JP2001309351A - Method and device for monitoring data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a general purpose system for transmitting management data to a portable terminal by making it possible to fetch the management data without changing the existing management system. SOLUTION: A distributor 12 fetches a display signal transmitted from a computer for facilities management to a display, a down scan converter 21 converts the display signal into a prescribed video signal, and a video capture 22 subsequently generates still picture data (e.g. bitmap data). A character reading part 23 further converts the still picture data into character data (e.g. text data), and a communicating part 14 transmits the character data to the portable terminal. Thus, if a user (e.g. facilities owner) owns the portable terminal, the user can confirm necessary facilities management data where the user is out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data monitoring method and a data monitoring apparatus for allowing facility owners to refer to facility management data of, for example, a pachinko game arcade on the go.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many facilities such as pachinko game arcades, various business data are managed using a computer. The management computer is usually installed in a facility (store). In general, facility owners often have meetings and meetings outside, and it is difficult for them to directly operate the management computer and check various business data. However, many types of facility owners have been worried because various types of business data could not be properly grasped only by this type of telephone confirmation. Therefore,
There has been proposed a management system in which a management computer in a facility is provided with a communication function and timely necessary management data is transmitted to a portable terminal possessed by an out-of-owner.
-137416).

[0003]

However, this type of management system has no versatility that can be applied to an existing management system, and when a new management system having the communication function is introduced, all systems must be replaced. Instead, a huge amount of capital was needed. Further, even if an existing management system is improved to add a communication function to a mobile terminal, alteration of the system is often prohibited by a maintenance contract, a lease contract, or the like of the management system. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a monitoring technique capable of easily applying management data to an existing management system without being restricted by these restrictions and transmitting management data.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a demand, and the invention of claim 1 distributes and captures a signal output from a target computer to a display, and obtains the captured image. Still image data is generated from a signal, and the still image data is converted into required transmission data and transmitted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distribution means for distributing and capturing a signal output from a target computer to a display, and a signal conversion means for converting the signal captured by the distribution means into a captureable video signal. And a video capture for generating still image data from the video signal converted by the signal conversion means.

In general, in a computer system,
The display is positioned as a peripheral device and is connected to an output terminal of a computer via a signal cable. Therefore, by connecting the distribution means of the present invention to the output terminal of the target computer, a signal output from the target computer to the display can be fetched without any improvement in the target computer. In the present invention, the signal thus captured is converted into a captureable video signal, and still image data is generated from the video signal.

Although it is possible to transmit the still image data thus generated to a portable terminal as it is, in general,
Various mobile terminals such as mobile phones cannot display the still image data in many cases due to functional restrictions. Therefore, in the invention of claim 3, data conversion means for converting still image data generated by video capture into data corresponding to a required mobile terminal, and transmission for transmitting the data converted by the data conversion means to the mobile terminal Means.

The data conversion means may be, for example, character reading means for converting still image data into character data. This type of character reading means can be constituted by known OCR software, for example. Many recent mobile terminals have a character data display function and a transmission / reception function (for example, an e-mail function). By converting the data into character data as described above, the data is transmitted to various mobile terminals and displayed. It becomes possible.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the data conversion means includes character reading means for converting still image data into character data, and sound processing means for converting the character data converted by the character reading means into voice data. And a configuration including This configuration is suitable for transmitting data to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone having a function of receiving voice data.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 6, the data conversion means comprises:
Character reading means for converting still image data into character data,
Data analyzing means for analyzing the character data converted by the character reading means and converting the character data into required transmission data. The convenience is further improved by analyzing the converted character data and processing the converted character data into, for example, transmission data with a small capacity that is easy to transmit or transmission data that is easy to confirm on a portable terminal.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, pattern recognition means for recognizing an image pattern from still image data generated by video capture,
Determining means for analyzing the image pattern recognized by the pattern recognizing means to determine the presence or absence of an abnormality; and when the determining means determines that there is an abnormality, transmitting abnormality detection data corresponding to a required portable terminal to the portable terminal. And transmitting means for performing the transmission. According to the invention of claim 7, for example, a video signal displayed on a display is captured from a surveillance camera via a computer for image processing, converted into a video signal, and then still image data is generated. By performing pattern recognition of image data, determining whether there is any abnormality in the recognized image pattern, and transmitting abnormality detection data to the mobile terminal when an abnormality is detected, the mobile terminal can quickly detect abnormal situations such as theft. Owned user (owner, etc.)
Can be notified.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, a transmission means for compressing the still image data generated by the video capture and transmitting the compressed still image data to a predetermined relay processing means is provided. And Claims 8 to 1
According to a second aspect of the present invention, still image data generated from a signal fetched from a target computer is once transmitted to a relay processing unit, and the relay unit executes data processing for transmitting the data to a portable terminal.

The relay processing means includes, for example, a data decompression means for decompressing the transmitted compressed data, a data conversion means for converting the decompressed still picture data into data corresponding to a required portable terminal, and a data conversion means. Transmitting means for transmitting the data converted by the mobile terminal to the portable terminal (claim 9).

The data conversion means can be constituted by character reading means for converting the still image data into character data. As described above, many of today's mobile terminals have a character data display function and a transmission / reception function (for example, an e-mail function). As described above, various types of mobile terminals are converted into character data. To be displayed.

Further, the data conversion means may be configured to include character reading means for converting still image data into character data, and voice processing means for converting the character data converted by the character reading means into voice data. Good (Claim 1
1). This configuration is suitable for transmitting data to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone having a function of transmitting and receiving voice data.

Further, the data conversion means includes a character reading means for converting the still image data into character data, a data analysis means for analyzing the character data converted by the character reading means and converting the data into required transmission data, (Claim 12). The convenience is further improved by analyzing the converted character data and processing the converted character data into, for example, transmission data with a small capacity that is easy to transmit or transmission data that is easy to confirm on a portable terminal.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. [First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3 are views for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a data monitoring device 1 is connected to a computer (hereinafter referred to as a facility computer) 3 disposed in a facility 2 such as a pachinko game hall to extract management data, and a communication network 4 is connected. 1 shows a configuration for transmitting data directly to the portable terminal 5 via the PC.

In the present embodiment, an existing telephone line is used as the communication network 4, and the management data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 via the telephone line using the electronic mail function of the mobile terminal 5. As the mobile terminal 5, a mobile phone having an e-mail function, an e-mail dedicated terminal, a portable computer, or the like is applied.

Now, an outline of the management system will be given by taking a pachinko game hall as an example, including accounting data such as sales,
Various data, such as sales data, such as the pay-in rate, pay-out rate, and occupancy rate of each pachinko machine, are sent to the facility computer 3 disposed in the facility 2 and are centrally managed by the facility computer 3. The facility computer 3 processes the transmitted data and creates management data according to a data processing program installed in advance. The created management data is generally displayed on the display 6 for checking by a manager.

In general, a computer and a display
They are connected by signal cables. That is, the computer is provided with a terminal for display output (for example, an analog RGB output terminal), and by connecting a connector of a signal cable extending from the display to this output terminal, a signal output from the computer to the display is provided. Has been realized.

Here, a signal for displaying a display (hereinafter referred to as a display signal) is standardized and is created by a circuit in a computer called a video board. For example, a display signal for displaying a color on a CRT display is called an RGB signal, and synchronizes horizontally and vertically with each signal for displaying red (R), green (G), and blue (B). And a synchronizing signal.

The data monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment
3 has a signal input cable 7 and an output terminal 8 as shown in FIG. 3, and a connector 7 a connectable to a display output terminal of the facility computer 3 is provided at the end of the signal input cable 7. The output terminal 8 has a configuration to which a connector of a signal cable extending from the display 6 can be connected.

The signal input cable 7 is connected to a distributor 1 to be described later.
2 (see FIG. 2), and the output terminal 8 is connected to one branch output 12b of the distributor 12. The display signal sent from the facility computer 3 via the signal input cable 7 is taken in from the other branch output 12 c of the distributor 12. For this reason, the display signal can be captured without making any modification to the facility computer 3. Note that the modular jack 9 shown in FIG. 3 is for connecting a telephone cable, and is connected to a communication unit 14 (see FIG. 2) described later.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the data monitoring device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the data monitoring device 1 includes a control unit (CPU)
In addition to the basic components of an OM (Read Only Memory) 11, a distributor 12, a signal processing unit 13, and a communication unit 14, an operation unit 15, a timer 16, a voice processing unit 17, a data analysis unit 1
8, each additional component of the storage unit 19 is provided. These components are respectively connected to the bus 20, and exchange data via the bus 20.

The control section 10 has a function of controlling each component according to a control program input to the ROM 11. The distributor 12 inputs the display signal sent from the facility computer 3 via the signal input cable 7 as described above, sends the display signal from one branch output 12b to the display 6, and sends the display signal to the other branch. The display signal is taken in from the output 12c.

The signal processing section 13 includes a down scan converter 21 constituting a signal conversion means, a video capture 22, and a character reading section (OCR) 23. The down scan converter 21 is also called a TV converter or simply a down converter, and the facility computer 3
Has a function of converting a display signal such as an RGB signal output from the video board into a low-level standard video signal that can be captured by the video capture 22 at the subsequent stage.

The video capture 22 has a function of generating still image data from the video signal converted by the down scan converter 21. With the video capture 22, one screen of the management data displayed on the display 6 can be captured as a still image. The still image data generated by the video capture 22 is generally general-purpose image data such as bitmap (bmp) data. Since the down scan converter 21 and the video capture 22 are each a known device by itself, detailed description of their individual configurations will be omitted.

The character reading unit 23 can be composed of known OCR software or the like, and can generate still image data (for example, bitmap data) generated by the video capture 22.
It has the function of recognizing characters from and converting them to character data. The character data converted by the character reading unit 23 is general-purpose character data such as text (txt) data, and this type of character data is transmitted using an e-mail function and displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 5. It is possible to

The communication unit 14 has a function of transmitting management data converted into character data to the portable terminal 5 via the communication network 4 shown in FIG. TA). Note that the present embodiment also has a function of receiving a command from the mobile terminal 5 as described later.

With the above configuration, a basic data monitoring operation can be performed. That is, the distributor 12 captures a display signal related to management data sent from the facility computer 3 to the display 6, converts the display signal into a predetermined video signal by the down scan converter 21, and then captures still image data (for example, a bit map Data). Further, the character reading unit 23
Converts the still image data into character data (for example, text data), and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 5 from the communication unit 14. Thereby, the user (for example, the facility owner)
If the user has the portable terminal 5, it is possible to confirm necessary facility management data at a place where he is away from home.

Here, the operation timing of the video capture 22 will be described. In the present embodiment, the ROM 11
The manual control mode and the automatic mode timing mode are incorporated in the control program input to the control unit 15 and any one of the modes can be selected by an operation key 15a provided on the operation unit 15 (see FIG. 3). It has become. The operation unit 15 is provided with a display screen 15b, and the selected mode is displayed on the display screen 15b so that the user can confirm it.

When the manual mode is selected, the video capture 22 operates in response to a user operation to generate still image data. The operation is executed via a capture button 15c provided on the operation unit 15. That is, the user selects the management data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 while watching the display on the display 6, and operates the capture button 15c when the management data to be transmitted is displayed, thereby displaying one screen of the management data. Can be generated as still image data.

On the other hand, in the automatic mode, the video capture 22 is automatically operated at a preset timing. For example, the video capture 22 is operated at a fixed time interval, or the video capture 22 is operated at a predetermined time every day. In the present embodiment, a timer 16 is provided to measure the timing time, and the control unit 10 controls the operation of the video capture 22 based on a time signal output from the timer 16.

The voice processing unit 17 has a function of further converting the character data converted by the character reading unit 23 into voice data. The voice data created by the voice processing unit 17 is particularly effective for a mobile terminal 5 (for example, a mobile phone) having a voice receiving function, and the voice data is transmitted from the communication unit 14 to the mobile terminal 5. By doing
The mobile terminal 5 can listen to the management data by voice.

The data analyzing section 18 has a function of analyzing the character data converted by the character reading section 23 and converting it into required transmission data. For example, depending on the mobile terminal 5, the number of characters that can be received at one time may be limited. When such a portable terminal 5 is set as a transmission destination, the data analysis unit 18 creates a plurality of data files divided into the number of characters that can be received by the portable terminal 5 at a time, and the characters divided into the plurality of files are created. By transmitting the data from the communication unit 14 to the portable terminal 5 in a plurality of times, the portable terminal 5 can receive the character data as a plurality of electronic mails. The data analysis unit 1
8 are stored in the storage unit 1
9 is temporarily stored and sequentially transmitted from the communication unit 14.

The data analysis unit 18 analyzes the contents of the character data, and indicates characters (for example, “sales”, “incidence rate”, “outcome rate”, “operating rate”, etc.) indicating preset management items. May be provided, and only the character and a numerical value following the character are collected to edit transmission data. With such an editing function, only necessary data can be efficiently transmitted to the mobile terminal 5.

The character reading section 23 and the voice processing section 17 described above.
Alternatively, which function of the data analyzer 18 is used to create the transmission data is determined by the operation key 15a provided on the operation unit 15.
Is selectable by These selection functions are added to the control program input to the ROM 11, and the control unit 10 operates the character reading unit 23, the voice processing unit 17, or the data analysis unit 18 based on the selection by the operation keys 15a. Control.

The storage unit 19 stores the above-described character reading unit 23,
It has a function of temporarily storing transmission data created by the voice processing unit 17 or the data analysis unit 18 as necessary.
In the case where there is a time lag between transmission data creation and transmission of the data, the created transmission data is stored in the storage unit 19.

Next, the timing of transmitting transmission data from the communication unit 14 will be described. In the present embodiment, RO
In the control program input to M11, a manual mode, an automatic mode,
Each transmission timing mode of the remote operation mode is incorporated, and any of the previous two modes (manual mode and automatic mode) can be selected by an operation key 15a provided on the operation unit 15 (see FIG. 3). It has become. Here, the selected mode is displayed on the display screen 15b provided on the operation unit 15 so that the user can confirm it.

When the manual mode is selected, the control unit 10 retrieves the transmission data stored in the storage unit 19 according to the operation of the user, and transmits the data from the communication unit 14. The operation is performed by a transmission button 15d provided on the operation unit 15. In the automatic mode, the control unit 10 automatically extracts transmission data stored in the storage unit 19 at a preset timing and transmits the transmission data from the communication unit 14. The transmission timing in this automatic mode is, for example,
It is set in advance so that transmission is performed at a fixed time interval or a predetermined time every day. The transmission timing here is also measured by the timer 16, and the control unit 10 executes the transmission operation based on the time signal output from the timer 16.

On the other hand, the remote operation mode is a mode in which a transmission operation is executed when a command (transmission request command) from the portable terminal 5 is received. The transmission request command is determined in advance, and is transmitted to the data monitoring device 1 by a key operation of the mobile terminal 5. When the communication unit 14 automatically receives the transmission request command, the control unit 10 transmits the transmission data stored in the storage unit 19 to the portable terminal 5 that has made the request. When a plurality of transmission data are stored in the storage unit 19, it is also possible to set a command to select and transmit the transmission data.

As shown in FIG. 1, when management data is transmitted from facility computers 3 installed in a plurality of facilities, one of the facilities 2 is selected and
Connect the mobile terminal 5 to the data monitoring device 1 in the
What is necessary is just to send a transmission request command to the data monitoring device 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another application example of the above-described first embodiment according to the present invention. In the first embodiment, a facility computer 3 arranged in a facility 2 such as a pachinko game hall
Is connected to the data monitoring device 1 to extract management data, and transmit the management data directly to the portable terminal 5 via the communication network 4. However, depending on the management system of facility 2,
As shown in FIG. 4, the management data processed by the plurality of facility computers 3 is transferred to the management center 24 via the communication network 4.
In some cases, the information is transmitted to a computer (hereinafter, referred to as a center computer) 25 within the server, and is collectively managed by the center computer 25. When such a management system is adopted, the data monitoring device 1 of the present invention may be connected to the center computer 25 to extract management data and transmit the management data to the mobile terminal 5 via the communication network 4. .

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 5 to 7 are views for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, the same or corresponding parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The data monitoring device of the present embodiment includes a first unit 1a shown in FIG. 6 and a second unit 1b (relay processing means) shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the first unit 1a is connected to the facility computer 3 installed in each facility 2, and the second unit 1b is connected to the relay center 26 appropriately constructed at the home of the user (for example, the facility owner).
Installed in Since the relay center 26 is constructed separately from the existing management system when using the data monitoring device of the present embodiment, the existing management system may not be modified by the installation of the relay center 26. Absent.

The first unit 1a is, as shown in FIG.
Control unit (CPU) 10, ROM (Read Only Memory) 1
1, in addition to the basic components of the distributor 12, the signal processing unit 27, and the transmission unit 28, additional components of the operation unit 15, the timer 16, and the storage unit 19 are provided. These components are respectively connected to the bus 20, and exchange data via the bus 20.

The control unit 10 has a function of controlling each component according to a control program input to the ROM 11. The distributor 12 inputs the display signal sent from the facility computer 3 via the signal input cable 7 as described above, sends the display signal from one branch output 12b to the display 6, and sends the display signal to the other branch. The display signal is taken in from the output 12c.

The signal processing section 27 includes a down scan converter 21 constituting a signal conversion means, a video capture 22, and a data compression section 29. this house,
Down scan converter 21 and video capture 2
Function 2 is as described above. Data compression unit 29
Has a function of compressing still image data generated by the video capture 22 into image data that can be transmitted in a short time.

The transmitting section 28 has a function of transmitting the compressed image data to the second unit 1b via the communication network 4 shown in FIG. 5, and for example, is provided by a communication modem or a terminal adapter (TA). It is composed.

With the above-described configuration, the operation of fetching management data can be executed. That is, the facility computer 3
The distributor 12 takes in a display signal relating to management data sent from the to the display 6, converts it into a predetermined video signal by the down scan converter 21, and then generates still image data (for example, bitmap data) by the video capture 22. . The still image data is converted to image data (compressed image data) compressed by the data compression unit 29, and transmitted from the transmission unit 28 to the second unit 1b. If there is a time difference between the creation and transmission of the compressed image data, the compressed image data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 19.

The operation timing of the video capture 22 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and it is possible to select the manual mode and the automatic mode by using the operation keys 15a provided on the operation unit 15. I have. The timer 16 is also provided in the present embodiment to measure the operation timing time in the automatic mode.

The second unit 1b is, as shown in FIG.
Control unit 10 (CPU), ROM 11 (Read Only Memory)
y) In addition to the basic components of the receiving unit 30, the data processing unit 31, and the transmitting unit 28, the additional components of the operation unit 15, the timer 16, the audio processing unit 17, the data analyzing unit 18, and the storage unit 19 It has. These components are respectively connected to the bus 20, and exchange data via the bus 20.

The control unit 10 has a function of controlling each component according to a control program input to the ROM 11. The receiving unit 30 has a function of receiving the compressed image data sent from the first unit 1a in each facility 2 via the communication network 4 shown in FIG. And a terminal adapter (TA) which is also used as the communication modem 28.

The data processing section 31 includes an image data filing section 32, an image data restoring section 33, and a character reading section (OCR) 23. The image data filing unit 32 has a memory function of temporarily storing the compressed image data sent from the first unit 1a in each facility 2. The image data restoring unit 33 has a function of restoring the compressed image data stored in the image data filing unit 32 to the still image data generated by the video capture 22 of the first unit 1a. Character reading unit 23
Has the functions as described in the first embodiment, and converts the still image data restored by the image data restoring unit 33 into character data by character recognition.

The transmitting section 28 has a function of transmitting character data (management data) to the portable terminal 5 via the communication network 4 shown in FIG. The transmission timing of the transmission data from the transmission unit 28 is the same as the transmission timing in the first embodiment.
According to a, each of the timing modes of the manual mode and the automatic mode can be selected. The timer 16 is also provided in the present embodiment for measuring the transmission timing time in the automatic mode. Also, a remote operation mode for executing a transmission operation when a command (transmission request command) from the mobile terminal 5 is received is provided.

The functions of the voice processing unit 17 and the data analysis unit 18 are as described in the first embodiment, and any of the functions of the character reading unit 23, the voice processing unit 17 and the data analysis unit 18 described above is used. The transmission data can be created using the operation keys 15a provided on the operation unit 15, as in the first embodiment.

The storage unit 19 stores the character reading unit 23,
It has a function of temporarily storing transmission data created by the voice processing unit 17 or the data analysis unit 18 as necessary.
In the case where there is a time lag between transmission data creation and transmission of the data, the created transmission data is stored in the storage unit 19.

The second unit 1b having the above-described structure includes the first unit
The receiving unit 30 receives the compressed image data sent from the unit 1a, temporarily accumulates the compressed image data in the image data filing unit 32, and sequentially restores the still image data before compression in the image data restoring unit 33. Then, the restored still image data is converted into character data in the character reading unit 23,
The data is transmitted from the transmission unit 28 to the mobile terminal 5. Further, if necessary, the character data is further converted into voice data by the voice processing unit 17 or is formed or edited into a predetermined format by the data analysis unit 18, and transmitted from the transmission unit 28 to the portable terminal 5.
You can also send to. Accordingly, if the user (for example, the facility owner) has the portable terminal 5, it is possible to confirm necessary facility management data in a place where he / she is away.

[Third Embodiment] FIGS. 8 and 9 are views for explaining a third embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, the same or corresponding parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A video signal displayed on a display 42 is captured from a surveillance camera 40 installed in an office or the like via an image processing computer (hereinafter, referred to as a monitoring computer) 41 and converted into a video signal. Data is generated, and pattern recognition of still image data is performed. When an abnormality is detected in the recognized image pattern and abnormality is detected, the abnormality detection data is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 via the communication network 4. The configuration for transmitting is shown.

The data monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment
Is connected to the display output terminal of the monitoring computer 41, and is configured to take in a display signal sent from the monitoring computer 41 from the other branch output 12c of the distributor 12, which will be described later.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the data monitoring device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the data monitoring device 1 includes a control unit (CPU)
Each component includes an OM (Read Only Memory) 11, a distributor 12, a signal processing unit 43, a pattern storage unit 44, a determination unit 45, and an audio output unit 46. These components are respectively connected to the bus 20, and exchange data via the bus 20.

The control unit 10 has a function of controlling each component according to a control program input to the ROM 11. As described above, the distributor 12 receives the display signal sent from the monitoring computer 41, sends the display signal from one branch output 12b to the display 6, and outputs the display signal from the other branch output 12c. Take in.

The signal processing section 43 includes the down scan converter 21 constituting the signal conversion means, the video capture 22, and the pattern recognition section 47. The functions of the down-scan converter 21 and the video capture 22 are the same as those of the first embodiment described above. The down-scan converter 21 converts the display signal captured by the distributor 12 into a predetermined video signal, Still image data is generated by the video capture 22 from the video signal. The operation timing of the video capture 22 is as follows.
It is incorporated in a control program in advance, and generates still image data at intervals of one to several minutes, for example.

The pattern recognition section 47 has an image processing function for recognizing an image pattern of a predetermined format from the still image data generated by the video capture 22. For example, the pattern recognition unit 47 extracts only the outline of the still image data.

The pattern storage section 44 stores in advance a reference pattern which is used as a reference for determination in a determination section 45 described later. The reference pattern is stored in the pattern recognition unit 47.
Is an image pattern of the same format as the image pattern extracted in the step (a). For example, a normal image taken by the monitoring camera 40 is converted into the image pattern and stored.
Here, the surveillance camera 40 is an object that does not change (for example,
It is preferable to make adjustments so as to photograph the safe.

The discriminating unit 45 compares the image pattern recognized by the pattern recognizing unit 47 with the reference pattern stored in the pattern storage unit 44, and determines whether there is any abnormality in the monitoring destination by the monitoring camera 40. Determine. That is, when the image pattern recognized by the pattern recognition unit 47 has almost the same form as the reference pattern, it is assumed that no abnormality has occurred in the monitoring destination. On the other hand, if the image pattern recognized by the pattern recognition unit 47 shows a different form beyond the allowable range compared to the reference pattern, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the monitoring destination.

The voice output unit 46 stores in advance emergency notification data (voice data) notifying an abnormality.
When the determination unit 45 detects the abnormality of the monitoring destination, the control unit 10 transmits the emergency notification data stored in the audio output unit 46 from the transmission unit 28 to the mobile terminal 5. This makes it possible to promptly notify the user (owner or the like) of the portable terminal 5 of an abnormal situation such as theft. Further, the transmitting unit 28 may be set to automatically transmit the emergency notification data to the management center 48 and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the embodiment described above,
Using the existing telephone line as the communication network 4 and using the e-mail function of the mobile terminal 5 to send management data and emergency call data to the mobile terminal 5 via the telephone line, transmission of data to the mobile terminal 5 The method is not limited to this, and a data transmission / reception service (for example, a pager with a character data transmission / reception function) provided by various communication carriers can be adopted as needed.

The facilities that can use the data monitoring apparatus of the present invention are not limited to pachinko game arcades, and various facilities that manage data using a computer (for example, restaurants, convenience stores, hotels, and the like in a chain) ) Is of course a target.

[0069]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Management data can be extracted without changing the existing management system. As a result, a system for transmitting the management data to the portable terminal can be constructed for general use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a management system to which a data monitoring device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the data monitoring device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of an external configuration of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another application example of the data monitoring device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a management system to which a data monitoring device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a first unit included in a data monitoring device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a second unit included in the data monitoring device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a monitoring system to which a data monitoring device according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a data monitoring device according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Data monitoring device 1a: First unit 1b: Second unit 2: Facility 3: Facility computer 4: Communication network 5: Mobile terminal 6: Display 7: Signal input cable 8: Output terminal 9: Modular jack 10: Control unit (CPU) 11: ROM 12: distributor 13: signal processing unit 14: communication unit 15: operation unit 16: timer 17: audio processing unit 18: data analysis unit 19: storage unit 20: bus 21: down scan converter 22: Video capture 23: Character reading unit (OCR) 24: Management center 25: Center computer 26: Relay center 27: Signal processing unit 28: Transmission unit 29: Data compression unit 30: Receiving unit 31: Data processing unit 32: Image data filing Unit 33: image data restoration unit 40: surveillance camera 41: surveillance computer Motor 42: Display 43: signal processor 44: pattern storage unit 45: determination unit 46: Audio output section 47: the pattern recognition unit 48: control center

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A method of distributing and capturing signals output from a target computer to a display, generating still image data from the captured image signals, converting the still image data into required transmission data, and transmitting the converted data. Characteristic data monitoring method. 2. A distributing means for distributing and taking in a signal output from a target computer to a display, a signal converting means for converting a signal taken in by the distributing means into a video signal capable of being captured, and a signal converting means. And a video capture device for generating still image data from the obtained video signal. 3. The data monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the data conversion means converts the still image data generated by the video capture into data corresponding to a required portable terminal, and the data converted by the data conversion means. And a transmission unit for transmitting the data to the portable terminal. 4. The data monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the data conversion unit is a character reading unit that converts the still image data into character data. 5. The data monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the data conversion unit converts the still image data into character data, and converts the character data converted by the character reading unit into voice data. And a voice processing means for converting. 6. The data monitoring apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data conversion unit analyzes the character data converted by the character reading unit, and converts the still image data into character data. A data analysis means for converting the data into required transmission data. 7. The data monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the pattern recognition unit recognizes an image pattern from the still image data generated by the video capture, and the image pattern recognized by the pattern recognition unit is analyzed to detect an abnormality. Determining means for determining the presence or absence of the data, and transmitting means for transmitting abnormality detection data corresponding to a required mobile terminal to the mobile terminal when the determining means determines that the mobile terminal is abnormal. Monitoring device. 8. The data monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a transmission unit that compresses the still image data generated by the video capture and transmits the compressed still image data to a predetermined relay processing unit. . 9. The data monitoring device according to claim 8, wherein the relay processing unit includes: a data decompression unit that decompresses the transmitted compressed data; and a data corresponding to a required portable terminal by using the decompressed still image data. A data monitoring device comprising: a data conversion unit that converts the data into data; and a transmission unit that transmits data converted by the data conversion device to the portable terminal. 10. The data monitoring device according to claim 9, wherein the data conversion unit is a character reading unit that converts the still image data into character data. 11. The data monitoring device according to claim 9, wherein the data conversion unit converts the still image data into character data, and converts the character data converted by the character reading unit into voice data. And a voice processing means for converting. 12. The data monitoring apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the data conversion unit analyzes the character data converted by the character reading unit, and converts the still image data into character data. A data analysis means for converting the data into required transmission data.