REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20100250453A1
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Original Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Inventors: Iwata, Masataka, Kawai, Seiji
• Application Number:
  US12/739,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/30 using a wired 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

A remote monitoring system includes an operating data receiving device, a failure report transmitting section, a new failure determining section, a repair progress data generating section and a repair progress updating section. The operating data receiving device receives failure data from a facility device or a management device. The failure report transmitting section transmits a failure report to a concerned party. The new failure determining section determines whether or not the failure data are new. The repair progress data generating section generates repair progress data using repair progress of the failure as a first state when the failure data are new. The repair progress updating section is capable of updating the repair progress of the repair progress data from the first state to a second state. The failure report transmitting section stops transmission of the failure report when the repair progress is the second state.

Claims

1. A remote monitoring system comprising:

an operating data receiving device connected via a line to a management device that manages a facility device or to the facility device, with the operating data receiving device being configured to receive, as one set of operating data, failure data transmitted from the facility device or the management device;

a failure report transmitting section configured to transmit a failure report associated with the failure data to a concerned party, the concerned party being

a remote monitoring system manager,

a person in charge of maintenance, and

a user when the failure report transmitting section has received the failure data;

a new failure determining section configured to determine whether or not the failure data are new;

a repair progress data generating section configured to generate repair progress data using repair progress of the failure as a first state when the failure data are new; and

a repair progress updating section configured to update the concerned party and to input the repair progress of the repair progress data from the first state to a second state differing from the first state,

the failure report transmitting section being further configured to stop transmission of the failure report when the repair progress is the second state.

2. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the repair progress updating section is further configured to update the repair progress from the first state or the second state to a third state differing from the first state and the second state.

3. The remote monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein

the new failure determining section is further configured to determine that the failure data are new when there are no repair progress data corresponding to the failure data or when the repair progress of the repair progress data corresponding to the failure data is the third state.

4. The remote monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein

the operating data receiving device is further configured to receive, as one set of the operating data, failure resolution data transmitted by the facility device or the management device when the failure has been resolved, and

the repair progress updating section is further configured to update the repair progress of the repair progress data corresponding to the failure from the first state or the second state to the third state when the failure resolution data are received.

5. The remote monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein

the failure resolution data include the date and time the failure was resolved.

6. The remote monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein

the first state is a state where the failure data are first received or a state where the failure data are first received after the failure has been resolved,

the second state is a state where repair has been requested of the failure or a state where the course of the failure is being followed, and

the third state is a state where the failure has been resolved.

7. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the failure data include failure codes assigned by category of the failure,

the new failure determining section is further configured to determine whether or not the failure data are new per each of the failure codes,

the repair progress data generating section is further configured to generate the repair progress data per each of the failure codes, and

the failure report transmitting section is further configured to transmit the failure report associated with the failure code.

8. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the failure report transmitting section is further configured to transmit the failure report by email.

9. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the failure data include the date and time the failure occurred.

10. The remote monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein

the operating data receiving device is further configured to receive, as one set of the operating data, failure resolution data transmitted by the facility device or the management device when the failure has been resolved, and

the repair progress updating section is further configured to update the repair progress of the repair progress data corresponding to the failure from the first state or the second state to the third state when the failure resolution data are received.

11. The remote monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein

the failure resolution data include the date and time the failure was resolved.

12. The remote monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein

the first state is a state where the failure data are first received or a state where the failure data are first received after the failure has been resolved,

the second state is a state where repair has been requested of the failure or a state where the course of the failure is being followed, and

the third state is a state where the failure has been resolved.

13. The remote monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein

the first state is a state where the failure data are first received or a state where the failure data are first received after the failure has been resolved,

the second state is a state where repair has been requested of the failure or a state where the course of the failure is being followed, and

the third state is a state where the failure has been resolved.

14. The remote monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein

the first state is a state where the failure data are first received or a state where the failure data are first received after the failure has been resolved,

the second state is a state where repair has been requested of the failure or a state where the course of the failure is being followed, and

the third state is a state where the failure has been resolved.

15. The remote monitoring system according to claim 14, wherein

the failure data include failure codes assigned by category of the failure,

the new failure determining section is further configured to determine whether or not the failure data are new per each of the failure codes,

the repair progress data generating section is further configured to generate the repair progress data per each of the failure codes, and

the failure report transmitting section is further configured to transmit the failure report associated with the failure code.

16. The remote monitoring system according to claim 14, wherein

the failure report transmitting section is further configured to transmit the failure report by email.

17. The remote monitoring system according to claim 14, wherein

the failure data include the date and time the failure occurred.

18. The remote monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein

the failure report transmitting section is further configured to transmit the failure report by email.

19. The remote monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein

the failure data include the date and time the failure occurred.

20. The remote monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein

the failure data include the date and time the failure occurred.