SYSTEM FOR INSTANTLY AND REMOTELY MANAGING ASSETS OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

• US 20090182455A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Shu-Fen, Wang, Yu-Huan, Huang, Chun-Hung, Chen, Chien-Yuan, Liao, Shiue-Juan, Wang, Tsung-Ray
• Application Number:
  US12/339,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment is provided, which is applied to remote air conditioning equipment for processing instant network asset monitoring and asset management of the air conditioning equipment via network system. The system is characterized by providing instant control and management over operational state of the controlled air conditioning equipment, thus achieving objective of instant and remote control over air conditioning equipment asset, and further achieving objective of decreasing operational cost.

Claims

1. A system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment, which is applicable to a data processing device, the system comprising:

a storage unit for saving asset information, record information of operational state, relation information of operational status and asset status, and/or monitoring time information corresponding to various air conditioning equipment;

a monitoring unit connected to the air conditioning equipment for monitoring the operational state of the air conditioning equipment and for transmitting the monitored operational state to the storage unit for saving;

an analyzing module coupled to the monitoring unit and storage unit, for determining asset status corresponding to the operational status of the air conditioning equipment monitored by the monitoring unit based on the asset information, record information of operational state, and relation information of operational status and asset status saved in the storage unit; and

a notifying module for notifying a user end the asset status of the air conditioning equipment obtained from the analyzing module.

2. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, which is connected to an asset management end that keeps asset records corresponding to various air conditioning equipment, and further comprising a set module for setting asset records kept in the asset management end based on the asset status.

3. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 2, wherein the asset management end is for processing management of asset records, each of the asset records comprises at least one of status of asset change, nature of asset change, depreciation period allowance, existing quantity allowance, original value allowance, remaining value allowance, accumulated depreciation, passed depreciation period, remaining depreciation period, total existing quantity, original value of total asset, remaining value of total asset, and/or net value of asset.

4. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit monitors the operational status of the air conditioning equipment regularly, irregularly, and/or on a scheduled basis according to preset monitoring time information saved in the storage unit.

5. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 4, wherein subsequent to the monitoring of the operational status of the air conditioning equipment, the monitoring unit is capable of transmitting the operational status of the air conditioning equipment to the record information of operational state saved in the storage unit.

6. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, wherein the asset information is a set of information selected from the group consisting of asset code, asset name, asset quantity, date acquired, date posted, original value of asset, market value of asset, net value of asset, expiration date, depreciation policy, unit employing asset, and unit in charge of asset;

the record information of operational state is a set of information selected from the group consisting of on/off status, operation time, load voltage, load current, and electricity efficiency of the air conditioning equipment; and

the relation information of operational status and asset status selectively comprises preset normal operational parameters of the air conditioning equipment and/or preset abnormal operational parameters of the air conditioning equipment, and asset status messages corresponding to the preset normal operational parameters and the preset abnormal operational parameters.

7. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 6, wherein the preset normal operational parameter of the air conditioning equipment selectively comprises scope parameters of normal on/off status, operation time, load voltage, load current, and electricity efficiency, while the preset abnormal operational parameter of the air conditioning equipment selectively comprises scope parameters of abnormal on/off status, operation time, load voltage, load current, and electricity efficiency.

8. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, wherein the user end is built in the data processing device, and notified by the notifying module by means of email, window message, multimedia message, telephone voice mail and/or text.

9. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, wherein the user end is a portable communication device and notified by the notifying module by means of email, window message, multimedia message, telephone voice mail and/or text.

10. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 1, which is divided into an asset monitoring end and an air conditioning equipment monitoring end, wherein the storage unit, analyzing module, and/or notifying module are allocated to the asset monitoring end, while the monitoring unit is allocated to the air conditioning equipment monitoring end.

11. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 10, which is connected to a local area network such that the asset monitoring end and the air conditioning equipment monitoring end are allowed to be built in the local area network.

12. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 11, wherein connection mode of the local area network can be wired network connection of asynchronous digital subscriber (ADSL) line or fiber to the building (FTTB), and/or wireless network connection.

13. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 11, wherein framework of the local area network is one selected from the group consisting of Internet, intranet, extranet, wired/wireless local area network (LAN) and virtual private network (VPN).

14. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 11, which is connected to a wide area network such that the asset monitoring end and the air conditioning equipment monitoring end are allowed to be dispersedly built in the wide area network.

15. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 14, wherein connection mode of the wide area network can be wired network connection of asynchronous digital subscriber (ADSL) line or fiber to the building (FTTB), and/or wireless network connection.

16. The system for instantly and remotely managing assets of air conditioning equipment of claim 14, wherein framework of the wide area network is one selected from the group consisting of Internet, intranet, extranet, wired/wireless local area network (LAN) and virtual private network (VPN).