JP3283192B2 - Supervisory control system and terminal designation method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a supervisory control system and a terminal designation method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In systems such as a disaster prevention system that handles an addressable sensor and a system that handles a large number of lines, the size of the display screen (display window (display window)) is reduced in order to save space, reduce circuits, and reduce costs. Number of windows)
When, for example, displaying the status of a predetermined terminal on a screen such as a display during a fire display test or remote manual control of a terminal device, as a display window (window) for inputting and specifying this terminal, It is common to use a format in which the district where this terminal is installed is input and designated by a district number which is easily understood by the end user.

[0003] Specifically, in order to allow the end user to designate a terminal installed at, for example, "No. Bldg. No. Bldg." Many use a window (terminal designation window) for inputting a district number format such as “floor #”. That is, in this case, the end user can specify a predetermined terminal by inputting a district number using a numeric keypad or the like.

[0004] On the other hand, the physical address of the terminal may be more convenient for the maintenance / inspection operator who performs maintenance and inspection, testing, and the like, when specifying the terminal. Some systems have adopted an input designation window (terminal designation window) that allows the user to designate a terminal.

[0005]

However, in a system in which input designation of a terminal is performed in a district number format, it is difficult for a maintenance and inspection worker or the like to recognize a district number, and input designation of a terminal is performed in a physical address format. In a system, there is a problem that it is difficult for an end user to understand a physical address, and all systems have poor operability for any operator. That is, conventionally, regarding the input designation of the terminal, it is convenient for all operators (it is easy to understand).
The system did not exist.

An object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring and control system and a terminal designation method which are common to any operator regarding input designation of a terminal and which are convenient for any operator. I have.

[0007]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring control system including a terminal group and a monitoring control means for monitoring and controlling the terminal group. The means has a function of allowing the operator to specify a predetermined terminal in the terminal group on the display screen. In this case, the screen for specifying the terminal is shared as one window or a dedicated screen. It is characterized in that the terminal can be designated in a desired terminal designation format on a common screen.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that there is provided a selection means for causing an operator to select a terminal designation format for the common screen.

[0009] The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that it is displayed as a switching selection icon on a display screen.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as the terminal designation format, a district information format and a physical address format are prepared, and the common screen is displayed in both the district information format and the physical address format. It is characterized in that it can be switched and selected.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a terminal designation format for the screen when the common screen is last used is stored, and the next time the common screen is used, As a default, the stored terminal designation format is adopted.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal specifying method in a monitoring control system having a terminal group and a monitoring control means for monitoring and controlling the terminal group, wherein a predetermined terminal in the terminal group is displayed on a display screen. A screen to be designated by the operator is shared as one window or a dedicated screen, and the shared screen is selected and set to a desired terminal designation format, and a desired terminal is designated on the shared screen. It is characterized in that the terminal is specified in a format.

According to the first to fourth and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the operator designates a predetermined terminal in the terminal group on the display screen, one screen for designating the terminal is used.
One window or a dedicated screen is shared, and the terminal can be designated in any terminal designation format on the common screen (that is, the terminal designation format is selected for the common screen. (A selection means for performing the operation), so that the input designation of the terminal can be standardized for any operator, and a monitoring control system and a terminal designation method convenient for any operator can be provided. Can be provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a terminal designation format for the screen when the common screen is used last is stored, and the common screen is used next time. Since the stored terminal designation format is adopted as a default at this time, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the terminal designation format each time the same operator operates continuously.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a monitoring control system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the monitoring control system includes a monitoring control unit (for example, a receiver) 1 for controlling the entire system, and a terminal group 2 monitored and controlled by the monitoring control unit 1.

Here, the monitoring control unit 1 and the terminal group 2 are connected by, for example, a predetermined transmission line (line or wireless). Specifically, in the example of FIG. 1, the terminal group 2 includes a plurality of terminals S ₁ , S ₂ ,..., _Sn ; T ₁ , T _{2 ,.}
These terminals are connected to _{one of} predetermined transmission lines (systems) L _{1 to} L _h extending from the monitoring control unit 1. That is, for example, the terminals S ₁ , S ₂ , T
₁ is connected to a transmission line (system) L _{1 and} has terminals S ₃ ,
S ₄ , S ₅ , T ₂ , and T ₃ are connected to a transmission line (system) L ₂ .

The terminals S ₁ , S ₂ ,..., S _n are called
Each of the terminals S ₁ , S ₂ ,...
The S _n, which is operated to have a function of transmitting actuating signals (alarm signals) to the monitor control unit 1 when (alarm) (for example, a fire detector in disaster system) is used. The terminals T ₁ , T ₂ ,..., T _m are so-called controlled terminals. For this purpose, smoke elimination equipment such as shutters and fire doors, and air conditioning equipment can be used. .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the monitoring control system. Referring to FIG. 2, the system includes a receiver 11 and transmission paths (systems) L _{1 to} L _h extending from the receiver 11.
Is connected to the terminal group 2 (the terminal _{S 1 ~S n, T 1 ~T} m) to be monitored controlled by the receiver 11 and provided with, in the receiver 11, and controls the entire supervisory control system CPU15
And a ROM in which a control program of the CPU 15 is stored
16, a RAM 17 used as a work area or the like of the CPU 15, a display / operation unit 19, and transmission lines L _{1 to} L
_h (terminal group 2) and an interface section 18 functioning as an interface (for example, a transmission interface).

In FIG. 2, CPU 15, ROM 16,
RAM 17, interface unit 18, display / operation unit 19
Has a function as the monitoring control unit 1 in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the display / operation unit 19 is, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display.
Display means such as (LCD), CRT display, and plasma display, and input means such as a touch panel, a keyboard, and a mouse can be used.

In such a monitoring and control system, according to the present invention, the monitoring and control unit 1 has a function of managing each terminal with district information (district number) or room name information. Specifically, the monitoring control unit 1 determines whether each of the terminals S _{1 to} S _n , T _{1 to} T
_m by the district number such as `` No.
It is configured to be manageable.

Further, the monitoring control unit 1 controls each of the terminals S _{1 to} S _n ,
It also has a function of managing T _{1 to} T _m with addresses (physical addresses). Specifically, the monitoring control unit 1 determines whether each of the terminals S ₁ to S ₁
A physical address Addr is assigned to S _n , T _{1 to} T _m , and each terminal S ₁ to T _m is assigned by the physical address Addr.
S _n, and is configured to be able to manage T ₁ through T _m.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a management table for managing each terminal of the system of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
The management table example, the terminals _{S 1 ~S n, T 1 ~T} m is
Transmission line, each of which is connected (strain) is classified for each L ₁ ~L _h,
Each transmission path (line) L ₁ ~L _h logical address for each is assigned. For example, for the terminals S ₁ , S ₂ , T ₁ connected to the transmission line (system) L ₁ , consecutive logical addresses “01H”, “02H”, “03H” are assigned,
In addition, terminals S ₃ connected to the transmission line (system) L ₂ ,
For S ₄ , T ₂ , and T ₃ , consecutive logical addresses “0”
1H "," 02H "," 03H ", and" 04H "are assigned. Here, when focusing on one terminal, the transmission path (system) to which this terminal is connected is regarded as the upper bits of the physical address Addr of this terminal, and the logical address assigned to this terminal is It can be regarded as lower bits of the physical address Addr.
Therefore, the physical address of each terminal can be defined by the transmission path (system) and the logical address.

In the example of the management table shown in FIG. 3, detailed information of each terminal is set corresponding to the physical address Addr of each terminal. Here, the detailed information of one terminal includes the type information (type of sensor, shutter, etc.) of this terminal, information on the district and room name where this terminal is installed, that is, district information (district number), Contains room name information. Further, when this terminal is a control terminal (such as a sensor), the detailed information includes the sensitivity information and the interlocking information (for example, the physical address of the controlled terminal to be interlocked by the control terminal's notification). Etc.) can be further included.

The management table shown in FIG. 3 is developed, for example, in the RAM 17 of the system shown in FIG.
5 to be used.

When the management table as shown in FIG. 3 is used, the monitoring control unit 1 uses the physical address of each terminal to
It is possible to perform address polling of each terminal, refer to the type information of each terminal, and obtain information from each terminal as to whether or not it has been activated (reported), and control each terminal. More specifically, when the terminal type of the physical address to be polled is, for example, a sensor, the CPU 15 of the receiver 11 in FIG. 2 uses the physical address of the terminal (sensor) to determine the terminal (sensor). Is called by address polling, detects the state of this sensor, and outputs a fire alarm according to the detection result, or a predetermined controlled terminal (for example, smoke prevention equipment or When an air conditioner or the like is set, the controlled terminal can be interlocked with the physical address of the controlled terminal. When such address polling is performed, for example, a physical address is also set as a unique address in each terminal, and in each terminal, a physical address (address for calling) from the monitoring control unit 1 is used. It is compared with the unique address set for itself, and if they match, it can be determined that the self is being called.

Further, information obtained by address polling the terminal in this manner (for example, when the terminal is a control terminal (sensor), analog detection information from the terminal and maintenance information (for example, transmission error, etc.) If the terminal is a controlled terminal (for example, a shutter), the maintenance information (for example, a transmission error or the like) from the terminal is, for example, the physical address Ad of this terminal in the management table of FIG.
dr, and is stored in the RAM 17 or the like, and if necessary, for example, as a trend graph or maintenance information.
It is displayed on the screen of the display / operation unit 19.

Further, the monitoring control unit 1 allows the operator to specify the input of each terminal in both the format of the district information (district number) and the format of the physical address by using the management table as shown in FIG. Becomes possible. That is,
In the management table of FIG. 3, since it is possible to search for both physical address and district information (district number) for one terminal, for example, at the time of a test or the like, attribute data information of a certain terminal (trend graph Or maintenance information) on the screen, specify this terminal
(Area number) and physical address can be specified.

As described above, when the operator is an end user, it is convenient to specify the terminal in the form of district information (district number), and the operator is a maintenance / inspection worker or the like. In such a case, it is convenient to specify the terminal in the form of a physical address.

Therefore, the monitoring and control unit 1 includes the display / operation unit 1
Both the 9 display screen, an input designation display window (terminal designation window), for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a window W ₂ of the window W ₁ and the physical address format in the local area information (area ID) format to display, if you want to or to display the attribute data information such as a terminal on the display screen, enter the district information of the terminal from the window W ₁ (district number, such as "hundred Building hundred thousand floor number") can also be specified, also a physical address of the terminal from the window W ₂ (e.g., "hundred strains 〇_〇_H") can be configured to be also be specified enter.

However, in order to reduce the size and cost of the system, it may be necessary to limit the size of the display screen (the number of display windows). In this case, the number of displayable display window on the display screen (window) is limited, as described above, simultaneously display both the window W ₂ of the window W ₁ and the physical address format of district information (area ID) format In some cases, it cannot be displayed on the screen.

Therefore, in the present invention, terminal management (designation)
In a system such as that described above, which can be performed in both the district information (district number) format and the physical address format, this format can be used in either the district information (district number) format or physical address format. There is further provided a function for allowing the operator to select whether to perform input designation of a terminal of the system in accordance with the convenience of the operator.

That is, in the example of FIG.
Further, a selection unit 5 for allowing the operator to select an input designation format of the terminal is further provided.

[0034] More specifically, the selection unit 5 includes:
On the screen of the display / operation unit 19 (for example, on an LCD screen of a touch panel type), a switching selection icon for switching and selecting the terminal designation format is displayed. When the switching selection icon is pointed, the CPU 15 It can be realized by switching the currently specified input designation display window (terminal designation window) of a predetermined terminal designation format to that of another terminal designation format input designation display window (terminal designation window). .

FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are diagrams for explaining this function. At present, on the display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), district information (district number) format is used. Display window for input specification
In a state in which (terminal designation window) W ₁ is displayed, the switching selection icon IC is a point on the display screen, CPU 15 is district information currently displayed
The (district number) input designation display window of the form (terminal designation window) W _1, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the input designation display window of the physical address format (terminal designation window) to switch to the W ₂ Has become.

As described above, the monitoring and control system of the present invention displays one screen for designating a terminal such as a sensor.
One window or a dedicated screen is shared, and the terminal can be designated in a desired terminal designation format on the shared screen. That is, it has a selection means for allowing the operator to select the terminal designation format for the common screen. More specifically, as the terminal designation format, a district information format and a physical address format are prepared, and the common screen can be switched and selected to either the district information format or the physical address format. ing.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to standardize input of a terminal with respect to an arbitrary operator and to provide a method of specifying a terminal which is convenient for any operator.

Further, the system of the present invention has a function of retaining the format (terminal designation format) of the currently displayed terminal designation window unless the selection unit 5 switches the format. Specifically, the format of the terminal designation window (terminal designation format) when the terminal designation window (shared screen) was last used is stored, and the next time the terminal designation window (commonized screen) is used. Assuming that the format stored in the terminal designation window is adopted as the default when opening (opening) the (screen), when the same operator performs successive operations,
The trouble of inputting the terminal designation format can be saved.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are flow charts for explaining an example of the terminal designation processing of the monitoring control system of the present invention. 6 and 7, the display / control unit 1
When predetermined contents (hereinafter, referred to as an original screen) are displayed on the screen of No. 9 (step S1), the CPU 15 further displays (opens) a terminal designation window on this screen (step S2). At this time, the terminal designation window is set as a terminal designation format when the terminal designation window was previously opened. For example, if the terminal specification window used to open this terminal specification window last time was in the district information (district number) format, the currently opened terminal specification window is also in the district information (district number) format. Will be displayed as

At the time immediately after the start-up of this system, there is no terminal designation format when this terminal designation window was previously opened, and in this case, the currently opened terminal designation window is replaced by the terminal designation window of this system. A terminal designation format that is predetermined at initialization (for example,
It is displayed as that of the district information (district number) format.

Further, such a terminal designation window is displayed on the display screen, and a switching selection icon is also displayed. The operator points to the switching selection icon in step S5 or step S13 described later. Thus, the terminal designation format of the currently displayed terminal designation window can be switched.

Thus, in step S2,
When the terminal designation window of the predetermined terminal designation format is displayed, the CPU 15 determines whether the terminal designation format of the terminal designation window is of the district information (district number) format or the physical address format (step S3). If the information is in the district information (district number) format, steps S4 to S4
The process proceeds to step S11, and if it is of the physical address format, the process proceeds to steps S12 to S19.

Steps S4 to S11 and step S12
As can be understood by comparing S19 to S19, the same processing is performed regardless of whether the terminal designation format of the terminal designation window is of the district information (district number) format or of the physical address format.

In other words, in steps S4 and S12, the terminal designation value is initialized (for example, the smallest value of the physical address is set as the terminal designation value), and steps S5 and S12 are performed.
At 13, it is determined whether or not the switch selection icon has been operated, and when the switch selection icon has been operated, the processing shifts to the other terminal designation format (switches). That is, when the switching selection icon is operated in step S5, the processing is switched to the processing in the physical address format,
Move to step S12. When the switching selection icon is operated in step S13, the process is switched to the processing of the district information (district number) format, and the process proceeds to step S4.

In steps S6 and S14, it is determined whether or not a terminal designation operation (input operation for terminal designation) has been performed.
In S15, the terminal designation value is updated.

In step S6, when performing the terminal designation operation, the operator needs to designate (input) the terminal in the district information (district number) format using, for example, a ten key. The designated value (for example, “19 building 08 floor 063”) is changed to the value designated (input) in the district information (district number) format in step S6 (for example, “16 building 06 floor 011”).

In step S14, when performing a terminal designation operation, the operator needs to designate (input) the terminal in a physical address format by, for example, a numeric keypad.
In step S15, the current terminal designation value (for example, "1 system 20H") is changed to the value designated (input) in the physical address format in step S14 (for example, "2 system 11H").

In steps S8 and S16, it is determined whether or not a designation ending operation has been performed. Here, the designation ending operation in steps S8 and S16 means an operation for confirming the terminal designation value (for example, an operation of pressing a decision button).

In steps S11 and S19, it is determined whether or not a designated cancel operation has been performed. here,
The designation cancel operation is performed in steps S8 and S14 when the terminal designation operation is performed in steps S6 and S14.
This means an operation of canceling the specified value performed in steps S6 and S14 at the stage where the specification end operation has not been performed yet in S16.

When a designation end operation is performed in steps S8 and S16, in steps S9 and S17, detailed information is searched using the terminal designation value in each terminal designation format as a key.

Then, in steps S10 and S18, it is determined whether or not the designated terminal exists. As a result,
When the specified terminal exists, information such as the physical address, district number, and room name of the specified terminal is displayed on the original screen.
(Step S20). Next, the process returns to step S1.

In steps S10 and S18,
If the designated terminal does not exist, for example, "designation error"
Is displayed on the original screen (step S21). Next, the process returns to step S1.

In steps S11 and S19,
When the designation canceling operation is performed, for example, “terminal designation cancellation” is displayed on the original screen (step S22). Next, the process returns to step S1.

FIGS. 8 (a), 8 (b), 9 (a), 9 (b) are diagrams for explaining an example of terminal designation processing in a conventional system. Here, FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing examples of screens of a system assuming that the operator is an end user. When the end user wants to refer to, for example, a trend graph, the input operation in the district number format is convenient for the end user when specifying the sensor. Therefore, in the conventional system of FIG. not only display window W ₁ of the good district number format that is convenient for the end user (Fig. 8 (a)). In this case, the operator, to display the state of the desired terminal (e.g. trend graph) on the display screen, area number format of the window W ₁ from district number format this device "hundred Building hundred Floor thousand 8 (in the example of FIG.
Number)), and then, for example, pointing to the button of the `` trend graph '' and giving an instruction to display the trend graph, the trend graph of this terminal can be displayed on the display screen (FIG. 8 (b)).

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing examples of screens of a system assuming that an operator is a maintenance person. Normally, it is unlikely that end users will use it.If maintenance personnel use it for maintenance and inspection, there are requirements such as data collection for all sensors.When specifying a sensor, input operation in physical address format is required. For convenience, therefore, FIG.
In conventional systems, as a terminal designation window, only the window W ₂ good physical address format convenient not displayed for maintenance personnel (Fig 9 (a)). In this case, the operator, to be displayed on the display screen of the desired state of the terminal (e.g., maintenance information), the terminal from the window W ₂ of the physical address format in the example of "〇 system 〇_〇_H" (FIG. 9 , "1 system 41H"), and then, for example, "maintenance information"
The maintenance information of this terminal can be displayed by pointing to the button and giving an instruction to display the maintenance information (FIG. 9B).

However, in each of the above-described conventional systems, an input operation in a district number format is always required when trying to refer to a trend graph (FIG. 8A,
(b)) Therefore, it is not easy for maintenance personnel to refer to the trend graph. In order to refer to the maintenance and inspection information, an input operation in a physical address format is always required (FIGS. 9A and 9B). Therefore, the end user refers to the maintenance and inspection information. Not easy.

FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of a terminal designation process in the system of the present invention. Now, when the end user uses the system of the present invention to refer to a trend graph of a desired terminal, for example, the end user operates a predetermined key to open a terminal designation window, and then the end user selects a switching selection. By operating the icon IC, the terminal designation window is displayed as shown in FIG.
Set terminal designation window W ₁ of the district number format as shown in, in this terminal designation window W _1, can be in district number format, to designate operation of the predetermined terminal.
For example, when the district number where the predetermined terminal is installed is “Building 19, 01F, 001”, the end user inputs this district number “Building 19, 01F, 001” to designate this terminal. Then, for example, the user points to the “trend graph” button to give an instruction to display the trend graph. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10B, a trend graph of this terminal can be displayed on the display screen. When the reference to the trend graph displayed as shown in FIG. 10B is completed, the operator returns to the state as shown in FIG. 10A by operating a predetermined button. When the user wants to close the designated window, he can operate a predetermined button.

When the maintenance staff wants to refer to the attribute data information of a desired terminal by using the system of the present invention, the maintenance staff operates a predetermined key to open a terminal designation window. , by operating the switch selection icon IC, set this terminal designation window terminal designation window W ₂ of the physical address format shown in FIG. 11 (a), in the terminal designation window W _2, physical address A specified terminal can be designated in a format.
For example, when the physical address of this terminal is “1 system 41H”, the maintenance staff may read the physical address “1 system 41H”.
"H" is input to designate this terminal, and then, for example, the user points to the "maintenance information" button to give an instruction to display the maintenance information. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11B, the maintenance information of the terminal can be displayed on the display screen. When the reference of the maintenance information displayed as shown in FIG. 11B is completed, the operator returns to the state as shown in FIG. 11A by operating a predetermined button. To close the specified window,
What is necessary is just to operate a predetermined button.

Further, when the maintenance staff wants to refer to the trend graph, the "area number format"
If the “physical address format” is easier to recognize than the “physical address format”, the terminal designation when referring to the trend graph can be performed in the “physical address format”. That is, when in a state of setting the terminal designation window into a physical address format of the terminal designation window W ₂ as shown in FIG. 12 (a), maintenance personnel, the physical address of the terminal is "1 line 41H", this Enter the physical address "1 system 41H"
By designating this terminal and then pointing to, for example, the “maintenance information” button to give an instruction to display the maintenance information, the trend of this terminal is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. A graph can be displayed.

As described above, in the system of the present invention, the operator performs the switching operation to obtain the district number format,
The terminal can be designated by any of the physical address formats.

In the above description, the monitoring control system is configured as, for example, a disaster prevention system, and the control terminal and the controlled terminal are fire detectors, fire doors, shutters, and the like used in the disaster prevention system. The controlled terminals are not limited to those used in the disaster prevention system, and any terminals can be used. For example, the control terminal may be a security sensor and the controlled terminal may be a controlled terminal used in a security system. In this case, the monitoring control system is a security system. If the controlled terminal is an air conditioning facility, this monitoring and control system becomes an air conditioning management system. In addition, when the controlled terminal uses an air-conditioning system whose transmission output is controlled in addition to the fire doors and shutters used in the disaster prevention system, the monitoring control system is a combined system of the disaster prevention system and the air conditioning management system. Become.

The terminal designation method of the present invention as described above
It can be configured as a software program, and can be provided as, for example, a software package (for example, a portable information storage medium that is detachable from the system in FIG. 2).

That is, according to the present invention, the terminal designation method as described above may be programmed and stored in a portable information storage medium, or may be stored in a portable information storage medium. Is stored in the receiver 11 of the system shown in FIG.
It may be a form loaded (installed) in M17, or may be a preset one in the receiver 11 of the system of FIG. 2, for example.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first to fourth and sixth aspects of the present invention, when the operator specifies a predetermined terminal in the terminal group on the display screen, the terminal The screen for making the designation is shared as one window or a dedicated screen, and the terminal can be designated in an arbitrary terminal designation format on the common screen (that is, the common Since the screen has a selection means for selecting the terminal designation format), the terminal input designation is standardized for any operator, and for any operator A convenient monitoring and control system and a terminal designation method can be provided.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a terminal designation format for the screen when the common screen is used last is stored, and the common screen is stored next time. Since the stored terminal designation format is adopted as a default at the time of use, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the terminal designation format each time the same operator operates continuously.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a monitoring control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the monitoring control system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a management table for managing each terminal of the system of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a terminal designation window in the monitoring control system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a terminal designation window in the monitoring control system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a terminal designation process according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a terminal designation process according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a terminal designation process in a conventional system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a terminal designation process in a conventional system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a terminal designation process in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing an example of a terminal designation process in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for describing an example of a terminal designation process in the system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 display and operation monitor control unit 2 terminal groups 11 receiver 15 CPU 16 ROM 17 RAM 18 interface unit 19 unit L ₁ ~L _h transmission path (line)

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Suzuki 1-11-6 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside Nittan Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideto Amemiya 1-11-6 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Nittan Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazumasa Inaba 2-12-19 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Yamatake Honeywell Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-5-28381 (JP, A) JP-A 5-334585 (JP, A) JP-A-7-306990 (JP, A) JP-A-7-282371 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G08B 23/00-31/00

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] In a monitoring control system including a terminal group and a monitoring control means for monitoring and controlling the terminal group, the monitoring control means causes an operator to designate a predetermined terminal in the terminal group on a display screen. In this case, a screen for designating a terminal is shared as one window or a dedicated screen, and the terminal can be designated in a desired terminal designation format on the shared screen. A supervisory control system characterized in that: 2. The monitoring control system according to claim 1, wherein said monitoring control means has a selection means for allowing an operator to select a terminal designation format for said common screen. A supervisory control system characterized by the above. 3. The monitoring control system according to claim 2, wherein said selection means is displayed as a switching selection icon on a display screen. 4. The monitoring control system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal designation format includes a district information format and a physical address format, and the common screen is displayed in a district information format. A supervisory control system characterized by being configured to be switchable to any of the physical address formats. 5. The monitoring control system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring control means stores a terminal designation format for the screen when the shared screen was last used, A monitoring and control system, wherein the stored terminal designation format is adopted as a default next time the shared screen is used. 6. A terminal designating method in a supervisory control system comprising a terminal group and a supervisory control means for supervising and controlling the terminal group, wherein an operator designates a predetermined terminal in the terminal group on a display screen. Screen is shared as one window or a dedicated screen, this shared screen is selected and set to a desired terminal designation format, and terminal designation in a desired terminal designation format is performed on the common screen. A terminal designation method characterized by performing the following.