surveillance system

Abstract

To provide a monitoring system capable of enhancing usability of the monitoring system.SOLUTION: A monitoring device 30 is a monitoring system for monitoring the use states of installation objects 4 installed in a structure 2. The device includes: an acquisition section for acquiring use state information which indicates the use states of the installation objects 4; a determination section for determining whether the use states of the installation objects 4 are in the states corresponding to a time zone based on the use state information acquired by the acquisition section and an acquisition time when the use state information is acquired; and a notification section for notifying of determination information which indicates the determination result of the determination section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a surveillance system. [Background technology]

[0002] In the past, when checking the on / off status of the lights installed in each room of a building under construction, workers would visually check them. However, when there are many lights installed, there was a problem that this checking work took a lot of time.

[0003] Therefore, as one technique for monitoring the on / off state of electric lights, a system has been proposed that collects monitoring information indicating the on / off state of electric lights from a monitoring device installed near the light (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-157486 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, as mentioned above, the conventional system merely collects monitoring information from monitoring devices, and therefore it is difficult for workers to determine whether the usage status of installed objects, such as the on / off status of lights, indicated by the collected monitoring information is appropriate for the situation, leaving room for improvement in terms of usability.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and has an object to provide a monitoring system that can improve the usability of the monitoring system. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the monitoring system according to claim 1 is a monitoring system for monitoring the usage status of an installation installed in a structure, comprising: an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the installation; a determination means for determining whether the usage status of the installation is in a state appropriate for a time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired; and a notification means for notifying determination information indicating the determination result of the determination means. The determination means determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the past usage status information acquired by a predetermined method, and the notification means notifies abnormal event determination information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination means has determined that an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object.

[0008] The monitoring system of claim 2 is the monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the usage status of the installed object includes an on / off state of a lighting device, and the determination means determines whether or not the on / off state of the lighting device is in accordance with the time of day based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the on / off state of the lighting device is not in accordance with the time of day.

[0009] The monitoring system of claim 3 is the monitoring system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the usage status of the installed object includes the open / closed state of an opening / closing device, and the determination means determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for the time zone based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time zone.

[0010] The monitoring system according to claim 4 is the monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The determination information includes image information showing the determination result of the determination means in a graph or table format.

[0011] The monitoring system according to claim 5 is the monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The acquisition means acquires the usage state information from a detection means that detects the usage state of the installed object through LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) communication. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the monitoring system of claim 1, the system is equipped with a determination means for determining whether the usage status of the installation is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time when the usage status information was acquired, and a notification means for notifying determination information indicating the determination result of the determination means.Therefore, compared to conventional technology (technology that simply collects monitoring information indicating the lighting status of electric lights), it is easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the usage status of the installation is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device. In addition, the determination means determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and past usage status information acquired by a specified method, and the notification means notifies abnormal event determination information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination means has determined that an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object, so that the person to be notified can understand whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object, making it easier to take measures (e.g., repair measures, etc.) regarding the abnormal event.

[0014] According to the monitoring system of claim 2, the determination means determines whether the on / off state of the lighting device is in accordance with the time period based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the on / off state of the lighting device is not in accordance with the time period. This makes it easier for the person to be notified to know whether the on / off state of the lighting device, which is an installed object, is in accordance with the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device.

[0015] According to the monitoring system of claim 3, the determination means determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information and acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time period.This makes it easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device, which is an installed object, is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device.

[0016] According to the monitoring system of claim 4, Since the determination information includes image information showing the determination results of the determination means in a graph or table format, the determination information is easier to visually grasp, and the visibility of the determination information can be improved.

[0017] According to the monitoring system of claim 5, Since the acquisition means acquires the usage status information from the detection means that detects the usage status of the installed object via LPWA communication, it is relatively easy to install the communication equipment for the detection device during the construction of the structure, and the communication equipment can be used continuously even after the construction of the structure. Furthermore, the cost of the communication equipment and the effort required for installation can be relatively reduced. Therefore, the ease of installation of the communication equipment can be improved. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1]1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a provision system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an installation state of a detection device. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the provision system. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a reference use state table. [Figure 5] 4 is a flowchart of a monitoring process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of determination information. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of determination information. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of abnormal event determination information. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a provision system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an installation state of a detection device. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a reference use state table. [Figure 12] 10 is a flowchart of a monitoring process according to the second embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of determination information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] An embodiment of a monitoring system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, [I] the basic concept of the embodiment will be described, then [II] specific details of the embodiment will be described, and finally, [III] modifications to the embodiment will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[0021] [I] Basic Concept of the Embodiment First, the basic concept of the embodiment will be described. The embodiment generally relates to a monitoring system that monitors the usage status of an object installed in a structure.

[0022] Here, the specific structure and type of "structure" are arbitrary, but the concept includes, for example, architectural structures such as office buildings, commercial facilities, public facilities, and apartment complexes such as condominiums and apartment buildings, as well as civil engineering structures such as bridges, tunnels, and dams. In the first and second embodiments, however, the description will be of an office building under construction with multiple floors.

[0023] Furthermore, the specific structure and type of the "installed object" are arbitrary, but the concept includes, for example, lighting devices (examples include indoor lights, outdoor lights, etc.), opening and closing devices (examples include window devices, door devices, shutter devices, etc.), and air conditioning devices (examples include air conditioners, heaters, air supply devices, humidifiers, etc.), but in embodiment 1 it is described as lighting devices (specifically, indoor lights), and in embodiment 2 it is described as opening and closing devices (specifically, window devices).

[0024] Furthermore, the "usage state of an installed object" refers to the state of the installed object when it is in use, and is a concept that includes, for example, the on / off state of a lighting device (specifically, the on or off state of a lighting device), the open / closed state of a switching device (specifically, the open or closed state of a switching device), and the operating state of an air conditioning device (specifically, the operating or stopped state of an air conditioning device).

[0025] [II] Specific details of the embodiment Next, specific details of the embodiment will be described.

[0026] First Embodiment First, a description will be given of a monitoring system according to embodiment 1. In this embodiment 1, the installed object is a lighting device.

[0027] (composition) First, the configuration of a provision system to which the monitoring system according to the first embodiment is applied will be described.

[0028] Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a provision system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an installation state of a detection device, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the provision system.

[0029] The provision system 1 is a system for providing various information to a worker M (hereinafter referred to as "worker M") engaged in the construction of a structure 2, and as shown in Figure 1, it is equipped with a detection device 10, a terminal device 20, and a monitoring device 30.

[0030] Regarding the connection configuration of the devices constituting this provision system 1, in the first embodiment, the detection device 10 and the monitoring device 30 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication facility 15 and a network 3, which will be described later. Also, the terminal device 20 and the monitoring device 30 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network 3.

[0031] (Configuration - Detection Device) The detection device 10 is a detection means for detecting the use state (specifically, the on / off state of a lighting device) of an installation 4 installed in the structure 2. The detection device 10 is configured using, for example, a known detection device (one example is an illuminance sensor that detects the illuminance around the installation 4 having a communication function), and is provided near the installation 4 inside each room of the structure 2.

[0032] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, it is provided on a wall 2a of the room (for example, the wall 2a on the window 2b side which is less susceptible to the influence of external light), and is detachably fixed to the wall 2a by a fixture or the like.

[0033] Furthermore, although the specific operation of the detection device 10 is arbitrary, in embodiment 1, information indicating the illuminance around the installation 4 detected by the detection device 10 is continuously or intermittently transmitted as usage status information (i.e., information indicating the usage status of the installation 4) (note that in embodiment 1, the usage status information is transmitted with installation identification information added that uniquely identifies the installation 4 that is the target of detection by the detection device 10).

[0034] Furthermore, the method for transmitting usage status information by the detection device 10 is arbitrary, but in embodiment 1, the information is transmitted to the monitoring device 30 via communication equipment 15 (e.g., communication equipment including a repeater for LPWA communication) using LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) communication (e.g., ELTRES, ZETA, SIGFOX, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, etc.).

[0035] Such transmission makes it relatively easy to install the communication equipment 15 of the detection device 10 during construction of the structure 2, and allows the communication equipment 15 to be used continuously even after construction of the structure 2. Furthermore, the cost of the communication equipment 15 and the labor required for construction can be relatively reduced. Therefore, the ease of installation of the communication equipment 15 can be improved.

[0036] (Configuration - Terminal Device) The terminal device 20 is a device for receiving various types of information from the monitoring device 30, and as shown in Fig. 3, includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal operation unit 22, a terminal output unit 23, a terminal control unit 24, and a terminal storage unit 25. Note that the terminal device 20 can be configured, for example, by a known mobile terminal (for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal) or a stationary personal computer carried by each of the multiple workers M, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0037] (Configuration - Terminal Device - Terminal Side Communication Unit) The terminal side communication unit 21 is a terminal side communication means for communicating between the monitoring device 30 and the terminal device 20 via the network 3, and is configured using, for example, a known communication means for communicating using a wireless communication network or a wired communication network (the same applies to the monitoring side communication unit 31 of the monitoring device 30 described below).

[0038] (Configuration - Terminal Device - Terminal Side Operation Unit) The terminal operation unit 22 is a terminal operation means for accepting operation inputs to the terminal device 20, and is configured using known operation means such as various switches and a touch pad.

[0039] (Configuration - Terminal device - Terminal side output section) The terminal side output unit 23 is a terminal side output means that outputs various information based on the control of the terminal side control unit 24, and is configured using, for example, a known display means (for example, a display) or audio output means (for example, a speaker).

[0040] (Configuration - Terminal Device - Terminal Side Control Unit) The terminal-side control unit 24 is a terminal-side control means that controls the terminal device 20, and specifically, is a computer that includes a CPU, various programs that are interpreted and executed on the CPU (including basic control programs such as an OS, and application programs that are started on the OS and realize specific functions), and an internal memory such as RAM for storing programs and various data (the same applies to the monitoring-side control unit 32 of the monitoring device 30, which will be described later). Details of the processing executed by this terminal-side control unit 24 will be described later.

[0041] (Configuration - Terminal Device - Terminal Side Storage Unit) The terminal-side storage unit 25 is a terminal-side storage means for recording programs and various data necessary for the operation of the terminal device 20, and is configured using, for example, a hard disk (not shown) as an external recording device. However, instead of or together with the hard disk, any other recording medium can be used, including a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical recording medium such as a DVD or a Blu-ray disc, or an electrical recording medium such as a Flash ROM, a USB memory, or an SD card (the same applies to the monitoring-side storage unit 33 of the monitoring device 30, which will be described later).

[0042] (Configuration-Monitoring device) The monitoring device 30 is a monitoring system that monitors the usage status of the installed object 4, and as shown in Fig. 3, it includes a monitoring communication unit 31, a monitoring control unit 32, and a monitoring storage unit 33. Note that this monitoring device 30 can be configured, for example, by a known cloud server or the like provided on the network 3, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0043] (Configuration - Monitoring device - Monitoring communication unit) The monitoring-side communication unit 31 is a monitoring-side communication means for communicating between the monitoring device 30 and each of the detecting device 10 and the terminal device 20 via the network 3 .

[0044] (Configuration - Monitoring device - Monitoring side control unit) The monitoring control unit 32 is a monitoring control means for controlling the monitoring device 30, and as shown in FIG. 3, conceptually includes an acquisition unit 32a, a determination unit 32b, and a notification unit 32c.

[0045] The acquisition unit 32a is an acquisition unit that acquires the usage state information, and specifically, acquires the usage state information from each detection device 10 via LPWA communication.

[0046] The determination unit 32b is a determination means that determines whether the usage status of the installed object 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition unit 32a and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired.

[0047] The notification unit 32c is a notification unit that notifies information indicating the determination result of the determination unit (hereinafter referred to as "determination information"). Details of the processing executed by this monitoring-side control unit 32 will be described later.

[0048] (Configuration - Monitoring device - Monitoring side storage) The monitoring-side storage unit 33 is a monitoring-side storage means for recording programs and various data required for the operation of the monitoring device 30, and as shown in FIG. 3, includes a reference use state table 33a.

[0049] The reference use state table 33a is a reference use state information storage means for storing reference use state information, which will be described later.

[0050] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the reference usage state table 33a. As shown in Fig. 4, the reference usage state table 33a stores the items "installation object identification information," "installation location information," "time period information," and "reference usage state information," and information corresponding to each item, in mutual association with each other.

[0051] Among these, information corresponding to the item "installation identification information" is installation identification information, such as "1001," which is the identification number assigned to the installation 4 shown in FIG. 4. Information corresponding to the item "installation location information" is installation location information indicating the installation location of the installation 4, such as "Room 101," which is the installation location of the installation 4 shown in FIG. 4. Information corresponding to the item "time period information" is time period information indicating the time period related to the usage state of the installation 4, such as "midnight to 6:00 AM," which is the time period shown in FIG. 4. Information corresponding to the item "reference usage state information" is reference usage state information indicating the usage state of the installation 4 according to the time period, such as "lights off," which is the usage state of the installation 4 shown in FIG. 4. Note that "-" in the reference usage state information shown in FIG. 4 indicates that the installation 4 is not in use according to the time period.

[0052] The provision system 1 described above makes it easier for the person to be notified (specifically, worker M, etc.) to understand whether the usage status of the installed object 4 is appropriate for the situation, compared to conventional technology (technology that simply collects monitoring information indicating the lighting status of electric lights), thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0053] (Monitoring process) Next, a monitoring process executed by the monitoring control unit 32 of the monitoring device 30 configured as described above will be described.

[0054] Fig. 5 is a flowchart of the monitoring process according to the first embodiment (in the following description of each process, steps are abbreviated as "S"). Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of determination information. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of determination information. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of abnormal event determination information.

[0055] The monitoring process is a process for monitoring the usage status of the installation 4 installed in the structure 2. This monitoring process can be executed at any timing, but in the first embodiment, it is described as being started after the detection device 10, the communication equipment 15, the terminal device 20, and the monitoring device 30 are powered on.

[0056] When the monitoring process is started, as shown in FIG. 5, the acquisition unit 32a acquires the usage state information in SA1.

[0057] The method for acquiring this usage status information is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, the usage status information transmitted from each detecting device 10 is acquired by continuously or intermittently receiving it via the communication equipment 15.

[0058] At SA2, the monitoring-side control unit 32 determines whether or not the timing for determining the use state of the installed object 4 (hereinafter referred to as "determination timing") has arrived.

[0059] The method for determining whether or not this determination timing has arrived is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, the determination is made based on whether or not a periodic timing (for example, a timing at 10-minute intervals) has arrived, and whether or not information indicating an instruction to determine the usage state of the installed object 4 (hereinafter referred to as "determination instruction information") has been received from the terminal device 20. Here, if the periodic timing has arrived or the determination instruction information has been received, it is determined that the determination timing has arrived, and if the periodic timing has not arrived or the determination instruction information has not been received, it is determined that the determination timing has not arrived.

[0060] If the monitoring-side control unit 32 determines that the determination timing has arrived (SA2, Yes), it proceeds to SA3. If the monitoring-side control unit 32 determines that the determination timing has not arrived (SA2, No), it proceeds to SA1, and repeats the processes of SA1 and SA2 until it determines that the determination timing has arrived in SA2.

[0061] In SA3, the judgment unit 32b judges for each installation 4 whether the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired in SA1 (specifically, the usage status information of each installation 4) and the acquisition time when the usage status information was acquired.

[0062] The method for determining whether the usage state of the installed object 4 is in accordance with the time period is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, the determination is made as follows.

[0063] First, the use state of the installation 4 is identified based on whether the illuminance around the installation 4 indicated in the use state information of the installation 4 to be processed, acquired from the start of processing in SA1 until it is determined in SA2 that the determination timing has arrived, is equal to or greater than a threshold. Specifically, if the illuminance is equal to or greater than the threshold, the use state of the installation 4 is identified as being on, and if the illuminance is less than the threshold, the use state of the installation 4 is identified as being off. Next, the reference use state information corresponding to the installation identification information of the installation 4 to be processed and the acquisition time is extracted from the reference use state information stored in the reference use state table 33a. Then, it is determined whether the identified use state of the installation 4 matches the use state of the installation 4 indicated in the extracted reference use state information. If they match, it is determined that the use state of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period. If they do not match, it is determined that the use state of the installation 4 is not in a state appropriate for the time period.

[0064] As an example, if the installation identification information added to the usage state information is 1001, the illuminance around the installation 4 indicated in the usage state information is equal to or greater than the threshold, and the acquisition time is 2:00 a.m., the usage state of the installation 4 is identified as being in a lit state, and reference usage state information indicating an off state is extracted. Then, since the identified usage state of the installation 4 (= lit state) does not match the usage state of the installation 4 indicated in the extracted reference usage state information (= off state), it is determined that the usage state of the installation 4 is not in a state appropriate for the time period.

[0065] In SA4, the notification unit 32c creates determination information based on the determination result obtained in SA3.

[0066] The method for creating this determination information is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, it is created as follows.

[0067] That is, by superimposing the usage status information acquired from the start of processing at SA1 until it is determined at SA2 that the judgment timing has arrived with information indicating the judgment result determined at SA3, judgment information is created for each installed object 4 as image information showing the judgment result in a graph format.

[0068] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 6, the usage status information UI of the target installation 4 is arranged in association with the acquisition time at which the usage status information UI was acquired on a graph whose vertical axis represents the illuminance around the installation 4 and whose horizontal axis represents the acquisition time. Furthermore, among the information indicating the determination result of the target installation 4, information DI1 (non-hatched area in Fig. 6) indicating the usage status of the installation 4 according to the time period is arranged around the corresponding usage status information UI, and information DI2 (hatched area in Fig. 6) not indicating the usage status of the installation 4 according to the time period is arranged around the corresponding usage status information UI. Then, the information DI1 indicating the usage status of the installation 4 according to the time period and the information DI2 not indicating the usage status of the installation 4 according to the time period are displayed in different ways (for example, by displaying the former information in white and the latter information in red), thereby creating determination information DI (note that the determination information DI may be created so that the usage status information UI is not displayed, for example).

[0069] However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the determination information may be created for each acquisition time as image information showing the determination results determined by the SA3 in a table format.

[0070] 7, in each square of a table consisting of multiple rows and multiple columns, each piece of installation location information PI is arranged, and information SI indicating the usage state of the installation 4 (specifically, the off state or the on state of the lighting device) specified based on whether or not the illuminance around the installation 4 indicated in the usage state information corresponding to the installation location information PI (specifically, the usage state information corresponding to a specific acquisition time) is equal to or greater than a threshold is arranged. Then, determination information DI is created by displaying the information indicating the determination result corresponding to each piece of installation location information in a manner according to the determination result (for example, for information DI1 indicating the usage state of the installation 4 according to the time period, the square is displayed in white, and for information DI2 not indicating the usage state of the installation 4 according to the time period, the square is displayed in red, etc.).

[0071] By creating the determination information in this manner, it becomes easier to visually grasp the determination information, and the visibility of the determination information can be improved.

[0072] Returning to Figure 5, in SA5, the judgment unit 32b judges for each installation 4 whether an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installation 4 based on the usage status information acquired in SA1 and past usage status information acquired using a specified method.

[0073] Here, the "abnormal event related to the installation 4" corresponds to, for example, a malfunction of the installation 4, a human-caused or non-human-caused erroneous operation of the installation 4, and the like.

[0074] Furthermore, the method for acquiring the above-mentioned past usage status information is arbitrary, but examples include acquiring past usage status information for a predetermined period (for example, past usage status information for the most recent month, etc.) from a past usage status table provided in the monitoring side memory unit 33, which stores past usage status information acquired by the acquisition unit 32a, installation identification information, and past acquisition time information indicating the acquisition time of the past usage status information in a mutually associated manner, or acquiring the past usage status information for a predetermined period by receiving it from an external device (for example, an external server) that has the above-mentioned past usage status table.

[0075] Furthermore, the method for determining whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object 4 is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, the determination is made as follows.

[0076] That is, first, using the method of determining whether the usage state of each installation 4 in SA3 is in a state appropriate for the time period, it is determined whether the most recent usage state of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage state information acquired by SA1 for the installation 4 to be processed, and it is also determined whether the past usage state of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the past usage state information for the installation 4 to be processed (note that if this determination has already been made, this step may be omitted). Next, based on these determination results, it is determined whether the total number of times the usage state of the installation 4 was not in a state appropriate for the time period is a predetermined number or more (e.g., 10 or more times), or whether the total time the usage state of the installation 4 was not in a state appropriate for the time period is a predetermined time or more (e.g., 50 or more hours). If the number or the time is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, it is determined that the abnormal event has occurred. If the number or the time is less than the predetermined number or the time is less than the predetermined time, it is determined that the abnormal event has not occurred.

[0077] In SA6, the notification unit 32c creates abnormal event determination information based on the determination result obtained in SA5.

[0078] Here, the "abnormal event determination information" is information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination unit 32b has determined that an abnormal event related to the installed object 4 has occurred.

[0079] Furthermore, the method for creating this abnormal event determination information is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, the abnormal event determination information is created as image information showing the determination results made in SA6 in a table format.

[0080] 8, first, in each box of a table consisting of multiple rows and multiple columns, each piece of installation location information and information indicating the determination result determined by SA6 corresponding to the installation location information are arranged. Then, by displaying the information indicating the determination result corresponding to each piece of installation location information in a manner according to the determination result (for example, information indicating the determination result indicating that no abnormal event has occurred is displayed in black letters and without coloring the box, and information indicating the determination result indicating that an abnormal event has occurred is displayed in red letters and with colored box (or coloring of the box may be omitted)), abnormal event determination information ADI is created.

[0081] By creating such abnormal event determination information, it becomes easier to visually grasp the abnormal event determination information, and the visibility of the abnormal event determination information can be improved.

[0082] Returning to FIG. 5, in SA7, the notification unit 32c notifies information (hereinafter referred to as "notification information") including the determination information created in SA4 and the abnormal event determination information created in SA6.

[0083] The method for notifying this notification information is arbitrary, but in the first embodiment, it is notified as follows.

[0084] That is, the notification information is uploaded to a specified cloud, and then when the notification information is downloaded from the specified cloud by the terminal device 20, the notification information is displayed by the terminal side output unit 23 at the time of the download (or when a specified time has elapsed since the download), thereby notifying the user.

[0085] However, this is not limited to the above. For example, if the monitoring device 30 and the terminal device 20 can communicate directly via the network 3, the monitoring side control unit 32 may directly transmit the notification information, and the notification may be made by having the terminal side output unit 23 display the notification information at the time the notification information is received by the terminal device 20.

[0086] By reporting such notification information, the notified determination information makes it easier for the person to be notified to know whether the lighting state of the lighting device, which is the installation 4, is appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30. Furthermore, the notified abnormal event determination information enables the person to be notified to know whether an abnormal event has occurred regarding each installation 4, making it easier to take measures (for example, repair measures, etc.) for the abnormal event.

[0087] In SA8, the monitoring-side control unit 32 determines whether or not the timing to end the monitoring process (hereinafter referred to as "end timing") has arrived.

[0088] The method for determining whether or not this termination timing has arrived is arbitrary, but for example, the determination can be made based on whether or not information instructing the termination of the monitoring process (hereinafter referred to as "termination instruction information") has been received from an external device (for example, a management device held by the construction manager), and if the termination instruction information has been received, it is determined that the termination timing has arrived, and if the termination instruction information has not been received, it is determined that the termination timing has not arrived.

[0089] If the monitoring control unit 32 determines that the end timing has arrived (SA8, Yes), it ends the monitoring process. On the other hand, if the monitoring control unit 32 determines that the end timing has not arrived (SA8, No), it proceeds to SA1 and repeats the processes from SA1 to SA8 until it determines that the end timing has arrived at SA8.

[0090] This type of monitoring process makes it easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the usage status of the installed object 4 is appropriate for the situation, compared to conventional technology (technology that simply collects monitoring information indicating the lighting status of electric lights), thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0091] (Effects of the First Embodiment) Thus, according to the first embodiment, the monitoring device 30 is provided with a determination unit 32b that determines whether or not the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition unit 32a and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired, and a notification unit 32c that notifies determination information indicating the determination result of the determination unit 32b. Therefore, compared to the conventional technology (technology that simply collects monitoring information indicating the lighting status of electric lights), it is easier for the person to be notified to know whether or not the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0092] Furthermore, the determination unit 32b determines whether the on / off state of the lighting device is appropriate for the time of day based on the usage status information and acquisition time acquired by the acquisition unit 32a, and the notification unit 32c notifies the determination information when at least the determination unit 32b determines that the on / off state of the lighting device is not appropriate for the time of day. This makes it easier for the person to be notified to know whether the on / off state of the lighting device, which is the installed object 4, is appropriate for the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0093] Furthermore, the determination unit 32b determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object 4 based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition unit 32a and past usage status information acquired by a predetermined method, and the notification unit 32c notifies abnormal event determination information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination unit 32b has determined that an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object 4, so that the person to be notified can know whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object 4, and can more easily take measures (for example, repair measures, etc.) regarding the abnormal event.

[0094] Furthermore, since the determination information includes image information that shows the determination results of the determination unit 32b in a graph or table format, the determination information can be easily visually grasped, and the visibility of the determination information can be improved.

[0095] Furthermore, since the acquisition unit 32a acquires the usage status information from the detection device 10 that detects the usage status of the installed object 4 via LPWA communication, it becomes relatively easy to introduce the communication equipment 15 of the detection device 10 during construction of the structure 2, and the communication equipment 15 can be continuously used even after construction of the structure 2. Furthermore, the cost of the communication equipment 15 and the effort required for construction work can be relatively reduced. Therefore, the ease of installation of the communication equipment 15 can be improved.

[0096] Second Embodiment Next, a monitoring system according to a second embodiment will be described. In this second embodiment, the installed object is a switching device. However, the configuration of this second embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, except where otherwise specified, and the configuration that is substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment will be assigned the same symbols and / or names as used in the first embodiment as necessary, and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0097] (composition) First, a description will be given of the configuration of a provision system 100 to which a monitoring system according to embodiment 2 is applied. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an overview of the provision system 100 according to embodiment 2. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an installation situation of a detection device 10.

[0098] As shown in FIG. 9, the providing system 100 includes a detecting device 10, a terminal device 20, and a monitoring device 30.

[0099] (Configuration - Detection Device) The detection device 10 is a detection means for detecting the use state (specifically, the open / close state of an opening / closing device) of an installed object 4 installed in the structure 2. This detection device 10 is configured using, for example, a known detection device (one example is a detection device including an open / close sensor 11 (for example, an open / close sensor 11 consisting of a magnet 11a and a magnetic switch 11b) and a communication device 12), and is provided near the installed object 4 inside each room of the structure 2.

[0100] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, it is provided on an opening / closing body 4a of an installation 4 in each room, and is detachably fixed to the opening / closing body 4a by a fixture or the like.

[0101] Furthermore, although the specific operation of the detection device 10 is arbitrary, in embodiment 2, information indicating the level value detected by the detection device 10 is transmitted continuously or intermittently as usage status information (note that, also in embodiment 2, the usage status information is transmitted with installation object identification information added that uniquely identifies the installation object 4 that is the target of detection by the detection device 10).

[0102] Here, the "level value detected by the detection device 10" is a concept that includes, for example, an L level value (as an example, level value = 0) output from the magnetic switch 11b when the magnet 11a of the opening / closing sensor 11 and the magnetic switch 11b separate when the opening / closing device is in the open state, and an H level value (as an example, level value = 1) output from the magnetic switch 11b when the magnet 11a of the opening / closing sensor 11 and the magnetic switch 11b approach each other when the opening / closing device is in the closed state.

[0103] (Configuration - Terminal Device) The terminal device 20 according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the terminal device 20 according to the first embodiment.

[0104] (Configuration-Monitoring device) The monitoring device 30 according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the monitoring device 30 according to the first embodiment. However, the details of the configuration of the monitoring-side storage unit 33 are modified as follows.

[0105] (Configuration - Monitoring device - Monitoring side storage) The monitoring-side storage unit 33 includes a reference use state table 33a.

[0106] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the reference usage state table 33a. As shown in Fig. 11, the reference usage state table 33a stores the items "installation object identification information," "installation location information," "time period information," and "reference usage state information," and information corresponding to each item, in mutual association with each other.

[0107] Among these, information corresponding to the item "installation object identification information" is installation object identification information, such as "2001," which is the identification number assigned to the installation object 4 shown in FIG. 11. Information corresponding to the item "installation location information" is installation location information, such as "Room 101," which is the installation location of the installation object 4 shown in FIG. 11. Information corresponding to the item "time period information" is time period information, such as "midnight to 8:00 AM," which is the time period related to the usage state of the installation object 4 shown in FIG. 11. Information corresponding to the item "reference usage state information" is reference usage state information, such as "closed state," which is the usage state of the installation object 4 according to the time period shown in FIG. 11.

[0108] (Monitoring process) Next, a monitoring process executed by the monitoring control unit 32 of the monitoring device 30 configured as described above will be described.

[0109] Fig. 12 is a flowchart of a monitoring process according to embodiment 2. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of determination information.

[0110] Regarding the monitoring process according to the second embodiment, SB1 and SB2 in FIG. 12 are similar to SA1 and SA2 in FIG. 5, respectively, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0111] As shown in FIG. 12, in SB3, the judgment unit 32b judges for each installation 4 whether the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired in SB1 (specifically, the usage status information of each installation 4) and the acquisition time when the usage status information was acquired.

[0112] The method for determining whether the use state of the installed object 4 is in accordance with the time period is arbitrary, but in the second embodiment, the determination is made as follows.

[0113] First, the usage state of the installation 4 to be processed is identified based on whether or not a level value indicated in the usage state information of the installation 4 to be processed, acquired from the start of processing in SB1 until it is determined in SB2 that the determination timing has arrived, is equal to or greater than a threshold. Specifically, if the level value is equal to or greater than the threshold, the usage state of the installation 4 is identified as a closed state, and if the level value is less than the threshold, the usage state of the installation 4 is identified as an open state. Next, from the reference usage state information stored in the reference usage state table 33a, reference usage state information corresponding to the installation identification information of the installation 4 to be processed and the acquisition time is extracted. Then, it is determined whether or not the usage state of the identified installation 4 matches the usage state of the installation 4 indicated in the extracted reference usage state information. If they match, it is determined that the usage state of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period. If they do not match, it is determined that the usage state of the installation 4 is not in a state appropriate for the time period.

[0114] As an example, if the installation identification information added to the usage status information is 2001, the level value indicated in the usage status information is a level value less than the threshold value, and the acquisition time is 1:15 PM, the usage status of the installation 4 is identified as an open state, and reference usage status information indicating an open state is extracted. Then, since the identified usage status (= open state) of the installation 4 matches the usage status (= open state) of the installation 4 indicated in the extracted reference usage status information, it is determined that the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period.

[0115] In SB4, the notification unit 32c creates determination information based on the determination result obtained in SB3.

[0116] The method for creating this judgment information is arbitrary, but in embodiment 2, the judgment information is created for each installed object 4 as image information showing the judgment result in a graph format by superimposing the usage status information acquired from the start of processing in SB1 until it is determined that the judgment timing has arrived in SB2, information indicating the acquisition time when the usage status information was acquired, and information indicating the judgment result determined in SB3.

[0117] 13, the usage status information UI of the installation 4 to be processed is arranged in association with the acquisition time at which the usage status information UI was acquired on a graph with the vertical axis representing the level value and the horizontal axis representing the acquisition time. Furthermore, among the information indicating the determination result of the installation 4 to be processed, information DI1 (non-hatched area in FIG. 13) indicating that the usage status of the installation 4 is in accordance with the time period is arranged around the corresponding usage status information UI, and information DI2 (hatched area in FIG. 13) not indicating that the usage status of the installation 4 is in accordance with the time period is arranged around the corresponding usage status information UI. Then, the information DI1 indicating that the usage status of the installation 4 is in accordance with the time period and the information DI2 not indicating that the usage status of the installation 4 is in accordance with the time period are displayed in different ways (for example, by displaying the former information in white and the latter information in red), thereby creating determination information DI.

[0118] However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the determination information may be created for each acquisition time as image information showing the determination results determined by SB3 in a table format, similar to the determination information in FIG.

[0119] Returning to FIG. 12, in SB5, the notification unit 32c notifies the user of the determination information created in SB4, in substantially the same manner as in the process of SA7.

[0120] By notifying such judgment information, the person to be notified can easily understand whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device, which is the installed object 4, is appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0121] At SB6, the monitoring control unit 32 determines whether the end timing has arrived.

[0122] If the monitoring control unit 32 determines that the end timing has arrived (SB6, Yes), it ends the monitoring process. On the other hand, if the monitoring control unit 32 determines that the end timing has not arrived (SB6, No), it proceeds to SB1 and repeats the processes from SB1 to SB6 until it determines that the end timing has arrived at SB6.

[0123] This type of monitoring process, like the monitoring process in embodiment 1, makes it easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the usage status of the installed object 4 is appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0124] (Effects of the second embodiment) Thus, according to the second embodiment, the determination unit 32b determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for the time zone based on the usage status information and acquisition time acquired by the acquisition unit 32a, and the notification unit 32c notifies the determination information when at least the determination unit 32b determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time zone. Therefore, it becomes easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device, which is the installed object 4, is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device 30.

[0125] [III] Modifications to the embodiment Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the specific configurations and means of the present invention can be modified and improved as desired within the scope of the technical ideas of the inventions set forth in the claims. Such modifications will be described below.

[0126] (About the problem to be solved and the effects of the invention) First, the problems that the invention aims to solve and the effects of the invention are not limited to those described above, and the present invention may solve problems that are not described above or achieve effects that are not described above, or may solve only some of the problems that are described or achieve only some of the effects that are described.

[0127] (Regarding decentralization and integration) Furthermore, the electrical components described above are conceptual and functional, and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific distribution and integration of each component is not limited to the illustrated configuration. All or part of the components can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in any unit depending on various loads and usage conditions. Furthermore, the term "system" in this application is not limited to a system consisting of multiple devices, but also includes a system consisting of a single device. Furthermore, the term "device" in this application is not limited to a system consisting of a single device, but also includes a system consisting of multiple devices. Furthermore, the data structure of each piece of information described in the above embodiment may be arbitrarily modified. For example, the monitoring device 30 may be distributed across multiple devices that are configured to communicate with each other, with the monitoring control unit 32 provided in some of these devices and the monitoring memory unit 33 provided in others of these devices.

[0128] (shape, numbers, structure, time series) The components illustrated in the embodiments and drawings may be modified and improved as desired within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention in terms of shape, numerical value, or the structure or chronological relationship of multiple components.

[0129] (About structures) In the above first and second embodiments, the structure 2 has been described as an office building under construction, but the structure 2 is not limited to this and may be, for example, an office building after construction.

[0130] In addition, in the above-described first embodiment, the monitoring device 30 monitors only the on / off state of the lighting device, which is the installed object 4, and in the second embodiment, the monitoring device 30 monitors only the open / close state of the opening / closing device, which is the installed object 4. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the monitoring device 30 may monitor both the on / off state of the lighting device and the open / close state of the opening / closing device. In this case, both the reference usage state table 33a according to the first embodiment and the reference usage state table 33a according to the second embodiment may be provided in the monitoring-side storage unit 33.

[0131] In addition, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the installed object 4 is described as a lighting device or an opening / closing device, but is not limited thereto and may be, for example, an air conditioning device. In this case, the detection device 10 may be configured using a known detection device or the like that includes an air flow sensor that detects the air flow rate around the installed object 4 and a communication device.

[0132] (About the provision system) In the above-mentioned first and second embodiments, the provision system has been described as including the terminal device 20, but this is not limiting. For example, if the monitoring device 30 is configured as a known server device installed in or near the structure 2 and includes output means for outputting various information (for example, known display means or audio output means), and the notification unit 32c can notify the determination information using the output means, the terminal device 20 may be omitted.

[0133] (About the detection device) In the above-described first and second embodiments, the detecting device 10 transmits the usage status information to the monitoring device 30 via LPWA communication, but this is not limiting. For example, the detecting device 10 may transmit the usage status information via communication other than LPWA communication (e.g., LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication, etc.), so that the acquiring unit 32a of the monitoring device 30 can acquire the usage status information from the detecting device 10 via LTE communication.

[0134] (Regarding monitoring processes) In the first embodiment, it has been described that the processes of SA5 and SA6 are performed, but this is not limiting, and for example, the processes of SA5 and SA6 may be omitted.

[0135] Furthermore, in the second embodiment, it has been described that abnormal event determination information is not created, but this is not limiting. For example, substantially similar to the monitoring process according to the first embodiment, the determination unit 32b may determine whether or not an abnormal event related to the installed object 4 has occurred for each installed object 4, and the notification unit 32c may create abnormal event determination information based on the determination result.

[0136] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment 1, it was explained that in the processing of SA3, it is determined for each installation 4 whether the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired in SA1 and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired, but this is not limited to this.

[0137] For example, it may be possible to determine only whether the usage state of the specific installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period (note that the same applies to the processing of SB3 in the second embodiment). In this case, it may be possible to create and notify only the determination information regarding the specific installation 4.

[0138] Alternatively, in addition to the usage status information and the acquisition time, it may be possible to determine for each installation 4 whether the usage status of the installation 4 is in a state appropriate for the time period based on weather information, temperature information, and / or humidity information (note that the same applies to the processing of SB3 in the above-mentioned embodiment 2).

[0139] As an example, in embodiment 1, if the above-mentioned acquisition time is the time period from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the weather information around structure 2 acquired by a predetermined method (for example, receiving from an external device) is information indicating cloudy or rainy, it may be determined that the reference usage status information is information indicating the lit state, regardless of the reference usage status information stored in the reference usage status table 33a.

[0140] Furthermore, in embodiment 2, if the acquisition time is between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and the humidity information around structure 2 acquired by a predetermined method (for example, reception from an external device or reception from a sensor installed in structure 2) is information indicating humidity above a threshold, it may be determined that the reference usage state information is information indicating an open state, regardless of the reference usage state information stored in reference usage state table 33a.

[0141] In the first embodiment, the determining unit 32b determines whether the usage state of the installed object 4 is in a state corresponding to the time period by using the reference usage state information stored in the reference usage state table 33a in the process of SA3. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the determining unit 32b may determine whether the usage state of the installed object 4 is in a state corresponding to the time period by using the reference usage state information received from the terminal device 20 or an external device.

[0142] In addition, in the above-described first embodiment, it has been described that the notification unit 32c notifies the determination information at SA7 regardless of the content of the determination information created at SA4, but this is not limited to this. For example, the determination information may be notified only when the determination information created at SA4 indicates that the lighting device is not in an on / off state appropriate for the time period (note that the same applies to the process at SB5 in the above-described second embodiment).

[0143] (About judgment information) In the above-described first and second embodiments, the determination information has been described as including image information showing the determination result determined by the determination unit 32b in a graph or table format, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the determination information may include text information showing the determination result determined by the determination unit 32b instead of (or in addition to) the image information. In this case, the method of notifying the determination information may be, for example, when the notification information is downloaded by the terminal device 20 from the predetermined cloud, the notification information may be notified by displaying or outputting the notification information as sound by the terminal-side output unit 23 at the timing of the download.

[0144] (Addendum) The monitoring system of Appendix 1 is a monitoring system that monitors the usage status of an installation installed in a structure, and includes an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the installation, a determination means for determining whether the usage status of the installation is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired, and a notification means for notifying determination information indicating the determination result of the determination means.

[0145] The monitoring system of Supplementary Note 2 is the monitoring system of Supplementary Note 1, wherein the usage status of the installed object includes an on / off state of a lighting device, and the determination means determines whether the on / off state of the lighting device is in accordance with the time of day based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the on / off state of the lighting device is not in accordance with the time of day.

[0146] The monitoring system of Appendix 3 is the monitoring system described in Appendix 1 or 2, wherein the usage status of the installed object includes the open / closed state of an opening / closing device, and the determination means determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for the time zone based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time zone.

[0147] The monitoring system of Supplementary Note 4 is a monitoring system described in any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the determination means determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and past usage status information acquired by a predetermined method, and the notification means notifies abnormal event determination information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination means has determined that an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object.

[0148] The monitoring system of Supplementary Note 5 is the monitoring system according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, wherein the determination information includes image information showing the determination result of the determination means in a graph or table format.

[0149] The monitoring system of Supplementary Note 6 is a monitoring system described in any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, wherein the acquisition means acquires the usage status information from a detection means that detects the usage status of the installed object via LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) communication.

[0150] (Effect of supplementary notes) The monitoring system described in Appendix 1 is equipped with a determination means for determining whether the usage status of the installed object is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time when the usage status information was acquired, and a notification means for notifying determination information indicating the determination result of the determination means.Therefore, compared to conventional technology (technology that simply collects monitoring information indicating the lighting status of electric lights), it is easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the usage status of the installed object is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby improving the usability of the monitoring device.

[0151] According to the monitoring system described in Appendix 2, the determination means determines whether the on / off state of the lighting device is appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the on / off state of the lighting device is not appropriate for the time period. This makes it easier for the person to be notified to know whether the on / off state of the lighting device, which is an installed object, is appropriate for the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device.

[0152] According to the monitoring system described in Appendix 3, the determination means determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for the time period based on the usage status information and acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means, and the notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time period.This makes it easier for the person to be notified to understand whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device, which is an installed object, is in a state appropriate for the situation, thereby further improving the usability of the monitoring device.

[0153] According to the monitoring system described in Appendix 4, the determination means determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and past usage status information acquired by a specified method, and the notification means notifies abnormal event determination information indicating the determination result of whether or not the determination means has determined that an abnormal event regarding the installed object has occurred, so that the person to be notified can understand whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object, and can more easily take measures (e.g., repair measures, etc.) regarding the abnormal event.

[0154] According to the monitoring system described in Appendix 5, the judgment information includes image information that shows the judgment results of the judgment means in graph or table format, making it easier to visually grasp the judgment information and improving the visibility of the judgment information.

[0155] According to the monitoring system described in Supplementary Note 6, the acquisition means acquires the usage status information from the detection means that detects the usage status of the installed object via LPWA communication, which makes it relatively easy to install the communication equipment for the detection device during the construction of the structure, and allows the communication equipment to continue to be used even after the construction of the structure. Furthermore, the cost of the communication equipment and the effort required for installation can be relatively reduced. Therefore, the ease of installation of the communication equipment can be improved. [Explanation of symbols]

[0156] 1. Provision system 2 structures 2a wall 2b Window section 3 Network 4 Installations 4a Opening and closing body 10. Detection Device 11 Open / close sensor 11a Magnet 11b Magnetic switch 12 Communication equipment 15. Communications Equipment 20 Terminal equipment 21 Terminal communication unit 22 Terminal operation section 23 Terminal output section 24 Terminal side control unit 25 Terminal side memory unit 30 Monitoring equipment 31 Monitoring communication unit 32 Monitoring control section 32a Acquisition part 32b Judgment part 32c Notification Department 33 Monitoring side storage unit 33a Reference Use Condition Table 100 Provision System ADI Abnormal Event Judgment Information DI Judgment Information DI1 Information indicating the usage status of the installation according to the time period DI2 Information that does not indicate the usage status of the installation according to the time period M worker SI Information showing the usage status of the installation UI usage information

Claims

1. A monitoring system for monitoring the usage status of an object installed in a structure, an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating a usage status of the installation; a determination means for determining whether the usage status of the installation is in accordance with a time period based on the usage status information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time at which the usage status information was acquired; a notification means for notifying determination information indicating the determination result of the determination means, the determining means determines whether or not an abnormal event has occurred regarding the installed object based on the usage status information acquired by the acquiring means and the past usage status information acquired by a predetermined method; The notification means notifies abnormal event determination information indicating a determination result as to whether or not the determination means has determined that an abnormal event related to the installed object has occurred. Surveillance system.

2. The use state of the installation includes a lighting state of a lighting device, the determination means determines whether the lighting state of the lighting device is in a state appropriate for a time period based on the usage state information and the acquisition time acquired by the acquisition means; The notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the lighting device is not in an on / off state appropriate for the time period. The monitoring system of claim 1 .

3. The use state of the installation includes an open / closed state of a switching device, the determination means determines whether the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is in a state appropriate for a time period based on the usage state information acquired by the acquisition means and the acquisition time, The notification means notifies the determination information at least when the determination means determines that the open / closed state of the opening / closing device is not in a state appropriate for the time period.

3. A monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The determination information includes image information showing the determination result of the determination means in a graph or table format. A monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The acquisition means acquires the usage status information from a detection means that detects the usage status of the installed object via LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) communication. A monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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