Disaster prevention equipment management system

Abstract

To provide a disaster prevention equipment management system capable of improving the efficiency of inspection work itself and quickening the preparation of an inspection document after the end of the inspection work.SOLUTION: A portable terminal 12 can be connected to an external server 14 via the Internet 18. Application software required for the inspection of various disaster prevention facility equipment is installed and incorporated from an application store 16 to a portable terminal 12, and a screen where various icons matched with various disaster prevention facility equipment are arranged can be displayed at the portable terminal 12 on the basis of the application software and information such as a floor drawing inside a building. When necessary information on the disaster prevention equipment can be inputted to an information storage area 14A in the server 14, the necessary information is entered in a check document for entry prepared in advance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a disaster prevention equipment management system in which icons corresponding to various types of equipment are placed on a drawing, and the icons can be connected to a storage area for equipment data, and the stored information is entered into inspection documents in conjunction with the icon.This disaster prevention equipment management system is suitable for the maintenance and inspection of automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, emergency lights, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] Currently, fire protection engineers and disaster prevention managers regularly inspect fire protection equipment for building management purposes. Traditionally, fire protection engineers enter buildings to inspect automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights. Furthermore, fire protection engineers prepare inspection documents such as inspection forms and inspection reports after completing an inspection. However, thoroughly inspecting each piece of equipment requires a great deal of effort, and there is a risk of overlooking an inspection.

[0003] In response to this issue, in recent years, there has been consideration of using digital transformation to not only prevent inspection omissions but also to improve the efficiency of inspection work itself and to speed up the creation of inspection documents such as inspection sheets after inspection work is completed, in response to recent economic trends of labor shortages and the need to improve the efficiency of inspection work.

[0004] On the other hand, the following Patent Documents 1 to 4 are known as prior art related to checklist creation in various fields. The following Patent Document 1 shows a system that registers multiple safety and quality control items for construction work, acquires construction drawing data, generates a layer to be overlaid on this drawing data, and places checklist icons on the layer, and shows a technology for generating checklists corresponding to the safety and quality control items linked to these checklist icons.

[0005] Furthermore, Patent Document 2 listed below describes an elevator system that uses a mobile terminal with application software installed to register elevator calls, and describes a technology that restricts functions related to call registration depending on whether or not a maintenance contract is in place.

[0006] Furthermore, Patent Document 3 listed below discloses a technology in which a terminal device displays a form screen based on setting information that incorporates setting information contained in a received email, accepts input from a worker onto the form screen, and sends the input data for creating the form by email.

[0007] The following Patent Document 4 shows a technology in which a desired inspection item is selected from the displayed inspection items, an evaluation score for the selected inspection item is entered into an input unit within the range that can be entered, and a "basic information input screen," "inspection location input screen," "safety and health inspection form creation screen," etc. are created by a portable device that supports the inspection of a construction site based on each evaluation score. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 7167386 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2023-99904 [Patent Document 3] JP 2015-191422 A [Patent Document 4] JP 2006-18565 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] The above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 to 4 disclose technologies for creating an "inspection sheet." Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for creating a checklist for a construction site, in which checklist icons are placed on a layer that is overlaid on drawing data, and a checklist is generated while selecting which safety and quality control items are to be linked to the checklist icons. However, Patent Documents 2 to 4 do not provide specific descriptions regarding the "icons," display drawings that are unrelated to the floor plan, or simply display the word "icon."

[0010] However, the technology for connecting to a server's data storage area from icons placed on a floor plan or other drawing corresponding to disaster prevention equipment, inputting the necessary information, and entering the input information into an inspection document was not disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4. As a result, Patent Documents 1 to 4 were unable to improve the efficiency of the inspection work itself of disaster prevention equipment or to speed up the creation of inspection documents after the inspection work was completed.

[0011] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned background, and aims to provide a disaster prevention equipment management system that can improve the efficiency of the inspection work itself of disaster prevention equipment and speed up the creation of inspection documents after the inspection work is completed by placing icons corresponding to various types of disaster prevention equipment on a drawing displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal and connecting from these icons to the data storage area of ​​a server. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] The invention described in claim 1 that solves the above problem arranges multiple types of icons corresponding to various disaster prevention equipment on a drawing displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal, A server computer having a data storage area can be connected from a mobile terminal by designating one of the icons, and necessary data corresponding to the disaster prevention equipment of the designated icon can be input into the data storage area. This disaster prevention equipment management system enters the necessary data into a fill-in inspection form that is prepared in advance in a data storage area.

[0013] According to the disaster prevention equipment management system of the invention of claim 1, multiple types of icons corresponding to various types of disaster prevention equipment are arranged on a diagram displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal. A data storage area is provided in a server computer, and when one of the icons is designated, the mobile terminal connects to this data storage area and inputs the necessary data corresponding to the disaster prevention equipment corresponding to the icon into the data storage area. Furthermore, this necessary data is entered into an inspection form prepared in advance in the data storage area.

[0014] Therefore, according to the disaster prevention equipment management system of this claim, by specifying an icon on the screen of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal can connect to the data storage area in the server computer, and the necessary information about the disaster prevention equipment can be input and the input information can be entered into the inspection document. This makes the inspection work more efficient and speeds up the creation of the inspection document after the inspection work is completed.

[0015] According to the disaster prevention equipment management system of the invention of claim 2, the server computer having the data storage area and the mobile terminal are connected via the Internet using some wireless communication, so that when a fire equipment engineer or the like is inspecting a building, he or she only needs to hold the mobile terminal and select and specify one of the icons on the screen of this mobile terminal, thereby being able to reliably connect via the Internet to the data storage area in the server computer of the corresponding disaster prevention equipment.

[0016] According to the disaster prevention equipment management system of the invention of claim 3, the various disaster prevention equipment are automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights, and icons corresponding to these various disaster prevention equipment are placed on the screen of the mobile terminal, making it possible to fill out inspection documents for all necessary disaster prevention equipment.

[0017] According to the disaster prevention equipment management system of the invention of claim 4, application software required for inspecting various disaster prevention equipment can be installed on a mobile device from an app store, and the application software required by fire protection equipment engineers, etc. can be obtained. Since it is only necessary to carry the mobile terminal during inspection work, the efficiency of the inspection work itself can be further improved and the preparation of inspection documents after the inspection work is completed can be further accelerated. [Effects of the Invention]

[0018] As described above, according to the present invention, icons corresponding to various types of disaster prevention equipment can be placed on a drawing displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal, and these icons can be connected to the data storage area of ​​a server, thereby achieving the excellent effect of providing a disaster prevention equipment management system that can improve the efficiency of the inspection work itself of disaster prevention equipment and speed up the creation of inspection documents after the inspection work is completed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a disaster prevention equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying an example of a floor plan of a building. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen in which icons of various disaster prevention equipment and devices are displayed on the floor plan of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing specific examples of icons applied to a disaster prevention equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a procedure for inspecting disaster prevention equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] This is a flow chart of the specific procedures for judging sprinkler equipment pumps, etc. and writing them in a report. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 shows a preview of a blank inspection report (PDF). [Figure 8] FIG. 10 shows a preview of the completed inspection report (PDF). [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a sprinkler equipment inspection form. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment management system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1, the main part of a disaster prevention equipment management system 10 according to this embodiment is a mobile terminal 12 such as a smartphone or tablet PC that can wirelessly communicate with an external system. This mobile terminal 12 can be connected to a server 14, which is a server computer such as an external cloud, via the Internet 18. However, the mobile terminal 12 may also be connected to the server 14 via a wired LAN.

[0021] The floor plan of each floor in the building displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 12 includes multiple icons corresponding to various disaster prevention equipment. Examples of disaster prevention equipment include automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights, and the icons are shaped to correspond to each type of disaster prevention equipment. Icons are graphics or symbols that represent the contents of files, program functions, etc., as pictograms and are displayed on a computer display.

[0022] Before starting inspections of various disaster prevention equipment and devices, fire equipment engineers and disaster prevention managers obtain the necessary accounts from the developer of this disaster prevention equipment management system 10, and then install and incorporate the application software required for inspecting the various disaster prevention equipment and devices into the mobile terminal 12 from the app store 16. The app store 16 refers to an application distribution service provided for various OSs (Operating Systems).

[0023] After installing this application software on the mobile terminal 12, information such as floor plans of the building that need to be inspected is separately obtained from the developer and input into the mobile terminal 12. Based on this information such as the floor plans of the building, the fire protection equipment engineer can then display on the mobile terminal 12 a screen on which floor plans of each floor and various icons corresponding to the various disaster prevention equipment on each floor are arranged.

[0024] In response to the above, a fire protection engineer carrying a mobile terminal 12 enters a building or other facility that requires an inspection of disaster prevention equipment and inspects the various disaster prevention equipment on each floor. At this time, the mobile terminal 12 is connected to the Internet 18, and can then connect to the server 14 via the Internet 18.

[0025] When the fire protection equipment engineer or the like clicks or otherwise specifies one of the icons in the drawing displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 12, the fire protection equipment engineer or the like can connect to the data storage area 14A in the server 14 relating to the disaster prevention equipment corresponding to the icon. This allows the fire protection equipment engineer or the like to input the necessary data corresponding to the disaster prevention equipment into the data storage area 14A, and also allows the fire protection equipment engineer or the like to enter the necessary data into the inspection form for filling out that has been prepared in advance in the data storage area 14A.

[0026] Specifically, Fig. 3 shows an example of a floor plan of the building shown in Fig. 2, with icons arranged on it. Within the floor plan shown in Fig. 3, icons for the various disaster prevention equipment and devices mentioned above, such as automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights, are arranged.

[0027] Next, the operation of the disaster prevention equipment management system 10 according to this embodiment will be described. According to the disaster prevention equipment management system 10 of this embodiment, first, application software required for inspecting various disaster prevention equipment is installed and incorporated into the mobile terminal 12 from the application store 16. Then, drawings of each floor in the building are also input into the mobile terminal 12 in advance.

[0028] Furthermore, on the drawing displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 12, multiple types of icons corresponding to various disaster prevention equipment such as automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights are arranged.

[0029] 1, server 14 has data storage area 14A, and mobile terminal 12 can be connected to data storage area 14A via the Internet 18 using wireless communication. Accordingly, a fire protection equipment engineer or the like who owns only mobile terminal 12 can select and specify one of the icons on the screen of mobile terminal 12 to connect to data storage area 14A. As a result, mobile terminal 12 can be reliably connected via the Internet 18 to the part of data storage area 14A that matches the disaster prevention equipment corresponding to the icon.

[0030] Furthermore, by arranging icons corresponding to various disaster prevention equipment, fire protection equipment engineers and the like can input the necessary data into the data storage area 14A according to the disaster prevention equipment corresponding to this icon, and accordingly, can fill in all the necessary data into the inspection documents prepared in advance in the data storage area 14A.

[0031] As described above, the disaster prevention equipment management system 10 of this embodiment can display icons that match the required range of drawings when installed from the aforementioned app store 16. Furthermore, by specifying an icon on a mobile terminal 12 connected to the server 14 via the Internet 18 using wireless communication, the mobile terminal 12 can connect to the data storage area 14A of the disaster prevention equipment. This allows the user to input the necessary information and to enter the input information into an inspection document, thereby improving the efficiency of the inspection work itself and speeding up the creation of inspection documents after the inspection work is completed.

[0032] Figure 4 shows specific examples of each icon. First, as an example of fire extinguishing equipment, fire extinguisher A (powder) is represented by icon A12, as an example of indoor fire hydrant equipment, an indoor pump is represented by icon A14, and as an example of sprinkler equipment, a sprinkler equipment pump or the like is represented by icon A16. In addition, as an example of indoor fire hydrant equipment, a No. 1 fire hydrant is represented by icon A18, as an example of water spray fire extinguishing equipment, an alarm valve is represented by icon A20, as an example of automatic fire detection equipment, a detector (differential type) is represented by icon A22, and as an example of automatic fire detection equipment, a receiver is represented by icon A24. Note that these icons are only examples, and there are many other types of icons.

[0033] When a fire protection engineer or other person enters a building to inspect disaster prevention equipment, they will inspect each floor one by one, starting from the top floor. For example, a floor plan of the top floor is shown in Figure 2, and a screen with icons of various disaster prevention equipment placed on this floor plan is shown in Figure 3.

[0034] Next, each step of the inspection of disaster prevention equipment by a fire protection engineer or the like using the mobile terminal 12 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. Here, the application in the mobile terminal 12 is started, and from "Start" a decision is made in step S11 as to "Do you want to select disaster prevention equipment?" If the decision is "NO", the process returns to step S11 and the same decision is made repeatedly until a disaster prevention equipment is selected by specifying an icon.

[0035] If the answer in step S11 is "YES," the process moves to step S12, where it is determined whether "Fire Extinguisher A (Dry Powder)" is selected from the fire extinguisher options. If the answer in step S12 is also "NO," the process moves to step S14, where it is determined whether "Indoor Pump" from the indoor fire hydrant options is selected from the indoor pump options. If the answer in step S14 is also "NO," the process moves to step S16, where it is determined whether "Sprinkler Equipment Pump, etc." is selected from the sprinkler equipment options.

[0036] However, if "fire extinguisher A (powder)" is selected by specifying icon A12 on the screen of mobile terminal 12 and the answer to step S12 is "YES," the process moves to step S13, where "the determination and report entry regarding fire extinguisher A (powder)" is saved in data storage area 14A in server 14 via Internet 18, and then the process moves to step S14. Also, if "indoor pump" is selected by specifying icon A14 on the screen of mobile terminal 12 and the answer to step S14 is "YES," the process moves to step S15, where "the determination and report entry regarding indoor pump" is also saved in data storage area 14A, and then the process moves to step S16.

[0037] On the other hand, when "sprinkler equipment pumps, etc." is selected by specifying icon A16 on the screen of the mobile terminal 12, if the answer to step S16 is "YES," the process moves to step S17, where "a judgment regarding sprinkler equipment pumps, etc. is made and information is entered in the report," and the process moves to another flow chart shown in Figure 6, which explains the details of the specific judgment and information entered in the report.

[0038] If the answer in step S16 is "NO," the process moves to step S18, where it is determined whether any other disaster prevention equipment is selected. If the answer in step S18 is also "NO," the process moves to "End," where the operation of the app is terminated and the inspection of this floor is completed.

[0039] Note that another disaster prevention equipment or device can be selected by specifying another icon, such as icon A18, A20, A22, or A24, on the screen of the mobile terminal 12. If step S18 returns "YES," the process moves to step S19, where "a determination is made and a report is entered regarding any other disaster prevention equipment or device," and then the process similarly moves to "End," where the operation of the app ends and the inspection of this floor is completed. However, if there are multiple "any other disaster prevention equipment or devices," this process is repeated. After completing the inspection of this floor, the fire protection engineer or other personnel move to another floor and repeat the same inspection as above.

[0040] Next, each procedure when a sprinkler system pump or the like is selected by specifying the icon A16 will be described in detail with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. In other words, if the answer is "YES" in step S16 in the flow diagram of Figure 5, the process proceeds to step S21, where a blank, input-enabled "Display preview of inspection report" screen in PDF format as shown in Figure 7, which has been read from the data storage area 14A in the server 14, is displayed on the mobile terminal 12, and the process proceeds to step S22.

[0041] In step S22, the fire protection equipment engineer or the like "enters the details of the inspection work into the inspection report from the mobile terminal" on this input-enabled screen, completing the input. That is, in step S22, as shown specifically in Fig. 8, as "inspection results" in the "preview display of the inspection report," in addition to "judgment, installation location," if the judgment is bad, a new item "defect details" is displayed, and specifically, "water supply equipment" is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 12. Also, "manufacturer name, model, etc." is entered as "inspected equipment name > pump," and similarly, "manufacturer name, model, etc." is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 12 as "inspected equipment name > electric motor."

[0042] When the information entered in step S22 on the screen shown in Fig. 8 of the mobile terminal 12 is completed, the process moves to step S23, and the information entered in step S22 is stored as is in the data storage area 14A of the server 14 as a PDF "Entry of information entered into the sprinkler equipment inspection form" shown in Fig. 9. In other words, this "inspection form" becomes the "inspection document."

[0043] For example, the selection of pass / fail / measures taken is automatically reflected on this inspection form, and if it is pass, it will be marked as "Judgment ○", if it is bad, you can select the item (multiple items are possible) and "write the details" while marking it as "Judgment ×", and if measures have been taken, you can select the item (multiple items are possible) and "write the details" while marking it as "Judgment ○ ×".

[0044] Then, when "entering the information into the sprinkler equipment inspection form" is completed in step S23, the process returns to step S18 in Figure 5 as the inspection of the sprinkler equipment pump, etc. is completed, and the above-mentioned processing continues.

[0045] In the flow chart shown in Fig. 5 of the above embodiment, the order is "Is 'Fire Extinguisher A (Dry Powder)' selected from the fire extinguishing equipment?", "Is 'Indoor Pump' selected from the indoor fire hydrant equipment?", "Is a sprinkler equipment pump or the like selected?", and "Is any other disaster prevention equipment selected?", but processing may be performed in a different order. Also, there are many other devices in addition to these disaster prevention equipment, and inspections are similarly performed on the other disaster prevention equipment.

[0046] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, icons for various disaster prevention equipment are placed on Figure 2, which is a floor plan that does not show disaster prevention equipment, but it is also possible to add icons to match each piece of disaster prevention equipment on a floor plan that already shows disaster prevention equipment, and create a floor plan with icons for display on a mobile device.

[0047] On the other hand, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal is capable of wirelessly communicating directly with an external system, but the mobile terminal may also be connectable to the Internet via a communication device such as WiFi or wireless LAN.

[0048] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these modifications are not excluded from the scope of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0049] The disaster prevention equipment management system of the present invention is intended for the maintenance and inspection of equipment primarily used for fires, such as automatic fire alarms, fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights, but can also be applied to equipment used in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 10. Disaster prevention equipment management system 12 Mobile devices 14 Servers 14A Data storage area 16. App Store A12 Fire extinguisher A (powder) icon A14 Indoor pump icon A16 Sprinkler equipment pump etc. icon

Claims

1. On the diagram displayed on the mobile device screen, multiple icons corresponding to various disaster prevention equipment are placed. A server computer having a data storage area can be connected from a mobile terminal by designating one of the icons, and necessary data corresponding to the disaster prevention equipment of the designated icon can be input into the data storage area. This disaster prevention equipment management system enters the necessary data into an inspection form for filling out that is prepared in advance in a data storage area.

2. 2. The disaster prevention equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein the server computer having the data storage area and the mobile terminal are connected via the Internet, partly using wireless communication.

3. 2. A disaster prevention equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein the various disaster prevention equipment are an automatic fire alarm, a fire hydrant, a sprinkler, a fire extinguisher, and an emergency light.

4. The disaster prevention equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein application software required for inspecting various disaster prevention equipment is installed on the mobile terminal from an app store.

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