Building integrated management apparatus and method

Abstract

To appropriately perform the integrated management of a building by allocating resources to the building according to an actual situation.SOLUTION: The building integrated management apparatus 10 includes an information acquisition unit 13 connected to a resource group 100 allocated to each building 3 and used for operation of the building 3 and configured to acquire building-related information 180 on the building 3, a resource estimation unit 14 configured to estimate a necessary resource amount in the building 3 based on the building-related information 180, and a resource adjustment unit 15 configured to adjust allocation of resources to the building 3 according to the necessary resource amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for integrated management of resources used to operate a building. [Background technology]

[0002] Advances in IoT technology have led to proposals for integrated management of on-site equipment and systems such as air conditioning, lighting, elevators, and security systems. For example, there is a demand for integrated management of various resources used to operate a building, based on the concept of a building OS.

[0003] In a typical computer system, the number of operating servers, which is an example of a resource, is determined according to the load status. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that "demand for a target time is predicted in advance to determine the number of operating servers in advance." More specifically, Patent Document 1 discloses that "the system includes an operation history recording unit that records the actual operation status of a plurality of server devices as operation history information; an operation history information acquiring unit that refers to the operation history information and acquires a predetermined range of operation history information based on predetermined rules; a demand forecasting unit that inputs the acquired operation history information within the predetermined range into a trained model that has previously trained on demand forecasting for the plurality of server devices, and outputs a demand forecast result for the target time; and a server operation control unit that determines the number of operating servers in the target time based on the demand forecast result, and controls the determined number of operating servers to operate in the target time." [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-26878 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In Patent Document 1, it is possible to respond based on demand forecasts. However, it is necessary to prepare the maximum number of resources based on the demand forecast, which incurs costs. Furthermore, if resources are increased or decreased on demand, that is, according to the number of requests related to building operation, it may not be possible to respond immediately to changes in demand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a building integrated management device that adjusts resource allocation to a building according to the situation of the building. More specifically, the building integrated management device manages the buildings in an integrated manner so that the buildings are operated using on-site devices installed in each building, and the building integrated management device includes an information acquisition unit that connects to resources allocated to each building and used for operating the building, and acquires building-related information about the building, a resource estimation unit that estimates the amount of resources required for the building based on the building-related information, and a resource adjustment unit that adjusts the allocation of the resources to the building according to the amount of resources required.

[0007] The present invention also includes an integrated building management system that includes this integrated building management device, an integrated building management method that is executed by these, a program that causes the integrated building management device to function as a computer, and a storage medium that stores this program. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, resources can be allocated in accordance with the actual situation, and it becomes possible to appropriately perform integrated management of a building. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a system configuration diagram of a building integrated management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a building integrated management device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3A] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing visitor information 181 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3B] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing building information 182 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3C] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing access information 183 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3D] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a resource management table 184 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4A] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing weather information 41-1 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4B] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing power outage information 41-2 used in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] 1 is a flowchart showing a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart showing another processing flow in one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In this embodiment, a group of resources is used to operate multiple buildings. This group of resources is used for information processing to realize various services in each building. The group of resources includes, for example, a web server, applications, storage, and transmission / reception functions. Here, multiple buildings often have different situations. When multiple resources are used to operate a building, it is necessary to consider how many resources should be allocated to each management unit, such as a building or floor. Furthermore, operating multiple buildings requires a large-scale system. For example, in one building (Building A), the number of visitors increases in the morning, resulting in a high elevator utilization rate, while in another building (Building B), the morning utilization rate is low. In this case, the need for information processing for elevator operation management services in Building A increases in the morning. Therefore, in the morning, there is a greater need to allocate more resources to elevator operation management in Building A. In this case, if resources for elevator operation management are allocated equally to each building, there is a risk that Building A will have a shortage of resources and Building B will have an excess of resources.

[0011] As such, the importance of services varies from building to building depending on the time, and it is desirable to allocate resources accordingly. Therefore, in this embodiment, resource allocation to a building is adjusted according to the building's situation. As will be explained in detail below, the buildings to be managed in this application include other buildings, facilities, and equipment such as stations, factories, and warehouses. Furthermore, management units other than buildings, such as floors or rooms, may also be used. Furthermore, although this embodiment targets the operation of multiple buildings, the present invention is not limited to multiple buildings and can also be applied to the operation and management of a single building.

[0012] 1 is a system configuration diagram of a building integrated management system 1 according to this embodiment. The building integrated management system 1 is composed of a resource group 100 and a building integrated management device 10 that adjusts allocation of resources to the resource group 100. The building integrated management device 10 and the resource group 100 are connected to each other. As a result, the building integrated management device 10 allocates the resources that make up the resource group 100 to realize the corresponding services. For this reason, the building integrated management system 1 can be realized by a computer system such as a so-called cloud system operated in a data center, and the building integrated management device 10 can be realized by a computer such as a server.

[0013] The building integrated management system 1 is connected to the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 to be managed, and more specifically, to the on-site devices 30-1 to 30-7 used therein (hereinafter simply referred to as on-site devices 30). These on-site devices 30 include entrance / exit devices (gates), air conditioning equipment, security cameras, elevators, lighting equipment, sensors, and terminal devices. These devices are used in the buildings to realize the following services. Access control device: Access control service Air conditioning equipment: Automatic air conditioning control service Security Camera: Security Services Elevator: Elevator operation management service Lighting equipment: Automatic lighting control service Sensor: People flow management service The terminal devices are used for various management tasks such as monitoring the above-mentioned services.

[0014] The integrated building management system 1 is also connected to external systems 4 that provide external information via a network 5. These external systems 4 can be realized, for example, by a weather system 4-1 or a power company system 4-2. The weather system 4-1 provides weather information 41-1 as external information. The power company system 4-2 provides power outage information 41-2 as external information. The external information provided by these external systems 4 can be used by the integrated building management device 10 to adjust resources.

[0015] The integrated building management system 1 is also connected to a management terminal 2 for managing and operating the integrated building management system 1. The management terminal 2 can be realized by a computer such as a PC or a tablet. The management terminal 2 may be connected via a network 5 or may be connected directly to the integrated building management device 10.

[0016] Next, we will explain the building integrated management system 1. As described above, the building integrated management system 1 is made up of a resource group 100 and a building integrated management device 10. The resource group 100 is a web server or the like, and allocation is adjusted by the building integrated management device 10. The resource group 100 is provided with multiple types of resources, such as resources A-1 to A-3 and resources B-1 to B-3, which are allocated to services for each building 3 according to the service.

[0017] The building integrated management device 10 also acquires building-related information from the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 under management, and adjusts the allocation of the resource group 100 based on this information. To this end, the building integrated management device 10 has an input unit 11, an output unit 12, an information acquisition unit 13, a resource estimation unit 14, a resource adjustment unit 15, an external information utilization unit 16, a data utilization unit 17, and a storage unit 18.

[0018] First, the input unit 11 connects to the management terminal 2, the building 3, and the external system 4 via the network 5 and receives information input from these. Therefore, the input unit 11 can be realized as a communication device. Alternatively, the input unit 11 may be realized as an input device that receives operations from a user.

[0019] Furthermore, the output unit 12 outputs the processing results, etc., of the building integrated management device 10 to at least one of the management terminal 2, the building 3, and the external system 4 via the network 5. For this reason, the output unit 12 can be realized by a communication device, just like the input unit 11. As a result, the display device of the management terminal 2 can display the processing results, etc. output by the output unit 12. Furthermore, the output unit 12 can be realized as a display device that displays the processing results, etc.

[0020] Furthermore, the information acquisition unit 13 acquires building-related information related to the building 3 from the building 3 via the input unit 11. The building-related information indicates the characteristics and attributes (hereinafter simply referred to as attributes) of the building 3, and preferably has a correlation with resources, particularly their quantities (hereinafter also simply referred to as quantities). Specific examples of building-related information will be described later.

[0021] The resource estimation unit 14 also estimates the amount of resources required for the building based on the acquired building-related information. At this time, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount (quantity) of resources required for each service provided in the building. The resource adjustment unit 15 also adjusts the allocation of resources to the building in accordance with the estimated amount of required resources.

[0022] Furthermore, the external information utilization unit 16 determines whether resource adjustment is necessary using the external information 41. In response to this result, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources required in the building based on the external information 41, which is an example of building-related information. Then, the resource adjustment unit 15 adjusts the allocation of resources to the building in accordance with this estimated amount of required resources.

[0023] The resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of required resources based on at least a part of the building-related information including the external information 41. For example, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of required resources based on the external information 41, and then estimates the amount of required resources based on the building-related information acquired from the building 3. The resource estimation unit 14 may also be configured to estimate the amount of required resources based on the building-related information acquired from the building 3.

[0024] The data utilization unit 17 also analyzes building-related information 180 (described later) and makes it possible to reflect the information in the contracted service. For example, the number and functions of gates, which are on-site devices 30 used for the entrance and exit management service, can be determined based on the number of visitors, the number of exits, and the trend in the number of visitors using visitor information 181. Furthermore, the collection cycle of entrance and exit data may be changed based on these trends.

[0025] The storage unit 18 also stores building-related information 180 and a resource management table 184. As described above, the building-related information 180 indicates the characteristics and attributes (hereinafter simply referred to as attributes) of the building 3, and has a correlation with the amount of resources. In this embodiment, visitor information 181, building information 182, and access information 183 are used as the building-related information 180. The resource management table 184 is a table for managing which contracted services of the building 3 the resources constituting the resource group 100 are allocated to. These will be described later. The external information 41 can also be used as the building-related information 180. Therefore, the external information 41 may also be stored in the storage unit 18. This concludes the description of FIG. 1, and an implementation example of the building integrated management device 10 will be described.

[0026] 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the building integrated management device 10 in this embodiment. The building integrated management device 10 in this embodiment can be realized by a server, which is an example of a computer, in particular, by a cloud. As shown in FIG. 2, the building integrated management device 10 has a processing device 101, a communication device 102, a memory 103, and a secondary storage device 104, which are connected to each other via a communication path.

[0027] First, the processing device 101 can be realized by a processor such as a CPU, and executes calculations in accordance with an integrated building management program 105 stored in a secondary storage device 104, which will be described later. The integrated building management program 105 will be described later. The communication device 102 corresponds to the input unit 11 and output unit 12 in FIG. 1 , and is connected to the network 5 to communicate with other devices. Note that, as components corresponding to the input unit 11 and output unit 12, the integrated building management device 10 may be provided with an input device that can be realized by a keyboard or mouse that is operated by a system user to input data, or a display device that can be realized by a display monitor.

[0028] 1. The memory 103 and the secondary storage device 104 expand information used for processing by the building integrated management program 105 and the processing device 101, which is stored in the secondary storage device 104. The secondary storage device 104 can be implemented as a so-called storage. The secondary storage device 104 stores the building integrated management program 105, building-related information 180, and a resource management table 184. The building-related information 180 and the resource management table 184 will be described later. The secondary storage device 104 may be implemented as various storage media such as an external hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), or memory card, or may be implemented as a device separate from the building integrated management device 10, such as a database system or file server.

[0029] Here, the integrated building management program 105 is composed of an information acquisition module 106, a resource estimation module 107, a resource adjustment module 108, an external information utilization module 109, and a data utilization module 110. Note that each of these modules may be realized as an individual program or a partial combination thereof.

[0030] The configuration shown in FIG. 1, which performs the same functions as each module, is as follows: Information acquisition module 106: Information acquisition unit 13 Resource estimation module 107: Resource estimation unit 14 Resource adjustment module 108: Resource adjustment unit 15 External information utilization module 109: External information utilization unit 16 Data Utilization Module 110: Data Utilization Department 17 Therefore, the processing device 101 executes the processes executed by the information acquisition unit 13, resource estimation unit 14, resource adjustment unit 15, and external information utilization unit 16 in accordance with the building integrated management program 105. Note that each of these modules may be configured as an individual program. This concludes the description of the configuration of this embodiment, and next, the information used in this embodiment will be described.

[0031] 3A to 3C are diagrams showing building-related information 180 stored in the storage unit 18. First, FIG. 3A is a diagram showing visitor information 181 used in this embodiment. Visitor information 181 is an example of building-related information 180, and indicates the number of visitors, which is the number of visitors present in each building. Here, it can be estimated that the more visitors there are, the greater the amount of required resources will be. Therefore, visitor information 181 indicating the number of visitors is used to estimate the amount of required resources. The visitor information 181 has the following fields for each building: building ID, number of visitors, number of participants, and number of visitors.

[0032] First, the building ID is an item that identifies the building in question. The number of visitors is an item that indicates the number of visitors to the building in question. It is desirable to use the number of visitors in a specified period, such as one day, for this number of visitors. The number of participants is an item that indicates the number of participants from the building in question. It is desirable to use the number of participants in a specified period, such as one day, for this number of participants.

[0033] The number of visitors is an item indicating the number of visitors present in the building, calculated as the difference between the number of visitors and the number of participants. The number of visitors, the number of participants, and the number of people entering the building can be obtained from an access control device, which is an example of the on-site device 30. For example, the number of visitors and the number of participants are detected at an access gate, and the access control device receives this. The access control device can calculate the number of visitors from the received number of visitors and the number of participants. The number of visitors may be calculated by the building integrated management device 10 (e.g., the resource estimation unit 14) from the number of visitors and the number of participants obtained from the access control device.

[0034] FIG. 3B is a diagram showing building information 182 used in this embodiment. Building information 182 is an example of building-related information 180, and is information indicating the status of each building. Here, it can be estimated that the amount of required resources changes depending on the status of the building. For example, it can be estimated that the amount of required resources changes depending on the time of day, that is, the schedule. Therefore, building information 182 indicating the status of the building is used to estimate the amount of required resources. Building information 182 has the following items for each building: building ID, schedule, contracted services, number of terminals, and address. First, building ID, like visitor information 181, is an item that identifies the relevant building.

[0035] Furthermore, the schedule is an item that indicates the schedule (plan) for the relevant building. Schedules include the plans of tenants in the building and the plans for the use of the entire building. The contracted services are items that indicate the content of the services that are contracted for in the relevant building, i.e., the services that are being provided. Contracted services include, for example, an access control service. Here, to provide the contracted services, on-site devices 30 such as access control devices are used. For this reason, the amount of resources required varies depending on the contracted service. The amount of resources required varies not only depending on the contracted service items but also on the content of the contracted service. For example, the amount of resources required for the access control service also varies depending on the number of on-site devices 30 used to provide the service, the acquisition period, etc.

[0036] The number of terminals is an item that indicates the number of terminals used for contracted services and building management in the building. The terminals execute information processing for the services provided and building management in cooperation with resources on the building integrated management system 1 side. Therefore, it can be estimated that the greater the number of terminals, the greater the amount of resources required.

[0037] The address is an item indicating the address of the building, that is, its location. The address is used when using external information 41. For example, if a flood occurs due to heavy rain, a large amount of resources will be required to respond to the flood, and the address is used to determine whether the building in question needs to respond to the flood.

[0038] FIG. 3C is a diagram showing access information 183 used in this embodiment. The access information 183 is an example of building-related information 180, and is information indicating the number of accesses for each contracted service of each building. Here, it can be estimated that the greater the number of accesses, the greater the amount of resources required. Therefore, the access information 183 indicating the number of accesses is used to estimate the amount of resources required. Furthermore, it is desirable to use the number of accesses with resource-related authority, such as logging in to a web server, as this number of accesses. The access information 183 also has an item indicating the number of accesses to each contracted service for services 1 to n for each building. Note that for services not contracted for in the building, "-" (NULL) is indicated. As described above, building-related information 180 such as visitor information 181 to access information 183 has a correlation with the amount of required resources, and the amount of required resources is estimated from the building-related information 180 based on this correlation. Here, the amount of resources can be specified as minimum-maximum or minimum value alone with respect to the processing quantity of the resources. For this reason, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of required resources in the form of minimum-maximum or minimum value.

[0039] FIG. 3D is a diagram showing a resource management table 184 used in this embodiment. The resource management table 184 is a table for managing which contracted services in building 3 the resources constituting the resource group 100 are assigned to. For this reason, the resource management table 184 has the following items for each resource: building ID, contracted service, applicable service, and performance. The building ID is an item that indicates the building ID of the building in which the resource in question is being used. Note that for unused resources, "-" (NULL) is recorded. This also applies to the other items.

[0040] Furthermore, the contracted service is an item indicating the contracted service for which the resource in question is being used. The applicable service is an item indicating the service that can be used with the resource in question. Furthermore, the performance is an item indicating the performance that the resource in question can exhibit. By using this item, resource allocation can be adjusted. For this reason, the number of visitors (visitor information 181), the number of terminals (building information 182), and the number of accesses (access information 183) of the building-related information 180 that can be handled may be recorded as performance, or memory capacity, processing speed, etc. may also be recorded.

[0041] Next, the external information 41 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 4A and 4B. In this embodiment, weather information 41-1 and power outage information 41-2 are used as the external information 41, but the external information 41 is not limited to these, and at least one of them may be used. For example, other disaster information or the availability status of other infrastructure such as water supply may be used as the external information 41.

[0042] First, FIG. 4A is a diagram showing weather information 41-1 used in this embodiment. Weather information 41-1 is information about weather provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or weather information companies. Weather information 41-1 has items indicating the details of the weather for each location. In this embodiment, the weather details include air pressure, temperature, humidity, wind direction / speed, sunshine hours, precipitation, weather, and warnings, but are not limited to these, and at least some of them can be omitted. These items may also include forecasts in addition to actual measurement results. Note that the location indicates the actual measured location, and for example, a city, town, village, or ward is used. Note that there is a correlation between weather information 41-1 and the required resource amount, such as an increase in temperature increasing the use of air conditioning equipment, and the required resource amount can be estimated from weather information 41-1.

[0043] 4B is a diagram showing power outage information 41-2 used in this embodiment. The power outage information 41-2 is information indicating the status of power outages that have occurred in each region. In this embodiment, the power outage information 41-2 includes the following items: prefecture name, city / ward / town / village name, region name, number of households, restoration status, restoration forecast, and reason for power outage. However, these are merely examples and are not limited to these, and at least some of them can be omitted.

[0044] The prefecture name and city / town / village name are items that indicate the name of the prefecture and city / town / village where the power outage occurred, respectively. The area name is an item that indicates an area where the power outage occurred that is smaller than a city / town / village. The number of households is an item that indicates the number of households that are without power.

[0045] The restoration status is an item that indicates the restoration status of the power outage that occurred. The restoration forecast is an item that indicates the time when the power outage will be restored. Here, when the power outage is restored, the use of electrical equipment such as air conditioners and lighting equipment will increase sharply. Therefore, by using this item, it is possible to predict the time when a large amount of resources will be required for electrical equipment. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is also possible to adjust the amount of required resources so that a large amount can be secured according to that time. This can be achieved in the same way when using the forecast of weather information 41-1 or by predicting the transition using other building-related information 180.

[0046] The reason for the power outage is an item that indicates the reason for the power outage that occurred. Regarding the prediction of the required resources, the data utilization unit 17 may learn the external information 41 and other building-related information 180 themselves, as well as the trends in these information, and reflect this in the estimation of the required resource amount. This concludes the explanation of the information used in this embodiment. Next, the processing flow in this embodiment will be explained.

[0047] 5 is a flowchart showing the processing flow in this embodiment. Note that this flowchart is based on the premise that building-related information 180 is collected in each of the buildings 3-1 and 3-2. Furthermore, this flowchart is executed periodically, such as every day or every two hours.

[0048] First, in step S1, the information acquisition unit 13 of the building integrated management device 10 acquires visitor information from the on-site devices 30 in each of the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 via the input unit 11. The on-site devices 30 used in this case are assumed to be the entry and exit management devices described above. The information acquisition unit 13 then stores this information in the memory unit 18 as visitor information 181.

[0049] Furthermore, in step S2, the information acquisition unit 13 acquires building information from the on-site devices 30 of each of the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 via the input unit 11. The on-site devices 30 used at this time are assumed to be the terminal devices described above. Alternatively, the building information may be acquired from the management terminal 2. The information acquisition unit 13 then stores this as building information 182 in the storage unit 18. Note that, for step S2, the building information 182 may be stored in advance.

[0050] In step S3, the information acquisition unit 13 of the building integrated management device 10 acquires access information from the on-site devices 30 in each of the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 via the input unit 11. The on-site devices 30 used in this case are assumed to be the above-mentioned entry / exit management devices and human presence sensors. The information acquisition unit 13 then stores this information in the memory unit 18 as access information 183.

[0051] The order of steps S1 to S3 does not matter, and they may be performed in parallel. The information acquisition cycles in each step may be the same or different. The steps, particularly steps S1 and S3, may be performed together. In other words, the information acquisition unit 13 may acquire multiple pieces of information at once. Building-related information 180 is acquired by the above steps S1 to S3.

[0052] Furthermore, in step S4, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources required in the target building based on the acquired building-related information 180. To do this, the resource estimation unit 14 extracts the building-related information of the target building from the storage unit 18. At this time, the resource estimation unit 14 extracts the building-related information of the relevant building using the building ID identified via the management terminal 2 as a key.

[0053] The resource estimation unit 14 also uses the extracted building-related information to estimate the services provided in the building and the resources required to provide those services. This resource estimation involves estimating the resource type and the resource amount required for that service. This resource amount is then estimated as the required resource amount. For this estimation, the resource estimation unit 14 identifies the resources using the correlation between the service and the resource amount. This correlation can be defined using a table, rule base, or mathematical expression that indicates the correspondence. This correlation can also be stored in the storage unit 18 and can be read and used by the resource estimation unit 14. The resource management table 184 can be used as an example of this correspondence. The correlation and the resource amount that serves as the reference for this correlation can be set by the user (administrator) using the management terminal 2. In this case, the correlation and the reference resource amount can be reused for similar buildings. These can then be adjusted through learning by the data utilization unit 17, which will be described later.

[0054] Alternatively, the required resource amount may be estimated in another way as follows: First, building-related information is extracted as described above. The resource estimation unit 14 identifies the resources used for the services provided in the building. In this resource identification, the resource type and the resource amount used for this purpose are identified.

[0055] The resource estimation unit 14 also calculates the difference between the amount of resources currently being used and identified in the previous cycle and the amount of resources currently identified. As a result, this difference is estimated as the amount of required resources. In this case, the situation can be classified into a resource shortage where the amount of required resources this time is large, and a resource surplus where the amount of required resources this time is small.

[0056] Furthermore, in step S5, the resource estimation unit 14 determines whether the required resource amount estimated in step S4 is available. For example, the resource estimation unit 14 determines whether the required resource amount is within the range of an upper limit (threshold) specified in the contract service. In this case, the upper limit (threshold) of the resource amount is stored in the contract service item of the building information 182, and this can be used for the determination. If the result of step S5 is that the resource is available (within the threshold: Yes), the process proceeds to step S6. If the resource is unavailable (above the threshold: No), the process returns to step S1 and executes the processing flow for the next cycle. Note that this step may be omitted and the process proceeds from step S4 to step S6. If the resource is unavailable (above the threshold: No), the resource estimation unit 14 may estimate this threshold as the required resource amount and proceed to step S6.

[0057] Furthermore, in step S5, the resource estimation unit 14 compares the amount of resources required in each of the buildings 3-1 and 3-2 with the amount of resources available for preparation, that is, the amount of resources in the resource group 100. As a result, if the amount of resources required is large, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources obtained by allocating the amount of resources available for preparation according to the proportion of the amount of resources required for each service as the amount of resources required.

[0058] Furthermore, in step S6, the resource adjustment unit 15 adjusts the resource allocation of the resource group 100 so that the required resource amount is the amount estimated in step S4 (or step S5). At this time, if there is a resource shortage, the resource amount for the corresponding service is increased. Also, if there is a resource surplus, the resource amount for the corresponding service may be decreased or maintained as is. At this time, the resource adjustment unit 15 identifies a resource corresponding to the required resource amount from among unused resources in the resource management table 184 and allocates it.

[0059] Furthermore, if the amount of resources currently in use is used as the required resource amount, the resource adjustment unit 15 adjusts the allocation so as to increase or decrease the required resource amount. As a result, appropriate resource allocation according to the respective circumstances of buildings 3-1 and 3-2 can be realized. Then, in step S6, the resource adjustment unit 15 records the allocation results in the building ID and contract service in the resource management table 184. Furthermore, the resource adjustment unit 15 may output the results adjusted in step S6 to the management terminal 2 or the like via the output unit 12. Furthermore, it is desirable that the data utilization unit 17 analyzes the building-related information 180 and the resource management table 184 and utilizes the results. The allocation of resources used in building operation must take into account the situation of the building. Here, utilizing various data enables more appropriate building operation. For example, the data utilization unit 17 can improve the accuracy of resource allocation adjustment by learning from these.

[0060] This concludes the explanation of the flowchart in Fig. 5. Note that this embodiment also includes a method of further utilizing external information 41. An example of this will be explained below with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing another processing flow in this embodiment. This flowchart is also executed periodically, similar to Fig. 5.

[0061] First, in step S11, the external information utilization unit 16 of the building integrated management device 10 acquires external information 41 via the input unit 11. That is, the external information utilization unit 16 acquires weather information 41-1 and power outage information 41-2 from the weather system 4-1 and the power company system 4-2.

[0062] In step S12, the external information utilization unit 16 determines whether a trigger has been detected from the acquired external information 41. For example, the external information utilization unit 16 determines whether heavy rain is recorded in the warning of the weather information 41-1, that is, whether a heavy rain warning has been issued.

[0063] As another example, the external information utilization unit 16 may use the power outage information 41-2 to determine whether a power outage has occurred. As a result, if a trigger such as a heavy rain warning or a power outage has been detected (Yes), the process proceeds to step S13. If no trigger has been detected (No), the process returns to step S11 and the process flow for the next cycle is performed.

[0064] Furthermore, in step S13, the external information utilization unit 16 extracts buildings in the area (region) where the trigger was detected, using the external information 41 and the building information 182. For example, the external information utilization unit 16 extracts buildings located in a location where a heavy rain warning has occurred or in an area where a power outage has occurred or is expected to be restored, from the building information 182, using their addresses.

[0065] Furthermore, in steps S14 to S16, building-related information is acquired in the same manner as in steps S1 to S3. Then, in step S17, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources required in the building in which the trigger was detected in step S12, based on the acquired external information 41. To this end, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources required based on a trigger such as heavy rain or a power outage. To this end, for example, the resource estimation unit 14 estimates the amount of resources required in accordance with an increase in the amount of use of electrical devices after recovery from a power outage or a change in the amount of use of lighting due to heavy rain. At this time, the resource estimation unit 14 may also estimate the amount of resources required by further using building-related information 180. In this case, the amount of resources required can be estimated using a method similar to that of step S4.

[0066] In addition, in steps S18 and S19, the same processing as in steps S5 and S6 is performed to adjust resources. Furthermore, in the example of Fig. 6, data utilization can be performed in the data utilization unit 17 as described in Fig. 5.

[0067] According to this embodiment, resources can be allocated to each of the multiple buildings 3-1 and 3-2 according to the situation of that building, thereby achieving detailed integrated management of the multiple buildings 3-1 and 3-2.

[0068] This concludes the description of one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a building is used as the management target, but this also includes other buildings. The resources and on-site devices used are not limited to the above example. Furthermore, while an example has been shown in which the resource group 100 and the building integrated management device 10 are installed in the same data center, this embodiment is not limited to this configuration, and they may be installed in different locations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 1...Building integrated management system, 2...Management terminal, 3...Building, 4-1...Weather system, 4-2...Power company system 4-2, 41-1...Weather information, 41-2...Power outage information, 5...Network, 10...Building integrated management device, 11...Input unit, 12...Output unit, 13...Information acquisition unit, 14...Resource estimation unit, 15...Resource adjustment unit, 16...External information utilization unit, 17...Data utilization unit, 18...Memory unit, 180...Building-related information, 181...Visitor information, 182...Building information, 183...Access information, 184...Resource management table

Claims

1. A building integrated management system that manages buildings in an integrated manner to operate the buildings using on-site devices installed in each building, comprising: Connecting to resources allocated to each of the buildings and used for the operation of the buildings; an information acquisition unit that acquires building-related information about the building; a resource estimation unit that estimates a required resource amount in the building based on the building-related information; An integrated building management device having a resource adjustment unit that adjusts the allocation of resources to the building according to the required resource amount.

2. The building integrated management system according to claim 1, The building-related information indicates attributes of the building and has a correlation with the resources.

3. 3. The building integrated management system according to claim 2, The building-related information is visitor information indicating the number of visitors to the building, building information about the building, access information indicating the number of accesses to the resource from the building, and external information in the building integrated management device.

4. 4. The building integrated management system according to claim 3, The information acquisition unit uses the number of visitors who have authority over the resource as the visitor information, and the number of accesses who have authority over the resource as the number of accesses.

5. The building integrated management system according to claim 1, The resource is a building integrated management device that has a transmission / reception function for connecting to the on-site devices and a web server for the operation.

6. 1. An integrated building management method executed by an integrated building management device that manages buildings in an integrated manner to operate the buildings using on-site devices installed in each building, comprising: Connecting to resources allocated to each of the buildings and used for the operation of the buildings; an information acquisition unit acquires building-related information about the building; a resource estimation unit that estimates a required resource amount in the building based on the building-related information; A building integrated management method in which a resource adjustment unit adjusts the allocation of resources to the building according to the required resource amount.

7. 7. The building integrated management method according to claim 6, The building-related information indicates attributes of the building and has a correlation with the resources.

8. The building integrated management method according to claim 7, The building-related information is visitor information indicating the number of visitors to the building, building information about the building, access information indicating the number of accesses to the resource from the building, and external information.

9. 9. The building integrated management method according to claim 8, A building integrated management method in which the information acquisition unit uses the number of visitors who have authority over the resource as the visitor information and the number of accesses who have authority over the resource as the number of accesses.

10. 7. The building integrated management method according to claim 6, The resource is a sending / receiving function for connecting with the on-site device and a web server for the operation.

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