JP2008152503A - Remote monitoring system, and report device and remote monitoring method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote monitoring system which easily and surely acquires data related to setting position information of a number of report devices set over a wide area and registers a terminal database (terminal table), and also to provide a report device and a remote monitoring method therefor. <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises a plurality of report devices 20 and a monitoring device 40 mutually connected through a telephone line network 50. Each report device 20 includes a position information acquisition part 21, an abnormality detection part 22, and an information transmitting part 23. The position information acquisition part 21 acquires position information from a position information input means, for example, a GPS cellular phone 30 through the telephone line network 50 and retains it. The information transmitting part 23 transmits position information (setting place data) of the position information acquisition part 21 to the monitoring device 40 together with terminal identification information (ID) of the corresponding report device 20 through the telephone line network 50 to preliminarily form a terminal setting place database. When abnormality information is received from the report device 20, the setting place of the report device concerned is displayed on the display part 43 of the monitoring device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote monitoring system, a notification device thereof, and a remote monitoring method, and more particularly to a GPS (Global Positioning System) mobile phone including a plurality of notification devices installed over a wide area connected via a telephone network. The present invention relates to a remote monitoring system that simplifies position data registration operation, a method thereof, and a program therefor.

  A monitoring system including a large number of, for example, 100 or more notification devices arranged in a wide area (that is, a wide area) is developed and widely spread. For example, in a building management system and a home security (security) system, a reporting device with a sensor is installed in a building or house that covers a wide area for which a service contract is made. Such a notification device is connected to a monitoring device of a center (headquarters) connected via a telephone line to constitute a monitoring system.

  The respective position information is registered in advance in each reporting device of such a monitoring system. And if any sensor of these many reporting devices detects an abnormality (for example, fire, intrusion of a suspicious person, breakdown of internal equipment, etc.), an abnormality is detected in the monitoring device installed in the center through a telephone line. To be notified. Therefore, the operator of this monitoring device (monitoring person) immediately identifies the location where the abnormality occurred based on the display or alarm of the display device (monitor) etc., dispatches the person in charge (or monitoring person), and related ministries (for example, Report to the nearest fire department or police station to enable immediate action to prevent or minimize damage.

  In order to enable a rapid measure against abnormality detection in such a monitoring system, it is important that each reporting device is highly reliable and that the location information of each reporting device is detailed and accurate. For that purpose, it is indispensable to input or register in advance detailed and accurate installation position information of each reporting device.

  The prior art in such a technical field is disclosed or proposed in many documents. Remotely registering the location data applied to the monitored object, which is the equipment to be managed installed in the building, by operating the GPS compatible portable receiver to obtain the positioning information of the latitude and longitude A simple and efficient initial registration method of location data applied to a monitoring device is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, when emergency information is instructed to the mobile reporting terminal device, the current location (report location) of the mobile reporting terminal device is sent to the report receiving terminal device via the public switched telephone network based on the type of emergency message to be notified. ) Is notified (for example, see Patent Document 2). Furthermore, there is disclosed a management method and system for facility equipment in which a transmission device capable of making a call to a mobile phone network is attached to a managed device to perform maintenance of the equipment (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-322267 (page 3, FIG. 1) Registered Utility Model Publication No. 046258 (pages 10-11, Fig. 1) JP 2004-236148 A (page 3-4, FIG. 1)

  However, the prior art as described above has the following problems to be solved. First of all, it takes a lot of time to register the location where the reporting terminal is installed, which increases the labor cost. Secondly, the location registration of the reporting terminal may cause a setting error due to the operator's unfamiliarity or carelessness, which may hinder the operation of the monitoring system. In addition, in a remote monitoring system including a plurality of notification devices, there is a problem that it is necessary to individually set the time of the timer of each notification device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote monitoring system, a reporting device, and a remote monitoring method that can eliminate or reduce such problems.

  The remote monitoring system, the reporting device and the remote monitoring method according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configuration.

(1) In a remote monitoring system that is installed over a wide area and monitors and transmits abnormality information from a plurality of reporting devices having an abnormality detection unit to a monitoring device at a remote location via a telephone communication line network,
Each reporting device of the plurality of reporting devices provides the monitoring device with the acquired location information together with a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information transmitted via the telephone network and terminal identification information of each reporting device. A remote monitoring system including an information transmission unit for transmission.
(2) The remote monitoring system according to (1), wherein the position information transmitted to the reporting device is transmitted from a mobile phone with a GPS function that is commonly used for at least a part of the plurality of reporting devices.
(3) The remote monitoring system according to (2), wherein the notification device includes a timer for time management, and the timer adjusts the time according to time data transmitted from the mobile phone.
(4) The remote monitoring system according to (1), (2), or (3), wherein the monitoring device includes a database in which the terminal identification information and the location information transmitted from the plurality of notification devices are registered in advance.
(5) The remote monitoring system according to (4), further comprising a display unit that displays the position information of a corresponding reporting device with reference to the database when the monitoring device receives abnormality information transmitted from the reporting device.
(6) In order to report and monitor abnormalities from a plurality of equipment installed over a wide area via a telephone network to a monitoring device provided at a remote location, it is provided for each installation location of the equipment. In the remote monitoring system reporting device,
An abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality of the equipment and the like, a position information acquisition unit that acquires installation position information of the equipment and the like via the telephone line network, the position information acquired by the position information acquisition, and the A notification device for a remote monitoring system, comprising: an information transmission unit that transmits abnormality information detected by an abnormality detection unit to the monitoring device.
(7) The remote monitoring system according to (6), further including a timer for managing time of abnormality information detected by the abnormality detection unit, wherein the time of the timer is adjusted based on time data transmitted from the communication line Reporting device.
(8) In a remote monitoring method in which monitoring is performed by a remote monitoring device connected via a communication line network with a plurality of reporting devices installed over a wide area in order to detect an abnormality of the monitored device,
Transmitting the installation location information via the telephone line network from each installation location of the plurality of reporting devices prior to operation;
Storing the transmitted installation location information in a memory in the reporting device;
Transmitting the installation location information stored in the memory together with the terminal identification information of the communication device to the monitoring device via the telephone network;
Creating a terminal location database in advance based on the received location information and the location information;
A remote monitoring method comprising: when receiving the abnormality information from the reporting device, displaying the location information of the reporting device on the display unit of the monitoring device with reference to the terminal location database.
(9) The remote monitoring method according to (8), wherein the position information transmitted to the notification device via the telephone line network is transmitted by a mobile phone with a GPS function.
(10) The remote monitoring method according to (9), further comprising the step of adjusting the time of a timer built in each notification device based on information from the mobile phone with GPS function.

  According to the remote monitoring system, the notification device, and the remote monitoring method of the present invention, the following specific effects can be obtained. In other words, the position information (installation location information) of a plurality of reporting devices installed over a wide area is simple and easy to communicate via a telephone line network by a mobile phone with a GPS function, for example, a position information input means without any skill. It can be set accurately. In addition, when a mobile phone with a GPS function is used, time information is also included, so that it is possible to easily and accurately set timers built in a large number of notification devices. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for a building remote monitoring system that monitors the operation of monitored devices in a large number of distributed office buildings.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a preferred embodiment of a monitoring system, a method thereof, and a program therefor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic overall configuration of a preferred embodiment of a remote monitoring system according to the present invention. The remote monitoring system 10 includes a plurality of notification devices (only one is shown in FIG. 1) 20, a portable terminal 30, a monitoring device 40, and the plurality of notification devices 20, the portable terminal 30 and the monitoring device 40 wired or wirelessly. It is constituted by a telephone line network 50 interconnecting with each other.

  In the remote monitoring system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 30 is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone having a GPS function. As will be described later, the portable terminal 30 is used to input and set position information of a monitored device or the like. The device notifying device 20 is provided with one or more sensors, and monitors, for example, a monitored device (not shown) under the control of a built-in program, detects the abnormality, and detects the abnormality when the abnormality is detected. A computer or the like that operates to report to the monitoring device 40 via 50. The monitoring device 40 is a computer or the like that receives notifications from a plurality of notification devices via the telephone network 50 and operates under the control of a built-in program so as to perform predetermined processing as will be described later.

  Next, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a specific example of the reporting device 20 and the monitoring device 40 in the remote monitoring system 10 shown in FIG.

  First, the reporting device 20 includes a position information acquisition unit 21, an abnormality detection unit (or sensor) 22, an information transmission unit 23, and a network control unit 24. The main functions of the constituent units 21 to 24 constituting the reporting device 20 will be described. The location information acquisition unit 21 acquires location information of monitored devices and the like that the reporting device 20 is in charge of monitoring from the mobile terminal 30 via the telephone line network 50 and stores the location information in an internal memory (not shown). The abnormality detection unit 22 detects one or more types of abnormality that occur (or are input) in the monitored device or the like. The information transmission unit 23 receives the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 21 together with the terminal number of the reporting device 20 and the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 22, and transmits this to the monitoring device 40 via the network control unit 24. To do. The network control unit 24 controls input / output of information with the monitoring device 40 via the telephone line network 50.

  Next, the monitoring device 40 in the remote monitoring system 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes an information analysis unit 41, a terminal installation location database (or table) 42, a display unit 43, and a network control unit 44. The main function of each school west part 41-44 which comprises this monitoring apparatus 40 is demonstrated. The information analysis unit 41 analyzes the information from the notification device 20 via the telephone line network 50, searches for the address of the position information, and inputs it to the terminal installation location database 42. The terminal installation location database 42 registers the terminal numbers and terminal installation locations of the plurality of reporting devices 20 as a database or a table. The display unit 43 displays information related to a specific notification device (for example, a notification device that has detected an abnormality) among the plurality of notification devices 20 based on information from the information analysis unit 41 and the terminal installation location database 42. A display device such as a liquid crystal display panel (LCD). That is, the display unit 43 reads the information notified from the reporting device 20 with the name registered in the terminal installation location database (table) 42 and displays the information. The network control unit 44 performs an interface for communication with the notification device 20 via the telephone line network 44.

  Next, the operation of the preferred embodiment of the remote monitoring system 10 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a data setting method or procedure of the remote monitoring system 10. On the other hand, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote monitoring system 10, that is, the monitoring operation.

  First, a data setting procedure for automatically creating system data of the remote monitoring system 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 3 shows the operations among the mobile phone 30, the notification device 20, and the monitoring device 40 in FIGS. 1 and 2 separately.

  In the automatic creation of the system data, first, a call is made from the GPS mobile phone 30 having a GPS function to the reporting terminal 20 (step A1). Next, the reporting device 20 acquires the location information from the mobile phone 30 and stores it (step A2). Then, the reporting device 20 transmits the location information (installation location information) together with the terminal identification information (ID) to the monitoring device 40 via the network control unit 24 and the telephone line network 50 (step A3). The monitoring device 40 acquires the address (installation location) of the terminal device based on the position information transmitted from the reporting device 20 (step A4). Finally, the monitoring device 40 saves (or registers) the acquired address as system data in the terminal installation location database 42 (step A5), thereby completing the system data creation procedure.

  Next, the operation of the remote monitoring system 10 according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the operation between the reporting device 20 and the monitoring device 40 is shown separately.

  First, when an abnormality occurs or an abnormality is input to the monitored device in charge of the notification device 20 according to the present invention (step B1), the abnormality detection unit 22 including the sensor of the notification device 20 detects the abnormality information (step B1). B2). Therefore, the abnormality transmitter 23 of the notification device 20 transmits abnormality information to the monitoring device 40 via the telephone line network 50 (step B3). The abnormality information transmitted from the reporting device 20 is input to the information analysis unit 41 of the monitoring device 40, and the corresponding terminal, that is, the address information of the reporting device 20 is acquired with reference to the terminal installation location database (terminal table) 42. (Step B4). Finally, based on the analysis result of the information analysis unit 41 of the monitoring device 40, the address (installation location) of the reporting device 20 corresponding to the display unit 43 is displayed (step B5).

  As can be understood from the above description, according to the remote monitoring system, the reporting device and the remote monitoring method of the present invention, even in a remote monitoring system including a large number (for example, 100 or more) of reporting devices, The terminal location database can be input easily and accurately without being affected by an operator input error, and can be automatically registered in the terminal location database of the monitoring device. Therefore, the object of the present invention described above can be achieved. Therefore, the present invention is particularly suitable when applied to a monitoring system including a large number of notification devices that require address (installation location) input.

  The above description has been made based on a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, such embodiments are merely examples of the present invention, and the present invention should not be limited only to such embodiments, and may be used for specific purposes without departing from the gist and spirit of the present invention. It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made accordingly.

  For example, GPS mobile phone information includes time information as well as accurate position information. Each notification device generally incorporates a timer for time management, and this timer also needs to be initialized. If the time adjustment of the timer is performed based on the time information from the GPS mobile phone described above, simple and accurate timer setting is possible. And it is possible to operate the remote monitoring system more accurately by accurately setting the times of a large number of reporting devices based on GPS. Note that the timer and its time setting itself are well known to those skilled in the art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a remote monitoring system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the specific example of the alerting | reporting apparatus and monitoring apparatus in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the data setting procedure of the remote monitoring system by this invention. Is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote monitoring system according to the present invention,

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Remote monitoring system 20 Reporting apparatus 21 Position information acquisition part 22 Abnormality detection part 23 Information transmission part 30 Cellular phone (with GPS function)
40 Monitoring Device 41 Information Analysis Unit 42 Terminal Installation Location Database 43 Display Unit 50 Telephone Line Network

Claims (10)

In a remote monitoring system that is installed over a wide area and transmits and monitors abnormal information from a plurality of notification devices having an abnormality detection unit to a monitoring device in a remote location via a telephone communication line network,
Each reporting device of the plurality of reporting devices provides the monitoring device with the acquired location information together with a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information transmitted via the telephone network and terminal identification information of each reporting device. A remote monitoring system comprising an information transmission unit for transmission.   2. The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the location information transmitted to the reporting device is transmitted from a mobile phone with a GPS function that is commonly used for at least a part of the plurality of reporting devices.   The remote monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the notification device includes a timer for time management, and the time is adjusted by time data transmitted from the mobile phone.   The remote monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device includes a database in which the terminal identification information and the location information transmitted from the plurality of reporting devices are registered in advance.   5. The remote according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring device includes a display unit that displays position information of a corresponding notification device with reference to the database when receiving abnormality information transmitted from the notification device. Monitoring system. Remotely provided for each installation location of the equipment to monitor abnormalities from multiple equipment installed over a wide area by reporting to a monitoring device provided in a remote location via a telephone network In the monitoring system reporting device,
An abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality of the equipment and the like, a position information acquisition unit that acquires installation position information of the equipment and the like via the telephone line network, the position information acquired by the position information acquisition, and the A notification device for a remote monitoring system, comprising: an information transmission unit that transmits abnormality information detected by an abnormality detection unit to the monitoring device.   The timer according to claim 6, further comprising a timer that manages a time of abnormality information detected by the abnormality detection unit, wherein the time of the timer is adjusted based on time data transmitted from the communication line. Remote monitoring system reporting device. In a remote monitoring method for monitoring with a monitoring device in a remote location connected via a communication network with a plurality of reporting devices installed over a wide area in order to detect an abnormality of the monitored device,
Transmitting the installation location information via the telephone line network from each installation location of the plurality of reporting devices prior to operation;
Storing the transmitted installation location information in a memory in the reporting device;
Transmitting the installation location information stored in the memory to the monitoring device via the telephone line network together with terminal identification information of the communication device;
Creating a terminal location database in advance based on the received location information and the location information;
A remote monitoring method comprising: when receiving the abnormality information from the reporting device, displaying the location information of the reporting device on a display unit of the monitoring device with reference to the terminal location database .   9. The remote monitoring method according to claim 8, wherein the position information transmitted to the notification device via the telephone line network is transmitted by a mobile phone with a GPS function. The remote monitoring method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of adjusting a time of a timer built in each notification device based on information from the mobile phone with GPS function.

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