Inspection item setting system, inspection item setting method, and inspection item setting program

Abstract

To provide an inspection item setting system, an inspection item setting method and an inspection item setting program capable of easily setting inspection items for a facility.SOLUTION: A facility management system 1 comprises: an acquisition processing unit 211 that acquires facility information on a target facility that is a facility to be registered; a specific processing unit 212 that specifies target inspection items to be set for the target facility, based on the facility information acquired by the acquisition processing unit 211, from a storage unit 22 that stores inspection items associated with the registration facilities that are facilities having been registered; and an output processing unit 213 that outputs the target inspection items specified by the specification processing unit 212.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an inspection item setting system, an inspection item setting method, and an inspection item setting program for setting inspection items of equipment.

Background Art

[0002] In facilities such as buildings, inspectors perform inspection work of periodically inspecting inspection items registered in advance for various equipment and recording inspection results. Conventionally, a system for supporting the inspection work of equipment has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, in a system for managing each equipment, an administrator has to perform an operation of specifying and registering in advance inspection items corresponding to each equipment. In this registration operation, it is necessary to specify inspection items corresponding to the equipment (inspection items to be inspected) from a large number of inspection items, and experience is required. Therefore, for an administrator with little experience in particular, the operation of specifying inspection items corresponding to the equipment is a great burden.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection item setting system, an inspection item setting method, and an inspection item setting program capable of easily setting inspection items of equipment.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] An inspection item setting system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises an acquisition processing unit, a specification processing unit, and an output processing unit. The acquisition processing unit acquires equipment information relating to a target equipment which is equipment to be registered. The specification processing unit identifies target inspection items to be set for the target equipment based on the equipment information acquired by the acquisition processing unit, from a storage unit which stores inspection items associated with the registered equipment which is registered equipment. The output processing unit outputs the target inspection items identified by the specification processing unit.

[0007] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for setting inspection items, in which one or more processors perform an acquisition step of acquiring equipment information relating to a target equipment which is equipment to be registered; an identification step of identifying target inspection items to be set for the target equipment based on the equipment information acquired in the acquisition step, from a storage unit that stores inspection items associated with the registered equipment which is registered equipment; and an output step of outputting the target inspection items identified in the identification step.

[0008] Another aspect of the present invention is an inspection item setting program that causes one or more processors to execute an acquisition step of acquiring equipment information relating to a target equipment which is equipment to be registered; an identification step of identifying target inspection items to be set for the target equipment based on the equipment information acquired in the acquisition step, from a storage unit which stores inspection items associated with the registered equipment which is registered equipment; and an output step of outputting the target inspection items identified in the identification step. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inspection item setting system, an inspection item setting method, and an inspection item setting program that enable easy setting of equipment inspection items. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1]Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 2 shows an example of a monitoring equipment information database used in an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] Figure 3 shows an example of an equipment information database used in an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows an example of an equipment settings page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5A] Figure 5A shows an example of an equipment settings page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5B] Figure 5B shows an example of an equipment settings page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5C] Figure 5C shows an example of an equipment settings page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] Figure 6 shows an example of classification information used in an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] Figure 7 shows an example of an inspection item setting page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] Figure 8 shows an example of candidate information used in an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] Figure 9 shows an example of a recommended inspection item page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] Figure 10 shows an example of a recommended inspection item page displayed on an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] Figure 11 shows an example of an inspection work page displayed on an inspector terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] Figure 12 shows an example of an inspection result report created by an equipment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13]FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of inspection item setting processing executed in the facility management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The following embodiments are merely examples of embodying the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0012] [Facility Management System 1] As shown in FIG. 1, the facility management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a management server 2, a facility monitoring device 3, a manager terminal 4, and an inspector terminal 5. The management server 2, the facility monitoring device 3, the manager terminal 4, and the inspector terminal 5 can communicate via a communication network NW such as the Internet, LAN, WAN, or a public telephone line. The facility management system 1 is introduced into a facility where a plurality of facilities are installed. The facility is various facilities such as commercial facilities such as commercial buildings, public facilities such as offices, accommodation facilities such as hotels and inns, and complex facilities. The facilities are various facilities such as air conditioning facilities such as boilers, refrigerators, pumps, air conditioning equipment, and blowers, electrical facilities such as high-pressure equipment, generators, and power supply equipment, and fire protection facilities such as alarm devices and fire extinguishers. In the present embodiment, as an example of the facility, the facility B1 of a commercial building is cited.

[0013] The inspector of the equipment installed in Facility B1 performs an inspection of the equipment to be inspected (hereinafter also referred to as the inspection target equipment). Specifically, the inspector carries the inspector terminal 5 (such as a smartphone or a mobile terminal), patrols and inspects a plurality of inspection target equipment, and registers the inspection results (normal, abnormal, measured data, etc.) in the inspector terminal 5. For example, the inspector confirms the inspection target equipment and inspection items on the operation screen (inspection work page P4 (see FIG. 11)) provided from the management server 2 and displayed on the inspector terminal 5, and performs an operation to register the inspection results of the inspection target equipment. When there are multiple inspectors, each inspector performs the inspection work of the inspection target equipment assigned to himself / herself while individually carrying the inspector terminal 5. The equipment management system 1 includes one or more inspector terminals 5.

[0014] The equipment monitoring device 3 monitors the equipment to be monitored (hereinafter also referred to as the monitoring target equipment) within Facility B1. Specifically, the equipment monitoring device 3 monitors the monitoring target equipment by using, for example, BACnet (Building Automation and Control Networking Protocol) ("BACnet"; registered trademark). The equipment monitoring device 3 may be included in a so-called building automatic management control system.

[0015] The management server 2 provides equipment management services for various facilities and operates an equipment management service site. Specifically, the management server 2 accepts the operations on the inspector terminal 5 by the inspector and manages the inspection work of Facility B1. In addition, the management server 2 presents various information related to the inspection work to the inspector. Further, when new equipment is introduced into Facility B1, the management server 2 accepts the operations on the administrator terminal 4 by the administrator, registers the equipment information, and sets the inspection items corresponding to the equipment. The management server 2 may be installed inside Facility B1 or outside Facility B1. Also, the management server 2 creates an inspection result report R1 (see FIG. 12) including the inspection results of the inspection work on the inspection target equipment by the inspector and the monitoring results of the monitoring target equipment by the equipment monitoring device 3.

[0016] In this embodiment, the management server 2 alone corresponds to the inspection item setting system according to the present invention. However, the inspection item setting system according to the present invention may include one or more components from the management server 2, equipment monitoring device 3, administrator terminal 4, and inspector terminal 5. For example, if the components of the management server 2, equipment monitoring device 3, administrator terminal 4, and inspector terminal 5 cooperate to share and execute the inspection item setting process (see Figure 13) described later, the system including multiple components that execute that process can be considered as the inspection item setting system according to the present invention. For example, the management server 2, equipment monitoring device 3, administrator terminal 4, and inspector terminal 5 may constitute the inspection item setting system according to the present invention. Alternatively, the management server 2 may also function as the equipment monitoring device 3. In this case, the management server 2, administrator terminal 4, and inspector terminal 5 may constitute the inspection item setting system according to the present invention.

[0017] [Equipment monitoring device 3] As shown in Figure 1, the equipment monitoring device 3 is a server equipped with a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation display unit 33, and a communication interface 34. The equipment monitoring device 3 is not limited to a single computer; it may be a computer system in which multiple computers work together, or it may be configured as a cloud server. Furthermore, the various processes performed by the equipment monitoring device 3 may be distributed and executed by one or more processors. The equipment monitoring device 3 uses BACnet to monitor the equipment to be monitored within facility B1. The functions of the equipment monitoring device 3 may also be included in the management server 2.

[0018] Communication I / F34 is a communication interface that connects the equipment monitoring device 3 to the communication network NW via wired or wireless connection and performs data communication with external devices such as the management server 2 via the communication network NW in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. Furthermore, communication I / F34 performs data communication with the monitored equipment in accordance with BACnet.

[0019] The operation display unit 33 is a user interface comprising a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts input.

[0020] The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 32 includes a monitoring equipment information database (hereinafter referred to as the monitoring equipment information DB) 321.

[0021] Figure 2 shows an example of the monitoring equipment information DB321 corresponding to facility B1. The monitoring equipment information DB321 contains information such as the name (monitoring equipment name), monitoring items, units, and classification for each piece of equipment installed in facility B1 that is subject to monitoring (monitored equipment). The monitored equipment registered in the monitoring equipment information DB321 is equipped with a communication function that can use BACnet and periodically transmits data (measured values, etc.) corresponding to the monitoring items to the control unit 31. Each piece of information registered in the monitoring equipment information DB321 is pre-registered by the administrator of facility B1, the service provider of the equipment management service, etc.

[0022] The control unit 31 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that performs various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile memory unit that stores control programs such as a BIOS and OS in advance to allow the CPU to perform various arithmetic operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile memory unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary memory (work area) for the various processes performed by the CPU. The control unit 31 controls the equipment monitoring device 3 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or memory unit 32 using the CPU.

[0023] Specifically, the control unit 31 acquires data such as measured values ​​from each monitored piece of equipment within facility B1 and stores it in the storage unit 32. Furthermore, if the control unit 31 detects an abnormality in the data, it notifies the facility B1 administrator or other relevant personnel of the abnormality.

[0024] The equipment monitoring device 3 can utilize well-known technologies, such as a building automated management and control system using BACnet.

[0025] [Management Server 2] As shown in Figure 1, the management server 2 is a server equipped with a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, and a communication interface 24, etc. The management server 2 is not limited to a single computer; it may be a computer system in which multiple computers work together, or it may be configured as a cloud server. Furthermore, the various processes performed by the management server 2 may be distributed and executed by one or more processors.

[0026] Communication I / F24 is a communication interface that connects the management server 2 to the communication network NW via wired or wireless connection, and performs data communication with external devices such as the equipment monitoring device 3, administrator terminal 4, and inspector terminal 5 via the communication network NW, in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0027] The operation display unit 23 is a user interface comprising a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts input.

[0028] The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD or SSD that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 22 includes an equipment information database (hereinafter referred to as the equipment information DB) 221.

[0029] The Equipment Information DB221 contains information about equipment already installed in Facility B1 (existing equipment). Figure 3 shows an example of the Equipment Information DB221 corresponding to Facility B1. As shown in Figure 3, the Equipment Information DB221 registers one or more display names that represent the names of existing equipment (equipment names). For example, "Chilled Water Pump," "Chilled Water Pump," "Pc," and "PC" may be registered as display names for "Chilled Water Pump." The equipment name displayed in the above display names is displayed in a location that is easily visible to inspectors, such as on the main body or cover of the equipment. The Equipment Information DB221 also registers inspection items for existing equipment. For example, "Voltage," "Current," "Energy Consumption," and "Check for Abnormal Noise" may be registered as inspection items for "Chilled Water Pump." The inspection items for each existing piece of equipment include at least the inspection items stipulated by law.

[0030] Furthermore, the equipment information DB221 registers classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification, etc.) (type) for each existing piece of equipment. The classification information is grouped according to the type of equipment, with the medium classification being a more detailed group than the major classification, and the minor classification being a further detailed group than the medium classification (see Figure 6). The minor classification corresponds to a name that can identify each piece of equipment (equipment name).

[0031] For example, as shown in classification information D1 (see Figure 6), the major classification includes "air conditioning equipment," "electrical equipment," and "firefighting equipment." Furthermore, the sub-classification of "air conditioning equipment" includes "boilers," "refrigeration units," "pumps," "air conditioning devices," "blowers," and "cooling towers." The sub-classification of "electrical equipment" includes "high-voltage equipment," "generators," and "power supply equipment." The sub-classification of "firefighting equipment" includes "alarms," ​​"fire extinguishers," and "evacuation equipment." Furthermore, the minor classification of "boilers" includes "steel plate boilers," "once-through boilers," and "vacuum-type hot water generators." The minor classification of "pumps" includes "hot water pumps," "chilled water pumps," and "vacuum water supply pumps." The minor classification of "high-voltage equipment" includes "transformers," "power factor correction capacitors," and "vacuum circuit breakers." The minor classification of "alarms" includes "gas leak alarms," ​​"heat detectors," and "smoke detectors."

[0032] Although not shown in Figure 3, the equipment information DB221 may also include information for each existing piece of equipment, such as installation location (floor, location name, indoor / outdoor, etc.), equipment number, manufacturer model, year of manufacture, manufacturer, construction company, repair company, and user-specific identification information. The equipment number, manufacturer model, year of manufacture, manufacturer, construction company, repair company, and user-specific identification information are examples of the equipment-specific information of the present invention. For example, information about all equipment installed in facility B1 is registered in the equipment information DB221. Each piece of information registered in the equipment information DB221 is pre-registered by the administrator of facility B1, the service provider of the equipment management service, etc. The equipment information DB221 is an example of a storage unit of the present invention.

[0033] In another embodiment, part or all of the equipment information DB221 may be stored on another server accessible from the management server 2 via a communication network NW. In this case, the control unit 21 of the management server 2 may acquire the information from the other server and execute various processes such as the inspection item setting process (see Figure 13) described later.

[0034] Furthermore, the storage unit 22 also stores layout data and image data for generating various web pages, such as the equipment settings page P1 (see Figures 4, 5A to 5C), the inspection item settings page P2 (see Figure 7), the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figures 9 and 10), and the inspection work page P4 (see Figure 11), which is displayed on the administrator terminal 4. In this embodiment, the control unit 21 of the management server 2 generates the various web pages and transmits the information of these web pages to the administrator terminal 4 and the inspector terminal 5, thereby enabling the administrator terminal 4 and the inspector terminal 5 to display the various web pages. In another embodiment, the control unit 21 of the management server 2 may transmit the data necessary to display the various web pages to the administrator terminal 4 and the inspector terminal 5, thereby enabling the control unit 41 of the administrator terminal 4 and the control unit 51 of the inspector terminal 5 to display the various web pages.

[0035] Furthermore, the storage unit 22 stores control programs, such as an inspection item setting program, which causes the control unit 21 to execute the inspection item setting process described later (see Figure 13). For example, the inspection item setting program is non-temporarily recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or DVD, and is read by a reading device (not shown), such as a CD drive or DVD drive, provided by the management server 2 and stored in the storage unit 22.

[0036] The control unit 21 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that performs various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile memory unit that stores control programs such as a BIOS and OS in advance to allow the CPU to perform various arithmetic operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile memory unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary memory (work area) for the various processes performed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the management server 2 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or memory unit 22 using the CPU.

[0037] Incidentally, the administrator responsible for managing the equipment must identify and register the inspection items corresponding to each piece of equipment in advance. This registration process requires identifying the appropriate inspection items for each piece of equipment from among a large number of inspection items, and therefore requires experience. For this reason, identifying the appropriate inspection items for each piece of equipment is a significant burden, especially for administrators with little experience. In contrast, the management server 2 according to this embodiment makes it possible to easily set the inspection items for the equipment, as shown below.

[0038] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the control unit 21 includes various processing units such as an acquisition processing unit 211, a specific processing unit 212, an output processing unit 213, a registration processing unit 214, and an inspection processing unit 215. The control unit 21 functions as these various processing units by executing various processes according to the inspection item setting program using the CPU. Some or all of these processing units may be composed of electronic circuits. The inspection item setting program may be a program that causes multiple processors to function as these processing units.

[0039] The acquisition processing unit 211 acquires equipment information related to the target equipment, which is the equipment to be registered. For example, when introducing new equipment (target equipment) to facility B1, the administrator registers the information of the target equipment on the equipment settings page P1 displayed on the administrator terminal 4. Figure 4 shows an example of the equipment settings page P1. The control unit 21 displays the equipment settings page P1 when, for example, the administrator logs in to the equipment management service site on the administrator terminal 4. The equipment settings page P1 has input fields for entering information such as the location where the target equipment will be installed (building name, floor name, location name, indoor / outdoor), the name of the target equipment (display name, equipment name), and the classification information of the target equipment (major classification (major equipment classification), medium classification (medium equipment classification), minor classification (minor equipment classification)). The equipment settings page P1 may also have input fields for entering the equipment number, manufacturer model, year of manufacture, manufacturer, construction company, repair company, etc.

[0040] Here, on the equipment settings page P1, the major category, the medium category, and the minor category may be displayed in a way that allows the administrator to select from a plurality of pre-registered classification information. For example, when the administrator selects the input field for "Major Equipment Category" on the equipment settings page P1, the control unit 21 displays a list of the plurality of pre-registered major categories (see Figure 5A). Also, for example, when the administrator selects "Air Conditioning Equipment" for "Major Equipment Category" and then selects "Medium Equipment Category" on the equipment settings page P1, the control unit 21 displays a list of the plurality of pre-registered medium categories (see Figure 5B). Also, for example, when the administrator selects "Pump" for "Medium Equipment Category" and then selects "Minor Equipment Category" on the equipment settings page P1, the control unit 21 displays a list of the plurality of pre-registered minor categories (see Figure 5C). The administrator selects the major category, the medium category, and the minor category in this manner.

[0041] The classification information D1 (see Figure 6), which includes the information for the major category, the medium category, and the minor category, may be stored in the storage unit 22 in advance. The control unit 21 displays a list on the equipment setting page P1 based on the classification information D1.

[0042] The acquisition processing unit 211 acquires the information (equipment information) about the target equipment that the administrator has entered on the equipment settings page P1. For example, when the administrator enters information in each input field on the equipment settings page P1 and presses the registration button, the acquisition processing unit 211 acquires the equipment information.

[0043] The identification processing unit 212 identifies the target inspection items to be set on the target equipment based on the equipment information acquired by the acquisition processing unit 211 from the storage unit 22 (equipment information DB 221), which stores inspection items associated with existing equipment (corresponding to the registered equipment of the present invention), which is registered equipment. Specifically, when the administrator enters the information on the equipment setting page P1 and presses the registration button, the identification processing unit 212 displays the inspection item setting page P2 (see Figure 7) on the administrator terminal 4. The inspection item setting page P2 displays setting buttons (recommended setting buttons) for identifying the inspection items to be set on the target equipment. The administrator presses the recommended setting button if they do not know which target inspection items to set on the target equipment or if they would like suggestions (recommendations) of target inspection items. If the administrator wishes to set the target inspection items themselves, they press the new registration button and enter the target inspection items. When the administrator presses the recommended setting button, the identification processing unit 212 executes the following processes.

[0044] Specifically, the identification processing unit 212 identifies (extracts) a predetermined existing piece of equipment from among multiple existing pieces of equipment based on at least one of the following: type (classification), name, installation location, and unique information (e.g., equipment number, manufacturer model, year of manufacture, manufacturer, construction company, repair company, user-specific identification information, etc.) included in the equipment information of the target equipment. It then identifies the inspection items associated with the predetermined existing piece of equipment as inspection items for the target equipment. For example, the identification processing unit 212 refers to the equipment information DB 221 (see Figure 3) to identify an existing piece of equipment that matches the name of the target equipment (display name, equipment name, etc.) entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1 (see Figure 4). The identification processing unit 212 then identifies the inspection items associated with the identified existing equipment as inspection items for the target equipment (target inspection items).

[0045] For example, the identification processing unit 212 refers to the equipment information DB 221 and identifies existing equipment that matches the installation location (floor name, location name, indoor / outdoor, etc.) of the target equipment entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1. Then, the identification processing unit 212 identifies the inspection items associated with the identified existing equipment as the inspection items (target inspection items) of the target equipment.

[0046] For example, the identification processing unit 212 refers to the equipment information DB 221 and identifies target inspection items based on the degree of agreement between the multiple classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification) and installation location associated with existing equipment and the multiple classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification) and installation location corresponding to the target equipment. For example, the identification processing unit 212 refers to the equipment information DB 221 and identifies existing equipment in which all of the major classification, medium classification, minor classification, and installation location entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1 match. Then, the identification processing unit 212 identifies the inspection items associated with the identified existing equipment as inspection items (target inspection items) for the target equipment.

[0047] In another embodiment, the identification processing unit 212 may identify a plurality of candidate target inspection items based on the degree of matching. For example, the identification processing unit 212 registers inspection items associated with existing equipment where the major category, medium category, minor category, and installation location of the target equipment entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1 all match as the first candidate ("candidate 1"). Alternatively, the identification processing unit 212 may register inspection items associated with existing equipment where the major category, medium category, and minor category of the target equipment entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1 match, but the installation location does not match, as the second candidate ("candidate 2"). Alternatively, the identification processing unit 212 may register inspection items associated with existing equipment where the major category and medium category of the target equipment entered by the administrator on the equipment setting page P1 match, but the minor category and installation location do not match, as the third candidate ("candidate 3"). For example, the specific processing unit 212 registers inspection items associated with existing equipment whose major classification matches that entered by the administrator on the equipment settings page P1, but whose medium classification, minor classification, and installation location do not match, as the fourth candidate ("Candidate 4").

[0048] Candidate information D2 (see Figure 8), which shows the relationship between these candidates (first to fourth candidates) and the major category, medium category, minor category, and installation location (matching / mismatching), may be stored in the storage unit 22 in advance.

[0049] For example, the identification processing unit 212 identifies the first candidate inspection item as the inspection item (target inspection item) for the target equipment. Alternatively, the identification processing unit 212 may identify each of the first to fourth candidate inspection items as the inspection items for the target equipment.

[0050] The output processing unit 213 outputs the target inspection items identified by the identification processing unit 212. Specifically, the output processing unit 213 displays the inspection items associated with the existing equipment identified by the identification processing unit 212 from among multiple existing equipment as the inspection items for the target equipment (the aforementioned target inspection items) on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 9). For example, if the target equipment is a hot water pump, and the administrator enters "Air conditioning equipment" as the major category, "Pump" as the medium category, "Hot water pump" as the minor category, and "1F-2" as the location name on the equipment setting page P1, the identification processing unit 212 identifies existing equipment from the equipment information DB 221 (see Figure 3) that matches the major category, medium category, minor category, and installation location, and identifies the inspection items "Voltage," "Current," "Energy Consumption," and "Noise Check" associated with that existing equipment. The output processing unit 213 displays each of the inspection items identified by the identification processing unit 212 on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 9).

[0051] In another embodiment, if the identification processing unit 212 identifies each of the first to fourth candidate inspection items as inspection items for the target equipment, the output processing unit 213 may display the recommended inspection item page P3 shown in Figure 10. Specifically, the output processing unit 213 displays a list of the multiple candidate target inspection items identified by the identification processing unit 212 on the administrator terminal 4 (an example of a user terminal in the present invention) in order of decreasing degree of match. The output processing unit 213 also displays a list of inspection items corresponding to each of the first to fourth candidates on the recommended inspection item page P3. Furthermore, the output processing unit 213 displays a setting field that allows the administrator to select one of the candidates.

[0052] Furthermore, the output processing unit 213 may display a recommendation level for each candidate, corresponding to each inspection item. The recommendation level is set based on the number of existing equipment (number of settings) that include the inspection item, relative to the total number of existing equipment (total number of equipment) identified by the identification processing unit 212 based on at least one of the type (classification), name, installation location, and unique information of the target equipment included in the equipment information. For example, if there are 20 identified existing equipment, and the "voltage" inspection item is set for all 20 existing equipment, the number of settings for the "voltage" inspection item will be "20". Also, if the "temperature" inspection item is set for 5 existing equipment, the number of settings for the "temperature" inspection item will be "5". Furthermore, if the "water leak check" inspection item is not set for any existing equipment, the number of settings for the "water leak check" inspection item will be "0".

[0053] The output processing unit 213, for example, sets the recommendation level of the top 30% of inspection items in descending order of the number of settings to "high," sets the recommendation level of the inspection items with a setting of "0" to "low," and sets the recommendation level of the remaining inspection items to "medium."

[0054] When using the aforementioned recommendation level, the output processing unit 213 may display the candidates in descending order of their recommendation level corresponding to the inspection item. In this way, the output processing unit 213 may display multiple candidates according to the ranking based on the degree of agreement between the classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification) and installation location, and the recommendation level of each inspection item.

[0055] When the registration processing unit 214 receives a user operation to register the target inspection items output by the output processing unit 213, it stores the target inspection items in the storage unit 22 (equipment information DB 221) in association with the target equipment. For example, when an administrator presses the registration button on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 9), the registration processing unit 214 registers the inspection items displayed on the recommended inspection items page P3 in the equipment information DB 221 in association with the target equipment. Alternatively, for example, when an administrator selects one of the candidates (candidates 1 to 4) on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 10) and presses the registration button, the registration processing unit 214 registers the selected candidate inspection items in the equipment information DB 221 in association with the target equipment.

[0056] The inspection processing unit 215 executes processing in accordance with the inspection work performed by the inspector. Specifically, when the equipment management application is executed on the inspector terminal 5, the inspection processing unit 215 displays the inspection work page P4 shown in Figure 11 on the inspector terminal 5 and accepts the inspector's operation. The inspection work page P4 displays detailed information of the equipment to be inspected. For example, as shown in Figure 11, the inspection work page P4 displays the inspector's name, the display name of the equipment to be inspected, the location name, and information for each inspection item. On the inspection work page P4, the inspector inspects the equipment to be inspected according to each inspection item and registers each inspection result. The inspection processing unit 215 sequentially displays the inspection items corresponding to each equipment to be inspected registered in the equipment information DB 221 (see Figure 3) on the inspector terminal 5 and accepts the registration of the inspection results by the inspector. Note that the display content of the inspection work page P4 shown in Figure 11 is an example and is not limited to that display content. For example, the inspection processing unit 215 may display input fields for the display name and location name of the equipment to be inspected on the first inspection work page P4, and when the inspector enters the display name and location name, transition to the second inspection work page P4 and display the inspection items on the second inspection work page P4. Alternatively, for example, the inspection processing unit 215 may display input fields for the display name and location name of the equipment to be inspected on the inspection work page P4 (with the inspection items hidden), and when the inspector enters the display name and location name, add and display the inspection items on the inspection work page P4. In this way, the inspection processing unit 215 may display all the information on the inspection work page P4 at once, or it may display each piece of information sequentially according to the inspector's operation.

[0057] Once the inspector registers the inspection results for each inspection item, the inspection processing unit 215 aggregates the inspection results for each piece of equipment being inspected.

[0058] Furthermore, the inspection processing unit 215 acquires the monitoring results of the monitored equipment from the equipment monitoring device 3. Specifically, the inspection processing unit 215 acquires the monitoring results of the monitoring items of the monitored equipment from the equipment monitoring device 3.

[0059] Furthermore, the inspection processing unit 215 outputs the inspection results of the equipment. Specifically, the inspection processing unit 215 obtains the results of the inspector's inspection of the inspection items of the equipment to be inspected and the monitoring results of the equipment monitoring device 3 monitoring the inspection items of the equipment to be monitored, and outputs the inspection results. The inspection processing unit 215 then creates and outputs an inspection result report R1 (see Figure 12) which includes the inspection results. For example, the inspection processing unit 215 may print the inspection result report R1 from a printer (not shown), or it may send the data in file format to the administrator terminal (not shown) of facility B1 via email.

[0060] Furthermore, the inspection processing unit 215 may display the inspection results by the inspector and the monitoring results by the equipment monitoring device 3 separately in the inspection result report R1. The inspection processing unit 215 may also output the inspection results by the inspector and the monitoring results by the equipment monitoring device 3 separately for a single piece of equipment. For example, the inspection processing unit 215 may print separate reports for the inspection results by the inspector and the monitoring results by the equipment monitoring device 3.

[0061] [Administrator terminal 4] As shown in Figure 1, the administrator terminal 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, an operation display unit 43, and a communication interface 44, etc. The administrator terminal 4 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, tablet terminal, or personal computer.

[0062] Communication I / F44 is a communication interface for connecting the administrator terminal 4 to the communication network NW via wired or wireless connection, and for performing data communication with external devices such as the management server 2 via the communication network NW in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0063] The operation display unit 43 is a user interface comprising a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts input.

[0064] The storage unit 42 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD, SSD, or flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 42 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program that causes the control unit 41 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the management server 2 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Alternatively, the browser program may be a dedicated application for executing communication processing with the management server 2 in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0065] The control unit 41 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that performs various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile memory unit that stores control programs such as a BIOS and OS in advance to allow the CPU to perform various operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile memory unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary memory (work area) for the various operations performed by the CPU. The control unit 41 controls the administrator terminal 4 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or memory unit 42 using the CPU.

[0066] Specifically, the control unit 41 functions as a browser processing unit 411 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 42. The browser processing unit 411 can display a web page provided by the management server 2 via the communication network NW on the operation display unit 43 and perform browser processing to input operations on the operation display unit 43 to the management server 2. In other words, the administrator terminal 4 can function as an operation terminal for the management server 2 by the execution of the browser program by the control unit 41. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 41 may be composed of electronic circuits.

[0067] For example, when a user operation is performed on the administrator terminal 4 to request access to a predetermined URL corresponding to the facility management service site of the facility management service provided by the facility management system 1, the control unit 41 retrieves the web page data of the facility management service site from the management server 2 and displays the web page of the facility management service site on the operation display unit 43. For example, the request to access the predetermined URL can be performed by selecting from a list of pre-registered websites, selecting from search results on an information search site, or by text input. Furthermore, if a dedicated application corresponding to the management server 2 is installed on the administrator terminal 4, the web page of the facility management service site will be displayed on the operation display unit 43 when the administrator of the administrator terminal 4 performs an operation to launch the dedicated application.

[0068] For example, when the administrator of facility B1 uses the facility management service, they enter login information (ID, password) into the login page (not shown) of the facility management service site displayed on the administrator terminal 4. Once the login information is authenticated, the control unit 41 displays various web pages (for example, the equipment settings page P1 (see Figures 4, 5A to 5C), the inspection item settings page P2 (see Figure 7), and the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figures 9 and 10)) on the operation display unit 43.

[0069] [Inspector terminal 5] As shown in Figure 1, the inspector terminal 5 includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, an operation display unit 53, and a communication interface 54, etc. The inspector terminal 5 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, tablet terminal, or personal computer.

[0070] Communication I / F54 is a communication interface for connecting the inspector terminal 5 to the communication network NW via wired or wireless connection, and for performing data communication with external devices such as the management server 2 via the communication network NW in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0071] The operation display unit 53 is a user interface comprising a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts input.

[0072] The storage unit 52 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD, SSD, or flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 52 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program that causes the control unit 51 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the management server 2 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP. Alternatively, the browser program may be a dedicated application for executing communication processing with the management server 2 in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0073] The control unit 51 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU is a processor that performs various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile memory unit in which control programs such as a BIOS and OS are pre-stored to cause the CPU to perform various operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile memory unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary memory (work area) for the various operations performed by the CPU. The control unit 51 controls the inspector terminal 5 by executing various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or memory unit 52 using the CPU.

[0074] Specifically, the control unit 51 functions as a browser processing unit 511 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 52. The browser processing unit 511 can display a web page provided by the management server 2 via the communication network NW on the operation display unit 53 and perform browser processing to input operations on the operation display unit 53 to the management server 2. In other words, the inspector terminal 5 can function as an operation terminal for the management server 2 by the execution of the browser program by the control unit 51. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 51 may be composed of electronic circuits.

[0075] For example, when a user operation is performed on the inspector terminal 5 to request access to a predetermined URL corresponding to the facility management service site of the facility management service provided by the facility management system 1, the control unit 51 retrieves the web page data of the facility management service site from the management server 2 and displays the web page of the facility management service site on the operation display unit 53. For example, the request to access the predetermined URL can be performed by selecting from a list of pre-registered websites, selecting from search results on an information search site, or by text input. Furthermore, if a dedicated application corresponding to the management server 2 is installed on the inspector terminal 5, the web page of the facility management service site will be displayed on the operation display unit 53 when the inspector on the inspector terminal 5 performs an operation to launch the dedicated application.

[0076] For example, when an inspector at facility B1 uses the facility management service, they enter login information (ID, password) into the login page (not shown) of the facility management service site displayed on the inspector terminal 5. Once the login information is authenticated, the control unit 51 displays various web pages (for example, inspection work page P4 (see Figure 11)) on the operation display unit 53.

[0077] [Inspection Item Setting Process] The inspection item setting process performed in the equipment management system 1 will be described below with reference to Figure 13. Specifically, in this embodiment, the inspection item setting process is performed by the control unit 21 of the management server 2.

[0078] Furthermore, the present invention can be understood as an invention of an inspection item setting method that executes one or more steps included in the inspection item setting process. Also, the one or more steps included in the inspection item setting process described herein may be omitted as appropriate. Furthermore, the execution order of each step in the inspection item setting process may differ to the extent that similar effects are produced. In addition, although the case in which the control unit 21 executes each step in the inspection item setting process is described here as an example, an inspection item setting method in which one or more processors distribute and execute each step in the inspection item setting process can also be considered as another embodiment.

[0079] First, in step S1, the control unit 21 acquires equipment information related to the target equipment, which is the equipment to be registered. For example, when introducing new equipment (target equipment) to facility B1, the administrator enters the information of the target equipment on the equipment settings page P1 (see Figure 4) displayed on the administrator terminal 4. The control unit 21 acquires each piece of information entered on the equipment settings page P1.

[0080] For example, on the equipment settings page P1, when the administrator enters the building name, floor name, location name, indoor / outdoor, display name, equipment name, major equipment category, medium equipment category, and minor equipment category, the control unit 21 acquires each input information (equipment information).

[0081] Next, in step S2, the control unit 21 identifies the target inspection items to be set for the target equipment. Specifically, the control unit 21 identifies the target inspection items to be set for the target equipment from the equipment information DB 221 (see Figure 3) based on the equipment information obtained in step S1. For example, the control unit 21 refers to the equipment information DB 221 and identifies candidate inspection items (first to fourth candidates) (see Figure 8) according to the degree of agreement between multiple classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification) and installation location associated with existing equipment and multiple classification information (major classification, medium classification, minor classification) and installation location corresponding to the target equipment.

[0082] Next, in step S3, the control unit 21 outputs the target inspection items. For example, the control unit 21 displays the inspection items associated with the existing equipment identified from among multiple existing equipment on the administrator terminal 4 as the inspection items for the target equipment (the target inspection items) on the recommended inspection item page P3 (see Figure 9). Also, for example, if the control unit 21 identifies each of the first to fourth candidate inspection items as the inspection items for the target equipment, it displays the recommended inspection item page P3 shown in Figure 10.

[0083] Next, in step S4, the control unit 21 determines whether or not it has received a registration operation for inspection items from the administrator. The control unit 21 accepts the registration operation when the administrator presses the registration button on the recommended inspection items page (see Figures 9 and 10). If the control unit 21 accepts the registration operation from the administrator (S4: Yes), it moves the process to step S5. On the other hand, if the control unit 21 does not accept the registration operation from the administrator (S4: No), it moves the process to step S41.

[0084] In step S41, the control unit 21 determines whether or not it has received a request from the administrator to change the inspection items. For example, if the administrator changes the inspection items on the recommended inspection item page P3 shown in Figure 9, the control unit 21 accepts the change request. If the control unit 21 accepts the change request from the administrator (S41: Yes), it moves the process to step S42. On the other hand, if the control unit 21 does not accept the change request from the administrator (S41: No), it moves the process to step S4.

[0085] In step S42, the control unit 21 changes the inspection items. The control unit 21 displays the changed inspection items on the recommended inspection items page P3. After step S42, the control unit 21 moves the process to step S4.

[0086] In step S5, the control unit 21 registers inspection items. For example, when the administrator presses the registration button on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 9), the control unit 21 associates the inspection items displayed on the recommended inspection items page P3 with the target equipment and registers them in the equipment information DB 221 (see Figure 3). Alternatively, for example, when the administrator selects one of the candidates (candidates 1 to 4) on the recommended inspection items page P3 (see Figure 10) and presses the registration button, the control unit 21 associates the selected candidate's inspection items with the target equipment and registers them in the equipment information DB 221.

[0087] The control unit 21 executes the inspection item setting process as described above. Furthermore, the control unit 21 executes the inspection item setting process each time equipment is installed in facility B1.

[0088] As described above, the equipment management system 1 according to this embodiment acquires equipment information relating to the target equipment to be registered, identifies target inspection items to be set for the target equipment based on the equipment information from the equipment information DB221 (see Figure 3) which stores inspection items associated with the registered equipment, and outputs the identified target inspection items.

[0089] This allows administrators to understand the inspection items for the target equipment, making it easy to set appropriate inspection items for that equipment. Furthermore, even inexperienced administrators can easily set inspection items for the target equipment.

[0090] Furthermore, the equipment management system 1 identifies target inspection items based on the degree of agreement between multiple classification information associated with registered equipment and multiple classification information corresponding to the target equipment. This allows for the identification and setting of appropriate inspection items for the target equipment.

[0091] Furthermore, the equipment management system 1 identifies multiple candidate inspection items based on the degree of agreement and outputs the identified candidate inspection items for the administrator to select from. This allows the administrator to compare the multiple candidates and select the most appropriate inspection item.

[0092] The equipment management system of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

[0093] In another embodiment of the present invention, the identification processing unit 212 may identify a predetermined inspection item from among a plurality of inspection items associated with the registered equipment based on past inspection results, and identify the predetermined inspection item as the target inspection item. Specifically, the identification processing unit 212 identifies the remaining inspection items from among the plurality of inspection items associated with the registered equipment, excluding inspection items for which inspection results have not been registered in a predetermined period prior to the present, and identifies the remaining inspection items as the target inspection item.

[0094] For example, if the inspection item "checking for abnormal noises" set for the same registered equipment "hot water pump" as the target equipment "hot water pump" is not included in the inspection results during the previously specified period, that is, if the inspector omits "checking for abnormal noises" when inspecting the hot water pump, then it is considered that the "checking for abnormal noises" inspection is unnecessary. In this case, the specific processing unit 212 excludes "checking for abnormal noises" from the inspection items set for the registered equipment "hot water pump" as the target inspection items for the target equipment "hot water pump," and identifies the remaining inspection items "voltage," "current," and "energy."

[0095] Furthermore, the output processing unit 213 displays the inspection items "voltage," "current," and "energy" on the recommended inspection items page P3. This configuration prevents unnecessary inspection items from being set for the target equipment, thus allowing for the setting of more appropriate inspection items for the target equipment. The management server 2 may also be equipped with a function to extract unnecessary inspection items from the inspection items of existing equipment based on past inspection results and to delete the extracted inspection items.

[0096] In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 21 may automatically set inspection items identified based on equipment information relating to the target equipment on the target equipment, without relying on the administrator's registration operation. Furthermore, the control unit 21 may also set monitoring items for the monitored equipment monitored by the equipment monitoring device 3, based on the equipment information of the monitored equipment. In other words, the aforementioned monitoring items are examples of inspection items of the present invention.

[0097] In another embodiment of the present invention, if a dedicated application (equipment management application) for performing the inspection item setting process is installed on the administrator terminal 4, the control unit 41 of the administrator terminal 4 may start the equipment management application and perform the inspection item setting process. In this case, the control unit 41 of the administrator terminal 4 has the functions of the acquisition processing unit 211, identification processing unit 212, output processing unit 213, registration processing unit 214, and inspection processing unit 215 (see Figure 1) of the management server 2. In other words, the administrator terminal 4 alone may constitute the equipment management system according to the present invention.

[0098] In another embodiment of the present invention, the inspection of the equipment to be inspected may be performed by a person visually or by a robotic device. The robotic device may perform the inspection of each piece of equipment while autonomously traveling along a predetermined route. [Explanation of symbols]

[0099] 1: Equipment Management System 2: Management Server 3: Equipment monitoring device 4: Administrator terminal 5: Inspector terminal 51: Control Unit 211: Acquisition Processing Unit 212: Specific Processing Unit 213: Output Processing Unit 214: Registration Processing Unit 215: Inspection Processing Unit

Claims

1. An inspection item setting system for setting inspection items for newly installed equipment, An acquisition processing unit that acquires equipment information including at least one of the type, name, installation location, and unique information of the newly installed equipment, A specific processing unit identifies a predetermined existing piece of equipment based on the equipment information acquired by the acquisition processing unit, by referring to a storage unit that stores inspection items associated with each of several already installed existing pieces of equipment, and identifies the inspection items associated with that predetermined existing piece of equipment. A registration processing unit which stores the inspection items identified by the specified processing unit in the storage unit in association with the newly installed equipment, A system for setting inspection items that includes the following features.

2. The acquisition processing unit acquires the equipment information when it receives an operation from a user to input the equipment information on a setting screen displayed on the operating terminal. The inspection item setting system according to claim 1.

3. The storage unit stores multiple classification pieces of information for classifying the existing equipment, associated with each piece of existing equipment. The acquisition processing unit acquires a plurality of classification pieces of information corresponding to the newly installed equipment, which are included in the equipment information. The specified processing unit identifies the predetermined existing equipment based on the degree of agreement between the plurality of classification information associated with each of the existing equipment and the plurality of classification information corresponding to the newly installed equipment, and identifies the inspection items associated with the predetermined existing equipment. When the registration processing unit receives an operation from a user to register the inspection items identified by the identification processing unit, it stores the inspection items in the storage unit in association with the newly installed equipment. The inspection item setting system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The output processing unit comprises outputting the inspection items identified by the specified processing unit, The specified processing unit identifies a plurality of candidate inspection items based on the degree of agreement, The output processing unit outputs a plurality of candidate inspection items identified by the identification processing unit in a way that the user can select from. The inspection item setting system according to claim 3.

5. The output processing unit displays a list of the multiple candidate inspection items identified by the identification processing unit on the user's terminal in order of decreasing degree of agreement. The inspection item setting system according to claim 4.

6. The specified processing unit identifies a predetermined inspection item from among a plurality of inspection items associated with the predetermined existing equipment, based on past inspection results. The inspection item setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The specified processing unit identifies the remaining inspection items from among a plurality of inspection items associated with the predetermined existing equipment, excluding the inspection items for which the inspection results have not been registered in a predetermined period prior to the present. The inspection item setting system according to claim 6.

8. A method for setting inspection items for newly installed equipment, One or more processors An acquisition step to acquire equipment information including at least one of the type, name, installation location, and unique information of the newly installed equipment; A selection step involves referring to a storage unit that stores inspection items associated with each of several already installed existing pieces of equipment, identifying a predetermined existing piece of equipment based on the equipment information acquired in the acquisition step, and identifying the inspection items associated with that predetermined existing piece of equipment. A registration step involves storing the inspection items identified by the specified step in the storage unit in association with the newly installed equipment, How to set up inspection items to be performed.

9. An inspection item setting program for setting inspection items for newly installed equipment, An acquisition step to acquire equipment information including at least one of the type, name, installation location, and unique information of the newly installed equipment; A selection step involves referring to a storage unit that stores inspection items associated with each of several already installed existing pieces of equipment, identifying a predetermined existing piece of equipment based on the equipment information acquired in the acquisition step, and identifying the inspection items associated with that predetermined existing piece of equipment. A registration step involves storing the inspection items identified by the specified step in the storage unit in association with the newly installed equipment, A program for setting inspection items to be executed by one or more processors.

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