OPERATION CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20120029658A1
• Filed: 07/07/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Azbil Corporation (Azbil BioVigilant Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Yamatake Corporation
• Inventors: Nagao, Hiroshi, Murata, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Masato, Miura, Mayumi, Honda, Mitsuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,688,242 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/12
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

An operation controlling system is provided with an operation controlling device that is installed removably in a facility equipment, and an operating terminal for sending an instruction signal to the operation controlling device. The operation controlling device not only has communicating means for receiving the instruction signal sent from the operating terminal, but also operation controlling means for turning ON/OFF, in accordance with the instruction signal, the facility equipment that is connected locally, and/or output controlling means for controlling, in accordance with the instruction signal, an output value of the facility equipment that is connected locally.

Claims

1. An operation controlling system comprising:

an operation controlling device that can be installed removably in a facility equipment; and

an operating terminal sending an instruction signal to the operation controlling device;

wherein

the operation controlling device comprises;

a communicating device receiving the instruction signal sent from the operating terminal;

an operation controller turning ON/OFF, in accordance with the instruction signal, a facility equipment that is connected locally and/or output controller controlling, in accordance with the instruction signal, an output value of a facility equipment that is connected locally.

2. The operation controlling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the operation controlling device further comprises a group setting device grouping facility equipment in accordance with an instruction signal from the operating terminal or in accordance with a distance from the operating terminal; and

the operation controller or the output controller control the facility equipment that is connected locally when an instruction signal for a group that includes the facility equipment that is connected locally is received.

3. The operation controlling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the operation controlling device further comprises a human presence detecting sensor detecting the presence of a human; and

the operation controller or output controller control, in accordance with a detection result of the human presence sensor, the facility equipment that is connected locally.

4. The operation controlling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the operation controlling device further comprises a notifier providing notification of an operating status of the facility equipment and/or a grouping status of the facility equipment.

5. The operation controlling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the facility equipment is a lighting fixture; and

the operation controlling device further comprises a socket into which a light-emitting device can be installed, and a terminal that can connect to a socket of the lighting fixture when installed in the lighting fixture.

6. An operation controlling device that can he installed removably in a facility equipment, comprising:

a communicator receiving an instruction signal sent from an operating terminal; and

an operation controller turning ON/OFF, in accordance with the instruction signal, a facility equipment that is connected locally and/or output controller controlling, in accordance with the instruction signal, an output value of a facility equipment that is connected locally.

7. The operation controlling device as set forth in claim 6, further comprising:

A group setting device grouping facility equipment in accordance with an instruction signal from the operating terminal or in accordance with a distance from the operating terminal;

wherein

the operation controller or the output controller controls the facility equipment that is connected locally when an instruction signal for a group that includes the facility equipment that is connected locally is received.

8. The operation controlling device as set forth in claim 6, further comprising:

a human presence detecting sensor for detecting the presence of a human;

wherein the operation controller output controller controls, in accordance with a detection result of the human presence sensor, the facility equipment that is connected locally.

9. The operation controlling device as set forth in claim 6, further comprising:

A notifying device providing notification of an operating status of the facility equipment and/or a grouping status of the facility equipment.

10. The operation controlling device as set forth in claim 6, wherein, if the facilities equipment is a lighting fixture, further comprises:

a socket into which a light-emitting device can be installed, and a terminal that can connect to a socket of the lighting fixture when installed in the lighting fixture.

11. An operation controlling method, comprising:

removably installing an operation controlling device into a facility equipment;

receiving, at the operation controlling device, an instruction signal sent from an operating terminal; and

at least one of;

turning, using the operation controlling device, ON/OFF, in accordance with the instruction signal, the facility equipment that is connected locally and;

controlling, with the operation controlling device, in accordance with the instruction signal, an output value of a facility equipment that is connected locally.