System and Method

Abstract

This system and method reduces the costs and effort involved in a series of tasks, from the design phase to installation, setup, and operational verification, for properties where smart home devices are introduced. [Solution] In System 1, the server registers the placement and usage of logical devices on the architectural drawing data of a predetermined building from the first terminal device, registers the identification information of physical devices to be installed in the building and the identification information of hubs to be installed in the building from the second terminal device, registers the identification information of physical devices and the identification information of hubs, with labels attached to the physical devices that allow identification of the physical devices to be identified and labels attached to the hubs that allow identification of the hubs to be identified, pairs the physical devices and hubs, displays a request to the third terminal device for the physical devices or hubs installed at the placement location in the building's floor plan image, and associates the identification information read from the physical devices or hubs with the logical devices placed on the floor plan image.

Claims

1. A system having one or more information processing devices, The one or more information processing devices described above have a processing circuit. The aforementioned processing circuit is The system accepts input of the layout and intended use of logical devices on the architectural drawing data of a designated building from the first terminal. Based on the architectural drawing data associated with the arrangement and usage of the aforementioned logical devices, the arrangement location and operating settings of the logical devices are registered. The identification information of the physical equipment to be installed in the building and the identification information of the hub to be installed in the building are received from the second terminal, the physical equipment is affixed with a label that allows identification of the physical equipment's identification information, and the hub is affixed with a label that allows identification of the hub's identification information. The identification information of the physical device and the identification information of the hub are registered, and the physical device and the hub are paired. After the physical equipment and the hub have been installed in the building, the third terminal is made to display a floor plan image of the building showing the placement of the logical equipment. In the floor plan image, when the placement location is specified via the third terminal, the third terminal displays a request for the physical equipment or hub installed at that placement location. A system that associates identification information read from the physical device or hub by a third terminal in response to the aforementioned request with the logical device arranged on the floor plan image.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit proposes the arrangement of the logic devices based on the floor plan of the building.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is a logical device that can be arranged based on the floor plan of the building.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is a logical device that can be placed at a specified position on the architectural drawing data.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit generates ordering information for ordering necessary physical equipment based on the architectural drawing data associated with the arrangement and usage of the logical equipment.

6. The aforementioned processing circuit is Display a list of logical devices that need to be mapped to physical devices. The system according to claim 1, which, upon receiving a selection of the logical device displayed in the list, displays the corresponding location on the floor plan image in a manner that can be distinguished from the corresponding location of other logical devices.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit, upon receiving the selection of a predetermined position on the floor plan image, displays the name of the logical device corresponding to the selected position.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit prevents the execution of processing via other third terminals when the association between the physical device and the logical device is being performed via a predetermined third terminal among a plurality of third terminals.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit, upon receiving an instruction to verify the operation of the attached physical device, transmits a signal to drive the physical device at the location where the physical device is attached.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processing circuit receives an input indicating whether or not the attached physical device has been driven, and stores the result.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the processing circuit manages logic devices that have not been mapped, logic devices that have been mapped, logic devices that have been mapped but have malfunctioned during verification, or logic devices that have been verified.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the processing circuit displays the number of logic devices that have not been mapped, the number of logic devices that have been mapped, the number of logic devices that have been mapped but have malfunctioned during verification, or the number of logic devices that have been verified.

13. A method performed by a processing circuit of one or more information processing devices in a system having one or more information processing devices, The aforementioned processing circuit is The system accepts input of the layout and intended use of logical devices on the architectural drawing data of a designated building from the first terminal. Based on the architectural drawing data associated with the arrangement and usage of the aforementioned logical devices, the arrangement location and operating settings of the logical devices are registered. The identification information of the physical equipment to be installed in the building and the identification information of the hub to be installed in the building are received from the second terminal, the physical equipment is affixed with a label that allows identification of the physical equipment's identification information, and the hub is affixed with a label that allows identification of the hub's identification information. The identification information of the physical device and the identification information of the hub are registered, and the physical device and the hub are paired. After the physical equipment and the hub have been installed in the building, the third terminal is made to display a floor plan image of the building showing the placement of the logical equipment. In the floor plan image, when the placement location is specified via the third terminal, the third terminal displays a request for the physical equipment or hub installed at that placement location. A method for associating identification information read from the physical device or hub by a third terminal in response to the aforementioned request with the logical device arranged on the floor plan image.

14. The aforementioned processing circuit is Display a list of logical devices that need to be mapped to physical devices. The method according to claim 13, wherein, upon receiving a selection of the logical device displayed in the list, the corresponding position on the floor plan image is displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from the corresponding position of other logical devices.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the processing circuit, upon receiving the selection of a predetermined position on the floor plan image, displays the name of the logical device corresponding to the selected position.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the processing circuit prevents the execution of processing via other third terminals when the association between the physical device and the logical device is being performed via a predetermined third terminal among a plurality of third terminals.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the processing circuit, upon receiving an instruction to verify the operation of the attached physical device, transmits a signal to drive the physical device at the location where the physical device is attached.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the processing circuit receives an input indicating whether or not the attached physical device has been driven, and stores the result.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the processing circuit manages logic devices that have not been mapped, logic devices that have been mapped, logic devices that have been mapped but have malfunctioned during verification, or logic devices that have been verified.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the processing circuit displays the number of logic devices that have not been mapped, the number of logic devices that have been mapped, the number of logic devices that have been mapped but have malfunctioned during verification, or the number of logic devices for which verification has been completed.

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