JP2000011280A - Disaster prevention monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to provide a centralized management of disaster prevention facilities remote in place by effectively utilizing a homepage read function of an internet with ease and a low cost. SOLUTION: Remote operation panels 4a to 4b installed for every section of plural monitoring sections 1a to 1n of a building or the like are provided with a home page which opens to the public disaster prevention information collected by disaster monitoring panels 3a to 3n of disaster prevention facilities 2a to 2n by an access from an internet 5. Here, the disaster prevention information opened to the public on the homepage is read by a browser of a remote monitoring device 7 which has the right to access the homepage by way of the internet 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disaster prevention monitoring system for remotely monitoring the status of disaster prevention equipment using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a disaster prevention monitoring system for monitoring a disaster prevention facility such as a fire is provided by installing a disaster prevention monitoring panel for each disaster prevention facility installed in a building structure such as a building or facility, and monitoring the disaster prevention individually. I have.

[0003] In a management company or the like that manages a plurality of buildings, an automatic notification function is provided in the disaster prevention monitoring panel of each building, and when an abnormality such as a fire occurs, an abnormality is generated by an automatic dial function. Is transmitted using a telephone line.

[0004]

However, the monitoring work of the disaster prevention monitoring system is performed not only when an abnormality such as a fire occurs, but also when the disaster prevention monitoring panel collects the information on a daily basis such as once a day. It is also important to check information. For this reason, when a manager is resident, or when a manager is not resident, he / she regularly visits and checks for disaster prevention information, which makes the monitoring work complicated.

In order to collect disaster monitoring information of a large number of buildings at a monitoring center and monitor them collectively, a data collection system using a dedicated line may be constructed. Equipment costs and operation costs are high, and widespread use is difficult.

Further, according to the conventional technology, when a dedicated line is disconnected due to a great earthquake, the device does not operate normally again unless it waits until restoration.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and focuses on the Internet, which is currently covering a worldwide communication infrastructure, and effectively utilizes the Internet homepage browsing function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a disaster prevention monitoring system that can realize unified management of disaster prevention facilities distant from a place easily and at low cost.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a disaster prevention monitoring system according to the present invention is installed in each of a plurality of monitoring areas such as a building equipped with disaster prevention equipment and a disaster prevention monitoring panel, and collected by the disaster prevention monitoring panel. A remote control panel with a homepage that makes the disaster prevention information accessible through the Internet, and a monitoring device with a browser that has access to the homepage and browses the disaster prevention information published on the homepage via the Internet It is characterized by having been provided.

Here, the remote control panel has an access right management unit, and the access right management unit transmits the information of the home page to another device when the collation and the authentication of the predetermined read access password are obtained. provide. Here the authentication is
It is necessary for a countermeasure against tampering, and is performed by setting an authentication key such as a public key.

[0010] The access right management unit, when a predetermined write access password verification match is obtained,
Write the requested information from other devices to the homepage. Further, the remote control panel may be provided with a browser for browsing disaster prevention information published on a homepage of another remote control panel.

[0011] Since the remote monitoring panel provided in a building or the like distant from the location publishes the homepage of disaster prevention information, each homepage is accessed by a browser of a monitoring device provided in a monitoring center or the like. By browsing,
Centralized management of disaster prevention information can be easily realized via the Internet.

[0012] Even in the case of a large-scale disaster such as a great earthquake, the combination of the Internet and a wireless LAN, etc.
Centralized management of disaster prevention information can be ensured. Also, the disaster prevention managers scattered in distant places can share the cause of the fire and the data on the fire at the same time, so that it is possible to hold a real-time discussion, and a highly reliable fire processing judgment can be made.

An access function for remotely editing a home page allows a publicity function for occurrence of an abnormality and remote control. Also, as an advantage of using the Internet, equipment costs and operation costs are lower than dedicated lines, and there is a high possibility of widespread use.If the homepage of disaster prevention information becomes popular, more generalized browsers etc. Ease of use is eliminated.

[0014] Further, since the Internet is worldwide, the management of disaster prevention information of a disaster prevention monitoring system installed in a foreign country can be easily performed at low cost.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system configuration of a disaster prevention monitoring system using the Internet according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, monitoring areas 1a, 1b,.
1n is a building structure such as a building to be monitored;
2n, disaster prevention monitoring panels 3a, 3b,... 3n, and remote control panels 4a,
4b,... 4n. Disaster prevention equipment 2a-2n
Are, for example, equipment using a fire detector and a sprinkler fire extinguishing equipment, equipment for a large space structure using a water discharge gun, and the like.

The disaster prevention monitoring panels 3a to 3n include disaster prevention equipment 2a to
The detection signal from the detector provided in 2n is monitored, and when an abnormality such as a fire is determined, a fire alarm is issued and the equipment provided in the disaster prevention equipment 2a to 2n is controlled. The remote control panels 4a to 4n can monitor the disaster prevention information collected by the disaster prevention monitoring panels 3a to 3n and can give control instructions to the disaster prevention monitoring plates 3a to 3n. In this embodiment, for example, A personal computer or the like is used.

Remote control panels 4 a to 4 n using a personal computer are connected to the Internet 5.
The Internet 5 is a wide area network (WAN) in which terminal devices are connected to a local area network (LAN) via a public telephone line, and a plurality of local area networks are connected to each other. ing.

The remote control panels 4a to 4n using personal computers connected to the Internet 5 enable communication via the Internet 5 by using TCP / IP as a communication protocol. A monitoring device 7 provided in a monitoring center 6 that centrally manages the monitoring areas 1 a to 1 n is connected to the Internet 5.

The monitoring device 7 also uses TCP / IP conforming to the Internet 5 as a communication protocol. Further, a wireless portable terminal device 9 can be connected to the Internet 5 by a wireless LAN having a base station 8, and the wireless portable terminal 9 is connected to the Internet 5 by the same TCP / IP as the monitoring device 7 of the monitoring center 6. Use a supported communication protocol.

In such a disaster prevention system using the Internet 5, the disaster prevention information collected by the disaster prevention monitoring panels 3a to 3n is disclosed to the Internet 5 to each of the remote control panels 4a to 4n in the monitoring areas 1a to 1n. There is a homepage for

On the other hand, the monitoring device 7 of the monitoring center 6 and the wireless portable terminal 9 are provided with the remote control panel 4 in the monitoring areas 1a to 1n.
A browser is provided as search software for browsing home pages of disaster prevention information provided in a to 4n.

Here, in order to construct a disaster prevention monitoring system by the monitoring areas 1a to 1n and the monitoring center 6 via the Internet 5 and further by the wireless portable terminal 9, monitoring is performed by the browser of the disaster prevention monitoring center 6 and the wireless portable terminal 9. Area 1a
The access right is set by setting a password for read access to the homepage provided on the remote control panels 4a to 4n of the first to fourth remote control panels.

For this reason, in the remote control panels 4a to 4n of the monitoring areas 1a to 1n, when a request for accessing a home page is received via the Internet 5, the password of the predetermined read access is checked. The website is made public when a match is obtained. For this reason,
It is possible to deny access to the homepage by a third party who does not know the read access password.

FIG. 2 is a specific example of the monitoring area 1a of FIG. 1, and exemplifies a large-space fire extinguishing system equipped with a water gun extinguishing system.

In FIG. 2, the disaster prevention equipment 2 in the monitoring area 1a
a is composed of a water spray gun facility and a pump room 12 installed in an atrium 10, and a disaster prevention center 11
Is installed. Atrium 10 has two water guns 1
4a and 14b are installed, and two scanning fire detectors 15a and 15b are installed to monitor the atrium. For the water guns 14a, 14b, the water gun control panels 16a, 16b and the water gun on-site consoles 17a, 17
b is provided.

The disaster prevention center 11 is provided with a disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a functioning as a system monitoring control panel. When the fire prevention monitoring panel 3a determines a fire based on the detection information of the scanning fire detectors 15a and 15b installed in the atrium 10, the fire prevention monitoring panel 3a selects, for example, the water discharge gun 14b according to the fire occurrence location, and controls the water discharge direction. Then, the water discharge gun pump 18 is started by the pump control panel 20, and the pressurized fire extinguishing water is
The water is supplied to the selected water discharge gun 14b to prepare for water discharge.

When the water discharge preparation is completed, the operator checks the fire and operates the water discharge start switch, for example, at the water discharge gun operation console 17b, whereby the water discharge from the water discharge gun 14b is performed. For example, a personal computer is connected to the disaster prevention monitor panel 3a as a remote control panel 4a, and the personal computer includes a CRT and a printer. When a fire is detected, a fire signal is sent from the disaster prevention monitor panel 3a for monitoring and controlling the water discharge gun to the self-fire alarm panel 13 so that a fire can be displayed. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a remote control panel in the disaster prevention system of FIG. 1, in which the remote control panels 4 a and 4 b and the monitoring device 7 of the monitoring areas 1 a and 1 b, the monitoring center 6 are taken out.
For example, taking the remote control panel 4a as an example, the server processing unit 21
a, a homepage editor 22a, a homepage 23a, and an access right management unit 24a are provided by the function of the server processing unit 21a.

The homepage editor 22a edits the disaster prevention information obtained from the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a and performs a homepage creation process of allocating the edited information to a prepared homepage 23a. For this reason, the homepage 23a is constantly updated with the latest disaster prevention information from the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a.

The homepage 23a includes, for example, a disaster prevention monitor screen for displaying disaster prevention information, the contents of which include text, photographs, etc., and can be appropriately created according to the situation of the target disaster prevention equipment. it can.

The access right management unit 24a performs a matching check with a predetermined password in response to a browsing request of the homepage 23a, that is, a read access from another device via the Internet 5. If the received password matches and matches the read access password,
Homepage 2 with this read access as effective
3a is transferred to the requesting device.

If the received password does not match the predetermined read access password, the homepage 2
3a is prohibited. This can prevent a third party who does not know the read access password from viewing the homepage 23a.

The configuration of the server processing unit 21a of the remote control panel 4a is similar to that of the server processing unit 21b of the remote control panel 4b.
The same applies to. Of course, regarding the homepage 23b of the remote control panel 4b, the disaster prevention information obtained from the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3b is edited by the homepage editor 22b as a disaster prevention monitor.

On the other hand, in the monitoring device 7 provided in the monitoring center 6, a browser 25 and an access right management unit 26 are provided. The browser 25 has remote control panels 4a, 4b,.
This is search software for browsing the homepages 23a and 23b. Since the homepage to be browsed is predetermined, the IP address of each homepage is registered in advance.

For example, by selecting a monitoring area name or the like on the screen of the browser, it is possible to easily access the homepage of the corresponding remote control panel without setting individual IP addresses. Also, when accessing the homepages of all remote control panels included in the disaster prevention monitoring system, all IPs are automatically accessed with one access.
Enables a search for a home page with a specified address.

The access right management unit 26 includes a homepage 23a corresponding to the IP address designated by the browser 25,
23b,... Are set, and when the browser 25 makes a homepage search request, this password is transferred at the same time.

Of course, the server processing units 21a and 21b of the remote control panels 4a and 4b are WWW servers compatible with the Internet, and the browser 25 of the monitoring center 6 is a WWW browser that can search the homepage of the WWW server.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, an example of an integrated management operation of the disaster prevention monitoring system using the Internet 5 will be described. In the monitoring center 6, the remote control panels 4a of the monitoring areas 1a to 1n are regularly updated, for example, once a day.
4n are accessed, the disaster prevention information of each disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a to 3n is collected, and daily disaster prevention information is checked.

For example, if a fire occurs in the monitoring area 1a for such a daily management operation, the water discharge from the water discharge gun 14b is controlled as shown in FIG. Is reflected on the homepage provided on the remote control panel 4a installed on the remote control panel 4a.

On the other hand, the status of the fire that occurred in the monitoring area 1a is transmitted to the monitoring center 6 by, for example, telephone communication. Therefore, in the monitoring center 6, the browser of the monitoring device 7 accesses the homepage provided on the remote control panel 4a of the monitoring area 1a where the fire has occurred to access the homepage provided in real time. As disaster prevention information.

Further, the operator of the monitoring center 6 contacts the administrator of the system having the wireless portable terminal 9 to notify the fire in the monitoring area 1a. The administrator who receives this communication performs browsing access to the homepage of the remote control panel 4a in the monitoring area 1a by using the browser of the wireless mobile terminal 9, and browses the homepage in which the fire information is edited in real time similarly to the monitoring center 6. I do.

As described above, the disaster prevention information provided on the homepage of the monitoring area 1a can be simultaneously viewed in real time by a plurality of system managers, grasp the fire occurrence situation, and take appropriate countermeasures if necessary. Can be taken quickly. FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the disaster prevention monitoring system of the present invention. In this embodiment, a homepage editor 2 capable of rewriting disaster prevention information of a homepage 23a on the remote control panel 4a side to the monitoring center 6 side.
2 is provided. Further, a client processing unit 27 is provided on the side of the remote control panel 4a so that the homepage of another remote control panel can be browsed on the remote control panel 4a.

First, the monitoring device 7 of the monitoring center 6 includes the browser 25 and the access management unit 26 in the embodiment of FIG.
In addition, a homepage editor 22 is provided. The homepage editor 22 can edit information on the homepage 23a of the remote control panel 4a via the Internet 5.

In order to enable the homepage editor 22 of the monitoring center 6 to edit the homepage 23a of the remote control panel 4a, a password allowing write access is predetermined. That is, in addition to the password necessary for read access from the browser 25, the access right management unit 26 of the monitoring center 6
A password for permitting write access from the Web site is set in advance, and a write access password is sent simultaneously with an editing request from the homepage editor 22.

The access right management unit 24a of the remote control panel 4a
Receives the write access from the homepage editor 22, collates the password with a pre-registered write access password, and permits the write access to the homepage 23a when the password matches.

The rewriting of the homepage 23a on the remote control panel 4a side by the homepage editor 22 of the monitoring center 6 is performed by, for example, adding information to the homepage 23a as the monitoring center 6 when an abnormality such as a fire occurs in the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a, for example, other information. Information that you want to convey to the remote control panel
Additional writing can be done using the homepage editor 22.

Further, by using the rewriting function of the homepage 23a by the homepage editor 22, a control instruction can be given from the monitoring center 6 to the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a. For example, a remote control instruction column is provided in the homepage 23a, and control information is written in this column using the homepage editor 22, and when this is written, the disaster prevention monitoring panel 3a is instructed by the homepage editor 22 via the homepage 23a. The control information can be transmitted and a control signal can be sent to the disaster prevention equipment.

Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 4, a browser 25a by the client processing unit 27 is newly provided in the remote control panel 4a, so that the homepage of another remote control panel connected via the Internet 5 is provided. Can be viewed as needed, thereby enabling group monitoring among a plurality of remote control panels.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where a homepage is provided on the remote control panels 4a to 4n on the monitoring area side where the disaster prevention equipment is installed is taken as an example.
The monitoring center 6 is provided with a homepage that provides information necessary for monitoring the entire system, and this homepage is browsed by the browser 25a of the client processing unit 27 provided on the remote control panel 4a side as shown in FIG. May be provided.

In the above embodiment, a password is required for read access to the homepage on the monitoring control panel side. However, the contents of the homepage are divided into a system-specific page and a general public page.
It may be possible to browse without needing access right by password.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, a homepage of disaster prevention information is created for each monitoring area using building structures such as buildings scattered in distant places as monitoring areas, and via the Internet. It can be managed centrally by browsing with a browser such as a monitoring center,
Efficient disaster monitoring can be achieved with low equipment and operating costs.

Even in the event of a large-scale disaster such as a great earthquake, it is possible to reliably obtain disaster prevention information via the Internet and the Internet secured by a combination of, for example, a wireless LAN.

In addition, disaster prevention managers and the like scattered at a distance view the disaster prevention information provided on the homepage of the area where an abnormality such as a fire has occurred at the same time, grasp the cause of the fire and the progress of the fire, and examine in real time. This makes it possible to quickly and reliably deal with abnormalities such as fire.

Further, the function of remote write access to the homepage in the monitored area via the Internet allows the use of the homepage to promptly disseminate public information about disaster prevention. Remote editing of disaster prevention equipment is also possible by editing remotely.

Furthermore, since the disaster prevention information is obtained using a browser that is familiar on the Internet, there is no inconsistency in usability, and even if an emergency such as a fire occurs, the disaster prevention information can be quickly obtained by browsing the homepage. Can be.

Further, since the Internet constitutes a worldwide network, even in a monitoring area set up outside the country, efficient disaster prevention monitoring can be realized by browsing the homepage with a browser.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the disaster prevention equipment, disaster prevention monitoring panel, and remote control panel of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the remote control panel and the monitoring device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of another embodiment of the remote control panel and the monitoring device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a to 1n: Monitoring area 2a to 2n: Disaster prevention equipment 3a to 3n: Disaster prevention monitoring panel 4a to 4n: Remote control panel 5: Internet 6: Monitoring center 7: Monitoring device 8: Base station 9: Wireless portable terminal 10: Atrium 11 : Disaster prevention center 12: Pump room 13: Self-fire alarm board 14 a, 14 b: Water discharge gun 15 a. 15b: Scanning fire detector 16a, 16b: Water gun control panel 17a, 17b: Water gun site console 18: Water gun pump 19: Fire extinguisher tank 20: Pump control panel 22, 22a, 22b: Homepage editor 23a, 23b: Homepage 24a, 24b, 26: Access right management unit 25, 25a, 25b: Browser (search software)

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A remote control having a homepage installed in each of a plurality of monitoring areas such as a building provided with disaster prevention equipment and a disaster prevention monitoring panel, and displaying the disaster prevention information collected by said disaster prevention monitoring panel through access from the Internet. A disaster prevention monitoring system, comprising: a board; and a monitoring device having a right to access the homepage and a browser for browsing disaster prevention information published on the homepage via the Internet. 2. The disaster prevention monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control panel has an access right management unit, and the access right management unit obtains a predetermined read access password collation match. A disaster prevention monitoring system that provides the information of the homepage to another device in the event of a failure. 3. The disaster prevention monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the access right management unit requests the home page from another device when the collation of the predetermined write access password is obtained. Disaster prevention monitoring system characterized by writing the information. 4. The disaster prevention monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control panel further includes a browser for browsing disaster prevention information published on a homepage of another remote control panel. Disaster prevention monitoring system.