TWI705421B - Monitoring system, server device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose is to provide a monitoring system that users can easily import. The monitoring system is provided with a battery-type power supply device (40) installed in the battery box of the load device (30) in order to monitor the operation of the manual operation part (32) of the load device (30), and is connected to the battery via the network (60) Server device (10) of battery-type power supply device. The battery-type power supply device has a battery accommodating part that houses a battery for supplying power to the load device, a means for detecting the fact that the manual operation part is operated based on a change in the current flowing between the load device and the battery, and a means for detecting A means to send the operation data to the server device when the manual operation unit is operated. The server device has a means for receiving operation data from a battery-type power supply device, a means for memorizing the received operation data, a means for summarizing the operations of the manual operation unit based on the memorized operation data and generating summary data, and a means for collecting the summary data via the Internet. The way to send to the external machine (50).

Description

Monitoring system, server device and program

The invention relates to a monitoring system, a server device and a program.

In recent years, various monitoring systems for the elderly using sensor technology have gradually emerged. For example, a monitoring system is a system in which a human body sensor is installed at a place such as a bathroom that the elderly must use at home, and the sensor information from the human body sensor is collected by a server device. Children of elderly people living in remote places can use portable information terminals such as smartphones to view the results of sensor information collection on the monitoring website provided by the server device. In addition, non-human sensors are based on the premise that systems and monitoring systems that are directly installed under the heart rate sensors of the elderly are used. There are also refrigerators equipped with sensors that detect the opening and closing of doors. Products, etc.

However, in the case of introducing a monitoring system using a human sensor, the human sensor needs to be installed in a house again, so the introduction cost is high. In addition, as long as the human body sensor is installed in a position visible to the human being on the side of the guardian, it may cause such a mental burden of being guarded by someone. Furthermore, in the case of a human sensor failure, the human sensor needs a certain degree of positional alignment during the exchange operation. Therefore, non-naive people can simply exchange it. If the human sensor is installed in the wrong direction, it is feared. Unable to collect correct sensor information. In the case of a monitoring system using a heart rate sensor, it is a prerequisite for the human being to be monitored to be equipped with a heart rate sensor. Therefore, the trouble of installing a heart rate sensor may make it impossible to install the heart rate sensor correctly. , Unable to collect correct information. In this way, from the viewpoints of introduction cost, maintenance, and accurate information collection, the existing monitoring system has high barriers to introduction.

[The problem to be solved by the invention]

The purpose is to provide a monitoring system that users can easily import. [Technical means to solve the problem]

The monitoring system according to the present embodiment monitors the operation of a load device having a battery box containing a battery and a manual operation unit. The monitoring system includes a battery-type power supply device installed in the battery box of the load device, and a server device connected to the battery-type power supply device via a network. The battery-type power supply device has a battery accommodating part that houses a battery for supplying power to the load device, a means for detecting the fact that the manual operation part is operated based on a change in the current flowing between the load device and the battery, and detection When the manual operation unit is operated, the operation data indicating the fact that the manual operation unit is operated is sent to the server device via the network. The server device has a means of receiving operation data from a battery-type power supply device, a means of memorizing the received operation data, a means of summarizing the operations of the manual operation unit based on the memorized operation data and generating summary data, and a means of transmitting the summary data via the Internet. Way to send to external machines.

The monitoring system related to this embodiment has a battery-type power supply device and a server device. The battery-type power supply device has a shape and size according to the battery specifications. The battery-type power supply device accommodates a smaller battery. The battery-type power supply device is arranged in a battery box of an external load device (hereinafter referred to as a load device) that is a monitoring target, and supplies electric power to the load device. The load device is equipped with a manual operation part that the user can manually operate. Typical examples of load devices are remote controls such as televisions or air conditioners, light stands, wireless keyboards, mice, weight scales, flashlights, and toys. When the load device is a remote control for remote control of the volume, channel, etc. of the TV, a plurality of buttons is a manual operation part.

When the manual operation part of the load device is operated, the current between the battery housed in the battery-type power supply device and the load device fluctuates. The battery-type power supply device has a function of detecting the current fluctuation. The battery-type power supply device has the following function: Send data indicating the fact that a current change is detected, that is, data (operation data) indicating the fact that the manual operation part of the load device is operated to the server device via the public telecommunication network (network line) send. Only by installing the battery-type power supply device in the battery box of the load device as described above, the manual operation of the load device can be detected and the server device can be notified of the operation data. The server device performs a total of the manual operations of the load device based on the operation data received from the battery-type power supply device, and provides the total result to a predetermined user terminal.

Hereinafter, the monitoring system related to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, constituent elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted with the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are performed only when necessary.

As shown in FIG. 1, the monitoring system has a server device 10. For this server device 10, a plurality of relay terminals 20 (20-1, 20-2) and a plurality of user terminals 50 (50-1, 50-2, 50-3) are connected via a network 60. A plurality of battery-type power supply devices 40-11, 40-12, 40-13, 40-14 are connected to the relay terminal 20-1 Bluetooth (registered trademark). Similarly, the relay terminal 20-2 is connected to a plurality of battery-type power supply devices 40-21, 40-22, and 40-23 via Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The user terminal 50 is an information communication terminal owned by a user who uses the monitoring service provided by the monitoring system, such as a smart phone, a tablet, a PC, etc. The user can use the user terminal 50 to connect to the monitoring website provided by the server device 10 to view the operation history of the manual operation part of the load device 30.

The battery-type power supply device 40 has: a means for detecting the operation of the manual operation part of the load device 30 based on the variation of the current flowing between the load device 30 and the battery accommodated inside; The relay terminal 20 is a means of transmitting operation data.

3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the battery-type power supply device 40 of FIG. 1. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the battery-type power supply device 40 of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the battery-type power supply device 40 of FIG. 1. The battery-type power supply device 40 is constructed with a shape and size according to the battery specifications. Here, the battery-type power supply device 40 is described as conforming to the AAA battery specification.

The battery-type power supply device 40 has a cylindrical casing 41 with a height and a diameter compliant with the specifications of the AAA battery. Before and after the outside of the housing 41 The end face is equipped with an outer positive terminal 43 and an outer negative terminal 44 according to the AAA battery specifications. The battery-type power supply device 40 has a cylindrical battery accommodating portion 42 that accommodates the fourth battery (built-in battery). Conductive plates are attached to the center of the front and rear ends on the inner side of the battery storage portion 42 as the inner positive terminal 45 and the inner negative terminal 46, respectively. The battery accommodating portion 42 has its cylindrical center axis offset in the radial direction with respect to the cylindrical center axis of the casing 41. Due to this offset, a slight space is ensured between the inner surface of the case 41 and the outer surface of the battery storage portion 42. The electronic circuit board 47 that realizes the various functions of the battery-type power supply device 40 is accommodated in this small space. With respect to the central axis of the housing 41, a part of the peripheral surface of the housing on the side opposite to the side where the electronic circuit board 47 is arranged is notched in an elliptical shape. The length of this gap is the same as or slightly shorter than that of the AAA battery, and the width is slightly wider than that of the AAA battery. Accordingly, the user can insert and remove the AAA battery (the storage battery) from the battery storage portion 42 from the gap.

The positive terminal of the fourth battery housed in the battery storage portion 42 is in contact with the inner positive terminal 45, and the negative terminal of the fourth battery is in contact with the inner negative terminal 46. The inner positive terminal 45 and the inner negative terminal 46 are electrically connected to the outer positive terminal 43 and the outer negative terminal 44 via cables or the like, respectively. In addition, the inner positive terminal 45 and the outer positive terminal 43 are electrically connected to the electronic circuit board 47.

FIG. 5 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the battery-type power supply device 40. Here, an example in which the battery-type power supply device 40 is separately arranged in a battery box of a lamp holder as a load device will be described. In contrast to the battery-type power supply device 40, the electric bulb 31 of the lamp holder and the manual operation unit 32 are connected in series. In the electronic circuit board 47 housed in the housing 41 of the battery-type power supply device 40, the electric circuit board 47 flows into the electric bulb 31 and the inside A detection resistor 401 that converts the current of the contained battery 49 into a voltage; a comparator 407 that compares the voltage across the detection resistor 401 (detection voltage) with a reference voltage and outputs a signal corresponding to the comparison result; according to the comparator 407 Output signal to determine whether the manual operation unit 32 is operated or not. When the manual operation unit 32 is operated, it will include an ID identifying the battery-type power supply device 40 (hereinafter referred to as battery-type power supply device ID) and indicating that the manual operation unit 32 is operated. The operation data of the time code at the time of, the RFIC405 transmitted to the relay terminal 20 via the antenna 406; the DCDC converter 404 that generates the drive voltages of the comparator 407 and the RFIC405 using the battery voltage of the battery 49 housed in the battery storage section 42 is installed.

The connection relationship of each component is as follows.

Between the inner negative terminal 46 and the outer negative terminal 44, the detection resistor 401 is interposed therebetween. In addition, the detection resistor 401 may also be interposed between the inner positive terminal 45 and the outer positive terminal 43.

The connection node between the inner negative terminal 46 and the detection resistor 401 is connected to GND. Between the connection node between the inner positive terminal 45 and the outer positive terminal 43 and GND, voltage dividing resistors 402 and 403 connected in series are interposed therebetween. The input terminal of the DCDC converter 404 is connected to another connection node between the inner positive terminal 45 and the outer positive terminal 43. The output terminal of the DCDC converter 404 is connected to the power terminal of the RFIC 405 and the power terminal of the comparator 407. With this circuit configuration, the DCDC converter 404 is supplied with current from the battery without involving the ON/OFF of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30, so the RFIC 405 and the comparator 407 are always in the ON state.

The non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 407 is connected to the detection circuit. The connection node between the resistor 401 and the outer negative terminal 44, and the inverting input terminal is connected to the connection node between the voltage dividing resistor 402 and the voltage dividing resistor 403. That is, to the comparator 407, the voltage across the detecting resistor 401 and the voltage across the voltage dividing resistor 403 are input. The voltage across the voltage dividing resistor 403 is a voltage obtained by dividing the battery voltage by the voltage dividing resistors 402 and 403. Regardless of the ON/OFF of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30, the voltage dividing resistors 402 and 403 form a closed circuit together with the battery, so the voltage across the two ends of the voltage dividing resistor 403 is a fixed value. The voltage across the voltage divider 403 is called the reference voltage. On the other hand, the current flowing through the detection resistor 401 varies depending on the operation of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30. In terms of the easiest example, when the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30 is in the ON state, current flows through the detection resistor 401, and when the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30 is in the OFF state, current does not flow through the detection resistor 401. That is, the current flowing through the detection resistor 401 varies according to the operation of the manual operation part 32 of the load device 30.

When the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30 is in the ON state, the detection voltage becomes higher than the reference voltage. In the OFF state, the detection voltage becomes lower than the reference voltage. The combination of the resistance values of the voltage divider resistors 402, 403, and the detection resistor 401 is Pre-adjusted. The comparator 407 compares the detected voltage with the reference voltage, and outputs a signal of the voltage level corresponding to the comparison result. For example, the comparator 407 outputs a high-level voltage signal when it detects that the voltage is above the reference voltage, and outputs a low-level voltage signal when it detects that the voltage is less than the reference voltage.

The RFIC 405 stores a judgment table for judging whether the manual operation unit 32 is operated or not based on the output signal of the comparator 407. On the judgment table, the "low level (detected voltage <reference voltage)" of the voltage level of the output signal of the comparator 407 corresponds to the operation "none" of the manual operation unit 32, and "high level (detected voltage ≥ reference voltage) "Corresponds to the operation "Yes" of the manual operation unit 32.

RFIC405 consults this judgment table, and when the voltage level of the output signal of the comparator 407 is "low level", it is determined that the manual operation unit 32 is not operated, and when it is "high level", it is determined that the manual operation unit 32 is operated. When it is determined that the manual operation unit 32 is not operated, the RFIC405 does not perform communication processing. On the other hand, when it is determined that the manual operation unit 32 is operated, the RFIC 405 executes communication processing and transmits the operation data including the battery-type power supply device ID and time code to the relay terminal 20 via the antenna 406. When the relay terminal 20 has not made a Bluetooth (registered trademark) connection to the RFIC405, etc., when the data transmission to the relay terminal 20 fails, the RFIC405 temporarily stores the operation data, and when the connection with the relay terminal 20 is completed, the stored data are checked together The relay terminal 20 transmits. In addition, the RFIC 405 can also be made to transmit the operation data to the relay terminal 20 at a predetermined time, such as 0:00 am.

The relay terminal 20 is an information communication terminal having a function of relaying between the battery-type power supply device 40 and the server device 10, and is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a PC, a router, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the relay terminal 20-1 has a CPU 21, a memory 22, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 23, a first communication unit 24 and a second communication unit 25. The CPU 21 controls each part of the relay terminal 20 as a whole. The memory 22 functions as a work area for temporarily storing programs and received data. The first communication unit 24 performs communication in compliance with the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard, and receives a signal including operation data transmitted from the battery-type power supply device 40. The second communication unit 25 performs communication conforming to the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard, and transmits a signal including the operation data and the relay terminal ID to the server device 10. HDD23 memorizes the data of application software related to monitoring service (hereinafter referred to as monitoring application). The Bluetooth (registered trademark) receiving function of the relay terminal 20 is turned on, and the monitoring application is activated, so that the relay terminal 20-1 is on standby so that it can receive a plurality of battery-type power supply devices paired in advance Operating data for each of 40-11, 40-12, 40-13, and 40-14. When the operation data is received, a signal including the relay terminal ID and the battery-type power supply device ID and time code included in the received operation data is transmitted to the server device 10.

The server device 10 has: a means for storing the operation history of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30; a means for receiving operation data sent from the battery-type power supply device 40; a means for updating the operation history based on the received operation data; and performing manual operations Means for processing the summary processing of the operation history of the section 32; and the function provided to the user terminal 50 as a result of the summary processing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 has a CPU 11, a memory 12, an HDD 13 and a communication unit 14. The CPU 11 controls all parts of the server device 10 as a whole. The memory 12 functions as a work area for temporarily storing programs, received data, and processed data. The communication unit 14 performs server communication processing compliant with the LTE standard, and receives a signal including the battery-type power supply device ID, time code, and relay terminal ID from the relay terminal 20-1. The HDD 13 stores the data of the server program (hereinafter referred to as the monitoring server program) related to the monitoring service, the data of the operation history of the load device 30, the data of the battery-type power supply device management table, and the data of the total result of the operation history. As shown in Figure 9, the operation history is composed of multiple records. In one record, it contains time code, battery-type power supply device ID and relay terminal ID. One record represents one operation of the manual operation part 32 of the load device 30.

As shown in Figure 6, the battery-type power supply device management table contains items "battery-type power supply device ID", "relay terminal ID", "user ID", "location", and "device name". The battery-type power supply device ID, the relay terminal ID, and the user ID are IDs for identifying the battery-type power supply device 40, the relay terminal 20, and the user, respectively. The battery-type power supply device ID is a fixed ID assigned to the battery-type power supply device 40 in advance. The relay terminal ID is a fixed ID assigned to the relay terminal 20 in advance, an ID assigned by the server device 10 according to the present embodiment, or an ID assigned by a download server when the monitoring application is downloaded. The user ID is a fixed ID assigned to the user terminal 50 in advance, a login ID for logging in to the My page of the monitoring website, or an ID assigned by the server device 10 when the user logs in to the My page of the monitoring website. As shown in FIG. 6, in the battery-type power supply device management table, multiple user IDs can be associated with a single battery-type power supply device ID. The items "location" and "device name" respectively indicate the installation location and the name of the load device 30 to which the battery-type power supply device 40 specified by the item "battery-type power supply device ID" is installed. The registration operation of the items "location" and "device name" is performed by the user via the user terminal 50 on the monitoring website provided by the server device 10, for example. The items "location" and "device name" are information required to identify the load device 30 on the operation history page. For this reason, the registration operations of the items "location" and "device name" are optional.

As shown in FIG. 7, the total result of the operation history is per unit time of each load device 30, here is the count result of the number of operations per day. The total result of the operation history and the battery-type power supply device management table are collectively managed by the battery-type power supply device ID.

The server device 10 uploads operation history to monitoring websites on the Internet. The user uses the user terminal 50 to log in to the monitoring website provided by the server device 10 with the user ID, so that the user can view the operation of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30 associated with the user ID on the operation history page of the monitoring website history. As shown in FIG. 8, on the operation history page displayed on the user terminal 50, a bar graph is displayed for each load device 30. This histogram is created based on the total result of the operation history and represents the number of operations per day. In this histogram, record the installation location of the load device 30 and the device name of the load device 30. By viewing the operation history page, the user can recognize which load device 30 installed in which place is operated to what extent. Of course, although a histogram indicating the number of operations per day is displayed here, a histogram expressed in a finer time unit or a histogram expressed in a longer time unit may also be displayed.

The monitoring server program is brought into the activated state, so that the server device 10 waits for the reception of the signal from the relay terminal 20. When the signal from the relay terminal 20 is received, the update processing of the operation history page of the manual operation unit 32 of the load device 30 is executed. That is, the server device 10 determines whether the received relay terminal ID and the battery-type power supply device ID are associated on the battery-type power supply device management table. When the received relay terminal ID and the battery-type power supply device ID are associated on the battery-type power supply device management table, it is determined that the load device 30 equipped with the battery-type power supply device 40 specified by the battery-type power supply device ID is manually operated The unit 32 is operated, and stores the battery-type power supply device ID, the relay terminal ID, and the time code as the operation history. In addition, as a result of the total operation history, the number of operations of the day specified by the recording time code contained in the battery-type power supply device ID is updated. With the update of the total result of the operation history, the histogram on the operation history page of the monitoring website is also updated. When the received relay terminal ID and the battery-type power supply device ID are not associated on the battery-type power supply device management table, the above-mentioned update process via the server device 10 is not performed.

According to the monitoring system related to the present embodiment described above, the user can provide information related to the operation history of the load device 30. In the case of introducing this monitoring system as a monitoring system, the user needs to prepare a load device 30 equipped with a manual operation unit 32 and a battery box, a battery-type power supply device 40 attached to the load device 30, and a receiving device from the battery-type power supply device 40 The signal is transmitted to a relay terminal 20 such as a smartphone connected to the server device 10 via the network 60. However, the above-mentioned load device 30 may be a remote control such as a television, air conditioner, etc. operating in the house of an elderly person to be monitored, and there are other such load devices 30, which hardly need to be prepared. In addition, the relay terminal 20 may be a smart phone or the like. In recent years, the elderly tend to carry smart phones, so there is almost no need to prepare the relay terminal 20. Therefore, the user only needs to prepare the battery-type power supply device 40, and the initial investment cost is low. The low initial investment cost is a factor in reducing the barriers to the introduction of the monitoring system.

In addition, the use of the battery-type power supply device 40 which is handled in the same manner as a general battery makes it unnecessary to change the external appearance and internal configuration of the load device 30, and it can also be applied to an existing load device 30. Before and after the introduction of the monitoring system, the feeling of use of the unloaded device 30 changes. In addition, when the battery-type power supply device 40 is installed in the battery box, it does not reach the eyes of elderly people who spend daily life. This reduces the mental burden on the monitored side, and is therefore an element of reducing the obstacles to the introduction of the monitoring system.

In addition, only by changing the load device 30 equipped with the battery-type power supply device 40, the load device can be easily changed for the monitoring target. Therefore, it can also cope with the replacement of a TV, and the versatility is very high. This high versatility is also an element that lowers the barriers to the introduction of the monitoring system.

Furthermore, in the event of a failure of the battery-type power supply device 40, the replacement operation of the battery-type power supply device 40 is the same as the general battery exchange operation, and there is no need to pay attention to the direction in which the battery-type power supply device 40 is installed in the battery box. , So it is also simple for the elderly. For this reason, the user can send the battery-type power supply device 40 for exchange to the elderly only by mail or the like. That is, it can be said that the monitoring system according to this embodiment is easy to maintain. The ease of maintenance is an element that reduces the obstacles to the introduction of the monitoring system.

As described above, the monitoring system related to the present embodiment suppresses the introduction cost of the monitoring system to a low level, is easy to maintain, and has high versatility. Therefore, the user has low barriers to introduction of the monitoring system.

In addition, as long as the battery-type power supply device 40 can be connected to the network without the relay terminal 20, the relay terminal 20 is not required. Making the relay terminal 20 unnecessary can further reduce the user's obstacle to the introduction of the monitoring system. In addition, this embodiment does not limit the communication specifications between devices. For example, although the battery-type power supply device 40 and the relay terminal 20 are connected by Bluetooth (registered trademark), other communication standards can also be used for wireless connection. In addition, the relay terminal 20 can also be connected to the network 60 using other communication standards other than the LTE standard.

In addition, in this embodiment, the battery-type power supply device management table stored in the server device 10 may also be managed in the relay terminal 20 or the battery-type power supply device 40. In addition, although the time code indicating the time when the manual operation unit 32 is operated is generated through the battery-type power supply device 40, the relay terminal 20 can also be made to generate a time code indicating the time when the operation data is received from the battery-type power supply device 40. , The time code is transmitted to the server device 10 as a signal together with the battery-type power supply device ID and the relay terminal ID.

In addition, in this embodiment, although the user can confirm the operation history of the load device 30 on the user's operation history page of the monitoring website provided by the server device 10, the operation history of the load device 30 of the user is provided The method is not limited to this. For example, the server device 10 can also be made to respond to a request from the user terminal 50. In the battery-type power supply device management table, the battery-type power supply device ID associated with the user ID can be specified, and the user terminal 50 and The specific battery-type power supply device ID is associated with data related to the operation history, location, and device name. In this case, on the user terminal 50 side, it is necessary to install application software that creates an operation history page based on the data sent from the server device 10.

In addition, the battery-type power supply device 40 may have a means for detecting the battery voltage of the battery housed in the battery storage unit 42. In this case, the circuit may be configured such that a signal that converts the voltage across the battery into a digital signal is input to the RFIC405. For example, the input terminal of the AD converter is connected to the connection node between the outer positive terminal 43 and the inner positive terminal 45 of the battery-type power supply device, and the output terminal of the AD converter is connected to other Input terminals of RFIC405. In addition, as long as the RFIC405 has an AD conversion function, the connection node between the outer positive terminal 43 and the inner positive terminal 45 of the battery-type power supply device is directly connected to the other Input terminals of the RFIC405. RFIC405 is always ON, so for RFIC405, always input the digital data of battery voltage. The RFIC 405 transmits the operation data including the data of the detected battery voltage to the relay terminal 20. The relay terminal 20 transmits data including battery voltage data, battery-type power supply device ID, time code, and relay terminal ID to the server device 10. The server device 10 provides information related to battery voltage data, such as battery remaining capacity, to the user through monitoring websites or emails. Accordingly, the user can prepare for the insufficient remaining battery capacity, which further improves the maintainability.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the scope of the patent application and its equivalent scope.

10: Server device

20: Relay terminal

30: load device

40: Battery-type power supply unit

50: User terminal

60: Internet

[Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a monitoring system including this embodiment. [Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the monitoring system of Fig. 1. [Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the battery-type power supply device of Fig. 1. [Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating the internal structure of the battery-type power supply device of Fig. 3. [Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the battery-type power supply device of Fig. 3. [Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a management table of battery-type power supply devices managed in the server device of Fig. 1. [Fig. 7] Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating the result of a summary processing of the operation history through the manual operation part of the load device of the server device of Fig. 1. [Fig. 8] Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating the operation history page of the user terminal shown in Fig. 1. [FIG. 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram depicting the operation history managed by the server device in FIG. 1.

10: Server device

20: Relay terminal

30: load device

40: Battery-type power supply unit

50: User terminal

60: Internet

Claims (7)

A monitoring system that monitors the operation of a load device having a battery box containing a battery and a manual operation unit, and includes: a battery-type power supply device fitted to the battery box of the load device, and connected to the battery via a network The server device of the aforementioned battery-type power supply device; the aforementioned battery-type power supply device has: a battery accommodating portion for accommodating a battery for supplying power to the load device, and is configured to respond to changes in current flowing between the load device and the battery The means for detecting the fact that the manual operation unit is operated, and a means for sending operation data indicating the fact that the manual operation unit is operated to the server device via the network when the operation of the manual operation unit is detected; The server device has: means for receiving the operation data from the battery-type power supply device, means for memorizing the received operation data, and means for summarizing the operations of the manual operation unit based on the memorized operation data and generating summary data , And the means to send the aforementioned aggregated data to external devices via the aforementioned network. For example, the monitoring system of the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the operation data includes an ID identifying the battery-type power supply device and a time code indicating the time when the manual operation unit is operated. For example, in the monitoring system of item 2 of the scope of patent application, the aforesaid aggregation means counts the number of operations per unit time of the manual operation unit based on the ID and the time code. For example, in the monitoring system of item 1 of the scope of patent application, the battery-type power supply device further has a means for detecting the battery voltage of the battery, and the operating data includes data related to the battery voltage. For example, the monitoring system of item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the aforementioned battery-type power supply device further has: a casing configured as a bottomed cylindrical shape according to the shape and size of the battery specification, and the front and rear ends are respectively equipped The external positive terminal and the external negative terminal; the battery accommodating part, which houses the battery inside the housing, and has an inner positive terminal and an inner negative terminal in contact with the front and rear terminals of the stored battery; Between the aforementioned external negative terminal and the aforementioned inner negative terminal; and a comparator, which converts the voltage across the detection resistor to the reference voltage Line comparison; the means for detecting the operation of the manual operation unit is to detect the operation of the manual operation unit based on the output signal of the comparator. A server device, which is connected via a network to a battery-type power supply device fitted in a battery box of a load device having a manual operation unit, and has: receiving from the battery-type power supply device indicating that the manual operation unit is operated The means of actual operation data, the means of memorizing the above-mentioned received operation data, the means of totaling the operations of the manual operation unit based on the above-mentioned memorized operation data and generating summary data, and the means of transmitting the aforementioned summary data to external devices via the aforementioned network Means of sending. A program for enabling a server device connected via a network to a battery-type power supply device equipped with a battery box of a load device having a manual operation unit to implement the following means: receiving indication from the aforementioned battery-type power supply device The means for operating data of the fact that the manual operation unit is operated, the means for memorizing the received operation data, the means for totaling the operations of the manual operation unit based on the memorized operation data and generating summary data, and the means for compiling the summary data Hand sent to external devices via the aforementioned network segment.

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