JP3268458B2 - Centralized management system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized management system capable of collecting and managing various kinds of information under the operating conditions of a plurality of automatic developing machines installed at different places, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a large hospital or the like, an automatic developing machine for developing an X-ray film or the like may be arranged in each department such as internal medicine or surgery, or a plurality of automatic developing machines may be arranged in each department or examination room. Each of these automatic developing machines is disclosed in JP-A-61-275.
No. 756, the date and time, the number of processed X-ray films by size, the amount of replenishment of developer and fixing solution, the amount of supply of developing and fixing solution, the temperature of developing solution, the temperature of fixing solution, Information such as location, number of times and record registration date is stored, and based on this information, the operation status of the equipment is grasped and managed. The state of the device is grasped, and based on this, adjustment of a predetermined portion, replacement of parts, and the like are performed.

[0003]

There are cases where a plurality of automatic developing machines are arranged in different places, for example, in a large hospital or the like. However, when maintenance is performed on each of the automatic developing machines, an error occurs. It is necessary to know the situation in advance.
The used amount of the film is different, and the deterioration state of the developing solution and the replenisher differs depending on the photographing site. Therefore, it is necessary to go to a place where each device is installed in order to grasp the operating condition of such an automatic developing machine, which is troublesome.

[0004] For this reason, for example, if information of each automatic developing machine is collected at one place by communication, information of a plurality of automatic developing machines can be known without going to a place where each automatic developing machine is installed. However, in this case, it is necessary to consider collecting information of a plurality of devices with a particularly simple communication structure and further performing statistical processing.

[0005] The present invention solves such a problem.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a centralized management system capable of obtaining information of a plurality of automatic developing machines from a remote place with a simple structure and easily managing each machine.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centralized management system for managing information on a plurality of automatic developing machines, comprising: a storage device for storing information on the plurality of automatic developing machines; and an input device; Centralized management means for storing information of automatic developing machines in the storage device and managing them, and selecting a predetermined automatic developing machine from the plurality of automatic developing machines by an input from the input device; and Device switching means connected to the communication line and connected to the central management means, and switching to enable communication with the automatic developing machine selected by the central management means; and A transfer command is transmitted to the automatic developing machine that has been switched as possible, and the information of the automatic developing machine transmitted from the automatic developing machine is sent to the central management unit. Centralized management system of information characterized in that to be stored in the storage device. "Is. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the information on the automatic developing machine includes information on the number of processed sheets, the replenishment amount of the processing solution, the supply amount, the processing temperature, and the occurrence error. 2. The centralized management system according to claim 1, wherein the operation status of the automatic developing machine is managed from information on a replenishment amount, a supply amount, a processing temperature, and an occurrence error of the liquid. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information of the automatic developing machine includes information on the number of processed sheets of the recording medium by size of the recording medium. The centralized management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inventory of the recording medium is managed from the information. "
It is. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method as described above, wherein the centralized control means has a display device, and displays information of the automatic developing machine stored in the storage device on the display device by inputting from the input device. A centralized management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. " According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus, wherein the central management means includes a printing device, and prints information of the automatic developing machine stored in the storage device by the printing device in response to an input from the input device. A centralized management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the central management means performs statistical processing from the information of the automatic developing machine stored in the storage device and displays the result of the statistical processing on the display device or prints the result on the printing device. 6. A centralized management system according to claim 4 or claim 5. The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the centralized management means performs display on the display device or printing by the printing device by a graph or a table. Centralized management system described in 1. above.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a predetermined automatic developing machine is selected from a plurality of automatic developing machines by an input from an input device, the selected automatic developing machine is switched to be communicable with the selected device, and a transfer command is transmitted to the automatic developing machine switched to be communicable. Is transmitted, the information transmitted from the automatic processor can be received, and when the user of the automatic processor reports that the equipment is in poor condition, the Information on a desired device can be obtained at a desired timing, and management of a plurality of automatic developing machines is easy.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a layout diagram of the centralized management system, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the centralized management system, and FIG.
9 is an operation flowchart of the centralized management system.

This centralized management system includes a plurality of devices 1 (automatic developing machines) having communication means for communicating various information under operating conditions, and a centralized management device for collecting and managing information on the plurality of devices 1. And a device switching means 5 connected to each device 1 by a communication line 3 and connected to the central management device 2 (centralized management means) by a communication line 4. It is configured to enable communication between the device 1 selected in 5 and the central management device 2.

This centralized management system is applied to, for example, a large hospital, and an automatic developing machine described in JP-A-61-275756 for developing an X-ray film or the like is used as the equipment 1. Or placed in each department such as surgery, or a plurality of departments or examination rooms. In each of these automatic processors, the date and time, the number of processed photosensitive materials such as X-ray films, the replenishment amounts of the developing solution and the fixing solution,
Stores information such as the amount of developing and fixing solution supply, developer temperature, fixing solution temperature, location and number of occurrence errors, and the date of record registration, and manages the operating conditions of the equipment based on this information. Or the maintenance staff can grasp the state of the equipment under the operating condition from the information stored periodically, and based on this, can perform adjustment of a predetermined location, replacement of parts, and the like.

The device 1 has a main control unit 10 as shown in FIG. 2. The main control unit 10 controls the overall operation of the device 1, and the main control unit 10 Is connected to a memory 11, an input / output interface 12, and a communication interface 13. The main control unit 10 mainly includes a microcomputer and its peripheral circuits, and operates according to a program stored in the memory 11.

The memory 11 includes a ROM 110 and a RAM 11
The ROM 110 stores a program for operating the microcomputer, and the RAM 111 stores the date, the number of sheets processed by size, the replenishment amounts of the developing solution and the fixing solution, the developing and fixing solutions. Information such as a supply amount, a developer temperature, a fixing solution temperature, a location and the number of occurrence errors, and a record registration date is stored.

The input / output interface 12 includes an operation panel 14, a drive control unit 15 for driving various drive motors of the device 1, a temperature control unit 16 for controlling the temperature of the developing solution and the temperature of the fixing solution, and replenishing the developing solution and the fixing solution. A replenishment control unit 17, a count sensor 18 for counting the number of processed photosensitive materials such as X-ray films, a size detection unit 30 for photosensitive materials such as X-ray films, and an error detection unit 31 for detecting various errors.
Etc. are connected.

The communication interface 3 is connected to the communication line 3, and the main control unit 10 operates based on a transfer command from the communication line 3 to transfer information stored in the RAM 111 of the memory 11 via the communication line 3. The communication of this information is performed for a predetermined number of days necessary for management.

The device switching means 5 is composed of, for example, a multiplexer and has a switching device 50 for switching a plurality of devices 1 and a channel 51 corresponding to the devices 1. Then, the switching device 50 switches the device 1 and transmits information on the selected device 1 to the central management device 2 via the communication line 4.

Although the communication lines 3 and 4 use dedicated lines, telephone lines can also be used, in which case a modem is required.

The centralized management device 2 uses a personal computer 21 to store information received via the communication device 20 into a storage device 22 such as a floppy disk or a hard disk.
And the information and the result of the statistical processing are stored in C
The image is displayed on a display device 23 such as an RT display or printed by a printing device 24 such as a printer. By storing the information in the storage device 22 such as a floppy disk or a hard disk, a large amount of information can be stored for a long time. Further, the display of information on the display device 23 and the printing of the information by the printing device 24 such as a printer are performed in the form of graphs, tables, and the like. In particular, when the apparatus 1 is used in an automatic developing machine, knowing the number of processed films by size of each automatic developing machine can be used for film inventory management. In addition, by collecting information on a plurality of devices 1 and performing statistical processing, it is possible to grasp the magnitude of the amount of processing of a film or a processing solution for each device 1, and furthermore, the amount of processing of a replenisher. Effective use of the device 1 becomes possible such as making the device 1 with high processing performance.

The centralized control device 2 is provided with an input device 25 such as a keyboard. The input device 25 selects the device 1 to make a request for information. The data is stored in a storage device 22 such as a disk or a hard disk. In addition, the display device 2 is input by the input device 25.
3 and printing by a printing device 24 such as a printer.

By operating the input device 25, A. B. reading information from the device; Master information registration correction, C.I. Information aggregation, D. Initial settings and the like are performed. This A. Information is read from the device for a predetermined date in accordance with a transfer command, and overwrite update processing is performed in principle. A file for which overwrite is prohibited can be selected to be written by a “message”. Further, the designation of the model, the number, and the channel of the device 1 is selected based on the items registered in the model registration of the initial setting. When reading an error, enter the password before specifying the model, machine, and channel. Furthermore, B. Master information registration and correction reads the master file for each model, unit, and day, and corrects, deletes, and registers information, tests,
Correct the cleaning information. C.I. For information aggregation, a. Output of daily totals table for each model and unit, b. Model,
Output of a monthly total table specifying the unit period, c. Monthly average output specified by model and unit, d. E. Output of the total number specified for the model and the unit period. The output of the daily temperature specified for the period of the model and the unit is performed. D. Initial specification is model registration as model registration,
Unit number, information type, channel, and set date are registered, and are used for maker maintenance as transfer information type registration.

Further, the personal computer 21 of the centralized management apparatus 2 can be connected to a host computer, and this host computer constitutes a larger-scale information management system for a plurality of devices.

Next, the operation of transmitting information in the information management system for a plurality of devices will be described with reference to FIG.
For example, when the power of the device 1 is turned on, the communication module operates (step a), and the panel input module of the device 1 operates (step b). At step c, it is determined whether the apparatus 1 is operating or stopped. When an operation is input, the drive module (step d), the temperature control module (step e), the replenishment module (step f), the count module (step g), the error module (step h) and the size detection module (step i) are activated, and information such as temperature control information, replenishment information, count information, error information, and size information in the operating state of the device 1 is automatically obtained. The data is sequentially stored in the RAM 111 of the memory 11 of the developing machine (step j).

When it is determined in step c that the device 1 has been stopped, the stop module is activated and the process proceeds to step a (step k). When the device 1 is powered on, the personal computer 21 of the central
When the switching command signal is input to the device switching unit 5 via the communication line 4 and the communication line 4, the switching device 50 of the device switching unit 5 switches to the channel of the predetermined device 1, and the information request signal is switched to the selected device. When it is transmitted to the first side, the communication module operates to set information in the RAM 111 of the memory 11, transmit information to a predetermined device 1, and store it in the storage device 22 of the central management device 2 (step). l). The central management device 2 outputs device information to the display device 23 based on a command from the input device 25,
It is output by the printing device 24.

In this embodiment, an information management system of a plurality of devices is described for collecting information of an automatic developing machine installed in a medical institution. However, the present invention is not limited to a medical institution and a plurality of devices of the same type are installed. Can be widely applied when

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, a predetermined automatic developing machine is selected from a plurality of automatic developing machines by an input from an input device, and the selected automatic developing machine is switched to be communicable with the selected automatic developing machine. Since the transfer command is sent to the switched automatic processor, the information transmitted from the automatic processor can be received, and when the user of the automatic processor reports that the equipment is in poor condition, etc. Information on a desired automatic developing machine can be obtained at a desired timing from a plurality of automatic developing machines, and management of the plurality of automatic developing machines is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a centralized management system.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a centralized management system.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the centralized management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 equipment (automatic processor) 2 centralized control device (centralized control means) 3,4 communication line 5 device switching means

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A centralized management system for managing information on a plurality of automatic developing machines, comprising: a storage device for storing information on the plurality of automatic developing machines; and an input device, wherein information on the plurality of automatic developing machines is provided. Centralized management means for storing and managing in the storage device and selecting a predetermined automatic developing machine from the plurality of automatic developing machines according to an input from the input device; and being connected to the plurality of automatic developing machines via a communication line. Along with
A device switching unit connected to the central management unit and communicably switching with the automatic developing machine selected by the central management unit, wherein the device switching unit is communicatively switched. And sends the information of the automatic developing machine transmitted from the automatic developing machine to the centralized management means, and the centralized management means stores the transmitted information of the automatic developing machine in the storage device. Centralized management system characterized by the following. 2. The information of the automatic developing machine includes:
The centralized management means includes information on the number of processed sheets, the replenishment amount of the processing solution, the supply amount, the processing temperature, and the generation error. 2. The operation status of the server is managed.
Centralized management system described in. 3. The information on the number of processed sheets by size of the recording medium as the information on the automatic developing machine, and the centralized management means determines the information on the number of processed sheets by size of the recording medium for each automatic developing machine. The centralized management system according to claim 1, wherein the centralized management system manages stocks. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said centralized control means has a display device, and displays information of said automatic developing machine stored in said storage device on said display device by an input of said input device. 3. The centralized management system according to any one of 3. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the central management unit includes a printing device, and prints information of the automatic developing machine stored in the storage device by the printing device in response to an input from the input device. The centralized management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The centralized management means statistically processes the information of the automatic developing machine stored in the storage device, and displays the result of the statistical processing on the display device or prints the result by the printing device. The centralized management system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein 7. The centralized management according to claim 4, wherein said centralized management means performs display on said display device or printing by said printing device by a graph or a table. system.