Patent Application
20240293740
The present disclosure relates to a design maintenance system, a design maintenance method, a server device, and a design maintenance program for wireless equipment, and particularly to the design maintenance system, the design maintenance method, the server device, and the design maintenance program suitable for giving game-like elements to a design maintenance tool of a wireless LAN.
At the site of business, a so-called “gamification” has been studied in which rules and elements used in a game are applied to other things than the game to improve the user's will. For example, a case of utilizing gamification is described in the following NPL 1.
As a tool including game elements, typing software described in, for example, NPL 2 is known. In this tool, when characters appearing on a screen are correctly inputted from a keyboard, the game can be advantageously advanced. Thus, the tool can efficiently learn an input skill of the keyboard with pleasure by utilizing the game-like elements.
Incidentally, in a field of wireless LAN, a site survey is performed for design and maintenance. The site survey is a radio wave survey, and the survey is implemented in order to determine a design of the number of installed access points (AP), installation positions, radio wave intensity, a channel to be used, or the like, when a wireless LAN is newly constructed. In addition, the site survey is implemented not only when newly constructing the wireless LAN but also as a part of maintenance for the existing wireless LAN for the purpose of reviewing the number of installed APs. In the site survey, work for visualizing a wireless state is performed by using a dedicated tool.
The design maintenance tool 10 is a tool used for passive survey by individual workers. In the passive survey, each of the workers first takes in a drawing of a floor to be surveyed into the tool by using the design maintenance tool 10 (drawing taking-in unit). Next, a position on the drawing corresponding to the present position of the worker is clicked (click judgement unit). Thus, the radio wave is measured (channel scan unit), and a measurement result is transmitted to the server 12 (transmission unit).
The worker moves each place, clicks on a drawing coincident with the present position of the worker in the same way, and transmits the measurement result of the radio wave to the server 12. Such point measurement is performed in the entire area on the floor where the wireless LAN is desired to be used. The server 12 receives all the measurement results (reception unit) and visualizes a radio wave state in the entire area (wireless visualization unit).
In the measurement of the throughput, a large amount of packets are transmitted and received between the throughput measurement unit of the design maintenance tool 14 and the throughput measurement unit of the server 16. Thus, the throughput is measured and the result is transmitted to the server 16. The worker moves the place and clicks on the drawing coincident with the present position of the worker in the same way. Thus, the throughput is actually measured at various places on the floor, and the result is transmitted to the server 16. Such point measurement is performed at important points of the area on the floor where the wireless LAN is desired to be used. The server 16 receives all measurement results (reception unit) and visualizes actual measurement throughput in the area (wireless visualization unit).
At the present time of reaching the “nevertiree era”, it is more important for workers to work with pleasure. Therefore, it is expected that tools including game elements are generalized even in a field of design maintenance of wireless equipment. However, in the design maintenance tool of wireless equipment, there is no design maintenance tool having game-like elements at present.
The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is a first object to provide a design maintenance system that gives game-like elements to design maintenance work of wireless equipment.
In addition, a second object of the present disclosure is to provide a design maintenance method that gives the game-like elements to the design maintenance work of wireless equipment.
Further, a third object of the present disclosure is to provide a design maintenance server device that gives the game-like elements to the design maintenance work of wireless equipment.
Furthermore, a fourth object of the present disclosure is to provide a program for design maintenance that gives the game-like elements to the design maintenance work of wireless equipment.
A first aspect of the present disclosure is a design maintenance system used for design maintenance work of wireless equipment in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the design maintenance system includes
A second aspect of the present disclosure is a design maintenance method applied to design maintenance work of wireless equipment, the design maintenance method preferably includes
A third aspect of the present disclosure is a design maintenance server used for design maintenance work of wireless equipment, the design maintenance server preferably executes
A fourth aspect of the present disclosure is a design maintenance program executed in a design maintenance server used for design maintenance work of wireless equipment, wherein
According to the first to fourth aspects, game-like elements can be given to the design maintenance work of the wireless equipment.
A structure shown in
Each design maintenance tool 18 includes a drawing taking-in unit 20, a click judgement unit 22, a channel scan unit 24, a transmission unit 26, a reception unit 28 and a game display unit 30. These are implemented by hardware such as a CPU, a memory, a communication interface, and an input/output interface including a display, and a program stored in the memory to be executed by the CPU. The program may be acquired by downloading through communication or may be acquired by reading from a recording medium storing the program.
The structure shown in
A worker who executes the passive survey takes in a floor drawing into the design maintenance tool 18 through the drawing taking-in unit 20 and clicks a position on the drawing coincident with a present position of the worker. The click judgement unit 22 detects a click and instructs the channel scan unit 24 to start channel scan. The channel scan unit 24 executes the channel scan and transmits the obtained wireless information to the design maintenance server 32 through the transmission unit 26.
For example, channels of 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136 and 140 are set in a 5 GHZ band. The passive survey stays at each channel for a fixed time and waits for reception of a beacon frame transmitted from an existing AP. Then, when the beacon frame from the AP is received, wireless information included in the beacon frame is recorded. The number of pieces of wireless information recorded in one time survey varies depending on the number of existing APs.
Hereinafter, the number is represented by “K”.
The wireless information includes, for example, the following information.
Note that the BSSID is an identifier of a wireless access point in the wireless LAN. In addition, the RSSI is a value representing the intensity of the radio wave.
The design maintenance server 32 transmits the wireless information received by the reception unit 34 to the wireless visualization unit 36 and the game execution unit 38. The game execution unit 38 determines a progress value necessary for progressing the game on the basis of the wireless information transmitted from the design maintenance tool 18. The determined progress value is provided to all the design maintenance tools 18 through the transmission unit 40.
In the routine shown in
After the above-described processing is completed, the progress value num is reset to “0”, and the AP number i is set to “1” (step 102).
Next, success or failure of “i≤ K” is determined. That is, it is discriminated whether or not the number i of the AP to be processed in this cycle is equal to or less than the total number K of the APs (step 104).
As a result, when “i≤ K” is recognized, it can be determined that the current AP is one of the K sets. In this case, the progress value num is updated according to the following equation (1) (step 106).
num=num+channel number_i+BSSID_i+RSSI_i . . . (1)
In the above equation (1), the channel number and the RSSI are defined by decimal numbers. On the other hand, the BSSID is expressed in 12 hexadecimal numbers, for example, such as “12:AB:34:CD:56:EF”. Therefore, the BSSID must be converted into a decimal number according to the table below and then substituted into the above equation (1). For example, “12:AB:34:CD:56:EF” is converted into 96 as follows.
1+2+10+11+3+4+12+13+5+6+14+15=96 . . . (2)
According to the above equation (1), the value obtained by adding the channel number_i, the BSSID_i (in the above example, “96”) and the RSSI_i corresponding to the current AP number i to the current progress value num is set as a new progress value num.
When the update of the progress value num is completed, the AP number i is incremented (step 108), and then the step 104 is executed again. Then, the step 106 is repeated while i≤ K is satisfied. As a result, the progress value num is finally a value obtained by summing up the channel numbers, BSSIDs and RSSIs of K APs.
When summing up for K APs is completed, i=K+1 is set in next step 108. As a result, the discrimination in the subsequent step 104 is denied. Thus, the conversion according to the following equation (3) is performed to the progress value num (step 110).
num=(num mod M)+1 . . . (3)
The right side of the above equation (3) means that the progress value num obtained in step 106 is divided by M and 1 is added to the remaining value without being divided. In this case, the progress value num after conversion is an integer of 1 to M.
For example, when M is set to 6, the progress value num becomes a dice roll. The progress value num can be used for, for example, the sugoroku game. When M is 75, the progress value num can be used as the winning number of a bingo game. In addition, when M is set to 100, the progress value num can be used, for example, for the amount of damage to a raid boss in a raid battle.
The worker can select a game to be executed in the design maintenance tool 18. The selected contents are transmitted from the design maintenance tool 18 to the design maintenance server 32. The design maintenance server 32 determines an M value according to the type of the transmitted game. Then, the design maintenance server 32 provides the progress value num calculated by using the determined M to the design maintenance tool 18.
As described above, according to the design maintenance system of the present embodiment, the progress value num of the game can be generated based on the numerical value to be handled in accordance with the design maintenance work of the wireless equipment. Then, by providing the progress value to the design maintenance tool 18, game-like elements can be given to the design maintenance work.
Incidentally, in the embodiment 1 described above, the type of the game to be executed is selected by the design maintenance tool 18, and the type of the game is transmitted from the design maintenance tool 18 to the design maintenance server 32. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the type of the game may be determined to be one in advance, and the transmission of the type of the game may be eliminated.
Alternatively, the design maintenance server 32 may determine the type of the game and transmit the determination result from the design maintenance server 32 to the design maintenance tool 18. This also applies to other embodiments described below.
Next, an embodiment 2 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
The structure shown in
The structure shown in
In the present embodiment, the worker of the active survey takes in the floor drawing into the design maintenance tool 42 via the drawing taking-in unit 20, and clicks the drawing corresponding to the present position of the worker. The click judgement unit 22 detects the click and instructs the throughput measurement to the throughput measurement unit 44.
The throughput measurement unit 44 is connected to an AP having the strongest RSSI, transmits and receives a large amount of packets to and from the throughput measurement unit 48 of the design maintenance server 46, and measures throughput on the basis of the result. Then, the transmission unit 26 of the design maintenance tool 42 transmits wireless information including the result of the measured throughput to the design maintenance server 46.
In the present embodiment, the wireless information includes the following information.
The design maintenance server 46 transmits the wireless information received by the reception unit 34 to the wireless visualization unit 36 and the game execution unit 38. The game execution unit 38 determines the progress value num of the game based on the transmitted wireless information, as in the embodiment 1. The determined progress value num is provided to the design maintenance tool 42 via the transmission unit 40.
In the active survey, the throughput through the AP having the strongest RSSI is measured by the design maintenance tool 42. In the routine shown in
When the above-mentioned processing is completed, the wireless information is converted into the progress value num in accordance with the following equation (4) (step 122). Note that, in the following equation, the method of converting the BSSID into a decimal number is the same as in the embodiment 1.
num=channel number+BSSID+RSSI+throughput . . . (4)
Next, the conversion processing of step 110 is executed based on the num obtained by the above equation (4). That is, the conversion of the above equation (3) is performed to the num of the above equation (4). Thus, the progress value num having any integer value of 1 to M is generated in the same manner as in the embodiment 1. The progress value num thus generated is provided to all of the design maintenance tools 42 as in the embodiment 1.
Specifically, when “the sugoroku game” is selected as an execution game, M=6 is used, and any integer of 1 to 6 is provided to the design maintenance tool 42 as the progress value num. In addition, when “the bingo game” is selected as the execution game, M=75 is used, and any integer of 1 to 75 is provided to the design maintenance tool 42 as the progress value num. Further, when “the raid battle” is selected as the execution game, M=100 is used, and any integer of 1 to 100 is provided to the design maintenance tool 42 as the progress value num.
As described above, according to the design maintenance system according to the present embodiment, the progress value num of the game can be generated based on the numerical value to be handled in accordance with the design maintenance work of the wireless equipment, as in the embodiment 1. Then, by providing the progress value to the design maintenance tool 42, game-like elements can be given to the design maintenance work.
Next, an embodiment 3 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
In the above-described embodiments 1 and 2, when a plurality of workers simultaneously performs works, the more the number of clicks by the worker is larger, the more the game progresses earlier. This embodiment is characterized in that a concept of “game score reflection right” is introduced in order to make the progress degree of the game uniform among a plurality of workers.
The game score reflection right is sequentially given to each of the plurality of workers. Then, each worker is provided with the progress value num only when the wireless information is transmitted under a situation having the game score reflection right. In this case, the progress degree of the game becomes uniform regardless of the number of clicks, and the occurrence of such a situation that only a game of a part of workers is projected and progressed can be avoided.
In the present embodiment, when the game score reflection right is given to the design maintenance tool 50, the transmission unit 52 of the design maintenance tool 50 transmits the game score reflection right to the design maintenance server 54 together with the wireless information. The game score reflection right possessed by the design maintenance tool 50 disappears by the transmission.
When receiving the wireless information from the design maintenance tool 50, the design maintenance server 54 provides the information to the wireless visualization unit 56. In this embodiment, the wireless visualization unit 56 includes a game score right judgement unit 58. The game score right judgement unit 58 confirms whether or not the received information includes the game score reflection right. Then, when the game score reflection right is recognized, the received wireless information is provided to the game execution unit 38, and an identification number of the design maintenance tool to which the game score reflection right should be given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40.
When receiving the wireless information, the game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game according to the routine shown in
When receiving the progress value num, the transmission unit 40 provides the progress value num to all of the N design maintenance tools 50 together with the identification number of the design maintenance tool 50 possessing the game score reflection right next.
Next, the received information is transmitted to the wireless visualization unit 56 (step 132). The wireless visualization unit 56 executes processing necessary for visualization on the basis of the wireless information included in the information.
The wireless visualization unit 56 further discriminates whether or not the received information includes the game score reflection right (step 134). As a result, when it is discriminated that the game score reflection right is not included, the processing of this routine is terminated.
On the other hand, when the presence of the game score reflection right is recognized, the wireless information is transmitted to the game execution unit 38 (step 136). Thus, the game execution unit 38 calculates the game progress value num according to the routine shown in
Further, the identification number of the design maintenance tool 50 to which the game score reflection right should be given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40 (step 138).
Thereafter, the transmission unit 40 transmits the progress value num of the game and the identification number of the design maintenance tool 50 possessing the game score reflection right next to all of the N design maintenance tools 50. Thus, the game is advanced in the design maintenance tool 50. In addition, the information of the design maintenance tool 50 to which the game score reflection right is newly given is displayed on all the design maintenance tools 50.
Incidentally, in the above-described embodiment 3, the concept of the game score reflection right is combined with the design maintenance system of the embodiment 1, that is, a system for implementing the passive survey. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The concept of the game score reflection right may be combined with the design maintenance system of the embodiment 2, that is, a system for performing the active survey.
Next, a first example of game capable of being performed on the design maintenance system according to the embodiment 3 will be described with reference to
In the example shown in
When t=1 is satisfied, the worker A clicks a location on the drawing which coincides with the current position of the worker. The click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50-1 detects the click and instructs the channel scan unit 24 to execute the channel scan.
At the time point t=1, the channel scan unit 24 of the design maintenance tool 50-1 obtains two pieces of wireless information shown in the upper stage shown in
The reception unit 34 of the design maintenance server 54 transmits the received information to the wireless visualization unit 56. In this case, since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is also provided to the game execution unit 38. At the same time, the identification number “2” of the design maintenance tool 50-2 to which the game score reflection right should be given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40.
The game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game according to the flowchart shown in
num=num+channel number_1+BSSID_1+RSSI_1=0+36+78−40=74 . . . (5)
Here, BSSID 1=1+2+3+4+5+6+10+7+11+8+12+9=78 is satisfied.
The operation based on the channel number, BSSID and RSSI of the second AP is performed as follows (refer to the step 106 shown in
num=num+channel number_2+BSSID_2+RSSI_2=74+40+83−45=152 . . . (6)
By adding 1 to a remainder obtained by dividing a num “152” obtained by the above operation by a M value “6”, the progress value num=3 is obtained (see
When receiving the information from the design maintenance server 54, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50 transmits the progress value num=3 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays a game screen on a display.
When the worker B clicks its own current position on the drawing at the time point t=2, the click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50-2 instructs the channel scan unit 24 to execute the channel scan. The channel scan unit 24 obtains two pieces of wireless information shown in the middle stage shown in
Since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is provided to the game execution unit 38, and the number “3” of the wireless design maintenance tool to which the game score reflection right is given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40 in the design maintenance server 54. Then, the game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game in accordance with the flowchart shown in
The operation based on the channel number, BSSID and RSSI of the first AP acquired by the design maintenance tool 50-2 is performed as follows (refer to the step 106 shown in
num=num+channel number_1+BSSID_1+RSSI_1=0+44+71−48=67 . . . (7)
Here, BSSID 1=1+2+3+4+5+6+1+7+14+8+13+7=
The operation based on the channel number, BSSID and RSSI of the second AP is performed as follows (refer to the step 106 shown in
num=num+channel number_2+BSSID_2+RSSI_2=67+48+66+50=131 . . . (8)
By adding 1 to the remainder obtained by dividing num “131” obtained by the above calculation by M value “6”, a progress value num=6 is obtained (refer to the step 110 shown in
When receiving the information from the design maintenance server 54, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50 transmits the progress value num=6 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays the game screen on the display.
When the worker C clicks the present position on the drawing at the time point t=3, the click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50-3 instructs the channel scan unit 24 to execute the channel scan. The channel scan unit 24 obtains two pieces of wireless information shown in the lower stage shown in
Since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is provided to the game execution unit 38, and the number “1” of the wireless design maintenance tool to which the game score reflection right is given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40 in the design maintenance server 54. The game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game in accordance with the flowchart shown in
The operation based on the channel number, BSSID and RSSI of the first AP acquired by the design maintenance tool 50-3 is performed as follows (refer to the step 106 shown in
num=num+channel number_1+BSSID_1+RSSI_1=0+36+66+40=62 . . . (9)
Here, BSSID 1=1+2+3+4+5+6+3+1+4+12+10+1=66
The operation based on the channel number, BSSID and RSSI of the second AP is performed as follows (refer to the step 106 shown in
num=num+channel number_2+BSSID_2+RSSI_2=62+48+68−45=133 . . . (10)
By adding 1 to the remainder obtained by dividing the num “133” obtained by the above calculation by the M value “6”, the progress value num=2 is obtained (refer to the step 110 shown in
When receiving the above information from the design maintenance server 54, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50 transmits the progress value num=2 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays the game screen on the display.
Next, a second example of game capable of being performed on the design maintenance system according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to
Hereinafter, a design maintenance tool used in the present example is represented by a reference numeral “50′”. In addition, a design maintenance server used in the present example is denoted by a reference numeral “54′”. The design maintenance tool 50′ has a configuration in which the channel scan unit 24 is replaced with the throughput measurement unit 44 shown in
In the example shown in
When t=1 is satisfied, the worker A clicks a location on the drawing which coincides with the current position of the worker. The click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50′-1 detects the click and instructs the throughput measurement unit 44 to measure the throughput. Thus, a large amount of packets are transmitted and received between the throughput measurement unit 44 of the design maintenance tool 50′-1 and the throughput measurement unit 48 of the design maintenance server 54′, and the throughput is measured.
The design maintenance server 54′ transmits the received information to the wireless visualization unit 56. In this case, since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is also provided to the game execution unit 38. At the same time, the identification number “2” of the design maintenance tool 50′-2 to which the game score reflection right should be given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40.
The game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game according to the flowchart shown in
num=channel number+BSSID+RSSI+throughput=36+78-40+82300000=82300074 . . . (11)
By adding 1 to the remainder obtained by dividing the num “82300074” obtained by the above operation by the M value “6”, the progress value num=1 is obtained (refer to the step 110 shown in
When receiving the above information from the design maintenance server 54′, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50′ transmits the progress value num=1 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays the game screen on the display.
When the worker B clicks its own current position on the drawing at the time point t=2, the click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50′-2 instructs the throughput measurement unit 44 to measure the throughput. The throughput measurement unit 44 obtains the wireless information shown in the middle stage shown in
Since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is provided to the game execution unit 38, and the number “3” of the wireless design maintenance tool to which the game score reflection right is given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40 in the design maintenance server 54′. The game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game in accordance with the flowchart shown in
num=channel number+BSSID+RSSI+throughput=44+71-48+61500000=61500067 . . . (12)
Here, BSSID=1+2+3+4+5+6+1+7+14+8+13+7=71
By adding 1 to the remainder obtained by dividing the num “61500067” obtained by the above operation by the M value “6”, the progress value num=2 is obtained (refer to the step 110 shown in
When receiving the above information from the design maintenance server 54′, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50′ transmits the progress value num=2 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays the game screen on the display.
When the worker C clicks its own current position on the drawing at the time point t=3, the click judgement unit 22 of the design maintenance tool 50′-3 instructs the throughput measurement unit 44 to measure the throughput. The throughput measurement unit 44 obtains the wireless information shown in the lower stage shown in
Since the game score reflection right is included in the received information, the wireless information is provided to the game execution unit 38, and the number “1” of the wireless design maintenance tool to which the game score reflection right is given next is transmitted to the transmission unit 40 in the design maintenance server 54′. The game execution unit 38 calculates the progress value num of the game in accordance with the flowchart shown in
num=channel number+BSSID+RSSI+throughput=36+66-40+75800000=75800062 . . . (13)
Here, BSSID 1=1+2+3+4+5+6+3+1+4+12+10+1=66
By adding 1 to the remainder obtained by dividing the num “75800062” obtained by the above calculation by the M value “6”, the progress value num=5 is obtained (refer to step 110 shown in
When receiving the above information from the design maintenance server 54′, the reception unit 28 of the design maintenance tool 50′ transmits the progress value num=5 to the game display unit 30. The game display unit 30 receives the information and displays the game screen on the display.
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the elements of the game can be added to the design maintenance work of the wireless facility. More specifically, the execution result of the game can be displayed to all the workers participating in the work in real time. This makes it possible for the workers to perform the site survey with pleasure. In general, the site survey work is a long-time work, but according to the design maintenance system of the present disclosure, the workers can continue the work without getting bored.
Incidentally, in the above-described embodiments 1 to 3, it is assumed that a plurality of design maintenance tool is included in the design maintenance system, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Only one design maintenance tool included in the design maintenance system may be used.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments 1 to 3, it is assumed that the design maintenance server transmits the generated progress value num to all design maintenance tools participating in the game, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when a game of a type such as a poker game in which a hand is not disclosed to other players is played, the progress value num may be returned only to the design maintenance tool which has issued the wireless information.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments 1 to 3, it is assumed that the progress of the game is displayed on the display of the design maintenance tool to inform the worker of the progress, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The progress of the game may be informed to the worker by another method such as sound or light.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2021/023054 | 6/17/2021 | WO |
