JP7524601B2 - Building management device, building management method, and building management program - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to technology for managing multiple buildings.

Previously, there were systems that centrally managed multiple buildings (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The system described in Patent Document 1 has a table that sets the mobile phone number of the person to whom automatic notifications are to be sent for each centrally managed building. This system is configured so that when an abnormality occurs in any of the centrally managed buildings, the name of the building in which the abnormality occurred is notified to the mobile phone of the person to be dispatched that is set for the building in which the abnormality occurred. In this way, Patent Document 1 is a system that automates the notification of the mobilization of people to multiple centrally managed buildings when an abnormality occurs.

JP 2004-54484 A

However, in conventional systems, when an operator wanted to check the management status of a building, the operator had to specify the building, which would then be displayed on a display device, etc. This made the operator's operations cumbersome when checking the management status of multiple buildings.

The objective of this invention is to provide technology that allows operators to easily check the management status of multiple buildings.

To achieve the above objective, the building management device of this invention is configured as follows:

The management data storage unit stores management data that registers the number of abnormal occurrences of equipment along with the name, address, and type of the building for each building. The building referred to here is, for example, a building. In addition, when the building is a building, the type is, for example, a school, hospital, office building, shopping center, etc.

The display image generating unit generates a list display image that displays on the display device a list of the management status of multiple buildings whose management data is stored in the management data storage unit. This list display image is an image that arranges individual images showing the name, address, and number of abnormality occurrences for each building along with an icon image according to the type of building.

In this configuration, the operator can check the management status of multiple buildings using the list display image displayed on the display device. In other words, the operator can easily check the management status of multiple buildings. In addition, the operator can easily check the type of building using the icon image.

For example, the management data may also include the number of requests for service, and the individual images may be images showing the number of requests for service in the building.

For example, an occurrence information acquisition unit may be additionally provided that acquires occurrence information about an occurring disaster, including the type of disaster and the location of occurrence, and an estimation unit that estimates, for each building, whether or not the building will be affected by the disaster whose occurrence information has been acquired by the occurrence information acquisition unit, and the individual image may be an image that also shows the estimation result of the estimation unit for the building. For example, the individual image may show the estimation result of the estimation unit with a mark.

This makes it easy to check which buildings will be affected by a disaster when it occurs. Disasters here include, for example, heavy rain, strong winds, and fires.

Also, for example, the display image generating unit may be configured to generate a disaster list display image when the disaster response mode is selected, which displays a first group of buildings that the estimation unit estimates will be affected by the disaster occurring at that time, and a second group of buildings that the estimation unit estimates will not be affected by this disaster.

This configuration makes it even easier to identify buildings that will be affected by a disaster.

This invention allows operators to easily check the management status of multiple buildings.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a list display image created by the building management device and displayed on the screen of a display device. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the building management device. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing management data of each building stored in a management data DB. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the building management device. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an individual image created by a building management device of the first modified example. A block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of a building management device of variant example 2. A figure showing an individual image created by a building management device of variant example 2. A figure showing a list display image created by a building management device of variant example 2 and displayed on the screen of a display device.

The following describes an embodiment of the invention.

＜1. Application examples＞
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a list display image created by the building management device of this example and displayed on the screen of a display device. The list display image 1 is an image in which individual images 2 showing the management status of each of a plurality of buildings (buildings) being managed are arranged. The individual images 2 are images showing the name, address, and number of abnormal occurrences along with an icon image according to the type of building. The types of buildings are hospitals, shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings, etc. The number of abnormal occurrences is the number of abnormal occurrences of equipment (air conditioning equipment, evacuation guidance equipment, water supply equipment, etc.) installed in the building. The icon images are set for each type of building. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the individual images 2 also include a character notation indicating the type of building, but the character notation related to this type may not be included.

The building management device in this example displays the list display image shown in Figure 1 on the screen of a display device, allowing the operator to easily check the management status of multiple buildings.

In addition, in individual image 2, the type of building is displayed as an icon image (hereinafter simply referred to as an icon), allowing the operator to intuitively recognize the type of building.

2. Configuration example
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the building management device of this example. The building management device 10 includes a control unit 11, a management data database 12 (management data DB 12), a display control unit 13, an operation unit 14, and a communication unit 15.

The control unit 11 controls the operation of each part of the main body of the building management device 10. The control unit 11 also has a list image generation unit 21. This list image generation unit 21 references the management data of each building stored in the management data DB 12 described later, and generates the list image shown in Figure 1.

The management data DB12 stores the management data for each building. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the management data for each building stored in the management data DB. The management data for each building associates a building code that identifies the building with data such as the building name, building type, building address, number of abnormality occurrences, and number of requests handled.

The number of requests handled may be the number of requests received from building managers, or the number of requests for which services were actually provided.

In addition, detailed information about abnormalities that occur in each building, such as the date and time of occurrence and the contents, may be stored in the management data DB 12, or may be stored in an external device (not shown) connected to the building management device 10. Similarly, detailed information about inquiries made by managers of each building, such as the date and time of the inquiry and the contents, may be stored in the management data DB 12, or may be stored in an external device connected to the building management device 10.

The display control unit 13 displays the list display image generated by the list image generating unit 21 on the screen of the display device 50.

The operation unit 14 has input devices such as a keyboard, a touch panel, and a mouse. The operator uses the input devices to perform input operations on the building management device 10 main body.

The communication unit 15 communicates data with various devices via the network. The various devices referred to here include servers installed in the managed building and servers connected via the Internet. In other words, the building management device 10 in this example can obtain various types of data through data communication in the communication unit 15.

The control unit 11 of the building management device 10 is composed of a hardware CPU, memory, and other electronic circuits. When the hardware CPU executes the building management program of the present invention, it operates as a list image generating unit 21. The memory also has an area for expanding the building management program of the present invention, and an area for temporarily storing data generated when the building management program is executed. The control unit 11 may be an LSI that integrates the hardware CPU, memory, etc. Also, the hardware CPU is a computer that executes the building management method of the present invention.

<3. Operation example>
4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the building management device according to this example. The building management device 10 according to this example waits for an input of management data for any of the buildings under management (s1) or an input of a request for generating a list display image (s2). The input of management data in the building management device 10 may be made by an operator's input operation on the operation unit 14, or may be made by receiving management data from a server installed in the building under management in the communication unit 15, or may be made by other input. In addition, the request for generating a list display image in the building management device 10 may be made by an operator's input operation on the operation unit 14, or may be made by receiving a generation request from an external device connected to the communication unit 15.

When the management data is input, the building management device 10 stores the input management data in the management data DB 12 (s3) and returns to s1.

When a request to create a list display image is received, the building management device 10 references the management data for each building stored in the management data DB 12 and generates the list display image shown in FIG. 1 (s4). The process in s4 is performed by the list display generation unit 21. The list display generation unit 21 generates an individual image 2 for each building managed by the building management device 10 and generates a list display image by arranging the individual images 2 of each building. The list display image created in s4 is displayed on the screen of the display device 50 (s5), and the process returns to s1. In s5, the display control unit 13 displays the list display image generated in s4 on the screen of the display device 50.

In this way, the building management device 10 in this example can display the list display image shown in Figure 1 on the screen of the display device 50, allowing the operator to easily check the management status of multiple buildings.

4. Modifications
Modification 1
The building management device 10 according to this modified example 1 differs from the above example in that it is configured to generate a list display image in which individual images 2A shown in FIG. 5 are arranged.

The building management device 10 of this modified example 1 has the configuration shown in FIG. 2, similar to the above example. The individual image 2A shown in FIG. 5 differs from the above example in that the number of requests handled has been added.

In this way, the building management device 10 of this variant example 1 can allow the operator to check more information by displaying the number of requests handled in the individual image 2A.

Modification 2
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the building management device of the second modified example.

The building management device 10A of this variant 2 differs from the above example in that the control unit 11 additionally has an estimation unit 22.

The building management device 10A of this variant 2 acquires information about the occurrence of disasters such as heavy rain, strong winds, and fires through the communication unit 15. For example, the communication unit 15 periodically (e.g., every 10 minutes) accesses a server that distributes information about disaster occurrences over the Internet, and acquires information about disasters occurring at that time. This information includes the type of disaster, the location where the disaster occurred, etc.

In this variant example 2, the communication unit 15 corresponds to the occurrence information acquisition unit in this invention.

The server that distributes disaster occurrence information over the Internet may be a push-type server that distributes disaster occurrence information to the building management device 10A in almost real time when it detects the occurrence of a disaster. In this case, the building management device 10A can obtain disaster occurrence information without periodically accessing the server that distributes disaster occurrence information over the Internet.

The estimation unit 22 estimates whether each building under its management will be affected by the disaster based on disaster occurrence information acquired by the communication unit 15. For example, if the disaster is a type that occurs in a certain area, such as heavy rain or strong winds, the estimation unit 22 estimates that buildings within that area will be affected by the disaster, and estimates that buildings outside that area will not be affected by the disaster. Furthermore, if the disaster is a type that occurs at a certain point, such as a fire, the estimation unit 22 estimates that buildings within an area of radius Xm around that point will be affected by the disaster, and estimates that buildings not within an area of radius Xm around that point will not be affected by the disaster. This radius Xm may be a fixed value, but it is preferable to switch depending on the type and size of the disaster, etc.

The list image generating unit 21 also creates individual images 2B showing the results of an estimation of whether or not a building will be affected by the occurring disaster, and generates a list display image in which these individual images 2B are arranged. Figure 7 is a diagram showing individual images created by the building management device of this modified example 2 for buildings that are estimated to be affected by a disaster. As shown in Figure 7, the building management device 10A according to this modified example 2 generates individual images 2B including a disaster notification mark 2BB for buildings that are estimated to be affected by the disaster when a disaster occurs.

In addition, the building management device 10A of this variant example 2 creates individual image 2 shown in Figure 1 for buildings that are estimated to be unaffected by the disaster.

Therefore, with the building management device 10A of this variant 2, the operator can check whether a building will be affected by the disaster that has occurred or not by looking at the list image.

The building management device 10A of this modified example 2 may also be configured to accept the selection of a disaster occurrence mode by an operator. For example, the building management device 10A may be configured to switch to the disaster occurrence mode when the operator performs an input operation to select the disaster occurrence mode on the operation unit 14. Also, the building management device 10A may be configured to automatically switch to the disaster occurrence mode when disaster information is acquired.

When in disaster occurrence mode, the building management device 10A may be configured to generate a list display image 1A in which individual images 2B of buildings estimated to be affected by the disaster and individual images 2 of buildings estimated not to be affected by the disaster are classified and arranged as shown in FIG. 8. In the list display image 1A shown in FIG. 8, individual images 2B of buildings estimated to be affected by the disaster are arranged in an area surrounded by a dashed line. Buildings whose individual images 2A are displayed in the area surrounded by a dashed line correspond to the first group of buildings in this invention, and buildings whose individual images 2 are displayed outside the area surrounded by the dashed line correspond to the second group of buildings in this invention.

The building management device 10A displays this list display image 1A on the screen of the display device 50, allowing the operator to easily check which buildings will be affected by the disaster that has occurred.

The building management device 10 (10A) in the above example may also generate a list display image of buildings of the specified type when it receives the type of building so that the management status can be checked for each type of building. For example, when an operator performs an input operation on the operation unit 14 to specify a building type, the building management device 10 (10A) generates a list display image of buildings of the specified type. In this way, the operator can check the management status for each type of building.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and in the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, components from different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

Furthermore, the correspondence between the configuration according to the present invention and the configuration according to the above-described embodiment can be described as follows.
<Additional Notes>
a management data storage unit (12) for storing management data in which the number of abnormality occurrences of facility equipment is registered together with the name, address, and type of each building;
a display image generating unit (21) that generates a list display image (1) that displays, on a display device (50), a list of the management statuses of the plurality of buildings whose management data is stored in the management data storage unit (12);
The list display image is an image in which, for each building, an icon image according to the type of building is arranged along with individual images (2) showing the name, address, and number of abnormality occurrences, in a building management device (10).

1, 1A... List display image 2, 2A, 2B... Individual image 2BB... Disaster notification mark 10, 10A... Building management device 11... Control unit 12... Management data database (Management data DB)
13: Display control unit 14: Operation unit 15: Communication unit 21: List image generating unit 22: Estimation unit 50: Display device

Claims (5)

a management data storage unit that stores management data in which the number of abnormalities occurring in facility devices is registered together with the name, address, and type of each building;
a display image generating unit that generates, for each of the buildings, an individual image showing the name, address, and number of abnormality occurrences together with an icon image corresponding to the type of the building based on the management data stored in the management data storage unit, and generates a list display image in which the generated individual images are arranged ;
a display control unit that displays the list display image generated by the display image generating unit on a screen of a display device;
an occurrence information acquisition unit that acquires occurrence information about an occurring disaster, the occurrence information including a type of the disaster and a location of the disaster;
an estimation unit that estimates, for each of the buildings, whether or not the building will be affected by the disaster that the occurrence information acquisition unit has acquired,
The display image generation unit generates an image including a disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings that the estimation unit estimates will be affected by the disaster that has occurred, and generates an image not including the disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings that the estimation unit estimates will not be affected by the disaster, in a building management device. The management data includes the number of requests for service,
The building management device according to claim 1 , wherein the individual image also indicates the number of requests for service in the building. The building management device of claim 1 or 2, wherein when a disaster response mode is selected, the display image generation unit generates a disaster list display image in which the individual images are arranged, dividing the buildings into a first group of buildings that the estimation unit estimates will be affected by the disaster occurring at that time and a second group of buildings that the estimation unit estimates will not be affected by the disaster. A computer of a building management device having a management data storage unit that stores management data in which the name, address, and type of a building as well as the number of abnormal occurrences of equipment are registered for each building ,
a display image generating step of generating an individual image showing the name, address, and number of abnormality occurrences for each of the buildings together with an icon image corresponding to the type of the building based on the management data stored in the management data storage unit, and generating a list display image in which the generated individual images are arranged;
a display control step of displaying the list display image generated in the display image generating step on a screen of a display device;
An occurrence information acquisition step of acquiring occurrence information including a type of disaster and a location of occurrence of the disaster with respect to the occurred disaster;
an estimation step of estimating whether or not each of the buildings will be affected by the disaster whose occurrence information has been acquired in the occurrence information acquisition step;
A building management method, in which the display image generation step is a step of generating an image including a disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings estimated to be affected by the disaster that has occurred in the estimation step, and generating an image not including the disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings estimated to not be affected by the disaster that has occurred . A computer of a building management device having a management data storage unit that stores management data in which the name, address, and type of a building as well as the number of abnormal occurrences of equipment are registered for each building ,
a display image generating step of generating an individual image showing the name, address, and number of abnormality occurrences for each of the buildings together with an icon image corresponding to the type of the building based on the management data stored in the management data storage unit, and generating a list display image in which the generated individual images are arranged;
a display control step of displaying the list display image generated in the display image generating step on a screen of a display device;
An occurrence information acquisition step of acquiring occurrence information including a type of disaster and a location of occurrence of the disaster with respect to the occurred disaster;
an estimation step of estimating whether or not each of the buildings will be affected by the disaster whose occurrence information has been acquired in the occurrence information acquisition step;
A building management program, wherein the display image generation step is a step of generating an image including a disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings estimated to be affected by the disaster that has occurred in the estimation step, and generating an image not including the disaster notification mark as the individual image for buildings estimated to not be affected by the disaster that has occurred .

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