CN114952769A

CN114952769A - Method and apparatus for monitoring cabinet status

Info

Publication number: CN114952769A
Application number: CN202110187747.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许哲涛
Original assignee: Jingdong Technology Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jingdong Technology Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-18
Filing date: 2021-02-18
Publication date: 2022-08-30

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods and systems for monitoring cabinet status. The specific implementation mode of the method applied to the robot comprises the following steps: receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by a cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier; inquiring the monitoring position of the cabinet according to the cabinet identifier; driving to the monitoring position to shoot the inside of the cabinet; and stopping shooting the inside of the cabinet and storing an image record in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information which is sent by the cabinet and comprises the cabinet identifier. The specific implementation mode of the method applied to the cabinet comprises the following steps: in response to detecting that the cabinet door is opened, sending cabinet door opening information including a cabinet identifier to the robot; in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, transmitting cabinet door closure information including the cabinet identification to the robot. The implementation mode achieves the purpose of omnibearing monitoring of external operating personnel, improves the safety level of data information and reduces leakage risks.

Description

Method and apparatus for monitoring cabinet status

Technical Field

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a method and a device for monitoring the state of a cabinet.

Background

A large number of computers are deployed in a data computer room for transmitting, accelerating, displaying, calculating and storing data information, and the data information is used as an important resource and needs a high confidentiality level. At present, the monitoring of external personnel in a data machine room generally comprises the following two methods: 1. a large number of cameras are arranged in the machine room, so that the monitoring area covers the whole machine room 2, and external personnel need to accompany when entering the machine room.

And the cameras are usually deployed at two sides of the air duct and used for monitoring the whole air duct. When the cabinet is opened by an external person and the maintenance and other actions are needed, the monitoring camera cannot record the actions of the external person in the cabinet due to the problem of the visual angle.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for monitoring cabinet status.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a cabinet state, which is applied to a robot, and includes: receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by a cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier; inquiring the monitoring position of the cabinet according to the cabinet identifier; driving to the monitoring position to shoot the inside of the cabinet; and stopping shooting the inside of the cabinet and storing an image record in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information which is sent by the cabinet and comprises the cabinet identifier.

In some embodiments, the cabinet door opening information further includes an opening time, the cabinet door closing information further includes a closing time; and the method further comprises: and storing the cabinet identifier, the opening time, the closing time and the image record in a monitoring record table.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: and uploading the shot images and/or the monitoring record table to a server in real time.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which comprises cabinet identifiers and is sent by at least 2 cabinets, inquiring the data value of each cabinet according to the cabinet identifiers; and the mobile terminal drives to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest data value to shoot.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: if the number of the cabinets with the highest data value is multiple, inquiring the hardware values of the cabinets with the highest data value; and the camera runs to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest hardware value to shoot.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: in response to receiving a follow-up shooting instruction input by a user, following the user to drive; shooting the interior of a target cabinet in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by the target cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier; and stopping shooting the inside of the target cabinet in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information sent by the target cabinet, and storing an image record.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a cabinet state, applied to a cabinet, including: in response to detecting that the cabinet door is opened, sending cabinet door opening information including a cabinet identifier to the robot; in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, transmitting cabinet door closure information including the cabinet identification to the robot.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: in response to detecting that the cabinet door is opened, acquiring opening time and adding the opening time into the opening information of the cabinet door; in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, a closing time is obtained and added to cabinet door closing information.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a robot, including: the system comprises a wireless communication module, a controller, a navigation system, a power system and a monitoring camera, wherein the wireless communication module is configured to receive cabinet door opening information which is sent by a cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier; the controller is configured to send a motion command to the power system to drive the robot to travel to a monitoring position of the cabinet with the cabinet door opened; the navigation system is configured for enabling navigation and self-position determination; the controller is further configured to start the monitoring camera to shoot the inside of the cabinet; the wireless communication module is further configured to receive cabinet door closing information including the cabinet identification sent by the cabinet; the controller is further configured to control the monitoring camera to stop shooting and save the image record.

In some embodiments, the robot further comprises a data transmission module configured to upload the live captured images and/or saved image records to a server.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cabinet, including a proximity sensor, a controller, a wireless communication module, and a data storage module, where the proximity sensor is configured to detect an open state and a closed state of a cabinet door; the data storage module is configured to store a cabinet identification; the controller is configured to generate cabinet door opening information according to the opening state and the cabinet identifier, and generate cabinet door closing information according to the closing state and the cabinet identifier; the wireless communication module is configured to send the cabinet door opening information and the cabinet door closing information to a robot.

In some embodiments, the cabinet further comprises a real-time clock configured to provide an opening time and a closing time of the cabinet door; and the controller is further configured to generate cabinet door opening information according to the opening state, the opening time and the cabinet identification, and generate cabinet door closing information according to the closing state, the closing time and the cabinet identification

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for monitoring a cabinet status, including: a robot configured to implement the method of any one of the first aspects; a cabinet configured to implement the method of any of the second aspects.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device for monitoring a status of a cabinet, including: one or more processors; a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any of the first and second aspects.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method according to any one of the first and second aspects.

According to the method and the system for monitoring the cabinet state, aiming at the problem of monitoring the external personnel in the data machine room, the cabinet door opening and closing event is transmitted to the inspection robot in the machine room, the robot responds to the monitoring event and reaches the operation area to implement the all-dimensional operation record, the purpose of all-dimensional monitoring of the external personnel can be achieved, the safety level of data information is improved, and the leakage risk is reduced.

Drawings

Other features, objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent upon reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a robot of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which one embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied;

FIG. 3 is a circuit schematic of a system for monitoring cabinet status according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of one embodiment of a robot to which a method for monitoring cabinet conditions according to the present disclosure applies;

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of one embodiment in which a method for monitoring the status of a cabinet is applied to a cabinet according to the present disclosure;

6a-6c are application scenarios of one embodiment of a method for monitoring a cabinet status according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a computer system of a robot suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the relevant invention and not restrictive of the invention. It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the related invention are shown in the drawings.

It should be noted that, in the present disclosure, the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

Fig. 1 shows a robot for monitoring the state of a cabinet. The robot can move in the data computer lab by oneself to be equipped with the surveillance camera and can carry out the video and record, realize the monitoring function.

The robot may include a wireless communication module, a controller, a navigation system, a power system, a surveillance camera. The navigation system may include a lidar, an IMU inertial navigation unit, and the like. The navigation system can detect the obstacle and prevent the robot from colliding with the cabinet. And the robot can be accurately positioned to the position where the robot is positioned, and the robot is guided to travel on the planned route and stop at the patrol coordinates.

The power system can comprise a motor driver, a motion motor and an encoder. And a power module can be further included, which is not described herein again. The chassis of the robot can be disassembled and replaced by different wheels and tracks.

The controller of the robot issues a motion instruction to the motor driver, the driver drives the motor to rotate to realize the operations of advancing, retreating, steering and the like of the robot, and the encoder positioned on the motor records the rotation condition of the motor and feeds the rotation condition back to the motor driver to form the record of the motion mileage of the robot. The robot realizes navigation and self position determination by utilizing mileage, IMU inertial navigation unit information and laser point cloud data through an SLAM technology.

Optionally, the navigation system may further comprise a depth camera, cliff sensors, etc. to assist in positioning.

Optionally, the robot may further include a card reader or other device that can obtain information about the cabinet. Besides shooting videos in the cabinet, the monitoring camera can also shoot images of the cabinet, then performs image recognition, and judges information such as the serial number of the cabinet. The card reader can scan information such as the two-dimensional code. For assisting in identifying computer identification without a fully equipped RFID tag.

Optionally, the height of the robot is adjustable, and the robot can obtain the height of a person opening the cabinet door by means of image recognition, infrared detection or the like. And then the dispatching of the robot is adjusted according to the height so as to prevent personnel from shielding the cabinet and causing the incapability of shooting.

Optionally, the monitoring camera of the robot is a telescopic monitoring probe, and after the cabinet is shielded by workers, the angle and the length of the monitoring probe are adjusted to shoot.

Optionally, the robot may further include an illumination device, including but not limited to a LED strip, to assist in illumination, which is convenient for the staff to inspect the device and also ensures that a clear image is captured.

Optionally, the robot further comprises a data transmission module configured to upload the live-shot video and/or the saved video record to a server. The data transmission module can adopt the wired transmission mode, for example through filling the electric pile transmission, the robot can upload the image of shooting to the server when electric pile charges in the return charge. The data transmission module can also adopt a wireless transmission mode, and upload real-time videos to the server in a WIFI (wireless fidelity) mode or upload complete videos to the server after the cabinet door is closed.

With continued reference to fig. 2, an architecture diagram of a system for monitoring the status of a cabinet is shown.

As shown in fig. 2, the system architecture may include a cabinet and a robot. Tens of computers are deployed in each cabinet, and hundreds in each room. The robot is a movable inspection robot, and the chassis of the robot is provided with wheels or crawler belts.

The cabinet arrays in the data machine room are arranged in order, and each cabinet array is composed of a plurality of cabinets. When the inspection robot works in the machine room, a global map in the machine room is established by depending on a navigation system, and each machine cabinet is provided with inspection points (xn, yn). When the cabinet (x2, y1) triggers the door opening event, the inspection robot reaches the position of the cabinet according to the coordinate points (x2, y1) to perform a monitoring task.

The cabinet and the robot are respectively provided with a wireless communication module for information interaction. The robot of the present application supports two modes of starting. One way is triggered by the cabinet, which sends a cabinet door opening message including a cabinet identification through the wireless communication module when the cabinet detects that the cabinet door is open. The robot determines the monitoring position according to the cabinet identification, and then shoots before driving to the cabinet. The other mode is triggered by workers, and the workers entering the machine room can instruct a robot to drive in the machine room along with the robots in a code scanning mode and the like. The robot begins to shoot the operating process of the staff after the staff opens the cabinet door.

The specific operation process of the robot is shown in

steps

401 and 404. The specific operation process of the cabinet is shown in step 501-502.

And a proximity sensor is arranged at the bottom of the cabinet. When the cabinet door is closed, the proximity sensor is triggered to output a low level, and when the cabinet door is opened, the proximity sensor outputs a high level. According to the output level of the proximity sensor, the opening and closing states of the data cabinet door can be judged.

It should be understood that the number of cabinets and robots in fig. 2 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of cabinets and robots, as desired for the implementation.

Fig. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a system for monitoring the status of a cabinet, which is composed of a cabinet-end device a and a robot-end device B. The device A mainly comprises a proximity sensor, a controller, a wireless communication module, an antenna, a data storage module and a real-time clock. The proximity sensor detects the state of the cabinet door, the data storage module stores cabinet identification (code), door opening and closing events can be stored in the data storage module to be used for log query, the real-time clock provides current time for the controller, and the wireless communication module and the antenna enable the device A to have remote communication capacity with the robot body. And the robot end device B consists of a controller, a wireless communication module, an antenna, a power system, a navigation system and a monitoring camera. The power system can enable the robot to move freely, the navigation system provides position location and a global map for the robot, the monitoring camera can enable the robot to shoot images to achieve a monitoring function, and the wireless communication module and the antenna are used for remotely communicating with the device A at the cabinet end.

With continued reference to fig. 4, a flow 400 is shown for one embodiment of a robot to which the method for monitoring the status of a cabinet according to the present disclosure is applied. The method for monitoring the state of the cabinet comprises the following steps:

step 401, receiving cabinet door opening information including a cabinet identifier sent by a cabinet.

In the present embodiment, an execution main body (e.g., a robot shown in fig. 2) of the method for monitoring the state of the cabinet may receive cabinet door opening information transmitted from the cabinet through the wireless communication module. Wherein the cabinet door opening information may include a cabinet identification. When the state of the cabinet door changes, the device A at the cabinet end reports a trigger event to the robot in a wireless communication mode. The format of the cabinet door opening information can be defined in advance, 1bit is used for representing the opening or closing state of the door, and the length of the cabinet mark is related to the number of cabinets in the machine room.

Step 402, querying the monitoring position of the cabinet according to the cabinet identifier.

In this embodiment, the robot stores the monitoring position of each cabinet in the machine room in advance. And the monitoring position of the cabinet can be inquired according to the cabinet identifier. The monitoring position refers to a position where the robot is located when shooting, and is usually a position where the cabinet is not easily shielded by a worker, such as the left front part or the right front part of the cabinet. The monitoring location may also be pre-determined, such as requiring a worker to be at the left front of the cabinet while operating, and setting the monitoring location to be at the right front of the cabinet.

And step 403, driving to a monitoring position to shoot the inside of the cabinet.

In this embodiment, the robot travels to the monitoring position at the guidance of the navigation system. And starting the monitoring camera at the monitoring position for shooting. The monitoring camera can rotate up and down, left and right, and can shoot from any angle.

Alternatively, the robot may recognize (pre-train a neural network model) whether the worker blocks the cabinet from the captured image. If occlusion is detected, the worker may be voice prompted to adjust the position at which to stand. Or the position of the robot is adjusted to adapt to the position of the staff. If the robot has a telescopic monitoring probe, the robot can bypass the working personnel to shoot. The number of the monitoring cameras can be multiple, and the monitoring cameras can bypass workers like antennae to shoot from multiple angles.

If the robot detects that the working personnel always shelter from the cabinet and cannot shoot normally, warning information can be sent to the server to prompt that suspicious conditions exist.

And step 404, in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information which is sent by the cabinet and comprises the cabinet identifier, stopping shooting the inside of the cabinet and storing the image record.

In this embodiment, the proximity sensor can detect that the cabinet door is closed, and then generate the cabinet door closing information including the cabinet identification, similar to when the door is opened. And the cabinet door closing information is sent to the robot through the wireless communication module. The robot receives cabinet door closing information including a cabinet identification through the wireless communication module. And matching the cabinet identifier in the cabinet door closing information with the cabinet identifier of the cabinet door opening information, so as to determine that the cabinet door closing information is specific to the robot. And the door closing information of the cabinet sent to another robot can not be mistakenly taken as the door closing information of the cabinet which is shot at present. And stopping shooting the inside of the cabinet after determining that the door closing information of the cabinet which is shot at present is received, and storing the image record.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the cabinet door opening information further includes an opening time, and the cabinet door closing information further includes a closing time; and the method further comprises: and storing the cabinet identifier, the opening time, the closing time and the image record in a monitoring record table. The cabinet may obtain the time by timing the clock and then add the open time when generating the cabinet door open information. The closing time is added when generating the cabinet door closing information.

Alternatively, if the cabinet does not have a real-time clock, the time at which the robot receives the cabinet door open information may be taken as the open time, which is a time difference from the time at which the robot actually starts shooting, because the robot needs to take the time to arrive at the monitoring location. Similarly, the time when the robot receives the cabinet door closing information may be used as the closing time.

For example, as shown in fig. 6b, the report information is composed of 6 bytes, the cabinet door state occupies 1bit (0 represents door closing, and 1 represents door opening), the cabinet code occupies 15 bits (it is possible to uniquely code 32768 cabinets in the same machine room), and the real-time occupies 32 bits (year occupies 5 bits, month occupies 4 bits, day occupies 5 bits, hour occupies 6 bits, minute occupies 6 bits, and second occupies 6 bits of specific time).

As shown in fig. 6c, the cabinet identifier, the opening time, the closing time, and the image record are stored in a monitoring record table.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: and uploading the shot images and/or the monitoring record table to a server in real time. And finally, the robot outputs the initial event of each cabinet door opening and closing event and the image record during the door opening operation to the server, so that the operation in the cabinet is monitored in an all-dimensional manner. The robot can upload the monitoring video to the server in real time, and can also upload the monitoring video to the server after shooting is finished.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which comprises cabinet identifiers and is sent by at least 2 cabinets, inquiring the data value of each cabinet according to the cabinet identifiers; and driving to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest data value for shooting. The staff may open the cabinet door of a plurality of cabinets, and every cabinet can't be compromise to the robot, needs arrange the priority for the cabinet this moment. And taking the cabinet with the highest priority as a shooting target. The value of the data stored in the computers of the cabinet can be evaluated at the time of data storage, i.e., the greater the loss of the company if the data is stolen, the higher the value of the data. In order to ensure the information security of the cabinet with the highest data value, the cabinet with the highest data value is preferentially monitored. If the door of the cabinet with the highest data value is closed, the robot can select the cabinet with the highest data value from other unmonitored cabinets as a shooting target and drive to the monitoring position of the shooting target for shooting.

Alternatively, if there are multiple robots to dispatch, the robot is assigned a distance from the cabinet. The robot selects the cabinet with the opened cabinet door closest to the robot for shooting.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: if the number of the cabinets with the highest data value is multiple, inquiring the hardware values of the cabinets with the highest data value; and the camera runs to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest hardware value to shoot. And if a plurality of cabinets with the same data value exist, selecting the cabinet with the highest hardware value from the cabinets for monitoring. Hardware value refers to the market price of a hardware device. If the door of the cabinet with the highest hardware value is closed, the robot selects the cabinet with the highest data value from other unmonitored cabinets as a shooting target and drives to the monitoring position of the shooting target for shooting. I.e., sorted by data value first, and then by hardware value. And selecting the cabinet with the highest hardware value under the condition of the same highest data value.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: in response to receiving a follow-up shooting instruction input by a user, following the user to drive; shooting the interior of a target cabinet in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by the target cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier; and stopping shooting the inside of the target cabinet in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information sent by the target cabinet, and storing an image record. The user can input a follow-shooting instruction by scanning the two-dimensional code on the robot, and can also read the worker card information of the user by the card reader on the robot, and the user can drive along with the user after the identity of the user is recognized. After the user opens the cabinet door, the cabinet door sends the cabinet door opening information to the robot, and the robot starts to execute step 401 and step 404.

With continued reference to FIG. 5, a flow 500 of one embodiment of a method for monitoring the status of an enclosure according to the present disclosure is shown as applied to an enclosure. The method for monitoring the state of the cabinet comprises the following steps:

step 501, responding to the detection that the cabinet door is opened, sending cabinet door opening information including cabinet identification to a robot.

In this embodiment, the bottom of the executing body (e.g., the cabinet shown in fig. 1) of the method for monitoring the state of the cabinet is equipped with a proximity sensor. When the cabinet door is closed, the proximity sensor is triggered to output a low level, and when the cabinet door is opened, the proximity sensor outputs a high level. According to the output level of the proximity sensor, the opening and closing states of the data cabinet door can be judged. After the proximity sensor detects that the cabinet door is opened, the controller is informed. The controller obtains the cabinet identifier from the data storage module, and then generates cabinet door opening information (the first 16 bits shown in fig. 6b, and the 1 st bit is 1) according to the opening state and the cabinet identifier. And then the cabinet door opening information is sent to the robot through the wireless communication module. The robot receives the cabinet door opening information and then executes step 401-403.

Step 502, in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, transmitting cabinet door closing information including an identification of the cabinet to the robot.

In this embodiment, the bottom of the executing body (e.g., the cabinet shown in fig. 1) of the method for monitoring the state of the cabinet is equipped with a proximity sensor. When the cabinet door is closed, the proximity sensor is triggered to output a low level, and when the cabinet door is opened, the proximity sensor outputs a high level. According to the output level of the proximity sensor, the opening and closing states of the data cabinet door can be judged. And after the proximity sensor detects that the cabinet door is closed, the controller is informed. The controller obtains the cabinet identifier from the data storage module, and then generates the cabinet door closing information (the first 16 bits, and the 1 st bit is 0 as shown in fig. 6 b) according to the closing status and the cabinet identifier. And then the door closing information of the cabinet is sent to the robot through the wireless communication module. The robot receives the cabinet door closing information and then executes step 404.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: in response to detecting that the cabinet door is opened, acquiring opening time and adding the opening time into the opening information of the cabinet door; in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, the closing time is obtained and added to the cabinet door closing information. If the cabinet is provided with the real-time clock, the controller acquires the current time as the opening time when detecting that the cabinet door is opened through the proximity sensor, and generates the cabinet door opening information according to the cabinet identifier and the opening time (as shown in fig. 6b, the total number of bits is 48, and the 1 st bit is 1). Similarly, when the controller detects that the cabinet door is closed through the proximity sensor, the controller acquires the current time as the closing time, and generates the cabinet door closing information according to the cabinet identifier and the closing time (as shown in fig. 6b, 48 bits are total, and the 1 st bit is 0).

With continued reference to fig. 6a, fig. 6a is an application scenario of one embodiment of a method for monitoring a cabinet status according to the present disclosure. In the application scene, a worker opens a cabinet door, a proximity sensor in the cabinet is triggered, and the device A reports cabinet ID, door state and time information to the robot; the robot reaches the corresponding coordinate point according to the cabinet ID reported by the device A, starts the monitoring camera and monitors the operation in the cabinet in the whole process; after the working personnel finish the operation inside the cabinet, the cabinet door is closed, the proximity sensor inside the cabinet is triggered, and the device A reports the cabinet ID, the door state and the time information to the robot; and the robot receives the information reported by the device A, the monitoring is finished, the robot returns to the initial position, and the opening and closing events and the monitoring video of the cabinet door are recorded and stored. And finally, the robot outputs the initial event of each cabinet door opening and closing event and the image record during the door opening operation to the server, so that the operation in the cabinet is monitored in all directions.

This application is to data computer lab external personnel monitoring problem, through transmitting the inside robot that patrols and examines of computer lab with rack switch door incident, and the robot responds the monitoring incident, reaches the mode that the all-round operation of operation region implemented record, can realize the all-round purpose of monitoring of external operation personnel, improves data information's security level and reduces the leakage risk.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the present disclosure also provides an electronic device and a readable storage medium.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an example electronic device 700 that can be used to implement embodiments of the present disclosure. Electronic devices are intended to represent various forms of digital computers, such as laptops, desktops, workstations, personal digital assistants, servers, blade servers, mainframes, and other appropriate computers. The electronic device may also represent various forms of mobile devices, such as personal digital processing, cellular phones, smart phones, wearable devices, and other similar computing devices. The components shown herein, their connections and relationships, and their functions, are meant to be examples only, and are not meant to limit implementations of the disclosure described and/or claimed herein.

As shown in fig. 7, the device 700 comprises a computing unit 701, which may perform various suitable actions and processes according to a computer program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)702 or a computer program loaded from a storage unit 708 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 703. In the RAM 703, various programs and data required for the operation of the device 700 can also be stored. The computing unit 701, the ROM 702, and the RAM 703 are connected to each other by a bus 704. An input/output (I/O) interface 705 is also connected to bus 704.

Various components in the device 700 are connected to the I/O interface 705, including: an input unit 706 such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like; an output unit 707 such as various types of displays, speakers, and the like; a storage unit 708 such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, or the like; and a communication unit 709 such as a network card, modem, wireless communication transceiver, etc. The communication unit 709 allows the device 700 to exchange information/data with other devices via a computer network, such as the internet, and/or various telecommunication networks.

Computing unit 701 may be a variety of general purpose and/or special purpose processing components with processing and computing capabilities. Some examples of the computing unit 701 include, but are not limited to, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), various specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing chips, various computing units running machine learning model algorithms, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), and any suitable processor, controller, microcontroller, and so forth. The computing unit 701 performs the various methods and processes described above, such as methods for monitoring cabinet status. For example, in some embodiments, the method for monitoring cabinet status may be implemented as a computer software program tangibly embodied in a machine-readable medium, such as storage unit 708. In some embodiments, part or all of a computer program may be loaded onto and/or installed onto device 700 via ROM 702 and/or communications unit 709. When the computer program is loaded into RAM 703 and executed by the computing unit 701, one or more steps of the method described above for monitoring the status of the cabinet may be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the computing unit 701 may be configured to perform the method for monitoring the cabinet status by any other suitable means (e.g., by means of firmware).

Various implementations of the systems and techniques described here above may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, integrated circuitry, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), system on a chip (SOCs), load programmable logic devices (CPLDs), computer hardware, firmware, software, and/or combinations thereof. These various embodiments may include: implemented in one or more computer programs that are executable and/or interpretable on a programmable system including at least one programmable processor, which may be special or general purpose, receiving data and instructions from, and transmitting data and instructions to, a storage system, at least one input device, and at least one output device.

Program code for implementing the methods of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These program codes may be provided to a processor or controller of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, such that the program codes, when executed by the processor or controller, cause the functions/operations specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram to be performed. The program code may execute entirely on the machine, partly on the machine, as a stand-alone software package partly on the machine and partly on a remote machine or entirely on the remote machine or server.

In the context of this disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium would include an electrical connection based on one or more wires, 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 fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

To provide for interaction with a user, the systems and techniques described here can be implemented on a computer having: a display device (e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor) for displaying information to a user; and a keyboard and a pointing device (e.g., a mouse or a trackball) by which a user may provide input to the computer. Other kinds of devices may also be used to provide for interaction with a user; for example, feedback provided to the user can be any form of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback); and input from the user can be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input.

The systems and techniques described here can be implemented in a computing system that includes a back-end component (e.g., as a data server), or that includes a middleware component (e.g., an application server), or that includes a front-end component (e.g., a user computer having a graphical user interface or a web browser through which a user can interact with an implementation of the systems and techniques described here), or any combination of such back-end, middleware, or front-end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include: local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), and the Internet.

The computer system may include clients and servers. A client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network. The relationship of client and server arises by virtue of computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other. The server may be a server of a distributed system or a server incorporating a blockchain. The server can also be a cloud server, or an intelligent cloud computing server or an intelligent cloud host with artificial intelligence technology. The server may be a server of a distributed system or a server incorporating a blockchain. The server can also be a cloud server, or an intelligent cloud computing server or an intelligent cloud host with artificial intelligence technology.

It should be understood that various forms of the flows shown above, reordering, adding or deleting steps, may be used. For example, the steps described in the present disclosure may be executed in parallel, sequentially, or in different orders, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions disclosed in the present disclosure can be achieved, and the present disclosure is not limited herein.

The above detailed description should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions may be made in accordance with design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the state of a cabinet, which is applied to a robot, comprises the following steps:

receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by a cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier;

inquiring the monitoring position of the cabinet according to the cabinet identifier;

driving to the monitoring position to shoot the inside of the cabinet;

and stopping shooting the inside of the cabinet and storing an image record in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information which is sent by the cabinet and comprises the cabinet identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cabinet door opening information further includes an opening time, the cabinet door closing information further includes a closing time; and

the method further comprises the following steps:

and storing the cabinet identifier, the opening time, the closing time and the image record in a monitoring record table.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

and uploading the shot images and/or the monitoring record table to a server in real time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which comprises cabinet identifiers and is sent by at least 2 cabinets, inquiring the data value of each cabinet according to the cabinet identifiers;

and the mobile terminal drives to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest data value to shoot.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

if the number of the cabinets with the highest data value is multiple, inquiring the hardware values of the cabinets with the highest data value;

and the camera runs to the monitoring position of the cabinet with the highest hardware value to shoot.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to receiving a follow-up shooting instruction input by a user, following the user to drive;

shooting the interior of a target cabinet in response to receiving cabinet door opening information which is sent by the target cabinet and comprises a cabinet identifier;

and stopping shooting the inside of the target cabinet in response to receiving the cabinet door closing information sent by the target cabinet, and storing an image record.

7. A method for monitoring the state of a cabinet is applied to the cabinet and comprises the following steps:

in response to detecting that the cabinet door is opened, sending cabinet door opening information including a cabinet identifier to the robot;

in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, transmitting cabinet door closure information including the cabinet identification to the robot.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

responding to the detection that the cabinet door is opened, acquiring opening time and adding the opening time into the cabinet door opening information;

in response to detecting that the cabinet door is closed, a closing time is obtained and added to cabinet door closing information.

9. A robot, comprising: wireless communication module, controller, navigation, driving system, monitoring camera, wherein,

the wireless communication module is configured to receive cabinet door opening information including a cabinet identifier sent by a cabinet;

the controller is configured to send a motion command to the power system to drive the robot to travel to a monitoring position of the cabinet with the cabinet door opened;

the navigation system is configured for enabling navigation and self-position determination;

the controller is further configured to start the monitoring camera to shoot the inside of the cabinet;

the wireless communication module is further configured to receive cabinet door closing information including the cabinet identification sent by the cabinet;

the controller is further configured to control the monitoring camera to stop shooting and save the image record.

10. The robot of claim 9, further comprising a data transfer module configured to upload live captured imagery and/or saved imagery records to a server.

11. A cabinet comprises a proximity sensor, a controller, a wireless communication module and a data storage module, wherein,

the proximity sensor is configured to detect an open state and a closed state of a cabinet door;

the data storage module is configured to store a cabinet identification;

the controller is configured to generate cabinet door opening information according to the opening state and the cabinet identifier, and generate cabinet door closing information according to the closing state and the cabinet identifier;

the wireless communication module is configured to transmit the cabinet door opening information and the cabinet door closing information to a robot.

12. The cabinet of claim 11, further comprising a real time clock configured to provide an opening time and a closing time of a cabinet door; and

the controller is further configured to generate cabinet door opening information based on the open state, the open time, and the cabinet identification, and to generate cabinet door closing information based on the closed state, the closed time, and the cabinet identification.

13. A system for monitoring cabinet conditions, comprising:

a robot configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1-6;

a cabinet configured to implement the method of claim 7 or 8.

14. An electronic device for monitoring a status of a cabinet, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-8.

15. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1-8.