JPH10188183A - Display operation device for automatic fire alarm equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display operation device for an automatic fire alarm equipment capable of easily confirming the scene by photographed video images by installing video cameras at respective parts inside a building. SOLUTION: This device is connected to an automatic fire alarm receiver, the symbols of fire sensors are arranged and displayed on the floor plan of the building displayed at a display 1a, the video cameras c1-cn for photographing the inside of the building are connected, the symbols of the video cameras c1-cn are arranged and displayed on the floor plan and a storage means 16 storing the fire sensors and the video cameras c1-cn in correspondence beforehand is provided. Then, at the time of receiver the reporting signals of the fire sensor from the automatic fire alarm receiver, the storage means 16 is referred to, the display of the symbol of the reporting fire sensor and the symbol of the video cameras c1-cn corresponding to the fire sensor is changed and the video images photographed by the video cameras c1-cn corresponding to the fire sensor are displayed at the display 1a along with the floor plan.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display operation device such as a personal computer (personal computer) provided in an automatic fire alarm system (hereinafter referred to as "self-fire alarm system").

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a self-fire alarm facility such as a building or an apartment, a display operation device composed of a personal computer or the like is connected to a self-fire alarm receiver installed in a manager's office or a disaster prevention center. It is useful for early detection of fires and evacuation guidance. This display operation device displays a plan view of the building on the display, and if a signal is received from the self-fire alarm receiver, the place where the fire occurred and the operation status of the equipment terminal equipment are displayed in characters and graphics on the plan view. It is displayed so that a manager or a security guard can easily recognize it.

[0003] For example, a symbol such as a fire detector is always displayed on a plan view, and if there is an alarm from the fire detector,
The display of the symbol is changed in color or blinked (flicked) so that the occurrence of the fire and the location of the occurrence can be intuitively understood.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional display / operation device for self-fire alarm equipment, when a fire alarm is issued, the installation location of the fire sensor can be known. It was not clear whether this was due to a real fire or a false alarm, so it was necessary to go to the site where the fire detector was installed and check it in order to judge whether it was a real fire or a non-fire. Therefore, with the current self-fire alarm system, it took time until the fire was confirmed, and it was considered that notification to the fire department and fire extinguishing activities were delayed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has a video camera installed in various places in a building, and a display and operation device for a self-fire alarm facility capable of confirming a site by a photographed image. It is intended to provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a display operation device for self-fire alarm equipment according to claim 1 of the present invention is connected to a self-fire alarm receiver connected to at least a fire detector. On the top view of the building shown on the display,
In addition to arranging and displaying fire detector symbols, connecting a video camera for photographing the inside of the building, arranging and displaying video camera symbols on a plan view, and storing the fire detector and video camera in advance in association with each other Storage means.

[0007] When a fire detector alert signal is received from the self-fire alert receiver, the storage means is referred to and the fire alarm symbol and the video camera corresponding to the fire detector are referred to. While changing the display of the symbol,
Video shot by a video camera that supports fire detectors,
Display on the display together with the plan view. Here, a fire detector and a video camera are installed so as to be linked to each monitored area, and in a wide range of monitored areas, a plurality of fire detectors are provided for one video camera. Will be installed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display operation device including a selection operation means for selecting a symbol displayed on a display, and the selection operation means selects a fire detector symbol displayed on a plan view. Then, referring to the storage means, the video taken by the video camera corresponding to the selected fire detector is displayed on the display together with the plan view.

As a result, when the fire range is widened and another fire detector issues a warning, the image can be switched by selecting the fire detector symbol by clicking the mouse or the like. In addition, even in a non-fire situation, the image of the site where the fire detector is installed can be viewed as needed. According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the video camera symbol displayed on the plan view is selected by the selection operation means, the video taken by the video camera is displayed on the display together with the plan view. . Thus, the evacuation status or the like when a fire occurs can be confirmed, and the video camera can be used as a surveillance camera or the like in a non-fire situation.

The display operating device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention further comprises an input operating means for storing the fire detector and the video camera in association with each other in the storage means. If a fire detector and a video camera are registered in correspondence with each other by address or the like, even if the monitored area changes due to a layout change, it can be easily handled.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a display / operation device for a self-fire alarm facility, and FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a self-fire alarm facility.
The display operation device 1 of the present invention is configured by a personal computer or the like including a display 1a and a main body 1b, and is connected to the self-fire alarm receiver 2 as shown in FIG.

Here, the self-fire alarm receiver 2 includes a repeater 3a
And one or more fire detectors S, and a terminator Ea at the end, and a repeater 3b
And one or a plurality of sound devices B, and a terminator Eb at the end is connected to an acoustic line Lb, and a smokeproof device 4 such as a fire door via a repeater 3c is connected. Information system.

With such a configuration, the self-fire alarm receiver 2
Then, when one of the fire detectors S issues an alarm, an alarm sound is output, or an indicator light is turned on or blinked to notify a manager or the like of the operation of the fire detector S and to the display operation device 1. An alarm signal to which the address of the fire detector S that has issued the alarm is added is transmitted, and the occurrence of the fire and the location of the occurrence are displayed on the display 1a. At the same time, the sound device B corresponding to the fire detector S that has issued the alarm is sounded, or the smoke prevention and smoke control device 4 is operated in conjunction therewith.

In the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, video cameras c1 to cn are arranged at appropriate places in a building, and each of the cameras c1 to cn is connected to the display operation device 1. The situation of the site at the time of the fire can be checked on video. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, a main unit 1b of the display operation device 1 includes a CPU and the like, and a control unit 11 for controlling the following units and a display unit 12 for controlling display on the display 1a.
Switching means 13 for switching the images of the plurality of video cameras c1 to cn; transmission means 14 for receiving a fire alarm S or the like from the self-fire alarm receiver 2; and a display 1a. A selection operation means 15 for selecting an arbitrary symbol from the symbols; a storage means 16 in which the fire detector S and the video cameras c1 to cn are stored in association with each other; Input operation means 1 for storing linked data of cameras c1 to cn
7 and the like.

Here, the display means 12 is the display 1
a, a plan view of the building is displayed, the fire detector S and the symbols of the video cameras c1 to cn are arranged and displayed on the plan view, and the video cameras c1 to cn are further displayed according to predetermined conditions described later. Display the video to be shot. In this block diagram, the selection operation means 15 and the input operation means 17
Although the configuration is different from the above, it is preferable that the configuration is the same in reality, and is configured by operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse.

The control means 11 of the display / operation device 1 refers to the storage means 16 when receiving the alarm signal of the fire detector S from the self-fire alarm receiver 2 via the transmission means 14 and refers to the display means 12. The display of the fire alarm S symbol displayed on the display 1a and the display of the video cameras c1 to cn corresponding to the fire detector S are changed, and the fire detection fire is output by the switching means 13. The video camera c1 is connected to the video camera c1 to cn corresponding to the device S, and the images captured by the cameras c1 to cn are automatically displayed on the display 1a together with the plan view.

FIG. 3 shows a display example on the display 1a at this time. The display 1a has a plan view 2 of the building.
0 (in the figure, the plan view of “30F-1”) is displayed. Here, the fire detector S issues an alarm and the fire detector S
21 captured by video cameras c1 to cn corresponding to
Indicates the case where the window is displayed. In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes an information display area for displaying the current date and time, information on the displayed plan view 20, information when the fire detector S issues an alarm, and the like.
This is a function display area for displaying the operation details of the function.

On the plan view 20, a symbol 20a for the fire detector S and a symbol 20b for the video cameras c1 to cn are shown.
And each of the symbols 20c of the monitored area are arranged and displayed together with a number (address) assigned in advance.
Here, the fire detector "1" in the monitoring area "4" gives an alarm and the video 21 taken by the video camera "1" is a plan view 2
An example is shown in which it is displayed together with 0, and the display of these symbols 20a, 20b, 20c is changed by blinking to make it easier for a manager or the like to identify.

In this manner, the occurrence and location of the fire and the image of the site are displayed in real time on the display 1a.
Is displayed, the manager does not have to go to the site to check the fire or non-fire. Therefore, the situation of the fire can be accurately determined, and the notification to the fire department, fire fighting, evacuation guidance, and the like can be quickly performed. In addition, in the case of a non-fire, it is possible to immediately notify the misinformation to prevent people in the building from panic.

The display of the video 21 photographed by the video cameras c1 to cn on the display 1a is performed not only at the same time as the alarm of the fire detector S but also in the following cases.
The control means 11 is controlled by the selection operation means 15
Even when the symbol of the fire sensor S displayed above is selected, the switching means 13 is switched with reference to the storage means 16 and the video cameras c1 to cn corresponding to the selected fire sensor S shoot. The image 21 is displayed on the display 1 a by the display means 12 together with the plan view 20.

As a result, even when the fire range is widened (spread) and another fire detector S issues a warning, the symbol 20a of the fire detector S whose display is changed by the warning is displayed.
Is selected, the video 21 of the site can be sequentially switched. In addition, even in a non-fire situation, since the image 21 of the site where the fire detector S is installed can be seen, inspection work and the like can be easily performed.

Further, the plan view 2
Even when the symbol 20b of the video camera c1 to cn on 0 is selected, the video 21 captured by the selected video camera c1 to cn can be displayed on the display 1a. In this way, the evacuation status in the event of a fire can be checked, and the video camera c
The video cameras c1 to cn can be used as a surveillance camera or the like by sequentially switching the video 21 captured by the cameras 1 to cn at an arbitrary time.

Next, an example of the configuration of the storage means 16 is shown in FIG.
Shown together. In the storage means 16, the fire detector S and the video cameras c1 to cn near the fire detector S are stored in association with the installation location as interlocked data by a number given in advance. One video camera c1 to cn is installed for each monitoring area, and three fire detectors S are installed for this.

The linkage data is registered in the storage means 16 by operating the input operation means 17 while watching the display on the display 1a. As shown, the fire detector S and the video camera If c1 to cn are registered in correspondence with an address or the like, the interlocking data can be easily associated with the self-fire alarm equipment even when the monitored area is changed due to a change in the layout.

[0025]

As can be understood from the above description, the display / operation device for self-fire alarm equipment according to the present invention has the following effects. According to the first aspect, when one of the fire detectors connected to the self-fire alarm receiver issues an alarm, the symbol of the fire detector that issued the alarm and the symbol of the video camera corresponding to the fire detector are displayed. In addition to changing the display, the video taken by this video camera is displayed on the display in real time along with the plan view, so that managers can avoid fires or non-fires without having to go to the site to check. You can judge. Therefore,
The situation of the fire can be judged more accurately from the video, and the notification to the fire department, fire fighting, evacuation guidance, etc. can be performed quickly. In addition, in the case of a non-fire, it is possible to immediately notify that misinformation has occurred, so that it is possible to prevent people in the building from becoming panic.

According to the display operation device of the second aspect,
If you select the fire detector symbol displayed on the floor plan, the video taken by the video camera corresponding to this fire detector can be displayed on the display, so the fire range is expanded and other fire detectors are alerted Even when you do, you can switch the video and check the situation at the site more reliably.
In addition, even in a non-fire situation, since the image of the site where the fire detector is installed can be viewed, inspection work and the like can be facilitated.

According to the display operation device of the third aspect,
By selecting the video camera symbol displayed on the plan view, the video taken by this video camera can be displayed on the display, so that the evacuation status in the event of a fire can be checked, The camera can be used as a surveillance camera or the like. According to the display operation device of the fourth aspect, the fire detector and the video camera can be stored in association with each other by the input operation means, so that even when a monitored area is added or changed with a change in the layout. , Easy to deal with.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a main configuration of a display / operation device for a self-fire alarm facility of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a self-fire alarm system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display on a display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a storage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display operation device for self-fire alarm equipment 1a ... Display 11 ... Control means 12 ... Display means 15 ... Selection operation means 16 ... Storage means 17 ... Input operation means c1 ... cn ... video camera 2 ... self-fire alarm receiver S ... fire detector 20 ... top view 20a ... symbol of fire detector 20b ... symbol of video camera 20c ... Watched area symbol 21 ... Video taken by video camera

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A video which is connected to at least a self-fire alarm receiver to which a fire detector is connected, arranges and displays the fire detector symbol on a plan view of the building displayed on a display, and photographs the inside of the building. A display operation device connected to a camera and arranged and displayed with a video camera symbol on the plan view, comprising: storage means for storing the fire detector and the video camera in advance in association with each other; When a fire detector alert signal is received from the self-fire alert receiver, the storage device refers to the storage means and displays the fire detector symbol and the video camera symbol corresponding to the fire detector. A self-fire alarm equipment table, wherein an image taken by a video camera corresponding to the fire detector is displayed on the display together with the plan view. Operating device. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection operation means for selecting a symbol displayed on said display, wherein said selection operation means selects a fire detector symbol displayed on said plan view. A display and operation device for self-fire alarm equipment, wherein an image taken by a video camera corresponding to a selected fire detector is displayed on the display with reference to the storage means, together with the plan view. 3. The video camera according to claim 1, further comprising: selection operation means for selecting a symbol displayed on the display, wherein a video camera symbol displayed on the plan view is selected by the selection operation means. A display operation device for self-fire alarm equipment, wherein an image captured by the video camera is displayed on the display together with the plan view. 4. The self-fire alarm according to claim 1, further comprising an input operation means for storing the fire detector and the video camera in association with each other in the storage means. Display operation device for equipment.