CN115668161A

CN115668161A - Construction site online monitoring equipment, control unit thereof and construction site online monitoring method

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Publication number: CN115668161A
Application number: CN202080101456.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈志强; 凌通; 包磊; 陈超; 金溪子
Original assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
Current assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
Priority date: 2020-06-02
Filing date: 2020-06-02
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Also published as: DE112020007276T5; WO2021243570A1

Abstract

The invention provides a construction site online monitoring device, a control unit thereof and a construction site online monitoring method. The control unit is configured to: generating interface elements comprising multiple types of monitoring, wherein at least one interface element of the multiple types of monitoring is presented on a first graphical user interface, the multiple types of monitoring at least comprise a worker monitoring type, an event monitoring type and a construction site monitoring type, and each type of monitoring comprises one or more modules; receiving user input at a module on a first graphical user interface; sending a request to a remote server communicatively connected to the worksite online monitoring device to request up-to-date data related to the monitored items of the module; receiving a data set from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server; and generating an interface element containing a monitoring result of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data, the interface element of the monitoring result being presented on the second graphical user interface.

Description

Construction site online monitoring equipment, control unit thereof and construction site online monitoring method

Technical Field

The present invention generally relates to a technical solution for on-line monitoring of a construction site. In particular, the present invention relates to a control unit for a worksite online monitoring apparatus, a worksite online monitoring apparatus including the control unit, and a worksite online monitoring method.

Background

Control and coordination of worksites has been a core problem in the construction industry. Due to the nature of the construction of a construction site, the task of monitoring the construction site becomes complex and burdensome.

In order to monitor a construction site under development, the site is usually closed with enclosing walls, limiting the ingress and egress of personnel, materials, machinery and vehicles, and provided with a property management administrator. Access may involve registering identity, wearing a safety helmet, etc. Further, a worksite monitoring system may be employed to assist in performing worksite monitoring. The existing construction site monitoring system mainly monitors the construction site of a building site through local voice warning and wireless video. Once the potential danger is found, voice warning is immediately carried out. And if a serious accident occurs, informing related maintenance personnel to arrive at the site for treatment.

These existing solutions for monitoring a construction site require a lot of manpower to actively discover potential hazards, are prone to observation negligence and have limited monitoring capabilities.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a solution to the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems in the prior art, the present invention aims to provide an improved on-line monitoring solution for a worksite, which is capable of providing a user with a simple and intuitive navigation, easy to use.

To this end, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control unit for a worksite on-line monitoring apparatus, the control unit being configured to: generating interface elements comprising a plurality of types of monitoring, wherein at least one interface element of the plurality of types of monitoring is presented on a first graphical user interface, the plurality of types of monitoring at least comprise a worker monitoring type, an event monitoring type and a construction site monitoring type, each type of monitoring comprises one or more modules, and each module represents one monitoring in the monitoring type to which the module belongs; receiving user input at a module on the first graphical user interface; sending a request to a remote server communicatively connected to the worksite online monitoring device to request up-to-date data related to the monitoring items of the module for which user input was received; receiving a data set from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server; and generating an interface element containing a monitoring result of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data, the interface element of the monitoring result being presented on the second graphical user interface.

According to one possible embodiment, the types of monitored interface elements are all presented on the first graphical user interface, or a portion of the types of monitored interface elements are presented on the first graphical user interface and another portion are hidden.

According to one possible embodiment, the worker-monitoring-type interface element includes at least one of: the system comprises a number of people/number of people counting module, a number of people/number of people counting module and a number of people counting module, wherein the number of people/number of people entering a factory, the number of people entering the factory, and the number of people leaving the factory are respectively represented by a plurality of icons; the work category classification module comprises a plurality of icons which respectively represent a work category and the number of people in the field of the work category; and an area distribution module comprising a plurality of icons respectively representing an area on the worksite, a purpose of the area, and a number of people present in the area.

According to one possible embodiment, a region of the region distribution module is presented on the second graphical user interface as an indoor region or an outdoor region upon receiving a user input at an icon of the region; in the case of an indoor area, presenting the distribution of people on each floor in the room on a second graphical user interface; and in the case of an outdoor area, presenting the specific location of the field worker on a second graphical user interface.

According to one possible embodiment, the area distribution module further comprises an area distribution map in the form of a map, which shows the areas of the work site and their distribution of persons.

According to one possible embodiment, the different types of work are displayed differently in different patterns and/or colors on the region distribution map.

According to one possible embodiment, the interface elements of the event monitoring class include at least an event monitoring module including an issue alert icon and a safety event icon; presenting, on a second graphical user interface, interface elements describing potential safety hazard issues for workers on the worksite upon receipt of user input at the issue alert icon; and presenting, on the second graphical user interface, interface elements describing the safety event that the worker occurred at the worksite upon receiving the user input at the safety event icon.

According to one possible implementation, the multi-class monitoring further includes a project monitoring class, the interface elements of which include one or more project monitoring modules, the one or more project monitoring modules including at least a project list icon and a project progress icon.

According to one possible embodiment, upon receiving user input at the item list icon, presenting an item list comprising a plurality of items on the second graphical user interface, optionally with items in the item list being able to be added or deleted; and presenting, on the second graphical user interface, the project completion in at least one of the following forms when user input is received at the project progress icon: time lines, textual descriptions, and charts.

According to one possible embodiment, the interface elements of the worksite monitoring class comprise at least: a worksite selection module including a text box for a user to input a worksite name for the online monitoring equipment to perform online monitoring; and a video window module for displaying a real-time monitoring video of an area of the worksite.

According to one possible embodiment, the first or second graphical user interface further comprises a search box for a user to search for information about workers registered in the online monitoring device.

According to one possible embodiment, the control unit is further configured to generate control instructions for controlling an intelligent device on the worksite to adjust its parameters, the intelligent device collecting data for the plurality of types of monitoring.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-site monitoring apparatus for a worksite, comprising: a communication interface configured to be able to communicate with a remote server; a display screen; and a control unit as described above configured to generate a first graphical user interface and/or a second graphical user interface presented on the display screen based on information interaction with the remote server to perform a worksite on-line monitoring function.

According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided an on-site monitoring method, optionally performed by a control unit as described above and/or an on-site monitoring apparatus as described above, the method comprising: generating interface elements containing multiple types of monitoring, wherein at least one interface element of the multiple types of monitoring is presented on a first graphical user interface to generate a first graphical user interface which comprises interface elements representing the multiple types of monitoring, the multiple types of monitoring at least comprise a worker monitoring type, an event monitoring type and a construction site monitoring type, each type of monitoring comprises one or more modules, and each module represents one monitoring in the monitoring type to which the module belongs; receiving user input at a module on a first graphical user interface; sending a request to a remote server to request up-to-date data related to the monitoring items of the module that received the user input; receiving a data set from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server; and generating an interface element containing the monitoring result of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data, wherein the interface element of the monitoring result is presented on a second graphical user interface, and the second graphical user interface contains the monitoring result of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data.

According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform the method as described above.

Therefore, according to the technical scheme of the invention, the graphical user interface used together with the on-line monitoring equipment of the construction site can be provided, and the graphical user interface has the on-line monitoring functions of the construction site, workers, events and projects and also has the searching capability. According to the technical scheme of the invention, the visual presentation of indoor/outdoor personnel tracking results, labor force distribution, project progress and time reports is realized.

According to the technical scheme of the invention, simple user navigation is also realized, and a user can observe the graphical user interface used as a guide of a specific interface element by selecting the specific interface element, namely, the user is navigated to the graphical user interface presenting the monitoring content which the user wants to know. Therefore, the invention realizes that the user moves among various monitoring contents for selection and viewing by adopting the graphical user interface.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an on-site monitoring apparatus according to one possible embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2-9 are graphical user interfaces with various functions according to some possible embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart of a worksite on-line monitoring method according to one possible embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The invention mainly relates to a technical scheme for on-line monitoring of a construction site. In particular, the worksite online monitoring solution according to the invention may be implemented by means of application software (e.g. application APP) with a graphical user interface. To this end, the on-line monitoring device for a construction site according to the present invention is installed with application software whose interface includes a graphic user interface with various functions, which provides a user with simple navigation and operation.

The interface elements presented on the software interface (e.g., graphical user interface) and their manner of presentation may be arranged individually and may be flexibly adjusted, e.g., hidden, added, deleted or changed in position, color, size.

The functional modules (e.g., activities or controls) of the software interface may be adjusted based on user needs or actual application scenarios. Such adjustments may be made by the user through interaction with a graphical user interface, or may be made through customized settings in the background based on the user's needs.

The user of the worksite online monitoring device may be a person in a different role. The user is, for example, a general contractor (e.g., first construction group) of the worksite, a project member (e.g., project principal or project group member).

In one embodiment, the worksite online monitoring device is configured to open different content to the user according to different roles of the user. For example, a general contractor and its members can only see the contents of the project for which they are responsible or involved, but not the contents of the projects of other contractors. Of course, in the case where a part of information can be shared by pre-negotiation between them, the information opening authority of the worksite online monitoring apparatus can be set accordingly based on their negotiation.

Thus, according to the online monitoring scheme provided by the invention, information sharing among members of the same organization can be ensured, privacy among different organizations can be ensured, and the customization requirements of users can be fully met.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 as an online monitoring platform for online monitoring of conditions on a worksite, according to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure. The worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 is communicatively coupled to a remote server 200.

The remote server 200 may be configured as a cloud server. Remote server 200 interacts information with the intelligent devices on the worksite, for example, by way of wireless communication. The smart devices may be bound together in a one-to-one correspondence with workers. The intelligent device is, for example, a device installed in a worker's helmet, a worker's brand, a tool. The smart device may collect condition information of workers bound thereto, such as labor information, location information, posture information, etc. of the workers. The smart device sends the collected information to the remote server 200. For example, the smart device sends the collected information to a gateway device on the construction site through a LoRaWan communication mode or an NB-IOT communication mode, and the gateway device transmits the information to the remote server 200 through a 4G or WiFi communication mode. Remote server 200 analyzes and processes the information obtained from the smart devices and transmits information representing the results of the analysis and processing to worksite online monitoring apparatus 100. Worksite online monitoring device 100 runs the software program stored thereon and identifies and processes the received information to present a corresponding graphical user interface on its display screen.

It is understood that a worker is registered in the on-line site monitoring apparatus 100 in advance, and basic information of the worker, such as an identification (name), age, work category, affiliated subcontractor (department), and the like, has been entered in the registration process.

Worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 may be implemented as a computing device including a display screen, such as, for example, a computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or the like.

The communication means between the worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 and the remote server 200 may be wired. The online monitoring device 100 and the remote server 200 may also be communicatively connected through a wireless network, wherein the wireless network may include, but is not limited to, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), an Infrared (IR) network, a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) network, a Near Field Communication (NFC) network, a ZigBee network, and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, the on-line monitoring apparatus 100 mainly includes a display screen 10, a control unit 20, and a communication interface 30. The components of the in-line monitoring device 100 are described in detail below.

The online monitoring device 100 performs data interaction with the remote server 200 via the communication interface 30. For example, the online monitoring device 100 exchanges information/data with the remote server 200 via the communication interface 30 through a computer network such as the internet and/or various telecommunication networks.

The display screen 10 is used to present a graphical user interface, which may be touch-sensitive or non-touch-sensitive. The graphical user interface may comprise a variety of interface elements, e.g. icons, modules. These interface elements may be logically independent of each other or may be in an inclusive relationship. A user may interact with worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 via interface elements, and apparatus 100 may perform a corresponding online monitoring function in response to the interaction with the user and present a graphical user interface having the corresponding function on display screen 10.

In one embodiment, the interface element may activate various functions of the online monitoring apparatus 100 by receiving user input (e.g., a finger, stylus, or the like touching on an icon or selecting via a mouse or keyboard, or the like). In embodiments where the display screen 10 is implemented as touch sensitive, the display screen 10 is capable of understanding finger contacts, finger tap gestures, finger slide gestures, stylus movements, combinations thereof, or the like. In embodiments where the display screen 10 is implemented as non-touch sensitive, an interface element (e.g., an icon or module) on the display screen 10 receives an input signal from another input device (e.g., a mouse or keyboard). For example, at an icon on a graphical user interface, a mouse click is received to cause the icon to be selected.

The control unit 20 may implement a control strategy for worksite on-line monitoring. For example, a graphical user interface presented on display screen 10 is generated based on information interacted with remote server 200 via communication interface 30, and includes interface elements for multiple types of monitoring, including at least a worker monitoring class, an event monitoring class, and a worksite monitoring class. The multi-class monitoring may also include an item monitoring class. These monitoring classes will be described in detail below.

The control unit 20 may also have a function of controlling the smart device. For example, parameters in the smart device, such as a threshold parameter for a worker falling aloft, a frequency parameter for the smart device to detect and transmit information, a parameter for allowing a worker in possession of the smart device to enter an area within the worksite that requires authorization to enter, etc., may be adjusted (overwritten) by the control unit 20.

In one embodiment, worksite online monitoring device 100 is communicatively coupled (e.g., via bluetooth or NFC) to a smart device, and control unit 20 generates control information for setting parameters in the smart device and transmits the control information to the smart device such that the relevant parameters in the smart device are set under the control of the control information.

The control unit 20 may be implemented in software or hardware or a combination of software and hardware.

In one implementation, the control unit 20 is implemented to include a memory 21 and a processor 22. Memory 21 contains instructions that, when executed by processor 22, cause the processor to generate a graphical user interface (e.g., a first and/or second graphical user interface) presented on display screen 10 to perform the functions of worksite on-line monitoring.

In one embodiment of this implementation, the memory 21 may store software, e.g., an application program, containing instructions that cause the processor 22 to perform a series of operations to implement the functionality of the on-line monitoring device 100. The memory 21 may also store interface elements for presentation on the display screen 10, such as numerical values, icons, borders, and the like. The memory 21 may also store program codes for initializing the online monitor apparatus 100 and drivers for the online monitor apparatus 100 and its peripheral devices.

The memory 21 has a variety of implementations, and may be implemented, for example, as a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or suitable combinations thereof.

In one embodiment of this implementation, the processor 22 is operative to execute software or program code stored in the memory 21 to generate a graphical user interface presented on the display screen 10 that may contain labor data, location distribution data, project progress data, and the like.

The processor 22 has a variety of implementations, and may be implemented, for example, as a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, controller or microcontroller. Processor 22 may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or other similar configuration.

Fig. 2-9 schematically illustrate graphical user interfaces according to some embodiments of the present invention. These graphical user interfaces are presented, for example, on the display screen 10 of the online monitoring device 100. The principles of worksite on-line monitoring according to the present invention will now be described with reference to fig. 2-9.

Referring to fig. 2, a first graphical user interface 300 is schematically shown. The first graphical user interface 300 may be the main interface presented on the display screen 10 by the user when logging into the software (e.g. an application). It will be appreciated that the other interfaces may be provided in the background as a graphical user interface initially appearing on the display screen 10 when the user logs into the software.

The first graphical user interface 300 may include interface elements representing at least one of a plurality of types of monitoring. The multiple types of monitoring may include a worker monitoring type, a project monitoring type, an event monitoring type, and a worksite monitoring type. Each type of monitoring may include one or more modules, each of which represents one of the monitoring classes to which it belongs.

These modules may all be presented on the first graphical user interface 300. These modules may also be presented in one portion on the first graphical user interface 300 and in another portion hidden, where the module presentation or hiding may be transitioned from one another based on user interaction with the interface.

Upon receiving the user output at a module on the first graphical user interface 300, the control unit 20 requests up-to-date data related to the monitoring items of the module, e.g., labor force distribution data of the day, from the remote server 200 via the communication interface 30. The control unit 20 then receives via the communication interface 30 a data set from the remote server 200 containing said up-to-date data processed via the remote server process 200 (e.g. analyzing and processing the location data from the intelligent devices on the worksite, resulting in labor force distribution data). Next, the control unit 20 generates a second graphic user interface presented on the display screen 10, which contains the monitoring result of the requested monitoring item, based on the latest data received.

It is to be understood that "up-to-date" in "up-to-date data" refers to data that represents the current actual condition of the worksite, e.g., the total number of people entering the worksite up to the time of the user's request, the safety events up to the time of the user's request, etc. Therefore, real-time online monitoring based on the latest data is realized.

Therefore, the user interacts with the interface element on the first graphical user interface and is navigated to the second graphical user interface, so that the monitoring result of the monitoring item which the user wants to know can be observed from the second graphical user interface.

The second graphical user interface may be presented in the form of a small window on or next to the first graphical user interface. The second graphical user interface may be rendered or hidden on the display screen 10 in response to user interaction with the interface elements. The second graphical user interface may also replace the first graphical user interface on the display screen 10 and can return to the first graphical user interface in response to user interaction with the second graphical user interface.

Interface elements of the first or second graphical user interface are arranged to be able to interact with a user and to be adjusted in response to the interaction, the adjustment comprising hiding, expanding, deleting and changing size, style and color.

In addition, the user may interact with interface elements on the second graphical user interface and be navigated to the third graphical user interface and be able to view further monitoring content from the third graphical user interface as desired.

Various types of monitoring and modules for monitoring items thereof are described below by way of example.

The worksite monitoring-type interface elements may include a worksite selection module and a video window module. A worksite selection module is used to determine a worksite on which to perform online monitoring. The video window module is used for presenting a real-time monitoring video of an area on a worksite.

Referring to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the worksite selection module 302 may include a text box for a user to enter a worksite at which the worksite online monitoring apparatus 100 performs online monitoring and present in the text box the name Add of the worksite, e.g., "suzhou worksite. The worksite selection module 302 may be implemented in the form of a drop-down menu for the user to select different worksites. The worksite selection module 302 may be set to default to the worksite to which the logged-in user belongs when the user logs in, and the default setting may be adjustable by the user.

In one embodiment, the video window module may be implemented as a video window (not shown) on the first graphical user interface 300 that may be static when no user input is received and that presents real-time surveillance video of an area on the worksite when user input is received.

The video surveillance module may present surveillance videos for important or dangerous or critical areas on the worksite. The video may be provided, for example, by a third party and provided to the remote server by an Application Program Interface (API) of the third party, and then provided to the online monitoring device 100 from the remote server.

The interface elements of the event monitoring class include at least an event monitoring module 304 for implementing monitoring of security-related events. The event monitoring module 304 may include a plurality of icons, each representing a different type of security event.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 2, event monitoring module 304 may include a safety event icon (see FIG. 3 for an icon containing "!") and a problem alert icon (FIG. 3 for an icon containing a "!")

The icon of (c). A safety event may be understood as an occurrence of a safety-related event on a worksite. Problem warning can be understood as a potential safety problem existing on a construction site, which is a problem that no accident occurs.

Referring to fig. 3, upon receiving user input at the security event icon, for example, the user pressing or touching or clicking on the icon, a second graphical user interface is presented on the display screen 10 regarding the security event. A description of the monitored security events is displayed on the second graphical user interface of fig. 3. For example, the content in the box "TEXT 1" is "person X falls in B", and the content in the box "TEXT 2" is "person Y falls in zone a".

Referring to fig. 4, upon receipt of user input at the issue alert icon, for example, the user pressing or touching or clicking on the icon, a second graphical user interface is presented on the display screen 10 regarding issue alerts. A description of the monitored potential safety hazard problem is displayed on the second graphical user interface of fig. 4. For example, the contents in box "TEXT a" are "people W uncapped" and the contents in box "TEXT B" are "people Q uncapped".

Therefore, the user can timely know whether a serious or emergency event occurs under the condition that the user does not need to stare at the construction site video, and therefore the user can inform relevant personnel to take corresponding measures in time.

Referring back to fig. 2, the interface elements of the worker monitoring class may include one or more of: a people/people statistics module 306, which comprises a plurality of icons respectively representing the total number of people/people entering the factory, the number of people/people entering the factory, and the number of people/people leaving the factory; a work category classification module 308, which comprises a plurality of icons respectively representing a type of work category and the number of persons present in the work category; and an area distribution module 310 that includes a plurality of icons that respectively represent an area on the worksite, a purpose for the area, and a number of people present in the area.

As shown in FIG. 2, in one embodiment, the people/times statistics module 306 may include three icons that respectively display headcount/times T0 (e.g., the total number of people/times checked in at the worksite by the current time the user viewed), the number of people on site T1 (i.e., the number of people currently on the worksite), and the number of people off site T2 (i.e., the number of people checked in to the worksite but have left the worksite).

When one of the icons receives user input, more detailed information of the relevant person, such as basic information of the person, the approach time, the departure time and the like, can be displayed on the second graphical user interface.

Therefore, the user can intuitively know the number of people on the construction site so as to know the attendance condition of workers on the construction site on the same day, and the attendance condition can be associated with the salary system of the workers.

As shown in FIG. 2, in one embodiment, work category classification module 308 may include a plurality of icons that respectively display a work category and the number of people present for the work category. For example, in the form of an icon Pn-Nn, where Pn (n =1,2, \8230;) represents the name of a work category and Nn (n =1,2, \8230;) represents the number of people present for a work category.

For example, the icon "P1-N1" may represent a person of responsibility-2; the icon "P2-N2" may represent a cemetery-13; the icon "P3-N3" may represent an electrician-1; the icon "P4-N4" may represent carpenter-5.

More detailed information about the relevant person, such as basic information about the individual people of a payroll, specials, annual funding, etc., may be displayed on the second graphical user interface when user input is received by one of the icons.

Therefore, when the work type distribution of the labor force on the construction site is known, the construction content and the progress of the day can be reasonably distributed based on the work type distribution.

As shown in FIG. 2, in one embodiment, the area distribution module 310 may include a plurality of icons that respectively display an area of the worksite, the purpose of the area, and the number of people present in the area. For example, in the form of An icon An-Mn, where An (n =1,2, \8230;) represents An area on the worksite and its use, and Mn (n =1,2, \8230;) represents the number of people present in An area.

For example, the icon "A1-M1" may indicate that zone A is a construction zone-there are 20 people present; the icon "A2-M2" may indicate that zone B is a construction zone-11 people are present; the icon "A3-M3" may indicate that the C zone is an office zone-there are 25 people present.

Referring to FIG. 5, in one embodiment, the region distribution module 310 further includes a region distribution map presented in the form of a map. The zone map shows the various zones of the worksite and their personnel distributions.

For example, user input is received at a common region of the icons of the regional distribution module 310, e.g., the upper left of the module and not belonging to the location of any icon, a regional distribution map of the worksite is presented in the form of a map on the second graphical user interface. On the region distribution map, the distribution positions of persons in each region may be displayed, and the work types may be displayed differently in different patterns (for example, different shapes and/or colors).

Additionally, upon receiving user input at an icon of an area of the area distribution module 310, the particular people distribution of the area may be presented on the second graphical user interface.

For example, referring to FIG. 6, after user input is received at icons "A1-M1", a second graphical user interface 600 is presented on the display screen 10 that includes a plurality of icons, a total number of people in the area being displayed in icon 602, and a number of people indoors and outdoors in the area being displayed in icon 604. And displays the distribution of people indoors or outdoors on the second graphic user interface 600. Taking the indoor example, the distribution of people for each floor may be displayed, see icons 606-626. For example, 11 th floor-0 people are shown in

icon

602, and 1 st floor-2 people are shown in icon 626. It is possible to distinguish whether there is a person on the floor in different colors in the icon, for example, a floor without a person, the icon is displayed in gray, and a floor with a person is displayed in green.

It follows that the distribution of worksite personnel can be presented in different ways for different user needs. And moreover, the distribution conditions of indoor personnel on different floors can be specifically displayed, and detailed position distribution information is convenient for a monitoring party of a construction site to accurately control and coordinate construction personnel arrangement and operation items.

Moreover, with accurate knowledge of the location of personnel on the worksite, it is possible to monitor whether they have entered areas that are hazardous or prohibited from entering, for example, warehouses or the like that prevent hazardous materials.

In addition, the movement of the person in the area may be displayed in the second graphical user interface 600 or in a new graphical user interface (e.g., a third graphical user interface). For example, the location (e.g., floor) where the person is currently located, the total number of steps the person walks, and the total travel time are displayed. Therefore, the time length of the work staying in a certain area can be known by monitoring the movement information of the work, so that the work progress of the work can be indirectly known.

The interface elements of the project monitoring class may include one or more project monitoring modules. The one or more item monitoring modules may include an item list icon and an item progress icon.

The item monitoring module may be implemented to be hidden from the first graphical user interface 300 and presented on the first graphical user interface based on user interaction with the first graphical user interface 300.

Referring to fig. 7, upon receiving user input at an item LIST icon ("LIST" icon in fig. 7), item LISTs ("PROJ 1-PROJ 3" in fig. 7) may be displayed on the second graphical user interface. Items in the list of items may be added or deleted. For example, based on user demand, new items are created in the item list (e.g., adding "PROJ 4 and PROJ 5, not shown" to the item list); alternatively, after an item is completed, it is deleted from the item list (e.g., "PROJ 1" is deleted).

Upon receipt of user input at the project progress icon (see "COMPLETED" icon in fig. 7), the TIME period and progress status of the project may be displayed in timeline form on the second graphical user interface (see "O1-O5" and "COMPLETED" of "TIME LINE" in fig. 8). Of course, the progress of the project may also be described in text, graphics, or tabular form.

The project monitoring module can be adjusted by the user according to the requirements or the actual conditions of the project. For example, the user may create a new project, delete a completed project, set top an important project, etc. as desired. Of course, these adjustments may also be operated and implemented in the background server based on user requirements.

Therefore, the user can clearly know each project and the process thereof without inquiring related personnel one by one, and the time and the labor are saved.

In addition, a search box for a user to search for information on a worker registered in the online monitoring apparatus 100 may be further included on the first or second graphic user interface.

For example, referring to FIG. 9, if a user enters the name (e.g., li) or abbreviation of the person desired to be searched in a search box, the specific location of the person may be presented on the first or second graphical user interface (not shown).

It will be appreciated that the interface elements on each graphical user interface may be laid out in a variety of ways, and some of the elements may be selectively presented according to user needs or interface simplicity. For example, the work type and the number of people present for the work type may be displayed in such a manner that the work type name is located at the center of the icon, and the number of people present for the work type is displayed on or beside the border of the icon.

It is to be understood that the interface elements described above may be further divided into a plurality of interface elements, and several interface elements described above may be combined into one interface element to be integrally presented on the display screen.

It will be appreciated that the terms "first graphical user interface", "second graphical user interface" and "third graphical user interface" or other graphical user interfaces are used to distinguish graphical user interfaces of different functions. For example, a graphical user interface with a function is presented on a display screen based on a user's interaction with an interface element on the graphical user interface. The terms or sequences do not define information about the interface. For example, the first, second, and third graphical user interfaces may be logically independent interfaces from each other. The first graphical user interface may be presented before the second graphical user interface or may be presented again after the second graphical user interface is presented.

FIG. 10 illustrates a worksite on-line monitoring method 1000 according to one possible embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 1000 can be performed by the worksite on-line monitoring apparatus 100 described above, and may also be performed by the control unit 20. Therefore, the above description is equally applicable here.

In step S1100, an interface element including multiple types of monitors is generated, the interface element of at least one of the multiple types of monitors is presented on the first graphical user interface, the multiple types of monitors at least include a worker monitoring class, an event monitoring class and a worksite monitoring class, each type of monitor includes one or more modules, and each module represents one of the monitoring classes to which it belongs.

In step S1200, a user input is received at a module on a first graphical user interface.

In step S1300, a request is sent to a remote server to request up-to-date data related to the monitoring items of the module.

In step S1400, a data set is received from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server.

In step S1500, an interface element containing a monitoring result of the requested monitoring item is generated based on the received latest data, and the interface element of the monitoring result is presented on the second graphical user interface.

The present invention also provides a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform the method 1000 as described above.

It should be appreciated that examples of machine-readable storage media may include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Storage media may include, but are not limited to: random Access Memory (RAM), read Only Memory (ROM), programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact Discs (CD), digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium capable of being used to store information.

In some embodiments, a machine-readable storage medium may store executable computer program instructions that, when executed by one or more processing units, cause the processing units to perform the above-described methods. The executable computer program instructions may include any suitable type of code, for example, source code, compiled code, interpreted code, executable code, static code, dynamic code, and the like. The executable computer program instructions may be implemented using any suitable high-level, low-level, object-oriented, visual, compiled and/or interpreted programming language.

While the foregoing describes certain embodiments, these embodiments are presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The appended claims and their equivalents are intended to cover all such modifications, substitutions and changes as may be made within the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

A control unit for worksite online monitoring equipment, the control unit configured to:

generating an interface element containing multiple types of monitoring, wherein the interface element of at least one of the multiple types of monitoring is presented on a first graphical user interface, the multiple types of monitoring at least comprise a worker monitoring type, an event monitoring type and a construction site monitoring type, each type of monitoring comprises one or more modules, and each module represents one monitoring in the monitoring type to which the module belongs;

receiving user input at a module on the first graphical user interface;

sending a request to a remote server communicatively connected to the worksite online monitoring device to request up-to-date data related to the monitored items of the module for which user input was received;

receiving a data set from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server; and

generating an interface element containing monitoring results of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data, the interface element of the monitoring results being presented on the second graphical user interface.
The control unit of claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of monitored interface elements are all presented on a first graphical user interface, or wherein one portion of the plurality of types of monitored interface elements are presented on the first graphical user interface and another portion are hidden.
The control unit of claim 1 or 2, wherein the worker monitoring class of interface elements comprises at least one of:

the system comprises a number of people/number of people counting module, a number of people/number of people counting module and a number of people counting module, wherein the number of people/number of people entering a factory, the number of people entering the factory, and the number of people leaving the factory are respectively represented by a plurality of icons;

the work category classification module comprises a plurality of icons which respectively represent a type of work category and the number of people in the field of the type of work category; and

an area distribution module including a plurality of icons respectively representing an area on a worksite, a purpose of the area, and a number of people present in the area.
The control unit of claim 3, wherein upon receiving user input at an icon of an area of the area distribution module, presenting the area on a second graphical user interface as an indoor area or an outdoor area;

in the case of an indoor area, presenting the distribution of people on each floor in the room on a second graphical user interface; and is

In the case of an outdoor area, the specific location of the presence worker is presented on the second graphical user interface.
The control unit of claim 3 or 4, wherein the regional distribution module further comprises a regional distribution map presented in the form of a map, the regional distribution map showing regions of the worksite and their personnel distribution;

optionally, different types of work are displayed differently in different patterns and/or colors on the region distribution map.
The control unit of any of claims 1-5, wherein the interface elements of the event monitoring class include at least an event monitoring module that includes a problem warning icon and a safety event icon;

presenting, on a second graphical user interface, interface elements describing potential safety hazard issues for workers on the worksite upon receipt of user input at the issue alert icon; and is provided with

Upon receiving user input at the safety event icon, an interface element is presented on the second graphical user interface that describes a safety event that occurred at the worksite for the worker.
The control unit of any of claims 1-6, wherein the multi-class monitoring further comprises a project monitoring class, interface elements of the project monitoring class comprising one or more project monitoring modules, the one or more project monitoring modules comprising at least a project list icon and a project progress icon.
The control unit of claim 7,

presenting an item list comprising a plurality of items on the second graphical user interface upon receiving user input at the item list icon, optionally with items in the item list being able to be added or deleted; and is

Presenting, on the second graphical user interface, a project completion in at least one of: time lines, textual descriptions, and charts.
The control unit of any of claims 1-8, wherein the interface elements of the worksite monitoring class include at least:

a worksite selection module including a text box for a user to input a worksite name for the online monitoring device to perform online monitoring; and

a video window module for displaying a real-time monitoring video of an area of a worksite.
The control unit of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the first graphical user interface or the second graphical user interface further comprises a search box for a user to search for information about workers registered in the online monitoring device.
The control unit of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the control unit is further configured to generate control instructions for controlling an intelligent device on a worksite to adjust its parameters, the intelligent device collecting data for the plurality of types of monitoring.
A worksite online monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a communication interface configured to be able to communicate with a remote server;

a display screen; and

the control unit of any of claims 1-11, configured to generate a first graphical user interface and/or a second graphical user interface presented on the display screen based on information interaction with the remote server to perform a function of worksite on-line monitoring.
A worksite on-line monitoring method, optionally performed by a control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 11 and/or a worksite on-line monitoring apparatus according to claim 12, the method comprising:

generating an interface element containing multiple types of monitoring, wherein the interface element of at least one of the multiple types of monitoring is presented on a first graphical user interface, the multiple types of monitoring at least comprise a worker monitoring type, an event monitoring type and a construction site monitoring type, each type of monitoring comprises one or more modules, and each module represents one monitoring in the monitoring type to which the module belongs;

receiving user input at a module on a first graphical user interface;

sending a request to a remote server for up-to-date data related to the monitoring items of the module for which the user input is received;

receiving a data set from the remote server that includes the most recent data processed via the remote server; and

generating an interface element containing monitoring results of the requested monitoring item based on the received latest data, the interface element of the monitoring results being presented to the second graphical user interface.
A machine-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform the method of claim 13.