KR100802096B1 - Device management system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A device management system and a management method thereof are provided to offer operation information and location information of devices located within a building to a maintenance manager of the devices, in order to manage the devices of the building efficiently. A manager information management module(222) manages manager information of a manager having a right to access through a network. A map information management module(224) manages map information of a region where devices are located. A device information management module(226) manages device information consisting of more than one piece of location information of the devices, operation information of the devices, and note information of the devices. A DB(230) stores the manager information, the map information, and the device information.

Description

Device Management System and Management Method {Device Management System and Method}

1 is a view for explaining a diagram for managing a conventional wireless communication equipment.

2 is a view for explaining a remote device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 is a block diagram of a remote device management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view for explaining a remote device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram for explaining a program for using a remote device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110 and 120: manager terminal 200: equipment management server

210: communication unit 220: job processing unit

230: Database 222: Administrator Information Management Module

224: map information management module 226: equipment information management module

228: history module 232: administrator information database

234: Map Information Database 236: Equipment Information Database

The present invention relates to an equipment management apparatus and a management method thereof, and more particularly, to a remote equipment management system and a management method thereof.

Many devices used in mobile communication networks are installed and remotely managed to improve the quality of experience for customers using mobile communication services. For example, tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of repeaters and auxiliary equipment beneath the base station are installed throughout the region, operating and managing to improve the customer's quality of experience. Mobile operators or equipment maintenance company personnel are in charge of maintenance work by going to a field where equipment is installed in order to manage mobile communication equipment such as numerous repeaters.

Conventionally, in order to efficiently manage a wireless communication device, a detailed installation position of a wireless communication device by a person who installs the wireless communication device is described in text and managed by a DB (Data Base). However, since the wireless communication equipment installed in a specific building or a specific place is small, it is very difficult for a person in charge of managing the wireless communication equipment other than the installer to find the wireless communication equipment. In particular, even in the case of emergency maintenance equipment, there is a problem that the person in charge of managing the wireless communication equipment takes time to locate the wireless communication equipment. In addition, when there are a large number of persons in charge of managing the wireless communication equipment located in the building, for example, in the case of a large number of equipment maintenance companies, the person in charge of managing the wireless communication equipment arbitrarily corresponding wireless communication equipment information, such as operating conditions When the equipment type, installation location, etc. are changed, other personnel do not know the change, and thus there is a problem in that the wireless communication equipment cannot be managed efficiently.

1 is a view for explaining a diagram for managing a conventional wireless communication equipment.

Mobile service providers may establish various Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to efficiently manage equipment used in a mobile communication network. However, as shown in Figure 1, dozens of wireless communication equipment is installed in large buildings such as department stores, factories, etc., the building is displayed only as a symbol on the GIS. Therefore, the wireless communication equipment located in a large building has a problem that it is difficult to efficiently manage the wireless communication equipment because the person who manages the equipment is difficult to determine the exact location. In addition, when building a GIS, there was a problem that the operation of the remote device management system is not efficient due to the limitation of file capacity.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention to provide the maintenance personnel of the equipment with the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building to efficiently manage the equipment located in the building. It is to provide a remote device management system and its management method.

Another object of the present invention is to download the equipment operation information and location information located in the building with a map file with a remote device management system that provides the maintenance personnel more accurately and operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building and its It is to provide a management method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote device management system and a method of managing the same, even if the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building is changed can be managed by other personnel to efficiently manage the equipment. It is for.

Another object of the present invention is that the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building is stored separately from the map file indicating the location of the building, it is possible to modify and add the operation information and location information of the equipment separately, more efficient remote equipment management It is to provide a system and a management method thereof.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description.

Network-based device management system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is an administrator information management module for managing the administrator information of the administrator with access authority through the network, the map information of the region where the equipment is located And a map information management module for managing the device information located in the building located in the area corresponding to the map information, and a database for storing the manager information, the map information, and the device information. The map information and the equipment information may be used by an administrator to determine the location of the equipment located in the building.

In addition, in the network-based device management system according to another aspect of the present invention, the device management method comprises the steps of (a) receiving a connection request signal from the manager terminal, determining whether to approve the connection, (b) making a connection request of the manager terminal Receiving the region selection information from the manager terminal when the approval is performed; (c) providing the corresponding map information and the equipment information when the region corresponding to the region selection information is the region where the equipment is located; and (d If the selected area is not the area where the equipment is located, receiving the corresponding map information and equipment information from the manager terminal, located in the building by using the map information and equipment information by the manager terminal The location of the equipment can be identified.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The remote device management system and its management method according to the present invention not only manages wireless communication equipment that is difficult to manage in a mobile communication network, but also other equipment located in a building, for example, a thermo-hygrostat, LPG gas, a meter, or a fire hydrant. Applicable to the management of the equipment is obvious to those skilled in the art. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to wireless communication equipment, which is difficult to manage location in a mobile communication network.

2 is a view for explaining a remote device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the device management system according to the present invention includes a device management server 200 for storing and managing device information, and manager terminals 110 and 120 having access to the device management server 200. .

The device management server 200 grants access by receiving registrations of administrators who have authority to access stored map information and device information, and installs or maintains wireless communication equipment from registered administrators whose access authority is recognized. If so, the added or changed map information and equipment information are accumulated. Here, the device management server 200 may thoroughly block the access of the computer other than the administrator terminal authorized to access by the robust firewall 130.

The manager terminals 110 and 120 store the added or changed map information and device information in the device management server 200 through a network while the manager installs or performs a wireless communication device. Here, the manager terminals 110 and 120 may exchange map information and device information with the device management server 200 through a graphical user interface (GUI). The manager terminals 110 and 120 may be various electronic devices such as a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal multimedia player (PMP), a mobile phone, and the like.

The manager terminal may be, for example, a terminal of a person in charge of a wireless carrier or an equipment maintenance company. In order to access map information and device information stored in the device management server 200 from the manager terminal, the manager terminal should be a terminal used by a registered administrator who has been authenticated by the device management server 200. In this case, the registered administrator may have different access rights according to a task to be performed. Access authority means the extent to which the contents of each device information are added or modified or the device information is disclosed.

The device management system may be connected to a network with other device management systems for device management in other regions, and other device management systems may also manage the device management server 200 and the wireless communication device manager terminal 110 shown in FIG. 1. 120). The network may be a wired network or a wireless network, for example, the Internet or an intranet.

3 and 4 is a block diagram of a remote device management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the device management server 200 may request a request from the communication unit 210 and the manager terminals 110 and 120 to be connected to the manager terminals 110 and 120 or another device management system through a network. According to the present invention, the processor 120 includes a job processor 220 for processing and managing map information and equipment information, and a database 230 for storing manager information, map information, and equipment information.

The job processor 220 processes a job received from the manager terminals 110 and 120 and manages the database 230. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the job processor 220 may include an administrator information management module 222, a map information management module 224, and a device information management module 226.

The manager information management module 222 manages manager information having access to wireless communication device information. As described above, the administrator must register a user in order to use the device management server 200. When there is a connection request from the manager terminals 110 and 120, the manager information management module 222 authenticates the manager using personal information of the manager stored in the manager information database. The manager information management module 222 is interlocked with the map information management module 224 and the device information management module 226 so that the manager information management module 222 may determine whether to disclose or modify the stored information according to the access authority set differently according to the task performed by the manager. Can be.

The map information management module 224 registers and manages geographic information of the area where the wireless communication equipment is installed. The map information management module 224 may provide map information of a region stored in the map information database 234 when a request of an administrator with access authority is requested. In addition, the device information management module 226 may update the map information stored in the map information database 234 by an administrator with access authority, and interwork with a geographic information providing server that provides geographic information through a network. Various ratios of map information may be provided.

The device information management module 226 registers and manages location information, operation information, and memo information about the wireless communication device. The device information management module 226 may provide the location information of the device, the operation information of the device, and the memo information of the device stored in the device information database 236 when a search request of an administrator having access authority is made. Here, the location information of the device, the operation information of the device and the memo information of the device is configured in a preset standardized format, can be shared by the administrator, it can be added, deleted and modified by the administrator. In addition, the device information management module 226, together with the information on the building stored in the device information database 236, if there is a request to view the administrator with access rights, the location information of the corresponding equipment, the operation information of the equipment, the memo of the equipment Information can be provided. Here, the location information of the equipment may include information about the location of each equipment located in the building together with information about each building, for example, the number of floors and the structure of each building. In addition, the operation information of the equipment may include contents such as operating conditions such as the type and operation parameters of the equipment located in the building together with the drawing information of the building. In addition, the memo information of the device is information that the administrator wants to store the information related to the device, for example, antenna angles, equipment coverage or points to be noted when managing the equipment.

The device information management module 226 may store the device operation information stored in the device information database 236 when an administrator having access authority requests to install and register a new wireless communication device or to change an operation parameter or location for the wireless communication device. And equipment location information can be added or modified.

The history module 228 manages all event records that administrators have used the equipment management server 200. The history module 228 may record all events related to registration and change of the wireless communication equipment processed and requested by the administrator, update the recorded contents, and delete the recorded contents.

The database 230 includes an administrator information database 232 for storing manager information having access authority set to the device management server 200, a map information database 234 for storing map information of a region where wireless communication equipment is installed, and wireless communication equipment. The equipment information database 236 stores operational information and location information relating to the building with information about the building. Here, the equipment information may be displayed on the manager terminals 110 and 120 in combination with the map information, and may be output.

5 is a view for explaining a remote device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a view for explaining a program for using a remote device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S510, the manager accesses the device management server 200 using the manager terminals 110 and 120. When the ID and password of the administrator are input in the manager terminals 110 and 120, the manager information management module 222 of the device management server 200 determines whether the connected administrator is an administrator having access authority and determines whether to approve access. . In addition, the device management server 200 may determine whether to approve access using IP addresses of the manager terminals 110 and 120.

In operation S520, when it is determined that the administrator requesting access from the device management server 200 has access authority, the manager terminals 110 and 120 may access the device management server 200 and request business site list information. . In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the manager terminal 110 or 120 may select a corresponding menu 610 to view device information of the corresponding wireless communication device in a program for executing a device management method.

In operation S530, when a list of business locations inquired by the manager terminals 110 and 120 is displayed, an existing region in which the wireless communication equipment is installed is selected or a new region is selected.

In operation S540, when one of the existing areas is selected by the manager terminals 110 and 120, when requesting the map information and the device information of the selected area, the device management server 200 transmits the requested map information and the device information to the manager terminal ( 110, 120).

In operation S550, when a new region is selected by the manager terminals 110 and 120, the manager terminals 110 and 120 may input map information and equipment information of the selected region.

In operation S560, the device information is displayed in combination with the map information requested from the manager terminals 110 and 120, and the manager may view the displayed device information, and may add, modify, or delete the device information. Here, the equipment information includes the location information, operation information and memo information of the equipment, the location information, as described above, the contents of the location of each equipment located in the building together with the drawing information of each building, equipment The operation information of the information is the contents of the operating conditions such as the type of equipment and the operating parameters in the building together with the drawing information of the building, and the memo information of the equipment is information that the administrator wants to store in relation to the corresponding equipment. Here, the drawing information of the building may be a drawing for each floor of the building.

Equipment information added, modified or deleted in the manager terminals 110 and 120 in step S570 is transmitted to the equipment management server 200 and stored in the database of the equipment management server 200.

As described above, according to the remote equipment management system and the management method according to the present invention has the effect of providing the location information of the equipment located in the building to the maintenance personnel of the equipment in order to efficiently manage the equipment located in the building.

According to the remote device management system and its management method according to the present invention to download the equipment operation information and location information located in the building with the map file with the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building to the maintenance personnel more accurately It is effective to provide.

According to the remote device management system and the management method according to the present invention, even if the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building is changed, other personnel can check the change has the effect that can effectively manage the equipment. .

According to the remote equipment management system and the management method according to the present invention, since the operation information and location information of the equipment located in the building is stored separately from the map file indicating the location of the building, the operation information and location information of the equipment is separately modified and added. It can do more efficient equipment management effect.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those having ordinary skill in the art will be able to vary the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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In the network-based equipment management system, An administrator information management module for managing administrator information of an administrator having access authority through the network; A map information management module managing map information of an area where the equipment is located; Operation of the equipment, including the location information of the equipment, including the information about the location of the equipment and floor information of the building in which the equipment located in the area corresponding to the map information, the information about the type and operation of the equipment A device information management module for managing device information including any one or more from a group consisting of information and memo information of a device described by an administrator with respect to the device; And Including a database for storing the manager information, the map information and the equipment information, And the map information and the equipment information are used by the manager to determine the location of the equipment located in the building. The method of claim 1, The map information management module is connected to a geographic information providing server for providing geographic information through the network equipment management system, characterized in that to receive a variety of map information of the region. The method of claim 1, The map information and the equipment information is configured in a preset standard format is shared by the administrator through the network and the equipment management system, it is possible to change. The method of claim 1, And a history module for recording and updating an event including at least one of registration and modification of the processed equipment requested by the administrator. In the equipment management method in a network-based equipment management system, (a) if the access request signal is received from the manager terminal, determining whether to approve access; (b) receiving region selection information from the manager terminal when approving the access request of the manager terminal; (c) When the region corresponding to the region selection information is the region where the equipment is located, the corresponding map information and the equipment information—the equipment information includes the floor plan information of the building in which the equipment is located and the position of the equipment. Provide any one or more from the group consisting of location information of the device, including the operation information of the device including the type and operation of the device and memo information of the device described by the administrator with respect to the device; Doing; And  (d) if the selected area is not the area where the device is located, receiving corresponding map information and device information from the manager terminal; And the map information and the equipment information are used by the manager terminal to determine the location of the equipment located in the building. The method of claim 5, In step (c), The map information is linked with a geographic information providing server for providing geographic information through the network equipment management method characterized in that to receive a variety of map information of the region. The method of claim 5, In step (c), The provided map information and the device information are standardized and configured in a preset format, and are shared by the administrator through the network and can be changed. The method of claim 5, And recording and updating an event including at least one of a registration and a change of the equipment requested and processed by the administrator.

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