WO2019009119A1 - 測量機の通信管理システム - Google Patents

測量機の通信管理システム Download PDF

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WO2019009119A1
WO2019009119A1 PCT/JP2018/023977 JP2018023977W WO2019009119A1 WO 2019009119 A1 WO2019009119 A1 WO 2019009119A1 JP 2018023977 W JP2018023977 W JP 2018023977W WO 2019009119 A1 WO2019009119 A1 WO 2019009119A1
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武志 菊池
光隆 利田
空 大田黒
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  • the present invention relates to a communication management system that performs maintenance management of a surveying instrument.
  • a surveying instrument (total station) irradiates a distance measurement light to a target placed at a measurement point, receives the reflected light, and performs surveying. It is important to maintain the accuracy of the surveying instrument, since the surveying requires the measurement accuracy according to the purpose. For this reason, it is required to maintain the machine regularly or as needed, and to keep the machine in good condition at all times.
  • Patent Document 1 relates to maintenance management of a surveying instrument, displaying on a display that maintenance is necessary from information based on a maintenance history using a management program, and preparation of periodic maintenance or It is disclosed that the need for maintenance is transmitted to the surveying instrument via the Internet by looking at the situation of error depending on the situation.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication management system of a surveying instrument capable of preventing the surveying instrument from being used without maintenance.
  • a communication management system of a surveying instrument includes a surveying unit for surveying a target, a control unit for controlling the surveying unit, and a communication unit connected to a communication network. And a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server via the communication network, wherein the remote terminal is the surveying instrument of the surveying instrument.
  • Maintenance setting and cancellation of the maintenance setting are performed, and the maintenance setting and cancellation of the setting are stored in the management server, and the management server is in a state in which the surveying instrument requires a predetermined maintenance operation according to the maintenance setting. At least one of the surveying instrument user and the administrator, and the maintenance setting is resolved.
  • the maintenance setting includes setting associated with the maintenance period
  • the notification is characterized in that it comprises a pre-notification is performed before the arrival of the maintenance date.
  • the management server sets the surveying instrument in an unusable state until the maintenance setting is released.
  • the communication management system of the present invention it is possible to prevent the surveying instrument from being used without maintenance.
  • the manager of the surveying instrument TS refers to a surveying instrument manufacturer, an agent, a management company, or a person who belongs to these and manages the surveying instrument TS.
  • the user of the surveying instrument means the owner of the surveying instrument or a person who belongs to the owner's company and uses the surveying instrument on a daily basis.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a communication management system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the communication management system 10 includes a plurality of surveying instruments TS1, TS2... TSx (hereinafter, representative code is TS) to be managed, a management server MS, and a remote terminal RC.
  • the surveying instrument TS, the management server MS, and the remote terminal RC can communicate with each other via the communication network N.
  • the communication network N may include any communication network such as the Internet, a local area network such as an in-house LAN, a connection cable, and a sanitary communication network.
  • FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the surveying instrument TS according to the present embodiment.
  • the surveying instrument TS is a total station (electronic range finder). As shown in FIG. 2, the surveying instrument TS includes a surveying unit 21, a control unit 22, a communication unit 23, a display unit 24, and a rotation drive unit 25.
  • the communication unit 23 may be configured to be added (externally attached) to the surveying instrument TS.
  • the surveying unit 21 includes a light emitting element, a ranging optical system, and a light receiving element disposed in a telescope (not shown) of the surveying instrument TS.
  • the surveying unit 21 emits distance measuring light from the light emitting element via the distance measuring optical system to illuminate a target, and receives light reflected from the target by the light receiving element to perform distance measurement.
  • the surveying unit 21 performs angle measurement by measuring the vertical rotation angle of the telescope and the horizontal rotation angle of a housing (not shown) of the telescope with a rotary encoder.
  • the communication unit 23 enables communication with the outside through the communication network N, and is connected to the Internet using, for example, the Internet protocol (TCP / IP).
  • TCP / IP the Internet protocol
  • the display unit 24 has a liquid crystal screen, is capable of inputting surveying conditions and the like, and displays various information related to surveying.
  • the rotation drive unit 25 is a motor, and there are one which vertically rotates the telescope and one which horizontally rotates the housing.
  • the control unit 22 is a control unit provided with at least a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.).
  • the control unit 22 executes the survey application program and causes the display unit 24 to display a screen according to the application.
  • the control unit 22 drives the surveying unit 21 and the rotational drive unit 25 to perform automatic collimation, ranging and angle measurement of the target, and acquires survey data of the measurement point.
  • the control unit 22 also transmits and receives information to and from the management server MS via the communication network N using the communication unit 23, and executes a command from the management server MS. Furthermore, the control unit 22 confirms the state of the management server MS at a fixed cycle, for example, a cycle of once a day.
  • the management server checks the presence / absence of notification to be displayed on the MS by the surveying instrument TS. Further, the control unit 22 downloads a message stored in the management server MS based on the maintenance setting stored in the management server MS, and causes the display unit 24 to display the message.
  • FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of the remote terminal RC according to the present embodiment.
  • the remote terminal RC is, for example, a terminal such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet, which is owned by a surveying instrument manufacturer or a distributor.
  • the remote terminal RC at least includes a terminal communication unit 31, a terminal control unit 32, a terminal display unit 33, and a terminal input unit 34.
  • the terminal communication unit 31 can transmit and receive information with the server communication unit 41 of the management server MS described later via the communication network N.
  • the terminal control unit 32 is a control unit provided with at least a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.). The terminal control unit 32 performs maintenance setting on the surveying instrument TS to be set. In addition, when the predetermined maintenance work is completed, the maintenance setting is canceled.
  • the terminal display unit 33 displays an operation screen for a manager based on an instruction from the terminal control unit 32, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like.
  • the terminal input unit 34 is, for example, an input device such as a keyboard, a numeric keypad, or a touch panel, and inputs information necessary for the operation of the remote terminal RC.
  • FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of the management server MS according to the present embodiment.
  • the management server MS at least includes a server communication unit 41, a server control unit 42, a storage unit database 51, and a clock 44.
  • the server communication unit 41 can transmit and receive information between the communication unit 23 of the surveying instrument TS and the terminal communication unit 31 of the remote terminal RC via the communication network N.
  • the storage unit 43 includes at least a database 51.
  • the database 51 stores information received from the surveying instrument TS and the remote terminal RC in association with the management number of the surveying instrument TS.
  • the server control unit 42 is a control unit provided with at least a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.). As shown in FIG. 4, the server control unit 42 includes a setting read unit 44, a determination execution unit 46, and an operation execution unit 47.
  • the setting reading unit 44 reads the maintenance setting stored in the database 51. Specifically, the date and time at which a predetermined maintenance operation is required (hereinafter referred to as “maintenance due date”) is read out. Further, when the prior notification setting is performed, the setting of the date and time of the prior notification, that is, the number of days before the maintenance notification before the notification (hereinafter referred to as “the prior notification date and time”) is read.
  • the determination execution unit 46 compares the current date and time acquired from the clock 44 built in the management server MS with the set maintenance date, and determines whether the current date and time exceeds the maintenance date. In addition, when the prior notification setting is made by the maintenance setting, the current date and time are compared with the prior notification date and it is determined whether the current date and time exceeds the prior notification date and time.
  • the operation execution unit 47 executes the set operation based on the maintenance setting stored in the database 51 at the request of the remote terminal RC. The specific operation will be described later.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a communication management workflow of the surveying instrument TSx using the communication management system 10 according to the present embodiment.
  • step S101 the administrator opens the web page 50 from the remote terminal RC, and performs maintenance setting on the surveying instrument TSx to be managed.
  • Maintenance settings include settings associated with the maintenance period. Specifically, the maintenance setting includes setting of a maintenance date, setting of whether or not prior notification is given before notification of maintenance due (hereinafter referred to as "this notification"), and setting of prior notification date and time .
  • the maintenance date can be determined based on the maintenance schedule determined by the manufacturer, the type and status of the surveying instrument, and the like.
  • the maintenance setting includes the setting of the notification means, the setting of the notification target person, the setting of the content of the notification message, and the like.
  • the notification means is, for example, transmission of an electronic mail, display on the display unit 24 of the surveying instrument TS, display on the Web page 50. Further, in the case of display on an e-mail or a web page, at least one of the manager of the surveying instrument and the user may be selected as the notification target. Also, the contents of the notification and the notification of prior notification may be the same or different.
  • the maintenance setting may include a setting for locking the function of the surveying instrument TSx simultaneously with the notification.
  • step S102 when there is the prior notification setting, when the prior notification date and time comes, the process moves to step S102, and the management server MS performs the prior notification based on the above-mentioned maintenance setting.
  • Prior notice can be implemented as appropriate, such as once only once or once daily until the maintenance due date, depending on the type and nature of the surveying instrument TSx. If there is no prior notification setting, step S102 is skipped.
  • step S103 the management server MS notifies at least one of the manager and the owner of the surveying instrument to be managed based on the maintenance setting.
  • This notification can also be implemented appropriately, such as notifying once daily, notifying whenever the power of the surveying instrument is turned on, notifying once a week, etc., depending on the type and nature of the surveying instrument TSx. . However, this notification is continuously performed until the maintenance setting is released, and the notification is stopped when the maintenance setting is released.
  • step S104 the notification in steps S102 and S103 recognizes that the maintenance of the target surveying instrument TSx is necessary, and requests the administrator to perform maintenance work. Then, a predetermined maintenance operation is performed on the surveying instrument TSx.
  • step S105 the Web page 50 is opened from the remote terminal RC, and the maintenance state of the target survey instrument TSx is set to "done" to cancel the maintenance setting.
  • the surveying instrument TSx is returned to the user.
  • step S106 the administrator determines whether the next maintenance setting is necessary. If necessary, the process returns to step S101, the maintenance setting is performed again from the remote terminal RC, and the process is ended if unnecessary.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of maintenance setting in the remote terminal RC in step S101.
  • the administrator of the surveying instrument TS logs in to the dedicated web page 50 (FIG. 1) provided by the surveying instrument manufacturer from the remote terminal RC.
  • the terminal display unit 33 displays a list of a plurality of registered surveying instruments TS1, TS2,.
  • the administrator selects the surveying instrument TSx to be set.
  • step S303 when the process proceeds to step S303, a maintenance setting screen is displayed on the web page 50 of the terminal display unit 33.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of the maintenance setting screen (web page 50).
  • the maintenance setting is configured by the check box and the free input method.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and maintenance date, presence / absence of prior notification, prior notification date / time, notification means, notification target person, notification contents, etc. can be set by means such as pull-down form, check box, free input method etc. It may be configured.
  • the administrator can set the operation according to his / her management intention.
  • step S304 a permission screen for setting completion is displayed on the terminal display unit 33.
  • the setting is stored in the management server MS.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of maintenance setting cancellation in the remote terminal RC in step S105.
  • the administrator of the surveying instrument TS logs in to the web page 50 (FIG. 1) from the remote terminal RC.
  • the terminal display unit 33 displays a list of a plurality of registered surveying instruments TS1, TS2,.
  • the administrator selects the surveying instrument TSx to be reset.
  • step S313 the maintenance cancellation setting screen is displayed on the web page 50.
  • the administrator confirms that the maintenance of the target surveying instrument is completed, and cancels the maintenance setting by setting the maintenance state to "done".
  • step S314 a permission screen for setting completion is displayed on the terminal display unit 33.
  • this As “YES”, the maintenance history and the cancellation setting are stored in the management server MS.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the management server MS according to the present embodiment.
  • the management server carries out the following operations all the time at a predetermined constant interval, for example, once a day.
  • the setting reading unit 44 of the management server MS reads the maintenance date set in the maintenance setting, and compares the current date acquired by the clock 44 with the maintenance date.
  • step S402 the determination execution unit 46 determines whether the current date and time exceeds the maintenance date. If it exceeds (Yes), the process proceeds to step S403 to execute the operation specified by the maintenance setting. Specifically, by sending an e-mail to a designated target person, displaying it on the owner or administrator's web page, or displaying it on the surveying instrument TSx 24, predetermined maintenance work can be performed. Notify that it is in the required state.
  • the function of the surveying instrument TSx can be locked to make the surveying instrument TSx unusable. Thereafter, the management server MS ends the process.
  • step S404 it is determined whether advance notification setting has been made and the current date and time exceeds the prior notification date.
  • step S405 the process proceeds to step S405, and the operation specified by the maintenance setting is performed. That is, it notifies that the maintenance date is approaching. Thereafter, the management server MS completes the process.
  • the management server MS ends the process.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the operation of the surveying instrument TSx according to the present embodiment.
  • the surveying instrument TSx communicates with the management server MS at a constant cycle, and executes the following operation.
  • step S201 the management server MS confirms the state. And it transfers to step S202 and it is judged whether the notification in surveying instrument TSx is required.
  • step S203 it is determined whether there is a message to be displayed.
  • step S204 If there is a message to be displayed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S204, and the message is downloaded and acquired from the management server MS. Next, the process proceeds to step S205, and a message is displayed on the display unit 24.
  • FIG. 11 is an example of a message to be displayed. Thereafter, the surveying instrument TSx completes the process.
  • step S202 when the notification by the surveying instrument TSx is not necessary (No), the surveying instrument TSx completes the process.
  • the management server MS reads out the stored maintenance settings once a day, compares the current date and time with the maintenance due date and the prior notification set date and time, and the current date and time exceeds each set date and time. Determine if there is.
  • Surveying instrument TSx checks the status of the server once a day.
  • the management server MS sends an advance notification by e-mail based on the maintenance setting of (1), and displays it on the display unit 24 of the surveying instrument TSx. indicate.
  • the user confirms the message and the mail displayed on the surveying instrument TSx, recognizes that a predetermined maintenance operation is necessary, and is expected to request the administrator to maintain the surveying instrument TSx.
  • the management server MS executes the maintenance setting based on (1). Send this notification by e-mail and display it on the display unit 24 of the surveying instrument TSx. This notification is carried out every day until the user brings the surveying instrument to the administrator or the administrator visits the user and carries out the prescribed maintenance work on the surveying instrument and the maintenance setting is canceled by the administrator. It will be. Therefore, the user strongly recognizes that maintenance is necessary, and requests maintenance to the administrator.
  • the administrator performs predetermined maintenance work on the surveying instrument TSx. After completion of the work, the administrator logs in to the web page 50 with the remote terminal RC, selects the surveying instrument TSx to be managed, cancels the maintenance setting, saves the setting, and closes the web page 50. When the maintenance setting is canceled, the message in the management server MS is cleared, and thereafter, notification by mail transmission and display on the surveying instrument TSx is stopped.
  • the user / administrator is notified that the surveying instrument TS is in a state requiring a predetermined maintenance operation, and the predetermined operation is actually performed. Since the notification does not stop unless the maintenance operation is completed and the administrator cancels the maintenance setting, the user / administrator can not ignore the notification and the surveying instrument TS requires a predetermined maintenance operation. We strongly recognize that it is. Therefore, the implementation of maintenance work can be promoted. As a result, the surveying instrument TS can be prevented from being used without maintenance.
  • the maintenance setting includes the setting associated with the maintenance period
  • the maintenance defined by the manufacturer that the state requires the predetermined maintenance work It can be set to notify according to a maintenance period determined based on a schedule, a model of surveying instrument TS, a state, and the like.
  • the maintenance schedule of the surveying instrument TS can be properly managed.
  • prior notification is performed before the arrival of the maintenance date, so maintenance work can be promoted before the arrival of the maintenance date. .
  • the maintenance history of the surveying instrument TS is stored in the management server MS, each of the user, the administrator and the maker can grasp the maintenance status of the surveying instrument TS. As a result, the number of surveying instruments TS used without maintenance can be reduced, and the surveying instruments TS can be maintained in a good state.
  • the maintenance request can be made more reliably.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a communication management system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a charging system AS is connected to the communication network N.
  • the same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted.
  • FIG. 13 is a configuration block diagram of the management server MS1 according to the present embodiment.
  • the management server MS1 has the server control unit 42 the virtual currency generation unit 48 and the virtual currency management unit 49, and the storage unit 43 the virtual currency quantity storage unit 52 At least.
  • the virtual currency is a monetary value that enables economic activities related to the service provided by the communication management system 100, but it has the exchange value to be converted into cash or used in other services. You may have.
  • the administrator can purchase this virtual currency, for example, by bank account debiting, credit card settlement, or using electronic money available on the web purchased in advance.
  • the virtual currency generation unit 48 In response to a request from the remote terminal RC, the virtual currency generation unit 48 generates a virtual currency in the form of exchange such as currency such as yen and dollar, and creates billing data corresponding to the quantity of virtual currency.
  • the virtual currency is a monetary value that enables economic activity related to the service provided by the remote control system 100, and is used for cash conversion or other services. It may have value.
  • the administrator can purchase this virtual currency, for example, by bank account debiting, credit card settlement, or using electronic money available on the web purchased in advance.
  • the charge data is data necessary for settlement, and includes, for example, a bank account number or a credit card number, a purchase price, and the like.
  • the charging system AS executes settlement based on the charging data corresponding to the virtual currency quantity transmitted from the management server MS.
  • a charging system AS is realized by a computer, it is a well-known technology and thus detailed description will be omitted. Also, the charging system AS may be incorporated in the management server MS.
  • the virtual currency purchased by the administrator or the like is stored in the database 51 in association with the account of the administrator or the like or the management number of the surveying instrument TSx.
  • the virtual currency management unit 49 manages the quantity of virtual currency stored in the database 51.
  • the virtual currency quantity storage unit 52 stores the quantity of virtual currency generated by the virtual currency generation unit 48 described later and managed by the virtual currency management unit 49.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a communication management workflow of the surveying instrument TSx using the communication management system 100 according to the present embodiment.
  • step S1001 the administrator has previously purchased a virtual currency from the web page from the remote terminal RC.
  • step S1002 a Web page is opened from the remote terminal RC, and maintenance settings similar to those in the first embodiment are performed on the surveying instrument TSx to be managed.
  • the setting is stored in the management server MS1, and one unit of the virtual currency purchased in advance is consumed, and the quantity of the virtual currency subtracted is stored in the management server MS1. .
  • the manufacturer can arbitrarily set the amount of virtual currency consumed.
  • step S1003 when there is the setting of prior notification, when the prior notification date and time comes, the process moves to step S1003, and the management server MS performs prior notification based on the above-mentioned maintenance setting. If there is no prior notification setting, step S1003 is skipped.
  • step S1004 the management server MS1 notifies at least one of the manager and the owner of the surveying instrument to be managed based on the above-mentioned maintenance setting. This notification is continuously performed until the maintenance setting is cancelled, and the notification is stopped when the maintenance setting is cancelled.
  • step S1005 a user who recognizes that maintenance is necessary by the notification in steps S1003 and S1004 requests the administrator of the maintenance work of the surveying instrument TSx. Then, a predetermined maintenance operation is performed on the surveying instrument TSx.
  • step S1006 the Web page 50 is opened from the remote terminal RC, and the maintenance state of the target surveying instrument TSx is set to "done" to cancel the maintenance setting.
  • the cancellation of the maintenance setting is stored in the management server MS1, one unit of virtual currency is consumed, and the quantity of the virtual currency subtracted is stored in the management server MS1.
  • the manufacturer can arbitrarily set the amount of virtual currency consumed. Thereafter, the surveying instrument TSx is returned to the user.
  • step S1007 the administrator determines whether the next maintenance setting is necessary. If necessary, the process returns to step S1001 to perform maintenance setting again, and when unnecessary, the process ends.
  • the consumption of the virtual currency in steps S1002 and S1006 may be performed in both steps, but is not limited to this, and may be performed in only one of them in response to a market request or the like.
  • the surveying instrument manufacturer that provides the communication management system 100 provides the administrator with a notification function by maintenance setting as a paid service.
  • the notification function can significantly promote the user to request the administrator for maintenance work.
  • the administrator since a simple and secure payment system using virtual currency is used, the administrator does not have to perform complicated procedures for payment. Therefore, the use of the notification function by the administrator is strongly promoted.

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