Information processing program, terminal device, information processing method, server, rotating machine, wireless communication board, and information processing system

Abstract

To make it easier to identify a communication object.SOLUTION: An information processing program is provided that causes a terminal device to function as first means for receiving identification information for identifying a wireless communication board by wireless communication with the wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine, second means for transmitting the identification information to a server that can access a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotating machine information in association with each other, third means for receiving the rotating machine information associated with the identification information from the server, and fourth means for displaying the received rotating machine information on a display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing program, a terminal device, an information processing method, a server, a rotating machine, a wireless communication board, and an information processing system.

Background Art

[0002] There is known a technique for checking the operating state of a pump with a smartphone using NFC communication (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Non-Patent Documents

[0003]

Non-Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] When there are a plurality of pumps, it is necessary to identify the pump to be communicated with. This is not limited to the case where the communication target is a pump. An object of the present invention is to make it easy to identify a communication target.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] As an example, the following solution means are provided. [1] A terminal device, a first means for receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; a second means for transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other; a third means for receiving the rotating machine information associated with the identification information from the server; An information processing program that functions as fourth means for causing the received rotational machine information to be displayed on a display.

[0006] [2] The rotational machine information is at least one of a serial number of a rotational machine, equipment, use, and item number, the information processing program according to [1].

[0007] [3] The identification information is transmitted from the wireless communication board by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board, the information processing program according to [1] or [2].

[0008] [4] The terminal device is caused to function as fifth means for receiving a selection of a rotational machine corresponding to the rotational machine information displayed on the display, sixth means for starting two-way wireless communication with the wireless communication board of the received rotational machine, the information processing program according to any one of [1] to [3].

[0009] [5] The first means receives control information in addition to the identification information, The second means transmits the identification information to the server only when the control information satisfies a predetermined condition, the information processing program according to any one of [1] to [4].

[0010] [6] The control information indicates a manufacturer of a rotational machine, the information processing program according to [5].

[0011] [7] The wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board conforms to a predetermined standard, In the predetermined standard, there is an upper limit to the amount of data that can be transmitted by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board, The data amount of the identification information is smaller than the upper limit and is transmitted from the wireless communication board by the one-way wireless communication, The data amount of the rotating machine information is larger than the upper limit, and the information processing program according to any one of [1] to [6].

[0012] [8] The rotating machine is a pump, and the information processing program according to any one of [1] to [7].

[0013] [9] The identification information is a MAC address, and the information processing program according to any one of [1] to [8].

[0014]

[10] A first means for receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine; A second means for transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other; A third means for receiving the rotating machine information associated with the identification information from the server; A terminal device including a fourth means for causing a display to display the received rotating machine information.

[0015]

[11] The terminal device Receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine; Transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other; Receiving the rotating machine information associated with the identification information from the server; An information processing method including causing a display to display the received rotating machine information.

[0016]

[12] The server A first means for receiving identification information for identifying a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine from a terminal device; A second means for accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotation machine information in association with each other, and acquiring the rotation machine information associated with the identification information; An information processing program that functions as a third means for transmitting the acquired rotation machine information to the terminal device.

[0017]

[13] A first means for receiving identification information for identifying a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine from a terminal device; A second means for accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotation machine information in association with each other, and acquiring the rotation machine information associated with the identification information; A server comprising a third means for transmitting the acquired rotation machine information to the terminal device.

[0018]

[14] The server Receiving identification information for identifying a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine from a terminal device; Accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotation machine information in association with each other, and acquiring the rotation machine information associated with the identification information; An information processing method including transmitting the acquired rotation machine information to the terminal device.

[0019]

[15] A rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device, on which a wireless communication board is mounted, The wireless communication board has means for transmitting, to the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating a manufacturer of the rotating machine by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device.

[0020]

[16] A wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device, A wireless communication board having means for transmitting, by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating the manufacturer of the rotating machine to the terminal device.

[0021]

[17] A wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device An information processing method including transmitting, by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating the manufacturer of the rotating machine to the terminal device.

[0022]

[18]

[15] The rotating machine described in

[10] The terminal device described in

[13] A rotating machine control system including the server described in

[0023]

[19] The wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine transmits, by wireless communication, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board to the terminal device The terminal device receives the identification information from the wireless communication board by wireless communication The terminal device transmits the identification information to a server that can access a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotation machine information in association with each other The server receives the identification information from the terminal device The server accesses the storage unit and acquires rotation machine information associated with the identification information The server transmits the acquired rotation machine information to the terminal device The terminal device receives the rotation machine information from the server An information processing method including the terminal device causing the received rotation machine information to be displayed on a display.

Advantages of the Invention

[0024] It becomes easier to identify the communication target.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0025]

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0026] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

[0027] (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of the pump control system according to the first embodiment. This pump control system includes a plurality (two in the example of FIG. 1) of pumps 1A and 1B, a terminal device 2, and a server 3.

[0028] For pump 1A, the user has set "123ABC" as the serial number, "First floor circulation use" as the equipment use, and "AB-100" as the item number, which is preferably printed on the pump 1A body. In addition, pump 1A is equipped with a wireless communication board 11A to which "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" is assigned as the MAC address, and can perform wireless communication with the terminal device 2 (hereinafter, it is assumed to be wireless communication compliant with Bluetooth). Note that "equipped with" means that pump 1A may incorporate the wireless communication board 11A, or the wireless communication board 11A may be externally attached to pump 1A.

[0029] For pump 1B, the user has set "456EFG" as the serial number, "Second floor circulation use" as the equipment use, and "AB-101" as the item number, which is preferably printed on the pump 1B body. In addition, pump 1B is equipped with a wireless communication board 11B to which "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" is assigned as the MAC address, and can perform wireless communication with the terminal device 2 (hereinafter, it is assumed to be wireless communication by Bluetooth). Note that "equipped with" means that pump 1B may incorporate the wireless communication board 11B, or the wireless communication board 11B may be externally attached to pump 1B.

[0030] The terminal device 2 transmits a control signal to pumps 1A and 1B or receives predetermined data from pumps 1A and 1B through wireless communication with pumps 1A and 1B. Although pumps 1A and 1B are often installed in places where access is difficult, such as being suspended from the ceiling or in the ceiling space, the ability to perform wireless communication with the terminal device 2 facilitates the management of pumps 1A and 1B.

[0031] Here, the terminal device 2 can communicate with a plurality of pumps 1A and 1B, and in order to start two-way communication, it is necessary to selectively display the pumps 1A and 1B as communication destinations on the terminal device 2. In Bluetooth, it is conceivable to display the MAC addresses on the display 21 of the terminal device 2 by utilizing the fact that the MAC addresses of the wireless communication boards 11A and 11B serving as transmission sources are transmitted (see FIG. 2A).

[0032] However, since the MAC address is a sequence of automatically assigned alphanumeric characters, it is difficult for the user of the terminal device 2 to intuitively understand which of the pumps 1A and 1B the MAC address displayed on the terminal device 2 corresponds to just by looking at it.

[0033] Therefore, it is also conceivable to wirelessly transmit the above-mentioned serial number, equipment use, or item number (for example, "circulation use on the first floor" of the pump 1A) set for the pumps 1A and 1B by the user to the terminal device 2 and display this on the display 21.

[0034] However, in wireless communication via Bluetooth, in one-way wireless communication (so-called Advertising communication) that transmits data without specifying the transmission destination before starting two-way communication, there is a limit to the amount of data that can be transmitted, and it is difficult to transmit the serial number, equipment use, or item number by this one-way communication.

[0035] Therefore, in the present embodiment, the following is done to solve this problem. The terminal device 2 in FIG. 1 is typically a smartphone and has a display 21, a communication unit 22, and a control unit 23. The display 21 displays pump information and the like, which will be described later, according to the control by the control unit 23. The communication unit 22 performs wireless communication with the pumps 1A and 1B via Bluetooth or Internet communication with the server 3. The control unit 23 performs the following-described processing, for example, by a processor executing a predetermined program.

[0036] In addition, the server 3 includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, and a storage unit 33. The communication unit 31 communicates with the terminal device 2 via the Internet. The control unit 32 performs the following-described processing, for example, by a processor executing a predetermined program. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 33 stores pump identification information and pump information in association with each other at the time of shipment of the pumps 1A and 1B.

[0037] The pump identification information may be the MAC addresses of the wireless communication boards 11A and 11B respectively included in the pumps 1A and 1B. The pump information may be a serial number, a facility use (the "facility" and the "use" may be separate), and an item number. The pump information can also be a management name set by the user.

[0038] FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the processing operation of the pump control system according to the first embodiment.

[0039] Before starting the two-way wireless communication with the terminal device 2, the wireless communication board 11A of the pump 1A transmits, by periodic (for example, every 1 second) one-way wireless communication (Advertising communication), the MAC address "12:34:56:78:9A:BC", which is the identification information of the wireless communication board 11A, without specifying a transmission destination. Similarly, before starting the two-way wireless communication with the terminal device 2, the wireless communication board 11B of the pump 1B transmits, by periodic (for example, every 1 second) one-way wireless communication, the MAC address "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54", which is the identification information of the wireless communication board 11B, without specifying a transmission destination (step S1).

[0040] Note that the data amount of the MAC address is not so large and is smaller than the upper limit of the data amount that can be transmitted by Advertising communication.

[0041] The communication unit 22 of the terminal device 2 receives the MAC address "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" from the wireless communication board 11A and receives the MAC address "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" from the wireless communication board 11B (step S11). Then, the communication unit 22 transmits the MAC addresses "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" and "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" to the server 3 (step S12).

[0042] The communication unit 31 of the server 3 receives the MAC addresses "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" and "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" from the terminal device 2 (step S21). Then, the control unit 32 of the server 3 accesses the storage unit 33 (Figure 3) and acquires the pump information associated with the MAC addresses "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" and "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" (step S22). The control unit 32 may acquire all of the serial number, equipment use, and item number as the pump information, or may acquire only a part set in advance by the user. Then, the communication unit 31 transmits the acquired pump information to the terminal device 2 (step S23).

[0043] The data volume that can be transmitted from the server 3 to the terminal device 2 is much larger than the upper limit of the data volume that can be transmitted by Advertising communication. Therefore, even if the data volume of the pump information is larger than the upper limit of the data volume that can be transmitted by Advertising communication, the transmission from the server 3 to the terminal device 2 can be performed without difficulty.

[0044] The communication unit 22 of the terminal device 2 receives the pump information from the server 3 (step S13). Then, the control unit 23 causes the pump information to be displayed on the display 21 (step S14).

[0045] A schematic example of the displayed screen is shown in Fig. 2B. In the example of this figure, the equipment use is displayed as pump information. Although it is obvious when comparing Fig. 2A and Fig. 2B, it is difficult to tell which of the pumps 1A and 1B is indicated even when the MAC address is displayed as in Fig. 2A. However, by displaying the pump information set by the user as in Fig. 2B, the user can intuitively grasp which of the pumps 1A and 1B is indicated.

[0046] Then, the user selects which of the pumps 1A and 1B to communicate with using the terminal device 2. As an example, the user selects one of the pumps 1A and 1B displayed on the display 21 via a touch panel (not shown). In other words, the control unit 23 of the terminal device 2 accepts a selection of either pump 1A or 1B corresponding to the pump information displayed on the display 21 from the user (step S15 in Fig. 4).

[0047] For example, if pump 1A is selected, the communication unit 22 of the terminal device 2 establishes two-way communication with the wireless communication board 11A of pump 1A and starts communication (step S2).

[0048] Thus, in this embodiment, instead of the MAC address, the pump information is displayed on the display 21 of the terminal device 2. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the pumps 1A and 1B corresponding to the displayed pump information.

[0049] Note that the wireless communication boards 11A and 11B may be replaced due to reasons such as failure. In that case, the MAC address of the replaced wireless communication board may be registered as pump identification information in the storage unit 33 of the server 3.

[0050] (Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment described below, in addition to the MAC address, predetermined control information is also transmitted from the wireless communication boards 11A and 11B. Hereinafter, the common points with the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified in the description, and the differences will be mainly described.

[0051] FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the processing operation of the pump control system according to the second embodiment.

[0052] Before starting the two-way wireless communication with the terminal device 2, the wireless communication board 11A of the pump 1A transmits control information to the terminal device 2 by one-way wireless communication (Advertising communication) in addition to the MAC address "12:34:56:78:9A:BC". The wireless communication board 11B of the pump 1B transmits control information to the terminal device 2 by one-way wireless communication before starting the two-way wireless communication with the terminal device 2, in addition to the MAC address "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" (step S1').

[0053] Note that the data amount of the control information is not so large, and even when combined with the MAC address, it is smaller than the upper limit of the data amount that can be transmitted by Advertising communication.

[0054] The communication unit 22 of the terminal device 2 receives the MAC address "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" and control information from the wireless communication board 11A (step S11'). Then, the control unit 23 determines whether the control information satisfies a predetermined condition (step S110). Only when it is satisfied (YES in step S110), the communication unit 22 transmits the MAC address "12:34:56:78:9A:BC" to the server 3 (step S12).

[0055] Similarly, the communication unit 22 of the terminal device 2 receives the MAC address "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" and control information from the wireless communication board 11B (step S11'). Then, the control unit 23 determines whether the control information satisfies a predetermined condition (step S110). Only when it is satisfied (YES in step S110), the control unit 23 transmits the MAC address "FE:DC:BA:98:76:54" to the server 3 (step S12).

[0056] As an example, the control information indicates the manufacturers of the pumps 1A and 1B. And the predetermined condition is that the manufacturers of the pumps 1A and 1B are the pre-determined manufacturers. Hereinafter, it is the same as the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0057] In this embodiment, the MAC address is transmitted to the server 3 only when the control information satisfies a predetermined condition. Therefore, when the condition is not satisfied, the MAC address is not transmitted to the server 3, and the communication volume and processing load by the terminal device 2 can be reduced.

[0058] Note that the MAC addresses in the above-described embodiments are examples of the identification information of the wireless communication substrates 11A and 11B (in other words, the identification information of the pumps 1A and 1B), and other identification information may be used. Further, each embodiment is applicable not only to the pumps 1A and 1B but also to any industrial equipment (for example, a rotating machine having a motor).

[0059] Any part or all of the functional units described in this specification may be realized by a program. The program mentioned in this specification may be non-temporarily recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and distributed, or may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet, or may be distributed in a state installed in an arbitrary terminal.

[0060] Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive of additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but the aspects of the present invention are not limited to the individual embodiments described above. For example, an invention that extracts only a part of each embodiment or an invention that combines a plurality of embodiments is naturally assumed. Various additions, changes, and partial deletions are possible without departing from the conceptual ideas and spirits of the present invention derived from the content defined in the claims and their equivalents.

[0061] For example, what is described as one device (or member, the same hereinafter) in this specification (including what is depicted as one device in the drawings) may be implemented by a plurality of devices. Conversely, what is described as a plurality of devices in this specification (including what is depicted as a plurality of devices in the drawings) may be implemented by one device. Alternatively, some or all of the means and functions assumed to be included in a certain device (e.g., a server) may be included in another device (e.g., a terminal device). Also, a "system" may be composed of one device or may be composed of two or more devices (e.g., a server and a terminal device, or a plurality of terminal devices).

[0062] Also, not all of the matters described in this specification are essential requirements. In particular, matters described in this specification but not described in the claims can be regarded as optional additional matters.

[0063] Also, the term "means" in this specification and the claims means hardware (or functions implemented by hardware) by default, and does not include humans (or human mental activities).

[0064] Note that the applicant only knows the publicly known inventions described in the documents in the "Prior Art Documents" column of this specification, and it should also be noted that the present invention is not necessarily intended to solve the problems in the publicly known inventions of the same documents. The problems to be solved by the present invention should be determined in consideration of the entire specification. For example, in this specification, when there is a description that a predetermined effect is achieved by a specific configuration, it can also be said that the problem that is the reverse of the predetermined effect is solved. However, it is not necessarily the intention that such a specific configuration is an essential requirement.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0065] 1A, 1B pumps 11A, 11B wireless communication boards 2 terminal devices 21 displays 22 Communication Unit 23 Control Unit 3 Server 31 Communication Unit 32 Control Unit 33 Memory Unit

Claims

1. A terminal device, a first means for receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with a wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine; a second means for transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information in association with rotation machine information; a third means for receiving, from the server, rotation machine information associated with the identification information; and a fourth means for causing the received rotation machine information to be displayed on a display. An information processing program that functions as

2. The rotation machine information is at least one of a serial number of the rotation machine, equipment, use, and item number. The information processing program according to claim 1.

3. The identification information is transmitted from the wireless communication board by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The terminal device, a fifth means for receiving a selection of a rotation machine corresponding to the rotation machine information displayed on the display; and a sixth means for starting two-way wireless communication with the wireless communication board of the received rotation machine. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The first means receives control information in addition to the identification information, and the second means transmits the identification information to the server only when the control information satisfies a predetermined condition. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The control information indicates a manufacturer of the rotation machine. The information processing program according to claim 5.

7. The wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board conforms to a predetermined standard, in the predetermined standard, there is an upper limit to the amount of data that can be transmitted by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication between the terminal device and the wireless communication board, the data amount of the identification information is smaller than the upper limit and is transmitted from the wireless communication board by the one-way wireless communication, and the data amount of the rotation machine information is larger than the upper limit. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

8. The rotation machine is a pump. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

9. The identification information is a MAC address. The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2.

10. First means for receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; Second means for transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other; Third means for receiving, from the server, the rotating machine information associated with the identification information; Fourth means for causing a display to display the received rotating machine information, a terminal device comprising the same.

11. The terminal device Receiving identification information for identifying the wireless communication board by wireless communication with the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; Transmitting the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other; Receiving, from the server, the rotating machine information associated with the identification information; An information processing method including causing a display to display the received rotating machine information.

12. The server First means for receiving, from the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; Second means for accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other and obtaining the rotating machine information associated with the identification information; An information processing program that functions as third means for transmitting the obtained rotating machine information to the terminal device.

13. First means for receiving, from the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; Second means for accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other and obtaining the rotating machine information associated with the identification information; A server comprising third means for transmitting the obtained rotating machine information to the terminal device.

14. The server Receiving, from the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine; Accessing a storage unit that stores the identification information and the rotating machine information in association with each other and obtaining the rotating machine information associated with the identification information; An information processing method including transmitting the obtained rotating machine information to the terminal device.

15. A rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device on which a wireless communication board is mounted, The rotating machine, wherein the wireless communication board has means for transmitting, by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating the manufacturer of the rotating machine to the terminal device.

16. A wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device, The wireless communication board has means for transmitting, by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating the manufacturer of the rotating machine to the terminal device.

17. A wireless communication board mounted on a rotating machine capable of wireless communication with a terminal device, An information processing method including transmitting, by one-way wireless communication before starting two-way wireless communication with the terminal device, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board and control information indicating the manufacturer of the rotating machine to the terminal device.

18. An information processing system comprising the rotating machine according to claim 15, The terminal device according to claim 10, and The server according to claim 13.

19. The wireless communication board mounted on the rotating machine transmits, by wireless communication, identification information for identifying the wireless communication board to the terminal device, The terminal device receives the identification information from the wireless communication board by wireless communication, The terminal device transmits the identification information to a server accessible to a storage unit that stores the identification information and rotation machine information in association with each other, The server receives the identification information from the terminal device, The server accesses the storage unit and acquires rotation machine information associated with the identification information, The server transmits the acquired rotation machine information to the terminal device, The terminal device receives the rotation machine information from the server, and An information processing method including causing the terminal device to display the received rotation machine information on a display.

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