JP2010206738A - Remote defense system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote defense system which automatizes an overtime-work confirmation job etc. by a watching center controller. <P>SOLUTION: The remote defense system includes a center device, a watching center equipment with an external device etc., a plurality of defense terminals which are connected with the center device through a first communication network located in users, and a plurality of user terminals which are connected with an outside apparatus through a second communication network. The center device includes a defense terminal access means which performs transmitting/receiving a signal with the defense terminal and a defense start determination means which detects a state where a defense set signal is not received on a defense starting time for each defense terminal and produces a defense not-yet-starting signal for the defense terminal to send it to an external device. The external device includes a not-yet-starting mail producing means which produces a not-yet-starting mail based on the signal and an user terminal access means which transmits the mail to its user terminal in the predetermined communication processing order and receives an answer from the user terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a security system for crime prevention, and more particularly to a remote security system comprising a monitoring center facility, a plurality of security terminals and user terminals connected to the monitoring center facility.

  With the development of various electronic devices and communication technologies in recent years, remote security systems that centrally monitor and control a large number of security terminals installed at remote locations via various communication networks from a central monitoring center have become widespread. It was way. In general, in such a remote security system, the employee who leaves the security area of the user facility lastly sets the security terminal to the security mode at a predetermined security start time, and after that, the security terminal is guarded. It is a mechanism that considers the movement of people in the area as the movement of illegal intruders and reports it to the monitoring center.

  By the way, when an employee remains in the security area of the user facility due to overtime, a signal that the security terminal is set to the security mode even after a predetermined security start time (hereinafter referred to as “security set signal”) is generated. A situation occurs in which it is not sent to the monitoring center. In such a case, a system in which the controller of the monitoring center uses a contact means such as a telephone to contact the corresponding user facility and confirms the delay of the transition to the security mode for the employees who remain in the security area. Has been adopted.

  However, such a processing system through manual operation by the controller is extremely complicated and inefficient, and often causes confusion such as forgetting to set a guard or misreporting due to human error. For this reason, in order to prevent the malfunction concerned, the invention about the security system as shown by patent documents 1 thru | or 4 is disclosed, for example.

  Briefly explaining the configuration of the security system disclosed in these patent documents, the employee can check the start time of the security mode from the keyboard and key switch of the input operation unit provided in the security terminal of each user facility. Information such as changes can be input, and the transmission time of the security set signal from each security terminal to the monitoring center can be freely changed accordingly.

JP-A-8-36685 JP-A-8-69587 JP 2000-123272 A JP 2000-207666 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in these patent documents, a user employee who is not related to the security work on a daily basis performs an unfamiliar input operation from the security terminal. There was a possibility that it might occur. In addition, due to the personnel arrangement at the user facility, it may be necessary to transfer the input operation method to non-regular employees such as part-time workers and part-timers, and there is a problem in terms of security maintenance at the user facility. It was.

  Further, in the above-described conventional technology, it is necessary to provide an input operation unit in the security terminal device itself, which causes a complicated structure in the security terminal device and an increase in device cost. Furthermore, when updating an existing remote security system including a security terminal that does not have such an input operation unit to a new system in which the security start time can be changed, it is necessary to replace all security terminals. There was also a problem that the system of the security service provided could not be easily updated.

  The present invention aims to solve such a problem in the prior art, and more specifically, in a system including a security terminal that does not include a change input operation unit such as a security start time, It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote security system that can automate overtime confirmation work by a controller of a monitoring center without modifying or replacing the equipment.

In order to solve the above problem, a remote security system according to the first aspect of the present invention,
A monitoring center facility including a center device, an external device connected to the center device and a monitoring control console, and a plurality of security terminals installed in the security area of the user and connected to the center device via a first communication line network And a remote security system comprising a plurality of user terminals connected to the external device via a second communication line network,
The center device includes a security terminal access means for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each security terminal via the first communication line network, and a security terminal at a security start time predetermined for each security terminal. Security start determination means for determining this when a security set signal indicating that the terminal has shifted to the security state does not arrive, generating a security non-start signal for the corresponding security terminal, and sending the signal to the external device; Including,
The external device includes an unstarted mail generation means for generating an unstarted mail for allowing the user to recognize that the security terminal has not shifted to the security state based on the security unstarted signal, and the second communication line network And a user terminal access means for transmitting the unstarted mail to a corresponding user terminal based on a predetermined communication processing procedure and receiving an input of a reply signal from the user terminal. .

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, when the security terminal installed in the user's security area does not shift to the security state even when the predetermined security start time is reached, the security information transmission that connects the security terminal and the monitoring center This situation is referred to as a general-purpose terminal device (hereinafter referred to as “user terminal”) such as a user's personal computer or mobile phone using a communication line network (for example, a general-purpose network such as the Internet) different from the communication line network for use. ) Can be notified by email.

A remote security system according to the second aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the first aspect,
In the communication processing procedure, at least one or more user terminals associated in advance with the security terminal for which the security not-start signal is created are sequentially called in a predetermined sequence, and the unstarted mail is sent to each of the user terminals. It is the communication processing procedure which transmits this.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, since the unstarted mail is sequentially and time-sequentially transmitted to a plurality of user terminals previously associated with one security terminal, the corresponding security terminal shifts to the security state. The user can be surely recognized that it is not.

A remote security system according to the third aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the first aspect,
The communication processing procedure is a communication processing for performing broadcast transmission of the unstarted mail to all of at least one or more user terminals previously associated with the guard terminal that is the target of the guard not-start signal creation. It is a procedure.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, as in the case of the second aspect described above, unstarted mail is broadcasted to a plurality of user terminals associated in advance with respect to one guard terminal. It is possible to make the user more surely recognize that the security terminal to be transferred has not shifted to the security state.

A remote security system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the first aspect,
The unstarted email has a link address to the overtime information input site,
The external device has a predetermined overtime information signal based on overtime information included in a reply signal that is accessed by the user from the user terminal to the link address and is input to the user terminal access means via a second communication network. And overtime information signal generating means for transmitting the signal to the center device,
The center device further includes overtime information management notification means for managing various types of overtime information included in the overtime information signal and notifying the monitoring control console of the information.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, the employee of the user who has recognized that the security terminal has not shifted to the security state accesses the link address of the overtime information input site attached to the received unstarted email. In addition, it is possible to input information such as time remaining in overtime (hereinafter referred to as “overtime information”) from the user terminal.

  Then, the external device on the center facility side that has received the input via the second communication line network such as the Internet generates a predetermined overtime information signal based on this and sends the signal to the center device. The center apparatus that has received the information can manage the information included in the signal and notify the monitoring control console of the center facility of the information, thereby allowing the controller to know the overtime information in the user facility.

A remote security system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the fourth aspect,
The center device further includes security time resetting means for setting a security start time corresponding to overtime data included in the overtime information signal in the security start determination means.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, a new security start time is automatically set for a security terminal whose transition to the security mode is delayed due to overtime of a user employee without a manual setting operation by the controller of the monitoring center. Will be reset.

A remote security system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the first aspect,
The unstarted email is provided with a link address to a remote control request input site,
The external device accesses the link address by a user from a user terminal, and performs predetermined security based on security set request information included in a reply signal input to the user terminal access means via a second communication network. A security request signal generating means for generating a request signal and sending the signal to the center device;
The center device further includes a guard set control signal generating means for generating a guard set control signal for shifting the corresponding guard terminal to the guard state based on the guard request signal and sending the signal to the guard terminal access means. It is characterized by that.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, the employee of the user who forgot to set the security terminal provided in the user's security area to the security mode and returned home is attached to the received unstarted mail. It is possible to access the link address of the remote control request input site and input information (hereinafter referred to as “security set request information”) for requesting a process for shifting the security terminal from the monitoring center to the security mode from the user terminal.

  Then, the external device on the center facility side that receives the input via the second communication line network such as the Internet generates a predetermined security request signal based on this and sends the signal to the center device. In response to this signal, the center apparatus generates a security set control signal for shifting the security terminal to the security mode based on the signal, and transmits the security set control signal to the corresponding security terminal via the security terminal access means and the first communication line network. Can be sent.

A remote security system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is the remote security system according to the first aspect,
The user terminal is included in a detachable structure in a part of a device casing constituting the security terminal.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, for example, a user terminal such as a mobile phone or a PHS terminal is built in a detachable structure in the casing of the security terminal device installed in the user. The unity with the user terminal is strengthened, and the convenience during operation can be further improved.

  According to the present invention, in a remote security system comprising a monitoring center and a security terminal, notification to the user that the security terminal is not set in the security mode, or the reason for the security mode not being set by the user, or the security mode Input of information related to the extended time until the user is set (that is, overtime hours for the user) or the like can be performed by a general user terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer, instead of an input operation from the security terminal itself.

  Therefore, it is possible to easily update the service of the security system without replacing the existing security terminal with a new device having an information input operation function, a transmission function, and the like. In addition, for the equipment on the monitoring center side, it is only necessary to add external devices that can access the user terminal via a general communication line network such as the Internet to the conventional center device. Is no longer necessary.

  Further, since the communication between the monitoring center and the user terminal is performed using a general-purpose communication line network such as the Internet different from the dedicated communication line network used for transmission / reception of security monitoring information and security control signals, Redundancy during system operation can be increased. In addition, since normal e-mail is used for information communication between the monitoring center and the user terminal, for example, processing such as mail transfer using the user's mail server is possible, and communication processing such as information transmission / distribution is possible. It becomes possible to give flexibility in the procedure.

  Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments which are the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, Example 1 of the remote security system which is one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the system configuration diagram shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the remote security system according to the first embodiment mainly includes a monitoring center 1, a plurality of security terminals 2 installed at user facilities in various places, the plurality of security terminals 2 and the monitoring center 1. A first communication line network 41 to be connected, a plurality of user terminals 3 accessible to employees working at each user facility, and a second communication line network to connect the plurality of user terminals 3 and the monitoring center 1 42.

  The monitoring center 1 is a facility operated by, for example, a security company or various organizations / organizations engaged in security operations, and mainly includes a center device 10, an external device 20, and a monitoring control console 30. A controller is resident in the monitoring center 1 and constantly monitors the status of a large number of security terminals 2 in the jurisdiction area of the monitoring center 1 from the monitoring control console 30.

  For the notification from the monitoring control console 30 to the controller, it is possible to use any means such as an alarm notification method such as an alarm sound or a synthesized voice, or a notification method using a display of a figure or a message via a display. It is. Further, the controller remotely performs various control operations on the security terminals 2 at various locations via operation input units (not shown) such as a keyboard and various switches provided on the monitoring control console 30. It is also possible.

  The center device 10 is a part that monitors and controls each security terminal 2 provided in a user facility in the jurisdiction area of the center, and mainly includes a security terminal access unit 11, a security start determination unit 12, and overtime information. The management notification means 13 and the security time resetting means 14 are comprised. In addition to this, the center device 10 also performs various functions such as a power supply site for the entire device, a recording site for various monitoring / control information, and an interface site for the monitoring control console 30. Although the site | part is contained, since these site | parts have no direct relationship with implementation of this invention, the description and description are abbreviate | omitted.

  In the center device 10, the security terminal access means 11 is a part that transmits and receives signals to and from the security terminal 2 in the jurisdiction area via the first communication line network 41, and is a security terminal in user facilities in various places. Various monitoring information signals or security control signals are transmitted / received to / from 2, and the results are transmitted to other functional parts in the center apparatus 10 including the security start determination means 12.

  The security start determination means 12 is a part that analyzes the information received from the security terminal access means 11 for each security terminal. In particular, a security set signal is preset and registered from the security terminal 2 placed in each user facility. It is determined whether or not it has been transmitted by the security start time.

  That is, for the security terminal 2 for which the security set signal has not been received even after a predetermined security start time has elapsed, the security start determination means 12 generates a security non-start signal for the security terminal and outputs this to the external device 20. To send. Incidentally, it is assumed that the security start time corresponding to each security terminal 2 is stored in advance in a memory unit (not shown) in the center device 10.

  The overtime information management notifying means 13 manages the overtime information signal received from the external device 20, extracts information such as overtime department and overtime in the user facility from the signal, and extracts the extracted information from the monitoring control console 30. This is the part that reports to the controller of the monitoring center via The security time resetting means 14 automatically resets the security start time delayed by overtime in the security start determination means 12 as a new security start time in accordance with the overtime information signal. It is a part to do.

  In the remote security system of the first embodiment, the function of the security time resetting means 14 can be selectively added. Therefore, when the function of the security time resetting means 14 is not selected, the controller who receives the overtime information notification from the overtime information management notification means 13 through the monitoring control console 30 takes into account the overtime delay time. A new guard start time is set by a manual operation from the operation input unit of the monitoring control console 30.

  On the other hand, the external device 20 is a part that communicates with the user terminal 3 in the security jurisdiction area of the monitoring center and exchanges various information with these terminals. , User terminal access means 22, and overtime information signal generation means 23. The external device 20 also includes various functional parts other than those described above, as in the case of the center device 10 described above, but these parts are not directly related to the implementation of the present invention. The description is omitted.

  In the external device 20, the unstarted mail generation means 21 is a part that generates a predetermined unstarted mail based on the security non-start signal received from the security start determination means 12 of the center apparatus 10, and is created in this part. The unstarted mail is sent to the user terminal access means 22. Details of the format of the unstarted mail text will be described in an operation example of the first embodiment to be described later.

  The user terminal access unit 22 is a part that controls transmission and reception of various information to and from the user terminal 3 via the second communication line network 42. Incidentally, the overtime information input site described later may be provided in such a site, or the site may be provided in a server managed by a user or a provider connected via a network such as the Internet. Also good. The communication between the user terminal access means 22 and each user terminal 3 is performed by transmission / reception of general electronic mail using the Internet or the like.

  The overtime information signal generation means 23 generates a predetermined overtime information signal based on the overtime information included in the mail transmitted from the user terminal 3 and sends it to the center device 10. In addition, in the mail transmission from the user terminal 3, the user employee who has received the unstarted mail accesses the link address (URL) to the overtime information input site attached to the unstarted mail from the user terminal 3. It is done by

  The first communication line network 41 in the remote security system according to the first embodiment is a communication line network using a dedicated line or a subscriber line provided by a communication carrier such as NTT. The second communication line network 42 is a normal data communication network using, for example, the Internet or e-mail provided by various providers using the communication company's line network.

  The security terminal 2 is a machine security terminal device provided in user facilities in various places, and has a communication processing function for transmitting and receiving signals via various security sensors and the first communication network 41. It has been incorporated. Various types of monitoring information is transmitted from the security terminal 2 to the center device 10 via the first communication network 41, and various control signals are transmitted from the center device 10 to the security terminal 2.

  As described above, the user terminal 3 is a mobile phone or PHS terminal owned by an employee of the user facility, or a personal computer having a network connection function installed in the employee's workplace or home, and the second communication. It is connected to the external device 20 of the monitoring center 1 via the line network 42. The user terminal 3 is not limited to these devices, and any user terminal 3 can be used as long as it is a data terminal device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function via a network such as the Internet.

  Note that the number of user terminals 3 assigned to one security terminal 2 is not limited to one, and a plurality of user terminals 3 can be assigned to one security terminal 2. It is. Also, different types of user terminals 3 such as mobile phones or personal computers can be mixed and assigned to one security terminal 2. It is assumed that the mail addresses of the plurality of user terminals 3 are set and registered in advance in a memory unit (not shown) of the external device 20.

  Next, the operation example in the remote security system of the present Example 1 is demonstrated based on the operation processing flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the security set signal has not arrived from the security terminal 2 installed in the user facility even after a predetermined security start time has elapsed, the processing operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. . First, when a guard not-start signal is generated in the guard-unstart signal generation process of step S201 in the same figure and this signal is transmitted to the unstart mail generation means 21 of the external device 20, transmission of an unstart mail is performed in step S202. A destination list creation process is performed.

  That is, based on data set and registered in advance in a memory unit (not shown) of the external device 20, mails of a plurality of user terminals 3 associated with the security terminal 2 that is considered to have not started security. A search is made for addresses, and a destination mail address list for the user terminal 3 on the other side to which unstarted mail is to be sent is created.

  Thereafter, the text of the unstarted mail is created in step S203, and further, in step S204, URL attachment processing indicating the link to the overtime information input site is performed on the created mail text. Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of the format of the unstarted mail text.

  In the figure, the “mail standard header” in (1) corresponds to the head sentence of the mail text, and for example, a sentence set in advance in the management function of this system is used. By the way, in the default state of this system, the wording “The guard set time has come” is prepared. Moreover, (2) is a simple separator symbol on the mail screen.

  The “contractee number” in (3) is a management number for a contractee user who sends an unstarted mail, that is, a management number used for user management in the monitoring center 1. It is displayed in a form such as “2 digits-4 digits”. Further, the “contractee name” in (4) displays the name of the contract user registered in the monitoring center 1 with, for example, about 15 full-width characters. (5) is a simple delimiter symbol as in (2) above.

  On the other hand, the “block number” in (6) is a number indicating an area block of the user security area that has not started security even after a predetermined security start time, and is, for example, a character of about two digits. It shall be represented by a column. The “block name” in (7) indicates the name of the security area block indicated by the block number. For example, a character name represented by about 15 full-width characters is used.

  These block numbers and block names are set and registered in advance in the monitoring center 1. For example, in accordance with the actual operation of the security system, the controller can input the operation input unit ( It is assumed that an arbitrary number, character, or the like is input from the center device 10 or the memory unit (not shown) of the external device 20 by inputting any number or character from the not shown.

  (8) is also a simple delimiter similar to (2) and (5) above. Also, (9) is a sentence that prompts the user to input information for overtime confirmation. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, “If you want to change the security set time, please access the following URL.” Can be used. On the other hand, (10) shows an access URL to the overtime information input site.

  When the entire unstarted mail text is completed by the above processing, unstarted mail transmission processing is started in the next step S205. Needless to say, in the mail transmission processing procedure, mails are sequentially transmitted from the user terminal 3 having the highest priority on the list in accordance with the destination list created in step S202.

  In step S205, when unstarted mail transmission processing is performed for the first transmission destination in the transmission destination list, the process proceeds to next step S206, where timer setting processing is performed. That is, a waiting time of a predetermined length is provided in order to wait for the processing of the employee of the user who has received the transmitted unstarted mail and confirmed that the security terminal 2 has not been set in security. . As for the length of the waiting time, an arbitrary time length can be selected for each user managed by the monitoring center 1 or for each security terminal in the user facility. Settings can be registered in advance from the control console 30.

  When a predetermined waiting time elapses in step S207, whether or not a security set signal has been sent from the corresponding security terminal 2 in the next step S208, that is, the user's employee who has confirmed unstarted mail at the security terminal. It is determined whether or not a security set operation has been performed by an employee.

  If “YES” is determined in step S208, it means that the employee of the user who has confirmed the unstarted mail has suddenly left the overtime and has left the security area after setting the security terminal 2 in the security state. is doing. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S209, and the center apparatus 10 notifies the controller via the monitoring control console 30 that the security terminal 2 that has not been set has shifted to the normal security set state, The processing operation shown in FIG. 2 ends.

  On the other hand, if “NO” is determined in step S208, it means that the security set signal has not yet arrived from the security terminal 2 that has not started security. In other words, there is a possibility that an employee involved in the user terminal 3 to which the unstarted mail is sent continues overtime in the security area without performing the security set of the security terminal 2. Therefore, in this case, it is determined whether or not any overtime information is input from the user terminal 3 to the overtime information input site (step S210).

  In step S210, when the overtime information is not input from the user's employee, that is, when the determination result is “NO”, there is a possibility that the unstarted mail is not recognized by the destination user employee. is there. Therefore, the process proceeds to the next step S211, and it is determined whether or not there is a next transmission destination in the above-mentioned unstarted mail transmission destination list. As a result, if more destinations remain ("YES" in step S211), the process proceeds to step S212, the mail destination address is switched to a new destination, and the process returns to step S205 again to perform the above-described processing. Repeat the operation.

  On the other hand, if there is no next transmission destination of the unstarted mail in step S211, the process proceeds to the broadcast communication process in step S213. In this step, so-called e-mail broadcast transmission processing is performed for simultaneously transmitting unstarted mails to all user terminals 3 listed in the unstarted mail transmission destination list. Thereby, it is possible to further increase the possibility of making the user's employee recognize the arrival of unstarted mail.

  After the broadcast communication process in step S213, the timer setting process (step S214) and the time waiting process (step S215) similar to steps S206 and S207 are executed. Then, it transfers to step S216 and it is determined whether the guard set signal was sent from the applicable guard terminal 2, ie, whether the guard set operation by the user's employee was completed in the said guard terminal.

  If it is determined as “YES” in step S216, any employee who has confirmed the unstarted e-mail transmitted in a broadcast has suddenly rounded up the overtime and set the security terminal 2 in the guarded state. It means that you have left the facility. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S217, and the center apparatus 10 notifies that the security terminal 2 corresponding to the controller has shifted to the normal security set state via the monitoring control console 30, and is shown in FIG. The processed processing is finished.

  On the other hand, if “NO” is determined in step S216, it indicates that the security set signal has not yet arrived from the security terminal that has not started security. That is, there is a possibility that employees remain in the security area of the user facility and continue overtime. Therefore, in this case, it is determined whether there is an access to the overtime information input site from the user terminal and any overtime information is input (step S218).

  If no overtime information is input from the user in step S218, that is, if the determination result is “NO”, the guard set signal is not received from the guard terminal 2 that has not been guarded. In other words, the user's employees have not confirmed any overtime information input such as a change in the security start time caused by overtime. For this reason, the center apparatus 10 transfers to the unconfirmed notification process of step S219, notifies the abnormal situation concerning the controller via the monitoring control console 30, and then ends the operation process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined as “YES” in each of the above-described steps S210 and S218, it means that any overtime information has been input from any of the user terminals 3, so the process proceeds to step S220. The content of the overtime information input from the user terminal 3 is checked.

  As a result of the check in step S220, when there is an error in the input content (for example, when the time that has already passed is input as the new security start time) (in the case of “NO” in step S221) 2), the process proceeds to step S222, the controller is informed via the monitoring control console 30, and the operation process of FIG.

  On the other hand, if the input content is appropriate (in the case of “YES” in step S221), the process proceeds to step S223, and it is determined whether or not the security start time resetting function is selected in the center device 10. If the same function is selected (in the case of “YES” in step S223), a security time resetting process is executed in step S224. As a result, a new guard start time is reset for the guard terminal that has not been guarded, from the guard time resetting means 14 of the center device 10 to the guard start determining means 12.

  After the completion of such processing, the center apparatus 10 proceeds to step S225, and notifies that the security terminal corresponding to the controller has been restored to the normal security unstarted state via the monitoring control console 30, as shown in FIG. The processing operation to be completed is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the security start time resetting function is not selected (in the case of “NO” in step S223), the process proceeds to step S226, and overtime information indicating the overtime hours and the like sent from the user terminal is monitored. The controller is notified via the control console 30, and the processing operation shown in FIG. In such a case, a new guard start time is set for the guard terminal 2 that has not been guarded through the supervisory control console 30 by manual operation of the controller who has recognized the overtime information. It will be.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of an unstarted mail text that is actually created in the remote security system according to the first embodiment. Incidentally, FIG. 4A shows the case where the user terminal 3 to which the unstarted mail is sent is a personal computer, and FIG. 4B shows the case where the user terminal 3 to which the unstarted mail is sent is a mobile phone. It was.

  Next, Example 2 which is another embodiment of the present invention will be described. Incidentally, the remote security system according to the second embodiment assumes a situation in which, for example, a user employee forgets the security set of the security terminal 2 and returns home. In this case, the security terminal 2 that is not set for security is set by remote control from the monitoring center 1 in response to a request from a user employee who has received unstarted mail via the user terminal 3 such as a mobile phone. become.

  The remote security system according to the second embodiment is based on the system described in the first embodiment, and is configured by adding new components to the system. Therefore, the same constituent elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those shown in FIG. 1, and description of the functions and the like is omitted.

  First, the configuration of the remote security system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the system configuration diagram shown in FIG.

  In the figure, the security request signal generation means 24 included in the external device 20 generates a predetermined security request signal based on the security set request information included in the mail sent from the user terminal 3. This is a part for sending to the center device 10. Note that the mail transmission from the user terminal 3 is performed by the user who has received the unstarted mail from the monitoring center 1 accessing the link address (URL) to the remote control request input site attached to the unstarted mail. Done.

  Incidentally, the remote control request input site may be provided inside the user terminal access means 22 as in the case of the overtime information input site in the first embodiment, or connected via a network such as the Internet. You may make it provide in the server which a user, a provider, etc. which manage.

  On the other hand, the security set control signal generation means 15 included in the center device 10 automatically generates a security set control signal for shifting the security terminal 2 that has not started security to the security state based on the security request signal. This is a part that is generated and sent to the security terminal access means 11. The controller of the monitoring center 1 inputs such a security set control signal to the center device 10 via an operation input unit (not shown) of the monitoring control console 30, and sets the security set for a specific security terminal 2. Needless to say, you can control.

  Next, an operation example in the remote security system according to the second embodiment will be described. By the way, the remote security system according to the second embodiment is based on the system according to the first embodiment as described above. Therefore, the operation process described in the first embodiment can be performed, or in addition to the first embodiment, the present embodiment can be implemented. It is also possible to perform processing that combines the operation processing of Example 2. In the following description, only the processing part added in the second embodiment will be described based on the operation processing flowchart shown in FIG.

  Whether to perform only the operation process of the first embodiment, or to perform the operation process of the second embodiment in addition to the first embodiment, the unit for each user managed by the monitoring center 1 or the user Selection can be made in units of each security terminal in the facility, and the selection can be set in advance from the monitoring control console 30 of the monitoring center 1.

  Similar to the remote security system of the first embodiment, even in the case of the second embodiment, the security is started in spite of the elapse of a predetermined security start time from the security terminal 2 installed in the user facility. When the set signal has not arrived, the operation process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is started.

  First, in step S501 in FIG. 5, a guard not-start signal is generated, in a subsequent step S502, a destination list of unstarted mail is created, and in step S503, the text of the unstarted mail is created. Incidentally, since these processes are common to steps S201 to S203 of FIG. 2 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Note that the basic format of the unstarted mail body created in step S503 is substantially the same as the content described in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment. Then, in the next step S504, URL attachment processing indicating a link to the remote control request input site is performed on the mail text created in the above process.

  That is, in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, (9) is a text prompting the user to input information for overtime confirmation, and (10) is an access URL to an overtime information input site. In (2), a sentence requesting a security set by remote operation by a user, for example, a sentence example such as “If you set a security by remote operation, please access the following URL” is added to (11). In (12), an access URL to the remote control request input site is added.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of an unstarted mail text created according to the second embodiment. Incidentally, FIG. 7A shows the case where the user terminal 3 to which the unstarted mail is sent is a personal computer, and FIG. 7B shows the case where the user terminal 3 to which the unstarted mail is sent is a mobile phone. It was. In the case shown in the figure, since the processing for the overtime confirmation information input described in the first embodiment is also performed, the text for unstarted email text prompting the overtime confirmation information input and access to the overtime information input site The URL is also shown.

  When the entire unstarted mail text is completed by the above processing, processing similar to the operation processing flowchart shown in FIG. 2 of the first embodiment is performed from the next step S505 to step S519. That is, the unstarted mail is sequentially transmitted to the user terminals 3 listed in the transmission destination list, and the guard from the guard terminal 2 targeted at a predetermined time interval each time the unstarted mail is transmitted. It is determined whether there is an incoming set signal (that is, completion of the security set operation) or whether there is access from the user terminal to the remote control request input site (steps S505 to S512).

  Furthermore, even when the transmission of the unstarted mail is completed after completing the transmission destination list, if the security set operation is not completed or there is no access to the remote control request input site from the user terminal, it is listed in the transmission destination list. An unstarted mail is broadcast to all the user terminals 3, and the same determination as above is performed (steps S513 to S519).

  Incidentally, since the operation process is the same as the process of steps S205 to S219 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the description of the part in the first embodiment is replaced with the description of the operation process. However, in the second embodiment, in the determination processing in steps S510 and S518, the security set request information accessed from the user terminal 3 to the remote control request input site is the target of determination.

  That is, when an employee of a user who has forgotten the security set of the security terminal 2 and has left the user facility receives an unstarted mail at his / her own user terminal 3 (for example, a mobile phone), the monitoring center 1 The security set request information for performing the security set of the security terminal 2 by remote control is input to the remote control request input site displayed in the unstarted mail.

  If “YES” is determined in each of steps S510 and S518, it means that the security set request information has been input from any of the user terminals 3, so the process proceeds to step S520, and the user terminal The content of the security set request information input from 3 is checked.

  As a result of the check in step S520, if there is an error in the input content (for example, when a nonexistent security block number or block name is input) (in the case of “NO” in step S521), step After shifting to S522 and notifying the controller via the supervisory control console 30, the operation process of FIG. 6 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the input content is appropriate (in the case of “YES” in step S521), the process proceeds to step S523, and the security set control process from the center apparatus 10 is performed. Specifically, based on the security request signal sent from the security request signal generation means 24 of the external device 20, the security set control signal generation means 15 of the center device 10 performs the security set of the target security terminal 2. A security set control signal is generated.

  The security set control signal is transmitted to the security terminal access means 11 and further transmitted to the targeted security terminal 2 via the communication line network 41. As a result, the security terminal 2 that has not started security is set to the security state, and thereafter, a security set signal indicating a shift to the security state is returned from the security terminal 2 to the center device 10 via the communication line network 41. The center apparatus 10 that has received the security set signal notifies the controller of the information via the monitoring control console 30, and ends the operation process of FIG.

  As described above, in each embodiment according to the present invention, a general Internet connection terminal device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer is used as the user terminal 3 that receives unstarted mail. For this reason, it is not necessary to develop a special security terminal device equipped with an operation input unit, and it is possible to use a general-purpose e-mail delivery processing procedure, and to flexibly set a delivery method for unstarted mail. be able to.

  Further, by dividing the equipment configuration on the monitoring center side into two parts, that is, the center device 10 that is responsible for monitoring control of the security terminal 2 and the external device 20 that communicates various information with the user terminal 3, The side equipment can be flexibly expanded and changed, and the development cost can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to each embodiment described above. For example, the shape and arrangement of each part constituting the present invention, or its material, etc., do not depart from the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say, it can be changed as appropriate according to the actual implementation.

The configuration of the present invention described above can be used in a normal remote security system including a central monitoring center and a number of machine security terminals provided around the central monitoring center.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the remote security system by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement process in the remote security system of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a format of the unstarted mail text used in the remote security system of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the unstarted mail text used in the remote security system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the remote security system by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement process in the remote security system of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the unstarted mail text used in the remote security system of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Monitoring center 2 ... Security terminal 3 ... User terminal 10 ... Center apparatus 11 ... Security terminal access means 12 ... Security start determination means 13 ... Overtime information management notification means 14 ... Security time resetting means 15 ... Security set control signal generation means 20 ... External device 21 ... Unstarted mail generation means 22 ... User terminal access means 23 ... Overtime information signal generation means 24 ... Security request signal generation means 30 ... Monitoring control console 41 ... First communication network 42 ... Second communication Network

Claims (7)

A monitoring center facility including a center device, an external device connected to the center device and a monitoring control console, and a plurality of security terminals installed in the security area of the user and connected to the center device via a first communication line network And a remote security system comprising a plurality of user terminals connected to the external device via a second communication line network,
The center device is
Security terminal access means for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each security terminal via the first communication line network;
When a security set signal indicating that the security terminal has shifted to the security state does not arrive at the security start time predetermined for each security terminal, this is determined, and a security non-start signal is generated for the corresponding security terminal And security start determination means for sending the signal to the external device,
The external device is
Based on the guard non-start signal, an unstart mail generating means for generating an unstart mail that allows the user to recognize that the guard terminal has not shifted to the guard state;
User terminal access means for transmitting the unstarted mail to a corresponding user terminal based on a predetermined communication processing procedure via the second communication line network and receiving an input of a reply signal from the user terminal; A remote security system characterized by including:   In the communication processing procedure, at least one or more user terminals associated in advance with the security terminal for which the security not-start signal is created are sequentially called in a predetermined sequence, and the unstarted mail is sent to each of the user terminals. The remote security system according to claim 1, wherein the remote security system is a communication processing procedure for performing transmission.   The communication processing procedure is a communication processing for performing broadcast transmission of the unstarted mail to all of at least one or more user terminals previously associated with the guard terminal that is the target of the guard not-start signal creation. The remote security system according to claim 1, wherein the remote security system is a procedure. The unstarted email has a link address to the overtime information input site,
The external device is
The link address is accessed by the user from the user terminal, and a predetermined overtime information signal is generated based on the overtime information included in the return signal input to the user terminal access means via the second communication line network, Further comprising overtime information signal generating means for transmitting a signal to the center device;
The center device is
The remote security system according to claim 1, further comprising overtime information management notification means for managing various types of overtime information included in the overtime information signal and notifying the monitoring control console of the information. The center device is
5. The remote security system according to claim 4, further comprising security time resetting means for setting a security start time corresponding to overtime data included in the overtime information signal in the security start determination means. The unstarted email is provided with a link address to a remote control request input site,
The external device is
A predetermined security request signal is generated based on the security set request information included in the reply signal that is accessed from the user terminal by the user to the link address and input to the user terminal access means via the second communication line network. , Further comprising a security request signal generating means for sending the signal to the center device,
The center device is
A security set control signal generating means for generating a security set control signal for shifting the corresponding security terminal to a security state based on the security request signal and sending the signal to the security terminal access means is further included. The remote security system according to claim 1. 2. The remote security system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is included in a part of a device housing constituting the security terminal in a detachable structure.

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