Communication conduit setting managing method, system thereof, storing medium storing communication conduit setting managing program, communication conduit maintenance managing method, system thereof, storing medium storing communication conduit maintenance managing program, and communication conduit managing system

• US 7,096,225 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2002
• Issued: 08/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NTT Infrastructure Network Corporation
• Original Assignee: NTT Infrastructure Network Corporation
• Inventors: Saito, Yasuo, Mori, Jiro, Otsuki, Kazuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Rones, Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): ABEL JALIL, NEVEEN
• Application Number:
  US10/263,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20030065674A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,419 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1-1041, 701207-210, 725/60
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/959 Network
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation

Abstract

If there exists a route having imperfection in facilities as the result of judgement in step S27, contents and route of the imperfection of this facilities are specified (step S31), and then it is judged whether the facilities having the imperfection can be obtained from outside including other facilities and public facilities, and it is judged whether the facilities having the imperfection can be obtained by new construction (step S33) If it is impossible to obtain to the facilities from outside and to obtain the facilities by new construction, this route is output as impossible route (step S35).

Claims

1. A computer-implemented communication conduit maintenance managing method, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

accumulating and managing electronic map information using an electronic map information database; and

appropriately renewing the road information database, the facilities database, the obstacle/limitation database, and the electronic map information database, and carrying out maintenance and management of an existing communication conduit while referring to these databases,

wherein when a style of the electronic map information is different from a style of the electronic map information in the electronic map information database, the electronic map information is converted, the converted electronic map information is accumulated and managed in the electronic map information database, and maintenance and management of the existing communication conduit are carried out.

6. The communication conduit setting managing method according to claim 1, wherein various data of the optimal route and various data used for determining the optimal route are accumulated in a historical information database as historical information and know-how information, and the various data is managed to be fed back for subsequent design.

2. A computer-implemented communication conduit maintenance managing method, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

accumulating and managing electronic map information using an electronic map information database; and

appropriately renewing the road information database, the facilities database, and the obstacle/limitation database, and carrying out maintenance and management of an existing communication conduit while referring to these databases,

wherein when a style of the electronic map information is different from a style of the electronic map information in the electronic map information database, the electronic map information is converted, the converted electronic map information is accumulated and managed in the electronic map information database, and maintenance and management of the existing communication conduit are carried out, and

wherein a portion of a communication conduit setting managing program is supplied to an outside facility through a communication line.

3. A computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for a communication conduit maintenance managing program, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

accumulating and managing electronic map information using an electronic map information database; and

appropriately renewing the road information database, the facilities database, the obstacle/limitation database, and the electronic map information database, and carrying out maintenance and management of an existing communication conduit while referring to these databases,

wherein when a style of the electronic map information is different from a style of the electronic map information in the electronic map information database, the electronic map information is converted, the converted electronic map information is accumulated and managed in the electronic map information database, and maintenance and management of the existing communication conduit are carried out.

4. A communication conduit maintenance managing system, comprising:

a road information database for accumulating and managing road network information;

a facilities database for accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

an obstacle/limitation database for accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

an electronic map information database for accumulating and managing electronic map information;

a map converting means for converting the electronic map information extracted from the electronic map information database; and

a maintenance and managing means which appropriately renews the road information database, the facilities database, the obstacle/limitation database, and the electronic map information database, and carries out maintenance and management of an existing communication conduit while referring to these databases,

wherein when a style of the electronic map information is different from a style of the electronic map information in the electronic map information database, the map converting means converts the electronic map information, and the maintenance and managing means accumulates and manages the converted electronic map information in the electronic map information database, and carries out maintenance and management of the existing communication conduit.

5. A communication conduit setting managing method for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

referring to the road information database, the facilities database and the obstacle/limitation database, and retrieving at least one completion-possible route candidate which can complete from the starting point to the end point such that there is no lack or imperfection in the facilities including supplement or new construction of facilities in a route on a road connecting between the starting point and the end point; and

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the retrieved at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated, route length, reliability and cost.

7. A communication conduit setting managing method for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

accumulating and managing electronic map information an electronic map information database;

referring to the road information database, the facilities database and the obstacle/limitation database, and retrieving at least one completion-possible route candidate capable of completing from the starting point to the end point such that there is no lack or imperfection while including supplement of facilities or new construction on a route on a road connecting the starting point and the end point and there is no obstacle/limitation while including avoidance of obstacle/limitation;

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the retrieved at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated route length, reliability and cost; and

displaying the determined optimal route on the electronic map information extracted from the electronic map information database.

8. The communication conduit setting managing method according to claim 7, wherein the electronic map information extracted from the electronic map information database is converted, and the optimal route is displayed on the converted electronic map information.

9. A communication conduit setting managing method for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

referring to the road information database, the facilities database and the obstacle/limitation database, and retrieving at least one completion-possible route candidate which can complete from the starting point to the end point such that there is no lack or imperfection in the facilities including supplement or new construction of facilities in a route on a road connecting between the starting point and the end point; and

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the retrieved at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated, route length, reliability and cost;

wherein at least a portion of a program for the communication conduit setting managing method is supplied to an outside facility through a communication line.

10. The communication conduit setting managing method according to claim 9, wherein an owner of the outside facility is another company, another group or a public organization.

11. A communication conduit setting managing system for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising:

a road information database for accumulating and managing road network information;

a facilities database for accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

an obstacle/limitation database for accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

a retrieving means for referring to the road information database, the facilities database and the obstacle/limitation database, and retrieving at least one completion-possible route candidate which can complete from the starting point to the end point such that there is no lack or imperfection in the facilities including supplement or new construction of facilities in a route on a road connecting between the starting point and the end point; and

a determining means for calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the retrieved at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated, route length, reliability and cost.

12. The communication conduit setting managing system according to claim 11, further comprising an electronic map information database for accumulating and managing electronic map information;

and

a map converting means for converting the electronic map information extracted from the electronic map information database.

13. The communication conduit setting managing system according to claim 11, further comprising a historical information database for accumulating various data of the optimal route and various data used for determining the optimal route as historical information and know-how information, and for managing the various data to be fed back for subsequent design.

14. A storing medium which stores therein a communication conduit setting managing program for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, the program comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

referring to the road information database, the facilities database, and the obstacle/limitation database, and retrieving at least one completion-possible route candidate which can complete from the starting point to the end point such that there is no lack or imperfection in the facilities including supplement or new construction of facilities in a route on a road connecting between the starting point and the end point; and

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the retrieved at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated, route length, reliability and cost.

15. The storing medium which stores therein a communication conduit setting managing program according to claim 14, wherein various data of the optimal route and various data used for determining the optimal route are accumulated in a historical information database as historical information and know-how information, and the various data is managed to be fed back for subsequent design.

16. A communication conduit setting managing method for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

receiving place information identifying the starting point and the end point;

retrieving a plurality of route candidates between the starting point and the end point from the road information database;

determining an obstacle/limitation status for each of the route candidates;

if there is a route having no obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route as a route having no obstacle/limitation;

if there is a route having an obstacle/limitation, then determining whether an avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation;

if the avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route having the avoidable obstacle/limitation as a route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation;

determining a facilities status for each of the plurality of route candidates;

if there is a route having no lack or imperfection in facilities, then selecting the route having no lack or imperfection in facilities as a facilities completion route;

if there is no route having no lack or imperfection in facilities, then determining whether a facility is obtainable from outside or by new construction for a route having lack or imperfection in facilities;

if a facility is obtainable from outside, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the outside facility as a facilities supplement route;

if a facility is obtainable by new construction, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the newly constructed facility as the facilities supplement route;

obtaining at least one route which can be completed from the starting point to the end point as a completion-possible route candidate based on the route having no obstacle/limitation or the route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation and the facilities completion route or the facilities supplement route; and

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the obtained at least one completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated route length, reliability and cost.

17. The communication conduit setting managing method according to claim 16, wherein an owner of the outside facility is another company, another group or a public organization.

18. A storing medium which stores therein a communication conduit setting managing program for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, the program comprising the steps of:

accumulating and managing road network information using a road information database;

accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit using a facilities database together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit, using an obstacle/limitation database, together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

receiving place information identifying the starting point and the end point;

retrieving a plurality of route candidates between the starting point and the end point from the road information database;

determining an obstacle/limitation status for each of the route candidates;

if there is a route having no obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route as a route having no obstacle/limitation;

if there is a route having an obstacle/limitation, then determining whether an avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation;

if the avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route having the avoidable obstacle/limitation as a route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation;

determining a facilities status for each of the plurality of route candidates;

if there is a route having no lack or imperfection in facilities, then selecting the route having no lack or imperfection in facilities as a facilities completion route;

if there is no route having no lack or imperfection in facilities, then determining whether a facility is obtainable from outside or by new construction;

if a facility is obtainable from outside, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the outside facility as a facilities supplement route;

if a facility is obtainable by new construction, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the newly constructed facility as the facilities supplement route;

obtaining at least one route which can be completed from the starting point to the end point as a completion-possible route candidate based on the route having no obstacle/limitation or the route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation and the facilities completion route or the facilities supplement route; and

calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the obtained completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated route length, reliability and cost.

19. The storing medium which stores therein a communication conduit setting managing program according to claim 18, wherein various data of the optimal route and various data used for determining the optimal route are accumulated in a historical information database as historical information and know-how information, and the various data is managed to be fed back for subsequent design.

20. The storing medium which stores therein a communication conduit setting managing program according to claim 18, wherein an owner of the outside facility is another company, another group or a public organization.

21. A communication conduit setting managing system for setting a communication conduit which accommodates a communication material between a desired starting point and an end point, comprising:

a road information database for accumulating and managing road network information;

a facilities database for accumulating and managing facilities information which is useful for setting a conduit together with auxiliary information including a place of facilities, a person-in-charge, and a facilities using condition;

an obstacle/limitation database for accumulating and managing a name of an obstacle/limitation against the setting of the conduit together with accessory information including contents of obstacle/limitation, a place, a period of time, and an avoiding condition of obstacle/limitation;

an inputting means for inputting place information of the starting point and the end point;

a route candidate retrieving means for retrieving a plurality of route candidates between the starting point and the end point from the road information database;

an obstacle/limitation status determining means for determining an obstacle/limitation status in each of the route candidates, and if there is a route having no obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route as a route having no obstacle/limitation, if there is a route having an obstacle/limitation, then determining whether an avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation, and if the avoiding condition avoids the obstacle/limitation, then selecting the route having the avoidable obstacle/limitation as a route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation;

facilities status determining means for determining facilities status in each of the plurality of route candidates from the facilities database, and if there is a route having no lack or imperfection in facilities, then selecting the route having no lack or imperfection in facilities as a facilities completion route, if there is a route having lack or imperfection in facilities, then determining whether a facility is obtainable from outside or by new construction, if a facility is obtainable from outside, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the outside facility as a facilities supplement route, if a facility is obtainable by new construction, then selecting a route based on the route having lack or imperfection in facilities and the newly constructed facility as the facilities supplement route;

a completion-possible route candidate obtaining means for obtaining at least one route which can be completed from the starting point to the end point as a completion-possible route candidate based on the route having no obstacle/limitation or the route capable of avoiding the obstacle/limitation and the selected facilities completion route or the facilities supplement route; and

an optimal route determining means for calculating a route length, reliability and cost of the obtained completion-possible route candidate, and determining an optimal route based on the calculated route length, reliability and cost.

22. The communication conduit setting managing system according to claim 21, further comprising an electronic map information database for accumulating and managing electronic map information;

and

a map converting means for converting the electronic map information extracted from the electronic map information database.

23. The communication conduit setting managing system according to claim 21, further comprising a historical information database for accumulating various data of the optimal route and various data used for determining the optimal route as historical information and know-how information, and for managing the various data to be fed back for subsequent design.

24. The communication conduit setting managing system according to claim 21, wherein an owner of the outside facility is another company, another group or a public organization.