WO2020194452A1 - Information provision system, information provision device, information provision method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A distribution information storage unit (101) stores first distribution information indicating the distribution of parameters representing the condition of air in a warehouse. A distribution information generation unit (109) uses the first distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit (101) to generate second distribution information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each area in the warehouse with a density corresponding to each area. A distribution information transmission unit (110) transmits the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generation unit (109) to a terminal device.

Description

Information provision system, information provision device, information provision method, and program

The present invention relates to an information providing system, an information providing device, an information providing method, and a program.

Currently, there is known a technique for acquiring and providing the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse in order to properly manage the goods stored in the warehouse. The parameters are, for example, temperature, humidity, air cleanliness, air volume, and wind direction. The distribution of the parameters is obtained, for example, by a sensor that measures the parameters and a simulator that simulates the parameters.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes an air-conditioning environment monitoring system that periodically performs an environmental simulation using actual measurement data and acquires and provides a three-dimensional spatial distribution of environmental physical elements corresponding to the above parameters in real time. There is. Here, in the environmental simulation, since the three-dimensional spatial distribution including the environmental physical elements is generated at all the locations in the warehouse, a very large number of environmental physical elements are acquired.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-63055

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, all the environmental physical elements acquired by the environmental simulation are transferred and processed for displaying the three-dimensional spatial distribution. Therefore, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the communication load and the processing load for displaying the three-dimensional spatial distribution including the environmental physical elements are very large. Therefore, a technique for reducing the communication load and the processing load for displaying the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition is desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is an information providing system, an information providing device, an information providing method, and an information providing system for reducing a communication load and a processing load for displaying a distribution of parameters indicating an air condition. , The purpose is to provide the program.

In order to achieve the above object, the information providing system according to the present invention
A distribution information storage means for storing the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse, and
From the first distribution information stored in the distribution information storage means, second distribution information which is information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region is generated. Distribution information generation means and
A distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generating means to a terminal device is provided.

In the present invention, information is generated that indicates the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the communication load and the processing load for displaying the distribution of parameters.

Configuration diagram of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Functional configuration diagram of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention Functional configuration diagram of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the 1st distribution information Diagram showing installation position information Diagram showing article position information Diagram showing correspondence information The figure which shows the 2nd distribution information A flowchart showing an information providing process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A flowchart showing a display process executed by the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing the screen displayed for equipment maintenance personnel Diagram showing that the distribution of parameters is dense in the area near the corner of the air conditioner or warehouse. Diagram showing the screen displayed to the article manager Diagram showing the high density of parameter distribution in the area near the edge of the warehouse Diagram showing that the distribution of parameters is dense in the area near the entrance and exit of the warehouse. Functional configuration diagram of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention Configuration diagram of the information providing system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the configuration of the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The information providing system 1000 is a system that provides distribution information to the user. The distribution information is information indicating the distribution of the value of the parameter indicating the air condition in the warehouse, that is, the information indicating the value of the parameter indicating the air condition for each point in the warehouse. The parameters indicating the state of air are parameters indicating the air environment, and are, for example, temperature, humidity, air cleanliness, air volume, and wind direction. The air cleanliness is, for example, the amount of suspended dust, the concentration of carbon monoxide, the concentration of carbon dioxide, and the concentration of volatile organic compounds. Hereinafter, the value of the parameter is simply referred to as a parameter as appropriate.

The information providing system 1000 generates the second distribution information based on the first distribution information prepared in advance, and provides the second distribution information to the user. The first distribution information is, for example, information indicating the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse with the first density over the entire area in the warehouse. The second distribution information is information indicating the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region. The density according to the region is a density equal to or lower than the first density.

The information providing system 1000 provides a detailed distribution of the above parameters for a region where it is desired to provide a detailed distribution of the above parameters. On the other hand, the information providing system 1000 provides a rough distribution of the above parameters for a region where it is not desired to provide a detailed distribution of the above parameters. That is, the second distribution information shows the distribution of the parameters at a higher density in the region where the importance of the parameters is higher. It is considered that the region in which it is desired to provide a detailed distribution of the above parameters differs for each user of the terminal device 200.

In the present embodiment, the information providing system 1000 generates the second distribution information by thinning out more of the above parameters from the first distribution information in a region where the importance of the parameters is lower. According to such a configuration, even if the amount of information of the first distribution information is enormous, it is possible to suppress the amount of information of the second distribution information. Hereinafter, an example in which the above parameter is temperature will be described. The second distribution information is used, for example, for air conditioning management in the warehouse or article management in the warehouse.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1000 includes an information providing device 100. The information providing device 100 and the terminal device 200 are connected to each other via the communication network 300.

The information providing device 100 is a device that generates a second distribution information from the first distribution information according to an instruction from the terminal device 200. The information providing device 100 transmits the generated second distribution information to the terminal device 200 via the communication network 300. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing device 100 physically includes a processor 11, a hard disk 12, a keyboard 13, a liquid crystal display 14, and a communication interface 15.

The processor 11 controls the overall operation of the information providing device 100. The processor 11 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a built-in ROM (ReadOnlyMemory), RAM (RandomAccessMemory), RTC (RealTimeClock), and the like. The CPU operates according to the basic program stored in the ROM, for example, and uses the RAM as a work area.

The hard disk 12 stores various information. The hard disk 12 stores, for example, a program executed by the processor 11. Further, the hard disk 12 stores various data used in the information providing process. The keyboard 13 detects an operation performed by the user and supplies a signal indicating the detection result to the processor 11.

The liquid crystal display 14 displays information according to the control of the processor 11. That is, the keyboard 13 and the liquid crystal display 14 are user interfaces. The communication interface 15 is a communication interface for connecting the information providing device 100 to the communication network 300. The communication interface 15 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card).

The terminal device 200 is a device used by the user. The terminal device 200 receives the second distribution information generated by the information providing device 100 in accordance with the request from the terminal device 200 from the information providing device 100 via the communication network 300. As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 200 physically includes a processor 21, a flash memory 22, a touch screen 23, and a communication interface 24.

The processor 21 controls the overall operation of the terminal device 200. The processor 21 is, for example, a CPU having a built-in ROM, RAM, RTC, and the like. The CPU operates according to the basic program stored in the ROM, for example, and uses the RAM as a work area. The flash memory 22 is a non-volatile memory that stores various types of information. The flash memory 22 stores, for example, a program executed by the processor 21.

The touch screen 23 detects an operation performed by the user and supplies a signal indicating the detection result to the processor 21. Further, the touch screen 23 displays information under the control of the processor 21. The communication interface 24 is a communication interface for connecting the terminal device 200 to the communication network 300. The communication interface 24 is, for example, a NIC.

The communication network 300 is a wide area network, for example, the Internet. The communication network 300 connects the information providing device 100 and the terminal device 200 to each other.

Next, the functions of the information providing system 1000 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing system 1000 functionally includes a distribution information storage unit 101, an installation position storage unit 102, a layout storage unit 103, an article position storage unit 104, and a correspondence storage unit 105. The acquisition information receiving unit 106, the acquisition information determination unit 107, the importance determination unit 108, the distribution information generation unit 109, and the distribution information transmission unit 110 are provided.

The distribution information storage means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information storage unit 101. The installation position storage means corresponds to, for example, the installation position storage unit 102. The article position storage means corresponds to, for example, the article position storage unit 104. The correspondence storage means corresponds to, for example, the correspondence storage unit 105. The acquired information receiving means corresponds to, for example, the acquired information receiving unit 106. The acquired information discriminating means corresponds to, for example, the acquired information discriminating unit 107. The importance determination means corresponds to, for example, the importance determination unit 108. The distribution information generation unit means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information generation unit 109. The distribution information transmission means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information transmission unit 110.

The distribution information storage unit 101 stores the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of the parameters indicating the air state in the warehouse. A warehouse is, for example, a low temperature warehouse in which goods are stored at a low temperature. The article is, for example, seafood that is stored frozen. The first distribution information is information indicating the above parameters at each point in the warehouse. That is, the first distribution information is a set of parameters at each point in the warehouse. This parameter is, for example, a sensor value output by a sensor provided in the warehouse, or a calculated value output by a simulator that simulates based on this sensor value.

The first distribution information may be in any format as long as it is information indicating the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse. As shown in FIG. 4, the first distribution information is, for example, the temperature in the warehouse by a record having a temperature ID, an X coordinate [m], a Y coordinate [m], a Z coordinate [m], and a temperature [degree]. Information showing the distribution of. One record shows the temperature at one point in the warehouse. In the present embodiment, each point is indicated by Cartesian coordinates including the X coordinate [m], the Y coordinate [m], and the Z coordinate [m]. The Z axis is an axis parallel to the vertical direction. The X-axis is an axis orthogonal to the Z-axis. The Y-axis is an axis orthogonal to the X-axis and the Z-axis.

The temperature in the warehouse is controlled, for example, at 1 m intervals in each of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction. Here, for example, it is assumed that the length of the warehouse in the X-axis direction is 50 m, the length of the warehouse in the Y-axis direction is 20 m, and the length of the warehouse in the Z-axis direction is 10 m. In this case, the number of records is about 50 × 20 × 10 = 10,000. That is, the first distribution information is a huge amount of information.

However, in the present embodiment, the temperature in the warehouse is controlled at intervals of 2 m in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction and at 3 m intervals in the Z-axis direction in order to facilitate understanding in the explanation using drawings. It is assumed that Further, it is assumed that the length of the warehouse in the X-axis direction is 18 m, the length of the warehouse in the Y-axis direction is 8 m, and the length of the warehouse in the Z-axis direction is 12 m. The number of records is assumed to be about 9 × 4 × 4 = 144. In this case, the first distribution information is information indicating the temperature distribution in the warehouse at a density of 1 temperature per 2 × 2 × 3 = 12 cubic meters over the entire area in the warehouse. The function of the distribution information storage unit 101 is realized by, for example, the function of the hard disk 12.

The installation position storage unit 102 stores installation position information, which is information indicating the installation position of the air conditioner in the warehouse. The installation position information may be in any format as long as it is information indicating the position of the air conditioner. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the installation position information indicates the position of the air conditioner by a record including the installation position ID, the X coordinate [m], the Y coordinate [m], and the Z coordinate [m]. Information. One record shows the coordinates of one cubic lattice including the air conditioner when the space in the warehouse is divided into cubic lattices at 1 m intervals.

This coordinate may be a coordinate indicating the central position of the cubic lattice, or may be a coordinate of any one of the eight vertices provided in the cubic lattice. In the present embodiment, since the installation position information indicates the position of the air conditioner by such a record, a plurality of records may be provided for one air conditioner. The function of the installation position storage unit 102 is realized by, for example, the function of the hard disk 12.

The layout storage unit 103 stores layout information which is information indicating the layout of the warehouse. The layout information may be in any format as long as it is information indicating the layout of the warehouse. The layout information is, for example, information indicating the coordinates of the corners of the warehouse, the coordinates of the edges of the warehouse, and the coordinates of the entrance and exit of the warehouse. In the corner of the warehouse, there is a corner of the warehouse in the narrow sense and a corner of the warehouse in the broad sense. A corner of a warehouse in a narrow sense is, for example, a portion where the distance from eight vertices where three of the six faces of the rectangular parallelepiped intersect is less than or equal to the threshold value when the warehouse is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. The corner of the warehouse in a broad sense is a portion where the distance from the eight line segments where two of the above six surfaces intersect is equal to or less than the threshold value. Further, the edge of the warehouse is a portion where the distance from the above six surfaces is equal to or less than the threshold value. The function of the layout storage unit 103 is realized by, for example, the function of the hard disk 12.

The article position storage unit 104 stores article position information, which is information indicating the position of the article in the warehouse. The article position information may be in any format as long as it is information indicating the position of the article. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the article position information is information indicating the position of the article by a record including the article position ID, the X coordinate [m], the Y coordinate [m], and the Z coordinate [m]. Is. One record shows the coordinates of one cubic lattice containing articles when the space in the warehouse is divided into cubic lattices at 1 m intervals. In the present embodiment, since the article position information indicates the position of the article by such a record, a plurality of records may be provided for one article. The function of the article position storage unit 104 is realized by, for example, the function of the hard disk 12.

Correspondence relationship storage unit 105 stores correspondence relationship information in which user identification information and user classification information are associated with each other. User identification information is information for identifying a user. The user identification information is, for example, information indicating a user's name and a user's ID. User classification information is information indicating user classification. The user classification is, for example, a user's role and a user's authority. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the correspondence information is information indicating the user classification by the record including the user ID and the user classification.

FIG. 7 shows that there are equipment maintenance personnel and article managers as user classifications. The equipment maintenance staff is the person who is responsible for maintaining the air conditioners installed in the warehouse. That is, the equipment maintenance staff is the manager of the air conditioner. The equipment maintenance staff is, for example, a person who confirms whether the parameters of the desired area related to air conditioning management are within the guaranteed range. The goods manager is a person who manages the goods managed in the warehouse. The article manager is, for example, a person who confirms whether the parameters of the desired area related to article management are within the guaranteed range. The function of the correspondence storage unit 105 is realized by, for example, the function of the hard disk 12.

The acquisition information receiving unit 106 receives the acquisition information, which is the information acquired by the terminal device 200, from the terminal device 200. The acquired information is, for example, user identification information. The function of the acquired information receiving unit 106 is realized by, for example, the function of the communication interface 15.

The acquisition information determination unit 107 determines the acquisition information received by the acquisition information reception unit 106. For example, the acquisition information determination unit 107 determines whether or not the acquisition information is information corresponding to air conditioning management by the air conditioner arranged in the warehouse. Specifically, in the correspondence information, when the classification indicated by the user classification information associated with the user identification information included in the acquisition information is the classification indicating the manager of the air conditioner, the acquisition information is used for air conditioning management. Determine that it is the corresponding information.

Further, the acquired information determination unit 107 determines whether or not the acquired information is information corresponding to the article management for the articles arranged in the warehouse. Specifically, in the correspondence information, when the classification indicated by the user classification information associated with the user identification information included in the acquired information is the classification indicating the manager of the article, the acquired information corresponds to the article management. It is determined that the information is to be used. The function of the acquired information determination unit 107 is realized by, for example, the function of the processor 11.

The importance determination unit 108 determines the importance of the above parameters for each area in the warehouse based on the acquisition information received by the acquisition information receiving means. This importance is the degree of necessity of browsing and the degree of how important the above parameters are to the user. Here, the area in the warehouse that the user pays attention to often differs depending on the role played by the user. Therefore, the importance determination unit 108 determines the importance for each area in the warehouse according to the role played by the user. The role played by the user can be calculated from the user identification information included in the acquired information and the correspondence information.

When the importance determination unit 108 determines that the acquired information is information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 determines the first importance as the importance of the above parameters for the area associated with the air conditioning management, and performs the air conditioning management. The second importance is determined as the importance of the above parameters for the unassociated area. The second importance is lower than the first importance. That is, when the user is a person involved in air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 determines high importance for an area deeply involved in air conditioning management. On the other hand, when the user is a person involved in air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 determines a low importance for an area not deeply involved in air conditioning management.

Specifically, when the importance determination unit 108 determines that the acquired information is information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the area close to the air conditioner is based on the installation position information stored in the installation position storage unit 102. The first importance is determined as the importance of the above parameters with respect to. On the other hand, the importance determination unit 108 determines the second importance as the importance of the above parameters for the region far from the air conditioner. The region close to the air conditioner is a region where the distance from the air conditioner is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. On the other hand, the region far from the air conditioner is a region in which the distance from the air conditioner exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Further, when the importance determination unit 108 determines that the acquired information is the information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 sets the above parameters for the area near the corner of the warehouse based on the layout information stored in the layout storage unit 103. The first importance is determined as the importance. On the other hand, the importance determination unit 108 determines the second importance as the importance of the above parameters for the area far from the corner of the warehouse. The area close to the corner of the warehouse is an area where the distance from the corner of the warehouse is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. On the other hand, the area far from the corner of the warehouse is an area where the distance from the corner of the warehouse exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

In this embodiment, the importance is determined in two stages, the first importance and the second importance, for each of the air conditioner and the corner of the warehouse. Here, it is preferable that the importance set for the air conditioner and the importance set for the corner of the warehouse do not contradict each other. Therefore, the first importance is determined for the area near the corner of the air conditioner or the warehouse, and the second importance is determined for the area far from the corner of the air conditioner or the warehouse. This is because when the user is a person involved in air conditioning management, it is expected that he / she wants to grasp the detailed distribution status of the above parameters in both the area near the air conditioner and the area near the corner of the warehouse.

The area near the air conditioner is often an area where parameters such as temperature and humidity change drastically. That is, the area near the air conditioner is often an area where a detailed distribution of parameters is desired for a user involved in air conditioning management. In addition, the area near the corner of the warehouse is often an area where parameters such as temperature and humidity change drastically. Alternatively, the area near the corner of the warehouse is an area where the air flow due to air conditioning is difficult to reach, and it is often the area where parameters such as temperature and humidity are difficult to reach desired values. That is, the area near the corner of the warehouse is often the area where a detailed distribution of parameters is desired for users involved in air conditioning management. Therefore, when the user is a person involved in air conditioning management, high importance is determined for the area near the corner of the air conditioner or the warehouse, and a detailed distribution of parameters is provided. On the other hand, for other regions, low importance is determined and a rough distribution of parameters is provided.

Further, when the importance determination unit 108 determines that the acquired information is the information corresponding to the article management, the importance determination unit 108 determines the first importance as the importance of the above parameters for the area associated with the article management, and determines the article. The second importance is determined as the importance of the above parameters for the area not associated with management. That is, when the user is a person involved in article management, the importance determination unit 108 determines a high importance for an area deeply involved in article management. On the other hand, when the user is a person involved in article management, the importance determination unit 108 determines a low importance for an area not deeply involved in article management.

Specifically, when the importance determination unit 108 determines that the acquired information is information corresponding to the article management, the importance determination unit 108 refers to the area close to the article based on the installation position information stored in the article position storage unit 104. The first importance is determined as the importance of the above parameters. On the other hand, the importance determination unit 108 determines the second importance as the importance of the above parameters for the region far from the article. The area close to the article is an area in which the distance from the article is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. On the other hand, the region far from the article is a region where the distance from the article exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Here, if the user is a person involved in article management, it is expected that he / she wants to grasp the detailed distribution status of the above parameters in the area close to the article. Therefore, when the user is a person involved in article management, the high importance is determined for the area close to the article, and a detailed distribution of parameters is provided. On the other hand, for other regions, low importance is determined and a rough distribution of parameters is provided.

The importance determined for each area by the importance determination unit 108 may be expressed in any way. For example, the importance may be expressed by a degree such as high or low, or may be expressed by a numerical value such as 1, 2. Further, as will be described later, importance is a concept directly related to the density of the distribution of parameters. That is, the higher the determined importance, the higher the density of the parameter distribution. For this reason, importance can be considered to be substantially synonymous with density. That is, the importance determination unit 108 can be considered as a density determination unit or a density distribution determination unit that determines the density for each region. The function of the importance determination unit 108 is realized by, for example, the function of the processor 11.

The distribution information generation unit 109 generates the second distribution information from the first distribution information stored in the distribution information storage unit 101. The second distribution information is information indicating the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse for each area in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the area. The second distribution information, like the first distribution information, is a set of parameters at each point in the warehouse. However, the second distribution information is different from the first distribution information in that the distribution density of the parameters is different for each region.

The second distribution information may be in any format as long as it is information indicating the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, the second distribution information is the temperature in the warehouse by a record having a temperature ID, an X coordinate [m], a Y coordinate [m], a Z coordinate [m], and a temperature [degree]. Information showing the distribution of. One record shows the temperature at one point in the warehouse. In the present embodiment, each point is indicated by Cartesian coordinates including the X coordinate [m], the Y coordinate [m], and the Z coordinate [m].

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the parameters are not thinned out in any of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction in the region where the first importance is determined. In the region where the second importance is determined, the parameters are thinned out to 1/2 in the X-axis direction, the parameters are thinned out to 1/3 in the Y-axis direction, and the parameters are thinned out in the Z-axis direction. Is not thinned out. In this case, if the second importance is determined for all the regions, the number of parameters will be reduced to 1/6 by thinning out when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the parameters having temperature IDs 1 to 4 and 13 are not thinned out, and the parameters having temperature IDs 5 to 12 are thinned out.

The distribution information generation unit 109 is in a region where the density of the parameter in the region where the first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter is determined as the second importance which is lower than the first importance as the importance of the parameter. Generate second distribution information that is higher than the density of the above parameters. That is, the distribution information generation unit 109 generates the second distribution information so that the density of the parameter distribution is high in the region where the parameters are important and the density of the parameter distribution is low in the region where the parameters are not important. The function of the distribution information generation unit 109 is realized by, for example, the function of the processor 11.

The distribution information transmission unit 110 transmits the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generation unit 109 to the terminal device 200. The distribution information transmission unit 110 transmits the second distribution information to the terminal device 200 via the communication network 300. The function of the distribution information transmission unit 110 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 11 and the communication interface 15.

Next, the function of the terminal device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 200 functionally includes an acquisition information acquisition unit 201, an acquisition information transmission unit 202, a distribution information reception unit 203, and a distribution information display unit 204. The distribution information receiving means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information receiving unit 203. The distribution information display means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information display unit 204.

The acquisition information acquisition unit 201 acquires the acquisition information. For example, the acquisition information acquisition unit 201 receives an operation from the user and generates acquisition information including the user identification information for identifying the user according to the accepted operation. This operation is, for example, a user ID input operation. The acquisition information acquisition unit 201 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 21 and the touch screen 23.

The acquisition information transmission unit 202 transmits the acquisition information acquired by the acquisition information acquisition unit 201 to the information providing device 100. For example, the acquisition information transmission unit 202 transmits this acquisition information to the information providing device 100 via the communication network 300. The function of the acquisition information transmission unit 202 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 21 and the communication interface 24.

The distribution information receiving unit 203 receives the second distribution information from the distribution information transmitting unit 110. For example, the distribution information receiving unit 203 receives the second distribution information from the distribution information transmitting unit 110 via the communication network 300. The function of the distribution information receiving unit 203 is realized by, for example, the function of the communication interface 24.

The distribution information display unit 204 displays a screen showing the distribution of the above parameters in the warehouse for each area in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the area based on the second distribution information received by the distribution information receiving unit 203. This screen is, for example, a screen that shows the parameters of each point in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the area in the warehouse by two-dimensional display or three-dimensional display. The parameter values are indicated on the screen by, for example, the color of the figure, the size of the figure, the numerical value, the character string, and the like.

For example, when the parameter temperature is expressed by the color of the figure, the temperature below -30 degrees is purple, the temperature above -30 degrees is blue, the temperature above -20 and below -10 degrees is green, and -10. A temperature of not less than −0 ° C. can be expressed in yellow, a temperature of 0 to less than 10 ° C. can be expressed in orange, and a temperature of 10 ° C. or more can be expressed in red. For example, when the temperature, which is a parameter, is expressed by the size of a figure, the higher the temperature, the larger the figure can be expressed. The function of the distribution information display unit 204 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 21 and the touch screen 23.

Next, the information providing process executed by the information providing device 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The information providing method executed by the information providing device 100 is realized by executing the information providing process. The information providing device 100 starts executing the information providing process in response to, for example, turning on the power. Prior to the execution of the information providing process, it is assumed that the hard disk 12 stores the first distribution information, the installation position information, the layout information, the article position information, and the correspondence information.

First, the processor 11 determines whether or not the request information has been received from the terminal device 200 (step S101). For example, the processor 11 determines whether or not the communication interface 15 has received the request information based on the information supplied from the communication interface 15. The request information is information for requesting transmission of the second distribution information, and is information to be transmitted by the terminal device 200. When the processor 11 determines that the request information has not been received from the terminal device 200 (step S101: NO), the processor 11 returns the process to step S101.

When the processor 11 determines that the request information has been received from the terminal device 200 (step S101: YES), the processor 11 acquires the user identification information (step S102). For example, when the communication interface 15 receives the acquisition information including the user identification information together with the request information from the terminal device 200, the processor 11 acquires the user identification information from the communication interface 15.

When the processor 11 completes the process of step S102, the processor 11 determines whether or not the user is an equipment maintenance worker (step S103). For example, the processor 11 determines whether or not the user is an equipment maintenance staff based on the correspondence information and the user identification information. For example, in the correspondence information, when the equipment maintenance staff is indicated as the user classification by the user classification information associated with the acquired user identification information, it is determined that the user is the equipment maintenance staff. On the other hand, for example, in the correspondence information, when the article manager is indicated as the user classification by the user classification information associated with the acquired user identification information, it is determined that the user is not a facility maintenance person. In this embodiment, the user is classified into either an equipment maintenance person or an article manager.

When the processor 11 determines that the user is an equipment maintenance worker (step S103: YES), the processor 11 specifies the installation position of the air conditioner (step S104). For example, the processor 11 specifies the installation position of the air conditioner with reference to the installation position information. When the processor 11 completes the process of step S104, the processor 11 identifies the position of the corner of the warehouse (step S105). For example, the processor 11 refers to the layout information to identify the location of a corner of the warehouse.

When the processor 11 completes the process of step S105, the processor 11 determines the importance distribution of high importance near the corner of the air conditioner or the warehouse (step S106). That is, the processor 11 determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter for the area near the air conditioner or the area near the corner of the warehouse. On the other hand, the processor 11 determines the second importance as the importance of the parameter for the region far from both the air conditioner and the corner of the warehouse. Then, the processor 11 determines the first importance or the second importance as the importance of the parameters for all the areas in the warehouse. The importance distribution is a distribution of importance determined for all areas in the warehouse.

On the other hand, when the processor 11 determines that the user is not an equipment maintenance person (step S103: NO), the processor 11 specifies the position of the article (step S107). For example, the processor 11 identifies the position of the article with reference to the article position information. When the processor 11 completes the process of step S107, the processor 11 determines the importance distribution of high importance in the vicinity of the article (step S108). That is, the processor 11 determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter for the region close to the article. On the other hand, the processor 11 determines the second importance as the importance of the parameter for the region far from the article. Then, the processor 11 determines the first importance or the second importance as the importance of the parameters for all the areas in the warehouse.

When the processor 11 completes the process of step S106 or step S108, the processor 11 generates the second distribution information based on the importance distribution (step S109). For example, the processor 11 generates the second distribution information by thinning out the records from the records indicated by the first distribution information at a thinning rate according to the importance of each area in the warehouse.

When the processor 11 completes the process of step S109, the processor 11 transmits the second distribution information to the terminal device 200 (step S110). For example, the processor 11 controls the communication interface 15 and transmits the second distribution information to the terminal device 200 via the communication network 300. When the processor 11 completes the process of step S110, the processor 11 returns the process to step S101.

Next, the display process executed by the terminal device 200 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The terminal device 200 starts executing the display process, for example, in response to the power being turned on.

First, the processor 21 determines whether or not there is a display request by the user (step S201). For example, the processor 21 determines whether or not an operation corresponding to the display request has been performed on the touch screen 23. The display request is a request to display a screen showing the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse. For example, when the user wants to confirm the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse, the user executes an operation corresponding to the display request on the touch screen 23. When the processor 21 determines that there is no display request by the user (step S201: NO), the processor 21 returns the process to step S201.

When the processor 21 determines that there is a display request by the user (step S201: YES), the processor 21 acquires the user identification information (step S202). For example, the processor 21 causes the touch screen 23 to display a screen prompting the input of the user ID. Then, the processor 21 generates the user identification information indicating the user ID input by the user.

When the processor 21 completes the process of step S202, the processor 21 transmits the user identification information to the information providing device 100 (step S203). For example, the processor 21 controls the communication interface 24 and transmits the acquired information including the user identification information to the information providing device 100 via the communication network 300.

When the processor 21 completes the process of step S203, the processor 21 receives the second distribution information from the information providing device 100 (step S204). For example, the processor 21 acquires the second distribution information received from the information providing device 100 by the communication interface 24 from the communication interface 24.

When the processor 21 completes the process of step S204, the processor 21 displays a screen showing the temperature distribution (step S205). For example, the processor 21 causes the touch screen 23 to display a screen showing the temperature distribution in the warehouse indicated by the second distribution information. When the processor 21 completes the process of step S205, the processor 21 returns the process to step S201.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, among the screens showing the temperature distribution in the warehouse 500 in three-dimensional display, the screen 400 displayed to the equipment maintenance staff will be described. It is considered that the equipment maintenance staff wants to confirm the temperature distribution in detail in the area deeply related to the air conditioning management. Therefore, the screen 400 is a screen having a high temperature display density in an area deeply related to air conditioning management, that is, an area near the corner of the air conditioner 510 or the warehouse 500. In other words, the screen 400 is a screen in which the temperature display density is low in an area that is not deeply involved in air conditioning management, that is, an area far from the corners of the air conditioner 510 and the warehouse 500.

In FIG. 11, the figure 600A and the figure 600B are figures showing a position in the warehouse 500 and a temperature at the position. The figure 600A is a figure indicated by a black circle, and is a figure displayed regardless of the importance determined for the area including the figure 600A. That is, the figure 600A is a figure showing the temperature at the position where the temperature is always displayed. On the other hand, the figure 600B is a figure indicated by a white circle, and is a figure displayed when the importance determined for the area including the figure 600B is the first importance. That is, the figure 600B is a figure showing the temperature at a position where the temperature is not displayed when the importance is low. As shown in FIG. 11, the figure 600B is arranged only near the air conditioner 510 or near the corner of the warehouse 500.

In FIG. 11, the 144 intersections where the 16 broken lines extending in the X-axis direction, the 36 broken lines extending in the Y-axis direction, and the 36 broken lines extending in the Z-axis direction intersect are the temperatures according to the first distribution information. Corresponds to the position indicated by. That is, the first distribution information is information indicating the temperature at the 144 intersections. On the other hand, of the 144 intersections, the point where the figure 600A or the figure 600B is arranged corresponds to the position where the temperature is indicated by the second distribution information. That is, the second distribution information is information indicating the temperature at the point where the figure 600A or the figure 600B is arranged. Hereinafter, the figure 600A and the figure 600B are collectively referred to as a figure 600.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the reason why the distribution density of the parameters is high in the region near the corner 520 of the air conditioner 510 or the warehouse 500 will be described. Note that FIG. 12 shows only 36 intersections on the plane having the highest Z-axis coordinates among the 144 intersections.

In the present embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, one point is not thinned out for every two points in the X-axis direction regardless of the importance, and at least 3 points are not thinned out in the Y-axis direction. One point is not thinned out per point, and it is not thinned out in the Z-axis direction. Therefore, out of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 12, at least 10 intersections shown by the figure 600A are displayed in temperature without being thinned out.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, in the region to which the first importance is given, with respect to any of the X-axis direction, the Z-axis direction, and the Y-axis direction. However, it is not thinned out. Therefore, of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 12, 15 intersections shown by the figure 600B are displayed in temperature without being thinned out.

For example, the region where the distance from the air conditioner 510 is within the threshold value is defined as the region 710. The threshold value is, for example, 2 m. In this case, the temperatures of the four intersections included in the region 710 are displayed without being thinned out. Further, the area where the distance from the corner 520A is within the threshold is the area 720A, the area where the distance from the corner 520B is within the threshold is the area 720B, and the area where the distance from the corner 520C is within the threshold is from the area 720C and the corner 520D. The region where the distance between the two is within the threshold value is defined as the region 720D. The threshold value is, for example, 3 m.

In this case, the four intersections included in the area 720A, the four intersections included in the area 720B, the four intersections included in the area 720C, and the four intersections included in the area 720D are displayed in temperature without being thinned out. The corners 520A, 520B, 520C, and 520D are collectively referred to as corners 520 as appropriate. Further, the region 720A, the region 720B, the region 720C, and the region 720D are collectively referred to as a region 720 as appropriate. On the other hand, for the region 700, which is a region other than the region 710 and the region 720, the temperature is displayed only at the intersections shown by the figure 600A.

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, among the screens showing the temperature distribution in the warehouse 500 in three-dimensional display, the screen 410 displayed to the article manager will be described. It is considered that the article manager wants to confirm the temperature distribution in the area deeply related to the article management in detail. Therefore, the screen 410 is a screen having a high temperature display density in an area deeply related to article management, that is, an area close to the article 540. In other words, the screen 410 is a screen in which the temperature display density is low in an area not deeply involved in article management, that is, an area far from the article 540.

Note that FIG. 13 shows a state in which a shelf 530 is installed in the warehouse 500 and the article 540 is stored in the shelf 530. Although FIG. 13 shows only one article 540 inside the shelf 530 for ease of understanding, it is assumed that a large number of articles 540 are stored on the shelf 530. In this case, the area close to the article 540 can be regarded as substantially the area close to the shelf 530. That is, it can be considered that the region outside the shelf 530 whose distance from the shelf 530 is equal to or less than the threshold value and the region inside the shelf 530 are close to the article 540.

As shown in FIG. 13, the figure 600A is arranged regardless of the positional relationship with the shelf 530. On the other hand, the figure 600B is arranged only inside the shelf 530 or near the shelf 530. As a result, on the screen 410, the density of the temperature display is high in the region close to the article 540, and the density of the temperature display is low in the region far from the article 540.

In the present embodiment, information is generated that indicates the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse 500 for each region in the warehouse 500 with a density corresponding to the region. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the communication load and the processing load for displaying the parameter distribution. If the method according to the present embodiment is not adopted, it is considered that the communication load and the processing load are large as shown below.

That is, if the first distribution information is transmitted from the information providing device 100 to the terminal device 200 instead of the second distribution information, the communication load due to the communication of at least the first distribution information is large. Further, if the terminal device 200 generates the second distribution information from the first distribution information and displays the parameter distribution based on the second distribution information, the processing load due to the process of generating the second distribution information is large. .. Further, if the terminal device 200 displays the distribution of the parameters based on the first distribution information, the processing load due to the process of displaying the first distribution information is large.

Further, in the present embodiment, the density of the parameter is determined for each area based on the importance determined for each area based on the acquired information. Therefore, it is possible to display the parameters at an appropriate density for each area according to the necessity of displaying the parameters. Further, by lowering the display density of the parameters in the region where the necessity of displaying the parameters is low, improvement in visibility can be expected. Further, since the number of parameters is small, the processing load for display is small, and the deterioration of the operability when the user browses the parameters is suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, based on the user identification information included in the acquired information, it is automatically determined whether or not the area is the area to be watched by the user, and the parameter density is determined according to the determination result. Therefore, it is possible to provide parameter distribution information that is considered to be desired by the user without increasing the time and effort of the user. In particular, when it is determined that the user is an equipment maintenance worker, parameter distribution information suitable for air conditioning management is provided. On the other hand, when the user is determined to be the article manager, parameter distribution information suitable for article management is provided.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, an example of determining the importance distribution has been described on the assumption that the region 710 near the air conditioner 510 and the region 720 near the corner 520 of the warehouse 500 are important regions for air conditioning management. .. In this embodiment, an example of determining the importance distribution will be described on the assumption that the region 750 near the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is an important region for air conditioning management with reference to FIG.

The area near the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is often an area where parameters such as temperature and humidity change drastically. Alternatively, the region near the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is a region where the air flow due to air conditioning is difficult to reach, and is often a region where parameters such as temperature and humidity are difficult to reach desired values. That is, the area near the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is often an area where a user involved in air conditioning management wants a detailed distribution of parameters.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the acquired information is determined to be the information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter for the area near the end 550 of the warehouse 500. The second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for the area far from the end 550 of the warehouse 500. The area far from the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is the central area of the warehouse 500.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing that the density of parameter distribution is high in the region near the end 550 of the warehouse 500. Note that FIG. 14 shows only 36 intersections on the plane having the highest Z-axis coordinates among the 144 intersections.

Also in this embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, one point is not thinned out for every two points in the X-axis direction regardless of the importance, and at least one point is not thinned out in the Y-axis direction. One point is not thinned out for every three points, and one point is not thinned out in the Z-axis direction. Therefore, of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 14, 10 intersections shown by the figure 600A are displayed at least by temperature without being thinned out.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, in the region to which the first importance is given, with respect to any of the X-axis direction, the Z-axis direction, and the Y-axis direction. However, it is not thinned out. Therefore, of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 14, 12 intersections shown by the figure 600B are displayed in temperature without being thinned out.

Here, the area where the distance from the end 550 of the warehouse 500 is within the threshold value is defined as the area 750. The threshold value is, for example, 1 m. In this case, the temperatures of the 22 intersections included in the region 750 are displayed without being thinned out. On the other hand, for the region 701, which is a region other than the region 750, the temperature is displayed only at the intersections shown by the figure 600A. However, in the example shown in FIG. 14, there is no intersection point shown by the figure 600A in the area 701.

In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the user is an equipment maintenance staff, parameter distribution information suitable for air conditioning management is provided. More specifically, when the user is determined to be an equipment maintainer, the parameter distribution is detailed for the region near the end 550 of the warehouse 500, where the equipment maintainer wants to see the parameter distribution in detail. Is displayed. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the distribution information of the parameters desired by the equipment maintenance staff is provided.

(Embodiment 3)
In the second embodiment, an example of determining the importance distribution has been described on the assumption that the region 750 near the end 550 of the air conditioner 510 is an important region for air conditioning management. In the present embodiment, an example of determining the importance distribution will be described on the assumption that the area 760 near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500 is an important area for air conditioning management with reference to FIG.

The area 760 near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500 is often an area where parameters such as temperature and humidity change drastically. That is, the area 760 near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500 is often an area where a detailed distribution of parameters is desired for a user involved in air conditioning management.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the acquired information is determined to be the information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination unit 108 has the first importance as the importance of the parameter for the area 760 near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500. Is determined, and the second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for the area 702 far from the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing that the density of parameter distribution is high in the region near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500. Note that FIG. 15 shows only 36 intersections on the plane having the highest Z-axis coordinates among the 144 intersections.

Also in this embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, one point is not thinned out for every two points in the X-axis direction regardless of the importance, and at least one point is not thinned out in the Y-axis direction. One point is not thinned out for every three points, and one point is not thinned out in the Z-axis direction. Therefore, of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 15, at least 10 intersections shown by the figure 600A are displayed in temperature without being thinned out.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the second distribution information is generated from the first distribution information, in the region to which the first importance is given, with respect to any of the X-axis direction, the Z-axis direction, and the Y-axis direction. However, it is not thinned out. Therefore, of the 36 intersections shown in FIG. 15, five intersections shown by the figure 600B are displayed in temperature without being thinned out.

The area where the distance from the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500 is within the threshold value is defined as the area 760. The threshold value is, for example, 3 m. In this case, the temperatures of the six intersections included in the region 760 are displayed without being thinned out. On the other hand, for the region 702, which is a region other than the region 760, the temperature is displayed only at the intersections shown by the figure 600A. However, in the example shown in FIG. 15, there is no intersection point shown by the figure 600A in the area 702.

In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the user is an equipment maintenance staff, parameter distribution information suitable for air conditioning management is provided. More specifically, when the user is determined to be an equipment maintenance person, the parameter distribution is detailed for the area 760 near the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500, where the equipment maintenance person wants to confirm the parameter distribution in detail. Is displayed in. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the distribution information of the parameters desired by the equipment maintenance staff is provided.

(Embodiment 4)
In the first embodiment, an example in which the information providing system 1000 includes the information providing device 100 and does not include the terminal device 200 has been described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, an example in which the information providing system 1100 includes the information providing device 120 and the terminal device 220 will be described. Since the information providing system 1100 has a function of displaying information, it can be considered as an information display system. The description of the same configuration or function as in the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

As shown in FIG. 16, functionally, the information providing device 120 further includes a performance information acquisition unit 111 in addition to the configuration provided in the information providing device 100. The performance information acquisition means corresponds to, for example, the performance information acquisition unit 111.

The performance information acquisition unit 111 acquires performance information which is information indicating at least one of the communication speed of the terminal device 220 and the processing speed of the terminal device 220. For example, the performance information acquisition unit 111 receives this performance information from the terminal device 220 via the communication network 300. The communication speed of the terminal device 220 is, for example, the communication speed in communication via the communication network 300 by the communication interface 24 included in the terminal device 220. The processing speed of the terminal device 220 is, for example, the processing speed of the processor 21 and the touch screen 23 included in the terminal device 220, and is the processing speed in the processing of displaying the screen 400 or the screen 410 based on the second distribution information. The function of the performance information acquisition unit 111 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 11 and the communication interface 15.

Here, the distribution information generation unit 109 changes the density of at least one of the first density and the second density according to the performance information acquired by the performance information acquisition unit 111. The first density is the density of the parameter in the region where the first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter. The second density is the density of the parameter in the region where the second importance lower than the first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter. For example, the distribution information generation unit 109 lowers the density of at least one of the first density and the second density as the communication speed or processing speed of the terminal device 220 becomes slower. It should be noted that lowering the density means increasing the thinning rate of the parameters.

For example, when the communication speed and processing speed of the terminal device 220 are sufficiently high, the first density is one temperature per cubic m, and the second density is 1/6 temperature per cubic m. And. Here, when the communication speed or the processing speed of the terminal device 220 is low, if these densities are adopted, it takes too much time to communicate the second distribution information, or it takes too much time to display the screen 400 or the screen 410. There is a high possibility that it will happen.

Therefore, in such a case, for example, it is preferable to set the second density low and set the second density to 1/12 of the temperature per cubic meter. Alternatively, for example, the first density and the second density are set low, the first density is set to 1/2 temperature per cubic m, and the second density is set to 1/12 temperature per cubic m. Is preferable. Alternatively, for example, it is preferable to set the first density low and set the first density to 1/2 temperature per cubic meter.

As shown in FIG. 16, the terminal device 220 functionally includes a performance information transmission unit 205 in addition to the configuration provided in the terminal device 200. The performance information transmission unit 205 transmits the performance information to the information providing device 120 via the communication network 300. The function of the performance information transmission unit 205 is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the processor 21 and the communication interface 24.

In the present embodiment, the amount of information of the second distribution information transmitted from the information providing device 120 to the terminal device 220 is adjusted according to the performance of the terminal device 220. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it can be expected that the distribution of parameters is displayed in detail within a range that does not impose a processing load on the terminal device 220.

(Embodiment 5)
In the first embodiment, an example in which the information providing system 1000 includes the information providing device 100, which is one device, has been described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, an example in which the information providing system 1200 includes a plurality of devices and a communication network 300 that connects the plurality of devices to each other will be described. That is, in the present embodiment, an example in which a service similar to the service provided by the information providing system 1000 is provided by the cloud corresponding to the information providing system 1200 will be described.

In this case, for example, the information providing system 1200 determines the importance of the distribution information database 121, the installation position database 122, the layout database 123, the article position database 124, the correspondence relational database 125, the acquisition information determination server 127, and so on. It includes a server 128 and a distribution information generation server 129. These databases and servers have, for example, the same configurations as the processor 11, the hard disk 12, and the communication interface 15.

The distribution information storage means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information database 121. The installation position storage means corresponds to, for example, the installation position database 122. The article position storage means corresponds to, for example, the article position database 124. The correspondence storage means corresponds to, for example, the correspondence database 125. The acquired information determination means corresponds to, for example, the acquired information determination server 127. The importance determination means corresponds to, for example, the importance determination server 128. The distribution information generation means corresponds to, for example, the distribution information generation server 129.

The distribution information database 121 stores the first distribution information in the same manner as the distribution information storage unit 101. The installation position database 122 stores the installation position information in the same manner as the installation position storage unit 102. The layout database 123 stores layout information in the same manner as the layout storage unit 103. The article position database 124 stores the article position information in the same manner as the article position storage unit 104. The correspondence relationship database 125 stores the correspondence relation information in the same manner as the correspondence storage unit 105. The acquisition information determination server 127 determines the acquisition information in the same manner as the acquisition information determination unit 107. The importance determination server 128 determines the importance as in the importance determination unit 108. The distribution information generation server 129 generates the second distribution information from the first distribution information in the same manner as the distribution information generation unit 109.

The terminal device 200 transmits the acquired information to the information providing system 1200 via the communication network 300. Further, the terminal device 200 receives the second distribution information from the information providing system 1200 via the communication network 300. Then, the terminal device 200 displays the screen 400 or the screen 410 based on the second distribution information.

In the present embodiment, information is generated that indicates the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse 500 for each region in the warehouse 500 with a density corresponding to the region. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the communication load and the processing load for displaying the parameter distribution.

(Modification example)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, in carrying out the present invention, modifications and applications in various forms are possible.

In the present invention, which part of the configuration, function, and operation described in the above embodiment is adopted is arbitrary. Further, in the present invention, in addition to the above-described configurations, functions, and operations, further configurations, functions, and operations may be adopted. In addition, the configurations, functions, and operations described in the above embodiments can be freely combined.

For example, if the functions provided by the information providing systems 1000, 1100, and 1200 are realized, the hardware configuration for realizing these functions is not limited to the configurations described in the first, fourth, and fifth embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment, an example in which the second distribution information is generated by thinning out the parameters from the first distribution information has been described. The second distribution information may be generated from representative values calculated from a plurality of parameters included in the first distribution information. The representative value is, for example, an average value, a median value, a maximum value, and a minimum value in a plurality of parameters.

In the first embodiment, an example in which the importance is in two stages of the first importance and the second importance has been described. The degree of importance may be 3 or more. For example, two or more distance thresholds, or two or more elements (distance from air conditioner 510, distance from corner 520 of warehouse 500, distance from edge 550 of warehouse 500, from doorway 560 of warehouse 500). The importance of three or more levels may be determined by the combination of distances).

For example, the first importance is given to the first region where the distance from the air conditioner 510 is equal to or less than the first threshold value, and the second region where the distance from the air conditioner 510 exceeds the first threshold value and is equal to or less than the second threshold value. The second importance may be given, and the third importance may be given to the third region where the distance from the air conditioner 510 exceeds the second threshold. Alternatively, the first importance is given to the first region where the distance from both the air conditioner 510 and the doorway 560 is equal to or less than the threshold value, and the distance from both the air conditioner 510 and the doorway 560 exceeds the threshold value. Is given a third importance, and a second importance may be given to a second area, which is another area. In this case, the parameters are displayed at the first density in the first region, the parameters are displayed at the second density in the second region, and the parameters are displayed at the third density in the third region. The second density is lower than the first density and higher than the third density.

In the first embodiment, the first distribution information has been described as an example in which the density is uniform over the entire region. In the first distribution information, the density does not have to be uniform. In the first embodiment, an example in which the corner 520 of the warehouse 500 is a corner in a narrow sense has been described. The corner 520 of the warehouse 500 may be a corner in a broad sense. Further, when generating the second distribution information for air conditioning management, the first importance is set in areas other than the air conditioner 510, the corner 520 of the warehouse 500, the end 550 of the warehouse 500, and the entrance / exit 560 of the warehouse 500. May be good. Further, it goes without saying that the number of parameters, the density of the parameters, the thinning rate of the parameters, and the like are not limited to the examples described in the first embodiment. In addition, the classification based on the acquired information is not limited to article management and air conditioning management.

In the first embodiment, an example in which the user identification information including the user ID is included in the acquired information has been described. The user identification information may include, for example, a user's fingerprint information and a user's face image information. Further, the acquired information may include designated information that specifies either article management or air conditioning management instead of user identification information. Further, in the fourth embodiment, the performance information may include the display performance of the terminal device 220. This display performance includes, for example, the size of the screen, and it is preferable that the smaller the screen, the higher the thinning rate of the parameters.

By applying an operation program that defines the operation of the information providing devices 100 and 120 according to the present invention to an existing personal computer and information terminal device, the personal computer and the like can function as the information providing devices 100 and 120 according to the present invention. It is also possible. The distribution method of such a program is arbitrary, and is stored and distributed in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (CompactDiskRead-OnlyMemory), a DVD (DigitalVersatileDisk), or a memory card. It may be distributed via a communication network such as the Internet.

The present invention is capable of various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. Moreover, the above-described embodiment is for explaining the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the scope of the present invention is indicated not by the embodiment but by the claims. Then, various modifications made within the scope of the claims and the equivalent meaning of the invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention is applicable to a system that displays information indicating the distribution of parameters in a warehouse.

11,21 processor, 12 hard disk, 13 keyboard, 14 liquid crystal display, 15, 24 communication interface, 22 flash memory, 23 touch screen, 100, 120 information providing device, 101 distribution information storage unit, 102 installation position storage unit, 103 layout Storage unit, 104 article position storage unit, 105 correspondence storage unit, 106 acquisition information reception unit, 107 acquisition information determination unit, 108 importance determination unit, 109 distribution information generation unit, 110 distribution information transmission unit, 111 performance information acquisition unit. , 121 distribution information database, 122 installation position database, 123 layout database, 124 article position database, 125 correspondence database, 127 acquisition information determination server, 128 importance determination server, 129 distribution information generation server, 200, 220 terminal device, 201 Acquisition information acquisition unit, 202 acquisition information transmission unit, 203 distribution information reception unit, 204 distribution information display unit, 205 performance information transmission unit, 300 communication network, 400,410 screen, 500 warehouse, 510 air conditioner, 520, 520A, 520B , 520C, 520D corner, 530 shelf, 540 articles, 550 ends, 560 doorways, 600, 600A, 600B figures, 700, 701, 702, 710, 720, 720A, 720B, 720C, 720D, 750, 760 area, 1000, 1100, 1200 Information provision system

Claims (16)

1. A distribution information storage means for storing the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of parameters indicating the air condition in the warehouse, and
   From the first distribution information stored in the distribution information storage means, second distribution information which is information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region is generated. Distribution information generation means and
   A distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generating means to a terminal device is provided.
   Information provision system.
2. An acquisition information receiving means for receiving acquisition information, which is information acquired by the terminal device, from the terminal device, and
   Based on the acquired information received by the acquired information receiving means, the importance determining means for determining the importance of the parameter is further provided for each area in the warehouse.
   The distribution information generating means has determined a second importance as the importance of the parameter, in which the density of the parameter in the region where the first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter is lower than the first importance. Generates the second distribution information that is higher than the density of the parameters in the region.
   The information providing system according to claim 1.
3. Further provided with an acquired information determining means for determining whether or not the acquired information received by the acquired information receiving means is information corresponding to air conditioning management by the air conditioner arranged in the warehouse.
   When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determining means determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter with respect to the area associated with the air conditioning management. The second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter with respect to the area not associated with the air conditioning management.
   The information providing system according to claim 2.
4. Further provided with an installation position storage means for storing installation position information which is information indicating the installation position of the air conditioner in the warehouse.
   When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination means refers to a region close to the air conditioner based on the installation position information stored in the installation position storage means. The first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter, and the second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for a region far from the air conditioner.
   The information providing system according to claim 3.
5. When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination means determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter with respect to the region near the corner of the warehouse, and the first importance is determined. The second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for an area far from the corner of the warehouse.
   The information providing system according to claim 3.
6. When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination means determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter with respect to the region near the edge of the warehouse, and the first importance is determined. The second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for an area far from the edge of the warehouse.
   The information providing system according to claim 3.
7. When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the air conditioning management, the importance determination means determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter with respect to the area near the entrance / exit of the warehouse, and the first importance is determined. The second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for the area far from the warehouse doorway.
   The information providing system according to claim 3.
8. The acquired information includes user identification information which is information for identifying a user of the terminal device.
   A correspondence storage means for storing correspondence information in which the user identification information and the user classification information indicating the classification of the user are associated with each other is further provided.
   When the classification indicated by the user classification information is a classification indicating the manager of the air conditioner, the acquired information determining means determines that the acquired information is information corresponding to the air conditioning management.
   The information providing system according to any one of claims 3 to 7.
9. Further provided with an acquired information determining means for determining whether or not the acquired information received by the acquired information receiving means is information corresponding to article management for the articles arranged in the warehouse.
   The importance determination means determines the first importance as the importance of the parameter with respect to the area associated with the article management, and the parameter is determined as the importance of the parameter with respect to the area not associated with the article management. Determine the second importance,
   The information providing system according to claim 2.
10. Further provided with an article position storage means for storing article position information which is information indicating the position of the article in the warehouse.
    When the acquired information is determined to be information corresponding to the article management, the importance determination means refers to a region close to the article based on the article position information stored in the article position storage means. The first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter, and the second importance is determined as the importance of the parameter for a region far from the article.
    The information providing system according to claim 9.
11. The acquired information includes user identification information which is information for identifying a user of the terminal device.
    A correspondence storage means for storing correspondence information in which the user identification information and the user classification information indicating the classification of the user are associated with each other is further provided.
    When the classification indicated by the user classification information is a classification indicating the manager of the article, the acquired information determining means determines that the acquired information is information corresponding to the article management.
    The information providing system according to claim 9 or 10.
12. Further provided with a performance information acquisition means for acquiring performance information which is information indicating at least one of the communication speed of the terminal device and the processing speed of the terminal device.
    The distribution information generation means has the density of the parameter in the region where the first importance is determined as the importance of the parameter according to the performance information acquired by the performance information acquisition means, and the importance of the parameter. To change the density of at least one of the parameters in the region where the second importance is determined.
    The information providing system according to any one of claims 2 to 11.
13. Further equipped with the terminal device
    The terminal device is
    Distribution information receiving means for receiving the second distribution information from the distribution information transmitting means, and
    A distribution information display means that displays a screen showing the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each area in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the area based on the second distribution information received by the distribution information receiving means. , With
    The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 12.
14. From the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of parameters indicating the air state in the warehouse, the information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region. 2 Distribution information generation means for generating distribution information and
    A distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generating means to a terminal device is provided.
    Information providing device.
15. From the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of parameters indicating the air state in the warehouse, the information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region. 2 Generate and send distribution information,
    Information provision method.
16. Computer,
    From the first distribution information, which is information indicating the distribution of parameters indicating the air state in the warehouse, the information indicating the distribution of the parameters in the warehouse for each region in the warehouse with a density corresponding to the region. 2 Distribution information generation means for generating distribution information,
    It functions as a distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the second distribution information generated by the distribution information generating means to a terminal device.
    program.

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