Remote monitoring system and relay device used therefor

Abstract

The disclosure provides a remote monitoring system for remotely acquiring various information related to a hot water utilizing facility in an appropriate period, and a relay device used therefor. The remote monitoring system includes: a hot water utilizing facility; a relay device communicating with the hot water utilizing facility; and a management device communicating with the relay device via a communication network. The management device is configured to transmit to the relay device a command for acquiring information related to the hot water utilizing facility at a set transmission interval over a set transmission period. The relay device includes an information acquisition part acquiring at least one piece of information from a plurality of types of information related to the hot water utilizing facility according to the command transmitted from the management device and transmitting it to the management device. The transmission period is configured so that setting is changeable.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A remote monitoring system, comprising:
 a hot water utilizing facility;   a relay device communicating with the hot water utilizing facility; and   a management device communicating with the relay device via a communication network,   wherein the management device is configured to transmit to the relay device a command for acquiring information related to the hot water utilizing facility at a set transmission interval over a set transmission period,   the relay device comprises an information acquisition part acquiring at least one piece of information from a plurality of types of information related to the hot water utilizing facility according to the command transmitted from the management device and transmitting the at least one piece of information to the management device, and   the transmission period is configured to have a setting changeable.   
     
     
         2 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmission interval is configured to have a setting changeable. 
     
     
         3 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 2 , wherein a range of the transmission interval settable according to the transmission period is set, or a range of the transmission period settable according to the transmission interval is set. 
     
     
         4 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the management device comprises a notification part notifying a user that the transmission period has ended. 
     
     
         5 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         6 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 2 , wherein the management device comprises a notification part notifying a user that the transmission period has ended. 
     
     
         8 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 3 , wherein the management device comprises a notification part notifying a user that the transmission period has ended. 
     
     
         9 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 2 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         10 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 3 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         11 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         12 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 7 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         13 . The remote monitoring system according to  claim 8 , wherein the management device comprises an item display part displaying a plurality of types of items related to the hot water utilizing facility on a display device connected to the management device to be selectable and inputable, and
 the management device transmits to the relay device the command for acquiring information corresponding to at least one item selected and input on the item display part.   
     
     
         14 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 2 . 
     
     
         15 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 3 . 
     
     
         16 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 4 . 
     
     
         17 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 5 . 
     
     
         18 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 7 . 
     
     
         19 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         20 . A relay device used for the remote monitoring system according to  claim 9 .