Operational management system for manufacturing facility

Abstract

To provide an operational management system for a manufacturing facility that allows easy confirmation of the operational status of a manufacturing facility.SOLUTION: An operational management system for a manufacturing facility 1 includes operation history selection means 330 that selects at least one of a plurality of operation history information in which operation information indicating the operating state of a manufacturing facility M is associated with operation date and time information indicating the date and time when that operating state was achieved, and history position setting means 331 that searches for video-related information corresponding to the operation history information, targeting a plurality of video-related information in which video data captured by imaging means 210 of the manufacturing facility M is associated with the image capture date and time information of the video data, on the basis of whether the operation date and time information of the selected operation history information is included within a determination criterion that is a time range including the image capture date and time information, and sets the playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search on the basis of the operation date and time information of the selected operation history information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an operations management system for a manufacturing facility. [Background technology]

[0002] Many manufacturing facilities are in operation during the manufacture of products, but various factors can cause abnormalities, leading to sudden breakdowns or shutdowns of the facilities. Therefore, to ensure stable operation of the facilities, it has become necessary to detect abnormalities, and various systems for managing the operational status of the facilities have been developed. Facilities operation monitoring systems are known to use cameras and sensors installed in factories to collect information on the facilities and monitor their operational status.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a remote maintenance device configured to monitor the operating conditions (operating state) of a ready-mixed concrete manufacturing plant.

[0004] When this remote maintenance device receives an error message from a plant monitoring terminal connected to the plant control device of a ready-mix concrete manufacturing plant, it is configured to cut out a predetermined amount of video before and after the time the error occurred from the video recorded on the management screen of the plant control device, and to create error history data by adding the time the error occurred and the error content to the cut-out video.

[0005] According to the remote maintenance device having the above configuration, the cause of the error can be determined by playing back the video on the management screen and checking the operating conditions of the plant up until the error occurred. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-13888 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The above-mentioned conventional remote maintenance device can check the operating status of the plant around the time of the error occurrence, but it cannot check the flow of the operating status itself. By checking the flow of the operating status, it becomes possible to check under what circumstances a similar error may occur in the plant. Therefore, it has been desired to be able to easily check the flow of the operating status of the plant.

[0008] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an operation management system for manufacturing equipment that allows the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment to be easily confirmed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The operation management system for manufacturing equipment of the present invention comprises: an operation history selection means for selecting at least one piece of operation history information from a plurality of pieces of operation history information in which operation information indicating an operation state of a manufacturing facility is associated with operation date and time information indicating a date and time when the manufacturing facility was in the operation state indicated by the operation information; The system is provided with a history position setting means that searches for video-related information corresponding to the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means, based on whether or not the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means is included within a determination criterion that is a time range set to include the image capture date and time information, and that targets video-related information that is associated with video data captured by an imaging means of the manufacturing equipment and image capture date and time information indicating the image capture date and time of the video data, and sets the playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means.

[0010] According to the operation management system for manufacturing equipment configured as described above, the history of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment is created as operation history information, and video data captured of the manufacturing equipment is created as video-related information, so that the information necessary to confirm the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment can be obtained.

[0011] Furthermore, when operation history information corresponding to the operating status of the manufacturing equipment that one wishes to check is selected, the history position setting means searches for video data that was captured on a date and time corresponding to the date and time indicated by the date and time information in the operation history information, and further, the playback position of the video data found by the search is set to the position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information, so that the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment that one wishes to check can be easily confirmed.

[0012] Another operation management system for a manufacturing facility of the present invention includes: an operation history selection means for selecting at least one piece of operation history information from a plurality of pieces of operation history information in which operation information indicating an operation state of a manufacturing facility is associated with operation date and time information indicating a date and time when the manufacturing facility was in the operation state indicated by the operation information; The system is equipped with a history position setting means that searches for the video-related information corresponding to the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means, based on whether or not the imaging date and time information is included within a determination criterion that is a time range set based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means and the imaging time of the video data, and that targets video-related information that is associated with video data captured by an imaging means of the manufacturing equipment and imaging date and time information indicating the date and time the video data was captured, and sets the playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means.

[0013] In the operation management system for manufacturing equipment configured as described above, the history of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment is created as operation history information, and video data captured of the manufacturing equipment is created as video-related information, so that the information necessary to confirm the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment can be obtained.

[0014] Furthermore, when operation history information corresponding to the operating status of the manufacturing equipment that one wishes to check is selected, the history position setting means searches for video data that was captured on a date and time corresponding to the date and time indicated by the date and time information in the operation history information, and further, the playback position of the video data found by the search is set to the position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information, so that the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment that one wishes to check can be easily confirmed.

[0015] In the operation management system for manufacturing equipment of the present invention, the history location setting means is configured to search for at least two pieces of video-related information; The at least two pieces of video-related information searched for by the history position setting means include the video-related information in a display state and the video-related information in a standby state; a display object switching means for switching the state of the video-related information in the display state with the state of the video-related information in the standby state; a switching position setting means for setting a playback start position of the video data of the video-related information of a switching destination that is to be switched from the standby state to the display state, The switching position setting means may be configured such that when the display target switching means switches the state of the video-related information in the displayed state with the video-related information in the standby state, it derives scene date and time information indicating the date and time when the scene at the display time was captured based on the display time of the video data of the video-related information to be switched from, and sets the playback start position of the video data of the video-related information to be switched to a position corresponding to the date and time indicated by the scene date and time information.

[0016] In this way, when viewing video data captured by a plurality of imaging means while switching between them, the video data after switching can be played back in succession to the video data before switching, making it easier to check the video data.

[0017] Another embodiment of the present invention provides an operation management system for a manufacturing facility, comprising: a date and time designation means for designating the date and time by inputting the date and time; The system is equipped with a designated position setting means that searches for a plurality of video-related information items that are associated with video data captured by an imaging means of manufacturing equipment and imaging date and time information indicating the date and time at which the video data was captured, and searches for the video-related information that corresponds to the designated date and time based on whether the designated date and time specified via the date and time designation means is included within a judgment criterion that is a time range set to include the imaging date and time information, and sets the playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search based on the designated date and time.

[0018] In the operation management system for manufacturing equipment configured as described above, the history of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment is created as operation history information, and video data captured of the manufacturing equipment is created as video-related information, so that the information necessary to confirm the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment can be obtained.

[0019] Furthermore, when the date and time at which the operating status of the manufacturing equipment is to be checked is specified by the date and time specifying means, the specified position setting means searches for video data captured at the specified date and time, and the playback position of the video data found by the search is set to the position corresponding to the time of the specified date and time, so that the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment that is to be checked can be easily confirmed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0020] As described above, the operation management system for manufacturing equipment of the present invention can provide the excellent effect of allowing the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment to be easily confirmed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a process for creating operation history information in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a process for creating video-related information in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a management screen in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of processing from the selection of operation history information in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment to the setting of the playback start position of video data. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the processing flow from switching the moving image group that displays moving image data on the management screen in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment to setting the playback start position of the moving image data. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of processing from when a date and time is input into the management screen in the operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the embodiment to when a playback start position of video data is set. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the processing flow from when the date and time is entered on the management screen to when the playback start position of video data is set in an operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] Hereinafter, an operation management system for manufacturing equipment (hereinafter referred to as the operation management system) according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] The operation management system of this embodiment is a system for managing the operating status of manufacturing equipment that performs processes related to the manufacture of products.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, the operation management system 1 according to this embodiment includes a monitoring means 2 that creates monitoring information based on the results of monitoring the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M, a management means 3 that creates management information, which is information for management purposes, based on the monitoring information created by the monitoring means 2, a storage means 4 that stores information, and a display means 5 that displays the management information.

[0025] The monitoring means 2 has an operation information output means 20 that outputs operation information indicating the operation state of the manufacturing equipment M, and a video output means 21 that outputs video data of the manufacturing equipment M captured.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, the operation information output means 20 has a process output means 200 that sets process monitoring information D100, which indicates the progress of the manufacturing process of the manufacturing equipment, as operation information D10 in accordance with the progress of the manufacturing process of the manufacturing equipment, and outputs the set information, and an abnormality output means 201 that sets abnormality monitoring information D101, which indicates that an abnormality has occurred in the manufacturing equipment, as operation information D10 when an abnormality has occurred in the manufacturing equipment, and outputs the set information.

[0027] The process output means 200 is configured to output information indicating the content of the process and the progress status of the process as process monitoring information D100 when a new process is started among a series of processes included in the manufacturing process, more specifically, when the first process is started or when the process in progress is completed and the next process is started.

[0028] The abnormality output means 201 is configured to output abnormality monitoring information D101, which indicates the details of an abnormality, when an abnormality occurs in the manufacturing equipment.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1, the video output means 21 includes an imaging means 210 that performs imaging processing to create video data by imaging the manufacturing equipment M, and a video output processing means 211 that outputs the video data created by the imaging means 210.

[0030] The video output means 21 of this embodiment has a plurality of imaging means 210 and a plurality of video output processing means 211, and each of the plurality of imaging means 210 is connected to a separate video output processing means 211.

[0031] The imaging means 210 is configured to continue executing imaging processing for a preset imaging time. The imaging means 210 is also configured to repeatedly execute imaging processing. Therefore, the imaging means 210 is configured to create a video with the length of the imaging time each time the imaging processing is completed.

[0032] The video output processing means 211 is configured to output the video data created by the imaging means 210 as one piece of data when the imaging means 210 completes each imaging process.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 3, the video data D110 created by the imaging means 210 is associated with device identification information D111 for identifying the imaging means 210 that captured the video, and imaging time information D112 indicating the length of the imaging time of the video data D110, and the video output processing means 211 is configured to output all of this video data D110, device identification information D111, and imaging time information D112.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 1, the management means 3 includes an operation history creation means 30 that creates operation history information based on operation information output from the operation information output means 20, a video recording creation means 31 that creates video-related information based on video data output from the video output means 21 (video information in which device identification information and shooting time information are associated), a management information display means 32 that displays the operation history information and video-related information on the management screen, and a management information operation means 33 for operating the operation history information and video-related information on the management screen.

[0035] The management screen is a screen that is output to a display means 5 that is configured by a monitor or the like.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 2, the operation history creation means 30 is configured to execute the following processes: deriving operation identification information D200 for identifying an operation state based on operation information D10 output from the operation information output means 20; deriving operation date and time information D201 indicating the date and time when the manufacturing equipment was in the operation state indicated by the operation information D10; and creating operation history information D20 by associating the operation identification information D200 with the operation date and time information D201.

[0037] The operation history creation means 30 is configured to, when it acquires process monitoring information D100, set the process monitoring information D100 to operation identification information D200, and, when it acquires abnormality monitoring information D101, set the abnormality monitoring information D101 to operation identification information D200.

[0038] The operation history creating means 30 is configured to set the date and time when the process monitoring information D100 is acquired in the operation date and time information D201 when the process monitoring information D100 is acquired.

[0039] The time when the operation history creation means 30 acquires the process monitoring information D100 may be later than the time when the process output means 200 outputs the process monitoring information D100, but in the operation management system of this embodiment, the date and time when the operation history creation means 30 acquires the process monitoring information D100 is treated as the date and time when the process output means 200 outputs the process monitoring information D100.

[0040] Furthermore, when the operation history creating means 30 acquires the abnormality monitoring information D101, it is configured to set the date and time when the abnormality monitoring information D101 is acquired in the operation date and time information D201.

[0041] The time when the operation history creation means 30 acquires the abnormality monitoring information D101 may be later than the time when the abnormality output means 201 outputs the abnormality monitoring information D101, but in the operation management system of this embodiment, the date and time when the operation history creation means 30 acquires the abnormality monitoring information D101 is treated as the date and time when the abnormality output means 201 outputs the abnormality monitoring information D101.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 3, the video recording and creation means 31 is configured to perform the following processes: deriving video classification information D210 for classifying video data D110 for each imaging means 210 from which the video data D110 was created; deriving imaging date and time information D211 indicating the date and time of imaging of the video data D110; deriving imaging start time information D212 and imaging end time information D213 based on the imaging date and time information D211 and imaging time information D112; and associating the video classification information D210, imaging date and time information D211, imaging start time information D212, and imaging end time information D213 with the video data D110 to generate video-related information D21.

[0043] In the process of deriving the moving image classification information D210 by the moving image recording and creation means 31, the moving image classification information D210 is derived based on the device identification information D111 associated with the moving image data D110 received from the moving image output processing means 211. Information that can identify the same imaging means 210 as the imaging means 210 indicated by the device identification information D111 is set in the moving image classification information D210.

[0044] This allows the plurality of pieces of moving image related information D21 created by the moving image recording and creating means 31 to be managed in a state where they are grouped according to the moving image classification information D210.

[0045] In the following description, a collection of multiple moving image data D110 classified by moving image classification information D210 (a collection of multiple moving image data D110 associated with moving image classification information D210 indicating the same imaging means 210) is referred to as a moving image group.

[0046] In the process of deriving the image capture date and time information D211 by the moving image recording creation means 31, the date on which the moving image data D110 was acquired is set in the image capture date and time information D211 as the image capture date and time of the moving image data D110.

[0047] In the process of deriving the imaging start time information D212 and the imaging end time information D213 by the video recording creation means 31, the time indicated by the imaging date and time information D211 is set as the imaging end time information D213, and the time preceding the time indicated by the imaging date and time information D211 by the amount of time indicated by the imaging time information D112 is set as the imaging start time information D212.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 1, the management information display means 32 has an operation history display means 320 that displays operation history information on the management screen, and a video display means 321 that displays operation record information on the management screen.

[0049] The operation history display means 320 is configured to display the operation status of the manufacturing equipment indicated by the operation identification information D200 and the date and time indicated by the operation date and time information D201 on the management screen U (see FIG. 5).

[0050] The operation history display means 320 is configured to display, when process monitoring information is set in the operation identification information, the content and status of the process indicated by the process monitoring information on the management screen, and, when abnormality monitoring information is set in the operation identification information, display the content of the abnormality indicated by the abnormality monitoring information on the management screen.

[0051] The operation history display means 320 is configured to display a plurality of pieces of operation history information in chronological order on the management screen.

[0052] The video display means 321 is configured to acquire information on a video group selected from among a plurality of video groups as a target for displaying video data on the management screen, and to display the video data contained in the video group selected as a target for displaying video data on the management screen (display state) on the management screen.

[0053] Of the multiple video groups, the video data of the video groups that are not selected as targets for display on the management screen are in a state of not being displayed on the management screen (standby state).

[0054] Hereinafter, a moving image group whose moving image data is selected as a target for display on the management screen will be referred to as a display group, and a moving image group whose moving image data is not selected as a target for display on the management screen will be referred to as a standby group.

[0055] The video display means 321 is configured to select a video group to be a display group based on information indicating a pre-set video group before the user specifies a video group to be a display group (before the video group to be a display group is selected by the display target switching means 332 described later), and to select the video group specified by the user as the display group after the user specifies a video group to be a display group.

[0056] The management information operation means 33 includes operation history selection means 330 for making the operation history information displayed on the management screen by the operation history display means 320 selectable, history position setting means 331 for, when operation history information is selected (designated), searching for video data including a scene that was shot on the same day as the date and time information of the operation history information and at the time indicated by the operation date and time information, and setting the playback start position of the video data found by the search to a position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information, display object switching means 332 for switching video data of the video group displayed on the management screen to video data of another video group, and display object switching means 332 for switching the video data of the video group displayed on the management screen to video data of another video group. The video data display device includes a switching position setting means 333 for selecting from the data to be displayed on the management screen and setting the playback start position of the selected video data (video data to be switched from standby state to the display state), a date and time designation means 334 for designating by inputting a date and time on the management screen, and a designation position setting means 335 for searching, based on a designated date and time designated via the date and time designation means 334, for video related information included in a display group that has video related information that was shot on the day indicated by the designated date and time and at the time indicated by the designated date and time, and setting the playback start position of the video data found by the search to a position corresponding to the time indicated by the designated date and time.

[0057] The operation history selection means 330 of this embodiment is configured to make it possible to directly select the operation identification information within the management screen from among the operation identification information (operation status of the manufacturing equipment) and operation date and time information (date and time) displayed on the management screen by the operation history display means 320.

[0058] The history position setting means 331 is configured to perform the following processes: acquiring the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected on the management screen; searching for video-related information D21 having shooting date and time information set to the same date as the date indicated by the operation date and time information among the multiple video-related information D21 included in the display group (see S10, S11, S12 of Figure 5); selecting, from the searched video-related information D21, video-related information D21 that includes the time T1 indicated by the operation date and time information within the time range R1 from the shooting start time information to the shooting end time information (see S12, S13, S14 of Figure 5); and setting the playback start position P of the video data D110 of the selected video-related information D21 to a position corresponding to the time T1 indicated by the operation date and time information (see S14, S15, S16 of Figure 5).

[0059] In this way, the time range derived from the shooting start time information and the shooting end time information is used as a judgment criterion for searching for video data that includes scenes that were shot at the time indicated by the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected on the management screen.

[0060] The display target switching means 332 is configured to create a group display section 3320 indicating the video group for each of a plurality of video groups that can display the video data D110 on the management screen U, and to display the group display section 3320 on the management screen U in a selectable state (see Figure 4).

[0061] In the operation management system 1 of this embodiment, a moving image group is created for each image capturing means 210, and therefore the name of the image capturing means 210 is also displayed in the group display section 3320 (see FIG. 4).

[0062] Furthermore, the display target switching means 332 is configured to, when a group display section is selected, set the display group immediately before the group display section is selected as a standby group, and set the standby group corresponding to the selected group display section as a display group.

[0063] When the display target switching means 332 switches the standby group to the display group, the switching position setting means 333 is configured to execute a process of selecting one of the multiple video data included in the display group after the switch to be displayed on the management screen, and a process of setting the playback start position of the selected video data.

[0064] More specifically, when a group display section is selected via the display object switching means 332, the switching position setting means 333 is configured to perform the following processes: deriving scene date and time information indicating the date and time when the scene of the video data displayed on the management screen at the time the group display section was selected (the scene at the time the video data is displayed) was captured; searching for video-related information D21 having capture date and time information set to the same day as the date indicated by the scene date and time information among the multiple video-related information D21 included in the display group after the switch (see S20, S21, S22 in Figure 6); selecting, from the searched video-related information D21, video-related information D21 whose time range R1 from the capture start time information to the capture end time information includes the time T2 indicated by the scene date and time information (see S22, S23, S24 in Figure 6); and displaying the selected video-related information D21 on the management screen with the playback start position P of the video data D110 set to a position corresponding to the time T2 indicated by the scene date and time information (see S24, S25, S26 in Figure 6).

[0065] In the process of deriving scene date and time information, the switching position setting means 333 is configured to perform a process of deriving the time of the display position on the time code within the video data (a time axis within the video data with the first scene of the video data as the reference (0)), and a process of deriving the scene date and time information based on the time of the display position on the time code and the shooting time information.

[0066] In addition, in the process of deriving scene date and time information, the switching position setting means 333 is configured to use the date and time advanced from the shooting start time information D212 by the time of the display position on the time code (the elapsed time from the first scene of the video data on the time code to the scene at the display position) as the scene date and time information.

[0067] The date and time specification means 334 is configured to display a date and time input section 3340 on the management screen, where a date and time can be input (see FIG. 4).

[0068] When a date and time is input into the date and time input unit 3340, the specified position setting means 335 is configured to perform the following processes: search for video-related information D21 having shooting date and time information set to the same day as the day indicated by the specified date and time among the multiple video-related information D21 included in the display group (see S30, S31, S32 of Figure 7); select video-related information D21 from the searched video-related information D21 whose time range R1 from the shooting start time information to the shooting end time information includes the time T3 indicated by the specified date and time (see S32, S33, S34 of Figure 7); and set the playback start position P of the video data D110 of the selected video-related information D21 to a position corresponding to the time T3 indicated by the specified date and time (see S34, S35, S36 of Figure 7).

[0069] The configuration of the operation management system 1 according to this embodiment is as described above. Next, the operation of the operation management system 1 will be described.

[0070] In the operation management system 1, the monitoring means 2 creates monitoring information based on the monitoring results of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M, and the management means 3 creates management information for confirming work based on the monitoring information, displays the monitoring information on the management screen, and makes the monitoring information operable on the management screen.

[0071] The monitoring means 2 generates, as monitoring information, motion information by the motion information output means 20 and video monitoring information by the video output means 21 .

[0072] In the operation information output means 20, the process output means 200 outputs operation information in which process monitoring information has been set as the manufacturing process progresses, and when an abnormality occurs in the manufacturing process, the abnormality output means 201 outputs operation information in which abnormality monitoring information has been set.

[0073] In the video output means 21, the imaging means 210 executes imaging processing, and the video output processing means 211 outputs video data captured by the imaging means 210, as well as device identification information and imaging time information associated with the video data.

[0074] The management means 3 creates operation history information and video related information as management information. The operation history information is created by operation history creating means 30, and the video related information is created by video record creating means 31.

[0075] When the operation history creation means 30 receives operation information from the operation information output means 20, it executes a process of deriving operation identification information, a process of deriving operation date and time information, and a process of creating operation history information by associating the operation identification information with the operation date and time information.

[0076] When the video recording and creation means 31 receives video data, device identification information, and shooting time information from the video output means 21, it executes a process of deriving video classification information, a process of deriving shooting date and time information, a process of deriving shooting start time information and shooting end time information, and a process of associating the video classification information, shooting date and time information, shooting start time information, and shooting end time information with the video data to generate video-related information.

[0077] The operation history information and video related information thus created are stored in the storage means 4.

[0078] Subsequently, the management information display means 32 reads out the operation history information and the video related information from the storage means 4 and displays them on the management screen.

[0079] In the management information display means 32, the operation history display means 320 displays the operation history information on the management screen, and the moving image display means 321 displays the moving image data of the moving image related information on the management screen.

[0080] When video data is displayed on the management screen for the first time after the operation management system 1 is started, the video display means 321 selects a video group to be set as a display group based on information indicating a pre-set video group, and displays the video data of the video-related information included in the display group on the management screen.

[0081] On the management screen that displays operation history information and video data, you can check the operation history of the manufacturing equipment, check video data that was captured on a date and time corresponding to the operation history of the manufacturing equipment, switch the viewpoint of the displayed video data, and check video data that was captured on a date and time that you specify.

[0082] The management screen displays the operating status of the manufacturing equipment indicated by the operation identification information and the date and time indicated by the operation date and time information using the operation history display means 320, so the user can check when and what state the manufacturing equipment was in.

[0083] Then, when the user selects the operation history information (operation date and time information in this embodiment) displayed on the management screen, the history position setting means 331 displays on the management screen a scene of the video data for the date and time corresponding to the date and time indicated by the operation date and time information of the selected operation history information.

[0084] Therefore, the user can check not only the state of the manufacturing equipment M at the time, but also the state of the manufacturing equipment M at that time.

[0085] If you want to view video data captured from a different viewpoint than the video data displayed on the management screen, select the group display section 3320 from the multiple group display sections 3320 that corresponds to the imaging means 210 from the viewpoint you want to view.

[0086] When the group display section 3320 is selected, the switching position setting means 333 executes the following processes: a process of acquiring scene date and time information; a process of searching for video-related information having shooting date and time information set to the same day as the day indicated by the scene date and time information among the multiple video-related information included in the display group after the switch; a process of selecting, from the searched video-related information, video-related information whose time indicated by the scene date and time information is included in the time range from the shooting start time information to the shooting end time information; and a process of displaying on the management screen the scene at the time indicated by the scene date and time information of the video data after the switch, with the playback start position of the video data of the selected video-related information set to a position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information.

[0087] When directly setting the playback start position of the video data by date and time, the date and time is input to the date and time input section 3340 .

[0088] When a date and time is input into the date and time input section 3340, the designated position setting means 335 performs the following processes: searches for video-related information having shooting date and time information set to the same day as the day indicated by the specified date and time among multiple video-related information included in the display group; selects video-related information from the searched video-related information whose time range from the shooting start time information to the shooting end time information includes the time indicated by the specified date and time; and sets the playback start position of the video data of the selected video-related information to a position corresponding to the time indicated by the specified date and time, thereby displaying the scene of the video data corresponding to the date and time indicated by the specified date and time on the management screen.

[0089] As described above, according to the operation management system 1 of this embodiment, the history of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M is created as operation history information, and video data of the manufacturing equipment M is created as video-related information, so that the information necessary to confirm the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M can be obtained.

[0090] Furthermore, when operation history information corresponding to the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M that one wishes to check is selected, the history position setting means 331 searches for video data that was captured on a date and time corresponding to the date and time indicated by the date and time information in the operation history information, and further, the playback position of the video data found by the search is set to the position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information, so that the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M that one wishes to check can be easily checked.

[0091] Therefore, the operation management system 1 can provide the excellent effect of allowing the flow of the operating state of the manufacturing equipment M to be easily confirmed.

[0092] In particular, when managing the operation of manufacturing equipment M, such as cell culture equipment, which handles products whose state may change significantly in a short period of time, the time required to check the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M can be shortened, resulting in greater benefits.

[0093] Furthermore, in the operation management system 1 of this embodiment, even when a date and time is specified by the date and time specification means 334, the specification position setting means 335 appropriately sets the playback start position of the video data, which also has the excellent effect of making it possible to easily check the flow of the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M.

[0094] Furthermore, since the operation management system 1 of this embodiment is configured to handle video data created by multiple imaging means 210, it becomes easier to properly understand the status of the manufacturing equipment M by checking video data captured from different viewpoints.

[0095] Furthermore, the operation management system 1 of this embodiment is configured to be able to display video data captured by different imaging means by switching the viewpoint of the video data displayed on the management screen (video group displaying the video data), so that the operating status of the manufacturing equipment M can be checked by switching between and viewing video data captured from different viewpoints.

[0096] Furthermore, in the operation management system 1 of this embodiment, the video data after switching is played back consecutively to the video data before switching, making it easier to check video data from different viewpoints.

[0097] The operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0098] Although not specifically mentioned in the description of the operation management system 1 of the above embodiment, the operation management system 1 may be configured such that the monitoring means 2, management means 3, storage means 4, and display means 5 are configured on a single computer, or the monitoring means 2, management means 3, storage means 4, and display means 5 are configured on separate computers, or the monitoring means 2, management means 3, storage means 4, and display means 5 are each configured on separate computers.

[0099] The operation management system 1 of the above embodiment is configured to include monitoring means 2, management means 3, storage means 4, and display means 5, but is not limited to this configuration. Of the configurations described in the above embodiment, the operation management system 1 may be configured to include operation history selection means 330 and history position setting means 331, or may be configured to include operation history selection means 330, history position setting means 331, display object switching means 332, and switching position setting means 333, or may be configured to include date and time designation means 334 and designation position setting means 335.

[0100] The history position setting means 331 of the above embodiment is configured to, in the process of selecting video data based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected on the management screen, search for video-related information having shooting date and time information set to the same day as the day indicated by the operation date and time information, and then select video-related information whose time indicated by the operation date and time information is included within the time range from the shooting start time information to the shooting end time information, but is not limited to this configuration.

[0101] For example, in the process of selecting video data based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected on the management screen, the history position setting means 331 may be configured to search for video-related information having shooting date and time information set to the same day as the day indicated by the operation date and time information (see S40, S41, S42 in Figure 8), then derive a time range R2 based on the time T1 indicated by the operation date and time information, and select video-related information D21 whose shooting start time information and shooting end time information are included in this time range R2 (see S42, S43, S44 in Figure 8).

[0102] In this case, too, the playback start position P of the video data D110 of the selected video-related information D21 may be set to a position corresponding to the time T1 indicated by the operation date and time information (see S44, S45, S46 in FIG. 8).

[0103] In an operation management system with such a configuration, the history of the operating state of the manufacturing equipment M is created as operation history information, and video data of the manufacturing equipment M is created as video-related information, so that it is possible to obtain the information necessary to confirm the flow of the operating state of the manufacturing equipment M. Furthermore, when operation history information corresponding to the operating state of the manufacturing equipment that one wishes to confirm is selected, the history position setting means 331 searches for video data that was captured at the date and time corresponding to the date and time indicated by the date and time information in the operation history information, and further, the playback position of the video data found by the search is set to the position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information, so that one can easily confirm the flow of the operating state of the manufacturing equipment M that one wishes to confirm.

[0104] The designation position setting means 335 in the above embodiment was configured to search for video-related information and set the playback start position of video data based on the date and time input into the date and time input section 3340, but is not limited to this configuration.

[0105] For example, the designation position setting means 335 may be configured to execute a process of searching for operation history information having operation date and time information set to the same date and time as the date and time input to the date and time input unit 3340, a process of searching for video-related information having video data including a scene captured at the time indicated by the operation date and time information in the operation history information, and a process of setting the playback start position of the searched video data to a position corresponding to the time indicated by the operation date and time information in the operation history information.

[0106] In the process of searching for operation history information by the designation position setting means 335, if operation date and time information having the same date and time as the date and time inputted to the date and time input section 3340 is not found, the means may be configured to select the most recent operation date and time information before the date and time inputted to the date and time input section 3340 or the most recent operation date and time information after the date and time inputted to the date and time input section 3340.

[0107] The history position setting means 331 in the above embodiment is configured to search for video data among a plurality of pieces of video-related information included in a display group, but may be configured to search for video data among a plurality of pieces of video-related information included in a display group and a plurality of pieces of video-related information included in a standby group, for example. Similarly, the switching position setting means 333 and the designation position setting means 335 may be configured to search for video data among a plurality of pieces of video-related information included in a display group and a plurality of pieces of video-related information included in a standby group.

[0108] Although not specifically mentioned in the description of the operation management system 1 of the above embodiment, the process monitoring information and abnormality monitoring information may be configured to be output as analog signals or digital signals.

[0109] Although not specifically mentioned in the description of the operation history display means 320 of the above embodiment, the operation history display means 320 may be configured to update the operation history information displayed on the management screen in accordance with the playback position currently displayed on the management screen of the video data.

[0110] Although not specifically mentioned in the description of the operation history display means 320 of the above embodiment, the operation history display means 320 may be configured to display operation history information corresponding to a scene of video data being displayed (played) on the management screen in a highlighted state relative to other operation history information.

[0111] This makes it easier to check which of the multiple pieces of operation history information corresponds to the scene of the video data being played, even when multiple pieces of operation history information are displayed on the management screen.

[0112] The operation history selection means 330 in the above embodiment is configured to make the operation identification information D200, of the operation identification information D200 and the operation date and time information D201 displayed on the management screen by the operation history display means 320, directly selectable within the management screen, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, the operation history selection means 330 may be configured to make the operation date and time information D201, of the operation identification information D200 and the operation date and time information D201 displayed on the management screen by the operation history display means 320, directly selectable within the management screen, or may be configured to make both the operation identification information D200 and the operation date and time information D201 selectable.

[0113] Although not mentioned in the description of the management information operating means 33 in the above embodiment, the management information operating means 33 may be configured to have a means for performing operations to play or stop video data on the management screen, a means for performing operations to fast-forward or rewind video data, and a means for searching for the next video data to play when the playback position of the video data reaches the position of the shooting end time information.

[0114] In the above embodiment, in the process of deriving the imaging start time information D212 and the imaging end time information D213 by the moving image recording creation means 31, the imaging end time information D213 and the imaging start time information D212 are set based on the time indicated by the imaging date and time information D211, but this is not limiting. For example, in the process of deriving the imaging start time information D212 and the imaging end time information D213 by the moving image recording creation means 31, if information indicating the imaging start date and time and information indicating the imaging end date and time are set in the moving image data D110 itself, the imaging start time information D212 and the imaging end time information D213 may be set based on this information. [Explanation of symbols]

[0115] 1...operation management system, 2...monitoring means, 3...management means, 4...storage means, 5...display means, 20...operation information output means, 21...video output means, 30...operation history creation means, 31...video record creation means, 32...management information display means, 33...management information operation means, 200...process output means, 201...abnormality output means, 210...imaging means, 211...video output processing means, 320...operation history display means, 321...video display means, 330...operation history selection means, 331...history position setting means, 332...display object switching means, 333...switching position setting means, 334...date and time designation means, 335...designation position Setting means, 3320...group display section, 3340...date and time input section, D10...operation information, D100...process monitoring information, D101...abnormal monitoring information, D110...video data, D111...equipment identification information, D112...imaging time information, D20...operation history information, D200...operation identification information, D201...operation date and time information, D21...video related information, D210...video classification information, D211...imaging date and time information, D212...imaging start time information, D213...imaging end time information, M...manufacturing equipment, P...playback start position, R1...time range, R2...time range, T1...time, T2...time, T3...time, U...management screen

Claims

1. an operation history selection means for selecting at least one piece of operation history information from a plurality of pieces of operation history information in which operation information indicating an operation state of a manufacturing facility is associated with operation date and time information indicating a date and time when the manufacturing facility was in the operation state indicated by the operation information; and a history position setting means for searching for the video-related information corresponding to the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means, based on whether or not the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means is included within a determination criterion that is a time range set to include the image capture date and time information, for a plurality of video-related information associated with video data captured by an image capture means of the manufacturing equipment and image capture date and time information indicating the image capture date and time of the video data, and for setting a playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search, based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means. An operations management system for manufacturing facilities.

2. an operation history selection means for selecting at least one piece of operation history information from a plurality of pieces of operation history information in which operation information indicating an operation state of a manufacturing facility is associated with operation date and time information indicating a date and time when the manufacturing facility was in the operation state indicated by the operation information; and a history position setting means for searching for the video-related information corresponding to the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means, based on whether or not the imaging date and time information is included within a determination criterion that is a time range set based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means and the imaging time of the video data, for video-related information associated with video data captured by an imaging means of the manufacturing equipment and imaging date and time information indicating the imaging date and time of the video data, and for setting a playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search based on the operation date and time information of the operation history information selected via the operation history selection means. An operations management system for manufacturing facilities.

3. the history location setting means is configured to search for at least two pieces of video-related information; the at least two pieces of video-related information searched for by the history position setting means include the video-related information in a display state and the video-related information in a standby state; a display object switching means for switching the state of the video-related information in the display state with the state of the video-related information in the standby state; a switching position setting means for setting a playback start position of the video data of the video-related information of a switching destination that is to be switched from the standby state to the display state, The switching position setting means is configured to, when the display object switching means switches the state of the video-related information in the displayed state with the video-related information in the standby state, derive scene date and time information indicating the date and time when the scene at the display time was captured based on the display time of the video data of the video-related information of the switching source, and set the playback start position of the video data of the video-related information of the switching destination to a position corresponding to the date and time indicated by the scene date and time information. The operation management system for manufacturing equipment according to claim 1 or 2.

4. a date and time designation means for designating the date and time by inputting the date and time; and a designation position setting means for searching for the video-related information corresponding to the designated date and time, based on whether or not a designated date and time designated via the date and time designation means is included within a determination criterion that is a time range set to include the image capture date and time information, for a plurality of video-related information associated with video data captured by an image capture means of a manufacturing facility and image capture date and time information indicating the image capture date and time of the video data, and for setting a playback position of the video data of the video-related information found by the search based on the designated date and time. An operations management system for manufacturing facilities.

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