JP2019106568A - Remote monitoring device, monitoring center server, and initial setting method for monitoring target facility - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce burden on a worker and enable accurate initial setting in initial setting of a remote monitoring target apparatus.SOLUTION: A remote monitoring device 100 for collecting a sensor signal of a monitoring target facility 200 via an external apparatus I/F 121, monitoring the sensor signal according to a predetermined monitoring content, and transmitting the sensor signal to a monitoring center comprises: a specific information acquisition unit 112 that detects connection of the monitoring target facility 200 to the external apparatus I/F 121 and acquires specific information 240 on the monitoring target facility; a request data creation unit 113 that creates, from the acquired specific information 240, initial setting request data for requesting initial setting for associating a monitoring content for each monitoring target facility 200; a communication device for transmitting the created initial setting request data to the monitoring center server; and an initial setting unit 114 that registers, as setting information 150, the initial setting data including the monitoring content for each specific information, the initial setting data being returned in response to the initial setting request data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote monitoring technology of various equipment provided in a building or the like. In particular, the present invention relates to an initial setting technique of a monitoring target device.

  The state of various equipment such as elevators provided in the building is detected by various sensors installed in the equipment, and transmitted to the monitoring center via the remote monitoring device to be generally monitored. For this reason, so-called initial setting is required, in which both the remote monitoring device and the monitoring center store information related to the equipment to be monitored.

  Conventionally, as a method of this initialization, there are methods disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, for example.

  According to Patent Document 1, after the mobile terminal device is connected to the monitoring terminal device and the general monitoring station, when the unique information request signal is input by operating the input unit, the central control unit requests the unique information request signal through the communication line. The central control unit of the general monitoring station transmits the unique information necessary for the initial setting of the new monitoring terminal device to the monitoring terminal device through the communication line. The central control unit of the monitoring terminal device There is disclosed a technique of storing those specific information in a storage unit (abstract extract).

  Further, in Patent Document 2, “A plurality of monitoring terminals and communication lines are established when a monitoring terminal provided communicably with a control panel that controls elevator equipment including a display and a control panel in a building is newly installed. In the initial setting registration method of the elevator monitoring terminal which transmits its unique information and sets initial registration to the newly established monitoring terminal from the monitoring center that comprehensively monitors via the above-mentioned monitoring by the display and operation panel of the elevator A technique of transmitting a unique information request signal requesting transmission of the unique information to the monitoring terminal newly installed in the center via a communication line (abstract extraction) is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-032572 JP, 2005-314084, A

  According to the above-mentioned prior art, it is necessary for a worker to go to the site and carry out initial setting. This places a heavy burden on the workers. In addition, it is not possible to prevent the mistakes that occur due to the manual work involved in setting.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technology capable of reducing the burden on workers and enabling accurate initial setting in initial setting of a remote monitoring target device. .

  The present invention is provided with an external device interface, collects signals from sensors attached to the monitored equipment which is the equipment to be monitored, through the external device interface, and monitors the signal according to a predetermined monitoring content. A unique information acquisition unit, which is a remote monitoring device that transmits to the monitoring center, detects a connection of the monitoring target facility to the external device interface, and acquires unique information that is information identifying the monitoring target facility; A request data creation unit that creates initial setting request data that requests initial setting to associate the monitoring content for each monitored object from the acquired unique information, and sends the created initial setting request data to the monitoring center A communication unit, initial setting data including the monitoring content for each of the unique information, which is returned in response to the initial setting request data; Providing remote monitoring device, characterized in that it comprises an initial setting unit that registers as a constant information.

  Further, according to the present invention, the monitoring target facility is detected from the detecting step of detecting the monitoring target facility which is the monitoring target facility device, the unique information acquiring step of obtaining the unique information of the monitoring target facility, and the detected unique information A request data creation step of creating initial setting request data for requesting an initial setting that associates monitoring contents with each other, and generating initial setting data including the monitoring contents for each of the unique information according to the initial setting request data An initial setting method of equipment equipment to be monitored is provided, comprising: an initial setting data generation step; and an initial setting registration step of registering the initial setting data as setting information.

  According to the present invention, in the initial setting of the remote monitoring target device, the burden on the operator can be reduced and accurate initial setting can be performed.

It is a block diagram of the remote monitoring system of embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of each device which constitutes a remote monitoring system of an embodiment of the present invention. (A), (b) and (c) is an explanatory view for explaining an example of each of specific information, setting information and monitoring information which the remote monitoring device of the embodiment of the present invention holds. (A) shows an example of unique information held by the equipment to be monitored according to the embodiment of the present invention, and (b) and (c) each show an example of unique information and communication information held by the communication apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating. (A), (b) and (c) is an explanatory view for explaining an example of each of communication information, a model database, and a monitoring content database which the monitoring center server of the embodiment of the present invention holds. (A), (b) and (c) is an explanatory view for explaining an example of correspondence information, setting information, and monitoring information which the monitoring center server of the embodiment of the present invention holds. It is a hardware block diagram of each apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the initialization process of embodiment of this invention. It is an explanatory view for explaining a generation method of initial setup request data and transmission data of an embodiment of the present invention. (A)-(c) is an explanatory view for explaining correspondence information update processing in a surveillance center server of an embodiment of the present invention. (A)-(c) is an explanatory view for explaining correspondence information update processing in a surveillance center server of an embodiment of the present invention. (A)-(d) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the initialization data generation method of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In the present specification, components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols unless otherwise specified, and repeated description will be omitted. The present invention is not limited by this embodiment. In addition, constituent elements in the following embodiments include those that can be easily replaced by persons skilled in the art or those that are substantially the same.

  In this embodiment, the state of various equipments such as elevators in a building is detected by various sensors attached to them, the detection result is transmitted to a monitoring center centrally managed at a remote location, and the monitoring center is integrated. to manage. Each building is provided with a remote monitoring device that collects detection results and transmits them, for example, to a monitoring center via a network.

  For example, when a remote monitoring device is newly installed, or when the equipment to be monitored by the remote monitoring device is added or changed, the monitored equipment in both the remote monitoring device and the monitoring center So-called initialization is performed to store information related to In the present embodiment, this initial setting is automatically performed when the power of the remote monitoring device is turned on. In the present embodiment, the method of the initial setting will be mainly described.

  First, the configuration of the remote monitoring system according to the present embodiment for realizing this will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the remote monitoring system of the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the remote monitoring system 500 of the present embodiment includes the remote monitoring device 100, the communication device 300, the monitoring center server 400, and the equipment to be monitored (monitored equipment) 200. The communication device 300 and the monitoring center server 400 mutually transmit and receive data via the network 501.

  In FIG. 1, for example, the case where an elevator 201, an escalator 202, and an air conditioner 203 are provided as the monitoring target facility 200 is illustrated. The monitoring target equipment 200 is not limited to these. For example, a security system, electrical equipment in general, a security camera, a fire alarm, equipment for fire fighting, etc. may also be targets.

  Also, although one remote monitoring device 100 is illustrated here, the number of remote monitoring devices 100 managed by the monitoring center server 400 is not limited.

  Hereinafter, the details of each configuration will be described using FIG.

[Remote monitoring device]
The remote monitoring apparatus 100 is provided, for example, in a building or the like, and monitors the status of each monitoring target facility in the building and transmits information indicating the status to the monitoring center. In the present embodiment, the state of the monitoring target facility 200 is detected according to the setting information in which the monitoring content of each monitoring target facility is set, and transmitted to the monitoring center server 400 disposed in the monitoring center via the communication device 300.

  In order to perform such monitoring, as described above, when the remote monitoring apparatus 100 itself is newly attached, or when there is a change in the configuration of the monitoring target facility 200, the setting information is newly set or Make initial settings to update.

  In order to perform initial setting, the remote monitoring device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the unique information acquisition unit 112, the request data creation unit 113, the initial setting unit 114, the monitoring unit 115, the input / output control unit 116, and the external device. An interface (I / F) 121 and a storage unit 131 are provided.

  The storage unit 131 stores unique information 140, setting information 150, and monitoring information 160.

  The unique information 140 is identification information for uniquely identifying the remote monitoring device 100 as shown in FIG. 3 (a). A serial number, an IP address, a MAC address or the like given in advance to each device may be used, or information newly given as identification information may be used.

  The setting information 150 is data in which the monitoring content of each of the monitoring target equipment 200 monitored by the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is registered as described above. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, each monitoring target facility 200 includes a sensor, and the sensor signal is set as a monitoring target. Therefore, as the monitoring content, as shown in FIG. 3B, information (sensor ID) 153 for specifying a sensor for each of the unique information 152 of the monitoring target facility 200, and a criterion (abnormality) 154 for determining abnormality Is registered.

  In the monitoring information 160, after initial setting, sensor signals transmitted from the respective monitoring target facilities 200 are accumulated together with their reception times. As shown in FIG. 3C, for each unique information 161 of the monitored equipment 200, a sensor ID 162, a state 163 indicated by a sensor signal, an abnormality flag 164 set when it is determined to be abnormal, and an acquisition time And 165 are registered.

  The external device I / F 121 realizes transmission and reception of data between the remote monitoring device 100 and an external device connected to the remote monitoring device 100. In the present embodiment, a monitoring target facility 200 and a communication device 300 are connected to the remote monitoring device 100. Therefore, data is exchanged with these devices. Transmission and reception of data may be wired or wireless.

  The unique information acquisition unit 112 searches for an external device connected to the external device I / F 121 when the power is turned on, and acquires the unique information. Also, when it is detected that an external device is newly connected to the external device I / F 121, unique information of the external device is acquired.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the unique information acquisition unit 112 transmits a unique information request to all devices connected to the external device I / F 121 of its own, and obtains the unique information to be sent back and sent back. In the present embodiment, the monitoring target facility 200 and the communication device 300 are connected to the remote monitoring device 100. Therefore, unique information is acquired from these devices.

  The unique information acquisition unit 112 stores the acquired unique information in the storage unit 131 and outputs the unique information to the request data creation unit 113.

  The request data creation unit 113 creates initial setting request data using the unique information received from the unique information acquisition unit 112 and the unique information 140 stored in the storage unit 131. The created initial setting request data is output to the communication device 300 via the external device I / F 121. Here, the details of the initial setting request data to be created will be described later.

  The initial setting unit 114 registers initial setting data transmitted from the monitoring center server 400 in the storage unit 131 as setting information 150.

  The monitoring unit 115 monitors the monitoring target equipment 200 according to the setting information 150 information registered in the storage unit 131. The monitoring result is output to the monitoring center server 400 via the external device I / F 121 and the communication device 300 described later. The monitoring result may be output to an output device connected to the remote monitoring device 100 via the input / output control unit 116.

  The input / output control unit 116 outputs information to an output device connected to the remote monitoring device 100. In the present embodiment, for example, as an output device, a display, a speaker, and the like are connected as described later.

Equipment to be monitored
The monitoring target facility 200 is, as described above, various facilities in the building in which the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is provided. The monitoring target facility 200 transmits the detection signal of the sensor provided at each part of the own device to the remote monitoring device 100 at a predetermined time interval. The monitoring target facility 200 of the present embodiment includes a storage unit 231, a sensor 250, and an external device I / F 221.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the storage unit 231 stores unique information 240 for identifying the monitored equipment 200.

  The sensor 250 detects the state of the monitored equipment 200 and outputs the detection result as a sensor signal. For example, if the monitoring target facility 200 is an elevator, it detects the opening and closing of a door, the ON / OFF state of the power supply, and the conduction state of the in-car call. The sensor signal is output to the remote monitoring device 100 via the external device I / F 221.

  The external device I / F 221 transmits and receives data between the monitoring target facility 200 and the remote monitoring device 100. In the present embodiment, when the unique information request from the remote monitoring device 100 is received, the unique information 240 is transmitted to the remote monitoring device 100 of the request source in response to the request. Also, sensor signals are transmitted to the remote monitoring apparatus 100 at predetermined time intervals.

[Communication device]
The communication device 300 functions as a communication unit that connects the remote monitoring device 100 to the network 501. In the present embodiment, a communication processing unit 311, an external device I / F 321, and a storage unit 331 are provided.

  The storage unit 331 stores data necessary for each unit of the communication apparatus 300 to perform processing. In the present embodiment, for example, unique information 340 of the own apparatus and communication information 350 are stored.

  The unique information 340 is identification information for uniquely identifying the communication device 300, as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

  The communication information 350 is information used for communication via the network 501. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4C, the address (IP address etc.) 351 in the network 501 of the communication apparatus 300 and the address 352 of the monitoring center server 400 which is the data transmission destination communicate with each other. It is stored as information.

  In the communication device 300, the unique information 340 may be shared by the address 351 of the communication device 300. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the case where the unique information 340 also uses the address 351 will be described as an example.

  The external device I / F 321 is an input I / F with an external device. In the present embodiment, the communication device 300 is connected to the remote monitoring device 100. Accordingly, data transmission / reception with the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is performed. In the present embodiment, in response to the unique information request from the remote monitoring device 100, the unique information 340 of its own stored in the storage unit 331 is transmitted to the remote monitoring device 100. Further, when initial setting request data is transmitted from the remote monitoring apparatus 100, the data is transferred to a communication processing unit 311 described later.

  The communication processing unit 311 communicates with an external device via the network 501 using the communication information 350 stored in the storage unit 331. In the present embodiment, initial setting request data received from the external device I / F 321 is generated as transmission data using the communication information 350, and is transmitted to the monitoring center server 400.

[Monitoring center server]
The monitoring center server 400 is included in the monitoring center, and manages monitoring information transmitted from each remote monitoring device 100 to be managed. In order to manage the monitoring information, initial settings are performed to identify the monitored equipment 200 monitored by each remote monitoring apparatus 100 and the monitored content thereof.

  In order to realize this, the monitoring center server 400 of the present embodiment includes a communication processing unit 411, a control unit 412, and a storage unit 431.

  The storage unit 431 stores data necessary for each unit of the monitoring center server 400 to perform processing. In the present embodiment, for example, communication information 440, model database (DB) 450, monitoring content DB 460, correspondence information 470, setting information 480, and monitoring information 490 are stored.

  The communication information 440 is information used for communication via the network 501. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the address 441 of the own device (monitoring center server) on the network 501 and the addresses 442 of all the communication devices 300 which may transmit and receive data are stored. Ru. In the case where there are a plurality of communication devices 300 with which data is transmitted and received, a plurality of addresses may be stored in association with the information identifying the communication devices 300, respectively.

  The address 442 of the communication apparatus 300 may be registered in advance, or when transmission data including initial setting request data is received first, the address of the transmission source stored in the transmission data is registered. It may be configured as follows.

  The model DB 450 is a database in which information (model) 452 for identifying a model is registered for each of the unique information 451 of the monitoring target facility 200, as shown in FIG. 5B. In the example of FIG. 5B, the model name is registered as information (model) 452 for identifying the model. In the present embodiment, unique information 451 of all monitored equipment (monitored equipment candidate) 200 that may be monitored by the monitoring center server 400 is stored. The model DB 450 is registered in advance.

  The monitoring content DB 460 is a database in which the monitoring content for each model 461 is registered as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, as monitoring contents, a sensor ID 462 of a sensor 250 attached to the model, information (part) 463 identifying a site to which the sensor 250 is attached and acquiring state information, and a sensor signal as abnormal are determined. Criteria (abnormality) 464 is registered. The monitoring content DB 460 is registered in advance.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the correspondence information 470 corresponds, for each unique information 471 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100, the unique information 472 of the communication apparatus 300 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 and the unique information 473 of the monitoring target facility 200. It is the attached data. It is generated and updated using the initialization request data transmitted from each remote monitoring device 100.

  The setting information 480 is data in which the monitoring content of each of the monitoring target facilities 200 monitored by each of the remote monitoring devices 100 is registered for each of the remote monitoring devices 100. As shown in FIG. 6B, the unique information 483 of the monitoring target facility 200 is registered for each of the unique information 481 of the remote monitoring device 100 and the unique information 482 of the corresponding communication device 300. Then, for each unique information 483 of each monitoring target facility 200, a sensor ID 484 and a criterion (abnormality) 485 for determining an abnormality are registered as monitoring contents.

  The setting information 480 is created based on initial setting data generated in response to initial setting request data from each remote monitoring apparatus 100.

  The monitoring information 490 is obtained by accumulating the monitoring information 160 transmitted from each of the remote monitoring devices 100 after the initial setting. As shown in FIG. 6C, for each unique information 491 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100, unique information 492 of the equipment to be monitored 200 is registered. Then, for each unique information 492 of the monitoring target facility 200, the sensor ID 493, the state 494 indicated by the sensor signal, the abnormality flag 495 set when it is determined to be abnormal, and the acquisition time 496 are registered.

  The communication processing unit 411 communicates with an external device via the network 501 using the communication information 440 stored in the storage unit 431. In the present embodiment, initial setting request data (specific information set) is received from the communication device 300. Also, the generated initial setting data is generated as transmission data using the communication information 440, and is transmitted to the communication device 300 of the request source. Also, the monitoring information 160 transmitted from each communication device 300 is received.

  The control unit 412 generates initial setting data using the model DB 450 and the monitoring content DB 460 in accordance with the initial setting request data transmitted from each of the remote monitoring devices 100. Further, the correspondence information 470 is generated or updated according to the initial setting request data. Furthermore, monitoring information 490 transmitted from each remote monitoring apparatus 100 is stored in the storage unit 431.

[Hardware configuration]
The remote monitoring device 100, each monitoring target facility 200, the communication device 300, and the monitoring center server 400 are realized by an information processing device including a CPU 601, a memory 602, and a storage device 603, as shown in FIG. The CPU 601 loads the program stored in advance in the storage device 603 into the memory 602 and executes the program to realize the above functions. Further, various data used for processing, various data generated during processing, and various data obtained as a result of processing are stored in the storage device 603 or the memory 602.

  The monitoring center server 400, the monitoring target facility 200, and the communication device 300 further include an external I / F 604. The external I / F 604 is, for example, a USB or the like. Communication device 300 and monitoring center server 400 further include communication I / F 605. The communication I / F 605 is a wired or wireless LAN interface or the like. Furthermore, the monitoring center server 400 and the remote monitoring device 100 may include an input / output device 606. The input / output device 606 is, for example, a display, a speaker, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like.

[Initial setting process]
The flow of the initial setting process by the above-described units will be described. FIG. 8 is a process flow of the initial setting process of the present embodiment.

  First, a maintenance worker connects the communication device 300 and the monitoring target facility 200 to the external device I / F 121 to the remote monitoring device 100, and powers on the remote monitoring device 100.

  When the unique information acquisition unit 112 detects physical connection to the external device I / F 121 and power on (step S1101), each monitored target facility 200 and communication physically connected to the external device I / F 121 The unique information request is transmitted to the device 300 (step S1102).

  Next, the unique information acquisition unit 112 determines whether all devices are properly connected and are in a state capable of exchanging information (step S1103). Here, in response to the transmitted unique information request (specific information transmission request), it is determined whether or not unique information has been returned within a predetermined period.

  If there is at least one device without reply, the input / output control unit 116 outputs information indicating connection failure (connection failure) to the input / output device 606 (output unit), and notifies the maintenance worker (step S1110). ). Then, the process returns to step S1101 and the maintenance worker reconnects the device and waits for the power to be turned on.

  On the other hand, when unique information has been sent back from all the devices, the unique information acquisition unit 112 collects those unique information (step S1104). Here, it is stored in the storage unit 131 and is output to the request data creation unit 113.

  Next, the request data creation unit 113 generates initial setting request data using the collected unique information and its own unique information 140 stored in the storage unit 131 (step S1105).

  The generated initial setting request data is output to the communication device 300 via the external device I / F 121. In the communication device 300, the communication processing unit 311 generates transmission data from the initial setting request data, and transmits the transmission data to the monitoring center server 400 (step S1106).

  Here, an example of the initial setting request data 710 and the transmission data 720 generated is shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the initial setting request data 710 is generated from the unique information 240 obtained from the monitoring target facility 200, the unique information 340 obtained from the communication device 300, and the unique information 140 of itself.

  The transmission data 720 is the initial setting request data 710 to which the address 352 of the monitoring center server 400 included in the communication information 350 is added.

  In the monitoring center server 400, when the initial setting request data 710 generated as the transmission data 720 is received (step S1201), the control unit 412 first updates the correspondence information 470 (step S1202).

  The control unit 412 determines whether to update an existing record in the correspondence information 470 or to add a new record. The determination is performed based on the presence or absence of the unique information 140 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 in the initial setting request data 710. That is, when the same unique information 471 as the unique information 140 stored in the initial setting request data 710 is not registered in the correspondence information 470, a record is newly added.

  On the other hand, when the same unique information 471 is registered, the existing corresponding record is updated by replacing it with the initialization request data 710.

  This process will be described using a specific example.

  For example, it is assumed that the correspondence information 470 before reception is as shown in FIG. 10A and the received initial setting request data 710 is as shown in FIG.

  In this case, the unique information 140 of the remote monitoring device 100 stored in the initial setting request data 710 is “AA 001”. A record having the same unique information 471 as this is not stored in the correspondence information 470.

  Therefore, in this case, the control unit 412 determines that the new remote monitoring apparatus 100 is newly launched, and adds the initial setting request data 710 as the new record 475 to the correspondence information 470.

  On the other hand, it is assumed that correspondence information 470 before reception and received initial setting request data 710 are as shown in FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B, respectively.

  In this case, a record 476 having “AA001” of the unique information 140 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 stored in the initial setting request data 710 in the unique information 471 is already stored in the correspondence information 470 before reception.

  Therefore, in this case, the control unit 412 determines that the connection configuration of the existing remote monitoring apparatus 100 has been changed, and the unique information 471 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 has the same record 476 as the initial setting request data 710 (record 477 Replace with).

  Referring back to FIG. 8, when the correspondence information 470 is updated, the control unit 412 generates initial setting data with reference to the model DB 450 and the monitoring content DB 460 (step S1203).

  The generated initial setting data is added to the setting information 480. At this time, if it is determined in step S1202 that a new remote monitoring apparatus 100 has been launched, each item of the generated initial setting data is newly added as it is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1202 that there is a change in the connection configuration of the remote monitoring apparatus 100, a record group having the same unique information 491 as the unique information 140 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is generated. Replace with item.

  Here, a method of generating initial setting data will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the received initial setting request data 710 is as shown in FIG. Further, it is assumed that the model DB 450 and the monitoring content DB 460 are respectively shown in FIG. 12 (b) and FIG. 12 (c).

  The control unit 412 first stores the unique information 140 and 340 of the remote monitoring device 100 and the communication device 300 of the initial setting request data 710, respectively. Then, for each unique information 240 of each monitoring target facility 200, first, the model DB 452 is referenced to identify the model 452. Then, with reference to the monitoring content DB 460, all corresponding monitoring content (sensor ID 462, part 463, judgment criteria (abnormal) 464) are extracted. The extracted monitoring content is added to each of the unique information 240, and as shown in FIG. 12C, initial setting data 730 is generated.

  Returning to FIG. 8, when the control unit 412 generates the initial setting data 730, the communication processing unit 411 sends the generated initial setting data 730 back to the communication apparatus 300 that is the transmission source of the initial setting request data 710 (step S1204). .

  The communication apparatus 300 having received the initial setting data 730 (step S1107) transmits the data to the remote monitoring apparatus 100. In the remote monitoring apparatus 100, the initial setting data 730 is received, and the initial setting unit 114 stores it in the setting information 150 (step S1108), and the initial setting process is completed.

  When the initial setting process is completed, the monitoring unit 115 starts monitoring of each monitoring target facility 200 according to the setting information 150. Here, after that, the sensor signal is received, stored in its own monitoring information 160, and transmitted to the monitoring center server 400 via the communication device 300. Further, the received sensor signal is compared with the monitoring content stored in the setting information 150, and when it is a signal determined to be abnormal, the input / output control unit 116 causes the output device to output a warning.

  As described above, when detecting the connection of the monitored equipment 200 to the external device I / F 121, the remote monitoring device 100 of the present embodiment automatically collects the unique information from these equipments. Then, an initial setting request is transmitted to the monitoring center server 400 using the collected unique information. The monitoring center server 400 performs initial setting in response to the initial setting request, and sends the initial setting to the remote monitoring device 100 of the request source.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the remote monitoring apparatus 100 automatically generates an initialization request. For this reason, the labor of the maintenance worker regarding initial setting is greatly reduced. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, initial setting is easy.

  In addition, the maintenance worker does not need to input unique information and the like for the initial setting. For this reason, registration errors of unique information necessary for monitoring are less likely to occur. Therefore, initialization can be performed reliably. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in the remote monitoring device that monitors one or more monitoring target facilities, initial setting can be performed easily and reliably.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when it is determined that the connection is defective, a warning is output to the maintenance worker. By this warning, the maintenance worker can recognize the connection failure and can perform the connection operation or the power-on operation again.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the monitoring center server 400 also holds data necessary for the initial setting in advance, and automatically performs the initial setting upon receiving the initial setting request. As a result, even on the monitoring center server 400 side, time and effort relating to the initial setting is reduced, and errors due to manual input are less likely to occur.

  In the above embodiment, the unique information acquisition unit 112 of the remote monitoring device 100 is connected to the external device I / F 121 of the monitoring target facility 200 and the remote monitoring device 100 of the communication device 300 depending on the presence or absence of a reply to the unique information request. Success or failure is judged, but it is not limited to this. For example, the remote monitoring apparatus 100 may further include a connection detection unit, and the connection detection unit may determine success or failure of connection to the external device I / F 121 independently of collection of specific information.

  In this case, when each device is physically connected to the external device I / F 121 and the power of the remote monitoring device 100 is turned on, the connection detection unit transmits a connection confirmation request to each device, and responds to the request. If there is a reply, it is determined that the connection with the device is successful.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the monitoring center server 400 separately includes the correspondence information 470 and the setting information 480. However, correspondence information 470 may not be provided. In this case, the unique information 140 of the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is already registered in the setting information 480 to determine whether the remote monitoring apparatus 100 is newly launched or the configuration has been changed. Depending on the presence or absence

100: remote monitoring device, 112: specific information acquisition unit, 113: request data creation unit, 114: initial setting unit, 115: monitoring unit, 116: input / output control unit, 121: external device I / F, 131: storage unit , 140: unique information, 150: setting information, 152: unique information, 153: sensor ID, 154: abnormality determination criteria, 160: monitoring information, 161: unique information, 162: sensor ID, 163: state, 164: abnormal flag , 165: acquisition time,
200: monitoring target equipment, 201: elevator, 202: escalator, 203: air conditioner, 221: external device I / F, 231: storage unit, 240: specific information, 250: sensor,
300: communication device, 311: communication processing unit, 321: external device I / F, 331: storage unit, 340: specific information, 350: communication information, 351: address, 352: address,
400: monitoring center server 411: communication processing unit 412: control unit 431: storage unit 440: communication information 441: address 442: address 450: model DB 451: specific information 452: model 460 : Monitoring content DB 461: Model 462: Sensor ID 463: Region 464: Abnormality judgment criteria 470: Correspondence information 471: Specific information, 472: Specific information, 473: Specific information, 475: Record, 476: Record, 477: Record, 480: Setting information, 481: Specific information, 482: Specific information, 483: Specific information, 484: Sensor ID, 490: Monitoring information, 491: Specific information, 492: Specific information, 493: Sensor ID , 494: state, 495: abnormal flag, 496: acquisition time,
500: remote monitoring system, 501: network, 601: CPU, 602: memory, 603: storage device, 604: external I / F, 605: communication I / F, 606: input / output device, 710: initial setting request data, 720: Transmission data, 730: Initial setting data

Claims (6)

An external device interface is provided, and signals from sensors attached to the monitored equipment, which is the equipment to be monitored, are collected via the external device interface, monitored according to the predetermined monitoring content, and It is a remote monitoring device that sends
A unique information acquisition unit that detects connection of the monitored equipment to the external device interface and acquires unique information that is information identifying the monitored equipment;
A request data creation unit that creates initial setting request data that requests initial setting to associate the monitoring content with each of the monitoring target equipment from the acquired unique information;
A communication unit for transmitting the created initial setting request data to the monitoring center;
A remote monitoring device comprising: an initial setting unit that registers initial setting data including the monitoring content for each of the unique information, which is returned in response to the initial setting request data, as setting information. The remote monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
When the power of the remote monitoring apparatus is turned on, the unique information acquisition unit transmits a unique information transmission request to all the monitoring target facilities connected to the external device interface, and obtains the unique information. Remote monitoring device characterized by The remote monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
The external device interface is further connected to a communication device that transmits and receives data to and from the monitoring center,
The unique information acquisition unit also acquires the unique information of the communication device,
The remote monitoring device, wherein the initial setting request data also includes unique information of the communication device. The remote monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein
It further comprises an output unit,
When the unique information acquisition unit does not receive the unique information within a predetermined period in response to the unique information transmission request, the unique information acquisition unit determines that the connection is defective.
The remote monitoring device, wherein the output unit outputs a warning that means the connection failure when the unique information acquisition unit determines that the connection failure. In response to the initial setting request data from the remote monitoring device, the remote monitoring device generates initial setting data including the monitored content of the monitored equipment which is the equipment to be monitored, and returns it to the remote monitoring device of the request source. Monitoring center server,
A storage unit that stores data in which unique information and the monitoring content are associated with each monitoring target equipment candidate;
A control unit that generates the initial setting data;
The initial setting request data includes the unique information.
The control unit refers to the data stored in the storage unit, extracts the monitoring content stored in association with the unique information included in the initial setting request data, and generates the initial setting data. Monitoring center server characterized by. A detection step of detecting the monitored equipment which is the equipment to be monitored;
A unique information acquisition step of acquiring unique information of the detected monitored equipment;
A request data generation step of generating initial setting request data for requesting an initial setting of associating the monitoring content for each of the monitoring target equipments from the specific information;
An initial setting data generation step of generating initial setting data including the monitoring content for each of the unique information in accordance with the initial setting request data;
An initial setting registration step of registering the initial setting data as setting information.

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