WO2021131068A1 - Système de gestion de dispositif et procédé de gestion de dispositif - Google Patents

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WO2021131068A1
WO2021131068A1 PCT/JP2019/051590 JP2019051590W WO2021131068A1 WO 2021131068 A1 WO2021131068 A1 WO 2021131068A1 JP 2019051590 W JP2019051590 W JP 2019051590W WO 2021131068 A1 WO2021131068 A1 WO 2021131068A1
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義統 中島
正俊 伊藤
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  • This disclosure relates to a device management system and a device management method.
  • Patent Document 1 a remote control that realizes remote control of home appliances by connecting a home appliance and a home gateway via wireless communication and having a cloud server communicate with the home appliance via the Internet and the home gateway.
  • the operating system is disclosed.
  • the wiring between the equipment and the gateway can be omitted, which increases the degree of freedom when installing the equipment and reduces the installation cost. Occurs.
  • the above technology has a problem that the communication load is concentrated on the gateway. This problem is especially noticeable when managing a large number of equipment installed in a large office building.
  • the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an equipment management system or the like that can manage equipment equipment without relying on communication via one gateway.
  • the device management system is A plurality of equipment and a server for managing the plurality of equipment are provided.
  • Each equipment A communication means for communicating with the server via the Internet by wireless communication based on a contract concluded for each of the equipment is provided.
  • equipment can be managed without relying on communication via one gateway.
  • the figure which shows the structure of the device management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this disclosure The figure which shows the functional configuration of the equipment which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this disclosure.
  • the figure which shows the functional configuration of the cloud server which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this disclosure The figure which shows an example of the equipment table which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this disclosure.
  • the figure which shows the structure of the device management system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this disclosure The figure which shows the functional configuration of the equipment which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this disclosure.
  • the figure which shows the functional structure of the outdoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this disclosure The figure which shows an example of the equipment table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this disclosure.
  • the device management system 1 is a device management system in which a plurality of equipment devices 10 are managed by a cloud server 20.
  • the device management system 1 includes a plurality of equipment devices 10, a cloud server 20, and a user terminal 30.
  • the equipment 10 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40, and communicates with the cloud server 20 via the base station 40, the operator network NT1 or the operator network NT2, and the Internet IN.
  • the user terminal 30 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN.
  • four equipments 10 form one group G.
  • the cloud server 20 manages each equipment 10 in a group unit.
  • the device management system 1 is an example of the device management system according to the present disclosure.
  • the two business networks are described as the business network NT1 and the business network NT2, but when it is not necessary to distinguish between them, they are simply described as the business network NT below.
  • the equipment 10 may form two or more groups, and the cloud server 20 may manage two or more groups.
  • the group is set for each user of the equipment 10 for example.
  • the user of the equipment 10 is, for example, the owner of a building such as a house or an office building in which the equipment 10 is installed.
  • the equipment management system 1 can manage the equipment 10 for each owner of the building.
  • the equipment 10 is an equipment that is installed in a house, an office building, or the like and is a management target of the cloud server 20.
  • the equipment 10 is, for example, an air conditioner, a lighting device, a water heater, an elevator, an entrance / exit gate, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, and the like.
  • the equipment device 10 may be a device installed outdoors.
  • four equipments 10 form one group G.
  • Group G is composed of a residential unit, an office building unit, an office building floor unit, and the like.
  • the equipment 10 is an example of the equipment 10 according to the present disclosure. The functional configuration of the equipment 10 will be described later.
  • the equipment 10 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40 based on a contract with a telecommunications carrier.
  • the contract is concluded for each equipment 10.
  • the contract is, for example, a contract for an Internet connection service using a mobile phone network provided by MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator).
  • MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operator
  • the equipment 10 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40 installed by the MNO (Mobile Network Operator) based on the contract.
  • the MVNO rents a network, equipment, etc. from the MNO and provides an Internet connection service to the users of the equipment 10.
  • the equipment 10 acquires contract information from, for example, a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card provided by the MVNO to the user of the equipment 10, determines the base station 40 to be communicated based on the contract information, and determines the base station. Wirelessly communicate with.
  • SIM Subscriber Identity Module
  • the equipment 10 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the base station 40, the operator network NT, and the Internet IN.
  • the business network NT is, for example, a business network provided by the MVNO related to the above contract.
  • the equipment 10 is connected to the operator network NT based on the APN (Access Point Name) setting described later. Since the operator network NT is connected to the Internet IN, the equipment 10 can communicate with the cloud server 20.
  • APN Access Point Name
  • the cloud server 20 manages each equipment 10 in a group unit by communicating with the equipment 10.
  • the cloud server 20 performs energy-saving control of the equipment 10 in a group unit, for example.
  • the cloud server 20 is, for example, a cloud server operated by the manufacturer of the equipment 10.
  • the cloud server 20 is an example of the server according to the present disclosure. The functional configuration of the cloud server 20 will be described later.
  • the user terminal 30 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN.
  • the user terminal 30 transmits / receives information regarding the management of the equipment 10 to / from the cloud server 20.
  • the information related to the management of the equipment 10 is, for example, information for registering the equipment 10 to be managed, information indicating the state of each equipment 10 managed by the cloud server 20, and the like.
  • the user terminal 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet terminal carried by a user of the equipment 10.
  • the user of the equipment 10 registers the equipment 10 to be managed by the cloud server 20 in the cloud server 20, and the information regarding the management of the registered equipment 10 is transmitted from the cloud server 20. Can be obtained.
  • Base station 40 is a base station installed in various places by a telecommunications carrier for wide area wireless communication.
  • the base station 40 is a base station for a mobile phone network installed by, for example, an MNO.
  • the business network NT is a business network operated by a telecommunications carrier to connect the base station 40 and the Internet IN.
  • the business network NT is, for example, a business network operated by the MVNO.
  • the mobile phone network and the Internet IN are connected by the business network NT.
  • the operator network NT1 and the operator network NT2 are illustrated as the operator network NT.
  • the operator who operates the business network NT1 and the operator who operates the business network NT2 are different. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the providers of the Internet connection service are different between the two equipments 10 on the left and the two equipments 10 on the right.
  • the user of the equipment 10 has a contract with the MVNO for the Internet connection service using the mobile phone network for each equipment 10.
  • the user of the equipment 10 shall receive a SIM card from the MVNO for each contract (that is, for each equipment 10).
  • the user of the equipment 10 shall insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot provided in the equipment 10 which will be described later.
  • the equipment 10 includes a control unit 100, a wireless communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a SIM card slot 130, a main unit 140, an operation unit 150, and a display unit 160. Further, the SIM card 131 provided by the MVNO is inserted into the SIM card slot 130.
  • the control unit 100 controls the equipment 10 in an integrated manner.
  • the control unit 100 controls the main unit 140 based on the control data described later transmitted by the cloud server 20 to the equipment 10.
  • the control unit 100 includes a contract information acquisition unit 101 and a communication control unit 102.
  • the control unit 100 is an example of the control means according to the present disclosure.
  • the contract information acquisition unit 101 acquires the contract information recorded in the SIM card 131 from the SIM card 131 inserted in the SIM card slot 130.
  • the contract information acquisition unit 101 is an example of the contract information acquisition means according to the present disclosure.
  • the communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110. Specifically, the communication control unit 102 determines the base station 40 to be communicated based on the contract information acquired by the contract information acquisition unit 101, and the wireless communication unit so as to perform wireless communication with the determined base station 40. Control 110. Further, the communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110 so as to connect to the operator network NT based on the APN setting described later stored in the storage unit 120. Then, the communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110 so as to communicate with the cloud server 20 via the base station 40, the operator network NT, and the Internet IN. The communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110 so as to periodically communicate with the cloud server 20 at intervals such as every 1 minute and every 5 minutes.
  • the communication control unit 102 is an example of the communication control means according to the present disclosure.
  • control unit 100 transmits necessary data to the cloud server 20 via the wireless communication unit 110 in response to a request from the cloud server 20.
  • control unit 100 transmits operation data related to the operation of the equipment 10 such as a set temperature and power consumption to the cloud server 20 in response to a request from the cloud server 20.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40 based on the control of the communication control unit 102.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the base station 40, the operator network NT, and the Internet IN by wirelessly communicating with the base station 40 under the control of the communication control unit 102.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 is a wireless communication module including, for example, an antenna and a modem.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 is an example of the communication means according to the present disclosure.
  • the storage unit 120 stores the APN setting.
  • the APN setting is a setting required to connect to the business network NT.
  • the APN setting is saved, for example, by the user operating the operation unit 150 described later and inputting the APN setting.
  • the storage unit 120 stores an address for communicating with the cloud server 20.
  • the address may be an IP (Internet Protocol) address or an FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name).
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
  • the storage unit 120 stores a device ID (Identifier) for identifying the device device 10.
  • the device ID is set, for example, at the time of manufacturing the equipment device 10.
  • the device ID is added to the data by the control unit 100, for example, when the equipment device 10 transmits data to the cloud server 20.
  • the device ID is, for example, a unique identifier uniquely set by the manufacturer of the equipment 10.
  • the SIM card slot 130 is a SIM card slot for inserting the SIM card 131.
  • the SIM card slot 130 includes an interface for reading data from the inserted SIM card 131.
  • the SIM card slot 130 reads the contract information stored in the SIM card 131 in response to a request from the contract information acquisition unit 101, and transmits the read contract information to the contract information acquisition unit 101.
  • the SIM card 131 is a SIM card in which contract information indicating a contract for an Internet connection service using a mobile phone network is stored. As described above, the SIM card 131 is provided, for example, by the MVNO to the user of the equipment 10. The SIM card 131 is an example of the SIM card according to the present disclosure.
  • the main unit 140 is a component for exerting the original functions of the equipment 10.
  • the main unit 140 when the equipment 10 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the main unit 140 includes a compressor, a valve, a fan, a temperature sensor, and the like.
  • the main unit 140 when the equipment 10 is a lighting device, the main unit 140 includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) light, a drive circuit for driving the LED light, a control circuit for adjusting the brightness, and the like.
  • the main unit 140 is controlled by the control unit 100.
  • the main unit 140 is controlled by the control unit 100 based on the control data described later transmitted by the cloud server 20 to the equipment 10. That is, the main unit 140 is controlled by the cloud server 20.
  • the operation unit 150 receives an operation from the user and outputs information indicating the user's operation to the control unit 100. By operating the operation unit 150, the user can input the APN setting, input the address of the cloud server 20, and the like.
  • the operation unit 150 is, for example, a touch screen integrated with the display unit 160 described later. Alternatively, the operation unit 150 may be an operation button provided on the remote controller for operating the equipment 10.
  • the display unit 160 displays an image under the control of the control unit 100.
  • the display unit 160 displays an image including information necessary for inputting the APN setting and inputting the address of the cloud server 20.
  • the display unit 160 is, for example, a touch screen integrated with the operation unit 150.
  • the display unit 160 may be a liquid crystal display provided on the remote controller for operating the equipment 10.
  • the equipment 10 further includes a configuration (not shown in FIG. 2) depending on what kind of equipment the equipment 10 is.
  • the equipment 10 when the equipment 10 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the equipment 10 further includes an external / internal communication unit that communicates with the indoor unit of the air conditioner.
  • the cloud server 20 includes a control unit 200, a communication unit 210, and a storage unit 220.
  • the control unit 200 comprehensively controls the cloud server 20.
  • the control unit 200 includes a registration unit 201 and a device control unit 202.
  • the control unit 200 operates according to predetermined device management.
  • the predetermined device management is, for example, to execute energy-saving control for the equipment 10 to be managed in a group unit.
  • executing remote control of the equipment device 10 according to the operation of the user terminal 30 may be a predetermined device management.
  • the registration unit 201 registers the equipment 10 to be managed in response to the request from the user terminal 30. Specifically, the registration unit 201 stores the information indicating the equipment device 10 and the information indicating the group included in the registration request in the device table T221, which will be described later, stored in the storage unit 220, thereby causing the cloud.
  • the equipment 10 is registered as a management target of the server 20 in a group unit.
  • the registration unit 201 is an example of the registration means according to the present disclosure.
  • the equipment control unit 202 controls the equipment equipment 10 by creating control data for controlling the equipment equipment 10 to be managed and transmitting the control data to the equipment equipment 10 via the communication unit 210.
  • the device control unit 202 creates, for example, control data required for energy saving control in group units and transmits the control data to each facility device 10 of the group. In particular, as will be described later, the device control unit 202 creates control data with reference to the operation data D222 stored in the storage unit 220.
  • the device control unit 202 is an example of the device control means according to the present disclosure.
  • control unit 200 executes an operation according to communication with the user terminal 30.
  • the control unit 200 transmits information indicating the state of the equipment 10 to be managed to the user terminal 30 in group units.
  • the user terminal 30 that has received the information notifies the user of the management status of the equipment 10 in group units, for example, by displaying an image displaying the information.
  • the communication unit 210 communicates with the equipment device 10 and the user terminal 30 via the Internet IN.
  • the communication unit 210 is, for example, a wired LAN (Local Area Network) interface.
  • the storage unit 220 stores the device table T221 and the operation data D222.
  • the equipment table T221 includes equipment ID of the equipment equipment 10, information indicating the type of the equipment equipment 10, and information indicating the model name of the equipment equipment 10 for the equipment equipment 10 to be managed. , Information indicating the group to which the equipment 10 belongs.
  • the operation data D222 includes information indicating a group, equipment ID, information indicating a type, information indicating a date and time, and information indicating details of operation data for the equipment 10 to be managed. And include.
  • the date and time referred to here is the date and time when the operation data is received from the equipment 10.
  • the operation data transmitted by the equipment 10 is various data related to the equipment 10.
  • the operation data includes, for example, information indicating the outside air temperature and information indicating power consumption.
  • the equipment control unit 202 refers to the operation data D222 and creates control data for controlling the equipment equipment 10. For example, when the device control unit 202 refers to the operation data D222 and determines that the power consumption of each facility device 10 of the group G is large, the device control unit 202 reduces the power consumption of each facility device 10 of the group G for energy saving control. Control data is created and transmitted to each equipment 10.
  • the equipment 10 shown in FIG. 6 is realized by a computer such as a personal computer or a microprocessor.
  • the equipment 10 includes a processor 1001, a memory 1002, an interface 1003, and a secondary storage device 1004, which are connected to each other via a bus 1000.
  • the processor 1001 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Each function of the equipment 10 is realized by the processor 1001 reading the operation program stored in the secondary storage device 1004 into the memory 1002 and executing the operation program.
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • the memory 1002 is, for example, a main storage device composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory).
  • the memory 1002 stores an operation program read from the secondary storage device 1004 by the processor 1001. Further, the memory 1002 functions as a work memory when the processor 1001 executes an operation program.
  • Interface 1003 is an I / O (Input / Output) interface such as a serial port, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, and a network interface.
  • I / O Input / Output
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • the wireless communication module By connecting the wireless communication module to the interface 1003, the function of the wireless communication unit 110 is realized.
  • the touch screen or the remote controller By connecting the touch screen or the remote controller to the interface 1003, the functions of the operation unit 150 and the display unit 160 are realized.
  • the secondary storage device 1004 is, for example, a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive).
  • the secondary storage device 1004 stores an operation program executed by the processor 1001. Further, the function of the storage unit 120 is realized by the secondary storage device 1004.
  • the hardware configuration of the cloud server 20 is also shown in FIG. 6, for example.
  • the interface 1003 realizes the function of the communication unit 210
  • the secondary storage device 1004 realizes the function of the storage unit 220.
  • the secondary storage device 1004 stores a management program for managing the equipment 10.
  • the management program is, for example, a program for energy saving control, a program for remote control, a program for device monitoring, and the like.
  • FIG. 7 is executed when communication with the cloud server 20 is required.
  • the contract information acquisition unit 101 of the control unit 100 of the equipment 10 acquires the contract information from the SIM card 131 inserted in the SIM card slot 130 (step S101).
  • the communication control unit 102 of the control unit 100 determines the base station 40 to be communicated based on the contract information acquired in step S101, and controls the wireless communication unit 110 to start communication with the determined base station 40. (Step S102).
  • the communication control unit 102 reads the APN setting from the storage unit 120 (step S103).
  • the communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110 based on the read APN setting, and establishes a connection with the operator network NT (step S104).
  • the equipment 10 can be connected to the Internet IN via the operator network NT.
  • the communication control unit 102 controls the wireless communication unit 110 and communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN (step S105). Through this communication, the cloud server 20 acquires, for example, operation data necessary for managing the equipment 10 from the equipment 10, and transmits control data for controlling the equipment 10 to the equipment 10.
  • control unit 100 ends the operation of the communication control.
  • Each equipment device 10 individually executes the above communication control to communicate with the cloud server 20, so that the cloud server 20 can manage each equipment device 10.
  • each equipment 10 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN by wireless communication based on the contract concluded for each equipment 10. Therefore, the equipment 10 can communicate with the cloud server 20 without relying on communication via one gateway. Therefore, the equipment management system 1 according to the first embodiment can manage the equipment equipment 10 without relying on communication via one gateway.
  • the gateway No setting work is required to communicate with. That is, according to the first embodiment, it becomes easy to add a new equipment 10 as a management target.
  • each equipment 10 installed in two or more buildings constitutes one group G. Can be done. Therefore, the equipment management system 1 can collectively manage each equipment equipment 10 installed in the two or more buildings. For example, when a building owner owns a plurality of office buildings in different areas, the equipment management system 1 can collectively manage the equipment 10 installed in each office building.
  • the contract concluded for each equipment 10 is not limited to that relating to one telecommunications carrier.
  • the user contracts with a telecommunications carrier related to the business network NT1 for some equipment 10 and with a telecommunications carrier related to the business network NT2 for other equipment 10. be able to. Therefore, even if one of the operator network NT1 and the operator network NT2 fails, the equipment management system 1 can continue to manage some of the equipment and devices 10. That is, the user can improve the resistance to the network failure of the device management system 1 by contracting with a plurality of communication carriers.
  • the communication charge will be lower than that of the equipment management system that manages the equipment equipment 10 by communication via one gateway.
  • the gateway When managing the equipment 10 by communication via one gateway, the gateway is usually connected to the Internet IN by a wired fixed communication line.
  • the communication charge system for the fixed communication line is generally an expensive fixed charge, although it does not depend on the amount of communication.
  • the communication charge system for the service is a metered amount in which the communication charge increases or decreases according to the communication amount. It is often a system. Therefore, the communication charge system is compatible with the point that the amount of communication in the communication between the equipment 10 and the cloud server 20 does not increase. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it can be expected that the communication charge will be lower than that of the equipment management system that manages the equipment equipment 10 by communication via one gateway.
  • the cloud server 20 may acquire information indicating the outside air temperature measured by the temperature sensor by the communication unit 210, and the device control unit 202 may control the indoor unit based on the acquired information.
  • the cloud server 20 may control the other equipment 10 based on the measurement result of the environment sensor which is one of the equipment 10. Since the environmental sensor does not need to communicate with the gateway, there is a high degree of freedom in the installation location when installing the environmental sensor. Therefore, in such a form, the control of the equipment 10 in cooperation with the environmental sensor can be easily realized.
  • the equipment 10 is provided with the SIM card slot 130, and the SIM card 131 is inserted into the SIM card slot 130.
  • the equipment 10 may include an eSIM (Embedded-SIM), and contract information may be stored in the eSIM.
  • the mobile phone network is used.
  • other wireless communication networks such as a wireless communication network based on the IEEE802.16-2004 standard and a wireless communication network based on LPWAN (Low-Power Wide-Area Network) may be used.
  • the cloud server 20 includes a device control unit 202.
  • the device management predetermined by the cloud server 20 requires information indicating the state of the equipment 10 such as a monitoring system and a power saving plan proposal system, but does not need to control the equipment 10.
  • the cloud server 20 does not have to include the device control unit 202.
  • the equipment 10 includes a wireless communication unit 110 and a SIM card slot 130.
  • the equipment 10 does not have the wireless communication unit 110 and the SIM card slot 130, and by attaching a communication adapter having the wireless communication unit and the SIM card slot to the equipment 10, the equipment 10 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40. You may communicate.
  • the equipment 10 to which the communication adapter is attached is an example of the equipment according to the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 shows that the base station 40 is directly connected to the Internet IN, because the description of the operator network NT1 and the operator network NT2 is omitted.
  • the base station 40 is connected to the operator network NT, and the operator network NT and the Internet IN are connected to each other.
  • the device management system 1 includes a plurality of outdoor units 11 and one or more indoor units 12 communicably connected to each outdoor unit 11 as equipment to be managed.
  • the outdoor unit 11 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner
  • the indoor unit 12 is an indoor unit of the air conditioner.
  • Each outdoor unit 11 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN by wireless communication based on the contract concluded for each outdoor unit 11.
  • the indoor unit 12 cannot wirelessly communicate with the base station 40.
  • the indoor unit 12 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the outdoor unit 11.
  • the outdoor unit 11 is an example of the first equipment according to the present disclosure.
  • the indoor unit 12 is an example of the second equipment according to the present disclosure.
  • all the outdoor units 11 and the indoor units 12 shown in the figure belong to one group G. Further, in FIG. 8, the pair of one outdoor unit 11 and one or more indoor units 12 connected to the outdoor unit 11 belongs to the subgroups SG1, SG2 and SG3, respectively. That is, in FIG. 8, each subgroup is configured for each refrigerant system.
  • the functional configuration of the outdoor unit 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the outdoor unit 11 has substantially the same configuration as the equipment 10 shown in FIG. 2, but differs from the equipment 10 shown in FIG. 2 in that it further includes an external / internal communication unit 170 that communicates with the indoor unit 12.
  • the communication control unit 102 relays the data transmitted by the indoor unit 12 to the cloud server 20 and the data transmitted by the cloud server 20 to the indoor unit 12 as compared with the case of the first embodiment. , Controls the wireless communication unit 110 and the external / internal communication unit 170.
  • the cloud server 20 according to the second embodiment has the same functional configuration as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, but the contents stored in the device table T221 are different.
  • the device table T221 according to the second embodiment further includes information indicating a subgroup and a relay device ID as compared with the case of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
  • the relay device ID is a device ID indicating the outdoor unit 11 that relays the communication between the indoor unit 12 and the cloud server 20. Therefore, the record indicating the outdoor unit 11 does not include the relay device ID.
  • the cloud server 20 can manage the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 in subgroup units. That is, the cloud server 20 can manage the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 for each refrigerant system.
  • the device management system 1 according to the second embodiment has been described above. According to the second embodiment, even if the indoor unit 12 is an equipment device that cannot wirelessly communicate with the base station 40, the indoor unit 12 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the outdoor unit 11 that wirelessly communicates with the base station 40. Therefore, the cloud server 20 can manage not only the outdoor unit 11 but also the indoor unit 12. Then, each outdoor unit 11 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the Internet IN by wireless communication based on the contract concluded for each outdoor unit 11. Therefore, the device management system 1 according to the second embodiment has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.
  • the outdoor unit 11 since the outdoor unit 11 is generally installed outdoors, it can wirelessly communicate with the base station 40 in a better communication state than the equipment installed indoors. Therefore, the indoor unit 12 can communicate with the cloud server 20 in a better communication state than the equipment installed indoors and wirelessly communicating with the base station 40.
  • the indoor unit 12 communicates with the cloud server 20 via the outdoor unit 11.
  • the gateway 13 wirelessly communicates with the base station 40 in the same manner as the equipment 10 of the first embodiment, and the general-purpose device 14 communicably connected to the gateway 13 passes through the gateway 13.
  • the cloud server 20 communicates with the cloud server 20.
  • the gateway 13 is an example of the first equipment according to the present disclosure
  • the general-purpose equipment 14 is an example of the second equipment according to the present disclosure.
  • the general-purpose device 14 is, for example, an entrance / exit gate, an elevator, an electric shutter, etc. installed in an office building. Like the indoor unit 12, the general-purpose device 14 cannot wirelessly communicate with the base station 40.
  • the indoor unit 12 not only the indoor unit 12 but also the general-purpose device 14 that cannot wirelessly communicate with the base station 40 can be managed by the cloud server 20.
  • the number of general-purpose devices 14 is large, a plurality of gateways 13 may be prepared and the general-purpose devices 14 may be connected to each of the gateways 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, there may be equipment that is not connected to the gateway 13. Even with such a form, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
  • one of the general-purpose devices 14 may be used as an environmental sensor, and the cloud server 20 may control the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 based on the measurement results of the environmental sensor.
  • one of the general-purpose devices 14 is a temperature sensor installed in a living room of an office building and measures the room temperature of the living room, and the cloud server 20 uses the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 based on the room temperature measured by the temperature sensor. May be controlled.
  • the outdoor unit 11 installed outdoors does not need to communicate with the gateway 13, the degree of freedom in the installation position of the outdoor unit 11 is high. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to easily realize the control of the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 in cooperation with the environmental sensor connected to the gateway 13.
  • the equipment 10 and the cloud server 20 include the secondary storage device 1004.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, as a form in which the secondary storage device 1004 is provided outside the equipment device 10 and the cloud server 20, and the equipment device 10 and the cloud server 20 and the secondary storage device 1004 are connected via the interface 1003. May be good.
  • removable media such as a USB flash drive and a memory card can also be used as the secondary storage device 1004.
  • the equipment 10 and the cloud server 20 are configured by a dedicated circuit using an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like. You may. Further, in the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6, a part of the functions of the equipment device 10 and the cloud server 20 may be realized by, for example, a dedicated circuit connected to the interface 1003.
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the programs used in the equipment 10 and the cloud server 20 are stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a USB flash drive, a memory card, or an HDD. It is possible to distribute it. Then, by installing such a program on a specific or general-purpose computer, the computer can function as the equipment 10 and the cloud server 20.
  • a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a USB flash drive, a memory card, or an HDD.
  • the above-mentioned program may be stored in a storage device of another server on the Internet so that the above-mentioned program can be downloaded from the server.
  • 1 equipment management system 10 equipment, 11 outdoor unit, 12 indoor unit, 13 gateway, 14 general-purpose equipment, 20 cloud server, 30 user terminal, 40 base station, 100 control unit, 101 contract information acquisition unit, 102 communication control unit , 110 wireless communication unit, 120 storage unit, 130 SIM card slot, 131 SIM card, 140 main unit, 150 operation unit, 160 display unit, 170 external and internal communication unit, 200 control unit, 201 registration unit, 202 device control unit, 210 communication unit, 220 storage unit, 1000 bus, 1001 processor, 1002 memory, 1003 interface, 1004 secondary storage device, D222 operation data, G group, IN Internet, NT1, NT2 operator network, SG1, SG2, SG3 subgroup , T221 Equipment table.

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L'invention concerne un système de gestion de dispositif (1) comprenant une pluralité de dispositifs d'équipement (10) et un serveur en nuage (20) qui gère la pluralité de dispositifs d'équipement (10). Chacun des dispositifs d'équipement (10) est pourvu d'une unité de communication sans fil qui communique avec le serveur en nuage (20) via Internet (IN) par communication sans fil sur la base d'un contrat conclu pour chaque dispositif d'équipement (10).
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