Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method

Abstract

To reduce a workload on generation of setting data compared to before.SOLUTION: An engineering apparatus 20 (information processing apparatus) comprises: a selection receiving unit 201 that receives selection of a use scene indicating a scene in which the apparatus is used; and a display control unit 202 that, based on setting data that includes a plurality of setting items and is set to a device communicably connected with the apparatus and information indicating the use scene associated with each of the setting items, displays a screen indicating the setting item in the setting data corresponding to the use scene received by the selection receiving unit 201.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that display on a screen setting data for devices that are communicably connected to a host device and are to be set.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, an engineering device for creating setting data for operating a plurality of devices for monitoring or controlling equipment has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Generally, the setting data handled by this engineering device includes a large number of setting items. Also, this engineering device is used overseas as well as in Japan.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, among the setting items included in the setting data, there may be setting items that are used mainly only in the domestic market or setting items that are used mainly only overseas. For example, setting items that are used mainly only in the domestic market may not be set in detail overseas. Therefore, when the engineering device is used overseas, it is desirable that in this engineering device, setting items that are used only in the domestic market are set to be non-displayed by default.

[0005] However, in conventional engineering devices, all setting items are configured to be displayed on the screen regardless of the scene in which the engineering device is used, such as in the domestic or overseas market. Therefore, even when an administrator or the like, who is a user of the engineering device, uses the engineering device overseas and does not need to make settings as detailed as in the domestic market, they have to search for the target setting item from many setting items displayed on the screen. As a result, it takes a lot of time to create setting data. Thus, conventionally, the workload of administrators and the like for creating setting data has been large.

[0006] Moreover, such problems can occur not only depending on whether the engineering device is used domestically or overseas, but also depending on, for example, at which site the engineering device is used.

[0007] In addition, even in conventional engineering devices, there is a function to default-hide setting items that are not frequently used (not set). However, this function only default-hides setting items with low usage frequency and is not necessarily sufficient to solve the problems caused by the usage scenes of engineering devices as described above.

[0008] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing device capable of reducing the workload for creating setting data compared to the prior art.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0009] The information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a selection reception unit that receives a selection of a usage scene indicating a scene in which the own device is used, setting data including a plurality of setting items for setting a device communicably connected to the own device, and based on information indicating a usage scene associated with each of the setting items, a display control unit that displays a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit among the setting data.

Effects of the Invention

[0010] According to the present disclosure, since it is configured as described above, the workload involved in creating setting data can be reduced more than before.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a facility monitoring system 1 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the facility monitoring system 1 includes a monitoring device 10, an engineering device 20, a switching hub 25, an integrated controller 30, a primary device 40, and a secondary device 50. The monitoring device 10, the engineering device 20, the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50 are communicably connected via the switching hub 25 and the network NW.

[0013] In FIG. 1, the facility monitoring system 1 is provided with one monitoring device 10, one engineering device 20, one switching hub 25, one integrated controller 30, and one primary device 40, and three secondary devices 50, but the number of each device is not limited to this. Also, although devices to be controlled or monitored are connected to the secondary device 50, the display of these devices is omitted in FIG. 1.

[0014] The monitoring device 10 monitors the operations of the devices connected to the secondary device 50 via the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50. Specifically, the monitoring device 10 transmits, at predetermined intervals or in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, a request for acquiring data necessary for monitoring the operations of the devices to the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50. Then, the monitoring device 10 constructs a monitoring screen based on the data acquired from the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50, and causes the constructed screen to be displayed on a display device 60 described later.

[0015] Note that the monitoring device 10 may also transmit the above data acquisition request to the integrated controller 30, and construct the above monitoring screen based on the data acquired from the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50.

[0016] The engineering device 20 performs engineering processing including creation of the above-described setting data to construct the facility monitoring system 1. The setting data is, for example, setting data for the integrated controller 30 for the integrated controller 30 to monitor the state of the primary device 40, setting data for the primary device 40 for the primary device 40 to monitor or control subordinate secondary devices 50, and setting data for the secondary device 50 for the secondary device 50 to monitor or control subordinate devices. Further, the engineering device 20 holds, as engineering data, data obtained by combining the setting data for the integrated controller 30, the setting data for the primary device 40, and the setting data for the secondary device 50 in a holding unit 203 described later.

[0017] In addition, the engineering device 20 receives a selection of a usage scene indicating the scene in which the own device is used from an administrator or the like, and also has a function (function of an information processing device) of causing the display device 60 to display a screen showing setting items corresponding to the received usage scene among the setting data included in the engineering data held in the holding unit 203. The engineering device 20 causes the display device 60 to display a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the received usage scene by this function. The function of the information processing device possessed by this engineering device 20 will be described later.

[0018] The integrated controller 30 downloads the setting data corresponding to the own device from the engineering device 20 among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and monitors the state of the primary device 40 by operating based on the downloaded setting data. The integrated controller 30 and the primary device 40 are connected to the engineering device 20 via the switching hub 25 and are installed in the same layer of the network NW.

[0019] The primary device 40 downloads the setting data corresponding to the own device from the engineering device 20 among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and monitors or controls the subordinate secondary devices 50 by operating based on the downloaded setting data.

[0020] The secondary device 50 downloads the setting data corresponding to the own device from the engineering device 20 among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and monitors or controls the subordinate devices by operating based on the downloaded setting data. The devices are installed in the facility and are composed of, for example, sensors, thermometers, motors, dampers, or power meters.

[0021] Next, a configuration example of the engineering device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. Hereinafter, only the configuration (configuration of the information processing device) for causing the display device 60 to display a screen showing setting items corresponding to the usage scenario received from an administrator or the like among the configurations of the engineering device 20 will be described.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 2, the engineering device 20 includes a selection reception unit 201, a display control unit 202, and a holding unit 203.

[0023] The holding unit 203 holds one or more pieces of setting data. The setting data is data for setting devices (integrated controller 30, primary device 40, and secondary device 50) communicably connected to the engineering device 20. The setting data includes a plurality of setting items. When there are a plurality of pieces of setting data held by the holding unit 203, the holding unit 203 holds the data in which those pieces of setting data are combined into one as engineering data.

[0024] In addition, the holding unit 203 holds information indicating the usage scenario associated with each setting item for the setting data. Here, the usage scenario refers to the scenario in which the own device (engineering device 20) is used. Examples of the usage scenario include domestic and overseas, or a plurality of different sites. Note that the information indicating the usage scenario may be added with information indicating a display (for example, an icon) capable of identifying the usage scenario.

[0025] The selection reception unit 201 receives the selection of the usage scenario from an administrator or the like.

[0026] The display control unit 202 displays, on the display device 60, a screen showing the setting data based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 in accordance with an instruction from an administrator or the like. When the selection reception unit 201 has received a selection of a usage scene, the display control unit 202, based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 and the information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item included in the setting data, displays, on the display device 60, a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data. That is, when the selection reception unit 201 has received a selection of a usage scene, the display control unit 202 makes the setting items corresponding to the usage scenes not received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data non-displayed.

[0027] In addition, when information indicating a display (for example, an icon) capable of identifying the usage scene is added to the information indicating the usage scene, the display control unit 202 may display, on the display device 60, a screen in which the usage scene is displayed in a manner capable of identifying the setting item when performing the above display.

[0028] Note that the engineering device 20 is realized by a processing circuit such as a system LSI (Large Scale Integration) or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program stored in a memory or the like.

[0029] Also, the holding unit 203 is constituted by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a memory, or the like.

[0030] Also, in the above, the case where the holding unit 203 is provided inside the engineering device 20 is shown. However, it is not limited to this, and the holding unit 203 may be provided outside the engineering device 20.

[0031] Next, an operation example of the engineering device 20 according to Embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. Here, for the sake of easy understanding, it is assumed that the holding unit 203 holds one or more pieces of setting data. Also, here, it is assumed that the holding unit 203 holds information indicating a usage scene associated with each setting item in advance for the setting data. Further, here, it is assumed that information indicating an icon is added to the information indicating the usage scene as information indicating a display capable of identifying the usage scene.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, first, in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202 displays a screen showing the setting data (hereinafter, also referred to as a "setting data display screen") on the display device 60 based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 (step ST301). Here, the display control unit 202 displays an icon capable of identifying the usage scene for the setting item based on the setting data and the information indicating the usage scene.

[0033] An example of the setting data display screen is shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 4 shows a screen for displaying data indicating a list of primary devices 40 installed in the facility monitoring system 1 as an example of the setting data display screen. The setting data display screen shown in FIG. 4 mainly includes a content pane 401 displayed in the center of the screen and an operation pane 402 displayed on the right side of the screen.

[0034] Among these, the content pane 401 displays setting data including a plurality of setting items. Also, the name of each setting item is displayed in the header part 4011 of each setting item. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, the names of each setting item such as "UD code", "name", "type", "IPv4 (address)", "IPv6", and "BACnet" are displayed in the header part 4011.

[0035] In the example of FIG. 4, the setting item "IPv6" further includes setting items of "Enabled" and "Address". Further, the setting item "BACnet" further includes setting items of "Object Identifier" and "System Settings", and the setting item "Object Identifier" further includes setting items of "Type" and "Instance ID".

[0036] Also, in the data section 4012 of each setting item, the setting values for each setting item are displayed in units of rows (records). For example, in the first row of the data section 4012, the setting values with UD code "11001", name "General Controller", type "WJ-1111W0000", IPv4 address "172.16.106.1", etc. are displayed. Also, in the second row of the data section 4012, the setting values with UD code "100011", name "General Controller", type "WJ-1111W0000", IPv4 address "172.16.100.11", etc. are displayed.

[0037] Also, in the setting data display screen shown in FIG. 4, an icon 40111 is displayed in the header section 4011 for each setting item. This icon 40111 is a display that can identify the usage scene, that is, a display indicating to which usage scene each setting item is associated.

[0038] For example, in the setting data display screen shown in FIG. 4, as the icon 40111, an icon displayed as "J" (hereinafter also simply referred to as "J icon"), and an icon displayed as "E" (hereinafter also simply referred to as "E icon") are displayed. Among these, the former indicates that the setting item is mainly used in the country, and the latter indicates that the setting item is mainly used overseas.

[0039] For example, on the setting data display screen shown in FIG. 4, for setting items such as "UD code", "name", and "type", both the J icon and the E icon are displayed in the header section 4011. Therefore, it can be seen that these setting items are mainly used both domestically and overseas.

[0040] Also, for the setting item "IPv4 (address)", only the J icon is displayed in the header section 4011. Therefore, it can be seen that this setting item is mainly used only domestically. Also, for the setting items "IPv6 (enabled)" and "IPv6 (address)", only the E icon is displayed in the header section 4011. Therefore, it can be seen that these setting items are mainly used only overseas. Thus, by displaying the icon 40111 in the header section 4011, administrators and the like can easily determine which usage scenarios each setting item is mainly associated with.

[0041] Here, an example using the J icon and the E icon as the icon 40111 has been described. However, the icon 40111 is not limited to these, and any icon other than these may be used as long as it can identify the usage scenario.

[0042] Also, in the engineering device 20, according to instructions from administrators and the like, it is possible to appropriately switch whether to display or hide the icon 40111 in the header section 4011. Hereinafter, displaying the icon 40111 in the header section 4011 is referred to as "discriminatory display".

[0043] Specifically, in the operation pane 402 in FIG. 4, an operation column related to the scene is provided. And in this column, as shown in FIG. 4, a check box 4021 displayed as "discriminatory display", a drop-down list 4022 displayed as "select", and an icon 4023 displayed as "display" are displayed.

[0044] The check box 4021 is used when switching whether to enable or disable the discrimination display. For example, when an administrator or the like enables the discrimination display (when the icon 40111 is to be displayed in the header section 4011), the check box 4021 is turned on. In this case, the display control unit 202 causes the display device 60 to display a setting data display screen as shown in, for example, FIG. 4, that is, a setting data display screen in which the icon 40111 is displayed in the header section 4011.

[0045] On the other hand, when an administrator or the like disables the discrimination display (when the icon 40111 is to be hidden), the check box 4021 is turned off. In this case, the display control unit 202 causes the display device 60 to display a setting data display screen in which the icon 40111 is hidden, as shown in, for example, FIG. 5. In this way, each time the check box 4021 is operated by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202 switches the validity of the discrimination display. As a result, an administrator or the like can arbitrarily switch the validity of the discrimination display.

[0046] Next, the selection reception unit 201 receives a selection of a usage scene from an administrator or the like (step ST302).

[0047] Next, based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 and the information indicating the usage scene, the display control unit 202 displays a setting data display screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data (step ST303).

[0048] Specifically, an administrator or the like turns on the check box 4021, enables the discrimination display, operates the drop-down list 4022, and selects a usage scene from the list.

[0049] Here, in the drop-down list 4022, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, two usage scenarios, namely, the "Japanese version" and the "English version", are set in advance. The usage scenario of the "Japanese version" is, for example, the scenario selected when the engineering device 20 is used in Japan. Note that the above-mentioned J icon is associated with the usage scenario of the "Japanese version" in advance.

[0050] On the other hand, the usage scenario of the "English version" is, for example, the scenario selected when the engineering device 20 is used overseas. The above-mentioned E icon is associated with the usage scenario of the "English version" in advance.

[0051] Administrators or the like turn on the checkbox 4021, enable the discrimination display, and operate the drop-down list 4022 to select either the "Japanese version" or the "English version" usage scenario from the list. At this time, the selection reception unit 201 receives the selection of the usage scenario when the drop-down list 4022 is operated by administrators or the like.

[0052] When the selection reception unit 201 receives the selection of the usage scenario, the display control unit 202 displays a setting data display screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scenario received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data, based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 and the information indicating the usage scenario associated with each setting item. That is, the display control unit 202 makes the setting items corresponding to the usage scenarios not received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data non-displayed.

[0053] For example, when the "Japanese version" usage scenario is selected from the drop-down list 4022 by administrators or the like, the selection reception unit 201 receives the selection of the "Japanese version" usage scenario.

[0054] Then, based on the setting data held in the holding unit 203 and the information indicating the usage scenes associated with each setting item, the display control unit 202 displays, on the display device 60, a setting data display screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene of "Japanese version" received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data. In this case, the display control unit 202 makes the setting items corresponding to the usage scene of "English version", which is a usage scene not received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data, non-displayed.

[0055] An example of the setting data display screen displayed by the display control unit 202 in step ST303 is shown in FIG. 7. The setting data display screen shown in FIG. 7 shows the case where the display control unit 202 narrows down and displays only the setting items corresponding to the usage scene of "Japanese version" among the setting data, and makes the setting items corresponding to the usage scene of "English version" non-displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the display control unit 202 causes the display device 60 to display a setting data display screen in which only the J icon is displayed in the header part 4011.

[0056] As a case where the usage scene is selected, for example, there is a case where the functions required for the device in Japan are different from the functions required for the device overseas.

[0057] For example, mainly overseas, depending on the region, since the device is required to be highly functional, it is often required to be low in price. In that case, overseas, in order to suppress the price, a device with a model number with limited functions will be used.

[0058] For example, in devices used overseas, unlike those used in Japan, control using the CO2 concentration (control linked to the CO2 concentration) may not be performed. Therefore, in engineering devices used overseas, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, setting items related to control using the CO2 concentration do not need to be displayed on the screen. In such a case, in the engineering device 20 according to the first embodiment, since the display of setting items can be switched between the Japanese version and the overseas version, an administrator or the like can hide the setting items that do not need to be set. As a result, the administrator or the like does not have to determine the necessity of setting for the setting items that do not need to be set, and can easily find the setting items that need to be set on the screen, reducing the workload for creating setting data compared to the conventional case.

[0059] As described above, according to the first embodiment, the engineering device 20 (information processing device) includes a selection reception unit 201 that receives a selection of a usage scene indicating the scene in which the own device is used, setting data including a plurality of setting items for devices communicably connected to the own device as setting targets, and information indicating a usage scene associated with each of the setting items. Based on these, a display control unit 202 that displays a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data is provided. Thereby, the information processing device according to the first embodiment can display only the setting items corresponding to the selected usage scene. Therefore, the workload for creating setting data is reduced compared to the conventional case.

[0060] Further, when information indicating a usage scene has information indicating a display that can identify the usage scene added thereto, the display control unit 202 displays a screen in which the display that can identify the usage scene is added to the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201. Thereby, an administrator or the like can easily determine which usage scene each setting item is mainly associated with.

[0061] Second Embodiment. In Embodiment 1, while accepting the selection of a usage scene indicating the scene in which the own device is used, based on the setting data including a plurality of setting items and the information indicating the usage scene associated with each of the setting items, an example of displaying a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the accepted usage scene among the setting data was described. On the other hand, in Embodiment 2, a configuration will be described in which an administrator or the like can arbitrarily associate and register information indicating a usage scene with a setting item.

[0062] Note that hereinafter, as in Embodiment 1, the case where the engineering device 20b has the functions of an information processing device will be described, but the same applies to other cases (the case where the monitoring device 10 has the functions of an information processing device, and the case where the information processing device is configured separately from the monitoring device 10 and the engineering device 20b).

[0063] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the engineering device 20b according to Embodiment 2. In the engineering device 20b according to Embodiment 2 shown in this FIG. 9, with respect to the engineering device 20 according to Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 202 is changed to the display control unit 202b, and the scene registration unit 204 and the related registration unit 205 are added. Other configurations of the engineering device 20b are the same as those of the engineering device 20 according to Embodiment 1, and only the different parts will be described with the same reference numerals.

[0064] The scene registration unit 204 performs registration of a usage scene in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like.

[0065] The related registration unit 205 registers the information indicating the usage scene registered by the scene registration unit 204 in association with each setting item.

[0066] The display control unit 202b displays a screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data, based on the setting data including a plurality of setting items and the information indicating the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the related registration unit 205.

[0067] Next, an operation example of the engineering device 20b according to Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

[0068] First, when a menu for calling the scene registration screen is selected by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202b displays the scene registration screen on the display device 60 (step ST1001).

[0069] Specifically, an administrator or the like causes the setting data display screen described in FIG. 4 to be displayed on the display device 60. Then, the administrator or the like selects a menu for calling a screen for registering a usage scene (hereinafter also referred to as a "scene registration screen") from the menu bar displayed at the top of this setting data display screen.

[0070] Then, when a menu for calling the scene registration screen is selected by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202b displays the scene registration screen on the display device 60.

[0071] An example of the scene registration screen is shown in FIG. 11. The scene registration screen 1101 shown in FIG. 11 is a screen for registering a usage scene. In the example of FIG. 11, the scene registration screen 1101 is displayed as a screen for performing option settings of the setting data display screen.

[0072] The scene registration screen 1101 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a scene name setting area 11011 and an icon setting area 11012. The scene name setting area 11011 is an area for setting or displaying a scene name, which is information indicating a usage scene. The icon setting area 11012 is an area for setting or displaying information indicating a display (for example, an icon) that can identify a usage scene.

[0073] Note that the scene registration screen 1101 shown in FIG. 11 shows an example where there are already registered usage scenes. For example, on the scene registration screen 1101 shown in FIG. 11, as information indicating the already registered usage scenes, scene names "Japanese version" and "Overseas version", which are information indicating two usage scenes (Japanese version and overseas version), are displayed in the scene name setting area 11011. Also, on the scene registration screen 1101 shown in FIG. 11, in the icon setting area 11012, a J icon added to the scene name "Japanese version" and an E icon added to the scene name "English version" are displayed.

[0074] Next, the scene registration unit 204 registers information indicating a new usage scene in the holding unit 203 (step ST1002).

[0075] Specifically, an administrator or the like sets a scene name, which is information indicating the new usage scene, in the bottom blank cell of the scene name setting area 11011. Also, when an administrator or the like adds an icon to the information indicating the usage scene, a predetermined icon is set in the bottom blank cell of the icon setting area 11012.

[0076] Then, an administrator or the like presses the OK button 11013 displayed at the bottom of the scene registration screen 1101. Thereby, the scene registration unit 204 adds information indicating an icon to the information indicating the new usage scene and registers it in the holding unit 203.

[0077] Note that as shown in FIG. 11, the scene registration screen 1101 may include an area for displaying "number of subordinate items" and an area for displaying "total number of items". The "total number of items" is the total number of setting items included in the setting data held in the holding unit 203. Also, the "number of subordinate items" indicates the number of setting items to which the usage scene (scene name) is associated by the related registration unit 205 among the total number of items.

[0078] For example, in the example of FIG. 11, the total number of setting items (total number of all items) included in the setting data held in the holding unit 203 is "1000", among which there are "990" setting items associated with the scene name of "Japanese version", and there are "700" setting items associated with the scene name of "English version".

[0079] Note that the "total number of all items" can be grasped, for example, by the display control unit 202b counting the total number of setting items included in the setting data held in the holding unit 203. Also, the "number of items belonging to a scene" can be grasped, for example, by the related registration unit 205 counting the number of setting items associated with the usage scene for each usage scene. Then, the display control unit 202b causes the numerical values grasped as described above to be displayed in each area.

[0080] In this way, by displaying the scene registration screen 1101 including the area where the display control unit 202b displays the "number of items belonging to a scene" and the area where the "total number of all items" is displayed, an administrator or the like can easily grasp how many of the setting items are associated with the usage scene (scene name) out of the whole.

[0081] Next, the related registration unit 205 associates the scene name, which is information indicating the usage scene, with the setting item and registers it in the holding unit 203 (step ST1003).

[0082] Specifically, after the administrator or the like finishes registering the usage scene as described above, the setting data display screen is again displayed on the display device 60. Then, the administrator or the like performs a predetermined operation on the setting item for which the usage scene is to be associated among the setting items displayed on the setting data display screen to associate the usage scene. For example, the administrator or the like right-clicks on the setting item for which the usage scene is to be associated to call up a menu, selects the menu of "association of usage scene" from the called-up menu, and associates the usage scene (scene name) set via the scene registration screen 1101 with the setting item. Thereby, the administrator or the like instructs the association of the usage scene with the setting item.

[0083] In response to an instruction from this administrator or the like, the related registration unit 205 associates the setting item with a scene name, which is information indicating a usage scene, and registers it in the holding unit 203. Further, if an icon is added to the scene name, the related registration unit 205 associates the scene name and the information indicating the icon with the setting item and registers them in the holding unit 203.

[0084] Also, at this time, the related registration unit 205 counts the number of setting items registered in association with the usage scene for each usage scene as described above. In this case, the counted number of setting items is displayed by the display control unit 202b as the "number of affiliated items" described above.

[0085] Next, the selection reception unit 201 receives a selection of a usage scene from the administrator or the like (step ST1004).

[0086] Next, the display control unit 202b displays a setting data display screen showing the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 among the setting data based on the setting data including a plurality of setting items and the information indicating the usage scenes registered in association with each setting item by the scene registration unit 204 (step ST1005). Note that the display example of the setting data display screen in this case is the same as the display example described in FIG. 7.

[0087] In the above description, "Japanese version" and "English version" are exemplified as usage scenes, but other types of sites may be used as usage scenes. For example, when the administrator or the like uses the type of site as a usage scene, the administrator sets a scene name of "Site A" in the scene name setting area 11011. Further, the administrator creates an icon as shown in FIG. 12, for example, as an icon to be added to the scene name of "Site A", and sets this icon in the icon setting area 11012.

[0088] Thus, when using the type of site as the usage scenario, for example, when the setting items that need to be set differ for each site, if only the setting items that require such settings are displayed, the labor required for the administrators of each site to search for the setting items that need to be set is reduced, and the workload involved in the setting operation is reduced compared to the conventional case.

[0089] As described above, according to the second embodiment, the engineering device 20b (information processing device) includes a scene registration unit 204 that registers a usage scene in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, and an association registration unit 205 that associates and registers information indicating the usage scene registered by the scene registration unit 204 for each setting item for a plurality of setting items. The display control unit 202b displays a screen based on the setting data and the information indicating the usage scene associated and registered for each setting item by the association registration unit 205. Thereby, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the information processing device according to the second embodiment can easily register the usage scene by an administrator or the like and associate the registered usage scene with the setting items.

[0090] Further, the association registration unit 205 associates and registers, for each setting item, the information indicating the usage scene and the information indicating a display that can identify the usage scene, and the display control unit 202b displays a screen based on the setting data and the information indicating the usage scene and the information indicating a display that can identify the usage scene, which are associated and registered for each setting item by the association registration unit 205. Thereby, the information processing device according to the second embodiment can also associate and register information indicating a display (for example, an icon) that can identify the usage scene for the setting item and display this information on the screen, making it easy for an administrator or the like to identify the usage scene.

[0091] Embodiment 3. In Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2, when a usage scenario is selected by an administrator or the like, an example of displaying a screen showing setting items corresponding to the usage scenario has been described. In Embodiment 3, when a usage scenario is selected by an administrator or the like, a configuration will be described in which it is possible to set which specific setting items among the setting items corresponding to the usage scenario are to be displayed on the screen.

[0092] Note that, hereinafter, as in Embodiment 1, the case where the engineering device 20c has the functions of an information processing device will be described, but the same applies to other cases (the case where the monitoring device 10 has the functions of an information processing device, and the case where the information processing device is configured separately from the monitoring device 10 and the engineering device 20c).

[0093] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the engineering device 20c according to Embodiment 3. In the engineering device 20c according to Embodiment 3 shown in this FIG. 13, with respect to the engineering device 20 according to Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 202 is changed to a display control unit 202c, and a display permission registration unit 206 is added. Other configurations of the engineering device 20c are the same as those of the engineering device 20 according to Embodiment 1, and only the different parts will be described with the same reference numerals.

[0094] The display control unit 202c displays, on the display device 60, a screen (hereinafter, also referred to as an "item display selection screen") for selecting setting items to be displayed on the screen from among a plurality of setting items in response to an instruction by an administrator or the like.

[0095] The display permission registration unit 206 registers, for each setting item, information indicating whether or not to be displayed in the usage scenario in association with a plurality of setting items in response to an instruction made by an administrator or the like via the item display selection screen displayed by the display control unit 202c.

[0096] The display control unit 202c displays, based on the setting data, the information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and the information indicating whether display is possible in the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the display permission registration unit 206, a screen that corresponds to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 and indicates the setting items set to be displayable in the usage scene, among the setting data.

[0097] Next, an operation example of the engineering device 20c according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 14.

[0098] First, when a menu for calling the item display selection screen is selected by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202c displays the item display selection screen on the display device 60 (step ST1401).

[0099] Specifically, an administrator or the like causes the setting data display screen described with reference to FIG. 4 to be displayed on the display device 60. Then, the administrator or the like selects a menu for calling the item display selection screen from the menu bar displayed at the top of this setting data display screen.

[0100] Then, when a menu for calling the item display selection screen is selected by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 202c displays the item display selection screen on the display device 60.

[0101] An example of the item display selection screen is shown in FIG. 15. The item display selection screen 1501 shown in FIG. 15 is a screen for selecting setting items to be displayed on the setting data display screen from among a plurality of setting items.

[0102] The item display selection screen 1501 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, an item display / non-display selection area 15011 and a scene name selection area 15012. Note that the item display selection screen 1501 including the item display / non-display selection area 15011 can also be displayed on a conventional engineering device, but in Embodiment 3, the scene name selection area 15012 is newly added to the item display selection screen 1501.

[0103] The item display / non-display selection area 15011 is an area for selecting whether to display or not display each setting item on the setting data display screen in the default state (here, the state where the usage scene has not been selected by an administrator or the like).

[0104] The scene name selection area 15012 is an area for selecting whether to display or not display each setting item in the selected usage scene when the usage scene is selected by an administrator or the like.

[0105] Next, the display availability registration unit 206 registers, for each setting item, information indicating whether it can be displayed in the usage scene in association with the item display selection screen displayed by the display control unit 202c in response to an instruction made by an administrator or the like (step ST1402).

[0106] Specifically, for example, an administrator or the like turns on (displayable) the check box (hereinafter also referred to as the "first check box") displayed with the setting item "UD code" in the item display / non-display selection area 15011, and in the scene name selection area 15012, turns on (displayable) both the check box (hereinafter also referred to as the "second check box") displayed with the scene name "Japanese version" and the check box (hereinafter also referred to as the "third check box") displayed with the scene name "English version".

[0107] Then, the administrator or the like presses the apply button 13013 displayed at the bottom of the item display selection screen 1501. Thereby, the display availability registration unit 206 registers, in the holding unit 203 in association, information indicating whether the setting item "UD code" can be displayed in the default state and whether it can be displayed in the usage scenes "Japanese version" and "English version".

[0108] Next, the selection reception unit 201 receives a selection of the usage scene from an administrator or the like (step ST1403).

[0109] Next, the display control unit 202c displays, based on the setting data, information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and information indicating whether display is possible in the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the display permission registration unit 206, a screen that corresponds to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 in the setting data and indicates the setting items set to be displayable in the usage scene (step ST1404).

[0110] For example, in the above case, the setting item "UD code" is displayed on the setting data display screen in the default state. Also, when "Japanese version" is selected as the usage scene by an administrator or the like, the setting item "UD code" is displayed on the setting data display screen because the information indicating whether display is possible in the "Japanese version" is "displayable". Further, when "English version" is selected as the usage scene by an administrator or the like, similarly, since the information indicating whether display is possible in the "English version" is "displayable", it is displayed on the setting data display screen.

[0111] On the other hand, in step ST1402, for example, assume that data indicating that both the first check box and the second check box are on (displayable) and the third check box is off (not displayable) is added to and registered in the holding unit 203 for the setting item "UD code". In this case, the setting item "UD code" is displayed on the setting data display screen in the default state, and is also displayed on the setting data display screen when "Japanese version" is selected as the usage scene by an administrator or the like. On the other hand, when "English version" is selected as the usage scene by an administrator or the like, the setting item "UD code" is not displayed because the information indicating whether display is possible in the "English version" is "not displayable".

[0112] Similarly, in step ST1402, for example, for the setting item "UD code", it is assumed that data indicating that both the first check box and the third check box are on (displayable) and the second check box is off (not displayable) is added and registered in the holding unit 203. In this case, the setting item "UD code" is displayed on the setting data display screen in the default state, and is also displayed on the setting data display screen even when "English version" is selected as the usage scenario by an administrator or the like. On the other hand, when "Japanese version" is selected as the usage scenario by an administrator or the like, since the information indicating whether it can be displayed in the "Japanese version" is "not displayable", the setting item "UD code" becomes non-displayed.

[0113] Note that, for example, if data indicating that the first check box is off (not displayable) is added to the setting item "UD code" and registered in the holding unit 203, the setting item "UD code" is already non-displayed in the default state. Therefore, in this case, regardless of which usage scenario is selected by an administrator or the like, the setting item "UD code" remains non-displayed.

[0114] However, even in that case, an administrator or the like may set the on / off states of the second check box and the third check box for the setting item "UD code". The settings for the second check box and the third check box become effective when the first check box is switched from off (not displayable) to on (displayable) by an administrator or the like.

[0115] In this way, in the engineering device 20c according to the third embodiment, in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, the item display selection screen 1501 with a newly added scene name selection area 15012 is displayed for the conventionally existing item display selection screen, and through this screen, the administrator or the like is received to select display / non-display for each usage scene. Then, in the engineering device 20c, the display / non-display of each setting item is determined by combining the display / non-display settings for each usage scene with the conventionally existing display / non-display settings in the default state.

[0116] As a result, administrators and the like can set the setting items to be displayed not only in the default state but also for each usage scenario, increasing the degree of freedom in the display / non-display setting and improving convenience.

[0117] In the above description, an example was described in which the display availability registration unit 206 associates and registers information indicating the display availability in the usage scenario for each setting item for a plurality of setting items in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like. However, instead of or in addition to this, the display availability registration unit 206 may, for example, in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, associate and register information indicating the order of arrangement in the usage scenario on the setting data display screen for a plurality of setting items.

[0118] Here, the order of arrangement indicates, for example, on the setting data display screen, based on the leftmost position in the left-right direction of the screen, which position from the left the setting item is to be displayed. For example, among a plurality of setting items, if the setting item that an administrator or the like particularly wants to set preferentially is displayed as much as possible on the left side of the setting data display screen, it is convenient because settings can be made without scrolling the screen to the right.

[0119] In this case, the display control unit 202c causes the display device 60 to display, for example, an item display selection screen 1501b as shown in FIG. 16. On the item display selection screen 1501b, the order of arrangement of each setting item can be set in the scene name selection area 15012. For example, when "Japanese version" is selected as the usage scenario by an administrator or the like, for the setting item to be displayed at the leftmost in the left-right direction of the setting data display screen, the order of arrangement "1" is set. Also, when "Japanese version" is selected as the usage scenario by an administrator or the like, for the setting item to be displayed immediately to the right of the setting item with the order of arrangement set to "1", the order of arrangement "2" is set.

[0120] Then, the display availability registration unit 206 associates and registers information (for example, "1", etc.) indicating the order of arrangement in the usage scenario on the setting data display screen for the setting item in the holding unit 203 in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like.

[0121] Then, the display control unit 202c displays a screen in which, based on the setting data including a plurality of setting items, information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and information indicating the order in the usage scene registered by the display permission registration unit 206, the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 in the setting data are arranged according to the order in the usage scene. As a result, an administrator or the like can set the order of the setting items for each usage scene, improving convenience.

[0122] Also, the display permission registration unit 206 may, for example, in response to an instruction by an administrator or the like, associate and register information indicating the order in the usage scene on the setting data display screen with the node displayed on the tree pane (reference numeral 1601 in FIG. 16) displayed at the left end of the setting data display screen.

[0123] Here, the node indicates each category when classifying the setting data set in the device by category. For example, the node displayed as "I / O object" in the tree pane 1601 is a node that collectively displays the setting data related to the I / O object among the setting data set in the device as one category. Also, for example, the node displayed as "inter-device communication" in the tree pane 1601 is a node that collectively displays the setting data related to inter-device communication among the setting data set in the device as one category.

[0124] Also, the order of the nodes indicates, for example, in the tree pane 1601, which position from the top of the area the node is to be displayed. For example, if a node that an administrator or the like wants to preferentially set the setting item for is displayed as high as possible in the tree pane 1601, it is convenient because the node can be quickly found.

[0125] Thus, when registering while associating information indicating the order of the nodes displayed in the tree pane 1601, the display control unit 202c may cause the display device 60 to display a screen on which the order of the nodes can be set, instead of the item display selection screen 1501b.

[0126] Further, the engineering device 20c may include an output unit (not shown) capable of outputting, as an external file, settings related to display / non-display of setting items for each usage scenario as described above, settings related to the order of setting items for each usage scenario, and settings related to the order of nodes for each usage scenario.

[0127] Thereby, an administrator or the like can back up each of the above settings as an external file, and can distribute the external file to other administrators or the like to deploy each of the above settings to other administrators or the like. Such a configuration is effective, for example, when multiple administrators or the like share the setting work for setting items for each usage scenario.

[0128] In the above description, the case where the engineering device 20c according to the third embodiment is configured based on the engineering device 20 according to the first embodiment has been described. However, the engineering device 20c according to the third embodiment is not limited thereto, and may be configured based on the engineering device 20 according to the second embodiment. In that case, when a new usage scenario (scene name) is registered by the scene registration unit 204, the display control unit 202c may cause the display device 60 to display the item display selection screen 1501 in which the newly registered usage scenario (scene name) is displayed in the scene name selection area 15012 of the item display selection screen 1501.

[0129] As described above, according to the third embodiment, the engineering device 20c (information processing device) includes a display availability registration unit 206 that, in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like, associates and registers information indicating whether or not to display for each setting item with respect to a plurality of setting items. The display control unit 202c displays, based on the setting data, the information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and the information indicating whether or not to display in the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the display availability registration unit 206, a screen that corresponds to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit 201 in the setting data and indicates the setting items that are set to be displayable in the usage scene. As a result, the information processing device according to the third embodiment can determine whether to display or not display each setting item based on the display / non-display setting for each usage scene. In particular, by combining the display / non-display setting in the default state, which has been possible conventionally, with the display / non-display setting for each usage scene, the degree of freedom in the display / non-display setting by an administrator or the like is increased, and the convenience is improved.

[0130] Note that within the scope of the present disclosure, any free combination of the embodiments, or modification of any constituent element of each embodiment, or omission of any constituent element in each embodiment is possible.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0131] 1 Facility Monitoring System 10 Monitoring Device 20, 20b, 20c Engineering Device 25 Switching Hub 30 Integrated Controller 40 Primary Device 50 Secondary Device 60 Display Device 201 Selection Reception Unit 202, 202b, 202c Display Control Unit 203 Holding Unit 204 Scene Registration Unit 205 Association Registration Unit 206 Display Availability Registration Unit 401 Content Pane 402 Operation Pain 1101 Scene Registration Screen 1501, 1501b Item Display Selection Screen 1601 Tree Pain 4011 Header Section 4012 Data Section 4021 Checkbox 4022 Drop-down List 4023 Icon 11011 Scene Name Setting Area 11012 Icon Setting Area 11013 OK Button 15011 Hidden Selection Area 15012 Scene Name Selection Area 15013 Apply Button 40111 Icon NW Network

Claims

1. A selection reception unit that receives a selection of a usage scene indicating a scene in which the own device is used; Based on setting data including a plurality of setting items for a device communicably connected to the own device, and information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, among the setting data, a display control unit that displays a screen indicating the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit; A display availability registration unit that, in response to an instruction from the user, registers information indicating display availability in the usage scene for each of the plurality of setting items; comprising: The display control unit displays the screen indicating the setting items that correspond to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit and are set to be displayable in the usage scene, based on the setting data, the information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and the information indicating display availability in the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the display availability registration unit. An information processing apparatus characterized by the above.

2. When information indicating a display capable of identifying the usage scene is added to the information indicating the usage scene, the display control unit displays the screen with the information indicating the display capable of identifying the usage scene added to the setting items corresponding to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. A scene registration unit that registers the usage scene in response to an instruction from the user; A related registration unit that registers, for each of the plurality of setting items, information indicating the usage scene registered by the scene registration unit; comprising: The display control unit displays the screen based on the setting data and the information indicating the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the related registration unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that...

4. The related registration unit associates and registers, for each of the plurality of setting items, information indicating the usage scene and information indicating a display that can identify the usage scene. The display control unit displays the screen based on the setting data, the information indicating the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the related registration unit, and the information indicating the display availability in the usage scene. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that...

5. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus, comprising: a step in which a selection reception unit receives a selection of a usage scene indicating a scene in which the own device is used; a step in which a display availability registration unit, in response to an instruction from a user, associates and registers, for each of the plurality of setting items, information indicating the display availability in the usage scene; a step in which a display control unit displays, based on setting data including the plurality of setting items for which a device communicably connected to the own device is a setting target, information indicating the usage scene associated with each setting item, and information indicating the display availability in the usage scene registered in association with each setting item by the display availability registration unit, a screen indicating the setting items that correspond to the usage scene received by the selection reception unit and are set to be displayable in the usage scene; An information processing method having the above steps.

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