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EP-4236632-B1 - DEVICE REGISTRATION OPERATION

EP4236632B1EP 4236632 B1EP4236632 B1EP 4236632B1EP-4236632-B1

Inventors

  • SATOU, DAISUKE
  • HIGASHIYAMA, SHIN
  • DOHMAE, HIROSHI

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20200313

Claims (3)

  1. A device registration operation method for a plurality of devices (21) in one building (20) in which the plurality of devices (21) is installed, the device registration operation method comprising the following steps: - approaching a mobile terminal (40) to the device (21); - receiving, through the mobile terminal (40), an electromagnetic wave emitted from an emission unit (26), integrated into or positioned near the device (21), the electromagnetic wave including an identification information of the device; - displaying the identification information of the device on a display unit (42) of the terminal (40); - inputting a position of the device (21) in the building (20); - verifying whether the device whose identification information is displayed in response to receipt of the electromagnetic wave and the input position are correct; - completing the device registration; - stopping the display of the identification information of the device for which the registration is completed, or changing the display of the identification information of the device for which the registration is completed, characterised in that it comprises the step of - stopping the emission of the electromagnetic wave after the step of receiving the electromagnetic wave through the mobile terminal (40) is completed.
  2. The device registration operation method according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic wave is received by a receiving unit (41) of the mobile terminal (40).
  3. The device registration operation method according to any of the previous claims, wherein if the displayed identification number and the input position of the device are not correct, the input position is deleted and the step of inputting a position of the device corresponding to the displayed identification number is repeated.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD A device registration operation for registering a device installed in a building in a management device connected to the device via a network. BACKGROUND ART A system is known in which a plurality of devices installed in a building are managed by a management device connected to the devices via a network. Such a device management system requires advance preparation including registration of arrangement addresses of the plurality of devices in the building in the management device (described in, for example, PTL 1 (Japanese Patent No. 6167971)). Further examples of device registration operation devices and methods are disclosed by patent documents US20160381767A1 and US20080309464A1. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <Technical Problem> In the related art, such registration of the arrangement addresses of the devices is a considerably complicated operation. The reason for this is that particularly when a large number of devices of the same type are arranged in the same building, it is necessary to identify at which address in the building each device is arranged. <Solution to Problem> Aim of the present invention is to provide a device registration operation method which improves the state of the art indicated above. This aim is achieved by the device registration operation according to the corresponding appended claims. A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to a first aspect assists in an operation for registering a device in a device management system. The device management system includes a plurality of devices and a management device. The plurality of devices are installed in a building. The management device is connected to the devices via a network. The device-registration-operation assisting apparatus includes an emission unit and a mobile terminal. The emission unit is integrated into or positioned near each of the plurality of devices. The emission unit emits an electromagnetic wave. The mobile terminal includes a receiving unit, a display unit, and an input unit. The receiving unit receives the electromagnetic wave. The display unit displays information on the device into or near which the emission unit from which the electromagnetic wave is emitted is integrated or positioned. The input unit receives an input of registration information for registering the device displayed on the display unit in the device management system. The display unit does not display the information of the device for which the registration information is input to the input unit, or changes display of the information. In the device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to the first aspect, since a registered device is not displayed or the display of the registered device is changed, an operator is able to easily grasp the registered device. Conversely, the operator is able to easily grasp an unregistered device. A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to a second aspect is the apparatus according to the first aspect, in which the emission unit stops emission of the electromagnetic wave after the receiving unit receives the electromagnetic wave. In the device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to the second aspect, stopping emission of an electromagnetic wave can avoid the risk of duplicate registration of the same device. A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to a third aspect is the apparatus according to any one of the first to second aspects, in which the display unit is capable of displaying a map for an inside of the building. The device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to the third aspect can provide information useful for the operator, and promotes smooth input using a GUI. A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to a fourth aspect is the apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which the display unit is capable of displaying a list of a plurality of devices including the device into or near which the emission unit is integrated or positioned. The device-registration-operation assisting apparatus according to the fourth aspect can display device registration information in a list view and can inform the operator of an overview of the targets of the registration operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [Fig. 1A] Fig. 1A is an overall configuration diagram of a device management system 1 and a device-registration-operation assisting apparatus 2.[Fig. 1B] Fig. 1B is a configuration block diagram of a mobile terminal 40.[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a device registration operation.[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a diagram (1) illustrating display on the mobile terminal 40 during the device registration operation.[Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a diagram (2) illustrating display on the mobile terminal 40 during the device registration operation.[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a diagram (3) illustrating display on the mobile terminal 40 during the device regi