The application is based on the right of priority of Japanese patent application 2008-043621 number, and the full content of above-mentioned application is contained in this.
Summary of the invention
The present invention finishes in view of such situation, its purpose is, a kind of air-conditioning system and air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement is provided, it can switch in a plurality of monitoring images that show in the display device of client terminal at any time according to the information of controlling monitoring arrangement from air-conditioning under a plurality of air-conditionings control monitoring arrangements and situation that client terminal is connected.
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the present invention adopts following method.
The invention provides a kind of air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement, be connected with at least one air conditioner via the air-conditioning Control Network, and be connected with the client terminal that this air conditioner is managed concentratedly via communication network, thereby described client terminal is provided the running state information of described air conditioner, wherein, described air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement comprises: air-conditioning monitor message storage unit, the running status of storing each described air conditioner; The monitoring image generation unit generates monitoring image based on the running status of storing in described air-conditioning monitor message storage unit; The link address setup unit is used to set and the next relevant link address information of monitoring image that shows on the display device of described client terminal; And communication unit, monitoring image that will be generated by described monitoring image generation unit and the link address information that is set by described link address setup unit send to described client terminal, by the described link address information that described communication unit sends, switch to the described next monitoring image that shows by described client terminal visit.
According to such structure, in air-conditioning monitor message storage unit, store the running status of at least one the air conditioner that connects via the air-conditioning Control Network successively.And, based on canned data in this air-conditioning monitor message storage unit, generate the monitoring image of the running status that is used to represent air conditioner by the monitoring image generation unit.In addition, set and the relevant link address information of monitoring image that next shows on the display device of client terminal by the link address setup unit, this monitoring image and link address information send to client terminal via communication unit.
Thus, in the display device of client terminal, show the monitoring image that is generated by the monitoring image generation unit.In addition, in client terminal, the relevant link address information of monitoring image that is sent out and in display device, next shows, so by having access to this link address, thereby can on the display device of client terminal, show next monitoring image equally.Like this, send next link address information in the time of to the information of client terminal transmitting monitoring picture, thus can automatically switch in the monitoring image that shows in the client terminal, and need not user's input operation.In addition, in air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement, by the link address information that sends to client terminal is operated, thereby can specify in the monitoring image that shows in the display device of client terminal at any time.
Also can be, above-mentioned air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement comprises operation of air conditioner timetable (schedule) storage unit, store the operation of air conditioner schedule information that temporal information and described link address information are associated, described link address setup unit is read and current time link corresponding address information from described operation of air conditioner timetable storage unit, and sets the link address information of being read.
Like this, owing to possess the operation of air conditioner schedule information that temporal information and link address information are associated, for example can select to change the monitoring image that on the display device of client terminal, shows according to week or time period, or the DISPLAY ORDER of change monitoring image.
Also can be, in above-mentioned air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement, described link address setup unit is set stand-by time information, the decision of described stand-by time information will be presented at by the monitoring image that described monitoring image generation unit is generated on the display device of described client terminal during, described communication unit together sends to described client terminal with described stand-by time information and described monitoring image and described link address information.
Like this, by stand-by time information is sent to client terminal, thereby can determine to be used to show the time of monitoring image.Thus, if important information, then lengthening is set stand-by time information etc., can freely change the demonstration time.
Also can be, above-mentioned air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement comprises that the running status based on described air conditioner detects unusual abnormality detection unit, detected under the unusual situation by described abnormality detection unit, described link address setup unit is set the link address information of oneself as link address.
According to such structure, detecting under the unusual situation by the abnormality detection unit, the link address of setting oneself is as link address information, thereby can show the monitoring image of oneself on the display device of client terminal, promptly showing the state of the monitoring image that abnormal conditions are just taking place.Thus, can accurately and promptly to user notification unusual situation take place.
Also can be, above-mentioned air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement comprises that the running state information based on described air conditioner detects unusual abnormality detection unit, detecting under the unusual situation by described abnormality detection unit, described link address setup unit is set the stand-by time information of unusual usefulness as described stand-by time information, and the stand-by time of described unusual usefulness is set at longer than common stand-by time.
According to such structure, detecting under the unusual situation by the abnormality detection unit, can on the display device of client terminal, show the monitoring image of oneself for a long time, promptly be used to represent just to take place the monitoring image of unusual situation.Thus, can accurately and promptly to user notification unusual situation take place.In addition, after having passed through stand-by time, client terminal is visited next link address, so can automatically switch in the monitoring image that shows on the display device of client terminal.
A kind of air-conditioning system is provided, comprises: a plurality of air-conditioning control monitoring arrangements of above-mentioned any; Control a plurality of air conditioners that monitoring arrangement is connected via the described air-conditioning of air-conditioning Control Network and any; And the client terminal that is connected with a plurality of described air-conditionings control monitoring arrangements via communication network.
According to the present invention, can play under a plurality of air-conditionings control monitoring arrangements and situation that client terminal is connected, switch in a plurality of monitoring images that show on the display device of client terminal at any time according to the information of controlling monitoring arrangement from air-conditioning.
Embodiment
Below, with reference to the air-conditioning system and the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of description of drawings each embodiment of the present invention.
[the 1st embodiment]
Fig. 1 is the integrally-built block scheme of the air-conditioning system of expression the 1st embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, the air-conditioning system of present embodiment comprises:client terminal 1, a plurality of air-conditioningscontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, the 3b that are connected withclient terminal 1 via building management communication network (communication network) 2 ... 3n (below, simply additional label " 3 " when all " the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement " of expression, additional label " 3a ", " 3b " etc. when each air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of expression), via air-conditioning Control Network 4 and each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... a plurality ofair conditioners 5 that 3n connects.
Client terminal 1 for example is the computing machine that comprises that the building management of CPU (central arithmetic unit), ROM (Read OnlyMemory), RAM (Random AccessMemory), input media,display device 11 etc. is used, and carries out the operational management of the equipment that is provided with in the buildings.In thisclient terminal 1, software has been installed, the standard specification that it is used based on the building air-conditioning supervisory communications, (package aircon) controls/monitor to air-conditioning box.In addition,client terminal 1 carries the WEB browser, has from the URL of regulation and obtains data, and be presented at the function ofdisplay device 11.
LAN (Local Area Network)), Intranet, the Internet etc. buildingmanagement communication network 2 has been to use the network that is turned to the communication protocol (for example TCP/IP) that building management uses by standard specification, for example is LAN (Local Area Network:.
Each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... 3n is used for carrying out the operation control of theair conditioner 5 installed in each room in buildings and the device of operational management, running status to eachair conditioner 5 monitors, and will monitor that result's running state information offersclient terminal 1 as it.
Each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... 3n is built-in respectively WEB server has been assigned with special-purpose URL respectively.Client terminal 1 by have access to distribute to each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... the URL of 3n, thus can from each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... 3n obtains the monitoring image of relevant air conditioner.In the present embodiment, air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a has been distributed URL1, air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b has been distributed URL2, air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3n has been distributed URLn.
Air-conditioning Control Network 4 has been to use the control that is turned to air conditioner by standard specification to monitor the network of the communication protocol of usefulness.
Then, be described in detail the air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3 of present embodiment with reference to Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is the functional-block diagram that the function that air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3 is had has been represented in expansion.As shown in Figure 2, air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3 comprises:operation control module 31, air-conditioning monitormessage storage unit 32, air-conditioningcontrol communication unit 33, linkaddress setup unit 34, monitoringimage generation unit 35 and managing network communication unit (communication unit) 36.
Operation control module 31 is for example based on the operation steering order that receives fromclient terminal 1, generation is used to carry out the control signal of the operation control of each air conditioner 5 (with reference to Fig. 1), and send it to each air conditioner via air-conditioning control withcommunication unit 33, thereby the operation of eachair conditioner 5 under managing is controlled.
Air-conditioning monitormessage storage unit 32 time interval is according to the rules obtained running state information fromair conditioner 5, and stores this running state information.In running state information, except the operation kinds of information that the operation of cold-room for example, greenhouse operation, operation stop etc., also include design temperature information, room temperature information etc.
Air-conditioning control comprises withcommunication unit 33 and is used for the interface that communicates via air-conditioning Control Network 4 and eachair conditioner 5 etc., to send to theair conditioner 5 of regulation by the control signal that above-mentionedoperation control module 31 is generated via air-conditioning Control Network 4, receive running state information simultaneously, and the running state information that receives is outputed to air-conditioning monitormessage storage unit 32 from each air conditioner.
Linkaddress setup unit 34 is possessed and the relevant link address information of next monitoring image that shows on thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1, sets this link address information, and outputs to monitoring image generation unit 35.In the present embodiment, link address information be distribute to each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... the URL of 3n.For example, the linkaddress setup unit 34 of air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a has air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b " URL2 " as link address information, " URL3 " that the linkaddress setup unit 34 of air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b has air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement 3c (omitting diagram) as link address information, the linkaddress setup unit 34 of air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3n has air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a " URL1 " as link address information.
Linkaddress setup unit 34 be set in show on thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1 monitoring image that generated by the monitoringimage generation unit 35 that is provided with in the same air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement during as stand-by time.Therefore, linkaddress setup unit 34 is also possessed stand-by time when possessing above-mentioned link address information.For example, each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... 3n possesses " stand-by time α " as stand-by time.
Monitoringimage generation unit 35 generates the monitoring image data that the running status of eachair conditioner 5 are notified to the user based on the running state information in the up-to-date or specified time limit in the past of storage in air-conditioning monitor message storage unit 32.The monitoring image data are for example generated by the SGML as HTML, the XML etc. of webpage making language.In the present embodiment, suppose the situation that use HTML generates.
Managingnetwork communication unit 36 comprises and is used for the communication interface that communicates via buildingmanagement communication network 2 andclient terminal 1 etc., link address information that it will set by above-mentioned linkaddress setup unit 34 via buildingmanagement communication network 2 and stand-by time and send toclient terminal 1 by the monitoring image data that monitoringimage generation unit 35 is generated, receive Data Update request fromclient terminal 1, operation steering order etc. simultaneously, these requests of receiving or instruction are outputed to various piece in the air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3.
Then, the action that explanation has the air-conditioning system of said structure with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
In the following description, supposeclient terminal 1 from each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... 3n receives the monitoring image data, with by each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... the relevant monitoring image of the running status of the air conditioner that 3n monitored has been presented in thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1.
In this state, for example 1 pair of air-conditioning control of clientterminal monitoring arrangement 3a sends the Data Update request.Thus, the Data Update request sends to air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a via buildingmanagement communication network 2, and the managingnetwork communication unit 36 of being controlledmonitoring arrangement 3a by air-conditioning is received.Managingnetwork communication unit 36 outputs to monitoringimage generation unit 35 and linkaddress setup unit 34 with this Data Update request.
Monitoringimage generation unit 35 is obtained up-to-date running state information from air-conditioning monitormessage storage unit 32, perhaps obtains the running state information in specified time limit in the past, thereby generates the monitoring image data.Perhaps the predefined air-conditioning control of linkaddress setup unit 34settings monitoring arrangement 3b " URL2 " is as link address information, set predefined " stand-by time α " simultaneously as stand-by time, and these setting items are outputed in the monitoringimage generation unit 35.
Monitoringimage generation unit 35 will output to managingnetwork communication unit 36 from the information of " URL2 " and " stand-by time α " of linkaddress setup unit 34 input and up-to-date monitoring image data.Thus, via buildingmanagement communication network 2, the information of up-to-date monitoring image data and " URL2 " and " stand-by time α " is sent toclient terminal 1.
Ifclient terminal 1 receives these information, the monitoring image Data Update of the air-conditioning that then will show indisplay device 11control monitoring arrangement 3a is the up-to-date monitoring image data of this reception.Then, pick up counting during from the renewal of these monitoring image data, through " stand-by time α " time, the air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b that is discerned by " URL2 " that receive as link address is sent the Data Update request.
Thus, in receiving the air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b of Data Update request, carry out identical processing with above-mentioned air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, thereby be generated the up-to-date monitoring image data of relevant air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b, be set " URL3 " simultaneously as link address information, be set " stand-by time α " as stand-by time.Then, these information send toclient terminal 1 via building management communication network 2.Thus, inclient terminal 1, the monitoring image data of the air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3b that shows indisplay device 11 are updated to the up-to-date monitoring image data of this reception.Then, begin to carry out timing during from this renewal, through " stand-by time α " time, the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement 3c (omitting diagram) that is discerned by " URL3 " that receive as link address sends the Data Update request.
Then, by repeating above-mentioned processing, thereby the monitoring image that shows in thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1 is automatically upgraded successively.
As described above, air-conditioning system and air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3 according to present embodiment, send next link address information and stand-by time in the time of from 3 pairs of client terminals of each air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement, 1 transmitting monitoring picture data, so after from the renewal of this monitoring image the time, having passed through stand-by time,client terminal 1 has access to next link address, can obtain new monitoring image data from this link address.
Thus, by next link address and stand-by time are sent to client terminal, thereby can automatically be updated in the monitoring image that shows in the display frame of client terminal 1.Thus, can repeat in the cycle of regulation by each air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a, 3b ... the monitoring image that 3n generated also is made as it effectively, thereby for example under the unusual situation of generation, can promptly notify it unusual in air conditioner.In addition, by automatically upgrading monitoring image, thereby can significantly alleviate operator's burden.
[the 2nd embodiment]
The air-conditioning system and the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention then, are described with reference to Fig. 3.
In the air-conditioning system of present embodiment, the structure of air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement is different with the 1st above-mentioned embodiment.Below, to the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement omission of present embodiment and the explanation of the 1st embodiment identical point, difference is described mainly.
Fig. 3 is the functional-block diagram that the air-conditioning control function that monitoring arrangement had of present embodiment has been represented in expansion.As shown in Figure 3, the air-conditioning of present embodiment control monitoring arrangement also comprises link addressinformation storage unit 37 and operation of air conditionertimetable storage unit 38.
In link addressinformation storage unit 37, store the URL and the URL guide look information of having distributed the ID of the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of this URL to be associated.In addition, in operation of air conditionertimetable storage unit 38, store the operation of air conditioner schedule information that temporal information and link address information are associated.
In having the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of such structure, if receive the Data Update request fromclient terminal 1, then link address setup unit 34-1 reads from operation of air conditionertimetable storage unit 38 and current time link corresponding address information, and to the link address information read, be that URL sets.In addition, when registration has link address information and stand-by time in the operation of air conditioner schedule information, link address setup unit 34-1 reads its stand-by time and it is set, under the situation that does not have registration, " stand-by time α " that link address setup unit 34-1 is possessed in advance sets.Thus, if set link address information and stand-by time, these information that then will set output to monitoring image generation unit 35.Thus, with above-mentioned the 1st embodiment in the same manner, up-to-date monitoring image data and link address information and stand-by time information are sent toclient terminal 1, the monitoring image of thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1 is updated.
As described above, air-conditioning system and air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement according to present embodiment, by possessing the operation of air conditioner schedule information that temporal information and link address information are associated, thereby can change the DISPLAY ORDER of monitoring image according to week or time period, perhaps can skip the demonstration of the monitoring image of relevant a certain specific air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement.
In addition, by having link addressinformation storage unit 37, for example under the unclear situation of URL of each air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement, have a guide look of information, thereby can obtain the URL of the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of expectation by URL with reference to storage in this link address information storage unit 37.Thus, even in the operation of air conditioner schedule information, do not register under the situation of URL, also can obtain the URL of the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of expectation exactly.
URL guide look information for the operation of air conditioner schedule information of storage in above-mentioned operation of air conditionertimetable storage unit 38 and storage in link addressinformation storage unit 37, for example carry out the input operation of relevant change indication, thereby can freely rewrite from client terminal 1.In addition, have under the situation of input media, also can operate the above-mentioned various information that changes to its input media by the user at each air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement.
[the 3rd embodiment]
The air-conditioning system and the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention then, are described with reference to Fig. 4.
In the air-conditioning system of present embodiment, the structure of air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement is different with the 2nd above-mentioned embodiment.Below, to the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement omission of present embodiment and the explanation of the 2nd embodiment identical point, difference is described mainly.
Fig. 4 is the functional-block diagram that the air-conditioning control function that monitoring arrangement had of present embodiment has been represented in expansion.As shown in Figure 4, the air-conditioning of present embodiment control monitoring arrangement also comprisesabnormality detection unit 39.
Inabnormality detection unit 39, be transfused to the running state information of storage in air-conditioning monitor message storage unit 32.Abnormality detection unit 39 has following function, and promptly by these running state information of input are analyzed, thereby whether judging to have, unusual air conditioner, taking place under the unusual situation if taking place, give link address setup unit 34-2 with this advisory.
In having the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement of such structure, the running state information of eachair conditioner 5 is output to air-conditioning monitormessage storage unit 32 andabnormality detection unit 39 via air-conditioning control with communication unit 33.Whether the running state information of eachair conditioner 5 of the 39 pairs of inputs in abnormality detection unit is analyzed, judge to existunusual air conditioner 5 has taken place.Its result existing under the situation thatunusual air conditioner 5 takes place, outputs to link address setup unit 34-2 with abnormal signal.
In this state, if receive the Data Update request fromclient terminal 1, then the URL of link address setup unit 34-2 setting oneself is as link address information.For example, if air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3a then sets " URL1 " as link address information.In addition, " the stand-by time α " that link address setup unit 34-2 possesses in advance to the standby time set, and these information are outputed to monitoringimage generation unit 35.
Monitoringimage generation unit 35 generates the monitoring image data based on the up-to-date running state information of storage in air-conditioning monitor message storage unit 32.At this moment, also can generate the monitoring image data, to become the display mode different with other normal air conditioners to the data that produce unusual air conditioner.
Monitoring image data that generated by monitoringimage generation unit 35 and link address information and the stand-by time that sets by link address setup unit 34-2 are sent toclient terminal 1 via managingnetwork communication unit 36.
Thus, in thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1, show and to grasp the monitoring image that produces unusual air conditioner.In addition and since set be used to monitor this air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement that producesunusual air conditioner 5 URL as link address information, thereby also have access to this air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement atclient terminal 1 next time, obtain this monitoring image.Thus, in thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1, show all the time to be used to notify the monitoring image of unusual generation as effective window.
As described above, air-conditioning system and air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement according to present embodiment, detecting under the unusual situation byabnormality detection unit 39, the URL that detects the air-conditioning control monitoring arrangement that its unusual air conditioner that produces monitors is set as link address information, thereby can be made as the state that always on thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1, shows the monitoring image that detects unusual generation.Thus, can accurately and promptly produce unusual situation to user notification.
In addition, in the above-described 3rd embodiment, the URL that also can replace setting self is as link address information, and set link address information in the same manner with the 1st or the 2nd above-mentioned embodiment, the stand-by time of setting unusual usefulness is as stand-by time, and the stand-by time of described unusual usefulness is set than common duration.For example if common stand-by time is made as " 1 minute ", then the general unusually the stand-by time of usefulness be set at " 30 minutes " etc.Thus, can delay between the transfer period of the monitoring image in client terminal 1.Its result can show the monitoring image that is used to represent to produce unusual situation for a long time on thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1, can accurately and promptly produce unusual situation to user notification.
In addition, after the stand-by time of having passed through unusual usefulness,client terminal 1 has access to next link address, thereby can automatically switch in the monitoring image that shows on thedisplay device 11 ofclient terminal 1.
In addition, in each above-mentioned embodiment, air-conditioningcontrol monitoring arrangement 3 also can have the hardware of the special use that realizes above-mentioned functions respectively, also can become the structure that realizes above-mentioned functions by software and special-purpose hardware.Under situation about realizing by software, but the program that is used to realize above-mentioned functions be stored in the storer (for example, hard disk etc.) that computing machine reads, carry out to RAM from the storer program of reading by CPU, thereby realize above-mentioned functions.
More than, be described in detail embodiments of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing, but concrete structure is not limited to this embodiment, also comprises the design alteration of the scope that does not break away from intention of the present invention etc.