IP Library Granted Patent US 10,254,748
Granted Patent B2
US 10,254,748 · App. 15/267,609 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Inspection work support device, inspection work support system, and inspection work support method

Inventor: Yutaka Yokochi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,254,748
App. No.
15/267,609
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inspection work support device that supports inspection work performed in a plant, includes: a storage that stores an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets; an indicator that indicates the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list; an acquisition part that acquires apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus; a search part that searches the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and a display that displays the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part.

Claims (89)

1. An inspection work support device that supports inspection work performed in a plant, comprising:

a storage that stores an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets;

an indicator that indicates the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list;

an acquisition part that acquires apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus;

a search part that searches the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and

a display that displays the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part,

wherein the acquisition part includes at least one of:

a first acquisition part that performs image processing on an image acquired by an image processor to acquire information of an identifier, provided in association with the apparatus included in the image, as the apparatus specification information;

a second acquisition part that performs near field communication with a near field communication tag provided in association with the apparatus to acquire storage information stored in the near field communication tag as the apparatus specification information; and

a third acquisition part that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus as the apparatus specification information based on a position of the inspection work support device,

wherein the storage stores map information of the plant, and

wherein the inspection work support device further comprises:

a first display processor that superimposes at least the inspection target indicated by the indicator on a map of the plant, using the map information stored in the storage, to display the superimposed target on the display.

2. The inspection work support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a response processor that causes the apparatus to perform response processing specified in advance, using the apparatus information obtained by the search part.

3. The inspection work support device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a communicator capable of communicating with a controller that controls the apparatus,

wherein the response processor causes the apparatus to perform the response processing by transmitting a control request to cause the apparatus to perform the response processing to the controller through the communicator.

4. An inspection work support system that supports inspection work performed in a plant, comprising:

a controller that controls an apparatus installed in the plant; and

the inspection work support device according to claim 3 which transmits a control request to cause the apparatus to perform the response processing to the controller.

5. The inspection work support device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the acquisition part includes at least two or more of the first acquisition part, the second acquisition part, and the third acquisition part, those acquiring the apparatus specification information are capable of selecting.

6. The inspection work support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operation device that is operated by a worker who works in the plant; and

a registration part that registers the apparatus information of the apparatus to be used as the inspection target, in the apparatus ledger, based on operation contents of the operation device, and adds the apparatus, as the inspection target, to the inspection list.

7. The inspection work support device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the acquisition part includes the third acquisition part, the first display processor superimposes the position of the inspection work support device on the map of the plant to display the superimposed position on the display.

8. An inspection work support device that supports inspection work performed in a plant, comprising:

a storage that stores an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets;

an indicator that indicates the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list;

an acquisition part that acquires apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus;

a search part that searches the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and

a display that displays the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part,

wherein the acquisition part includes at least one of:

a first acquisition part that performs image processing on an image acquired by an image processor to acquire information of an identifier, provided in association with the apparatus included in the image, as the apparatus specification information;

a second acquisition part that performs near field communication with a near field communication tag provided in association with the apparatus to acquire storage information stored in the near field communication tag as the apparatus specification information; and

a third acquisition part that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus as the apparatus specification information based on a position of the inspection work support device, and

wherein the inspection work support device further comprises:

a second display processor that superimposes additional information indicating the inspection target indicated by the indicator, on the image acquired by the image processor, to display the superimposed information on the display.

9. The inspection work support device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a response processor that causes the apparatus to perform response processing specified in advance, using the apparatus information obtained by the search part.

10. The inspection work support device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a communicator capable of communicating with a controller that controls the apparatus,

wherein the response processor causes the apparatus to perform the response processing by transmitting a control request to cause the apparatus to perform the response processing to the controller through the communicator.

11. An inspection work support system that supports inspection work performed in a plant, comprising:

a controller that controls an apparatus installed in the plant; and

the inspection work support device according to claim 10 which transmits a control request to cause the apparatus to perform the response processing to the controller.

12. The inspection work support device according to claim 8 , wherein in a case where the acquisition part includes at least two or more of the first acquisition part, the second acquisition part, and the third acquisition part, those acquiring the apparatus specification information are capable of selecting.

13. The inspection work support device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an operation device that is operated by a worker who works in the plant; and

a registration part that registers the apparatus information of the apparatus to be used as the inspection target, in the apparatus ledger, based on operation contents of the operation device, and adds the apparatus, as the inspection target, to the inspection list.

14. The inspection work support device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the storage stores map information of the plant,

wherein the inspection work support device further comprises:

a first display processor that superimposes at least the inspection target indicated by the indicator on a map of the plant, using the map information stored in the storage, to display the superimposed target on the display, and

wherein in a case where the acquisition part includes the third acquisition part, the first display processor superimposes the position of the inspection work support device on the map of the plant to display the superimposed position on the display.

15. An inspection work support method of supporting inspection work performed in a plant, the method implemented with a computer system coupled with memory-stored executable instructions which, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method, comprising:

storing, into a storage, an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets;

indicating, by an indicator implemented with the method, the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list;

acquiring, by an acquisition part implemented with the method, apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus;

searching, by a search part implemented with the method, the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and

displaying, by a first display unit implemented with the method, the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part,

wherein the acquisition part includes at least one of:

a first acquisition part that performs image processing on an image acquired by an image processor to acquire information of an identifier, provided in association with the apparatus included in the image, as the apparatus specification information;

a second acquisition part that performs near field communication with a near field communication tag provided in association with the apparatus to acquire storage information stored in the near field communication tag as the apparatus specification information; and

a third acquisition part that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus as the apparatus specification information based on a position of the inspection work support device,

wherein the inspection work support method further comprises:

storing, into the storage, map information of the plant; and

superimposing, by second display unit implemented with the method, at least the inspection target indicated by the indicator on a map of the plant, using the map information stored in the storage, to display the superimposed target on the first display.

16. The inspection work support method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

causing, by a response processor, the apparatus to perform response processing specified in advance, using the apparatus information obtained by the search part the third step.

17. The inspection work support method according to claim 16 , wherein

causing, by a response processor, the apparatus to perform the response processing by a control request for causing the apparatus to perform the response processing being transmitted.

18. The inspection work support method according to claim 15 , wherein the acquisition part performs at least one of:

performing image processing on an acquired image to acquire information of an identifier, provided in association with the apparatus included in the image, as the apparatus specification information;

performing near field communication with a near field communication tag provided in association with the apparatus to acquire storage information stored in the near field communication tag as the apparatus specification information; and

acquiring position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus as the apparatus specification information based on a position of the inspection work support device.

19. The inspection work support method according to claim 18 , wherein in a case where the acquisition part performs at least two or more of performing the image processing, performing the near field communication, and acquiring the position information, those acquiring the apparatus specification information are capable of selecting.

20. An inspection work support method of supporting inspection work performed in a plant, the method implemented with a computer system coupled with memory-stored executable instructions which, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method, comprising:

storing, into a storage implemented with the inspection support method, an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets;

indicating, by an indicator implemented with the method, the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list;

acquiring, by an acquisition part implemented with the method, apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus;

searching, by a search part implemented with the method, the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and

displaying, by a first display unit implemented with the method, the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part,

wherein the acquisition part includes at least one of:

a first acquisition part that performs image processing on an image acquired by an image processor to acquire information of an identifier, provided in association with the apparatus included in the image, as the apparatus specification information;

a second acquisition part that performs near field communication with a near field communication tag provided in association with the apparatus to acquire storage information stored in the near field communication tag as the apparatus specification information; and

a third acquisition part that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus as the apparatus specification information based on a position of the inspection work support device, and

wherein the inspection work support method further comprises:

superimposing, by a second display unit implemented with the method, additional information indicating the inspection target indicated by the indicator, on the image acquired by the image processor, to display the superimposed information on the first display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2016
From: YOKOCHI, YUTAKA
To: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039767/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-188090 · Sep 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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