JPH06309582A - Monitor center device for remote monitor system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the monitor center device for remote monitor system which reduces the work volume of a monitor in a monitor center by transmitting data to a terminal equipment by the operation of an external command device other than devices installed in the monitor center. CONSTITUTION:When a terminal equipment 12 is initialized, the recognition code of this terminal equipment 12 and command information like an initializing command are transmitted from an input part 34 of an external command device 3 to a monitor center device 2 through a communication line 5. The monitor center device 2 transmits data responding to the initializing command received from the external command device 3 to the terminal equipment 12 and receives response data from the terminal equipment 12. When initialization of the terminal equipment 12 is normally terminated, normal end data is transmitted to the external command device 3; but when it is abnormally terminated, abnormal end data is transmitted to the external command device 3. Thus, the same operation as the monitor of the monitor center device 2 can be performed by the external command device, and the monitor of the monitor center can devote himself to normal monitor business.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring center device of a remote monitoring system, and more particularly to a monitoring center device of a remote monitoring system suitable for transmitting data from a monitoring center to a terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a general building, a remote monitoring system has been proposed which does not have to be a manager to monitor the equipment of a building and centrally manages the equipment of a plurality of buildings from a remote location. . In such a remote monitoring system, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-121551, sensors are provided in equipment such as air conditioning equipment, power receiving equipment, elevators, etc. of each building and connected to these sensors. When a terminal device in the same building detects a sensor operation,
Abnormality occurrence information of the equipment is transmitted to the monitoring center device of the monitoring center via the communication line, and the monitoring staff monitors the equipment.

In such a remote monitoring system,
The initial values such as the transmission destination of the abnormality occurrence information stored in the terminal device and the recognition code of each terminal device are set as the initial setting when the terminal device is started up, and the status is set during normal monitoring. This is called monitoring, and the operation center of the sensors installed in the equipment is checked as necessary from the monitoring center device, and the operating condition of the terminal device, communication line, communication device, etc. is checked to ensure monitoring accuracy. I am doing it.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned prior art, if the number of terminal devices monitored by one monitoring center device increases, the amount of work of the monitoring staff at the monitoring center device increases and the number of monitoring staff increases. Is required. Further, in the initial setting and status monitoring, since the monitoring staff operates the monitoring center device to access the terminal device, the access work and the confirmation work are required, which hinders the original monitoring work. Problems such as occur.

An object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring center device for a remote monitoring system that reduces the workload of the monitoring staff at the monitoring center.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a terminal device which detects an abnormality in a facility equipment of a building and outputs abnormality occurrence data through a communication line, and a terminal device of the terminal device. A monitoring center, a plurality of which are remotely connected via the communication line, a communication unit provided in the monitoring center for exchanging various data including the abnormality occurrence data with the terminal device, and the facility. A storage unit that stores, for each terminal device, data related to the building including devices, a display unit that displays the abnormality occurrence data, an input unit that inputs processing content when data is transmitted to the terminal device, and the communication Section, the storage section, the display section, and a central control section for calculating, processing, and controlling signal data input and output from the input section, in a monitoring center apparatus of a remote monitoring system, the communication section A terminal selection signal for selecting a specific terminal device and at least one external command device for outputting a predetermined processing signal executed by the central control unit are provided to the central control unit via the central control unit, and the monitoring center is provided. It is provided with a processing content storage device for storing the terminal selection signal from the external command device and the processing signal.

[0007]

With this configuration, the external command device transmits the terminal selection signal for specifying the terminal device and the processing signal for specifying the process of the central control unit to the central control unit via the communication unit of the monitoring center device. When output, the processing content storage unit stores the output source identification information of the external command device that is the output source, the terminal selection signal and the processing signal, and the central control unit stores the data in the predetermined processing designated by the processing signal. The data is created and the data is transmitted to the corresponding terminal device designated by the terminal selection signal. In this way, data can be transmitted to the terminal device by operating the external command device other than the device installed in the monitoring center, and the monitoring staff of the monitoring center can concentrate on the monitoring work, so that the accuracy of the monitoring work can be improved. It is also possible to reduce the number of spectators as the number of spectators increases.

[0008]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring center device of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of data contents used in the device shown in FIG. In each figure, the equipment 11 of the building 1 is connected to the terminal device 12 via a sensor (not shown). The terminal device 12 communicates data with the monitoring center device 2 via the communication line 4.

The monitoring center device 2 is connected to a plurality of terminal devices 12 via a communication line 4, and a communication part 21 for exchanging data with each terminal device 12 and a central control part 22 for controlling by a predetermined program. , A display unit 23 for displaying information processed by the central control unit 22, an input unit 24 such as a keyboard for inputting command information, data 50 shown in FIG. 2 for specifying each terminal device 12, that is, an identification code of each terminal device. Fifty
A storage unit 25 is provided in which information such as a, building name 50b, and monitoring equipment information 50c is stored. Further, the communication unit 26 connected to the external command device 3 described later by the communication line 5, command information including a terminal selection signal and a processing signal from the external command device 3, and the external command device 3 that is the output source.
The processing content storage unit 27 that stores the output source identification information that identifies

The external command device 3 has a communication section 31 for communicating data with the monitoring center apparatus 2 via the communication line 5, a central control section 32 for controlling by a predetermined program, and a central control section 32 for processing. A display unit 33 for displaying information,
An input unit 34 such as a keyboard for inputting command information to the monitoring center device 2 is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. For example,
When initializing a certain terminal device 12, the recognition code of the target terminal device 12 is input from the input unit 34 of the external command device 3, and the monitoring center device 3 is instructed to perform the initial setting. The external command device 3 transmits command information such as an identification code and an initial setting command via the communication line 5 to the monitoring center device 2
Send to.

The monitoring center device 2 stores the received command information and the information specifying the external command device 3 in the processing content storage unit 27 as control information. Next, the external command device 3
The terminal device 12 is specified from the command information output from the storage device 25 and the information stored in the storage unit 25, and the terminal device 12 is connected to the terminal device 12 via the communication line 4. , Transmits data corresponding to the initial setting command received from the external command device 3, and receives response data from the terminal device 12. The monitoring center device 2 sends normal termination data to the external command device 3 stored in the processing content storage unit 27 when the initial settings made to the terminal device 12 are normally terminated, and abnormal termination data at the time of abnormal termination. To do. The external command device 3 displays the data received from the monitoring center device 2, that is, the result of the initial setting on the display unit 33.

When the monitoring center device 2 is connected to the terminal device 12 via the communication line 4, if the communication unit 21 cannot be used due to communication with another terminal device 12, the processing content storage unit 27 stores the external data. Since the command information received by the command device 3 and the information specifying the external command device 3 are stored as control information, the above operation can be performed according to the stored information after the communication unit 21 becomes available. .

In this way, the same operation as that performed by the monitoring staff of the monitoring center apparatus 2 can be performed from the external command device 3, and the monitoring staff of the monitoring center can concentrate on normal monitoring work. .

In the present embodiment, the communication unit 26 for connecting to the external command device 3 is provided in the monitoring center device 2, but the communication unit 21 may be connected to the external command device.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the external command device outputs the terminal selection signal for specifying the terminal device and the processing signal for specifying the process of the central control unit to the central control unit via the communication unit of the monitoring center device. Then, the processing content storage device stores the external command device of the output source, the terminal selection signal, the processing signal, and the signal output source, and the central control unit creates the data by the predetermined processing instructed by the processing signal. Is transmitted to the corresponding terminal device designated by the terminal selection signal. In this way, data can be transmitted to the terminal device by operating the external command device other than the device installed in the monitoring center, and the monitoring staff of the monitoring center can concentrate on the monitoring work, so that the accuracy of the monitoring work can be improved. It is also possible to reduce the number of spectators as the number of spectators increases.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents of data used in the device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Building 2 Monitoring Center Device 3 External Command Device 11 Equipment 12 Terminal Device 21, 26, 31 Communication Unit 22, 32 Central Control Unit 25 Storage Unit 27 Processing Content Storage Unit 33 Display Unit 34 Input Unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device for detecting an abnormality in a facility equipment of a building and outputting abnormality occurrence data via a communication line, and a monitoring center in which a plurality of the terminal devices are remotely connected via the communication line. And a communication unit provided in this monitoring center for transmitting and receiving various data including the abnormality occurrence data to and from the terminal device, and a storage unit for storing data on the building including the facility equipment for each terminal device. And a display unit for displaying the abnormality occurrence data, an input unit for inputting processing contents when transmitting data to the terminal device, an input / output from the communication unit, the storage unit, the display unit, and the input unit. In a monitoring center device of a remote monitoring system configured with a central control unit for calculating, processing, and controlling the signal data to be stored, a terminal for selecting a specific terminal device to the central control unit via the communication unit. A selection signal, at least one external command device that outputs a predetermined processing signal to be executed by the central control unit, and the terminal selection signal and the processing signal from the external command device, which are provided in the monitoring center. A monitoring center device of a remote monitoring system, comprising: