DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A device management system comprising:
- a plurality of devices dispersedly disposed at a plurality of positions in a management area;
a portable terminal carried by a manager who patrols the management area; and
a management apparatus being capable of radio-communicating with the portable terminal,the management apparatus including;
an information collection unit configured to control energy usage information indicating a using state of energy by the plurality of devices; and
an information storage unit configured to store, for each device, device position information that indicates the positions of the plurality of devices and the energy usage information,the portable terminal including;
a position acquisition unit configured to acquire terminal position information indicating a present position;
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the energy usage information from the management apparatus by radio communication; and
a presentation unit configured to present the energy usage information,wherein at least one of the management apparatus and the portable terminal includes an information analysis unit, the information analysis unit being configured to select the energy usage information to be presented by the presentation unit from the energy usage information stored in the information storage unit, andwherein, based on the terminal position information and the device position information, the information analysis unit is configured to search the plurality of devices for a device existing within a predetermined distance from the portable terminal in the management area, and is configured to make the presentation unit present the energy usage information of the searched device.
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Abstract
An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal.
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1. A device management system comprising:
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a plurality of devices dispersedly disposed at a plurality of positions in a management area; a portable terminal carried by a manager who patrols the management area; and a management apparatus being capable of radio-communicating with the portable terminal, the management apparatus including; an information collection unit configured to control energy usage information indicating a using state of energy by the plurality of devices; and an information storage unit configured to store, for each device, device position information that indicates the positions of the plurality of devices and the energy usage information, the portable terminal including; a position acquisition unit configured to acquire terminal position information indicating a present position; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the energy usage information from the management apparatus by radio communication; and a presentation unit configured to present the energy usage information, wherein at least one of the management apparatus and the portable terminal includes an information analysis unit, the information analysis unit being configured to select the energy usage information to be presented by the presentation unit from the energy usage information stored in the information storage unit, and wherein, based on the terminal position information and the device position information, the information analysis unit is configured to search the plurality of devices for a device existing within a predetermined distance from the portable terminal in the management area, and is configured to make the presentation unit present the energy usage information of the searched device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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