WO2021009813A1 - Outil, dispositif électronique, et programme - Google Patents

Outil, dispositif électronique, et programme Download PDF

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WO2021009813A1
WO2021009813A1 PCT/JP2019/027795 JP2019027795W WO2021009813A1 WO 2021009813 A1 WO2021009813 A1 WO 2021009813A1 JP 2019027795 W JP2019027795 W JP 2019027795W WO 2021009813 A1 WO2021009813 A1 WO 2021009813A1
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孝 土居
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/18—Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
    • H04W8/20—Transfer of user or subscriber data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W84/00—Network topologies
    • H04W84/02—Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
    • H04W84/10—Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
    • H04W84/12—WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices
    • H04W88/04—Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

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  • This disclosure relates to tools, electronic devices, and programs.
  • Patent Document 1 describes a tool having a communication function. Such a tool transmits information such as tightening torque, number of screws tightened, working time, and remaining battery level to a management server, and the management server manages the tool.
  • SIM Subscriber Identity Module
  • a general SIM is configured to be removable, and the telecommunications carrier can be switched by exchanging the SIM.
  • SIM embedded SIM
  • the communication carrier can be switched by rewriting the communication profile by communicating with the server.
  • the tool according to the first aspect is a tool in which a SIM is incorporated, and when a first communication unit that performs cellular communication and a communication profile required for the cellular communication are not stored in the SIM, an external device It includes a second communication unit that receives the communication profile acquired from the server from the external device by inter-device communication, and a control unit that writes the communication profile received from the external device by the second communication unit to the SIM.
  • the electronic device includes a first communication unit that communicates with a network, a second communication unit that communicates between devices with a tool incorporating a SIM, and the tool for performing cellular communication.
  • the SIM includes a control unit that acquires the communication profile from the server via the network.
  • the second communication unit transfers the acquired communication profile to the tool by the inter-device communication.
  • an electronic device having a first communication unit that communicates with a network and a second communication unit that communicates between devices has a communication profile required for the tool to perform cellular communication.
  • the process of acquiring the communication profile from the server via the network and the process of transferring the acquired communication profile to the tool by the inter-device communication are executed. ..
  • the present disclosure makes it possible to write a communication profile in an embedded SIM while suppressing an increase in costs related to cellular communication.
  • the tool is a tool incorporating a SIM, and when the first communication unit that performs cellular communication and the communication profile required for the cellular communication are not stored in the SIM, the external device is a server. It includes a second communication unit that receives the communication profile acquired from the external device by inter-device communication from the external device, and a control unit that writes the communication profile received from the external device to the SIM by the second communication unit.
  • the communication profile can be written to the SIM without going through the cellular communication, which is related to the cellular communication.
  • the communication profile can be written to the embedded SIM while suppressing the increase in cost.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a tool management system 1 according to an embodiment.
  • the tool management system 1 includes a tool 100, a tool management server 310, a profile management server 320, and a communication device 400A.
  • the communication device 400A is an example of an electronic device.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the tool 100 is a binding machine (for example, a reinforcing bar binding machine) which is a kind of electric tool.
  • the tool 100 may be an electric tool other than the binding machine, for example, an electric drill, an electric screwdriver, an electric saw, a grinding machine, a polishing machine, or the like.
  • the tool 100 may be a tool that uses pneumatic pressure as power (for example, a pneumatic tool) such as a manual tool, or a tool that uses hydraulic pressure as power (for example, a hydraulic tool).
  • the tool 100 is a cordless power tool and is driven by the electric power supplied from the battery pack 110.
  • the battery pack 110 is configured to be removable from the tool 100.
  • the battery included in the battery pack 110 may be any type of battery as long as it is a secondary battery, and is, for example, a lithium ion battery.
  • the battery pack 110 is charged by, for example, a charger described later in a state of being removed from the tool 100.
  • the tool 100 has a binding portion 11, a main body portion 12, and a grip portion 13.
  • the binding portion 11 has an arm that sandwiches the reinforcing bar, and binds the reinforcing bar by winding a wire supplied from the main body portion 12 around the reinforcing bar sandwiched between the arms.
  • the main body 12 accommodates a reel around which a wire is wound.
  • the wire is an example of a consumable item that is consumed every time the tool 100 is used. However, the consumables may be consumables other than wires, such as nails or staplers.
  • the main body 12 incorporates a motor 132 (see FIG. 2). The motor 132 supplies the wire to the binding portion 11 and generates a driving force for winding the wire around the reinforcing bar.
  • the main body 12 is provided with a power switch 15 for turning on / off the power of the tool 100.
  • the grip portion 13 is a member that extends downward from the main body portion 12 and is gripped by the tool user.
  • a trigger 14 is provided at the upper end of the grip portion 13. When the trigger 14 is pushed down, the binding portion 11 and the main body portion 12 perform a binding operation.
  • a trigger lock 16 that locks (fixes) the trigger 14 may be provided. When the trigger lock 16 is set to the locked state, the trigger 14 is locked so as not to be pushed down.
  • a latch mechanism for attaching / detaching the battery pack 110 is provided at the lower end portion of the grip portion 13.
  • the tool 100 has a cellular communication function.
  • the tool 100 has an LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) cellular communication function, for example, an eMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communication) defined by a 3GPP (3rd generation machineship project) standard.
  • -It has a cellular communication function of Internet of Things).
  • the tool 100 performs wireless communication with the base station 210 included in the network 200.
  • the tool 100 is provided with a built-in SIM.
  • the SIM stores a communication profile for performing cellular communication.
  • the embedded SIM can switch the communication carrier by rewriting the communication profile by communicating with the profile management server 320.
  • a communication profile is information for identifying a subscriber, information for identifying a carrier to identify a carrier, information about available services contracted by the subscriber, and for the subscriber to receive services. It refers to necessary information.
  • the tool 100 communicates with the tool management server 310 via the network 200. For example, the tool 100 transmits a message including the detection information detected by the tool 100 and the tool position information indicating the position of the tool 100 to the tool management server 310.
  • the detection information consists of parameter values indicating a state related to the work using the tool 100.
  • the types of parameter values include, for example, operation count information, operation state information, and drive battery remaining amount information.
  • the operation number information is information indicating the number of times the tool 100 has been operated (that is, the number of times the binding operation has been performed).
  • the operating state information is information indicating the operating state of the tool 100, for example, an error state and a power on / off state.
  • the error state may be a state in which the reinforcing bar sandwiched by the arm of the binding portion 11 is larger than the threshold value, or a state in which the temperature of the tool 100 is higher than the threshold value.
  • the operating state information may include information indicating whether or not the battery pack 110 of the tool 100 is in a charging state.
  • the drive battery remaining amount information is information indicating the remaining amount of the battery pack 110.
  • the battery level may be expressed as the ratio (percentage) of the current level to the capacity.
  • the tool position information is information indicating the position of the tool 100, and includes latitude and longitude information obtained by using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS (Global Positioning System).
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the location information may further include altitude information.
  • the network 200 has a base station 210. Further, the network 200 includes at least one of a narrow area communication network (LAN: Local Area Network), a high area communication network (WAN: Wide Area Network), and the Internet.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • the tool management server 310 is a server that manages the tool 100. It is connected to the network 200 and communicates with the tool 100 via the network 200. Although only one tool 100 is shown in FIG. 1, the tool management server 310 manages a plurality of tools 100. The tool management server 310 receives a message from the tool 100 via the network 200, acquires information included in the received message, and manages it. For example, the tool management server 310 manages the progress of work based on the detection information and the tool position information. The tool management server 310 may grasp the position of the tool 100 when the tool 100 is lost, based on the tool position information.
  • the profile management server 320 is a server that manages communication profiles for cellular communication.
  • the profile management server 320 manages the communication profile for each communication carrier will be described, but different profile management servers 320 may be provided for each communication carrier.
  • the communication device 400A is an electronic device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC, or a wearable terminal.
  • the communication device 400A has a cellular communication function and performs wireless communication with a base station 210 included in the network 200.
  • the communication device 400A may perform wired communication with the network 200.
  • the communication device 400A may be possessed by a user or an administrator of the tool 100.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a tool 100 according to an embodiment.
  • the tool 100 has a tool body 101 and a battery pack 110.
  • the tool body 101 corresponds to the binding portion 11, the main body portion 12, and the grip portion 13 shown in FIG.
  • the tool body 101 includes a battery connection unit 120, a motor drive unit 131, a motor 132, a sensor 140, a cellular communication unit 151, a WLAN communication unit 152, and a GNSS. It has a receiver 160, a SIM 170, a communication battery 180, and a control unit 190.
  • the control unit 190 includes a tool control unit 191 and a communication control unit 192.
  • the battery connection unit 120 is an interface that is electrically connected to the battery pack 110.
  • the battery connection unit 120 supplies the electric power supplied from the battery pack 110 to each part of the tool body 101.
  • the motor drive unit 131 converts the electric power supplied from the battery pack 110 to supply the drive power to the motor 132 and drives the motor 132.
  • the sensor 140 includes a plurality of sensors.
  • the sensor 140 detects, for example, the number of operations indicating the number of times the bundling operation has been performed, the operating state of the tool 100, and the remaining battery level of the battery pack 110, and sends each parameter value indicating the detection result to the tool control unit 191. Output.
  • the tool control unit 191 has at least one memory and at least one processor electrically connected to the memory, and controls the mechanical operation of the tool 100.
  • the tool control unit 191 is a motor drive unit that drives the motor 132 when the trigger 14 is pushed down while the power of the tool 100 is on (that is, the power switch 15 is set to on). It controls 131.
  • the motor 132 is driven by the motor drive unit 131, and the binding unit 11 performs a binding operation.
  • the cellular communication unit 151 corresponds to the first communication unit that performs cellular communication.
  • the method of cellular communication is, for example, NB-IoT.
  • the cellular communication unit 151 performs amplification processing, filtering processing, etc. on the cellular radio signal received by the antenna, converts the cellular radio signal into a baseband signal, and controls communication of the received signal after signal processing such as demodulation / decoding. Output to unit 192. Further, the cellular communication unit 151 performs signal processing such as coding and modulation on the transmission signal output from the communication control unit 192, converts the baseband signal after the signal processing into a cellular radio signal, and performs amplification processing and the like. And transmit from the antenna.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 corresponds to the second communication unit that performs inter-device communication.
  • the second communication unit may be any communication unit capable of inter-device communication, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark; the same applies hereinafter).
  • Communication unit or NFC (Near Field Communication) communication unit or the like may be used.
  • the method of WLAN communication is not particularly limited, and for example, a method compliant with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11 standards can be used.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 performs amplification processing, filtering processing, etc. on the WLAN wireless signal received by the antenna, converts the WLAN wireless signal into a baseband signal, and controls communication of the received signal after signal processing such as demodulation / decoding. Output to unit 192. Further, the WLAN communication unit 152 performs signal processing such as coding and modulation on the transmission signal output from the communication control unit 192, converts the base band signal after the signal processing into a WLAN wireless signal, and performs amplification processing and the like. And transmit from the antenna.
  • the GNSS receiver 160 acquires the tool position information indicating the current position of the tool 100, and outputs the acquired tool position information to the communication control unit 192.
  • the GNSS receiver 160 includes, for example, a receiver of at least one of GPS, GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), COMPASS, and Galileo.
  • the SIM 170 is a SIM (embedded SIM) incorporated in the tool 100.
  • the SIM 170 stores a communication profile for performing cellular communication. By rewriting the communication profile stored in the SIM 170, it is possible to switch the communication carrier used for cellular communication. In order to make the tool 100 compatible with various carriers in various countries, it is assumed that the SIM 170 does not have a communication profile at the shipping stage of the tool 100.
  • the communication battery 180 stores electric power for driving the cellular communication unit 151, the WLAN communication unit 152, the GNSS receiver 160, the communication control unit 192, and the like.
  • the communication battery 180 supplies electric power for communicating between the tool 100 and the tool management server 310 when the power of the tool 100 is turned off.
  • a primary battery may be used, or a secondary battery may be used.
  • the communication control unit 192 has at least one memory and at least one processor electrically connected to the memory, and controls the cellular communication unit 151, the WLAN communication unit 152, the GNSS receiver 160, and the SIM 170. Further, the communication control unit 192 transmits a message including the detection information and the tool position information to the tool management server 310 via the cellular communication unit 151. The communication control unit 192 may periodically transmit such a message to the tool management server 310, or may transmit a message to the tool management server 310 in response to a request from the tool management server 310.
  • the communication control unit 192 acquires detection information consisting of various parameter values from the tool control unit 191 and transmits the acquired detection information to the tool management server 310. Further, the communication control unit 192 transmits the tool position information obtained by the GNSS receiver 160 to the tool management server 310. The transmission of the tool position information is performed not only during the use of the tool 100 but also when the tool 100 is not in use (for example, the power is off).
  • the battery pack 110 is configured to be removable from the tool body 101.
  • the battery pack 110 has a battery 111 and a power receiving unit 112.
  • the battery 111 stores electric power for driving the tool 100.
  • the battery 111 may be a secondary battery, for example, a lithium ion battery.
  • the power receiving unit 112 receives power from the charger to charge the battery 111.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication device 400A according to an embodiment.
  • the communication device 400A includes a cellular communication unit 411A, a WLAN communication unit 412A, a GNSS receiver 420, a display unit 431, an operation unit 432, a power management unit 440, and a storage unit 450. , A control unit 460, and a SIM 470.
  • the cellular communication unit 411A corresponds to the first communication unit that communicates with the network 200.
  • the first communication unit of the communication device 400A is the cellular communication unit 411A
  • the first communication unit of the communication device 400A may be a wired communication unit.
  • the cellular communication unit 411A performs amplification processing, filtering processing, etc. on the cellular radio signal received by the antenna, converts the cellular radio signal into a baseband signal, and controls the received signal after signal processing such as demodulation / decoding. Output to 460. Further, the cellular communication unit 411A performs signal processing such as coding and modulation on the transmission signal output from the control unit 460, converts the baseband signal after the signal processing into a cellular radio signal, and performs amplification processing and the like. Go and send from the antenna.
  • the WLAN communication unit 412A corresponds to the second communication unit that performs inter-device communication.
  • the second communication unit may be any communication unit capable of inter-device communication, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit, an NFC communication unit, or the like. It may be.
  • the method of WLAN communication is not particularly limited, but for example, a method compliant with the IEEE 802.11 standards can be used.
  • the WLAN communication unit 412A performs amplification processing, filtering processing, etc. on the WLAN radio signal received by the antenna, converts the WLAN radio signal into a baseband signal, and controls the received signal after signal processing such as demodulation / decoding. Output to 460. Further, the WLAN communication unit 412A performs signal processing such as coding and modulation on the transmission signal output from the control unit 460, converts the baseband signal after the signal processing into a WLAN radio signal, and performs amplification processing and the like. Go and send from the antenna.
  • the GNSS receiver 420 acquires the terminal position information indicating the current position of the communication device 400A, and outputs the acquired terminal position information to the control unit 460.
  • the GNSS receiver 420 includes, for example, a receiver of at least one GNSS among GPS, GLONASS, IRNSS, COMPASS, and Galileo.
  • the communication device 400A does not have to have the GNSS receiver 420.
  • the display unit 431 displays an image based on the image signal output from the control unit 460.
  • the operation unit 432 receives the user operation and outputs a signal according to the operation content to the control unit 460.
  • the operation unit 432 may be integrated with the display unit 431 as a touch panel display.
  • the power management unit 440 includes a battery and its peripheral circuits.
  • the power management unit 440 supplies the driving power of the communication device 400A.
  • the power management unit 440 may be configured by a circuit that converts the power supplied from the outside.
  • the storage unit 450 includes a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory.
  • the storage unit 450 stores a program executed by the control unit 460 and information used for processing by the control unit 460.
  • the control unit 460 has at least one processor, executes a program stored in the storage unit 450, and controls each unit of the communication device 400A.
  • SIM470 is a general removable SIM card, and a communication profile for performing cellular communication is stored in advance. However, when the first communication unit of the communication device 400A is a wired communication unit, SIM470 is unnecessary.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation sequence of the first operation example of the tool management system 1. This operation sequence is a sequence for writing the communication profile to the SIM 170 when the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100.
  • step S11 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100 sets the WLAN communication unit 152 when the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 when the power of the tool 100 is turned on.
  • AP mode a mode for functioning as an access point
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100 transmits a beacon signal including a preset SSID in the AP mode.
  • the preset SSID includes at least one of a code that identifies the tool 100 and a code that identifies the manufacturer of the tool 100.
  • a code means at least one of letters and numbers, or a combination thereof.
  • the preset SSID is "Kyocera_Tool_XXX".
  • “Kyocera_Tool” is a code for identifying the manufacturer of the tool 100
  • XXX is a code for identifying the tool 100.
  • the WLAN communication unit 412A of the communication device 400A receives such a beacon signal.
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A displays the SSID included in the received beacon signal on the display unit 431, and then the operation unit 432 accepts the operation of selecting the SSID.
  • the process may automatically proceed to step S12.
  • step S12 the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A causes the WLAN communication unit 412A to transmit a connection request requesting a connection to the tool 100.
  • a WLAN connection is established between the tool 100 and the communication device 400A, and communication between the tools 100 and the communication device 400A becomes possible (step S13).
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A determines that the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100 by the device-to-device communication with the tool 100.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100 transfers the position information obtained by the GNSS receiver 160 to the communication device 400A by inter-device communication.
  • the communication unit 152 may be controlled.
  • the position information transferred by the WLAN communication unit 152 is used by the communication device 400A to select a communication carrier.
  • the WLAN communication unit 412A of the communication device 400A receives the position information from the tool 100.
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A selects a telecommunications carrier that provides the cellular communication service to the tool 100 based on the position information received by the WLAN communication unit 412A.
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A selects a communication carrier corresponding to the position indicated by the position information received by the WLAN communication unit 412A from the list of communication carriers defined for each country or region. ..
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A is a communication company that provides the cellular communication service to the tool 100 based on the position information obtained by its own GNSS receiver 420. May be selected.
  • the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A controls the cellular communication unit 411A so as to acquire the communication profile corresponding to the selected communication carrier from the profile management server 320. Specifically, the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A transmits a communication profile request including information for identifying the communication carrier and information for identifying the tool 100 from the cellular communication unit 411A to the profile management server 320 (step S14). ). As a result, the cellular communication unit 411A of the communication device 400A receives the communication profile from the profile management server 320 via the network 200 (step S15).
  • step S16 the control unit 460 of the communication device 400A controls the WLAN communication unit 412A so as to transfer the communication profile acquired from the profile management server 320 to the tool 100 by inter-device communication.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100 receives the communication profile from the communication device 400A.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100 writes the communication profile received from the communication device 400A by the WLAN communication unit 152 to the SIM 170.
  • the tool 100 is in a state where the cellular communication using the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100 can be executed, so that the cellular communication unit 151 can communicate with the tool management server 310.
  • the communication device 400A can be used to select a desired communication profile and write an appropriate communication profile to the SIM 170 of the tool 100.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the tool 100 in the first operation example of the tool management system 1.
  • step S101 the power of the tool 100 is turned on.
  • step S102 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170.
  • step S102 the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170 (step S102: YES), this flow ends.
  • step S103 the communication control unit 192 sets the WLAN communication unit 152 to the AP mode and waits for the connection from the communication device 400A.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 transmits a beacon signal including a preset SSID in the AP mode.
  • step S104 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not the communication device 400A is connected to the WLAN communication unit 152.
  • the communication control unit 192 transfers the position information obtained by the GNSS receiver 160 to the communication device 400A by inter-device communication.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 is controlled so as to do so.
  • the communication control unit 192 controls the WLAN communication unit 152 so as to transmit information indicating that the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 to the communication device 400A by inter-device communication.
  • step S106 the WLAN communication unit 152 receives the communication profile from the communication device 400A.
  • step S107 the communication control unit 192 writes the communication profile received by the WLAN communication unit 152 from the communication device 400A to the SIM 170.
  • the tool 100 is in a state in which cellular communication using the cellular communication unit 151 can be executed.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the communication device 400A in the first operation example of the tool management system 1.
  • step S201 the control unit 460 controls the WLAN communication unit 412A to search for the tool 100, that is, to search for a beacon signal including a predetermined SSID.
  • step S202 the control unit 460 determines whether or not the tool 100 that transmits the beacon signal including the predetermined SSID is detected.
  • step S203 the control unit 460 causes the WLAN communication unit 412A to transmit a connection request requesting a connection to the tool 100 to the tool 100, and the tool 100 and the tool 100. Establish a WLAN connection.
  • step S204 the control unit 460 confirms the state of the SIM 170 of the tool 100 via the WLAN communication unit 412A.
  • the WLAN communication unit 412A receives the position information of the tool 100 from the tool 100.
  • step S205 the control unit 460 determines whether or not the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100.
  • the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100 (step S205: YES), this flow ends.
  • step S206 the control unit 460 provides the tool 100 with a cellular communication service based on the position information received by the WLAN communication unit 412A. Select the carrier you want to use. However, when the communication device 400A has the GNSS receiver 420, the control unit 460 may select a communication carrier based on the position information obtained by its own GNSS receiver 420.
  • step S207 the control unit 460 controls the cellular communication unit 411A so as to acquire the communication profile corresponding to the communication carrier selected in step S206 from the profile management server 320.
  • step S207 the cellular communication unit 411A receives the communication profile from the profile management server 320 via the network 200.
  • the control unit 460 acquires the communication profile received by the cellular communication unit 411A.
  • step S208 the control unit 460 controls the WLAN communication unit 412A so as to transfer the acquired communication profile to the tool 100 by inter-device communication.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation sequence of the second operation example of the tool management system 1.
  • This operation sequence is a sequence for writing the communication profile to the SIM 170 of the other tool after the communication profile is written to the SIM 170 of the tool 100 according to the first operation example described above.
  • step S21 the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100a receives the communication profile from the communication device 400A by the operation of the first operation example described above.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a writes the communication profile received from the communication device 400A by the WLAN communication unit 152 to the SIM 170.
  • the tool 100a is in a state in which cellular communication using the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100a can be executed.
  • step S22 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a waits for a connection from another tool by setting the WLAN communication unit 152 to the AP mode.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100a transmits a beacon signal including a preset SSID in the AP mode as in the first operation example.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b searches for another tool for a certain period of time if the communication profile is not stored in its own SIM 170. To control.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100b receives the beacon signal from the tool 100a.
  • step S23 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b causes the WLAN communication unit 152 to transmit a connection request requesting a connection to the tool 100a.
  • a WLAN connection is established between the tool 100a and the tool 100b, and communication between the devices of the tool 100a and the tool 100b becomes possible (step S24).
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a determines that the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100b by inter-device communication with the tool 100b.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a controls the cellular communication unit 151 so as to acquire the communication profile of the same communication carrier as the communication profile stored in its own SIM 170 from the profile management server 320. Specifically, the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a transmits a communication profile request including information for identifying the communication carrier and information for identifying the tool 100b from the cellular communication unit 151 to the profile management server 320 (step S25). ). As a result, the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100a receives the communication profile for the tool 100b (that is, the communication profile to be written in the SIM 170 of the tool 100b) from the profile management server 320 via the network 200 (step S26).
  • step S27 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100a controls the WLAN communication unit 152 so as to transfer the communication profile acquired from the profile management server 320 to the tool 100b by inter-device communication.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100b receives the communication profile from the tool 100a.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b writes the communication profile received from the tool 100a by the WLAN communication unit 152 into its own SIM 170. As a result, the tool 100b is in a state in which cellular communication using the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100b can be executed.
  • step S28 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b waits for a connection from another tool by setting the WLAN communication unit 152 to the AP mode.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100b transmits a beacon signal including a preset SSID in the AP mode as in the first operation example.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100c searches for another tool for a certain period of time if the communication profile is not stored in its own SIM 170. To control.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100c receives the beacon signal from the tool 100b.
  • step S29 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100c causes the WLAN communication unit 152 to transmit a connection request requesting a connection to the tool 100b.
  • a WLAN connection is established between the tool 100b and the tool 100c, and the device-to-device communication between the tool 100b and the tool 100c becomes possible (step S30).
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b determines that the communication profile is not stored in the SIM 170 of the tool 100c by inter-device communication with the tool 100c.
  • step S31 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b controls the cellular communication unit 151 so as to acquire the communication profile of the same communication carrier as the communication profile stored in its own SIM 170 from the profile management server 320. Specifically, the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b transmits a communication profile request including information for identifying the communication carrier and information for identifying the tool 100c from the cellular communication unit 151 to the profile management server 320 (step S31). ). As a result, the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100b receives the communication profile for the tool 100c (that is, the communication profile to be written in the SIM 170 of the tool 100c) from the profile management server 320 via the network 200 (step S32).
  • step S33 the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100b controls the WLAN communication unit 152 so as to transfer the communication profile acquired from the profile management server 320 to the tool 100c by inter-device communication.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 of the tool 100c receives the communication profile from the tool 100b.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool 100c writes the communication profile received from the tool 100b by the WLAN communication unit 152 into its own SIM 170. As a result, the tool 100c is in a state in which cellular communication using the cellular communication unit 151 of the tool 100c can be executed.
  • the communication profile is sequentially written to the SIM 170s of the plurality of tools 100, and each tool 100 is switched to the state in which cellular communication is possible. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently bring the plurality of tools 100 into a state in which cellular communication is possible.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the tool 100 on the side receiving the communication profile in the second operation example of the tool management system 1.
  • step S301 the power of the tool 100 is turned on.
  • step S302 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170.
  • step S302 the communication profile is stored in the SIM 170 (step S302: YES)
  • the process proceeds to step S402 shown in FIG.
  • step S303 the communication control unit 192 refers to the WLAN communication unit 152 as a mode for searching for another tool (hereinafter, referred to as "search mode"). ), And the WLAN communication unit 152 is controlled so as to search for a beacon signal including a predetermined SSID.
  • step S304 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not another tool for transmitting a beacon signal including a predetermined SSID has been detected.
  • step S305 the communication control unit 192 causes the WLAN communication unit 152 to transmit a connection request requesting a connection to the detected tool, and the detected tool. Establish a WLAN connection with.
  • the communication control unit 192 acquires a communication profile from another tool for which a WLAN connection has been established (step S306) via the WLAN communication unit 152, and writes the acquired communication profile in its own SIM 170 (step S307). .. As a result, cellular communication becomes possible.
  • step S308 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the search for the other tool was started. If the fixed time has not elapsed (step S308: NO), the process returns to step S303.
  • step S308 the communication control unit 192 proceeds to step S103 shown in FIG. That is, the communication control unit 192 gives up acquiring the communication profile from another tool and switches to the operation of acquiring the communication profile from the communication device 400A (first operation example). Specifically, if the communication control unit 192 searches for another tool over a certain period of time and no other tool is detected within this certain period of time, the communication control unit 192 stops the search and sets the AP mode to set the communication device. It waits for a connection from 400A (see the first operation example).
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the tool 100 on the side that provides the communication profile in the second operation example of the tool management system 1.
  • step S401 the power of the tool 100 is turned on (on) with the trigger 14 of the tool 100 pulled.
  • the communication control unit 192 detects such a user operation, the communication control unit 192 starts an operation for providing a communication profile.
  • a long press of the power switch 15 may be used.
  • step S402 the communication control unit 192 sets the WLAN communication unit 152 to the AP mode and waits for a connection from another tool.
  • the WLAN communication unit 152 transmits a beacon signal including a preset SSID in the AP mode.
  • step S403 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not another tool is connected to the WLAN communication unit 152.
  • step S403 When another tool is connected to the WLAN communication unit 152 (step S403: YES), in step S404, the communication control unit 192 writes a communication profile to be written in the SIM 170 of the other tool by cellular communication (cellular communication unit 151). Obtained from the profile management server 320.
  • step S405 the communication control unit 192 controls the WLAN communication unit 152 so as to transfer the acquired communication profile to the other tool by inter-device communication. After that, the process proceeds to step S406.
  • step S406 the communication control unit 192 determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the AP mode was started. If a certain time has not elapsed (step S406: NO), the communication control unit 192 returns the process to step S403.
  • step S407 the communication control unit 192 terminates the AP mode.
  • the process returns to step S403.
  • the communication control unit 192 may set the WLAN communication unit 152 in the search mode for searching the AP.
  • the charger for the tool 100 may be used instead of the communication device 400A.
  • the communication device 400A in the above-described embodiment may be read as a charger.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a tool management system 1 according to another embodiment.
  • the charger 400B is connected to the network 200.
  • the charger 400B may be wirelessly connected to the network 200 or may be wiredly connected to the network 200.
  • the charger 400B is an electronic device for charging the battery pack 110 of the tool 100.
  • the charger 400B converts the electric power from the power source 500 such as a commercial AC power source or a distributed power source and supplies it to the battery pack 110.
  • the charger 400B is a charger (for example, a cable-type charger or a stand-type charger) that supplies electric power to the battery pack 110 by wire will be described.
  • the charger 400B is a battery. It may be the one that wirelessly supplies power to the pack 110 (that is, wirelessly supplies power).
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the tool 100 according to another embodiment.
  • the battery pack 110 includes a wired communication unit 113, a battery-side control unit 114, and a storage unit 115 in addition to the battery 111 and the power receiving unit 112 described above.
  • the storage unit 115 is composed of a non-volatile memory and a volatile memory, and includes a first storage unit 115a and a second storage unit 115b.
  • the wired communication unit 113 corresponds to the second communication unit that performs inter-device communication.
  • the wired communication unit 113 performs inter-device communication with the charger 400B when charging the battery 111 of the battery pack 110.
  • the wired communication unit 113 receives the communication profile from the charger 400B by wired communication in a state where the battery pack 110 of the tool 100 is connected to the charger 400B.
  • the battery side control unit 114 has at least one processor. Before the battery pack 110 is removed from the tool body 101, the battery-side control unit 114 cooperates with the communication control unit 192 of the tool body 101 to temporarily store the position information obtained by the GNSS receiver 160 in the second storage unit. Store in 115b. This location information is used to select a carrier in the charger 400B.
  • the battery side control unit 114 temporarily stores the communication profile received from the charger 400B by the wired communication unit 113 in the first storage unit 115a in a state where the battery pack 110 is connected to the charger 400B.
  • the communication control unit 192 of the tool body 101 cooperates with the battery side control unit 114 to read the communication profile from the first storage unit 115a in a state where the battery pack 110 is attached to the tool 100. Then, the communication control unit 192 writes the communication profile read from the first storage unit 115a to the SIM 170.
  • the communication profile from the charger 400B can be written to the SIM 170 via the battery pack 110.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the charger 400B according to another embodiment.
  • the charger 400B has a power supply unit 470 that supplies electric power to charge the battery pack 110 (battery 111) of the tool 100. Further, the charger 400B has a NW communication unit 411B as a first communication unit for communicating with the network 200, and has a wired communication unit 412B as a second communication unit for inter-device communication. There is.
  • the NW communication unit 411B may perform wireless communication or may perform wired communication.
  • the control unit 460 causes the wired communication unit 412B to transfer the communication profile to the tool 100 by wired communication in a state where the battery pack 110 of the tool 100 is connected to the charger 400B (that is, a state in which charging is possible). Control.
  • a program that causes the computer to execute each of the above-mentioned processes may be provided.
  • the program may be recorded on a computer-readable medium.
  • Computer-readable media can be used to install programs on a computer.
  • the computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded may be a non-transient recording medium.
  • the non-transient recording medium is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

Abstract

Un outil selon un mode de réalisation possède un SIM intégré en son sein et comprend : une première unité de communication qui réalise une communication cellulaire ; une seconde unité de communication qui, dans un cas où un profil de communication requis par la communication cellulaire n'est pas mémorisé dans le SIM, reçoit le profil de communication, acquis par un dispositif externe à partir d'un serveur, du dispositif externe par l'intermédiaire d'une communication machine-machine ; et une unité de commande qui écrit, dans le SIM, le profil de communication reçu par la seconde unité de communication depuis le dispositif externe.
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