JP2006313449A - Remote monitoring system, monitoring server and monitoring control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote monitoring system, a monitoring server and a monitoring control method, capable of displaying monitor data as the need arises without displaying unnecessary event data. <P>SOLUTION: In this remote monitoring system, monitoring modes of remote devices (#1-#N) in the server 1 are each set to one of 'an execution mode' and 'a suspension mode', and display update of the event data of the remote device 2 set to the suspension mode is not performed to prevent unnecessary display and to display the necessary monitor data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote monitoring system, a monitoring server, and a monitoring control method for remotely monitoring a device via a network.

  In a remote monitoring system that monitors the status of a remote device by connecting a remote device at a remote location and a server at a monitoring center via a network, the maintenance and installation work on the server side will increase as the number of remote devices increases. If the status display of a remote device whose operation has been interrupted, such as construction, increases frequently, the status display of other remote devices will be hindered.

  In the remote device, survival information corresponding to power ON / OFF, change in operating mode during operation, event data associated with changes in monitor data and alarms to notify abnormality are sent to the server side, and to the server monitor screen If it is abnormal, it is displayed with an alarm.

  In particular, in installation work and adjustment work, the power supply is frequently turned on and off, and the server side receives event data and displays it frequently even though it is not necessary.

  In the server, in order to facilitate operator recognition and failure management, a method such as color-coding the display according to the management domain or according to the failure content may be used. (For example, Patent Document 1).

Also, for remote devices under construction, in order not to display data on the server side, when the standby mode is provided on the remote device side and the standby mode flag is received, event data is not displayed on the server. ing. However, even with this method, every time the power is turned ON / OFF, the event data of the power ON / OFF is transmitted to the server before notifying the standby mode, so unnecessary event data is displayed on the server screen. There was a problem.
JP 2001-31342 A (page 23, FIG. 10)

  Conventionally, in remote monitoring devices, unnecessary event data and alarms during construction are displayed on the server, or a standby mode that prevents unnecessary display is provided to control the display of events and monitor data. Event display immediately after power ON / OFF due to adjustment or the like cannot be excluded and there is a problem that it is frequently displayed each time.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. A remote monitoring system capable of displaying monitor data as needed without displaying unnecessary event data even when the remote device is under construction, An object is to provide a remote monitoring server and a monitoring control method.

  In order to achieve the above object, a remote monitoring system according to the present invention includes event data for a server to notify the status of an operation mode for each of a plurality of remote devices via a network, and monitor data for predetermined monitoring items for each remote device. A remote monitoring system for monitoring monitoring data including at least one of the above and displaying the monitoring data on a display, wherein the server sets a command for setting a monitoring mode and a display condition for the monitoring data for each remote device An input means for inputting a command, a storage means for storing the event data and the monitor data received from each remote device via the network, and the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to an execution mode And the stored event data and the monitor data in a predetermined procedure The remote device that is read from the storage means and displayed on the display, receives the event data, or notifies an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and the monitoring mode is set to the sleep mode. If the event data is received from the remote device or an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, an alarm is notified, and only the event data and the monitor data received first at the time of notification of the alarm are sent. Display control means for displaying on the display, pausing the reading and updating of the event data and the monitor data thereafter from the storage means and displaying the data on the display, and notifying the alarm; It is characterized by providing.

  Further, the monitoring control method of the remote monitoring system of the present invention includes at least one of event data for notifying the state of the operation mode for each of a plurality of remote devices and monitor data of a predetermined monitoring item for each remote device via a network. A monitoring control method of a remote monitoring system for monitoring monitoring data including one and displaying it on a display, wherein the server comprises input means, storage means, and display control means, wherein the storage means The event data received from each remote device via the network and the monitor data are stored, and the input means sets a monitoring mode for each of the remote devices, which is an execution mode or a sleep mode, and the monitoring data A command for setting display conditions is input, the input command is output to the display control means, and the input The display control means to which the command is inputted from the means stores the event data and the monitor data stored in a predetermined procedure for the remote device whose monitoring mode is set to the execution mode. The remote device is read from the means and displayed on the display, and the event data is received or an alarm is notified when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and the remote device is set to the sleep mode. When the event data is received from or when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, an alarm is notified, and only the event data and the monitor data received at the time of notification of the alarm are displayed on the display, Before the event data and the monitor data after that From the storage means to read out updated, characterized in that pause and notifying that an alarm to be displayed on the display.

  Furthermore, the monitoring server of the remote monitoring system of the present invention includes at least one of event data for notifying the state of the operation mode for each of the plurality of remote devices via the network and monitor data for a predetermined monitoring item for each remote device. A monitoring server of a remote monitoring system that monitors and includes monitoring data including one, a command for setting a monitoring mode for each of the remote devices, and a command for setting a display condition for the monitoring data Input means for inputting data, storage means for storing the event data and the monitor data received from each remote device via the network, and the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the execution mode The event data and the monitor data stored in a predetermined procedure For the remote device that is read from the storage means and displayed on the display, receives the event data, or notifies an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and the monitoring mode is set to a sleep mode Is notified of an alarm when the event data is received from the remote device or when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and only the event data and the monitor data received first at the time of notification of the alarm are Display control means for displaying the event data and the monitor data after that from the storage means, displaying them on the display, updating them and displaying them on the display, and notifying an alarm. To do.

  According to the present invention, there are provided a remote monitoring system, a remote monitoring server, and a monitoring control method capable of displaying unnecessary event data even when a remote device is under construction without displaying unnecessary event data. I can do it.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the remote monitoring system includes a server 1, remote devices 2 (# 1 to #N), and a network 3. The server 1 collects monitor data, event data, and the like via the network 3 from each remote device 2 (# 1 to #N).

2 and 3 are block diagrams illustrating the functional configuration of the server 1 and the remote device 2.
In FIG. 2, the server 1 includes a communication I / F 11, a CPU 12, a memory unit 13, an input unit 14 including a keyboard and a mouse, and a display 15, each of which is connected via an internal bus.

  The communication I / F 11 is monitoring data such as event data transmitted from the remote device 2 via the network 3 and monitor data as operation parameters (hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, monitoring data is either event data or monitor data). Or a generic term that refers to one or both).

  The CPU 12 writes the monitoring data received via the communication IF 11 in a table and stores it in the memory unit 13. Monitoring data includes polling transmitted to the remote device 2 in accordance with a predetermined procedure, data transmitted as a response from the remote device 2 corresponding to a command from the input unit 14, and monitoring data when the remote device 2 is turned on or abnormal. There are some that transmit autonomously as event data or monitor data when they occur. The CPU 12 writes various data in predetermined fields on the table by reading the header information of the monitoring data and the data.

  Further, the CPU 12 performs control to read out monitoring data from the memory unit 13 and display it on the display 15 according to the setting of the monitoring mode input from the input unit 14.

  In FIG. 3, the remote device 2 includes a communication I / F 21, a MIB (Management Information Base) unit 22, an input / output unit 24, and a function unit 23, each of which is connected by an internal bus or the like.

  The functional unit 23 is, for example, a functional circuit or device that executes a specific function such as a wireless transceiver or an information processing device.

  The MIB unit 22 monitors the operating state of each unit of the functional unit 23, collects event data and monitor data, and performs management for transmission / reception between the server 1 via the communication IF 21 and the network 3. For example, when the own device is in “operation mode” or “standby mode” (set), control is performed to autonomously transmit the state as event data to the server 1. On the other hand, the preset operation parameter such as the monitor voltage of the test point of the functional unit 23 performs control to transmit monitor data to the server 1 as a response corresponding to polling from the server 1 or when a command is received.

  The input / output unit 24 is a dial, a switch, a lamp, or a personal computer connected through a serial interface. Then, the MIB unit 23 inputs / outputs the operation mode of the “operation mode” or “standby mode” of the remote device 2 to the MIB unit 22 and displays the operation mode on a lamp or a personal computer display. This is an input / output means for confirming data to be set and setting conditions.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation procedure of the server and the remote device when a failure occurs in the remote device in the remote monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, the left side shows the operation flow of the server 1 and the right side shows the operation flow of the remote device 2.
The operation procedure of the remote monitoring system will be described below with reference to the block diagrams of FIGS. 2 and 3 and the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the server 1 registers whether to set the monitoring mode to “execution mode” or “pause mode” for the remote devices 2 (# 1 to #N) to be monitored, and monitor data for each registered remote device 2. Item settings are initially set by the input unit 14 (step s1). In the monitor display mode, “execution mode” is the default.

  For the remote device 2 set in the “execution mode”, each event data and monitor data received by the server 1 is displayed on the display 15 and corresponds to an alarm indicating an abnormality of the device in the monitor data or event data. When monitoring data is received, an alarm is displayed on the display 15 and, if necessary, an operator is notified by a display means such as a buzzer or a lamp (not shown) of the server 1.

  On the other hand, for the remote device 2 set to the “pause mode”, the event data is not updated and displayed even when it is received, and no alarm is displayed on the display 15 even when an alarm is received.

  Now, it is assumed that the remote devices 2 (# 1, # 2, # 3) are connected to the network 3, and all three devices are registered and set as the “execution mode” in the monitoring mode in the server 1. The remote device 2 (# 1, # 2, # 3) is connected to the network 3 when the operation mode is set to “operation” from the input unit 24 by the operator (step s2), and the power is turned on. Suppose. In the remote device 2 (# 1, # 2, # 3), each MIB unit 22 performs self-inspection of each functional unit 23, detects that the operation mode is “operation”, and monitors the monitor data Monitoring data for notifying that the operation mode is “operation” as event data is sequentially transmitted to the server (step s3).

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the format of the monitoring data, which includes an address field 51, a mode field 52, and a data field 53.

  In the mode field 52, a flag indicating a mode indicating whether the own apparatus is in the “operation” mode or the “standby mode” is described.

  The data field 53 is a flag indicating whether the transmitted data is event data or monitor data, for example, “00” for event data and “11” for monitor data. Monitor data is described in the format. When the monitoring data transmits only event data, only the mode flag 52 may be transmitted and the data frame 53 may not be used.

  For example, when notifying the server 1 that the remote device 2 (# 1) has entered the “standby mode”, the address field 51 contains “001” as the source address, and the mode field 52 contains event data. “00” shown and “STBY” is described in the data frame 53. Also, in the monitor data for transmitting the reception level monitor signal (for example, −30 dBm), for example, “001” as the source address in the address field 51, “11” indicating the monitor data in the mode field 52, data In the frame 53, an item of monitor data and its data “RLEV: −30” are described.

  The CPU 12 of the server 1 reads each field of the monitoring data received from each remote device 2 via the network 3 and the communication I / F 11 and sets each remote device 2 (here, # 1 to # 3). The data is organized into a table and written and stored in the memory unit 13 (step s4). When the monitoring mode is the initially set “execution mode” (Yes in step s5). Then, the monitoring data is read again from the memory unit 13 and displayed on the display 15 (step s6). In this display, event data and monitor data are edited into an event screen V and a monitor data screen M, respectively.

FIG. 6 is a display example of event data displayed on the display of the server 1.
The event screen V includes an alarm column, a time column, an event column, and a remote device 2 number column.
FIG. 6A shows a display example immediately after each remote device 2 is turned on and starts operating. For example, “# 1” of the remote device 2 is turned on at time “09:10:20”. “Operation mode”, that is, that an operation has started, and that an alarm has been displayed to indicate that an event has occurred, that is, that the state of the remote device 2 has changed.

  The alarm notifying that the operation mode has been entered indicates that the operation is normal, and is reset when the operator of the server 1 inputs a reset command from the input unit 14. In addition, the timer may be reset after a predetermined time by the timer built in the CPU 12, or an alarm is not displayed for an event indicating normal operation such as “operation mode”. May be.

  FIG. 7 is a display screen example of the monitor data screen M displayed on the display of the server. The monitor data screen M includes an alarm field, a time field, a monitor data field, and a remote device 2 number field.

  FIG. 7A also shows a display example in which each remote apparatus 2 is operating, but the time column displays the time “09:30:30” when the latest monitor data is received by polling or the like. The time display may be omitted.

  In the monitor data column, when a data item to be displayed is designated by a command separately input from the input unit 14, the data item is displayed, and when there is no designation, the latest event data is displayed. When an alarm occurs, the item of the alarm or its data is displayed. Here, since no data item to be displayed is specified for each remote device 2 and all remote devices 2 continue to operate normally, it is displayed that all are in “operation mode”.

  Then, as long as there is no abnormality during operation of each remote device 2 (Yes in step s3-1), monitor data is transmitted in response to polling or the like (step s3-2). Thereafter, it is assumed that an abnormality in the reception level is detected in the remote device 2 (# 3) (No in step s3-1). The remote device 2 (# 3) transmits event data generated at the reception level or higher, its alarm, and monitor data of the reception level to the server 1 via the network 3 (step s7).

  When the monitoring data received by the server 1 in the “execution mode” is alarm monitoring data, the event display and the monitor data display are updated in step s6.

  FIGS. 6B and 7B are display examples of event display and monitor data after an alarm is generated. In FIG. 6B, since the remote device 2 (# 1, # 2) continues normal operation, the event does not change, and the same state as in FIG. 6A continues. In the remote device 2 (# 3), “14:10:30” where an alarm has occurred is displayed in the time column, and “reception failure” is displayed in the event column. FIG. 7B shows “14:10:30” when an alarm is generated in the time column in the remote device 2 (# 3), and “RLEV: L” indicating that the reception level is low in the monitor data column. It is displayed. In the remote device 2 (# 1, # 2), the monitor data received by polling at the time “14:10:00” before the alarm occurrence time is displayed as the latest data. And there is no change.

  Upon receiving this alarm notification, the server 1 operator notifies the maintenance operator of the instruction to restore the remote device 2 (# 3). When the operator inputs a command for setting the monitoring mode for the remote device 2 (# 3) to “pause mode”, for example, “R3” from the input unit 24 (step s9), the server 1 sets the monitor mode to “pause”. The mode is changed to “mode” (step s10), and then the operation of receiving the monitoring data and writing the monitoring data into the memory is continued (step s4).

  The remote device 2 (# 3) receives a command to enter the “standby mode” from the input unit 24 by the maintenance operator notified from the operator (step s11). "Standby" event data is transmitted to the server 1 via the network 3 (step s12).

  The CPU 12 of the server 1 receives the “standby” event data from the remote device 2 (# 3) (step s4), but is in the “pause mode” (step s5 is No), so the “standby” is set first. Only when it is received (Yes in step s13), the alarm notification and the event display are updated (step s14), and the “standby mode” is displayed on the event screen V.

  According to the above procedure, when the monitoring mode for each remote device 2 is changed to “pause mode” (No in step s5), the CPU 12 of the server 1 only updates the alarm notification and event display of the remote device first. After that, the alarm display is stopped and the event display and monitor data display update are stopped.

  FIGS. 6C and 7C are display examples of the event screen V and the monitor data screen M after “standby” is received after the “pause mode” is set. FIG. 6C shows that the remote device 2 (# 3) has entered the “standby mode” at the time “14:30 3:00”. In FIG. 7C, in the remote device 2 (# 1, # 2), “14:45:00” to the time column displays “operation mode” in the monitor data column because normal operation continues. Yes.

  On the other hand, for the remote device 2 (# 3), “14:30:30” in the “standby mode” is displayed in the time column, and “RLEV: L” is displayed as it is in the monitor data column.

  The monitor data is transmitted from the remote device 2 (# 3) to the server 1 by a command from the input unit 14 of the server 1 or a predetermined polling cycle even in the “standby mode”, and the CPU 12 of the server 1 Even in the “pause mode”, the received monitoring data is written and stored in the memory unit 13.

  The monitor data in the “standby mode” is transmitted to the remote device 2 (# 3) when a mode setting command such as “QRST # 3” is input from the input unit 14 by the operator. ) May be configured to set a “semi-pause mode” that is read from the memory unit 13 and updated and displayed on the display 15 under the control of the CPU 12 in accordance with a separately specified display command or a polling cycle. In this case, the alarm is not displayed. For example, in the remote device 2 (# 13), the latest monitor data such as “RLEV: −30 dBm” is displayed in the time column “14:45:00” and the monitor data column. Is displayed.

  In this “pause mode”, the display screen repeats the remote device 2 ((# 3 is powered on / off)) or adjusts the equipment, resulting in alarm data, (power on / off), etc. Even if the event data is repeatedly transmitted to the server 1, these monitoring data are only stored in the memory unit 13 in preparation for later failure analysis or normal recovery. Since alarms are also prevented from being notified, it is possible to avoid the operator from being bothered unnecessarily.

  Further, although the above procedure has been described for the case where a failure occurs during operation, when the monitoring of the remote device 2 is canceled in advance by maintenance work or the like, the initial setting of the monitoring mode of the server is “sleep mode”, and the remote Since the apparatus 2 is set to the “standby mode”, the flowchart of FIG. 4 can be similarly applied. Accordingly, the details of the operation procedure for the maintenance work can be easily estimated from the above description, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, the operation procedure of the server 1 after the remote device 2 is restored will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation procedure of the server and the remote device when the failure of the remote device is recovered in the remote monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 8, the left side shows the operation flow of the server 1, and the right side shows the operation flow of the remote device 2.
When the repair or replacement of the remote device 2 (# 3) is completed, the operation mode of the remote device 2 (# 3) is changed from the “standby mode” to the “operation mode” from the input unit 24 by the operator. Input is performed (step s17). Then, event data of “operation” is transmitted from the remote device 2 (# 3) to the server 1 (step s18). The server 1 writes and stores the received monitoring data in the memory (step s4, description of this step is omitted in the following description).

  In addition, the operator of the server 1 that has received a notification of work completion from the operator by means such as a telephone returns the monitoring mode for the remote device 2 (# 3) from the “pause mode” to the “execution mode” from the input unit 14 A command, for example, “A3” is input (step s19). When this command is input, the CPU 12 reads the latest event data of the remote device 2 (# 3) from the memory unit 13 and updates the display of the event data (step s20).

  FIG. 6D is a display screen on which event data at the time of normal return is displayed. The remote device 2 (# 3) is in the “operation mode” and the return time “15:00: 00 ”is displayed.

  There are several other methods for returning the monitoring mode of the server 1 from the “pause mode” to the “execution mode”.

9 to 12 are flowcharts for explaining the operation procedure of the second to fifth return methods in the monitoring mode.
The second method is a method of automatically returning to the “execution mode” after a predetermined time has elapsed with reference to the internal timer after switching to the “pause mode”.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, the CPU 2 refers to the built-in timer and automatically switches to “pause mode” when a fixed time, for example, 2 hours elapses (step s91 in FIG. 9). “Automatic switching” control for returning to the “execution mode” may be performed (step s92). In the second method, if the recovery operation has not been completed, an abnormality is detected because the monitor data cannot be received even if the execution mode is restored, so that an alarm is generated by the CPU 12 of the server 1 and is sent to the operator. A command “R3” for switching to the “pause mode” again from the notification is input by the operator. The second method has an advantage of preventing the operator from forgetting to return to the “execution mode”.

In the third method, the operation mode change information is transmitted from the remote device 2 to the server 1, and the server 1 receives the change information and automatically returns to the “execution mode”.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, after the operation mode “operation mode” change command is input from the operator (step s17 of FIG. 10), event data of “standby release” is transmitted to the server 1 (step of FIG. 10). Next, the operation mode is returned to (step s102 in FIG. 10), and event data of “operation” is transmitted (step s103 in FIG. 10).

  When the server 1 receives the “standby release” event data (step s104 in FIG. 10), the server 1 returns the monitoring mode input from the input unit 14 to the “execution mode” (step s105 in FIG. 10).

  The third method is advantageous in that it can prevent the operator from forgetting to return and can eliminate the burden of the operator inputting a command for changing the monitoring mode to the “execution mode”.

The fourth method is a method that further develops the third method and switches the operation mode after the remote device 2 confirms the change of the monitoring mode of the server 1.
In the fourth method shown in FIG. 11, when the server 1 receives “standby release”, it returns to “execution mode” and then transmits a “standby release response” to the remote device 2 (# 3) (FIG. 11). Step s116). (The transmission order of the “standby release response” may be transmitted immediately after receiving the “standby release”.)
When the remote device 2 (# 3) transmits “standby release”, it refers to the built-in timer and repeatedly transmits “standby release” at predetermined intervals until a “standby release response” is received (step s117 in FIG. 11). No). Then, after “standby release” is received (step s117 in FIG. 11 is Yes), the mode is switched to “operation mode” (step s102 in FIG. 11).

The fifth method is a combination of the second and fourth methods.
In the fifth method shown in FIG. 12, in this case, the server 1 receives “standby release” and automatically switches to “execution mode”, and then the operator makes a “standby release response” from the input unit 14. (Step s121 in FIG. 11), the remote device 2 (# 3) is returned by the input response, and the input / output unit 24 is displayed with an amplifier or the like to indicate that it is in the operation mode. The remote device 2 side also has an effect that it can be understood that the server 1 is performing normal operation monitoring on its own device by receiving the response.

  Next, event data and monitor information display modes will be described. In the above description, the display 15 of the server 1 of the remote monitoring system according to the present embodiment displays the event data and the monitor data as the monitoring data in the form of a table. These two types of tables are selected and displayed on the display 15 so that the operator can easily see them.

13 to 15 are diagrams showing various display modes of the display 15.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining display modes according to screen types of the event screen V and the monitor data screen M.

  FIG. 13A is a dual mode in which two event screens V and monitor data M are simultaneously displayed on one screen, FIG. 13B is an event mode in which only the event screen V is displayed, and FIG. Indicates a monitor data mode in which only the monitor data screen M is displayed. In selecting these screen display modes, when a selection command is input from the input / output unit 14 by the operator, the CPU 12 switches the mode of the screen displayed on the display 15 according to the selection.

  In FIG. 13A to FIG. 13C, the operator is not unnecessarily bothered by the remote device 2 that is performing maintenance work and the server processing load is unnecessarily increased while the “pause mode” is set. Can be prevented. However, when there are many remote terminals 2 to be monitored, or when many events occur, for example, event data for the remote terminal 2 (# 3) in which the monitoring mode is set to “pause mode” It becomes difficult to find it buried in other event data. Therefore, it may be difficult to find out whether the remote terminal 2 (# 3) is in the “pause mode” or the “standby mode”, or the discrimination may be difficult to distinguish.

  FIG. 14 is an example in which the monitoring mode of the server 1 for the remote device 2 is displayed by number.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, the number of the remote device 2 set in the sleep mode may be displayed around the table, for example, “# 2”. FIG. 14 shows numbers in the dual mode display, but the numbers are also displayed in the other modes.

  By doing so, even if a large amount of event data is displayed and the table displayed in order to check which monitor mode of the remote device 2 (# 2) is checked, it is necessary to scroll the table. It is possible to determine whether or not the sleep mode is based only on the display of the remote device number “# 2”.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, since the server 1 receives the monitoring data and stores it in the memory unit 13 even in the sleep mode, the monitor data of the remote device 2 (# 2) set in the sleep mode is stored. Can be read without entering a command to check whether the abnormality continues by setting the character display color of “# 2” to “red”, for example. is there.

  Similarly, the operation mode of the remote device 2 set in the sleep mode is displayed in “# 2” with different colors such as “white” in “operation mode” and “green” in “standby mode”, for example. May be. As a result, when the operator of the server 1 reads “# 2” of “white” from the display 15, it is determined that the remote device 2 (# 2) has returned to normal operation, and the monitoring mode is changed. It is also possible to switch from “pause mode” to “execution mode”.

  FIG. 15 is an example in which the monitoring mode of the server 1 for the remote device 2 is displayed in display colors.

  Instead of displaying a number such as “# 2” of the remote device 2 set to the sleep mode as shown in FIG. 14, the number field of the remote device 2 or the remote device 2 is displayed as in the example of FIG. This display line may be displayed in, for example, “yellow” to facilitate the determination. Further, similarly to the case of FIG. 14, the alarm information and the operation mode of the remote device 2 may be indicated by a color such as “white” or “green”.

  As described above, the combination of the number and the color allows the operator to acquire information on the monitoring mode, operation mode, and alarm of the remote device 2 without making the screen of the display 15 complicated.

  As described above, in the remote monitoring system of the present invention, the monitoring mode of the remote device in the server is set to either “execution mode” or “pause mode”, and the event data of the remote device set in the hibernation mode is stored. By not updating the display, unnecessary display can be prevented and necessary monitor data can be displayed.

1 is a configuration system diagram of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram explaining the function structure of a server. The block diagram explaining the function structure of a remote apparatus. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of a server and a remote apparatus when abnormality generate | occur | produces in the remote apparatus of the remote monitoring system in the Example of this invention. An example of the format of monitoring data. An example of event data displayed on the server display. An example of a monitor data display screen displayed on the server display. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of a server and a remote apparatus at the time of recovery of the remote apparatus of the remote monitoring system in the Example of this invention. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the 2nd return method in monitoring mode. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the 3rd return method in monitoring mode. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the 4th return method in monitoring mode. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the 5th return method in monitoring mode. The figure which shows the various display modes of the monitoring data displayed on a display. The figure which shows the example which displays the monitoring mode of the server with respect to a remote apparatus with a number. The figure which shows the example which shows the monitoring mode of the server with respect to a remote apparatus with a display color.

Explanation of symbols

1 Server 11 Communication I / F
12 CPU
13 Memory unit 14 Input unit 15 Display 2 Remote device 21 Communication I / F
22 MIB (Management Information Base) part 23 Function part 24 Input / output part 3 Network

Claims (32)

The server monitors monitoring data including at least one of event data for notifying the status of the operation mode for each of the plurality of remote devices via the network and monitor data of a predetermined monitoring item for each of the remote devices on the display. A remote monitoring system for displaying,
The server
An input means for inputting a command for setting a monitoring mode for each remote device and a command for setting a display condition of the monitoring data;
Storage means for storing the event data and the monitor data received from the remote devices via the network;
For the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the execution mode, the stored event data and the monitor data are read from the storage means in a predetermined procedure and displayed on the display, and the event data is displayed. Receive an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data,
For the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the sleep mode, the event data is received from the remote device, or an alarm is notified when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data. Displaying only the event data and the monitor data received first on the display, pausing to read and update the event data and the monitor data thereafter from the storage means and displaying them on the display; A remote monitoring system comprising display control means for pausing the notification of an alarm. The display control means receives the event data from the remote device for the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the semi-pause mode, or notifies an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and notifies the alarm. The event data and the monitor data received from time to time are displayed on the display, and thereafter, the event data is read from the storage means, updated and displayed on the display, and an alarm is notified. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1. The display control means includes
When the monitoring mode of the remote device is set to the sleep mode, the monitoring mode of the remote device is automatically returned to the execution mode when a predetermined time has elapsed with reference to a built-in timer. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1. The operation mode of the remote device is:
Including an operation mode in which the own device is transmitted as the event data, and a standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation,
When an input for setting the own device from the standby mode to the operation mode is input from an input unit provided in the own device, the remote device transmits the event data for canceling the standby prior to transmitting the event data in the operation mode. And the display control means of the server
When the remote device is set in the hibernation mode, when the event data received from the remote device that is read from the storage means and monitored is read that the standby is canceled, the remote device is returned to the execution mode. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein: The remote device, when an input for setting the own device from the standby mode to the operation mode is performed from the input means provided in the own device, transmits the standby release to the server as event data,
2. The remote monitoring according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode is returned to the operation mode after receiving a response notifying that the standby release information has been received from the server, and the operation mode is transmitted to the server as event data. system. The display control means includes
The event data and the monitor data are displayed on the display as an event screen and a monitor data screen displayed in the form of a table arranged corresponding to each remote device. The remote monitoring system according to 1 or 2.   7. The remote monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein the two screens of the event screen and the monitor data screen are displayed in a dual mode arranged on the same screen.   The event mode in which only the event screen is displayed, the monitor data mode in which only the monitor data screen is displayed, and the event mode and the dual mode are switched and displayed on the display. Item 7. The remote monitoring system according to item 6.   The remote monitoring system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein a number of the remote device set in the sleep mode is described around the displayed table. The operation mode of the remote device is:
Including the operation mode in which the device is operating and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation,
When an input to change the setting from the one operation mode to the other operation mode is input from the input means included in the remote device, the other operation mode is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
If the operation mode is received, the remote device number is displayed in the first color,
The remote monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the second color display is performed when the standby mode is received. The operation mode of the remote device is:
This includes the operation mode in which the device is in operation and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation, and is set when the one input mode is set to the other operation mode from the first input means. The state is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
When the operation mode is received, the row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in the first color display, and when the standby mode is received, the second color display is displayed. The remote monitoring system according to claim 9. The server display means includes:
10. The row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in a third color when the remote device is set to the sleep mode or the semi-sleep mode. Remote monitoring system. Monitoring data including at least one of event data for notifying the operation mode status of each of the plurality of remote devices and monitoring data of a predetermined monitoring item for each remote device is monitored and displayed on the display. A monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system, comprising:
The server includes an input unit, a storage unit, and a display control unit.
The storage means stores the event data and the monitor data received from each remote device via the network,
The input means receives a command for setting a monitoring mode, which is an execution mode or a sleep mode, and a display condition for the monitoring data for each remote device, and outputs the input command to the display control means. ,
The display control means to which the command is input from the input means,
For the remote device whose monitoring mode is set to the execution mode, the event data and the monitor data stored in a predetermined procedure are read from the storage means and displayed on the display, and the event data Or receive an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data,
For the remote device set in the hibernation mode, the event data is received from the remote device, or an alarm is notified when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data, and is received first when the alarm is notified. Only the event data and the monitor data that have been displayed are displayed on the display, and the subsequent event data and the monitor data are read from the storage means and updated to be displayed on the display and an alarm is notified. A monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system. The display means receives the event data from the remote device when the command for setting the monitoring mode to the semi-pause mode is input from the input means to the specific remote device, or the monitor data is abnormal. When the event is detected, an alarm is notified, and the event data and the monitor data received at the time of alarm notification are displayed on the display, and thereafter, the event data is read from the storage means and updated and displayed on the display. 14. The remote control system monitoring control method according to claim 13, wherein the alarm notification is suspended. The display control means includes
When the monitoring mode of the remote device is set to the sleep mode, the monitoring mode of the remote device is automatically returned to the execution mode when a predetermined time has elapsed with reference to a built-in timer. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 13. The operation mode of the remote device is:
Including an operation mode in which the own device is transmitted as the event data, and a standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation,
When an input for setting the own device from the standby mode to the operation mode is input from an input unit provided in the own device, the remote device transmits the event data for canceling the standby prior to transmitting the event data in the operation mode. And the display control means of the server
When the remote device is set in the hibernation mode, when the event data received from the remote device that is read from the storage means and monitored is read that the standby is canceled, the remote device is returned to the execution mode. 14. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 13, characterized in that: The remote device, when an input for setting the own device from the standby mode to the operation mode is performed from the input means provided in the own device, transmits the standby release to the server as event data,
14. The remote monitoring according to claim 13, wherein the operation mode is returned to the operation mode after receiving a response notifying that the standby release information has been received from the server, and the operation mode is transmitted to the server as event data. System monitoring control method. The display control means includes
The event data and the monitor data are displayed on the display as an event screen and a monitor data screen displayed in the form of a table arranged corresponding to each remote device. 15. A monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to 13 or 14.   19. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 18, wherein two screens of the event screen and the monitor data screen are displayed on the display in a dual mode in which the screens are arranged on the same screen.   An event mode in which only the event screen is displayed, a monitor data mode in which only the monitor data screen is displayed on the display, and the event mode and the dual mode are switched and displayed on the display. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 18.   21. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 18, wherein the number of the remote device set to the sleep mode is described around the displayed table. The operation mode of the remote device is:
Including the operation mode in which the device is operating and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation,
When an input to change the setting from the one operation mode to the other operation mode is input from the input means provided in the remote device, the other operation mode is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
If the operation mode is received, the remote device number is displayed in the first color,
23. The monitoring control method of a remote monitoring system according to claim 21, wherein when the standby mode is received, the second color display is performed. The operation mode of the remote device is:
This includes the operation mode in which the device is in operation and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation, and is set when the one input mode is set to the other operation mode from the first input means. The state is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
When the operation mode is received, the row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in the first color display, and when the standby mode is received, the second color display is displayed. The monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system according to claim 21. The server display means includes:
The row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in a third color when the remote device is set to the sleep mode or the semi-sleep mode. A monitoring control method for a remote monitoring system. Remotely monitoring and displaying monitor data including at least one of event data for notifying the state of operation mode for each of a plurality of remote devices and monitor data of a predetermined monitoring item for each remote device via a network A monitoring server of the monitoring system,
The server
An input means for inputting a command for setting a monitoring mode for each remote device and a command for setting a display condition of the monitoring data;
Storage means for storing the event data and the monitor data received from the remote devices via the network;
For the remote device whose monitoring mode is set to the execution mode, the event data and the monitor data stored in a predetermined procedure are read from the storage means and displayed on the display, and the event data Or receive an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data,
For the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the sleep mode, the event data is received from the remote device or an alarm is notified when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data. Only the event data and the monitor data received first are displayed on the display, the subsequent event data and the monitor data are read from the storage means, updated and displayed on the display, and an alarm is notified. A monitoring server of the remote monitoring system, comprising: The display means receives the event data from the remote device with respect to the remote device in which the monitoring mode is set to the semi-pause mode, or notifies an alarm when an abnormality is detected in the monitor data. The received event data and the monitor data are displayed on the display, and thereafter, the event data is read from the storage means, updated and displayed on the display, and an alarm is notified. 26. The monitoring server of a remote monitoring system according to claim 25, wherein The display control means includes
When the monitoring mode of the remote device is set to the sleep mode, the monitoring mode of the remote device is automatically returned to the execution mode when a predetermined time has elapsed with reference to a built-in timer. The monitoring server of the remote monitoring system according to claim 25 or 26. The display control means includes
Each of the event data and the monitor data constitutes an event screen and a monitor data screen displayed on the display in the form of a table arranged corresponding to each remote device,
Two screens, an event mode in which only the event screen is displayed on the display, a monitor data mode in which only the monitor data screen is displayed on the display, and the event screen and the monitor data screen are arranged on the same screen. 27. The monitoring server of a remote monitoring system according to claim 26, wherein any one of said dual modes is displayed on said display in accordance with a setting from said input means.   29. The monitoring server of a remote monitoring system according to claim 28, wherein the number of the remote device set in the hibernation mode is described around the displayed table. The operation mode of the remote device is:
Including the operation mode in which the device is operating and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation,
When an input to change the setting from the one operation mode to the other operation mode is input from the input means included in the remote device, the other operation mode is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
If the operation mode is received, the remote device number is displayed in the first color,
30. The monitoring server of a remote monitoring system according to claim 29, wherein the second color display is displayed when the standby mode is received. The operation mode of the remote device is:
This includes the operation mode in which the device is in operation and the standby mode in non-operation related to adjustment and preparation, and is set when the one input mode is set to the other operation mode from the first input means. The state is transmitted to the server as the event data,
The display control means of the server that has received the event data,
When the operation mode is received, the row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in the first color display, and when the standby mode is received, the second color display is displayed. 30. The monitoring server of the remote monitoring system according to claim 29. The display means includes
30. The row or column corresponding to the remote device of the table is displayed in a third color when the remote device is set to the sleep mode or the semi-sleep mode. Remote monitoring system monitoring server.

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