Sensor network system

• US 10,223,899 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yukizane, Ryota, Konishi, Taisuke, Nagayasu, Shunsuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieu, Julie B
• Application Number:
  US15/762,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20180276980A1
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/06 using power transmission lines
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5441 Wireless systems or telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5458 Monitor sensor; Alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/542 the information being in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/30 using a wired architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Provided is a sensor network system including sensor master devices (15A to 15D) which receive detection information obtained by sensors (11A to 11F) through wireless communication, a data server (17) which acquires the detection information from the sensor master devices (15A to 15D) through power line communication, and notification devices (13A, 13B) which receive notification information from the data server (17) to perform notification, in which the sensor master devices (15A to 15D) are connected to the sensors (11A to 11F) and the notification devices (13A, 13B), and the data server (17) determines an object to be notified in accordance with, for example, a detection position which is detection information for at least one of an object to be notified and notification contents, on the basis of the acquired detection information.

Claims

1. A sensor network system comprising:

a plurality of sensor master devices at different positions;

a data server;

a plurality of notification devices at different positions; and

a terminal device including an operation unit for a display screen,

wherein the display screen includes a layout display of a sensor, the plurality of sensor master devices, and the plurality of notification devices,

wherein the terminal device, in operation, displays the display screen on a display unit,

wherein the plurality of sensor master devices includes a first sensor master device and a second master device that are disposed in a sensor reaction area,

wherein the first sensor master device is connected to the sensor by wireless communication,

wherein the plurality of sensor master devices and the data server are connected to each other by wired communication including power line communication,

wherein the data server and the plurality of notification device are connected to each other by wired communication in which at least a portion of a communication route includes power line communication via the plurality of sensor master devices, and

wherein the first sensor master device, in operation, receives detection information for the sensor reaction area from the sensor,

wherein the data server, in operation, acquires the detection information from the first sensor master device, determines whether or not to perform a notification on the basis of the detection information acquired from the sensor, and executes the notification corresponding to the detection information for at least one of an object to be notified and notification contents in a case where the data server determines to perform the notification,

wherein, in a case where the data server determines to perform the notification, the data server transmits notification information corresponding to the detection information to the terminal device,

wherein, in response to the terminal device receiving the notification information, the terminal device includes a layout display of the sensor reaction area having the first sensor master device disposed therein, in the display screen, and

wherein, in response to the sensor reaction area being selected as a notice area by a selection operation using the operation unit, the data server transmits the notification information to a notification device of the plurality of notification devices via the second sensor master device.

2. The sensor network system of claim 1,

wherein the data server, in operation, acquires a detection position, and executes the notification of the notification contents corresponding to the detection position.

3. The sensor network system of claim 2,

wherein the data server, in operation, determines a notification device of the plurality of notification devices to be notified in accordance with the detection position, and executes notification on the notification device of the plurality of notification devices to be notified.

4. The sensor network system of claim 1,

wherein the data server, in operation, executes the notification of the notification contents corresponding to the positions of the plurality of notification devices.

5. The sensor network system of claim 4,

wherein the data server, in operation, acquires a detection position, determines a notification device of the plurality of notification devices to be notified in accordance with the detection position, and executes notification on the notification device of the plurality of notification devices to be notified.

6. The sensor network system of claim 1,

wherein, in response to a vicinity of the sensor reaction area being selected as a notice area by a selection operation using the operation unit, the data server transmits the notification information to a third notification device via a third sensor master device disposed in the vicinity of the sensor reaction area.

7. The sensor network system according to claim 1,

wherein the data server, in operation, determines pairing for associating the sensor and the first sensor master device with each other in accordance with the position of the sensor, and further includes a sensor management table for managing the sensor, and

wherein the data server, in operation, updates the sensor management table and changes the pairing in a case where the position of the sensor is changed.

8. The sensor network system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a guidance light which, in operation, indicates an evacuation route to an evacuee,

wherein the data server, in operation, controls a lighting pattern of the guidance light in accordance with a position of the sensor.

9. The sensor network system of claim 8,

wherein the data server, in operation, transmits evacuation information indicating an evacuation location to a notification device of the plurality of notification devices that is located in a vicinity of the guidance light to guide the evacuee to the evacuation location.

10. The sensor network system of claim 8,

wherein the guidance light is connected to each of the plurality of sensor master devices in a wired manner.

11. The sensor network system according to claim 6,

wherein the data server, in operation, determines pairing for associating the sensor and the first sensor master device with each other in accordance with the position of the sensor, and further includes a sensor management table for managing the sensor, and

wherein the data server, in operation, updates the sensor management table and changes the pairing in a case where the position of the sensor is changed.

12. The sensor network system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a guidance light which, in operation, indicates an evacuation route to an evacuee,

wherein the data server, in operation, controls a lighting pattern of the guidance light in accordance with a position of the sensor.

13. The sensor network system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a guidance light which, in operation, indicates an evacuation route to an evacuee,

wherein the data server, in operation, controls a lighting pattern of the guidance light in accordance with a position of the sensor.

14. The sensor network system of claim 9,

wherein the guidance light is connected to each of the plurality of sensor master devices in a wired manner.

15. A sensor network system comprising:

a plurality of sensor master devices at different positions;

a data server;

a plurality of notification devices at different positions; and

a terminal device including an operation unit for a display screen,

wherein the display screen includes a layout display of a sensor, the plurality of sensor master devices, and the plurality of notification devices,

wherein the terminal device, in operation, displays the display screen on a display unit,

wherein the plurality of sensor master devices includes a first sensor master device that is disposed in a sensor reaction area,

wherein the first sensor master device is connected to the sensor by wireless communication,

wherein the plurality of sensor master devices and the data server are connected to each other by wired communication including power line communication,

wherein the data server and the plurality of notification device are connected to each other by wired communication in which at least a portion of a communication route includes power line communication via the plurality of sensor master devices, and

wherein the first sensor master device, in operation, receives detection information for the sensor reaction area from the sensor,

wherein the data server, in operation, acquires the detection information from the first sensor master device, determines whether or not to perform a notification on the basis of the detection information acquired from the sensor, and executes the notification corresponding to the detection information for at least one of an object to be notified and notification contents in a case where the data server determines to perform the notification,

wherein, in a case where the data server determines to perform the notification, the data server transmits notification information corresponding to the detection information to the terminal device,

wherein, in response to the terminal device receiving the notification information, the terminal device includes a layout display of the sensor reaction area having the first sensor master device disposed therein, in the display screen, and

wherein, in response to a vicinity of the sensor reaction area being selected as a notice area by a selection operation using the operation unit, the data server transmits the notification information to a notification device of the plurality of notification devices via a second sensor master device of the plurality of sensor master devices that is disposed in the vicinity of the sensor reaction area.

16. The sensor network system according to claim 15,

wherein the data server, in operation, determines pairing for associating the sensor and the first sensor master device with each other in accordance with the position of the sensor, and further includes a sensor management table for managing the sensor, and

wherein the data server, in operation, updates the sensor management table and changes the pairing in a case where the position of the sensor is changed.

17. The sensor network system according to claim 15, further comprising:

a guidance light which, in operation, indicates an evacuation route to an evacuee,

wherein the data server, in operation, controls a lighting pattern of the guidance light in accordance with a position of the sensor.