WO2023085310A1

WO2023085310A1 - Useful information output device and useful information candidate output method

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Publication number: WO2023085310A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/041688
Authority: WO
Inventors: 僚太齋藤; 隆之中原
Original assignee: ダイキン工業株式会社
Priority date: 2021-11-10
Filing date: 2022-11-09
Publication date: 2023-05-19
Also published as: JP2023070807A; JP7519341B2

Abstract

Provided are a useful information candidate output device and output method capable of reducing the man-hours required for constructing a monitoring system. This useful information output device (1000) comprises: a control unit (110); and a database (210) in which, for each of a plurality of properties in which a plurality of pieces of equipment is installed, attribute information on the property and useful information useful for constructing a monitoring system for the property are stored in association with each other, and outputs candidates for useful information for a target property. The control unit acquires first attribute information, which is the attribute information of the target property, and identifies similar properties having attribute information similar to the first attribute information by referencing the database. The control unit outputs at least a portion of the useful information on the similar properties as candidates for useful information of the target property by referencing the database. The attribute information includes at least one among the use of the property, the total floor area, the number of floors, the number of rooms on each floor, the use of each room, the type of equipment installed in each room, and the number of pieces of equipment installed in each room.

Description

USEFUL INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE AND USEFUL INFORMATION CANDIDATE OUTPUT METHOD

The present invention relates to a useful information output device for outputting useful information candidates useful for building a property-related monitoring system and a method for outputting useful information candidates.

Conventionally, a monitoring system as disclosed in Patent Document 1 (International Publication No. 2014/064819), for example, may be used to manage a property in which multiple pieces of equipment are installed.

In Patent Document 1 (International Publication No. 2014/064819), in order to reduce man-hours for building a monitoring system, template information is prepared for each type of device, and by using this, man-hours for building a monitoring system are reduced. It is stated that efforts will be made to reduce

However, although the configuration of Patent Document 1 (International Publication No. 2014/064819) contributes to reducing man-hours for building a monitoring system to some extent, there is room for further improvement in terms of man-hour reduction.

The useful information output device in the first aspect is a device that outputs useful information candidates for a target property. The useful information output device includes a control section and a storage section. The storage unit stores property attribute information and useful information useful for constructing a monitoring system for each property in association with each other for a plurality of properties having a plurality of equipment installed therein. A control part acquires the 1st attribute information which is the attribute information of a target property|object. The control unit refers to the storage unit and identifies similar properties that are properties whose attribute information is similar to the first attribute information. The control unit refers to the storage unit and outputs at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate for useful information of the target property. The attribute information includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, the type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and the type of equipment installed in each room of the property. number of equipment installed in each room.

　Preferably, the attribute information includes at least the total floor area of the property and the number of floors of the property. Also, preferably, the attribute information includes the use of the property.

The useful information output device of the first aspect outputs at least a part of the useful information of the property whose attribute information is similar to that of the target property as it is as a useful information candidate of the target property. By using such a useful information output device, instead of using a template at the equipment level, it is possible to use the useful information of the entire similar property to build a monitoring system for the target property. Man-hours can be reduced.

The useful information output device of the second aspect is the useful information output device of the first aspect, wherein the information output as candidates for the useful information of the target property includes at least monitoring screen data, data point information, and a control program. including one.

By using the useful information output device of the second point of view, it is possible to contribute to the reduction of man-hours required for building a monitoring system for the target property.

The useful information output device according to the third aspect is the useful information output device according to the second aspect, and the monitoring screen data includes floor layout diagram data.

With the useful information output device of the third aspect, the floor layout diagram actually used in similar properties can be used to build a monitoring system for the target property, so the number of man-hours required to build a monitoring system for the target property can be reduced.

The useful information output device of the fourth aspect is the useful information output device of any one of the first to third aspects, and the control unit identifies similar properties based on a predetermined rule.

A useful information output device according to the fifth aspect is the useful information output device according to the fourth aspect, further comprising a setting reception unit that receives settings of predetermined rules.

With the useful information output device of the fifth aspect, since predetermined rules can be set, it is possible to output suitable useful information candidates according to needs.

A useful information output device according to a sixth aspect is the useful information output device according to the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect, wherein the control unit determines the degree of similarity between the first attribute information and each attribute information stored in the storage unit. , is calculated based on a predetermined rule, and similar properties are specified based on the degree of similarity.

With the useful information output device of the sixth aspect, it is possible to output useful information that is suitable as a candidate for the useful information of the target property.

The useful information output device of the seventh aspect is the useful information output device of any one of the first to sixth aspects, and the attribute information includes a plurality of items. After acquiring information about some of the plurality of items of the first attribute information, the control unit refers to the storage unit to identify similar properties whose attribute information is similar to the acquired first attribute information, At least a part of the useful information of the similar property is output as a useful information candidate.

With the useful information output device of the seventh aspect, useful information candidates are output at the time when some items of the first attribute information are input. Therefore, when an appropriate useful information candidate is obtained, the entry of the items of the first attribute information can be finished, and the number of man-hours required for constructing the monitoring system for the target property can be reduced.

A useful information output device according to an eighth aspect is the useful information output device according to any one of the first aspect to the seventh aspect, further comprising a selection section and an instruction reception section. The selection unit receives selection of one piece of useful information from candidates for useful information about the target property. The instruction receiving unit receives an instruction to change the contents of the selected useful information. The control unit changes the content of the useful information selected using the selection unit based on the change instruction.

In the useful information output device of the eighth aspect, since the contents of the useful information candidates can be changed, even if the useful information candidates cannot be used as they are, at least part of the outputted useful information can be diverted. , the number of man-hours required for building a monitoring system for the target property can be reduced.

The useful information output device of the ninth aspect is the useful information output device of the eighth aspect, wherein the control unit associates the first attribute information with the contents of the changed useful information and stores them in the storage unit.

In the useful information output device of the ninth aspect, since the attribute information of the target property and the changed (edited) useful information are stored in association with each other, this information is output as useful information candidates for other target properties. available for

A useful information output device according to a tenth aspect is the useful information output device according to any one of the first aspect to the ninth aspect, wherein the control unit selects useful information of a similar property as a candidate for useful information of the target property from predetermined useful information. Output information without information.

In the useful information output device of the tenth aspect, the useful information of similar properties is not output as it is as useful information candidates, but is output after excluding predetermined information. If the control unit excludes information unique to the property that is difficult to use in the target property from the useful information, it is possible to save the trouble of deleting unnecessary information when constructing a monitoring system for the target property. can.

The useful information candidate output method of the eleventh aspect is a method of outputting useful information candidates related to the target property using the control unit and the storage unit. The storage unit stores attribute information and useful information useful for building a monitoring system for each property in association with each other for a plurality of properties on which a plurality of equipments are installed. A useful information candidate output method includes an acquisition step, a specification step, and an output step. In the acquisition step, the control unit acquires first attribute information, which is attribute information of the target property. In the specifying step, the control unit refers to the storage unit and specifies a similar property, which is a property whose attribute information is similar to the first attribute information. In the output step, the control unit refers to the storage unit and outputs at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate for useful information regarding the target property. The attribute information includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, the type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and the type of equipment installed in each room of the property. number of equipment installed in each room.

The useful information candidate output method of the eleventh aspect outputs at least a part of the useful information of the property whose attribute information is similar to that of the target property as it is as the useful information candidate of the target property. By using this method, instead of using templates at the equipment level, it is possible to use the useful information of the entire similar property to build a monitoring system for the target property, and reduce the man-hours required to build the monitoring system for the target property.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring system in which useful information candidates output by a useful information output device of the present disclosure are used for construction of the system; FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a floor layout diagram of a monitoring screen displayed on the display of the monitoring device of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the content of property data stored in the storage device of the monitoring device of FIG. 1; 1 is a block diagram of a useful information output device according to one embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is an example of a flow chart showing a flow of useful information candidate output processing of the useful information output device of FIG. 3 ; FIG. 4 is an example of a screen output to a display as an output unit of the useful information output device when the control unit of the useful information output device of FIG. 3 receives the item "use of target property" in the first attribute information. . The control unit of the useful information output device shown in FIG. 3 receives "use of object", "total floor area", "number of floors", "use of rooms" and "number of rooms on each floor" among the first attribute information. It is an example of a screen output to a display as an output unit of the useful information output device at this time. The control unit of the useful information output device shown in FIG. 3 receives "use of object", "total floor area", "number of floors", "use of rooms" and "number of rooms on each floor" among the first attribute information. It is another example of the screen output to the display as the output unit of the useful information output device. 4 is an example of a screen output to a display as an output unit of the useful information output device when the control unit of the useful information output device of FIG. 3 receives all of the first attribute information. 4 is another example of a screen output to the display as the output unit of the useful information output device when the control unit of the useful information output device in FIG. 3 receives all of the first attribute information. Illustrations related to attribute information are omitted.

A useful information output device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) Monitoring System First, an example of a monitoring system in which candidates for useful information output by the useful information output device of the present disclosure are used for constructing the system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring system 10 as an example of a monitoring system.

As shown in FIG. 1, facilities such as office buildings, hotels, and hospitals (property A, B, . , 4B, . . . 4Z) are installed. Although the types of equipment installed in the properties A, B, . . . Z are not limited, a plurality of equipment 4A, 4B, . 4Z includes, for example, various equipment such as power supply equipment, air conditioning equipment, lighting equipment, and disaster prevention equipment. A plurality of equipment 4A, 4B, . . . , 4Z of each property A, B, . 3Z is communicatively connected using a predetermined communication protocol via a network (eg, LAN). Each controller 3A, 3B, . . . 3Z controls equipment 4A, 4B, . In FIG. 1, only one controller 3A, 3B, . . . 3Z is drawn for each property A, B, . A plurality of controllers 3A, 3B, .

The monitoring system 10 performs comprehensive monitoring of these properties A, B, . . . Z and comprehensive control of the equipment 4A, 4B, . . The monitoring system 10 uses the monitoring device 1 to perform comprehensive monitoring and control of the properties A, B, . . . Although the monitoring system 10 is described here as a system that monitors and controls a plurality of properties A, B, . . . Z, the monitoring system 10 is a system that monitors and controls a single property. may

The monitoring device 1 is a computer that mainly includes a control unit 2c, a storage unit 2d, a display 2a as an output unit, and an input unit 2b such as a keyboard and mouse (see FIG. 1). The storage unit 2d includes a main storage device such as ROM and RAM, and an auxiliary storage device such as HDD and SSD. The control unit 2c includes a CPU, and the CPU executes programs stored in the storage unit 2d to perform various calculations and processes. Here, the monitoring device 1 is explained as one computer, but the number of computers constituting the monitoring device 1 is not limited to one. The monitoring device 1 may be composed of, for example, one or a plurality of computers functioning as servers, and computers and mobile terminals as clients.

The monitoring device 1 is communicably connected to controllers 3A, 3B, . . . 3Z installed in properties A, B, . The monitoring device 1 acquires various kinds of information about the properties A, B, . . . Z from the properties A, B, .

For example, the monitoring device 1 acquires information about the operating states of the equipment 4A, 4B, . . . 4Z from the controllers 3A, 3B, . The information about the operation state of the equipment 4A, 4B, . . . 4Z includes, for example, information on whether the equipment 4A, 4B, . , . . . , including 4Z operation mode information.

Also, for example, the monitoring device 1 receives the measured values of

various sensors

5A, 5B, . to get. The monitoring device 1 acquires the measurement values of

various sensors

5A, 5B, . . . 5Z directly from the

sensors

5A, 5B, . good too. Also, the monitoring device 1 may acquire measurement values of various sensors of the equipment 4A, 4B, . . . 4Z via the controllers 3A, 3B, . The

sensors

5A, 5B, . . . , 5Z include, but are not limited to, sensors that measure temperature and humidity at predetermined locations on the properties A, B, . Also, the

sensors

5A, 5B, . temperature sensor to monitor overheating).

Also, the monitoring device 1 transmits various commands and information to the controllers 3A, 3B, . . . 3Z installed in the properties A, B, .

The functions of the monitoring device 1 will be explained.

The monitoring device 1 monitors the environmental state of each property A, B, . . . Z and the state of equipment 4A, 4B, . used to Also, the monitoring device 1 is used to control equipment 4A, 4B, . . . 4Z installed in each property A, B, . Here, in order to avoid complicating the explanation, the monitoring target is the state of the environment of the property A and the state of the facility equipment 4A installed in the property A. The functions of the monitoring device 1 will be outlined by taking as an example the case where is the object to be controlled. The environmental conditions of other properties B, . . . Z and the conditions of equipment 4B, . Even if the equipment 4B, . .

The monitoring device 1 displays various information about the property A on the display 2a in response to the operation of the input unit 2b, etc., in order to enable monitoring of the state of the environment of the property A and the state of the equipment 4A installed in the property A. is configured to display

For example, the monitoring device 1 displays a monitoring screen showing the state of the equipment 4A installed in the property A on the display 2a. For example, without limitation, the monitoring screen showing the status of the equipment 4A includes a floor layout diagram G1 showing the installation status of the equipment 4A on each floor in the facility space of the property A (see FIG. 2A). The monitoring screen showing the state of the facility equipment 4A may include a power receiving/transforming system diagram showing the connection status of the power receiving/transforming equipment and a water supply/drainage system diagram showing the connection status of the water supply/drainage equipment. Monitoring screen data indicating the state of the equipment 4A is stored in the storage unit 2d.

When the monitoring screen such as the floor layout diagram G1 is displayed on the display 2a, the monitoring device 1 simultaneously displays information indicating the state of the equipment 4A and information indicating the state of the environment of the property A on the display 2a. may Alternatively, when a predetermined portion of the monitoring screen is clicked using the mouse as the input unit 2b, the monitoring device 1 overlays the monitoring screen or switches the display content to display information indicating the status of the equipment 4A, , information indicating the state of the environment of the property A may be displayed on the display 2a. For example, when the equipment 4A is an air conditioner, the information indicating the state of the equipment 4A includes information indicating whether the air conditioner is in operation or not, and information indicating whether the air conditioner is in cooling operation mode or in heating operation. It includes information indicating the mode, information on the set temperature of the air conditioner, and the like. The information indicating the state of the environment of the property A includes, for example, information about the temperature and humidity of the space where the air conditioner is installed.

Also, the monitoring device 1 may display an alarm screen on the display 2a, for example. The alarm screen is a screen indicating that there is an abnormality in the equipment 4A or that there is an abnormality in the measured value of the sensor 5A. The monitoring device 1 displays an alarm screen on the display 2a, for example, when the temperature at a predetermined location of the equipment 4A measured by the sensor exceeds the threshold value stored in the storage unit 2d.

Also, the monitoring device 1 may display trend information on the display 2a, for example. The trend information is information indicating temporal changes in the measured values of the sensor 5A. The monitoring device 1 displays the time change of the measured value of the sensor 5A on the display 2a according to the trend setting stored in the storage unit 2d. The trend setting is, for example, whether the time change of the measured value of the sensor 5A should be displayed in a tabular form or a graph, and how long the time change of the measured value should be displayed. This is information that sets the mode.

In addition, the monitoring device 1, for example, transmits a control program for controlling the operation of all or part of the equipment 4A stored in the storage unit 2d to the controller 3A of the property A via a network such as the Internet. You may send. The control program is, for example, a program for operating a plurality of equipment 4A individually at a predetermined timing, or interlocking some of the plurality of equipment 4A to perform a desired operation.

As described above, the monitoring device 1 causes the display 2a to display various types of information about the property A, transmits a control program to the controller 3A of the property A, and causes the equipment 4A of the property A to operate as desired. For this purpose, it is necessary to create data (including programs) such as monitoring screen data, control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, and data point information for property A. Then, the created data and the data further created based on the created data (data with contents as shown in FIG. 2B) need to be stored in the storage unit 2d. Note that the alarm setting is information for designating an alarm screen to be displayed on the display 2a of the monitoring device 1 when what kind of condition is satisfied. The data point information is information indicating the acquisition point of data in the property A, in other words, information indicating what kind of information is to be obtained from the property A. FIG. Monitoring screen data, control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, and data point information are examples of data to be created. may be created.

In addition, in order for the monitoring device 1 to display various kinds of information about the property A on the display 2a, the information transmitted from the controller 3A is specified from which equipment 4A or sensor 5A. In the floor layout diagram G1 or the like, it is necessary to specify in which position in the facility the arrangement position of the equipment 4A and the measurement position of the sensor 5A are. In other words, in order for the monitoring device 1 to display various types of information about the property A on the display 2a, it is necessary to link the data stored in the storage unit 2d.

Such data creation work and data linking work are referred to here as construction work of the monitoring system 10 . If there are a plurality of objects to be monitored by the monitoring device 1 as shown in FIG. 1, the construction work of the monitoring system 10 must be performed for each object.

Such construction work of the monitoring system 10 generally requires a lot of work time. Therefore, for the purpose of assisting this work, especially the creation of monitoring screen data, control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, data point information, etc., and shortening the creation time of these, the useful information output device of the present disclosure outputs useful information is used.

(2) Useful Information Output Device (2-1) Overview The useful information output device 1000 is, for example, the monitoring system 10. When it comes to monitoring the state of a new property and the state of equipment, the useful information output device 1000 , which outputs candidates of useful information useful in constructing the monitoring system 10 for the object (hereinafter referred to as object object).

Useful information here includes monitoring screen data (including floor layout data), control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, data point information, etc. , monitoring screen data, etc.). Specifically, the useful information is monitor screen data, control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, data point information, etc. used in properties other than the target property, in other words, for other properties. A worker who creates monitoring screen data, etc. of a target object (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a creating worker) uses the useful information candidates output by the useful information output device 1000 as they are, or uses the useful information output device Candidates of useful information to be output from 1000 can be edited to create monitoring screen data for the target property. By using the useful information, the creation worker can create the monitoring screen data and the like in a short time compared to creating the monitoring screen data and the like for the target property from scratch.

It should be noted that, as described above, the useful information is monitoring screen data for properties other than the target property. If the useful information of other properties whose attributes are significantly different from those of the target property is used to create monitoring screen data, etc. It may not contribute much to shortening the time. Therefore, the useful information output device 1000 identifies a property (hereinafter referred to as a similar property) having attributes similar to those of the target property (hereinafter referred to as a similar property) by a method to be described later, and uses monitoring screen data for the similar property as useful information candidates. output as

Attribute information used by the useful information output device 1000 to determine the similarity of a property (hereafter referred to simply as attribute information in some cases) includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, At least one of the area, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the purpose of each room of the property, the type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and the number of equipment installed in each room of the property contains items. Note that the items exemplified here are merely examples of attribute information, and some of the exemplified items may not be included, or items other than the exemplified items may be included.

However, the attribute information preferably includes at least the total floor area and number of floors of the property. Furthermore, the attribute information preferably includes the use of the property.

Here, the attribute information is the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, the type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and the property The following description will be given by taking as an example the case where the items include all the number of equipment installed in each room.

(2-2) Physical Configuration of Useful Information Output Device The useful information output device 1000 mainly includes a computer 100 and a server 200 .

The computer 100 has a control section 110 , a storage section 140 , an input section 150 and an output section 160 . The storage unit 140 includes a main storage device such as ROM and RAM, and an auxiliary storage device such as HDD and SSD. Control unit 110 mainly includes CPU 120 . The control unit 110 performs various calculations and processes by causing the CPU 120 to execute programs stored in the storage unit 140 . The control unit 110 is an example of a control unit in the claims. The input unit 150 is, for example, a keyboard or mouse. The output unit 160 is, for example, a display. Note that the computer 100 has a communication device capable of communicating with other devices (for example, other computers and personal digital assistants), and this communication device is an input unit that receives input of information transmitted by the other devices. 150 and an output unit 160 that transmits information (outputs information) to other devices.

Note that the monitoring device 1 of the monitoring system 10 described above and the computer 100 of the useful information output device 1000 may not be separate devices, and the monitoring device 1 described above functions as the computer 100 of the useful information output device 1000. You may

The server 200 is a computer having a database 210. The database 210 is an example of a storage section in the claims. The useful information output device 1000 may not have the server 200 , and the information stored in the database 210 described here may be stored in the storage section 140 of the computer 100 .

The database 210 associates and stores property attribute information and useful information useful for constructing a monitoring system for each property with respect to a plurality of properties in which a plurality of equipments are installed. For example, the database 210 stores a plurality of properties A, B, . , . . . Z, attribute information of properties A, B, . In addition, the database 210 stores, for each property, attribute information of the property and It may be stored in association with useful information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assume that the attribute information of ω and the useful information about properties α, β, ω are stored in association with each other.

For example, when at least a part of items of attribute information of a target property (hereinafter, the attribute information of the target property is referred to as first attribute information INF1) is input to the input unit 150, the control unit 110 updates the database 210. By referring to it, a similar property, which is a property whose attribute information is similar to that of the first attribute information INF1, is specified. Then, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 and outputs at least part of the useful information of the identified similar property to the output unit 160 as a candidate of useful information of the target property.

A specific example of the processing executed by the control unit 110 is shown below.

(2-3) Method of Outputting Candidates of Useful Information A specific example of a method of outputting candidates of useful information by the useful information output device 1000 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG. Here, the following description will be given by taking as an example a case where the input unit 150 is a keyboard or mouse and the output unit 160 is a display.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flow chart showing the flow of useful information candidate output processing of the useful information output device 1000 . FIG. 5 shows a screen output to the output unit 160 of the useful information output device 1000 when the control unit 110 of the useful information output device 1000 receives the item "use of target property" in the first attribute information INF1. For example. FIG. 6A shows that when the control unit 110 receives "use of target property", "total floor area", "number of floors", "use of rooms" and "number of rooms on each floor" among the first attribute information INF1, , an example of a screen output to the output unit 160. FIG. FIG. 6A shows that when the control unit 110 receives "use of target property", "total floor area", "number of floors", "use of rooms" and "number of rooms on each floor" among the first attribute information INF1, , is another example of a screen output to the output unit 160. FIG. FIG. 7A is an example of a screen output to the output unit 160 when the control unit 110 receives all of the first attribute information INF1. FIG. 7B is another example of a screen output to the output unit 160 when the control unit 110 receives all of the first attribute information INF1. In addition, in FIG. 7B, drawing of the first attribute information INF1 of the target object is omitted.

As a premise for the explanation, the database 210 stores property attribute information and useful information about the properties for different uses (for example, convenience stores, hotels, office buildings, and hospitals, but not limited to these). are stored in association with each other. In the following description, the attribute information and useful information associated with each property stored in the database 210 may be collectively referred to as "property first information".

Also, as a premise for the explanation, it is assumed that the database 210 stores information on a sufficient number of properties. In other words, it is assumed that among the properties stored in the database 210, there is a property whose attributes are similar to the target property to some extent.

Furthermore, as a premise of using the useful information output device 1000, the creator (the user of the useful information output device 1000) who creates the monitoring screen data etc. of the target property grasps the first attribute information INF1 of the target property. It is assumed that there is In addition to the first attribute information INF1, the creator has information necessary for constructing the monitoring system 10 for the target property, such as design drawings of the target property.

Based on these assumptions, the creator operates, for example, the input unit 150 to cause the useful information output device 1000 to start processing for outputting useful information candidates.

Then, the creation worker inputs "use of target property" from the first attribute information INF1 to the input unit 150. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the creator inputs "hotel" to the input unit 150 as the "use of the target property". The control unit 110 acquires information input to the input unit 150 indicating that the “use of the target property” is a “hotel” (step S1 in FIG. 4).

When receiving the use of the target property in step S1, the control unit 110 associates the first information of the property stored in the database 210 with the first information whose attribute information "property use" is not "hotel". Exclude properties that are listed as candidates for similar properties. In other words, upon receiving the purpose of the target property in step S1, the control unit 110 narrows down similar property candidates (step S2). The first information of the property excluded from the similar property candidates in step S2 is not used in steps after step S2. In other words, the useful information included in the first information of the property excluded from the similar property candidates in step S2 is not output as a useful information candidate.

When the similar property candidates are narrowed down in step S2, the control unit 110 outputs to the output unit 160 similar property candidates (all properties whose first information is stored in the database 210, excluded from the similar property candidates). Characters or symbols (for example, icons) representing each item (except for the property) are displayed. If there are many similar property candidates, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display only some of the similar property candidates, and clicks a hyperlink on the screen to move to another page. You may enable it to confirm the whole similar object candidate.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display characters and symbols representing properties other than "hotel" excluded from the similar property candidates as similar property candidates whose use is "hotel". ” characters and symbols that represent properties are highlighted. Alternatively, although illustration is omitted, the control unit 110 may display characters or symbols representing properties only for properties for “hotel” use on the output unit 160 . It should be noted that the manner of display of characters and symbols representing similar property candidates on the output unit 160 is merely an example, and the manner of display is not limited.

Next, the creation worker inputs the "total floor area of the target property" in the first attribute information INF1 to the input unit 150. Then, the control unit 110 acquires the value of the “total floor area of the target property” input to the input unit 150 (step S3 in FIG. 4).

Next, in step S4, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties based on the acquired first attribute information INF1 (here, "total floor area of the target property") and a predetermined rule. For example, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 to refer to the acquired first attribute information INF1 (here, “total floor area of the target property”) and the first information of the property stored in the database 210. The attribute information of and the degree of similarity between are calculated based on a predetermined rule, and similar properties are specified based on the degree of similarity.

Although not limited, the predetermined rule for calculating the similarity is, for example, the "total floor area of the property" and "the property of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. The rule is such that the greater the difference from the "total floor area", the smaller the degree of similarity of the property associated with the first information is calculated. Further, the predetermined rule for calculating the degree of similarity is, for example, the "total floor area of the property" and the "total floor area of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. A rule may be such that the smaller the difference, the higher the score is given to the property associated with the first information, and the higher the score, the higher the degree of similarity is calculated. Note that the similarity calculation rules described here are merely examples, and rules other than those illustrated here may be used.

After calculating the degree of similarity, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties whose attribute information is similar to the acquired first attribute information INF1 based on the calculated degree of similarity. For example, the control unit 110 identifies a property whose calculated degree of similarity is greater than a predetermined value as a similar property similar to the target property. Further, the control unit 110 may exclude a property whose calculated degree of similarity is smaller than a predetermined value from the similar property candidates. Note that the first information of the property excluded from the similar property candidates in step S4 is not used in steps after step S4. In other words, the useful information included in the first information of the property excluded from the similar property candidates in step S4 is not output as a useful information candidate.

In addition, when identifying similar properties, the degree of similarity does not necessarily have to be calculated. For example, the control unit 110 determines that the difference between the "total floor area of the property" and the "total floor area of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210 is within a predetermined range. , the property associated with the first information may be identified as a similar property. Further, the control unit 110 determines that the difference between the "total floor area of the property" and the "total floor area of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210 is outside the predetermined range. , the property associated with the first information is excluded from similar properties.

When the similar properties are specified, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display characters and symbols representing each of the specified similar properties. If there are many similar properties, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display only a part of the similar properties, clicks a hyperlink on the screen to move to another page, and displays the similar properties. You may enable it to confirm the whole of.

For example, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display the characters and symbols representing each of the similar properties with emphasis on the characters and symbols representing each of the properties other than the similar properties. Alternatively, although illustration is omitted, the control unit 110 may display characters or symbols representing each property only for similar properties on the output unit 160 . It should be noted that the manner of display of characters and symbols representing similar objects on the output unit 160 is merely an example, and the manner of display is not limited.

It should be noted that the control unit 110 may display all or part of the attribute information of the similar property on the output unit 160 together with symbols and characters representing each of the similar property. For example, the control unit 110 may display on the output unit 160 the “total floor area” that is part of the attribute information of the similar property along with the symbols and characters representing each of the similar properties. Further, for example, the control unit 110 may display, on the output unit 160, all or part of the useful information of the similar property along with the symbols and characters representing each of the similar properties as useful information candidates regarding the target property. good. For example, the control unit 110 may display, on the output unit 160, a thumbnail of a monitoring screen of the similar property (for example, a floor layout diagram of a predetermined floor) along with symbols and characters representing each of the similar property. Further, for example, the control unit 110 may display, on the output unit 160, the symbol or character representing each of the similar properties and the degree of similarity of the property calculated when identifying the similar property.

In another aspect, the control unit 110 does not display various kinds of information on the output unit 160 together with the symbols and characters representing each of the similar properties, but rather displays the input unit 150 when a predetermined operation is performed. Sometimes, the output unit 160 outputs all or part of the attribute information of the similar property, all or part of the useful information of the similar property, and/or the degree of similarity of the property calculated when identifying the similar property. may be displayed. For example, when a symbol or character representing each of the similar property displayed on the output unit 160 is clicked by the mouse as the input unit 150, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display the similar property. All or part of the attribute information, all or part of the useful information of the similar property, and/or the degree of similarity of the property calculated when identifying the similar property may be displayed.

At this point, the creation worker operates the input unit 150 as an example of the selection unit (for example, by clicking a symbol or character representing each of the similar properties displayed on the output unit 160) to select the target Useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data, etc. for the target property from the useful information candidates for the property (out of the useful information for the property specified as a similar property) (step S5). For example, the creation worker refers to the candidates of useful information displayed on the output unit 160 (refers to the useful information of similar properties), and if there is anything suitable for creating monitoring screen data of the target property, this Useful information of similar property is selected as useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data etc. of the target property. If the creator selects useful information of one similar property, the process proceeds to step S15.

At this point, only the "use of the target property" and the "total floor area of the target property" are used as the first attribute information INF1 to identify similar properties. It may be difficult for a worker to select useful information suitable for creating monitoring screen data of a target property. Therefore, instead of selecting the useful information of one similar property as useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data etc. of the target property, the creation worker inputs additional information to the input unit 150 as the first attribute information It can be entered as INF1.

Specifically, the creation worker inputs the "floor number of the target property" in the first attribute information INF1 to the input unit 150. Then, the control unit 110 acquires the value of the “number of floors of the target property” input to the input unit 150 (step S6 in FIG. 4).

In step S7, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties based on the acquired first attribute information INF1 (at least "the number of floors of the target property") and a predetermined rule.

For example, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 to refer to the acquired first attribute information INF1 (for example, “total floor area of the target property” and “floor number of the target property”) and the properties stored in the database 210. and the attribute information in the first information of is calculated based on a predetermined rule, and a similar property is specified based on the similarity.

For example, although not limited, a predetermined rule for calculating the degree of similarity is the value obtained by dividing the "total floor area of the target property" of the first attribute information INF1 by the "floor number of the target property" (in other words, the floor area of each floor area) and the value obtained by dividing the "total floor area of the target property" of the first information of each property stored in the database 210 by the "number of floors of the target property", the greater the difference is associated with the first information. The rule is such that the degree of similarity of the property obtained is calculated to be small. Further, the predetermined rule for calculating the degree of similarity includes, for example, the value obtained by dividing the "total floor area of the target property" of the first attribute information INF1 by the "number of floors of the target property", and the value of each property stored in the database 210. The smaller the difference between the value obtained by dividing the "total floor area of the target property" by the "number of floors of the target property" in the first information, the higher the score given to the property associated with that first information, and the higher the score. A rule may be such that the degree of similarity is calculated to be large as the degree of similarity increases.

Further, the predetermined rule for calculating the degree of similarity is, for example, the "total floor area of the property" and the "total floor area of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. The greater the difference between the numbers, the smaller the similarity of the property associated with the first information is calculated. and "floor number of target property", the similarity of the property associated with the first information is calculated to be smaller. Further, the predetermined rule for calculating the degree of similarity is, for example, the "total floor area of the property" and the "total floor area of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. and the smaller the difference between the "number of floors of the property" and the "number of floors of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210, the smaller the difference between the first A rule may be such that a higher score is given to a property associated with information, and a larger similarity is calculated for a property with a higher score. Further, when calculating the degree of similarity, weighting may be performed to determine which of the "total floor area of the property" and the "number of floors of the property" should be emphasized in calculating the degree of similarity.

Note that the similarity calculation rules described here are only examples, and rules other than those illustrated here may be used.

Further, in step S4, the control unit 110 selects only for properties identified as similar properties, the "total floor area of the property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. and the "total floor area of the target property", and it is not necessary to calculate the similarity for properties excluded from the similar properties in step S4. In other words, the control unit 110 does not have to select properties that have not been identified as similar properties in step S4 as similar properties in step S7.

After calculating the degree of similarity, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties whose attribute information is similar to the acquired first attribute information INF1 based on the calculated degree of similarity. Since the method of identifying similar objects based on the degree of similarity has been explained in the explanation of step S4, the explanation is omitted here.

Also, in step S6, the degree of similarity does not necessarily have to be calculated in order to identify similar properties. Since the method of identifying similar properties without calculating the degree of similarity has been explained in the explanation of step S4, the explanation is omitted here.

When the similar properties are specified, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display characters and symbols representing each of the specified similar properties. Since the mode of displaying similar objects on the output unit 160 has been explained in the explanation of step S4, the explanation is omitted here.

At this point, the creator operates the input unit 150, which is an example of the selection unit, in the same way as in step S5, and selects useful information about one similar property from among the candidates for useful information about the target property. It can be selected as useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data, etc. of the target property (step S8). A detailed description of step S8 is omitted because the content is the same as that of step S5. If the creator selects useful information of one similar property, the process proceeds to step S15.

Further, in the same way as in step S5, instead of selecting the useful information of one similar object as useful information to be used when creating the monitoring screen data etc. of the object object, the creation worker inputs additional information to the input unit 150. can be input as the first attribute information INF1.

Here, the creator inputs "the number of rooms on each floor of the property" and "use of each room on the property" in the first attribute information INF1 to the input unit 150. Specifically, the creating operator inputs into the input unit 150, for each floor of the target property, the purpose of the rooms existing on that floor and the number of rooms by purpose of the rooms. Then, the control unit 110 acquires the "number of rooms on each floor of the property" and the "usage of each room on the property" input to the input unit 150 (step S9 in FIG. 4).

Next, in step S10, based on the acquired first attribute information INF1 (at least "the number of rooms on each floor of the target property" and "use of each room on the target property") and a predetermined rule, the control unit 110 , to identify similar properties.

For example, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 and refers to the acquired first attribute information INF1 (for example, “total floor area of the target property”, “number of floors of the target property”, “number of rooms on each floor of the property” and “ Usage of each room of the property") and the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210 are calculated based on a predetermined rule, and similar properties are determined based on the similarity. identify.

Although not limited, the predetermined rules for similarity calculation are the following rules. Since we have already explained how to calculate the degree of similarity based on the "total floor area of the target property" and the "number of floors of the target property," Only how to use the "use of each room in" to calculate the degree of similarity will be explained.

For example, the control unit 110 compares the "use of each room of the property" and the "use of each room of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210, If a room with a purpose that exists in the target property does not exist in the property to be compared, or if a room that has a purpose that does not exist in the target property exists in the property to be compared, the property to be compared with the target property Low similarity is calculated. Also, for example, the control unit 110 compares the "number of rooms on each floor of the property" and the "number of rooms on each floor of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. The greater the difference, the lower the similarity between the target property and the property to be compared is calculated. For example, more specifically, the control unit 110 stores the "number of rooms on each floor of the property" and the "number of rooms on each floor of the target property" included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. ” is compared according to the use of the room, and the greater the difference, the lower the similarity between the target property and the property to be compared is calculated. To give a concrete example, for example, both the target property and the property to be compared are hotels, and although they have in common that a certain floor is used as a guest room, there is a large difference in the number of guest rooms on that floor. . In this case, the control unit 110 may calculate a low degree of similarity between the property to be compared with the target property.

As in step S4, when calculating the degree of similarity, which of the "total floor area", "number of floors", "usage of each room" and "number of rooms on each floor" is considered important in calculating the degree of similarity. or may be weighted.

Further, in step S7, the control unit 110 controls only the property identified as a similar property, the attribute information included in the first information of the property stored in the database 210, "Use of each room of the property ' and 'the number of rooms on each floor of the property', and 'use of each room on the target property' and 'number of rooms on each floor on the target property'. It is not necessary to calculate the degree of similarity for properties that have In other words, the control unit 110 does not have to select properties that have not been identified as similar properties in step S7 as similar properties in step S10.

Also, in step S10, the degree of similarity does not necessarily have to be calculated in order to identify similar properties. Since the method of specifying similar properties without calculating the degree of similarity has been explained in the explanation of step S4, the explanation is omitted here.

When the similar properties are specified, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display characters and symbols representing each of the specified similar properties. For example, FIG. 6A is a screen displaying symbols and characters representing each of the similar properties, part of the attribute information of the similar properties, and the degree of similarity calculated for identifying the similar properties. When information such as that shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the output unit 160, for example, when a predetermined location on the screen is clicked using a mouse as the input unit 150, the control unit 110 outputs to the output unit 160, for example You may display useful information like FIG. 6B. FIG. 6B displays thumbnails of similar property monitoring screens (floor layout diagrams of predetermined floors), which are part of the useful information of the similar property, along with symbols and characters representing each of the similar property. In addition, in FIGS. 6A and 6B , the similar property is displayed in an emphasized (dark) manner with respect to the property that does not correspond to the similar property (the property that is not specified as the similar property). Since the mode of displaying similar objects on the output unit 160 has been explained in the explanation of step S4, further detailed explanation is omitted here.

Although detailed explanation is omitted, the processing of step S10 is performed in step S9 for each floor of the object property by determining the usage of the rooms existing on that floor and the number of rooms by usage of the rooms. may be done without waiting for the input of For example, every time a part of the information is input in step S9, the control unit 110 identifies a similar property using the information that has been input up to that point, and outputs each of the identified similar properties to the output unit 160. You may display the character and symbol which represent. Then, each time the information input in step S9 increases, control unit 110 updates the identification of similar properties using the information input up to that point, and outputs each of the identified similar properties to output unit 160. You may display the character and symbol which represent.

At this point, the creator operates the input unit 150, which is an example of the selection unit, in the same way as in step S5, and selects useful information about one similar property from among the candidates for useful information about the target property. It can be selected as useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data, etc. of the object (step S11). A detailed description of step S11 is omitted because the content is the same as that of step S5. If the creator selects useful information of one similar property, the process proceeds to step S15.

In addition, as in step S5, instead of selecting the useful information of one similar property as useful information to be used when creating the monitoring screen data etc. of the target property, the creation worker inputs a further third 1 attribute information INF1 can be input.

Here, the creator inputs to the input unit 150 the "equipment equipment installed in each room of the target property" and "equipment equipment installed in each room of the target property" in the first attribute information INF1. number of units”, and enter Specifically, for each room of the object property, the creation worker inputs the type of equipment existing in the room and the number of equipment by type of equipment existing in the room to the input unit 150. , Then, the control unit 110 acquires the "type of equipment installed in each room of the target property" and the "number of equipment installed in each room of the target property" input to the input unit 150 ( Step S12 in FIG. 4).

Next, in step S13, the control unit 110 obtains the acquired first attribute information INF1 (at least “type of equipment installed in each room of the target property” and “type of equipment installed in each room of the target property”). number”) and a predetermined rule to identify similar properties.

For example, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 and refers to the acquired first attribute information INF1 (for example, “total floor area of the target property”, “number of floors of the target property”, “number of rooms on each floor of the property”, “ use of each room of the property,” “type of equipment installed in each room of the target property,” and “number of equipment installed in each room of the target property”) are stored in the database 210. The degree of similarity between the property information in the first information of the property and the attribute information is calculated based on a predetermined rule, and the similar property is specified based on the degree of similarity.

Although not limited, the predetermined rules for similarity calculation are the following rules. It should be noted that how the similarity is calculated based on the "total floor area of the target property", "the number of floors of the target property", "the number of rooms on each floor of the property", and "the use of each room on the property" has already been explained. As explained above, only how to use "the type of equipment installed in each room of the target property" and "the number of equipment installed in each room of the target property" to calculate the degree of similarity explain.

For example, the control unit 110 can determine the type of equipment installed in each room of the property and the type of equipment installed in each room of the target property included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210. Types of equipment to be compared”, and if equipment that exists in the target property does not exist in the property to be compared, or if equipment that does not exist in the target property exists in the property to be compared , the degree of similarity of the property to be compared with the target property is calculated to be low. In addition, for example, the control unit 110 controls the “number of equipment installed in each room of the property” and the “number of equipment installed in each room of the target property” included in the attribute information in the first information of the property stored in the database 210 number of equipment installed in the building", and the larger the difference, the lower the similarity between the target building and the building to be compared is calculated.

As in step S4, when calculating the degree of similarity, "total floor area of target property", "number of floors of target property", "number of rooms on each floor of property", "usage of each room of property", " Among the types of equipment installed in each room of the target property and the number of equipment installed in each room of the target property, weighting is performed to determine what is emphasized in calculating the degree of similarity. good too.

Further, in step S10, the control unit 110 controls only the property identified as a similar property, the attribute information of the first information of the property stored in the database 210, "installed in each room of the property", is included in the attribute information. "Type of equipment installed in each room of the subject property" and "Number of equipment installed in each room of the property", "Type of equipment installed in each room of the subject property" and "Installed in each room of the subject property The degree of similarity is calculated based on the relationship between "the number of equipment" and the degree of similarity may not be calculated for properties excluded from the similar properties in step S10. In other words, the control unit 110 does not have to select properties that have not been identified as similar properties in step S10 as similar properties in step S13.

Also, in step S13, the degree of similarity does not necessarily have to be calculated in order to identify similar properties. Since the method of specifying similar properties without calculating the degree of similarity has been explained in the explanation of step S4, the explanation is omitted here.

When the similar properties are specified, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display characters and symbols representing each of the specified similar properties. For example, FIG. 7A is a screen displaying symbols and characters representing each similar property, attribute information of the similar property, and the degree of similarity calculated for identifying the similar property. When information such as that shown in FIG. 7A is displayed on the output unit 160, for example, when a predetermined location on the screen is clicked using a mouse as the input unit 150, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display, for example, FIG. 7B You may display useful information such as FIG. 7B displays useful information (floor layout diagram and information indicating contents of useful information data) of the similar properties together with symbols and characters representing each of the similar properties. Note that drawing of the first attribute information INF1 of the target property is omitted in FIG. 7B. When the information as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the output unit 160, for example, when a predetermined location on the screen is clicked using a mouse as the input unit 150, the control unit 110 causes the output unit 160 to display useful information. Details of each item of information may be displayed. In addition, in FIGS. 7A and 7B, only characters, symbols, etc. indicating similar properties are displayed, and characters, symbols, etc. indicating other than similar properties are not displayed.

Although detailed explanation is omitted, the processing of step S13 is performed each time a part of the information is input in step S12, similarly to step S10, and the control unit 110 controls the information input so far. may be used to identify similar properties, and the output unit 160 may display characters or symbols representing each of the identified similar properties.

Next, by operating the input unit 150 as an example of the selection unit, the creation worker selects from among the useful information candidates regarding the target property (from among the useful information of the property specified as a similar property), Useful information of one similar object is selected as useful information used when creating monitoring screen data etc. of the target object (step S14). For example, the creation worker refers to the useful information candidates displayed on the output unit 160 (refers to the useful information of similar properties), and selects information suitable for creating monitoring screen data, etc. of the target property. It is selected as useful information to be used when creating monitoring screen data. When the creator selects useful information of one similar property, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the creator determines whether the useful information selected in step S14 can be used as it is as monitoring screen data for the target property. In other words, in step S15, the creator determines whether or not the useful information selected in step S14 needs to be edited in order to use the useful information selected in step S14 as the useful information of the target property.

If editing is unnecessary, the creator performs an operation on the input unit 150 that is performed when editing is unnecessary, and the processing by the control unit 110 proceeds to step S17.

On the other hand, when editing is necessary, the creator inputs an instruction to change the content of the selected useful information to the input unit 150 as an example of the support reception unit, and the control unit 110 receives the change received by the input unit 150. Based on the instruction, the contents of the useful information selected in step S14 are changed. Specifically, the creator uses the mouse and keyboard as the input unit 150 to edit the monitoring screen in the selected useful information, and to edit various data (programs) in the selected useful information. including ). When the creator performs an operation to be performed at the end of editing on the input unit 150, the processing by the control unit 110 proceeds to step S17.

At step S17, the control unit 110 transmits the useful information selected at step S14 or the useful information edited at step S16 to the monitoring device 1 via a network such as the Internet. The monitoring device 1 stores the useful information received from the useful information output device 1000 (specifically, the computer 100) in the storage unit 2d, and monitors the target property (new property) and controls the equipment of the target property. use. Incidentally, when the monitoring device 1 is used as the computer 100 of the useful information output device 1000, such processing is unnecessary.

In step S17, control unit 110 stores attribute information (first attribute information INF1) of the target property and useful information of the target property (useful information selected in step S14 or step and the contents of the useful information edited (changed) in S16 are stored in association with each other. By storing the attribute information and useful information of the target property in association with each other in this way, this data can be used by the useful information output device 1000 when outputting useful information candidates for a new target property next time. can be used.

(3) Features (3-1)
The useful information output device 1000 is a device that outputs useful information candidates for a target property. The useful information output device 1000 includes a control section 110 and a database 210 as an example of a storage section. The database 210 stores attribute information of properties α, β, . . . ω for each property α, β, . , and useful information that is useful for constructing the monitoring system 10 related to the property are stored in association with each other. The control unit 110 acquires first attribute information INF1, which is attribute information of the target property. The control unit 110 refers to the database 210 to identify similar properties, which are properties whose attribute information is similar to the first attribute information INF1. The control unit 110 refers to the database 210 and outputs at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate for the useful information of the target property. Attribute information includes usage of the property, total floor area of the property, number of floors of the property, number of rooms on each floor of the property, usage of each room of the property, type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and and the number of equipment installed in the room.

　Preferably, the attribute information includes at least the total floor area of the property and the number of floors of the property. Preferably, the attribute information includes usage of the property.

The useful information output device 1000 outputs at least a part of the useful information of the property whose attribute information is similar to that of the target property as it is as a useful information candidate of the target property. By using such a useful information output device 1000, the useful information of the entire similar property can be used for constructing the monitoring system 10 regarding the target property instead of using the template at the equipment level. Man-hours required for construction can be reduced.

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In the useful information output device 1000, the information output as candidates for the useful information of the target property includes at least one of monitoring screen data, data point information, and control programs.

By using the useful information output device 1000, it is possible to contribute to the reduction of man-hours required for constructing the monitoring system 10 for the target property.

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In the useful information output device 1000, monitoring screen data includes floor layout data.

With the useful information output device 1000, floor layout diagrams actually used in similar properties can be used to build the monitoring system 10 for the target property, so the number of man-hours required to build the monitoring system for the target property can be reduced.

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In the useful information output device 1000, the control unit 110 calculates the degree of similarity between the first attribute information INF1 and each piece of attribute information stored in the database 210 based on a predetermined rule, and selects similar properties based on the degree of similarity. Identify.

The useful information output device 1000 can output useful information suitable for use as a candidate for useful information of a target property as a candidate.

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In useful information output device 1000, attribute information includes a plurality of items. After acquiring information about some of the items of the first attribute information INF1, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 to identify similar properties whose attribute information is similar to the acquired first attribute information INF1, At least part of the useful information of the similar property is output as a candidate of useful information regarding the target property.

The useful information output device 1000 outputs candidates for useful information when some items of the first attribute information INF1 are input. Therefore, when a suitable candidate for useful information is obtained, the entry of the items of the first attribute information INF1 can be finished, and the number of man-hours required for constructing the monitoring system 10 for the target property can be reduced.

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The useful information output device 1000 includes an input section 150 that functions as a selection section and an instruction reception section. The input unit 150 receives selection of one useful information item from candidates for useful information regarding the target property. Input unit 150 accepts an instruction to change the contents of the selected useful information. Control unit 110 changes the content of the useful information selected using input unit 150 based on the change instruction.

Since the useful information output device 1000 can change the contents of the useful information candidates, even if the useful information candidates cannot be used as they are, at least a part of the output useful information can be diverted to the target property. It is possible to reduce the man-hours required for building a monitoring system for

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In the useful information output device 1000, the control unit 110 associates the first attribute information INF1 of the target property with the contents of the changed (edited) useful information of the target property and stores them in the database 210. FIG.

In the useful information output device 1000, the attribute information of the target property and the changed (edited) useful information are stored in association with each other, so this information can be used to output useful information candidates for other target properties. .

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The useful information candidate output method of the present embodiment is a method of outputting useful information candidates related to the target property using the control unit 110 and the database 210 . In the database 210, for each property α, β, . It is stored in association with useful useful information. A useful information candidate output method includes an acquisition step, a specification step, and an output step. In the acquisition step, the control unit 110 acquires the first attribute information INF1, which is the attribute information of the target property. In the specifying step, the control unit 110 refers to the database 210 to specify a similar property, which is a property whose attribute information is similar to that of the first attribute information INF1. In the output step, control unit 110 refers to database 210 and outputs at least part of the useful information about the similar property as a candidate for useful information about the target property. The attribute information includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, the type of equipment installed in each room of the property, and the type of equipment installed in each room of the property. number of equipment installed in each room.

Preferably, at least the total floor area of the property and the number of floors of the property are included. Also, preferably, the attribute information includes the use of the property.

In this useful information candidate output method, at least part of the useful information of a property whose attribute information is similar to that of the target property is output as it is as the useful information candidate of the target property. By using this method, the useful information of the entire similar property can be used to build the monitoring system 10 for the target property instead of using a template at the device level, reducing the man-hours required to build the monitoring system 10 for the target property. can.

(4) Modification A modification of the above embodiment will be described. Note that the contents of the modified example may be appropriately combined with part or all of the contents of other modified examples as long as they do not contradict each other.

(4-1) Modification A
As described above, property attribute information used to identify similar properties includes property usage, total floor area, number of floors, number of rooms on each floor, usage of each room, and equipment installed in each room. and the number of equipment installed in each room of the property need not be included.

For example, the first information of the properties stored in the database 210 is the first information of properties with the same use, and the use of the target property is the same as the use of the properties stored in the database 210. If they are the same, the attribute information of the property does not need to include the use of the property.

Also, for example, if a difference in some attributes of the target property (for example, the number of floors of the property) does not significantly affect the contents of the useful information to be created, such attribute items are useful It may be excluded from the attribute information used for outputting information candidates.

(4-2) Modification B
In the above embodiment, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties based on predetermined rules. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input unit 150 as an example of the setting reception unit is configured to receive rule settings, and the control unit 110 selects similar properties based on the rules received by the input unit 150. may be specified.

　The rule setting includes setting which item among multiple items of attribute information is used for similarity calculation.

In addition, rule settings include, for example, setting the weighting of attribute information items. The setting of weighting is a setting of which item among a plurality of items of attribute information is to be emphasized in calculating the degree of similarity.

In this way, the useful information output device 1000 is capable of setting rules for identifying similar properties, so that the useful information output device 1000 can provide suitable useful information candidates according to the needs of the creator who uses the useful information output device 1000. can be output.

(4-3) Modification C
The useful information candidate output method described in the above embodiment with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 is merely an example of the useful information candidate output method.

For example, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, if the "property usage" does not match, properties with that attribute information are excluded from the similar property candidates. However, the method of outputting useful information candidates is not limited to such a mode, and control unit 110 does not immediately exclude this property from the similar property candidates even if the "use of the property" does not match. Alternatively, similar properties may be determined in consideration of all items of attribute information.

Also, the input order of each item of the first attribute information INF1 in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is an example, and the input order of each item of the first attribute information INF1 may be changed as appropriate.

In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the control unit 110 identifies similar properties at any time when part of the items of the first attribute information INF1 is input. However, the method of outputting useful information candidates is not limited to such a mode, and the control unit 110 may specify a similar property after inputting all the items of the first attribute information INF1.

Also, for example, every time the control unit 110 identifies a similar property, the control unit 110 outputs (displays) characters or symbols identifying the similar property, useful information about the similar property, and the like to the output unit 160 . However, the output method of useful information candidates is not limited to such a mode, and control unit 110 continues to specify similar properties until the number of properties specified as similar properties becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number. It is not necessary to output (display) the characters or symbols to be used or the useful information of similar properties.

(4-4) Modification D
In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 110 outputs the useful information of the similar property as it is as the useful information candidate of the target property, but it is not limited to this. The control unit 110 may output, as useful information candidates for the target property, information obtained by removing predetermined information from the useful information for the similar property.

For example, useful information may include information on linkages between data. Information relating to such linkages between data differs depending on the property, and therefore information in other properties may not be available in the target property. Therefore, the control unit 110 may output information obtained by excluding predetermined information that is difficult to use (here, information regarding linkage between data) from the useful information of similar properties.

The information to be excluded is not limited to information relating to linkage between data, and may be any of monitoring screen data, control programs, alarm settings, trend settings, and data point information.

In this way, if the control unit 110 removes information that is unique to the property and is difficult to use in the target property from the useful information, unnecessary information is deleted when constructing the monitoring system 10 regarding the target property. can save you the trouble of doing it.

<Appendix>
Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it will be appreciated that various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as set forth in the appended claims. .

The useful information output device and useful information candidate output method of the present disclosure are useful because they can reduce the man-hours required for building a monitoring system.

110 control unit 150 input unit (setting reception unit, selection unit, instruction reception unit)
210 database (storage unit)
1000 Useful information output device G1 Floor layout diagram INF1 First attribute information

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Claims

a control unit (110);
A storage unit (210) that associates and stores, for each property, attribute information of the property with useful information that is useful for constructing a monitoring system for the property, with respect to a plurality of properties having a plurality of equipment installed thereon. and,
A useful information output device that outputs candidates for the useful information about a target property,
The control unit
Acquiring first attribute information (INF1), which is the attribute information of the target property,
identifying a similar object, which is the object having similar attribute information to the first attribute information, by referring to the storage unit;
referring to the storage unit and outputting at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate of the useful information of the target property;
The attribute information includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, and the facilities installed in each room of the property. At least one of the type of equipment and the number of equipment installed in each room of the property,
Useful information output device (1000).
The information output as a candidate for the useful information of the target property includes at least one of monitoring screen data, data point information, and a control program.
The useful information output device according to claim 1.
The monitoring screen data includes floor layout diagram (G1) data,
The useful information output device according to claim 2.
The control unit identifies the similar property based on a predetermined rule,
The useful information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
Further comprising a setting reception unit (150) that receives the setting of the predetermined rule,
The useful information output device according to claim 4.
The control unit calculates a degree of similarity between the first attribute information and each of the attribute information stored in the storage unit based on the predetermined rule, and identifies the similar property based on the degree of similarity. The useful information output device according to claim 4 or 5.
The attribute information includes a plurality of items,
When the control unit acquires information about a part of the plurality of items of the first attribute information, the control unit refers to the storage unit to refer to the similar property whose attribute information is similar to the acquired first attribute information. and outputting at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate for the useful information about the target property;
The useful information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
a selection unit (150) that receives selection of one useful information from among the useful information candidates regarding the target property;
an instruction receiving unit (150) that receives an instruction to change the content of the selected useful information;
further comprising
The control unit changes the content of the useful information selected using the selection unit based on the change instruction.
The useful information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The control unit associates the first attribute information with the contents of the useful information after change and stores them in the storage unit.
The useful information output device according to claim 8.
The control unit outputs information obtained by removing predetermined information from the useful information of the similar property as a candidate of the useful information of the target property.
A useful information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
A control unit (110) and a storage that associates and stores attribute information and useful information useful for constructing a monitoring system for each of a plurality of properties in which a plurality of equipments are installed, for each of the properties. A method for outputting useful information candidates related to a target property using a unit (210),
an acquisition step in which the control unit acquires first attribute information (INF1), which is the attribute information of the target property;
a identifying step in which the control unit refers to the storage unit and identifies a similar property, which is the property whose attribute information is similar to the first attribute information;
an output step in which the control unit refers to the storage unit and outputs at least part of the useful information of the similar property as a candidate for useful information regarding the target property;
with
The attribute information includes the use of the property, the total floor area of the property, the number of floors of the property, the number of rooms on each floor of the property, the use of each room of the property, and the At least one of the type of equipment and the number of equipment installed in each room of the property,
Output method of useful information candidates.