JP2833596B2 - Equipment management system and equipment management method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an equipment management system that manages equipment figures arranged on a drawing in association with equipment attributes.

[0002]

[Prior art]

Conventional example 1. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a technique for managing graphic data of a facility or the like included in drawing information in association with attribute data relating to the graphic data. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-258
No. 000 is a “drawing management device”. In this “drawing management device”, the relationship between the graphic data and the attribute data is maintained by storing the graphic serial number information of the drawing file and the attribute serial number information of the attribute file in the grouping file. In the "drawing management apparatus" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-25800, a process for storing graphic serial number information and attribute serial number information in a grouping file for linking graphic data and attribute data is described below.
It is not specifically described.

Conventional example 2. Next, a description will be given of a case where the operation of combining the drawing and the attribute data of the drawing stored in the database is performed for each piece of data with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram of an example of a currently available equipment management system. In the figure, reference numeral 901 denotes a facility attribute information storage unit that stores facility attribute information that is an attribute of a facility to be managed. A product information storage unit 903 stores product information that is information unique to each product. The equipment is arranged on the drawing as an equipment graphic using a symbol corresponding to the shape. Reference numeral 905 denotes a symbol storage unit that creates and stores symbols in advance. Reference numeral 911 denotes a drawing display unit for displaying a drawing, and reference numeral 930 denotes a floor view displayed on the drawing display unit 911. Reference numeral 940 denotes a symbol selection and placement unit that selects and refers to the symbols stored in the symbol storage unit 905, and places the selected symbol on the floor diagram 930 as a facility graphic. 950 is an equipment attribute information storage unit 9
A graphic attribute combining unit that refers to the equipment attribute information stored in No. 01 and combines the equipment attribute and the equipment graphic arranged on the floor diagram 930. Reference numeral 907 denotes a graphic attribute combining unit 950
Is a facility drawing information storage unit that stores the combined facility attributes and facility graphics.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing equipment attribute information stored in the equipment attribute information storage unit 901. Control number 961
Is a key item for uniquely identifying equipment. The product code 963 is a code indicating the type of equipment, and a plurality of products of the same type may be provided as equipment, so that code duplication may occur. Administrator 965
Is the name of the person in charge of managing the equipment, and there may be duplication. These items are merely examples, and other equipment attribute information is also stored in the equipment attribute information storage unit 901.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of symbols and symbol names stored in the symbol storage unit 905. The symbol 971 indicates the shape corresponding to the equipment by the symbol name 973.
Is stored in association with. For example, a symbol 980 corresponding to the symbol name “N-PC” shown in 990 is a symbol representing a notebook personal computer (notebook personal computer). A symbol 982 corresponding to the symbol name “FT” 992 is a symbol representing a fault-tolerant server. A symbol 984 corresponding to the symbol name “D-PC” shown in 994 represents a desktop personal computer.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing product information stored in the product information storage unit 903. The product code 951 is a code unique to each product type. Product Code 951
Is used as the product code 963 of the equipment attribute information storage unit 901. The product name 953 is the name of the product corresponding to the product code. The product information storage unit 903 further stores product attribute information that is constant for each product, for example, weight 9
55, width 956, height 957, manufacturer 959, and the like are stored.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart showing the procedure of a conventional operation for combining an equipment attribute and an equipment graphic. In this conventional example, a case will be described in which 100 facilities represented by 10 types of symbols are arranged. First, as preparatory work for connection, in S900, a symbol of equipment to be arranged in the drawing is created. Next, in S902, the created symbol is registered in the symbol storage unit 905. This process is repeated ten times, and ten types of symbols are created and registered (S904).

Next, the equipment is arranged on the drawing. The symbol selection and placement unit 940 selects a symbol suitable for the facility to be placed from the symbols registered in the symbol storage unit 905 and places it on the drawing. A symbol arranged on a drawing is uniquely recognized as a facility graphic, and is given a graphic ID (graphic identifier). This process is repeated for the number of equipments (100
The arrangement of the equipment is repeatedly performed (S908).

Next, the arranged equipment figures are linked with the equipment attributes stored in the database. FIG.
It is an example of a floor plan in which a plurality of equipment figures are arranged. FIG.
0 is a diagram showing a facility attribute list for displaying facility attribute information stored in the facility attribute information storage unit. FIG. 29, FIG.
Will be described with reference to FIG. First, a link function with the database is selected (S910). Specifically, the user selects the link 932 from the menu displayed on the floor diagram 930 of FIG. 29, specifies the facility 934, and selects the setting 936. Note that the “pointing mark” depicted in FIG. 29 (and other figures in the specification) indicates a target of a selection operation using a pointing device such as a mouse. Next, the facility graphic 93 to be linked (linked)
8 is designated (S912). Then, the equipment attribute information storage unit 901 is referred to, and the equipment attribute list 970 shown in FIG.
Is displayed. In the equipment attribute list 970, a management number and a manager from the equipment attribute information in the equipment attribute information storage unit 901 are displayed. The product information storage unit 903 is referred to based on the management number, and the product name is also displayed. On the displayed equipment attribute list screen, the equipment attribute 97 to be linked
2 is selected (S914). Selected equipment attributes include
A check mark 974 is displayed. Here, when the link button 976 is pressed, the management number “MMA00”
2 ”and the graphic ID of the equipment graphic 938 are
The link operation ends and the equipment attribute list 970 is closed. FIG. 31 shows the contents of the equipment drawing information storage unit. Management number “MMA002” of equipment attribute and equipment figure 938
Is stored in FIG. This process is repeated for the number of facilities (100 units) to be linked (S91).
6). As described above, the selection of the link function, the selection of the equipment graphic, and the selection of the equipment attribute are performed for one equipment. For this reason, when linking 100 equipments, this process must be repeated 100 times, and there is a problem in that when linking a large amount of data, the efficiency is low.

[0010]

In the prior art, as described above, first, a floor diagram (drawing) is created using a symbol.
The equipment figure showing the equipment was arranged above. at this point,
The placed equipment figure is not linked to the equipment attribute. Therefore, the figure I assigned to the placed equipment figure
In order to link D with the equipment attribute, it was necessary to select and link the equipment graphic and the equipment attribute on a one-to-one basis. Also, if the number of facilities becomes large, it will not be possible to display all at once in the facility attribute list. In such a case, it is necessary to scroll through the equipment attribute list to display a desired equipment attribute and then select the equipment attribute, so that there is a problem that it takes a long processing time even to link one equipment. In addition, as described above, since the selection of the link function, the selection of the equipment graphic, and the selection of the equipment attribute are performed for each piece of equipment,
In order to link a large number of facilities, there is a problem that processing becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an equipment management system which can collectively associate equipment figures on a drawing with equipment attributes on a database. The purpose is. In addition, by associating the symbol representing the equipment with the type of equipment in the drawing in advance, it is possible to associate the equipment attribute with the symbol, and arrange the equipment graphic that is previously associated with the equipment attribute in the drawing. The purpose is to realize a facility management system that can perform the functions.

[0012]

A facility management system according to the present invention arranges equipment to be managed on a drawing as an equipment graphic using a symbol representing the equipment, and assigns the attribute of the equipment to the equipment attribute. An equipment management system that stores information as information and associates and manages the installed equipment graphics with the equipment attribute information includes the following elements. (A) a facility attribute information storage unit that stores a facility type code representing the type of the facility as one of the facility attribute information;
(B) a symbol storage unit for storing the symbols and the symbol names for identifying the symbols in association with each other; (c) assigning a symbol to the equipment for each type of the equipment to thereby provide the equipment type code A symbol attribute storage unit for storing the symbol names in association with each other, (d)
An equipment selection unit for selecting equipment to be managed from the equipment attribute information storage unit; (e) a symbol name corresponding to the equipment by referring to the symbol attribute storage unit based on the equipment selected by the equipment selection unit Symbol name selection section to select
(F) a facility graphic display section for reading out a symbol corresponding to the symbol name by referring to the symbol storage section based on the symbol name selected by the symbol name selection section and displaying the symbol as a facility graphic; An equipment figure arranging section for moving and arranging the equipment figure displayed on the display section to an arbitrary position on the drawing.

The equipment graphic display unit further assigns a graphic identifier to the displayed equipment graphic, and the equipment management system associates the graphic identifier output from the equipment graphic display unit with the equipment attribute information. An equipment drawing information storage unit for storing as equipment drawing information, and an equipment attribute display unit for displaying equipment attribute information of equipment corresponding to the equipment graphic selected by selecting the equipment graphic displayed by the equipment graphic display unit. It is characterized by having.

The drawings are classified into a plurality of layers, the equipment is classified and stored corresponding to the plurality of layers, and the equipment management system manages the correspondence between the plurality of layers and the equipment. It is characterized in that it is stored in a layer correspondence storage unit.

In the equipment management method according to the present invention, the equipment to be managed is arranged on the drawing as an equipment graphic using the symbol representing the equipment, and the attribute of the equipment is stored as equipment attribute information. In a facility management method for managing a connected facility graphic and the facility attribute information, the method includes the following steps. (A) a facility attribute information storing step of storing the facility attribute information by associating a facility identifier uniquely identifying the facility with a facility type code representing the type of the facility, and (b)
A symbol storing step of storing the symbol and a symbol name for identifying the symbol in association with each other; (c) allocating a symbol for each type of the facility to the facility so that the facility type code A symbol attribute storing step of storing symbol names in association with each other; (d) a facility selecting step of selecting a facility identifier of a facility to be managed from the facility attribute information stored in the facility attribute information storing step; (e) the facility A symbol name selecting step of selecting a symbol name corresponding to the equipment type code stored in the symbol attribute storing step based on the equipment type code corresponding to the equipment identifier selected in the selecting step;
(F) an equipment graphic display step of reading out a symbol corresponding to the symbol name stored in the symbol storage step based on the symbol name selected in the symbol name selection step and displaying the symbol as an equipment graphic; (g) the equipment An equipment graphic arranging step of moving and arranging the equipment graphic displayed in the graphic display step to an arbitrary position on the drawing.

In the equipment graphic display step, a graphic identifier is added to the displayed equipment graphic to output the equipment graphic, and the equipment management method includes the step of displaying the graphic identifier output in the equipment graphic display step and the equipment identifier. An equipment drawing information storing step of storing the equipment drawing information in association with the equipment drawing information; and an equipment attribute for displaying equipment attribute information of the equipment corresponding to the selected equipment graphic by selecting the equipment graphic displayed in the equipment graphic display step. And a display step.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the equipment management system of the present invention. The equipment attribute information storage unit 901, the symbol storage unit 905, and the equipment drawing information storage unit 907 are the same as those in the related art shown in FIGS. 24, 25, 26, and 31. The symbol attribute storage unit 103
Is obtained by adding a symbol name to the conventional product information storage unit 903 shown in FIG. The equipment selection unit 121 selects equipment to be processed with reference to the equipment attribute information storage unit 901. The symbol name selection unit 123 is the equipment selection unit 1
21 receives the equipment attribute information of the equipment selected, and based on the received equipment attribute information, the symbol attribute storage unit 103
And select a symbol name corresponding to the equipment attribute information. The equipment graphic display unit 125 stores the symbol storage unit 905 based on the symbol name selected by the symbol name selection unit 123 corresponding to the equipment selected by the equipment selection unit 121.
And reads the corresponding symbol, and displays it in the equipment graphic display area 200 of the drawing display unit 111 as an equipment graphic corresponding to the selected equipment. The equipment graphic displayed in the equipment graphic display area 200 is given a graphic ID (graphic identifier) by the equipment graphic display unit 125. Further, the equipment graphic display unit 125 stores the equipment attribute information of the equipment corresponding to the equipment graphic and the graphic ID of the equipment graphic in the equipment drawing information storage unit 907. The equipment graphic arranging section 127 is provided in the equipment graphic display area 20.
Designating the equipment graphic displayed at 0, specifying a desired position in the drawing display area 210, and arranging the equipment graphic at the specified position. The equipment attribute display unit 129 displays equipment attribute information for the equipment graphic displayed on the drawing display unit 111. The equipment attribute display unit 129 obtains equipment attribute information by referring to the equipment drawing information storage unit 907 based on the graphic ID of the equipment graphic. The equipment attribute information in this case is an item serving as a key for referring to the equipment attribute information storage unit 901. Using this key item, the equipment attribute information storage unit 901 is referenced to obtain desired equipment attribute information, and the equipment attribute information corresponding to the equipment graphic is displayed on the drawing display unit 111.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that drawings are managed by drawing display software, and information necessary for managing facilities is managed by database software. Data transfer between the two software is performed by third software having an inter-program communication function. In an environment where drawing information can be stored and managed on a database, the same database software may be used to manage all information including drawing information. Alternatively, as long as the drawing management software has a function of managing information other than drawings, the present invention may be implemented by one drawing management software. Further, in this embodiment, each storage unit shown in FIG. 1 may be called a table or a file. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of the equipment management system of the present invention. In this flowchart, the type of equipment is 10 as in the conventional example.
The processing is performed on the assumption that there are 100 types of equipment to be arranged on the drawing. First, in S100, a symbol of equipment to be arranged in the drawing is created. next,
In S102, the created symbol is registered in the symbol storage unit 905. Next, in S103, the created symbol is linked with the symbol attribute on the database. FIG. 3 shows the contents of the symbol attribute storage unit 103.
In FIG. 3, manufacturers 159 to 159 are product codes.
The product information storage unit 9 shown in FIG.
03 correspond to product codes 951 to maker 959, respectively. In the symbol attribute storage unit 103, the product code 151 is a key item. Since the symbols are prepared for each type of equipment as described above, the product code 1
The symbol name 160 is stored in association with 51. By repeating the processing up to this point, ten types of symbols are created (S104). The feature of this embodiment is that the symbol name of the registered symbol is stored in advance in association with the product code, which is one of the equipment attribute information.

When registration of symbols for each type of equipment is completed, a link function is selected in S120. The selection of the link function is performed on the drawing display software. This operation will be described later in detail. When the link function is selected, a list of equipment attributes is displayed. From the equipment attribute list, 100 equipments to be arranged on the drawing are selected (S12).
2). FIG. 4 shows links between the equipment attribute information storage unit 901, the symbol attribute storage unit 103, and the symbol storage unit 905. For example, in the process of S122, the management number "MM
It is assumed that the equipment A002 has been selected. The product code of the selected equipment is “TK-344G3.” Based on this product code, referring to the symbol attribute storage unit 103, the symbol corresponding to this product is displayed. It can be seen that the name is “D-PC.” Based on this symbol name, the corresponding symbol 44 can be obtained by referring to the symbol storage unit 905. The symbol 44 thus obtained
Is used to generate a facility graphic corresponding to the selected facility attribute (S124). Here, in S122, 1
Since 00 equipments are selected, 100 equipment figures are also generated. Next, the generated equipment figure is moved to a desired position on the drawing and arranged (S126). This equipment figure is moved and arranged for 100 vehicles, and the process is terminated (S128).

Hereinafter, individual processes of the equipment management system of the present invention will be specifically described. As described above, this embodiment has a configuration in which the drawing display software manages the drawing on which the equipment graphic is arranged, and the database software manages the equipment attribute information of the equipment. In this embodiment, the drawing is composed of a plurality of layers. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the layers of the drawing and the respective storage units of the database. Each equipment is classified in advance by equipment category and stored in the equipment attribute information storage unit 901 and the symbol attribute storage unit 103. The equipment category is, for example, OA equipment, LAN
Wiring, power supply equipment, etc. This is called a table division. The correspondence between these table divisions and the layers in the drawing is stored in the layer correspondence storage unit 113. When the layer “OA” is selected and displayed in the drawing, as shown at 45, the layer correspondence storage unit 113 is referred to, and the table section “OA equipment” can be obtained. Thereby, as shown at 47, the corresponding table in the equipment attribute information storage unit 901 can be accessed. Similarly,
As shown at 49, the corresponding table in the symbol attribute storage unit 103 can also be accessed.

Here, symbol registration will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the symbol registration process on the drawing display software side (drawing display software in the drawing).
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the symbol registration process on the database software side (database software in the figure). First, in S130 of FIG. 6, a figure to be a symbol is created on the symbol registration screen. FIG. 8 shows a symbol registration screen 50. A symbol is created for each type of equipment. For example, a terminal, a printer, a personal computer, a telephone, etc. Here, a desktop PC
(Personal computer) symbol shall be created. While the created symbol is displayed on the symbol registration screen 50 shown in FIG. 8, the equipment management 52 is selected, and the equipment symbol 54 is selected. The registration 56 is selected from the processing corresponding to the equipment symbol 54 (S13).
2). Next, in step S134, a range of a graphic to be used as a symbol is designated. Here, the range of the figure shown at 58 in FIG. 8 is designated. Next, in S136, a symbol name is input. The input symbol is “D-PC”.
Here, the created symbol and the symbol name are registered in the symbol file (S138). The symbol file is
This corresponds to the symbol storage unit 905 shown in FIG. next,
The registered symbol name is transmitted to the database software (S140). In this embodiment, as described above, it is assumed that a program for inter-program communication for transferring information between the drawing display software and the database software is operating. Is used, but other delivery methods may be used. In S142 of FIG.
Receives the transmitted symbol name and displays the symbol attribute table selection screen. Although the symbol attribute table selection screen is not shown, there are a plurality of symbol attribute tables as shown in FIG. Here, a plurality of symbol attribute tables are displayed in order to select which table category the received symbol name is to be registered in the symbol attribute table. Next, in S144,
Select the symbol attribute table you want to register. Next, S
At 146, a symbol list screen corresponding to the selected symbol attribute table is displayed.

FIG. 9 shows a symbol attribute list screen. This symbol attribute list screen is a screen that displays the contents of the symbol attribute storage unit 103 shown in FIG. It is assumed that the displayed items are not all items but are narrowed down in advance. Items that cannot be displayed on the symbol attribute list screen, or lines that cannot be displayed, can be displayed by scrolling. At this point, the symbol name 160 in the symbol attribute storage unit 103 is blank. In S148, a record to be associated with the symbol is selected on the symbol list screen.
Here, it is assumed that 66 and 68 in FIG. 9 are selected. A check mark is added to the selected record, as shown at 70 and 72. here,
When the symbol combination button 74 is clicked, the transmitted symbol name is input to the symbol name item of the symbol attribute table corresponding to the selected record in S150. Symbol attribute storage unit 103 shown in FIG.
Shows a state after the symbol name 160 is registered. In this way, the created symbol and the type of each facility are linked. Here, the link between the symbol indicating the desktop PC and the desktop PC registered in the symbol attribute is taken as an example. Similarly, other equipment types and the corresponding symbols on the drawing are used for link operation. It is pre-combined beforehand.

Next, the collective link operation will be described. The collective link operation is an operation of collectively arranging the equipment figures associated with the equipment attributes on the drawing after registering the symbols. FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 are flowcharts of the processing of the collective link operation. 10 and 12 show processing on the drawing display software side, and FIGS. 11 and 13 show processing on the database software side. The drawing display software displays the drawing on which the equipment figure is to be arranged. FIG. 14 shows a display example of a drawing in which the equipment figures are arranged. While the drawing is displayed, the automatic setting menu is selected in S160 of FIG. The selection operation is performed by selecting the link 78, the facility 80, and the automatic setting 82 in the floor diagram shown in FIG. Next, in S162, the current layer of the drawing is transmitted. Here, it is assumed that the layer is “OA” in which OA facilities are arranged. On the database software side, as shown in S164 of FIG. 11, the transmitted current layer is received, and the equipment in the equipment attribute table (equipment attribute information storage unit) whose table classification is "OA equipment" is referred to by referring to the layer correspondence table. Display the attribute list screen.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a facility attribute list screen. In S166, the equipment to be arranged on the drawing is selected from the equipment displayed on the equipment attribute list screen, and the automatic arrangement button 142 is clicked. 88, 90, 9 in FIG.
As shown in 2, 94, 96 and 98, when six equipments are selected, 130, 132, 13
4, 136, 138 and 140 are marked. Thus, in the selection of equipment, a plurality of selections are possible. After the selection is completed, the automatic placement button 14
Click 2. Next, in S168, primary keys (management numbers) and symbol names of a plurality of facilities selected from the facility attribute table and the symbol attribute table are extracted, and a set of the first primary key (management number) and the symbol name is transmitted. . The operation of extracting the symbol name from the management number is performed by referring to the symbol attribute storage unit based on the product code corresponding to the management number, as already described with reference to FIG. Also, here, even if a plurality of facilities are selected, only the primary key and symbol name of the first case are transmitted first. In S170 of FIG. 10, the drawing display software receives the transmitted primary key and the symbol name, refers to the symbol file, and displays the symbol corresponding to the symbol name on a screen (not shown). Next, in S172, the display position, scale, and angle of the displayed symbol are input. When the input is completed,
At 174, information that the display position, scale, and angle have been determined is transmitted. This processing is for displaying the symbols (equipment figures) to be arranged in a unified manner with the display state of the drawing on which the symbols are arranged. On the database software side, S176
, When information indicating that the display position, scale, and angle have been determined is received, all the primary keys (management numbers) and symbol names of the equipment selected on the equipment attribute list screen are transmitted. Next, in S178 of FIG. 12, the drawing display software extracts the symbols corresponding to all the transmitted symbol names from the symbol file, and displays them according to the first display position, scale, and angle specified earlier. A graphic ID is generated for the displayed equipment graphic, and the generated graphic ID and a primary key (management number) corresponding to the generated graphic ID are transmitted. FIG. 16 shows a floor plan on which the equipment graphic is displayed. The equipment figures displayed in FIG. 16 are all linked to equipment attributes. The database software is S in FIG.
As shown at 180, the transmitted figure ID and primary key (management number) are input to the equipment drawing information table. In this way, the correspondence between the arranged equipment graphic and the management number, which is the primary key of the equipment attribute, is properly registered on the database side.

Next, the attribute pasting process will be described. Attribute pasting specifies which equipment graphic is associated with which equipment attribute by selecting one item of equipment attribute information stored in the database and displaying it in combination with the equipment graphic on the drawing. Function. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the attribute pasting process on the drawing display software side. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the attribute pasting process on the database software side. First, S in FIG.
At 200, an attribute paste menu is selected in the drawing in which the equipment graphic is arranged. FIG. 19 is a floor diagram displaying the equipment graphic. In this floor plan, an attribute paste menu 150 is selected from the equipment management menu. Next, in S202, the current layer of the drawing is transmitted. On the database software side, S20 in FIG.
In step 4, all the item names of the equipment attribute table in the table section corresponding to the received current layer are transmitted.
In S206, the drawing display software displays the received item name on the item selection screen. FIG. 20 shows a screen displaying the item name display area 151 for displaying the item names. S20
In step 8, from among the item names displayed in the item name display area 151, the item of the equipment attribute to be displayed on the drawing is selected.
Here, the administrator 152 shown in FIG. 20 is selected. Next, in S210, the selected item (administrator) is transmitted. In step S212, the database software extracts the contents of the received item (administrator) from the equipment attribute table and reads the corresponding graphic ID from the equipment drawing information table.
And send as a set. For example, the management number “MMA0
01 and the figure ID “A10” corresponding to the administrator “Takahashi”.
1 "is transmitted as a set.
As shown at 214, the equipment figure corresponding to the received figure ID is determined, and the content of the received item is displayed in association with the equipment figure. FIG. 21 shows a floor plan displaying the contents (administrator) of the received items. As shown in 154, a manager is displayed corresponding to each equipment figure. Next, in S216, the equipment graphic is moved to a target position. For example, the equipment figure 156 of the administrator “Sasamoto” 155
Is moved to an arbitrary target position as shown by an arrow 158 and arranged. As described above, the equipment attribute information for identifying the equipment attribute can be pasted to the equipment graphic displayed using the same symbol, so that the displayed equipment graphic and the equipment attribute information can be viewed. It is possible to correctly determine the target equipment and arrange it to the target position.
Further, since the equipment graphic is displayed corresponding to the equipment selected from the equipment attribute table, the displayed equipment graphic is linked to the equipment attribute. For this reason, there is no need to perform an operation of linking with the equipment attribute again. In addition, when selecting equipment from the equipment attribute table, a plurality of equipment can be selected collectively, so that a plurality of equipment figures to be arranged can be displayed at the same time, and the operation of moving and arranging can be performed efficiently. it can.

Embodiment 2 FIG. In this embodiment, an embodiment in which equipment figures are arranged without pasting attributes will be described. FIG. 22 is another example of the equipment attribute list screen displayed in the collective link processing. Here, 8
As shown at 8, 90, two facilities are selected. The selected equipments are two equipments of different types of equipment, a desktop PC and a notebook PC. When the automatic arrangement button 142 is clicked after the selection, the floor diagram shown in FIG. 23 is displayed. The process of generating a facility graphic from the selected facility is the same as in the above-described embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated. Here, as shown in FIG. 23, since the symbols of the displayed facility graphic are different, the desired facility 162 can be moved and arranged as shown at 164 without pasting attributes. Needless to say, the equipment graphic for which arrangement has been completed is associated with the equipment attribute.

Embodiment 3 In the embodiment described above,
Although the case where a plurality of facilities are selected when performing the link processing has been described, one facility may be selected. By registering a symbol name for each type of equipment in the symbol attribute storage unit 103 in advance, the effect that the generated equipment graphic is already linked to the equipment attribute is the same as in the above-described embodiment. It is.

[0028]

According to the present invention, a symbol is created in advance in accordance with the type of equipment, and the created symbol is stored in advance in association with the equipment type code. At the time of display, the displayed equipment graphic is linked to the equipment attribute in advance. For this reason, there is no need to perform a process of linking the equipment attribute with the equipment graphic again, and the arrangement and management of the equipment attribute can be efficiently performed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the equipment attribute corresponding to the displayed equipment graphic is displayed together with the equipment graphic, the equipment graphic displayed with the same symbol and indistinguishable from the symbol shape can be displayed. It is possible to accurately select and arrange while viewing the equipment attribute information corresponding to the figure.

Further, according to the present invention, equipment can be managed for each equipment category in accordance with the classification of drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facility management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing contents of a symbol attribute storage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a link from a facility attribute to a symbol name according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating layers in the drawing of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of symbol registration of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of symbol registration of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a symbol registration screen of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a list of symbol attributes of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a link process of the equipment management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a link process of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a link process of the equipment management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a link process of the equipment management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a floor diagram of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a list of equipment attributes of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a floor diagram displaying equipment figures of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of an attribute pasting process of the equipment management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of an attribute pasting process of the equipment management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a floor view showing an attribute pasting menu of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a floor view showing the equipment attribute items of the equipment management system of the present invention in the item name display area.

FIG. 21 is a floor view in which an attribute is pasted to the equipment graphic of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a list of equipment attributes of the equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a floor view showing a facility graphic of the facility management system of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram of a conventional equipment management system.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the contents of a conventional equipment attribute information storage unit.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the contents of a conventional symbol storage unit.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the contents of a conventional product information storage unit.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of a conventional procedure for associating equipment figures with equipment attributes.

FIG. 29 is a floor view displayed in a conventional process of associating equipment figures with equipment attributes.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a list of equipment attributes displayed in a conventional process of associating equipment graphics with equipment attributes.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing the contents of a conventional equipment drawing information storage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

103 symbol attribute storage unit, 111 drawing display unit, 1
21 Equipment selection section, 123 Symbol name selection section, 125
Equipment graphic display section, 127 Equipment graphic arrangement section, 129
Equipment attribute display unit, 200 equipment graphic display area, 210 drawing display area, 901 equipment attribute information storage unit, 905 symbol storage unit, 907 equipment drawing information storage unit.

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Arakawa 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (72) Inventor Akira Koyanagi 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Mitsubishi Electric (72) Inventor Akihiko Sasamoto 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (56) References JP-A-7-44684 (JP, A) JP-A-6-274557 (JP) , A) JP-A-5-314198 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G06F 17/60 G06F 17/50

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An equipment to be managed is arranged on a drawing as an equipment graphic using a symbol representing the equipment, the attribute of the equipment is stored as equipment attribute information, and the arranged equipment graphic and the equipment attribute are stored. in facility management system for managing in association with the information, (a) equipment attribute information storage unit that stores as one of the equipment type code of the equipment attribute information indicating the type of the equipment, (b) the symbol and, the symbol (C) assigning a symbol for each type of the equipment to the equipment to associate the symbol name with the equipment type code A symbol attribute storage unit to be stored; (d) an equipment selection unit that selects equipment to be managed from the equipment attribute information storage unit; (e) the equipment selection unit A symbol name selecting unit for selecting a symbol name corresponding to the equipment by referring to the symbol attribute storage unit based on the equipment selected by the user; and (f) selecting a symbol name selected by the symbol name selecting unit. An equipment graphic display unit for reading out a symbol corresponding to the symbol name by referring to the symbol storage unit and displaying the symbol as an equipment graphic; (g) moving an equipment graphic displayed by the equipment graphic display unit to an arbitrary position on the drawing Equipment figure placement section
In the equipment management system provided with, the symbol attribute storage unit, the created symbol and
When the equipment to be managed is selected in the equipment selection section, the equipment
By referring to the attribute information storage unit,
The equipment type code is determined from the equipment to be installed, and by referring to the symbol attribute storage unit,
The symbol name is determined from the class code, and the symbol name is referenced by referring to the symbol attribute storage unit.
The symbol is determined from the symbol, and the equipment attribute information storage unit
If there is at least one equipment code and the equipment has the same equipment type code,
When creating the equipment figure by specifying the equipment by sharing the same information
When the equipment to be managed is selected from the
Symbol attribute storage based on the equipment selected by the equipment selection unit
Refer to the section and enter the symbol name corresponding to
Based on the symbol name selected by the bol name selection section and selected by the above symbol name selection section,
Refer to the symbol storage section to correspond to the above symbol name
Read the symbol and display the above equipment figure as equipment figure
Move the equipment figure displayed by the section to any position on the above drawing
Then, perform the operation of the equipment
Equipment displayed on the drawing that represents the equipment to be managed
The figure is linked with the equipment attribute in the equipment attribute storage unit.
Equipment management system characterized by being performed. 2. The equipment graphic display unit further adds a graphic identifier to the displayed equipment graphic, and the equipment management system associates the graphic identifier output by the equipment graphic display with the equipment attribute information. A facility drawing information storage unit for storing as facility drawing information; and a facility attribute display unit for displaying facility attribute information of the facility corresponding to the selected facility graphic by selecting the facility graphic displayed by the facility graphic display unit. by a child with a door, using the same symbol
To identify equipment attributes for equipment graphics displayed
Can be pasted and displayed.
Correct the target equipment by looking at the equipment
Be able to judge it properly and place it to the desired position
Facility management system according to claim 1, wherein the. 3. The drawing is divided into a plurality of layers,
The facility, while being stored are classified in correspondence with the plurality of layers, the facility management system, the storage child correspondence of the plurality of layers and the equipment to the layer corresponding storage unit, drawing classification For each category of equipment corresponding to
The equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein the equipment can be managed. 4. An equipment attribute information storage unit, wherein:
When selecting equipment from, multiple equipment can be selected at once
And the equipment graphic display unit displays the plurality of selected equipment graphics.
Are displayed at the same time.
Characterized in that the plurality of equipment figures are moved and arranged.
An equipment management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
M 5. The equipment to be managed represents the above equipment.
It is supposed to be placed on the drawing as a facility figure using symbols
In addition, the attributes of the above facilities are stored as facility attribute information and distributed.
Management by linking the installed equipment figure and the above equipment attribute information
In equipment management method for, equipment identifier and the equipment that uniquely identifies (a) the equipment
The equipment type code that represents the type of
Equipment attribute information storing step of storing as attribute information, (b) the symbol and a symbol for identifying the symbol
(C) storing a symbol for each type of the above equipment with respect to the above equipment;
By assigning, the above equipment type code
Symbol attribute storage for storing symbol names in association
Degree, stored by (d) the equipment attribute information storage process equipment
Select the equipment identifier of the equipment to be managed from the attribute information.
Equipment selection step of, in the equipment identifier selected by (e) the equipment selection process
Symbol attribute storage based on the corresponding equipment type code
The thin line corresponding to the equipment type code stored in the process
A symbol name selecting step for selecting a bolt name; (f) a symbol selected in the symbol name selecting step
Based on the name, the symbol stored in the symbol storage step
Read the symbol corresponding to the symbol name and
Facilities graphic display step of and displaying, equipment graphics displayed by (g) the equipment graphic display step
For moving and disposing the device at any position on the drawing
A facility management method provided with a graphic arrangement step, wherein the symbol created by the symbol attribute storage step is
And the type of each equipment are linked, and when the equipment to be managed is selected in the above equipment selection process,
By referring to the equipment attribute information storage process ,
The equipment type code is determined from the equipment to be used, and by referring to the symbol attribute storage step, the equipment
The symbol name is determined from the type code, and by referring to the symbol attribute storage process, the symbol
There is a relationship that a symbol is determined from the name, and in the equipment attribute information storage step, a plurality of equipments correspond.
If there is at least one equipment code and the equipment has the same equipment type code, the symbol attribute description
When creating the equipment figure by specifying the equipment by sharing the same information of the storage process,
When the equipment to be managed is selected from the information storage process,
The above symbol attribute based on the equipment selected by the equipment selection process
Refer to the storage process and add the symbol name corresponding to the above equipment
The symbol name selection step is selected, and based on the symbol name selected by the symbol name selection step,
Corresponding to the above symbol name by referring to the above symbol storage process
Read the symbol to be used,
Display the equipment figure displayed by the display process at any position on the drawing
To perform the operations to place the equipment
Is displayed on the drawing representing the equipment to be managed.
The equipment figure that has been used is stored in the equipment attribute storage process.
Equipment management method characterized in that the link is taken.