hand image 3042 circulate, and is represented by a band-like region having the operation start time as the start and the operation end time as the end.
  • the operation start time and the operation end time are extracted from the log information of the device held by the user received in step S62 in FIG.
  • the operation time image 302 displayed before the current time represents the history operation start time and the history operation end time at which the operation has already ended, and the operation time image 302 displayed after the current time is a reserved operation. It represents the start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • FIG. 12 shows that the reservation operation start time of the washing machine is 7:00 pm and the reservation operation end time is 9:00 pm.
  • the operation time image 302 includes an image that continuously connects an image indicating the history operation start time and an image indicating the history operation end time.
  • the operation time image 302 includes an image that continuously connects an image indicating the reservation operation start time and an image indicating the reservation operation end time.
  • the first half of the operation time image 302 indicates the washing time
  • the second half of the operation time image 302 indicates the drying time. That is, the area indicating the operation time image 302 is divided into two, the time required for washing is represented by the first half area, and the time required for drying is represented by the second half area. Is done.
  • the weather icon 303 is an icon (weather image) indicating weather information for each predetermined time.
  • images about the weather and temperature every three hours are displayed.
  • the weather and temperature are extracted from the hourly weather information received in step S64 of FIG.
  • the first half of the operation time image 302 indicates the washing time
  • the second half of the operation time image 302 indicates the drying time.
  • the present invention is not particularly limited thereto, and “washing” or The operation content may be indicated by displaying a character image such as “dry”.
  • the color of the area indicating the operation time image 302 may be changed according to the operation content. For example, when the operation content of the air conditioner is the cooling operation, the color of the region indicating the operation time image 302 is displayed in blue, and when the operation content of the air conditioner is the heating operation, the color of the region indicating the operation time image 302 May be displayed in red.
  • the screen display unit 623 displays the operation time images 302 of the plurality of devices. May be displayed in a switchable manner.
  • the user touches the device icon 301 displayed at the center of the screen.
  • the screen display unit 623 switches to an icon image corresponding to a different type of device and also switches to the operation time image 302 of the target device.
  • the operation time images are switched and displayed in the order of a washing machine, an air conditioner, and an air cleaner, and the operation time images of a plurality of devices can be confirmed together with weather information.
  • the screen display unit 623 may switch the operation time image for each of a plurality of devices. Further, the screen display unit 623 may switch the operation time image by touching the display screen of the terminal 103.
  • the screen display unit 623 may switch the operation time image by pressing a button provided on the terminal 103 instead of the touch operation. Further, the screen display unit 623 may switch the operation time image when the vibration of the terminal 103 is detected. Further, the screen display unit 623 may switch the operation time image based on audio information input to the terminal 103.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second example of the display screen displayed in the display process of step S6 shown in FIG.
  • the display screen 3001 includes a device icon 3011, an operation time image 302, a weather icon 3031, and a clock image 304.
  • the same components as those in the display screen 300 shown in FIG. 13 the same components as those in the display screen 300 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 13 shows an example in which the display target device is an air cleaner.
  • the device icon 3011 represents an air cleaner icon.
  • the weather icon 3031 represents an image related to the amount of pollen scattered at a predetermined time. In FIG. 13, information on the amount of pollen scattered every 3 hours is displayed. The pollen scattering amount is extracted from the hourly weather information received in step S64 of FIG.
  • the weather icon 3031 is displayed in a different manner depending on the amount of pollen scattered. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a weather icon 3031 with a large number of round marks is used when the amount of pollen scattered is large, and a weather icon 3031 with a small number of round marks is used when the amount of pollen scattered is small. .
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a third example of the display screen displayed in the display process of step S6 shown in FIG.
  • the display screen 3002 includes a device icon 3012, a first operation time image 3021, a second operation time image 3022, a weather icon 303, and a clock image 304.
  • the same components as those of the display screen 300 shown in FIG. 13 the same components as those of the display screen 300 shown in FIG.
  • the screen display unit 623 displays a plurality of screen information. All the operation time images of the device are displayed.
  • the screen display unit 623 displays a first operation time image 3021 and a second operation time image 3022 corresponding to different devices.
  • the first operation time image 3021 represents, for example, the history operation start time and history operation end time of the washing machine
  • the second operation time image 3022 represents, for example, the history operation start time and history operation end time of the television. .
  • the user touches the displayed operation time image, for example. Thereby, a device icon 3012 indicating a device corresponding to the touched operation time image is displayed in the center.
  • a device icon 3012 representing a television is displayed in the center of the screen.
  • the display screen 3002 shown in FIG. 14 can also be used for the purpose of watching a child at home roughly from outside the parent. That is, since it is possible to list not only the operation status of each home appliance but the operation status of all home appliances, it is possible to know when the child in the home is using the home appliance.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a fourth example of the display screen displayed in the display process of step S6 shown in FIG.
  • the display screen 3003 includes a device icon 401, a time axis display area 402, an operation time image 403, a weather icon 404, and a clock image 405.
  • the clock image 405 is a digital clock and displays the current time.
  • the device icon 401 is an icon representing the type of device for which the operation time image is to be displayed.
  • the display information superimposing unit 625 extracts the device model name from the device log information held by the user received in step S62 in FIG. 11 and superimposes the icon image corresponding to the extracted model name on the clock image 405. To do.
  • the time axis display area 402 is an area for displaying the operation time image 403 and represents a time axis for one day (24 hours).
  • the time axis display area 402 may represent a time axis of 12 hours in the morning or afternoon.
  • the operation time image 403 represents the operation start time, operation end time, and operation content of the device.
  • the operation time image 403 is formed on the time axis display area 402 representing the time axis, and is represented by a band-like area starting from the operation start time and ending at the operation end time.
  • the operation start time and the operation end time are extracted from the log information of the device held by the user received in step S62 in FIG.
  • the operation time image 403 displayed before the current time represents the history operation start time and the history operation end time at which the operation has already ended, and the operation time image 403 displayed after the current time is a reserved operation It represents the start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • FIG. 15 shows that the reservation operation start time of the washing machine is 7:00 pm and the reservation operation end time is 9:00 pm.
  • the first half of the operation time image 4032 indicates the washing time
  • the second half of the operation time image 403 indicates the drying time. That is, the area indicating the operation time image 403 is divided into two, the time required for washing is represented by the first half area, and the time required for drying is represented by the second half area. Is done.
  • the weather icon 404 is an icon (weather image) indicating weather information for each predetermined time. In FIG. 15, information on the weather and temperature every 6 hours is displayed. The weather and temperature are extracted from the hourly weather information received in step S64 of FIG.
  • the color of the area indicating the operation time image 403 may be changed according to the operation content. For example, when the operation content of the air conditioner is the cooling operation, the color of the region indicating the operation time image 403 is displayed in blue, and when the operation content of the air conditioner is the heating operation, the color of the region indicating the operation time image 403 May be displayed in red.
  • the screen display unit 623 displays the operation time images 403 of the plurality of devices. May be displayed in a switchable manner.
  • the method for switching the operation time image 403 is the same as the switching method on the display screen 300 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the reservation change acceptance process in step S7 shown in FIG.
  • step S71 the touch detection unit 620 of the terminal 103 receives a reservation change. That is, touch detection unit 620 accepts a change in at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time on the display screen displayed in step S6 of FIG.
  • the touch detection unit 620 may accept a change in the reserved operation content in addition to the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • the touch detection unit 620 may accept a change in both the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time, or may accept a change in only one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • step S72 the communication unit 621 of the terminal 103 sends the reservation change information including the changed reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time to the service provider 120. To the server 121.
  • the reservation change information includes information (for example, device ID) for specifying a device whose reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time are to be changed.
  • the touch detection unit 620 may accept not only the change of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time displayed on the display screen but also the addition of a new reservation operation start time and a reservation operation end time.
  • the communication unit 621 transmits reservation change information including the newly added reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time to the server 121 of the service provider 120.
  • step S73 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 receives the reservation change information transmitted by the terminal 103. Thereby, the service provider 120 can acquire reservation change information from the user.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing details of the reservation change information transmission process in step S8 shown in FIG.
  • step S81 the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 transmits the reservation change information received in step S73 of FIG. 16 to the cloud server 111.
  • step S82 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 receives the reservation change information transmitted by the server 121 of the service provider 120. Thereby, the cloud server 111 can acquire reservation change information from the user.
  • FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the reservation content changing process in step S9 shown in FIG.
  • step S91 the communication unit of the cloud server 111 transmits the reservation change information received in step S82 of FIG. 17 to the reservation change target device 601.
  • step S92 the communication unit 614 of the device 601 receives the reservation change information transmitted by the cloud server 111. As a result, the device 601 can acquire reservation change information from the user.
  • step S93 the device 601 changes the reservation content using the reservation change information received by the communication unit 614.
  • the device 601 changes the currently set reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time to the newly received reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time.
  • the device 601 may change the log information stored in the log information storage unit 612 according to the newly received reservation operation start time and reservation operation end time.
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed in the reservation change acceptance process in step S7 shown in FIG.
  • the reservation change acceptance process performed on the display screen 300 shown in FIG. 12 displayed by the display process in step S6 of FIG. 6 will be described.
  • the operation of the washing machine is reserved from 7 pm to 9 pm.
  • the user since the night weather forecast has changed to rain, the user is assumed to advance the operation start time of the washing machine by two hours.
  • the user touches the operation time image 302 with his / her finger and slides his / her finger along the clock frame while maintaining the state in contact with the screen.
  • the touch detection unit 620 receives changes in the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed operation time image 302. That is, the touch detection unit 620 detects that the finger has touched the position corresponding to the operation time image 302, and detects that the finger has been moved along the clock frame without leaving.
  • the screen display unit 623 changes the display position of the operation time image 302 according to the movement of the finger.
  • the display position of the operation time image 302 is changed, and the change of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time is accepted.
  • the reservation operation start time that was 7:00 pm is changed to 5:00 pm
  • the reservation operation end time that was 9:00 pm is changed to 7:00 pm.
  • the reservation time can be easily changed by changing the display position of the operation time image 302.
  • the touch detection unit 620 accepts a change in the reservation operation start time by moving a predetermined object in contact with the position on the display screen corresponding to the displayed reservation operation start time, and ends the displayed reservation operation.
  • a change in the reservation operation end time may be received by moving a predetermined object in contact with a position on the display screen corresponding to the time.
  • FIG. 20 and 21 are diagrams showing a second example of the display screen displayed in the reservation change receiving process in step S7 of FIG.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for selecting a device to which reservation contents are added
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for adding a reservation operation start time and a reservation operation end time. It is.
  • the user touches the device icon 301 at the center of the screen until the air conditioner icon is displayed.
  • a display screen 3004 shown in FIG. 20 shows a screen example when the air conditioner icon is displayed.
  • the user touches the position corresponding to 7:00 pm as the reservation operation start time, maintains the state of touching the screen, and puts it on the clock frame to the position corresponding to 9:00 pm as the reservation operation end time. Slide your finger along and release your finger at the position corresponding to the scheduled end time.
  • the touch detection unit 620 detects that the finger has touched the position corresponding to the reservation operation start time, detects that the finger has moved along the clock frame without leaving, and corresponds to the reservation operation end time.
  • the screen display unit 623 displays the operation time image 340 according to the movement of the finger.
  • a display screen 3005 shown in FIG. 21 shows a screen example when the operation time image 340 is input. As a result, the user can easily add an air conditioner operation reservation.
  • a confirmation message may be displayed on the user's terminal and a confirmation instruction from the user may be accepted.
  • FIGS. 12 to 15 and 19 to 21 are merely examples, and any method may be used as long as the display screens and operation methods exhibit the same effects.
  • the server 121 of the service provider 120 may perform a reservation change notification indicating a reservation change when another user designated in advance by the user changes the reservation.
  • the reservation change content is notified as log information from the server 121 of the service provider 120 to the terminal 103 as in the process of step S5 shown in FIG.
  • the communication unit of the server 121 of the service provider 120 indicates that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed.
  • 103 may be notified.
  • the notified terminal 103 is a terminal that has received a change of at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time. Thereby, the user can confirm that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed.
  • the notified terminal 103 may be a terminal different from the terminal that has received a change in at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time.
  • the server 121 Another terminal may be notified that at least one of the reservation operation start time and the reservation operation end time has been changed.
  • the server 121 sets the reservation operation start time and reservation in a terminal owned by a father in the same family. It may be notified that at least one of the operation end times has been changed.
  • the technology described in the above embodiment can be realized, for example, in the following types of cloud services.
  • the type of cloud service in which the technology described in the above aspect is realized is not limited to this.
  • FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an overview of services provided by the information device status display system in service type 1 (in-house data center type cloud service).
  • the service provider 120 acquires information from the group 100 and provides a service to the user.
  • the service provider 120 has a function of a data center operating company. That is, the service provider 120 has a cloud server 203 that manages big data. Therefore, there is no data center operating company.
  • the service provider 120 operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 203.
  • the service provider 120 manages an operating system (OS) 202 and an application 201.
  • the service provider 120 provides a service using the OS 202 and the application 201 managed by the service provider 120 (arrow 204).
  • FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an overview of services provided by the device status display system in service type 2 (IaaS-based cloud service).
  • IaaS is an abbreviation for infrastructure as a service, and is a cloud service provision model that provides a base for constructing and operating a computer system as a service via the Internet.
  • the data center operating company 110 operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 203.
  • the service provider 120 manages the OS 202 and the application 201.
  • the service provider 120 provides a service using the OS 202 and the application 201 managed by the service provider 120 (arrow 204).
  • FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an overall image of services provided by the device status display system in service type 3 (PaaS use type cloud service).
  • PaaS is an abbreviation for Platform as a Service
  • PaaS provision model that provides a platform serving as a foundation for constructing and operating software as a service via the Internet.
  • the data center operating company 110 manages the OS 202 and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 203. Further, the service provider 120 manages the application 201. The service provider 120 provides a service using the OS 202 managed by the data center operating company 110 and the application 201 managed by the service provider 120 (arrow 204).
  • FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an overview of services provided by the device status display system in service type 4 (SaaS-based cloud service).
  • SaaS is an abbreviation for software as a service.
  • the SaaS-based cloud service is an application provided by a platform provider who owns a data center (cloud server), or a user such as a company or an individual who does not have a data center (cloud server) This is a cloud service provision model with functions that can be used via a network.
  • the data center operating company 110 manages the application 201, manages the OS 202, and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 203.
  • the service provider 120 provides a service using the OS 202 and the application 201 managed by the data center operating company 110 (arrow 204).
  • the service provider 120 provides a service.
  • the service provider or the data center operating company may develop an OS, an application, a big data database, or the like, or may be outsourced to a third party.
  • An apparatus status display method and an apparatus status display apparatus can easily check at least one of an operation start time and an operation end time of an apparatus, and display an apparatus status display method on a terminal. It is useful as a device status display device.

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L'invention porte sur un procédé d'affichage d'état d'appareil, qui est utilisé pour un système d'affichage d'état d'appareil (600) servant à afficher un état de fonctionnement d'un appareil (601) sur un terminal (103), qui comprend : une étape (S3) à laquelle un instant de début de fonctionnement et/ou un instant de fin de fonctionnement de l'appareil (601) sont obtenus; et une étape (S6) à laquelle une image de temps de fonctionnement montrant l'instant de début de fonctionnement et/ou l'instant de fin de fonctionnement obtenus le long d'une ligne des temps est affichée tout en étant superposée à une image d'horloge montrant l'heure courante.
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