JP3008058B2 - Equipment management support equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention, air conditioning, power settings
Suitable for equipment management such as equipment, crime prevention equipment, disaster prevention equipment
The present invention relates to a facility management support device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various facilities are arranged in facilities such as high-rise buildings, apartment houses, hospitals, factories and the like. For example, the equipment includes equipment systems such as air conditioning equipment, power equipment, security equipment, disaster prevention equipment, and heat source equipment, and a total system is constructed by these. When receiving support for various management items in this system, a desired management item is designated from a menu bar shown on the screen, and various menus for the item are obtained by a pull-down method. For example, a maximum of 16 pull-down menus represented only by characters (maximum of 23 characters) are displayed on the screen. When a desired menu is selected from the displayed pull-down menu, the detailed information is displayed on the screen.

[0003]

However, according to such a conventional facility management support apparatus, since a pull-down menu represented only by characters is displayed on the screen, screen transition information is scarce and the transition destination screen is poor. However, in a large-scale system having several hundred types, an operator who is familiar with the hierarchical key and the screen function has to rely on the operation.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to promptly display desired detailed information on a screen even if the user is not familiar with hierarchy keys and screen functions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facility management support device that can be operated .

[0005]

In order to achieve such an object, the first invention (the invention according to claim 1) is to select various menus and to store the detailed information in an image having a hierarchical structure. /> A selection menu part that can be displayed on the screen, a guidance part with an explanatory note explaining the outline of the selection menu part, and a transition destination screen display image of the next hierarchy for the selection menu part are charted. Menu screen display means for displaying a menu screen having an image section shown in the figure, and freely setting the layout including the size, position, shape, etc. of the selection menu section, guidance section, and image section on the menu screen And a layout setting changing means that can be changed. Further, the second invention (the invention according to claim 1) includes, in addition to the means of the first invention, a menu increasing / decreasing means capable of freely increasing / decreasing the types of various menus in the selection menu section. is there.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, in the first invention, the display contents in the guidance section and the image section assist in selecting a menu in the selection menu section. In addition, the layout of the selection menu section, the guidance section, and the image section can be freely changed according to the operator's preference, and a user-friendly and easy-to-view menu screen can be provided. Further, in the second invention, in addition to the operation of the first invention, the types of various menus in the selection menu section can be added or reduced as necessary.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail based on embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a facility management support device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CPU, 2 is a RAM, 3 is a ROM, 4 and 5 are interfaces, and 6 is a mouse-operable display. The CPU 1 obtains various input information from the system provided through the interface 5 and performs various processing operations while accessing the RAM 2 according to a program stored in the ROM 3. Various processing information in the CPU 1 is output to the display 6 via the interface 4 in accordance with designation on the screen of the display 6 (designation by mouse operation).

FIG. 3 shows an initial screen on the display 6. On the initial screen G1, a menu bar 6-1 on which various management items in the system are described, and operation mode switching keys 6-21, 6-22, and 6-23 are provided above the initial screen G1.
Is displayed.

[0010] In this equipment management support apparatus, when, for example, support is provided for a management item such as an “extension guide”, the “extension guide” is designated in the menu bar 6-1. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a menu screen G2 for the “expansion guide” appears. This menu screen G
2 is a selection menu section 6-3, a guidance section 6-4, and an image.
Page section 6-5 (6-51, 6-52).

The selection menu section 6-3 includes a guidance section 6
The menu (selection menu) 6-31 related to the “semi-annual forecast” whose outline is described in -4, and the “long-term forecast” whose outline is also described in the guidance unit 6-4
(Selection menu) 6-32.
When the menu 6-31 is selected, the detailed information is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. When the menu 6-32 is selected, the detailed information is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. In the guidance section 6-4, as described above, an explanatory sentence describing the outline of the menus 6-31 and 6-32 is written. Image part 6-5
In FIGS. 1 and 6-52, the transition destination screen display images of the menus 6-31 and 6-32 are graphically shown.

By referring to the display contents of the guidance section 6-4 and the image section 6-5 on the menu screen G2, the menu selection in the selection menu section 6-3 can be performed accurately.

That is, according to the present embodiment, when a menu screen is displayed for various management items described in the menu bar 6-1, the guidance section and the image section are displayed on the menu screen in addition to the selection menu section. Therefore, by referring to the display contents in the guidance section and the image section, desired detailed information can be promptly shifted to the screen and displayed without having to be familiar with the hierarchical key and the screen function. .

For reference, FIG. 6 shows a menu screen G2 'when "Cool water unit price" is selected as a management item.
FIG. 7 shows a menu screen G2 ″ when “energy prediction” is selected as the management item.

In the selection menu section 6-3 'of the menu screen G2', for example, when "down blow power ratio" 6-34 'is selected as a menu, the floor floor shaded by hatching is displayed. "2F" to "8F" shown
Select and specify the desired floor from. With such a method, the display area in the selection menu section 6-3 'can be reduced, and the number of transition display screens can be increased.

Now, in the menu screen G2 shown in FIG. 1, a selection menu section 6-3, a guidance section 6-4, and an image
It is assumed that the user does not like the layout of the page section 6-5.
In such a case, in this embodiment, the selection menu section 6-
3, the size of the guidance unit 6-4, the size of the image unit 6-5,
The layout including the position and shape can be freely changed according to the operator's preference.

FIG. 8 shows a menu screen G2 after the layout is changed (hereinafter, referred to as a changed menu screen). The layout setting change from the menu screen G2 to the change menu screen G2 is performed as follows.

First, on the initial screen G1 (FIG. 3), an operation mode switching key 6-22 is designated to switch from F-JOB (operator operation mode) to C-JOB (serviceman operation mode) (shown in FIG. 9). Step 901).
Then, “extension guide” is designated in the menu bar 6-1 to display the menu screen G2 (step 90).
2). Then, the layout of the menu screen G2 is changed to the change menu screen G2 (step 903). And menu 6-3 after layout change
For 1,6-32, the X and Y coordinates on the screen are designated (step 904). As a result, the menus 6-31 and 6-32 are determined as keys as shown by the broken lines in the figure. And menu 6-31, 6-32
, The destination screen information is specified (step 905).

That is, according to the present embodiment, for the various management items described in the menu bar 6-1, the layout of the selection menu portion, the guidance portion, and the image portion on the menu screen can be freely set according to the operator's preference. , The desired detailed information can be transferred to the screen more quickly as a user-friendly and easy-to-view menu screen.

Further, in this embodiment, in addition to the function of changing the setting of the layout on the menu screen, a function of increasing or decreasing the types of various menus in the selection menu section is provided. That is, the type of menu is increased or decreased as needed (step 903), and the X,
By specifying the Y coordinate (step 904) and specifying the destination screen information for these menus (step 905), the type of menu in the selected menu section can be freely increased or decreased. In the present embodiment, the type of menu in the selection menu section is up to 10
It can be increased to 0 items.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, in the first invention, the guidance section and the image section are displayed on the menu screen in addition to the selection menu section. By referring to the display content in the image section, desired detailed information can be promptly shifted to the screen and displayed without having to be familiar with the hierarchy key and the screen function. Also, the layout of the selection menu section, guidance section, and image section can be freely changed according to the operator's preference.
Desired detailed information can be transferred to the screen more quickly and displayed. Also, in the second invention, the first invention
In addition to the effects of the present invention, since the types of various menus in the selection menu section can be added or reduced as needed, a menu screen more convenient for the operator can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen of an “extension guide”.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of a support device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an initial screen appearing on a display of the support apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displayed by transitioning by designating a menu relating to “semi-annual prediction” in the menu screen shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen displayed by shifting to a menu related to “long-term prediction” in the menu screen shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a menu screen of “Cool water unit price”.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a menu screen of “energy prediction”.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a menu screen (change menu screen) of the “extension guide” after the layout is changed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a change in layout setting on the menu screen.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... CPU, 2 ... RAM, 3 ... ROM, 6 ... Display
A, G2: Menu screen, 6-1: Menu bar, 6-
3 ... Selection menu section, 6-31 ... Menu (selection menu)
-), 6-32 ... menu (selection menu), 6-4 ...
Guidance section, 6-5 ... Image section.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. Select various menus and display detailed information
A selection menu section that can be displayed on a screen having a hierarchical structure, a guidance section in which an explanatory sentence that outlines the selection menu section is described, and a next destination screen display for the selection menu section A menu screen display means for displaying a menu screen having an image section showing an image as a chart, and a layout including a selection menu section, a guidance section, a size, a position, and a shape of the image section on the menu screen. A facility management support device comprising: a layout setting change unit that enables setting change. 2. The facility management support device according to claim 1, further comprising a menu increasing / decreasing means for allowing a variety of menu types in a selection menu section to be freely increased / decreased.