Layout editing system

Abstract

To provide a system capable of editing a layout of a display screen for displaying a congestion state and a use state of a specific private room or the like without needing expert knowledge.SOLUTION: A system includes display screen generation means 103 for generating arbitrary information to be displayed as a display layout, a database 400 for storing fixed information set in advance and variation information, and acquisition information processing means 500 for reflecting information acquired from the database in the display layout. The acquisition information processing means includes icon generation means 502 for generating one or more icons visible at arbitrary positions in a basic layout, and variation information reflection means 504 for performing conversion processing of the variation information. The icon generation means generates an icon having a unique attribute and holding display data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a layout editing system, and more particularly to an editing system for displaying the usage status of specific private rooms in a layout for each specific area or group of specific private rooms. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, devices have been developed that detect the usage status of multiple toilet booths, such as washrooms installed in public facilities, and display the congestion status of the washroom on a display screen according to the usage status (see Patent Document 1). The applicant of the present application also developed a system that can disclose the usage status of specific private rooms (Patent Application No. 2022-189449). These technologies are devices for reflecting changing usage status on a pre-prepared display device, and it was assumed that the layout of the display screen would be constructed separately. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-197011 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 and the device developed by the applicant of the present application are both related to the processing of variable information for a display device, and were developed as a processing device for the information. However, the layout screen for processing and publishing various types of information must be constructed separately, and therefore it is necessary to request a specialist company to do so, and using it as a display device or publishing device requires a high cost.

[0005] This type of device is suitable for washrooms used by many customers, such as those located in service areas at large shopping centers and highways, where the display screen is large and needs to be visually visible to many customers, so it is reasonable to have a professional build the display device. However, in cases where the number of customers is relatively small or limited, such as small public washrooms or washrooms in a single building, but the congestion level needs to be made public, there may not be enough budget to commission a professional to build an expensive display device, and so there is a strong demand for a display layout that can be built without relying on a professional.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned points, and its object is to provide a system that can edit the layout of a display screen for showing the occupancy status and usage status of specific private rooms, etc., without requiring specialized knowledge. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] Therefore, the present invention provides a system for editing the layout of a display screen for displaying, in one or more predetermined specific areas, a collection of a plurality of specific private rooms installed in one of the specific areas as a specific private room group, and the arrangement and usage status of the specific private rooms or specific private room groups arranged in the specific areas, with the specific private room group or the specific area as a unit, the system comprising a display screen generating means for generating, as a display layout, any information on the group of private rooms or the specific area in the unit to be displayed, a database for storing fixed information previously set regarding the specific private rooms and variable information that changes sequentially regarding the specific private rooms, and an acquired information processing means for reflecting information acquired from the database in the display layout, and the display layout is The present invention is characterized in that desired information is added and displayed to a basic layout created in advance, the variable information stored in the database is updated at appropriate intervals, the acquired information processing means includes an icon generation means for generating one or more icons visible at any position of the basic layout, and a variable information reflection means for converting and processing the variable information into display data for displaying in a specified area within the icon, the icon generation means generates an icon having unique attributes individually identified by the fixed information and holding the display data to be displayed in the specified area, and the display layout is constructed by arranging the icon in a desired position of the basic layout by the display screen generation means.

[0008] According to the above configuration, the acquired information processing means converts each piece of information acquired from the database in which fixed information and variable information related to the specific private room are stored, and generates an icon that can be displayed on the basic layout, thereby displaying the icon at an appropriate position on the basic layout, thereby enabling layout editing for displaying information on the specific private room. The position at which the icon should be displayed is an arbitrary position on the basic layout created in advance, but this basic layout is a simple one such as the shape of a specific private room or a specific area, and it is sufficient that it can be created relatively easily. The basic layout is created for each specific private room group or specific area to be displayed, and the icons to be displayed on these basic layouts have attributes (unique attributes) common to the attributes of the specific basic layout (such as location information of a specific private room group), and each icon holds variable information (display data) to be displayed as an integral unit, and information to be displayed is selected from these pieces of information and generated as an icon. In order to reflect the unique attributes in the basic layout and the icon, for example, a symbolic figure such as a pictogram can be displayed to visually perceive the displayed fixed information and variable information. In addition, the variable information to be displayed on the icon is appropriately modified in response to updates to the information stored in the database, and by adjusting the timing of updating the information in the database and the timing of conversion to an icon, it is possible to display changed information at the desired frequency in response to changes in the information to be displayed.

[0009] In the invention of the above configuration, the fixed information stored in the database can be one or more pieces of information selected from building information and location information of the specific area, information identifying the specific group of rooms, information regarding the number of the specific rooms belonging to the specific group of rooms, and information regarding the ranking of the specific rooms belonging to the specific group of rooms, and the variable information stored in the database can be one or more pieces of information selected from temperature and other environmental information of the specific area, information regarding the occupancy status of the specific rooms belonging to the specific group of rooms, and information regarding the availability of use of the specific rooms.

[0010] According to the above configuration, when the congestion status of a place where multiple customers tend to gather is displayed on the display screen, the layout can be easily edited by any item. That is, since the fixed information is information that can be reflected in the unique attributes of the icon to be displayed, it is possible to generate an icon having detailed unique attributes of a specific private room installed by simultaneously selecting multiple pieces of information, while the variable information makes it possible to display one or more pieces of information in the display area of ​​the icon by selecting the information to be displayed, and the desired information can be provided by the display screen.

[0011] In the invention having the above configuration, the basic layout may be prepared in advance as a floor plan showing the positions of the specific private rooms in the specific area. In this case, for example, in the case of a bathroom in a building, the floor plan may show the overall shape of the bathroom, the position of the entrance and exit, and the position of the toilet booth, and may be displayed generally with only straight lines, and may be easily prepared using commercially available software. In this case, by preparing illustrations of the toilet, the washbasin, etc., and adding each illustration data, it is possible to prepare a basic layout including the information.

[0012] Furthermore, in the invention of the above configuration, the basic layout has blank areas formed in advance for placing the icons at the positions of the specific private rooms, and the acquired information processing means can process the display data belonging to the icon to be displayed superimposed on the basic layout by placing the icon at the position of the blank area displayed in the basic layout.

[0013] According to the above configuration, by providing blank areas on the basic layout in advance, the layout editing can be completed by moving the icons to each blank area. Here, the blank area indicates the location where the icon should be placed, and means a completely blank area in addition to being displayed with only the outline, and the area other than the line drawing constituting the layout diagram created as the basic layout can also be the blank area. "Displaying in a superimposed manner" means that the basic layout (data stored in a screen file, etc.) and the display data constituting the icons (belonging to the icons) are based on data of different contents, and therefore, the two are not exclusively displayed, but are displayed on the same display screen. Therefore, by determining the blank area in advance, it is possible to prevent the display of different data from being overlapped when the two are displayed in a superimposed manner. Note that the blank area may be configured to be included in sample data of a symbolic figure such as a pictogram when the basic layout is created, and this may be configured to be added as optional data. In this case, the blank area included in the pictogram, etc. is inevitably formed by appropriately arranging the pictogram, etc.

[0014] In the invention of the above configuration in which information regarding the availability of a specific private room is included in the variable information, the specific area can be a washroom, the specific private room can be a toilet booth, and the information regarding the availability of the specific private room among the variable information stored in the database can be a single piece of information selected from vacant status, in use status, long-term use status, and cleaning or other non-use status.

[0015] According to the above configuration, it can be used for editing the layout of a display screen for displaying the congestion status of a washroom used by many people. In particular, since the specific private room is a toilet booth, it is possible to easily edit the display layout for showing the usage status of a plurality of toilet booths installed in the same specific area, and it can be used not only in public facilities but also in washrooms under the management of a specific manager, such as those installed on each floor of a specific building, for editing the display layout for displaying the congestion status.

[0016] In the invention having the above configuration, the icon can be selected from several types of layouts prepared in advance, and the acquired information processing means can generate one icon for each of the unique attributes.

[0017] According to the above configuration, the layout to be generated during layout editing can be selected from among those prepared in advance, and the selected icon is generated for each unique attribute, so that by selecting a desired icon, multiple icons having the same unique attribute are not generated, and therefore it is possible to eliminate duplicate icon display. For example, when multiple toilet booths are displayed in sequence, by selecting an icon having a pictogram or the like for displaying the toilet booth, an icon is generated for each unique attribute set for the toilet booth, so that multiple icons having duplicate unique attributes are not generated at different positions on the display screen, and layout editing can be performed extremely easily. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, for example, a basic layout can be easily created using commercially available software, icons having detailed unique attributes of specific private rooms are generated, and the layout can be edited by selecting information to be displayed in the display area within the icon, so that the system allows layout editing to be done intuitively even by those who do not require specialized knowledge. Furthermore, since the system is configured to display variable information in the display area within the icon, if the variable information stored in the database is updated, the display content in the display area is also changed, so that a display layout for displaying the congestion status and usage status of specific private rooms, etc. can be constructed, and the layout of the display screen can be easily edited. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display screen after layout editing; [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a basic layout. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an icon. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a hierarchy in database construction. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the contents of a database. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the contents of another database. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. <Overview of the embodiment> An overview of an embodiment of a layout editing system of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 shows an overview of this system as a configuration diagram. As shown in Fig. 1, this embodiment uses a processing device 100 having a storage device, a CPU, a memory, and other functions required for information processing, and is a system that edits a layout so that an edited layout image can be displayed on a display device 200.

[0021] A PC (personal computer) 300 that functions as an input / output device is connected to the processing device 100 via a wired or wireless connection. By operating this PC 300, a basic layout that is to form the overall image of the display screen can be constructed by a basic layout creation unit 101 of the processing device 100, and the information (such as information converted into image data) can be stored in a basic layout information storage unit 102.

[0022] The processing device 100 is also provided with a database 400, which stores information on specific private rooms and the like used for editing the basic layout. In order to use the information in the database 400 or convert it for use, the processing device 100 is also provided with an acquired information processing section (acquired information processing means) 500 for acquiring and processing the information in the database 400.

[0023] The database 400 stores fixed information and variable information. The fixed information is information relating to a specific private room, a group of specific private rooms, or a specific area (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "specific private rooms, etc.") that has been set up in advance. The variable information is detection data acquired by various sensors 401 installed in the specific private rooms, etc., which is transmitted from a transmission module 402, and the detection data is input via a reception module 403 and stored in the database 400. This variable information is transmitted periodically at a predetermined time interval and is updated successively. Furthermore, among the information stored in the database 400, the information transmitted from the sensors 401 and stored or updated is appropriately analyzed by an information analysis unit 404, and the usage status, etc. of the specific private rooms, etc. is determined. The database 400 also stores the above-mentioned determination results.

[0024] The information stored in the database 400 is read by the information acquisition unit 501 of the acquired information processing unit 500, and is reflected when an icon is generated by the icon generation unit (icon generation means) 502. Necessary operations on the icon generation unit 502 can be performed by using the PC 300 as an input device. Although details will be described later, the icon to be generated is one that makes the display data to be displayed on the display screen visible (converted into characters, graphics, etc.), and is generated for each unique attribute specified by fixed information. In addition, an area (predetermined area) for integrally displaying variable information to be displayed is formed in this icon, and by reflecting the display data converted from the variable information in this predetermined area, the entire icon can function as a layout element that displays a specific situation.

[0025] Information on the icons (unique attributes and display data) generated by the icon generating unit 502 is stored in the area data storage unit 503 as a digitalized state (area data) of a configuration to be displayed in a predetermined area, and the stored information, together with the basic layout information of the basic layout information storage unit 102, constitutes display screen data by the display screen generating unit (display screen generating means) 103. The display screen data constituted by the display screen generating unit 103 may be constituted in a state in which the basic layout is integrated, or the basic layout and the icons may be constituted as separate information, and the icons may be displayed superimposed on the basic layout. When both are constituted separately, it is preferable to provide a display screen management means for managing the information on the basic layout, obtain information on the shape and size of the area (blank area) in which the generated icons are displayed, and position information when the icons are arranged, and manage the display state when the icons are displayed superimposed on the basic layout. For example, when displaying using a digital signage player, the digital signage player can hold only the basic layout in advance, and the information of the digital signage player can be displayed on the digital signage (display device 200), after which the area data can be acquired and displayed in a superimposed manner. By providing the processing device 100 with a display screen management means for managing the information of the basic layout at this time, it becomes possible to manage the superimposed display state.

[0026] Regardless of the configuration in which the display screen data is constructed, the display screen data may be output as is to the display device 200 and displayed, but here, it is temporarily stored in the display screen data storage unit 104, and the stored data can be output to the outside via the output module 105.

[0027] By storing the display screen data in the display screen data storage unit 104, it becomes possible to display the data on the display device 200 connected to the output module 105 by wire or wirelessly, and by connecting a plurality of display devices 200, the same display image can be displayed on each of the display devices 200. Therefore, by connecting a PC 300 used as an input / output device, it becomes possible to display the data on the monitor of the PC 300, and the state of the display screen generated (edited) by the above-mentioned display screen generation unit 103 can be confirmed on the monitor of the PC 300, and editing work can be performed by appropriately operating the basic layout creation unit 101 or the icon generation unit 502.

[0028] Information acquisition section 501 of acquired information processing section 500 simultaneously or separately acquires fixed information and variable information stored in database 400, and the fixed information is used as information (unique attribute) for linking each icon in icon generation section 502, and the variable information is used as information to be reflected in the icon in icon generation section 502. That is, the generated icon has unique attributes individually specified by the fixed information, and although some may be included in the area data, only the attributes are held as non-display data. Also, an area in which display data should be displayed is set in a predetermined area forming the display area of ​​the icon, and an area for displaying the predetermined display data is secured.

[0029] The acquired information processing unit 500 is provided with a variable information reflecting unit (variable information reflecting means) 504, which can reflect the variable information in the display area (predetermined area) of the icon. The data converted and processed by the variable information reflecting unit 504 constitutes all or part of the display data, but is not directly reflected on the icon generated by the aforementioned icon generating unit 502 (and therefore is not data stored in the display data storage unit 503), but is reflected as display data within the icon (within the display area) on the display screen generated by the aforementioned display screen generating unit 103. Since the icon holds fixed information (unique attributes) integrally, different icon display data is reflected for each unique attribute.

[0030] <Example of display screen> An example of the display screen is shown in Figure 2. Note that Figure 2(a) is an example of a state in which a specific group of private rooms (washrooms) is displayed as a unit, and Figure 2(b) is an example of a state in which a specific area (one building) is displayed as a unit. In this example, the display is used solely to show the usage status (crowding status) of toilet booths. The same can be done to display the usage status of specific private rooms such as conference rooms and study rooms.

[0031] 2(a), the display screen 10 when displaying a specific cubicle group (washroom) as a unit is configured to be divided into a location display area 11 showing the location where the specific cubicle group (washroom) is installed, a layout information display area 12 showing the layout of the specific cubicles (toilet booths) installed in the specific cubicle group as a blueprint, an optional information area 13 showing optional information, and an environment display area 14 showing environmental information of the display location. This configuration can be changed as appropriate, and as long as at least the location display area 11 and the layout information display area 12 are displayed, the usage status of the specific cubicle group (washroom) can be visually recognized by the user.

[0032] Here, the layout information display area 12 is configured as a set of individual areas 12A, including a graphic display 12Aa using a toilet pictogram or the like to indicate that it is a toilet booth, and a usage status area 12Ab that displays the usage status using characters such as "full," "empty," "cleaned," and "stayed," and the graphic display 12Aa belongs to the basic layout, whereas the usage status area 12Ab belongs to the display data. This usage status area 12Ab is displayed using icons, and can be displayed while being updated to a visible state by converting the variable information that is the basis of the display data.

[0033] In addition, the location display area 11 and the environmental information display area 14 display content that is common to the entire group of specific cubicles (washrooms) in which the specific cubicle (toilet booth) is installed, but the content displayed in these areas 11 and 14 is also displayed using icons, and for each description and numerical value, information on the specific group of cubicles (washrooms) that is linked to the location in which the specific cubicle (toilet booth) is installed (which retains unique attributes) is selected, and the variable information is reflected directly or in a converted state as display data.

[0034] The optional information area 13 displays a legend as an annotation for the display screen, and the blank areas are used as free fields to store optional information (including advertisements using images and text) that is created in advance as a basic layout. A specific URL or QR code (registered trademark) may be written in the free fields.

[0035] On the other hand, when displaying the usage status of a specific private room (toilet booth) for a specific area (building), the display screen 20 is divided into a location display area 21 showing the location where the specific private room group (washroom) is installed, floor display areas 25, 26, 27 showing the specific private room group on each floor, and a fixed information area 23 showing fixed information, as shown in Fig. 2(b). This configuration can also be changed as appropriate, and the floor display areas 25-27 may be configured to display floor plans if possible.

[0036] The location display area 21 and the fixed information area 23 are configured in the same way as the display screen 10 (see Figure 2 (a)) when a specific group of cubicles (washrooms) are displayed as a unit, so that the location display area 21 reflects a configuration (fixed information area 23) that belongs to a basic layout in advance, or content that is common to the entire specific area in which the specific cubicles are installed, as information that is linked to the specific cubicles (retained as unique attributes).

[0037] Each floor display area 25-27 is a mixture of information related to the basic layout and display data, but the notations "empty", "full" and "mixed" are converted from variable information and displayed as icons to make the occupancy status (crowdedness) easy to visually grasp. In addition, environmental information such as the number of vacant rooms and temperature is displayed by converting variable information into information common to specific private room locations on the floor (which becomes a specific private room group).

[0038] In addition, floor numbers and pictograms indicating male and female areas are not information that is subject to change, and are therefore considered to belong to the basic layout. The same applies to units of temperature, etc.

[0039] <Basic layout example> The display screen is exemplified above, and an example of a basic layout for constructing it will be described below. Figure 3 shows an example of a basic layout, and shows a basic layout as an example when used for the above-mentioned screen display.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 3(a), the basic layout 30 in the case of displaying a specific group of cubicles (washrooms) as a unit includes fixed information and a floor plan (a layout plan of the specific cubicles) excluding the area in which variable information should be displayed. Here, the area in which variable information should be reflected is in a state in which hidden outer frames, etc. are not displayed, except when the outer frame to be displayed is created as the basic layout. The area in which this variable information should be reflected is a blank area, which is displayed by a dashed line in the figure. The blank area is not displayed when the display screen is generated, but it is preferable that it is visible on the layout screen in order to display all the variable information to be reflected.

[0041] In the creation stage of the basic layout 30 as described above, an area 31 to be a location display area, an area 32 to be a placement information display area, an area 33 to be an arbitrary information area, and an area 34 to be an environment display area are divided. Since each of the areas 31 to 34 includes an area in which variable information should be reflected, the area is created so that the size of each area is divided while taking into consideration the state after reflection. For example, in the area 32 to be the placement information display area, an outer frame 32A that specifies the approximate location where a specific private room (toilet booth) will be installed is drawn, and a figure 32Aa such as a pictogram is specified inside the frame, and a blank area 32Ab is specified in the area in which the variable information should be reflected.

[0042] In this way, by designating the individual areas 31 to 34 and the blank areas in advance, it becomes possible to reflect the variable information in the designated locations by arranging a predetermined icon after creating the icon.

[0043] On the other hand, the basic layout 40 when displaying the usage status of a specific private room (toilet booth) for a specific area (building) is basically the same as when a specific group of private rooms is used as a unit, and is composed of fixed information excluding the area in which variable information should be displayed, as shown in Fig. 3(b). Even in this case, the individual areas 41, 43, 45-47 are divided. For blank areas, the icon placement can be simplified by specifying the location where the icon should be placed.

[0044] <Icon example> Figure 4 shows examples of icons. Icon 1 and icon 2 shown here are examples of icons used when the display screen shown in Figure 2 is created using the basic layout shown in Figure 3. Therefore, the specific private room is a toilet booth, and the specific group of private rooms indicates washrooms (restrooms). Note that the icon configuration can be created arbitrarily, but it may also be possible to select from a number of models in advance.

[0045] The icon 1 shown in FIG. 4(a) is for indicating the status of one specific private room belonging to a specific private room group. The icon 1 itself is configured with an area (display area) in which "empty" or "full" can be displayed in large characters within a rectangular frame. The display mode at this time may be a color-coded state in which color change information is given to improve visual awareness, or a mode in which text information and color information are given simultaneously. In the figure, a state in which the information is replaced by a shaded display is shown to illustrate information by color.

[0046] This icon 1 is linked to information on the installation location and information on the ranking within the specific private room group as fixed information (hidden) (it has a unique attribute). The installation location information is information on the location of the specific private room group, such as "XX Company △△ Building" (specific area) and "1F Men's Restroom" (specific private room group). Information on the ranking within the specific private room group is numbers such as "1, 2, ... 9" indicating the 1st to 9th rankings to identify a single private room (toilet booth) among multiple specific private rooms (toilet booths) of the same type installed in the installation location (specific private room group). By providing one icon 1 for each specific private room (toilet booth), each icon 1 displays the usage status of each specific private room (toilet booth) on a one-to-one basis. The fixed information is hidden, but is used as a marker when setting the basic layout.

[0047] On the other hand, the variable information of the icon 1 is various information (information stored in a database) detected by sensors related to each specific private room (toilet booth), such as detection of a person, detection of opening and closing of a door, detection of time (usage time), and detection of an operation signal (operation by an administrator). These variable information are processed by the acquired information processing unit described above, and are converted by the variable information reflecting unit. As a result, the converted information includes "vacant", "in use", "in use for a long time", or "external maintenance operation", and the variable information acquired from the sensors updates the information in the database, and the information is converted. Furthermore, the converted information is converted to simple displays such as "empty", "full", "stagnant", or "cleaned" as display data to be reflected in the icon 1, and reflected. The information before conversion is information possessed by the icon 1, and the converted information is reflected in the icon 1 as display data.

[0048] Icon 2 shown in FIG. 4(b) is for showing the overall status of the specific private room group. Fixed information is also linked to this icon 2 (unique attributes are retained), and the fixed information is specific information of the specific private room group as installation location information. In addition, the variable information is the number of specific private rooms in use based on information from sensors. Specifically, it is based on the same information as the case of icon 1 above, but it is information that is aggregating the total number of specific private rooms that can be collected from sensors and the number of specific private rooms that are in use (state other than vacant). Furthermore, from this information, an arbitrary specific ratio (for example, 70% or 80%) of the occupancy rate (number of used rooms / total number) is set as a threshold, and anything above that is a crowded state, and anything below that is an unoccupied state, and the display data converted to "crowded" is displayed, or is hidden without conversion. Note that an option to display "full" when the occupancy rate is 100% may be provided.

[0049] In this way, icons 1 and 2 hold fixed information and variable information together, but the fixed information is essentially hidden as a unique attribute, and reflected information that has been converted from the variable information into a state in which it should be displayed is displayed as display data. This display data is displayed by icons 1 and 2 for each unique attribute, making it easy to visually perceive it on the display screen.

[0050] <Database example> Here, an example of a database that stores information belonging to the above-mentioned icons 1 and 2 and information to be reflected therein will be described. To construct the database, a specific area is set and each specific private room is assigned to it. Then, by aggregating the usage status of each private room in a group of specific private rooms belonging to the specific area, it becomes possible to manage the usage status for each specific private room group. In this case, multiple hierarchies are provided in the database in order to manage a specific group.

[0051] An example of this hierarchy is shown in Figure 5. "Group 1" to "Group 4" shown in Figure 5 are the hierarchy for identifying specific groups of private rooms. Group 1 indicates the largest area, and Group 4 indicates individual private rooms. In a typical managed area, these four groups can identify specific areas.

[0052] At the top of each hierarchy, there is an "Administrator" layer, which is the unit for the administrator of the entire system. Next comes the "User" layer, which is divided into specific administrative users. Note that when the system is managed and operated by only one company, "Administrator" = "Operator", so there is no need to set anything special. These are used to identify administrators, and are not directly related to the layout, but are layers for individual management in the database.

[0053] Below these layers are a hierarchy of "Group 1" to "Group 4," allowing the specification of information that is increasingly more specific, from a broad range (Group 1) to a specific private room (Group 4). For example, as shown in the figure, "Group 1" specifies a specific building by the building name, etc., and "Group 2" specifies a specific floor within that building (such as the ○th floor or △△ floor). Then, a specific area within that specific floor is specified in "Group 3," and all managed private rooms within that specific area are specified in "Group 4."

[0054] With this method of limitation, the specific area (the entire building) can be specified by "Group 1," and the specific cubicle groups can be specified by "Group 3." Each specific cubicle belonging to these specific cubicle groups is specified by "Group 4," and each specific cubicle (toilet booth) whose usage status should be displayed is specified.

[0055] FIG. 6 shows an example of the contents of a database constructed based on the above hierarchy, shown in a table. As shown in FIG. 6, various information is stored in the database, and updated information is reflected. The leftmost column in the table, from "Tenant Name" to "Group 4," are setting items (fixed information) related to specific private rooms. Note that "Tenant Name" is the name of the administrative user, and in this example, the same administrator name is used. Also, "Group 1" to "Group 4" in the table are the contents of fixed information set according to the above hierarchy, and information related to the location where each private room (Group 4) is installed can be identified by "Group 1" to "Group 3."

[0056] The location of each specific private room is specified by "Group 4" in the table, and the usage status of the specific private room is reflected as "usage status." The information accumulated as this "usage status" is the result of analysis (determination) by the information analysis unit based on the information transmitted from the sensors. Specifically, the contents determined for each type, "vacant," "in use," "in use for a long period of time," or "under maintenance," are updated as appropriate and stored.

[0057] By combining all the information shown in one row of the table shown above, the usage status of each specific cubicle (toilet booth) at its installation location is determined, so variable information (usage status) can be stored together with fixed information (groups 1 to 4) for each specific cubicle. Therefore, the icon (icon 1) relating to a specific cubicle can reflect the usage status of the specific cubicle by specifying information about "group 4," and the icon (icon 2) relating to a specific cubicle group can reflect the combined information of multiple rows that specify a common location for the specific cubicle group by specifying information about "group 3." When reflecting information on an icon, the information can be converted based on the information in the database before being reflected.

[0058] Also, Figure 7 shows an example of the contents of other databases displayed in a table. This figure shows the contents of a database for specific cubicle groups, and only environmental information and occupancy rates are stored in the database for each specific cubicle group. Therefore, "Group 4" is excluded, and environmental information for fixed information up to "Group 3" and the ratio of occupancy to the number of specific cubicles are collected.

[0059] In the table, the information from "Tenant Name" to "Group 3" is fixed information, while "Temperature" to "Usage Status" is variable information. Note that "Temperature," "Humidity," and "CO2" are data detected by sensors, "Discomfort Index" and "Sensation" are information calculated from "Temperature" and "Humidity" (analysis results by the information analysis unit), "Available Number" is information calculated from the usage status of the specific private rooms mentioned above, in which only the ratio of vacant rooms to the total number is calculated (analysis results by the information analysis unit), and "Usage Status" is the result of a judgment made to classify the rooms as "Empty," "Busy," or "Full," using specific percentages (70% and 100%) calculated from the percentage of "Available Number" as thresholds.

[0060] By constructing such a database, it is possible to compile information common to the entire group of specific cubicles on a line by line basis. Therefore, by specifying information about "Group 3," it is possible to reflect common information limited to that specific group of cubicles.

[0061] The fixed information to be stored in the database can be added or changed as appropriate depending on the information to be displayed, and can be one or more pieces of information selected from building information and location information for a specific area, information identifying a specific group of private rooms, information regarding the number of specific private rooms belonging to a specific group of private rooms, and information regarding the ranking of the specific private rooms belonging to a specific group of private rooms.

[0062] In addition, the variable information to be stored in the database can be added or changed as appropriate depending on the status of the specific private room to be detected (type of sensors, etc.), and can be one or more pieces of information selected from the temperature and other environmental information of the specific area, information regarding the occupancy status of specific private rooms belonging to a specific private room group, and information regarding the availability of specific private rooms.

[0063] <Layout editing procedure> Since the layout editing system of this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, the procedure for editing the layout is as follows.

[0064] 1. Create a basic layout in advance. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the basic layout is centered on creating an area (area to be an area for displaying layout information) 32 showing the arrangement of specific private rooms (toilet booths) in a line diagram. The area (area to be an area for displaying optional information) 33 showing a legend or the like may be selected from a default image, or an advertisement column may be created by pasting advertisement information in a free column. Other pictograms and the like can be completed by pasting previously prepared shapes and the like. Note that character information can be entered into each of the areas 31 to 34 as necessary. Note that, in this basic layout, it is preferable to specify the positions where information in the database (variable information) should be displayed as blank areas, but the blank areas do not have to be displayed.

[0065] 2. Generate the icon. Among the fixed information or variable information, the information to be displayed is selected, and a specific icon is generated. By preparing icons that hold the shape and unique attributes of the display area as defaults for each piece of information to be displayed in advance, an icon having a display area of ​​a predetermined shape with predetermined unique attributes can be automatically generated by appropriately selecting from the default icons. This example assumes that the default icon is selected. At this time, the selection is made by selecting the installation location. In other words, an icon with specified fixed information (unique attributes) is generated by starting from specifying which location the layout relates to, or which specific group of private rooms it relates to, etc.

[0066] Therefore, the layout location is determined by displaying "Group 1" divided in the database 1 (FIG. 6), selecting a specific building from it, then displaying "Group 2", selecting the floor number, and then displaying "Group 3", and selecting the location (specific group of rooms) to which the specific private room belongs from it. This determination of the location confirms that the layout screen is for a specific location, and icon generation for the specific private room described below is limited to those related to that location. Then, when these selections are completed, an icon to be displayed in the blank area (area to be the location display area) 31 in FIG. 3(a) is automatically generated. The generated icon is displayed in the center of the layout screen displaying the basic layout by default, and by moving this icon to a specified position (blank area), a specified icon can be placed in the blank area. Note that the icon created here is for displaying information about the installation location, so the information displayed is limited to fixed information.

[0067] Following the above, when generating an icon for a specific private room, the "Group 4" as classified in the database is displayed, and the order of the specific private room is selected. This selection generates an icon having information linked to the specific private room of that order in a default shape. The default icon displays the usage status of each specific private room in a large size. Since the generated icon is displayed in the center of the screen, by moving this icon to the area displaying the specific private room of the specified order, the status of the specific private room at the location where the specific private room of that order is located can be displayed. The icon generated here reflects the usage status of the specific private room as described above (Figure 2), and mainly displays variable information. By repeating the above operation as many times as there are specific private rooms, the generation of icons for all specific private rooms is completed.

[0068] When generating an icon to display the usage status in the basic layout that displays the usage status of each specific area, "Group 3" is displayed and a specific group of cubicles is selected. In this case, too, when "Group 3" is selected, an icon is automatically generated by default, and information linked to the specific group of cubicles is displayed. In this case, the icon displays the usage status of the selected specific group of cubicles in a large size, and also displays the number of available cubicles, etc., and the displayed information can be adjusted by selecting either one or both. In this case, too, if there are multiple specific groups of cubicles to be displayed, the same operation will be repeated for each of them.

[0069] 3. Add any other information. By creating an icon for displaying information common to a specific group of cubicles, it is possible to display additional information other than the above. For example, by selecting "Group 3" in Database 2 (Fig. 7), it is possible to select information common to the specific group of cubicles that is the subject of the layout, and it is possible to display measurement values ​​such as "temperature," "humidity," and "CO2," or to display "usage status," which is evaluation information. In the case of a layout targeting a specific group of cubicles (Fig. 2(a)), such a display is displayed as common information on the screen. In addition, when editing a layout targeting a specific area (Fig. 2(b)), it can be used to delete the display of specific cubicles and display information for each specific group of cubicles.

[0070] Layout after editing is complete The display screen of the edited layout shows icons superimposed on the basic layout, with the basic layout itself being displayed fixedly without change, as shown in Fig. 2. Also, since information that changes in units of "Group 3" or "Group 4" (variable information) is updated in the database, and the notation of the icons is changed appropriately based on the updated data, a display screen that can reflect the usage status of specific rooms in a specific area or specific group of rooms can be constructed by displaying the edited layout.

[0071] <Summary> Since the embodiment of the present invention is as described above, it is possible to create a simple basic layout, generate icons that can be displayed integrally or superimposed on this basic layout, and edit the desired display layout by reflecting the icons in a predetermined area of ​​the basic layout. This basic layout can be easily created by using commercially available software, and if it is automatically generated by selecting icons set as defaults in advance, even those without specialized knowledge can intuitively edit the layout.

[0072] The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Therefore, other elements may be added to or changed from the above embodiment. For example, the embodiment has been described with a washroom as an example of the specific private room group, and the specific private room as a toilet booth, but it is also possible for the specific private room to be a conference room, and the specific private room group to be a conference floor.

[0073] In addition, although the contents exemplified as the embodiment are intended to display a relatively small number of specific private rooms, they can also be used in layouts that display the congestion status of a large number of specific private rooms (toilet booths) in large facilities such as large shopping centers and service areas. These may be used not only for layout display on a large display device, but also for simultaneous layout display on a smartphone or the like, and are extremely suitable for displaying the same layout on multiple display devices. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 1 Icon 1 2 Icon 2 10 Display screen (when displaying specific private rooms as a unit) 11 Location display area 12 Placement information display area 12A A set of individual areas 12Aa Graphical Display 12Ab Usage Area 13 Optional information area 14 Environment display area 20 Display screen (when displaying a specific area as a unit) 21 Location display area 23 Fixed information area 25, 26, 27 Display area for each floor 30 Basic layout (when displaying specific private rooms as a unit) 31 Area to be used as location display area 32 Area to be used for displaying location information 32A Outer frame 32Aa Shape 32Ab blank region 33 Areas that should be optional information areas 34 Areas that should be environmental display areas 40 Basic layout (when displaying a specific area as a unit) 41 Area to be used as location display area 43 Areas that should become fixed information areas 45, 46, 47 Areas to be displayed on each floor 100 Processing equipment 101 Basic Layout Creation Department 102 Basic layout information storage unit 103 Display screen generation unit (display screen generation means) 104 Display screen data storage unit 105 Output Module 200 Display device 300 PCs (personal computers) 400 Database 401 Sensors 402 Transmission Module 403 Receiver Module 404 Information Analysis Department 500 Acquired information processing unit (acquired information processing means) 501 Information Acquisition Department 502 Icon generation unit (icon generation means) 503 Area Data Storage Unit 504 Variable information reflection unit (variable information reflection means)

Claims

1. A system for editing the layout of a display screen for displaying the arrangement and usage status of the specific rooms or specific room groups in one or more predetermined specific areas, the specific rooms being a group of specific rooms that are set in one of the specific areas, and the specific rooms or the specific room groups being set in the specific areas, the system comprising: a display screen generating means for generating any information in the group of private rooms or the specific area in a unit to be displayed as a display layout, a database for storing fixed information previously set for the specific private rooms and variable information that changes from time to time for the specific private rooms, and an acquired information processing means for reflecting information acquired from the database in the display layout, The display layout is a layout in which desired information is added to a basic layout created in advance, The variation information stored in the database is updated at appropriate intervals, the acquired information processing means includes an icon generating means for generating one or more icons that are visible at any position of the basic layout, and a variable information reflecting means for converting the variable information into display data for displaying the variable information in a predetermined area within the icon, the icon generating means generates an icon having a unique attribute individually specified by the fixed information and holding the display data to be displayed in the predetermined area; a display screen generating means for generating a display layout by arranging the icons at desired positions on the basic layout;

2. The fixed information stored in the database is one or more pieces of information selected from building information and location information of the specific area, information identifying the specific group of private rooms, information regarding the number of the specific private rooms belonging to the specific group of private rooms, and information regarding the ranking of the specific private rooms belonging to the specific group of private rooms, The variable information stored in the database is one or more pieces of information selected from the temperature and other environmental information of the specific area, information regarding the occupancy status of the specific private rooms belonging to the specific private room group, and information regarding the availability of the specific private rooms. The layout editing system according to claim 1 .

3. 3. The layout editing system according to claim 2, wherein the basic layout is created in advance as a line drawing showing an arrangement of the specific private rooms in the specific area or the specific group of private rooms.

4. The basic layout is such that a blank area for arranging the icon is formed in advance for each position of the specific private room, The layout editing system according to claim 3, wherein the acquired information processing means processes the display data belonging to the icon so as to be superimposed on the basic layout by placing the icon in the position of the blank area displayed on the basic layout.

5. A layout editing system as described in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the specific area is a washroom, the specific private room is a toilet booth, and the information regarding the availability of the specific private room among the variable information stored in the database is a single piece of information selected from vacant status, in use status, long-term use status, and cleaning or other non-use status.

6. 6. A layout editing system according to claim 5, wherein the icon can be selected from several types of layouts prepared in advance, and the acquired information processing means generates one icon for each of the unique attributes.

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