Registration operation support method and registration operation support system

Abstract

To provide a registration work support system capable of supporting a worker so that the worker can efficiently perform registration work of a plurality of apparatuses.SOLUTION: A registration work support method is performed by a server 40 and a work terminal 20 connected to the server 40 via communication. The registration work support method supports registration work of a plurality of apparatuses 32 (for example, a first apparatus 32a and a second apparatus 32b) installed in a building 30. The server 40 acquires drawing information including at least a layout of a building 30 and installation positions of the plurality of apparatuses 32, extracts types of the apparatuses 32 and position information indicating the installation positions of the apparatuses 32 in the layout for each of the plurality of apparatuses 32 from the acquired drawing information, generates, on the basis of the extracted types and position information, a list of names of the apparatuses 32 (so-called name list), and outputs the generated list. The work terminal 20 presents the list output from the server 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a registration operation support method and a registration operation support system. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which an operator brings a terminal close to each of multiple devices installed in a building, obtains identification information from the device, and links the obtained identification information with the device's position on a map and registers it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-150404 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 requires the worker to bring a terminal close to the equipment to obtain identification information, and requires the worker to input the equipment's location on a map, making it cumbersome to register multiple devices and inefficient.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides a registration operation support method and a registration operation support system that can support a worker so that the worker can efficiently perform the registration operation of a plurality of devices. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A registration work support method according to one embodiment of the present invention is a registration work support method for supporting the registration work of multiple devices installed in a building, which is performed by a server and a work terminal connected to the server via communication, in which the server acquires drawing information including at least the layout of the building and the installation positions of the multiple devices, extracts from the acquired drawing information for each of the multiple devices a type of the device and location information indicating the installation position of the device in the floor plan, generates a list of names of the multiple devices based on the extracted type and location information, outputs the generated list, and the work terminal presents the list output from the server.

[0007] A registration work support system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a registration work support system that supports the registration work of multiple devices installed in a building, and includes a server and a work terminal connected to the server via communication, wherein the server includes an acquisition unit that acquires drawing information including at least the floor plan of the building and the installation positions of the multiple devices, an extraction unit that extracts from the acquired drawing information, for each of the multiple devices, a type of the device and location information indicating the installation position of the device in the floor plan, and an output unit that outputs a list of names of the multiple devices based on the extracted type and the location information, and the work terminal includes a generation unit that generates the list output from the server and a presentation unit that presents the generated list. Effect of the Invention

[0008] Advantageous Effects of Invention The registration operation support method and the registration operation support method according to one aspect of the present invention can support a worker so that the worker can efficiently perform the registration operation of a plurality of devices. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a registration operation support system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a registration operation support system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a first example of the operation of the registration operation support system according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process for extracting the type and location information of equipment from equipment information of a building. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process for extracting the type and location information of a device from plan information of a building. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a second example of the operation of the registration operation support system according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a device setting registration screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component arrangement and connection forms, steps, and order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the components in the following embodiments, components that are not described in the independent claims will be described as optional components.

[0011] In addition, each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily a precise illustration. In addition, in each drawing, the same reference numerals are used for substantially the same configuration, and duplicated explanations may be omitted or simplified.

[0012] (Embodiment) [overview] First, an overview of a registration operation support system according to an embodiment will be described. Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a registration operation support system according to an embodiment.

[0013] The registration work support system 100 is a system that generates a list of the names of multiple devices installed in the building 30 from at least drawing information of the building 30, and presents the generated list to support the worker in efficiently performing the device registration work. According to the registration work support system 100, the worker can easily link the identification information of the device to be registered (hereinafter also referred to as the registered device or the target device) to the name of the device by selecting a name indicating the type and installation location of the device from the presented list. The identification information is linked to information related to the device, such as the name of the device's manufacturer and the product number. In this way, the registration work support system 100 can support the worker in efficiently performing the registration work of multiple devices.

[0014] The registration work support system 100 includes a server 40 and a work terminal 20 connected to the server 40 by communication. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the system may include an information terminal 10 of a housing company, a work terminal 20 of a construction company, and the server 40. The housing company uses the information terminal 10 to transmit a client ID (Identifier), drawing information of a building 30, and equipment information (hereinafter also referred to as equipment information) to the server 40. The server 40 registers the received information by linking it to a home management ID (hereinafter also referred to as a building identifier). The server 40 generates a list of names of a plurality of devices installed in the building 30 (hereinafter also referred to as a name list) from at least the drawing information of the building 30, and registers it by linking it to the home management ID. Although not shown in the figure, a site supervisor, which is an example of a worker, uses the work terminal 20 to transmit the client ID and the identifier (home management ID) of the building 30 to the server 40, and obtains the name list of a plurality of devices installed in the building 30 from the server 40. The site supervisor uses the work terminal 20 to acquire identification information of multiple devices installed in the building 30, and transmits information in which the identification information of the devices is associated with the names using the name list to the server 40. The server 40 registers the acquired information by linking it to the home management ID.

[0015] The building 30 may be, for example, a detached house, an apartment building or other collective housing, a hotel, a commercial facility, an office building, a hospital, a nursing home, or a public facility such as an art museum or a library. Furthermore, "inside the building 30" may be within the premises of the building 30. In other words, the multiple devices are arranged on the ceiling, walls, or floors of the building 30, but may also be arranged on the outer walls, rooftop, or space surrounding the building 30 (for example, a garage, etc.).

[0016] Furthermore, the multiple devices may be air conditioners, lighting devices, electronic shutters, or electric keys, or may be operation devices or control devices for operating these devices.

[0017] [composition] Next, a configuration of the registration operation support system according to the embodiment will be described below. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the registration operation support system according to the embodiment.

[0018] 2, the registration operation support system 100 includes an information terminal 10, an operation terminal 20, and a server 40. Each component will be described below.

[0019] [Information terminal 10] First, the information terminal 10 will be described. The information terminal 10 is a terminal operated by, for example, an employee of a housing company. The information terminal 10 is a stationary information terminal such as a computer device, but may also be a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

[0020] The information terminal 10 is used, for example, to register drawing information and facility equipment information (so-called equipment information) of the building 30 in the server 40. The drawing information is, for example, Computer Aided Design (CAD) data. The drawing information includes at least the layout of the building 30 and the installation positions of multiple devices installed in the building 30. The drawing information also includes the type of equipment. The information terminal 10 is also used to register equipment information related to multiple devices installed in the building 30 in the server. The equipment information is, for example, facility equipment specifications.

[0021] The information terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, a reception unit 14, and a presentation unit 15.

[0022] The communication unit 11 is a communication circuit (in other words, a communication module) for the information terminal 10 to communicate with the server 40 via a wide area communication network 5 such as the Internet. The communication unit 11 is, for example, a wireless communication circuit for performing wireless communication, but may also be a wired communication circuit for performing wired communication. Note that there is no particular limitation on the communication standard of the communication performed by the communication unit 11.

[0023] The control unit 12 performs various information processes related to the information terminal 10 based on the operation input received by the reception unit 14. The control unit 12 is realized by, for example, a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor.

[0024] The storage unit 13 is a storage device that stores dedicated application programs and the like to be executed by the control unit 12. The storage unit 13 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

[0025] The reception unit 14 is an input interface that receives operational input from a user of the information terminal 10 (e.g., an employee of a housing company). Specifically, the reception unit 14 is realized by a touch panel display or the like. For example, when the reception unit 14 is equipped with a touch panel display, the touch panel display functions as the presentation unit 15 and the reception unit 14. Note that the reception unit 14 is not limited to a touch panel display, and may be, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (e.g., a touch pen or a mouse), or a hardware button. Furthermore, the reception unit 14 may be a microphone when receiving voice input.

[0026] The presentation unit 15 is, for example, a display device that displays image information including characters and the like under the control of the control unit 12. Furthermore, the presentation unit 15 may include an audio output device that outputs audio information. The display device is, for example, a display including a liquid crystal (LC) panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel as a display device. The audio output device is, for example, a speaker.

[0027] [Work terminal 20] Next, the work terminal 20 will be described. The work terminal 20 is, for example, a terminal operated by a construction worker of the building 30, such as a site supervisor. The work terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The work terminal 20 may also be a dedicated terminal used in the registration work support system 100.

[0028] The work terminal 20 uses the device name list created by the server 40 to register in the server 40 the identification information and names of each of the multiple devices 32 (in the example of FIG. 2, the first device 32a and the second device 32b) installed in the building 30 in association with each other. The identification information is, for example, a MAC (Media Access Control) address.

[0029] The work terminal 20 includes a first communication unit 21 a, a second communication unit 21 b, a control unit 22, a storage unit 23, a receiving unit 24, and a presentation unit 25.

[0030] The first communication unit 21a is a communication circuit (in other words, a communication module) for the work terminal 20 to communicate with the server 40 via a wide area communication network 5 such as the Internet. The first communication unit 21a is, for example, a wireless communication circuit for performing wireless communication, but may also be a wired communication circuit for performing wired communication. Note that there is no particular limitation on the communication standard of the communication performed by the first communication unit 21a.

[0031] The second communication unit 21b is a communication circuit (in other words, a communication module) for the work terminal 20 to communicate with a relay device 31 such as a router in the building 30 and multiple devices 32 (for example, a first device 32a and a second device 32b) via a local communication network. The second communication unit 21b is, for example, a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication, but may also be a wired communication circuit for wired communication. Note that the communication standard of the communication performed by the second communication unit 21b is not particularly limited. For example, the second communication unit 21b may communicate with the multiple devices 32 via the relay device 31 by Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or the like, or may directly communicate with the multiple devices 32 by Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like.

[0032] The control unit 22 performs various information processes related to the work terminal 20 based on the operation input received by the reception unit 24. The control unit 22 is realized by, for example, a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor.

[0033] The storage unit 23 is a storage device that stores dedicated application programs and the like to be executed by the control unit 22. The storage unit 23 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

[0034] The reception unit 24 is an input interface that receives operation input by a user (e.g., a site supervisor) of the work terminal 20. The reception unit 24 is specifically realized by a touch panel display or the like. For example, when the reception unit 24 is equipped with a touch panel display, the touch panel display functions as the presentation unit 25 and the reception unit 24. Note that the reception unit 24 is not limited to a touch panel display, and may be, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (e.g., a touch pen or a mouse), or a hardware button. Furthermore, the reception unit 24 may be a microphone when receiving voice input.

[0035] The presentation unit 25 is, for example, a display device that displays image information including characters and the like under the control of the control unit 22. Furthermore, the presentation unit 25 may include an audio output device that outputs audio information. The display device is, for example, a display including a liquid crystal (LC) panel or an organic EL panel as a display device. The audio output device is, for example, a speaker.

[0036] [Server 40] Next, the server 40 will be described. The server 40 manages the building 30's plan information, facility equipment information, and equipment name list by linking them to the identifier of the building 30. The server 40 also extracts name candidates for a plurality of equipment 32 from the building 30 plan information and facility equipment information, and creates an equipment name list.

[0037] The server 40 includes, for example, a communication unit 41, a control unit 42, and a storage unit 43.

[0038] The communication unit 41 is a communication circuit (in other words, a communication module) for the server 40 to communicate with the information terminal 10 and the work terminal 20 via a wide area communication network 5 such as the Internet. The communication performed by the communication unit 41 is, for example, wireless communication, but may also be wired communication. The communication standard of the communication performed by the communication unit 41 is not particularly limited.

[0039] The control unit 42 performs various information processing related to the building 30 server 40. The control unit 42 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The control unit 42 includes, as functional components, an acquisition unit 42a, an extraction unit 42b, a generation unit 42c, and an output unit 42d. The functions of these components are realized, for example, by the microcomputer or processor constituting the control unit 42 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 43.

[0040] The acquisition unit 42a acquires, for example, plan information including at least the floor plan of the building 30 and the installation positions of the multiple devices 32 from the information terminal 10 of the housing company. For example, as shown in Fig. 1, the acquisition unit 42a acquires the owner ID, plan information of the building 30, and facility equipment information transmitted from the information terminal 10. In addition, when the acquisition unit 42a receives, for example, a request for presentation of a list of target buildings for registration work from the work terminal 20 of the construction company, it may acquire an identifier of the target building included in the presentation request.

[0041] The extraction unit 42b extracts, for each of the multiple devices 32, from the drawing information acquired by the acquisition unit 42a, the type of the device 32 and location information indicating the installation location of the device 32 in the floor plan.

[0042] The generating unit 42c generates a list of names of the multiple devices 32 (i.e., a name list) based on the type and position information extracted by the extracting unit 42b. The generating unit 42c registers the generated name list by linking it to the identifier of the building 30. The name of the device 32 includes a name of a space in the building 30 based on the floor plan (e.g., living room, kitchen, or corridor, etc.) and a name indicating the arrangement position of the multiple devices 32 in the space (e.g., window side, aisle side, TV side, or adjacent room side, etc.). For example, the name of the device 32 may be "living room TV side indirect lighting" for a lighting device installed on the TV side of the living room, "kitchen aisle side downlight" for a lighting device installed on the aisle side of the kitchen, "living room Japanese-style room side downlight" for a lighting device installed on the Japanese-style room side of the living room, or "living room atrium air conditioner" for an air conditioner installed in the atrium of the living room. The name of the device 32 may not include the name of the space. In this case, for example, the name of device 32 may be linked to each name of the space; for example, "TV-side indirect lighting," "Japanese-style room-side downlight," or "open-ceiling air conditioner" may be linked to the living room, and "corridor-side downlight" may be linked to the kitchen.

[0043] The output unit 42d outputs the name list generated by the generation unit 42c to the work terminal 20.

[0044] The storage unit 43 is a storage device that stores programs to be executed by the control unit 42. The storage unit 43 also stores information acquired by the server 40 from the information terminal 10 and the work terminal 20. The storage unit 43 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Note that registering in the server 40 means storing in the storage unit 43.

[0045] [Operation] Next, the operation of the registration operation support system 100 according to the embodiment will be described.

[0046] [First example: Name list generation process] 3 is a sequence diagram showing a first example of the operation of the registration operation support system 100 according to the embodiment. The first example is an example of the operation related to the name list generation process performed between the information terminal 10 and the server 40 after, for example, an employee of a housing company uses the information terminal 10 to register plan information of a building 30 in the server 40.

[0047] First, the reception unit 14 of the information terminal 10 receives an input of an instruction to start creating a name list of the multiple devices 32 installed in the building 30 (step S01). At this time, the user of the information terminal 10 may, for example, tap the "Create name list" icon presented on the presentation unit 15, or may input a voice instruction into the microphone by saying "Create name list."

[0048] When the instruction to start creating the name list is accepted by the accepting unit 14, the control unit 12 of the information terminal 10 transmits a start command to the server 40 (step S02). At this time, the start command includes the identifier of the building 30 for which the name list is to be created.

[0049] When server 40 receives the start command transmitted from information terminal 10, server 40 transmits a response signal to information terminal 10 (step S03).

[0050] When the control unit 12 of the information terminal 10 receives the response signal from the server 40 via the communication unit 11 (step S04), it transmits at least the drawing information of the building 30 (step S05). At this time, the control unit 12 may transmit the drawing information and facility equipment information (so-called equipment information) of the building 30 to the server 40. The drawing information is, for example, CAD data, and the equipment information is, for example, a facility equipment specification. Furthermore, the control unit 12 may transmit to the server 40 the equipment identification information and the equipment information associated with each other.

[0051] The acquisition unit 42a of the server 40 acquires the plan information transmitted by the information terminal 10 (step S06), and registers the acquired plan information in association with the identifier of the building 30 (step S07).

[0052] The extraction unit 42b extracts the type and location information of the equipment 32 from the drawing information for each of the multiple equipment 32 installed in the building 30 (step S08). Here, the process of step S08 will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a process for extracting the type and location information of the equipment 32 from the equipment information of the building 30. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a process for extracting the type and location information of the equipment 32 from the drawing information of the building 30. FIG. 4(a) shows an example of using the facility equipment specification as the equipment information, and FIG. 4(b) shows an example of the type and location information of the equipment 32 extracted from the facility equipment specification. FIG. 5(a) shows an example of using CAD data as the drawing information, and FIG. 5(b) shows an example of the type and location information of the equipment 32 extracted from the CAD data. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the type and location information of the equipment 32 extracted by the extraction unit 42b are registered in a list (hereinafter, also referred to as a candidate equipment name list) as, for example, a candidate equipment name. Specifically, for example, the extraction unit 42b may extract the type and number of the devices 32 and the space in which the devices 32 are installed from the device information, and further extract the detailed installation positions of the devices 32 in the space from the drawing information. The detailed installation positions may be specified from coordinate information included in the drawing information.

[0053] Next, the generating unit 42c generates a list of names of the devices 32 based on the type and location information of the devices 32 extracted by the extracting unit 42b in step S08 (step S09). For example, the generating unit 42c may generate a list of names of the devices 32 based on the list of name candidates of the devices 32 generated in step S08. For example, the name list may be "Device Information (Remote Setting)" shown in FIG. 7 described later. In the name candidate list in FIG. 5, for example, three items are registered: the name of "room" as location information, "details" as location information indicating the specific installation position of the device 32 in the room, and "device" as the type of device. The generating unit 42c generates a name of the device 32 including the installation position of the device 32 in each room based on the information registered in these items.

[0054] The generating unit 42c stores the name list generated in step S09 in the storage unit 43. As a result, the name list is registered in the server 40 (step S10).

[0055] When the name list is registered in step S10, the output unit 42d outputs a notification of the completion of registration, and transmits the notification to the information terminal 10 (step S11).

[0056] When the control unit 12 of the information terminal 10 receives the notification via the communication unit 11 (step S12), it causes the presentation unit 15 to present the notification (not shown). Then, when the reception unit 14 receives an instruction to end the name list creation (step S13), the control unit 12 transmits an end command to the server 40 (step S14).

[0057] When the server 40 receives the end command from the information terminal 10, it ends the list generation process.

[0058] When the above processing flow is performed for a plurality of buildings 30, it may be performed simultaneously for the plurality of buildings 30, or the processing from step S01 to step S14 may be repeated for each building 30.

[0059] In the process of step S04, if the response signal is not received within a predetermined time, the control unit 12 may perform the process of step S02, or may cause the presentation unit 15 to present a notice of an error.

[0060] [Second example: List presentation - device registration process] Next, a second example of the operation of the registration operation support system 100 according to the embodiment will be described. Fig. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a second example of the operation of the registration operation support system according to the embodiment. The second example is an example of operation related to a name list presentation process performed between the work terminal 20 and the server 40 after the name list is generated by the server 40, and a device registration process performed between the work terminal 20 and a plurality of devices 32.

[0061] First, when the reception unit of the work terminal 20 receives an instruction for requesting presentation of a name list ( Steps S21), the control unit 22 transmits a command requesting presentation of the name list to the server 40 (step S22). At this time, the command requesting presentation includes an identifier of the building 30 for which presentation of the list is requested.

[0062] When the control unit 42 of the server 40 receives the request to present the name list from the work terminal 20, the control unit 42 reads out the name list linked to the identifier of the building 30 from the storage unit 43 (step S23). Then, the control unit 42 causes the output unit 43d to output the name list (step S24).

[0063] When the control unit 22 of the work terminal 20 acquires the name list from the server 40, it causes the presentation unit 25 to present the name list (step S25). At this time, in addition to the name list, an icon for inputting whether or not to start setting registration of multiple devices may be displayed on the presentation unit 25. When the worker taps the "Start" or "Do not start" icon, the reception unit 24 receives the input of the tap operation.

[0064] When the reception unit 24 receives an instruction to start registering the plurality of devices 32 (step S26), the control unit 22 transmits a request command for identification information to the plurality of devices 32 (here, the first device 32a and the second device 32b). At this time, the control unit 22 transmits a request command for identification information to the plurality of devices 32 (the first device 32a and the second device 32b) via the relay device 31 (step S27).

[0065] When the control unit 22 of the work terminal 20 receives a response signal to the request command from each of the multiple devices 32 (the first device 32a and the second device 32b) (steps S28 and S29), it acquires identification information included in each response signal (step S30). Note that the response signal may include, in addition to the device identification information, the type of device (e.g., shutter, lighting device, or air conditioner), information about the manufacturer of the device, and device information related to the device, such as a product number. For example, in step S30, the control unit 22 may acquire the identification information and device information included in each response signal.

[0066] When the control unit 22 acquires the identification information of the multiple devices 32 in step S30, the control unit 22 causes the presentation unit 25 to present the identification information on a setting registration screen (step S31). Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a setting registration screen of a device. For example, when the control unit 22 acquires the identification information, the control unit 22 causes the presentation unit 25 of the work terminal 20 to present a setting registration screen (also called a device name setting screen) as shown in Fig. 7. The setting registration screen displays a name list (device information (remote setting) in the figure), identification information of the devices 32 (registered devices), and an icon for designating device operations.

[0067] When the reception unit 24 of the work terminal 20 receives an instruction to control the operation of the first device 32a (step S32), the control unit 22 transmits a control command to the first device 32a (step S33).

[0068] The first device 32a operates according to the control command transmitted from the work terminal 20 (step S34). After visually checking the operation of the first device 32a, the worker inputs an instruction to the reception unit 24 to associate and register the identification information and name of the first device on the setting registration screen presented on the presentation unit 25. In accordance with the registration instruction accepted by the reception unit 24, the control unit 22 registers the identification information and name of the first device 32a in the storage unit 23 in association with each other (step S35). Note that registering in the storage unit 23 means storing in the storage unit 23.

[0069] Next, when the reception unit 24 of the work terminal 20 receives an instruction to control the operation of the second device 32b (step S36), the control unit 22 transmits a control command to the second device 32b (step S37). For example, as shown in Fig. 7, when the worker taps an icon specifying a device operation (the tap operation is indicated by the No. 1 finger mark in the figure), an instruction to switch the operation of the light 5 between ON and OFF is received by the reception unit 24.

[0070] The second device 32b operates according to the control command transmitted from the work terminal 20 (step S38). When the worker visually confirms the operation of the second device 32b, the worker inputs an instruction to the reception unit 24 to register the identification information and name of the second device 32b in association with each other on the setting registration screen presented by the presentation unit 25. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, if the second device 32b is a bracket light in a dining room, the bracket light may be selected from a pull-down menu. The control unit 22 registers the identification information and name of the second device 32b in association with each other in the storage unit 23 in accordance with the registration instruction accepted by the acceptance unit 24 (step S39).

[0071] The registration process may be terminated after the above-mentioned processes of steps S32 to S35 and steps S36 to S29 are performed for each of the multiple devices 32, or the process may be terminated once after registering some of the multiple devices 32. When the process is terminated once, data may be read from the storage unit 23, and the above-mentioned processes for each device 32 (for example, the processes of steps S32 to S35) may be repeated for the remaining devices 32.

[0072] The name list may be presented in a pull-down format as shown in FIG. 7, or may be displayed as a fixed list, and the device 32 corresponding to the name in the list may be selected and registered.

[0073] Although an example in which the name list is registered in the server 40 has been described, the name list may be registered in the work terminal 20, or may be registered in both the server 40 and the work terminal 20. This allows the worker to proceed with the registration work, for example, even if the work terminal 20 cannot connect to the server 40 due to a communication failure or the like.

[0074] [Effects, etc.] As described above, the registration work support method is a method for supporting the registration work of multiple devices 32 (e.g., a first device 32a and a second device 32b) installed in a building 30, which is performed by the server 40 and the work terminal 20 connected to the server 40 via communication, in which the server 40 acquires drawing information including at least the floor plan of the building 30 and the installation positions of the multiple devices 32, extracts from the acquired drawing information, for each of the multiple devices 32, the type of device 32 and location information indicating the installation position of the device 32 in the floor plan, generates a list of names of the multiple devices 32 (so-called name list) based on the extracted type and location information, outputs the generated name list, and the work terminal 20 presents the name list output from the server 40.

[0075] In such a registration operation support method, when an operator registers settings of a plurality of devices 32, the operator can select device names from a name list, so that the operator can efficiently register settings of a plurality of devices 32.

[0076] Also, for example, in the registration work support method, the server 40 registers the generated name list by linking it to the identifier of the building, and when a request to present a name list for the building 30 that is the target of the registration work is received from the work terminal 20, the server 40 obtains the identifier of the target building 30 included in the presentation request, and outputs the name list linked to the obtained identifier.

[0077] Such a registration operation support method makes it possible to register the settings of a plurality of devices 32 using a name list for the target building 30 simply by transmitting the identifier of the target building 30 for the registration operation.

[0078] Also, for example, in the registration work support method, the work terminal 20 further transmits an inquiry signal to a plurality of devices 32, receives response signals to the inquiry signals from the plurality of devices 32, acquires identification information contained in the received response signals, selects identification information of the target device 32 from the acquired identification information, transmits a control signal for controlling the operation of the target device 32 based on the identification information of the selected target device, and when the operation of the target device 32 is controlled, selects a name corresponding to the installation location of the target device 32 from the presented name list, and registers the selected name by linking it to the identification information of the target device 32.

[0079] This registration work support method makes it possible to control the operation of the device 32 that is the target of the registration work from among multiple devices 32, and therefore to confirm the operation of the device 32 that is the target of the registration work and register the target device 32 by linking it to the corresponding name.

[0080] Furthermore, for example, the names include names of spaces within the building 30 based on the floor plan, and names indicating the installation positions of the multiple devices 32 in the spaces.

[0081] In such a registration operation support method, the name of the device 32 includes the name of the space in which the device 32 is placed (e.g., living room, kitchen, hallway, etc.) and a name indicating the installation position of the device 32 in the space (e.g., window side, etc.). Therefore, for example, a name "kitchen aisle side downlight" is generated for a lighting device installed on the aisle side of a kitchen. This allows the worker to check the operation of the multiple devices 32 installed in the building 30 one by one, select the name of the device 32 that has operated from the list, and input it to the work terminal 20, thereby reducing the effort of manually inputting the space in which the device 32 is installed, the installation position in the space, and the type of the device 32. In addition, the worker can grasp the position of the device 32 to be registered in the space just by looking at the name of the device 32 included in the list. Therefore, the registration setting of the multiple devices 32 can be performed efficiently.

[0082] Also, for example, the name list is registered in the server 40, and the work terminal 20 obtains the name list from the server 40, selects a name corresponding to each of the installation locations of the multiple devices 32 based on the name list, and registers the selected name in association with the identification information of the device 32, thereby registering the installation locations of each of the multiple devices 32.

[0083] Such a registration operation support method can acquire a list of names registered in the server 40 and perform registration operations for a plurality of devices 32, so that the processing capacity of the work terminal 20 can be allocated to other operations.

[0084] Also, for example, the name list is registered in the work terminal 20, and the work terminal 20 reads out the saved name list, selects a name corresponding to each of the installation locations of the multiple devices 32 based on the name list, and registers the selected name by linking it to the identification information of the device 32, thereby registering the installation locations of each of the multiple devices 32.

[0085] Such a registration operation support method makes it possible to perform registration operations for a plurality of devices 32, for example, even when the work terminal 20 is offline (that is, cannot connect to the server 40).

[0086] Also, for example, the registration work support system 100 is a registration work support system that supports the registration work of multiple devices 32 installed in a building 30, and includes a server 40 and a work terminal 20 connected to the server 40 via communication, in which the server 40 includes an acquisition unit 42a that acquires drawing information including at least the floor plan of the building 30 and the installation positions of the multiple devices 32, an extraction unit 42b that extracts, from the acquired drawing information, for each of the multiple devices 32, the type of the device 32 and location information indicating the installation position of the device 32 in the floor plan, a generation unit 42c that generates a list of names of the multiple devices 32 based on the extracted type and location information, and an output unit 42d that outputs the generated name list, and the work terminal 20 includes a presentation unit 25 that presents the name list output from the server 40.

[0087] Such a registration work support system 100 allows an operator to select the names of the devices 32 from a name list when performing registration work for multiple devices 32, thereby enabling efficient setting registration of multiple devices 32.

[0088] (Other embodiments) Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0089] In the above embodiment, the registration operation support system is realized by a plurality of devices, but may be realized by a single device. When the registration operation support system is realized by a plurality of devices, the components of each system may be distributed among the plurality of devices in any manner.

[0090] Also, for example, the method of communication between the devices in the above-described embodiment is not particularly limited. In addition, a relay device (not shown) may be involved in the communication between the devices.

[0091] In the above embodiment, the processes executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. The order of multiple processes may be changed, or multiple processes may be executed in parallel.

[0092] In the above embodiment, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

[0093] Furthermore, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may form a single circuit as a whole, or each may be a separate circuit. Furthermore, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit, or a dedicated circuit.

[0094] Furthermore, the general or specific aspects of the present invention may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be realized as any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

[0095] For example, the present invention may be realized as a server according to the above-described embodiment or a registration operation support system equivalent thereto. The present invention may also be realized as a registration operation support method executed by a computer such as the registration operation support system, or as a program for causing a computer to execute such a registration operation support method. The present invention may also be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

[0096] In addition, the present invention also includes forms obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art may think of, or forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment within the scope that does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0097] 5. Wide area communication network 10 Information terminals 11 Communications Department 12 Control section 13 Storage section 14 Reception Department 15 Presentation section 20 Work Station 21a 1st Communication Department 21b 2nd Communication Department 22 Control section 23 Memory section 24 Reception Department 25 Presentation section 30 Building 31 Relay Device 32 Equipment 32a 1st device 32b 2nd device 40 Servers 41 Communications Department 42 Control section 42a Acquisition Department 42b Extraction part 42c generator 42d Output section 43 Storage section 100 Registration Work Support System

Claims

1. A registration operation support method for supporting a registration operation of a plurality of devices installed in a building, the registration operation being performed by a server and an operation terminal connected to the server through communication, comprising: The server, acquiring drawing information including at least a layout of the building and installation positions of the plurality of devices; extracting, for each of the plurality of devices from the acquired drawing information, a type of the device and location information indicating an installation location of the device in the floor plan; generating a list of names of the plurality of devices based on the extracted type and location information; Outputting the generated list; The work terminal presents the list output from the server to a user, Transmitting a control signal for controlling an operation of a target device among the plurality of devices based on an instruction from the user; selecting a name corresponding to an installation position of the target device from the presented list based on an instruction from the user who visually confirmed that the operation of the target device has been controlled, and registering the selected name in association with identification information of the target device. How to support registration operations.

2. The server, The generated list is registered in association with the identifier of the building; When a request for presentation of the list of target buildings of the registration work is received from the work terminal, an identifier of the target building included in the presentation request is acquired; outputting the list associated with the acquired identifier; The registration operation support method according to claim 1 .

3. The work terminal further includes: Transmitting an inquiry signal to the plurality of devices based on an instruction from the user; receiving response signals to the inquiry signal from the plurality of devices; Acquire identification information contained in the received response signal; selecting identification information of a target device from the acquired identification information based on an instruction from the user; Transmitting the control signal based on identification information of the selected target device. The registration operation support method according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The name includes a name of a space in the building based on the floor plan and a name indicating an installation position of the plurality of devices in the space. The registration operation support method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The list generated by the server is registered on the server. The registration operation support method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The list output by the server is registered in the work terminal, The work terminal can also read out and present the list registered in the work terminal. The registration operation support method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A registration operation support system for supporting registration operations of a plurality of devices installed in a building, the system comprising: a server; and an operation terminal connected to the server via communication, The server, An acquisition unit that acquires drawing information including at least a layout of the building and installation positions of the plurality of devices; an extraction unit that extracts, for each of the plurality of devices from the acquired drawing information, a type of the device and location information indicating an installation location of the device in the floor plan; a generating unit that generates a list of names of the plurality of devices based on the extracted type and the extracted location information; an output unit that outputs the generated list; Equipped with The work terminal includes a presentation unit that presents the list output from the server to a user; a control unit that transmits a control signal for controlling an operation of a target device among the plurality of devices based on an instruction from the user, selects a name corresponding to an installation position of the target device from the presented list based on an instruction from the user who visually confirms that the operation of the target device has been controlled, and registers the selected name in association with identification information of the target device. Registration work support system.

8. The control unit further Transmitting an inquiry signal to the plurality of devices based on an instruction from the user; receiving response signals to the inquiry signal from the plurality of devices; Acquire identification information contained in the received response signal; selecting identification information of a target device from the acquired identification information based on an instruction from the user; Transmitting the control signal based on identification information of the selected target device. The registration operation support system according to claim 7.

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