KR100922338B1 - Data intergrated apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A data integrated apparatus is provided to increase the count of the sensor connected for data acquisition by allocating a part of the resource for processing the image data to data collecting channels. CONSTITUTION: The data integrated apparatus includes a data terminal part, an A/V terminal part, a network terminal part, a video color deflection, and a controller. The data terminal part has data input/output terminals. The A/V terminal part has an image and voice input-output terminal. The network terminal part has the network terminal. The video color deflection processes an image or audio data. The controller processes data which it is input and output through data channel corresponded to data terminal part. The controller processes the data by allocating a part of the resource allocated to the video color deflection with data channel.

Description

Data intergrated apparatus

The present invention relates to a data integration device, and more particularly, to physically process sensed data detected from a plurality of analog and digital sensors through a single data integration device, and A / V data input through a camera or an audio device. In addition, the present invention relates to a data integration apparatus capable of increasing a data processing available channel by allocating a portion of a resource allocated to image data processing to a data channel.

Ubiquitous technology is gradually increasing with the development of the Internet and wireless communication technology, and ubiquitous means an environment in which a user can freely access a network regardless of a computer or network.

Such ubiquitous is not used alone, but is implemented in the form of ubiquitous communication, ubiquitous network, etc., and it does not add any function to the computer, but puts the computer in any device or object such as a car, a refrigerator, glasses, a clock, or a stereo device to communicate. This is an information technology (IT) environment or information technology paradigm that makes this possible.

When ubiquitous, information technology can be used not only in homes and cars, but even on top of the mountain, and the number of computer users connected to the network will increase, thereby increasing the size and scope of the information technology industry.

The network technology configured to collect information collected from various sensors using the ubiquitous technology is very active. Such a network technology is called a ubiquitous sensor network, and collects and provides information detected from various sensors such as temperature, acceleration, location information, pressure, fingerprint, and gas sensor. Such a ubiquitous sensor network may be installed mainly in a house, office, parking lot, etc. for surveillance.

The sensor network includes a sensor field composed of a sensor node and a set of sensor nodes configured with a sensor and a communication module that detects recognition information about an object or surrounding environment information in real time, and a sink node receiving information collected from the sensor field; The gateway may be configured to route information transmitted from the sink node and transmit the information to the management server through the broadband communication network. The dual sensor node is a device that measures and provides sensing data transmitted from the sensor.

Meanwhile, CCTV technology for monitoring a predetermined area such as CCTV is being commercially provided to monitor a predetermined area. CCTV, or closed-circuit screen, refers to a technology that allows administrators to monitor images taken by cameras installed in defined areas. These CCTVs are increasingly used in that they can simultaneously monitor a large area with a small number of people.

However, conventionally, due to the absence of a sensor node capable of simultaneously providing sensing data and image data transmitted from a sensor, the sensing data and image data have to be collected and managed separately. Therefore, it takes a lot of cost and manpower when building the system, there is a disadvantage that the management of the system must be performed respectively.

The present invention was devised to solve this problem, and an object thereof is to physically process video / audio data collected from a camera and an audio device as well as collecting data from multiple sensors through a single data integration device. To provide a data integration device.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a data integration apparatus capable of increasing the number of sensors connected for data collection by allocating and reusing a portion of resources allocated for image data processing to a data collection channel.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a data integration device that can easily set up, update, and remove a sensor or various external devices connected to the data integration device through a network including the Internet.

The data integration device according to an embodiment of the present invention described above includes a data terminal unit including a plurality of data input / output terminals, an A / V terminal unit including video and audio input / output terminals, a network terminal unit including a network terminal, and A Image processing unit for processing video or audio data input and output through the / V terminal unit, and data input and output through the data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit, and allocates a portion of the resources allocated to the image processing unit to the data channel It is configured to include a control unit for processing.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the control unit of the data integration device according to the present invention establishes a connection according to a connection request transmitted from a user computer connected through a network terminal unit, and according to the setting information transmitted from the user computer, the data terminal unit or A A setting unit for establishing a connection between a sensor connected to the / V terminal unit and external devices, a data processing unit for collecting data input from the sensors through a data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit and outputting the collected data through the network terminal unit; An image controller which controls resources allocated to the image processor to process image data input from the camera through an A / V channel corresponding to the A / V terminal unit, and reallocates a portion of the allocated resources to the data processor; Or sensing data output from an image controller or Service data for providing the data to a user computer connected through the network terminal comprises parts.

Accordingly, the data integrator according to the present invention may simultaneously process image data as well as data transmitted from a plurality of sensors using only one data integrator, and allocate a portion of resources allocated for image processing to a data channel for connection. It has the advantage of increasing the number of sensors that can be.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the data integration device according to the present invention can easily set, update, and remove a sensor or various external devices connected to the data integration device by using a user computer connected through a network. Accordingly, the setting unit according to the present invention provides the setting information of a plurality of sensors and external devices connected to the data terminal unit, the A / V terminal unit and the network terminal unit by accessing from the memory, or requests for setting up the user computer according to a setting request of the user computer. Basic and / or detailed information of sensors and external devices that can be connected from the time memory can be provided for easier setup.

The data integration device according to the present invention has the advantage of simultaneously processing video / audio data collected from a camera and an audio device as well as collecting data from multiple sensors through a single data integration device.

In addition, the data integrator according to the present invention has an advantage of increasing the number of sensors connected for data collection by allocating and reusing a portion of resources allocated for image data processing to a data collection channel.

In addition, the data integration device according to the present invention has an advantage of easily setting, updating and removing a sensor or various external devices connected to the data integration device through a network including the Internet.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a sensor network using a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention is provided with terminals for connecting to a plurality of sensors or external devices on the front or back, and is connected to the sensor or external devices through these terminals. The connected sensors may be analog and digital sensors such as temperature, acceleration, location information, pressure, fingerprint, gas sensor, etc., and A / V devices such as cameras, microphones, speakers, and various other external devices are connected.

The data integration apparatus 100 collects and processes sensing data or video / audio data transmitted from the above-described various sensors or external devices, and provides processed data. In this case, the processed data may be provided to a user computer connected to the data integration apparatus 100 through a network. The description of the data integration apparatus 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing a data integration device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a front view schematically showing a data integration device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 A rear view schematically showing a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a data integration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention includes a data terminal unit 101 including a plurality of data input / output terminals, an A / V terminal unit 109 including a video and audio input / output terminal 1095, and The network terminal 111 includes a network terminal, an image processing unit 113 for processing video or audio data input and output through the A / V terminal unit 109, and a data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit 101. And a controller 115 for processing data input and output, and processing data by allocating a portion of a resource allocated to the image processor 113 to a data channel.

The data terminal unit 101 is provided on the front of the data integration device 100 according to the present invention, and is composed of terminals to which a plurality of analog or digital sensors are connected. The data terminal unit 101 is divided into a default terminal unit 1011 and an expansion terminal unit 1013, and the default terminal unit 1011 includes a digital output terminal and an RS-485 terminal. In addition, the expansion terminal unit 1013 is provided with 39 analog and digital sensor input and output terminals. Description of each pin of the expansion terminal unit 1013 is shown in Table 1. In addition, the RS-485 terminal may be used for controlling a camera capable of PTZ (Pan / Tilt / Zoom) when connecting the camera for image capturing and data integrator 100 to be described later.

In addition, the front of the data integration device 100 may be provided with a status display unit for displaying the operation state of the data integration device 100 and an input unit for rebooting or initializing the data integration device 100.

For example, the status display unit may be implemented with LEDs of different colors, and the respective colors indicate whether power is applied, whether a network is connected, and whether work is performed through lighting.

The input unit may be provided as a plurality of buttons for inputting a control command of the data integration device 100. In FIG. 3, the input unit may include an RST button for rebooting the system and an INT button for initializing the device. In particular, since the system reboot or equipment initialization is not frequent, it is preferable to be provided recessed inside without protruding to the outside.

The A / V terminal unit 109 may be provided on the back of the data integration device 100, and may include two video input terminals 1091, one video output terminal 1093, and an audio input / output terminal 1095. have. Two image input terminals 1091 are connected to cameras for image capturing, and one image output terminal 1093 is captured from a camera set by a user among images input through two image input terminals 1091. Output the video.

The voice input / output terminal 1095 is implemented as a voice input terminal and a voice output terminal, and a voice input device such as a microphone is connected to the voice input terminal, and a voice output device such as a speaker is connected to the voice output terminal.

The network terminal 111 may include a data integration device 100, a LAN terminal 1111 for connecting to a user computer through the Internet or a LAN, and RS-232 terminals 1113 and 123 for system debugging.

In addition, a rear surface of the data integration device 100 is provided with a power terminal 121 for driving power supply of the device so that the data integration device 100 is driven by power supplied from the outside.

The image processor 113 may be embodied as, for example, an MPEG4 chip which is a DSP chip or an image processor. The image processor 113 may be provided from the image input terminal 1091 provided in the A / V terminal unit 109 according to a control signal of the controller 115. The transmitted image data is processed through an image processing algorithm, and the processed image data is output to a display device connected to the image output terminal or transmitted to a user computer connected to the LAN terminal 1111 of the network terminal 111.

The controller 115 controls the overall data integration apparatus 100 according to an operation program. For example, the controller 115 may be implemented as a microcontroller in which a microprocessor for operation and a peripheral circuit thereof are integrated on a single chip. The controller 115 establishes a connection between a sensor or an external device connected to a plurality of terminals provided in the data terminal unit 101, the A / V terminal unit 109, and the network terminal unit 111, and then, from the data terminal unit 101. The sensing data transmitted is received, processed, and provided, and a control signal is output to the image processor 113 for processing an image transmitted from the image input terminal 1091.

The control unit 115 establishes a connection according to a connection request transmitted from a user computer connected through the network terminal unit 111, and controls the data terminal unit 101 or the A / V terminal unit 109 according to the setting information transmitted from the user computer. The setting unit 1151 for establishing a connection between the connected sensor and external devices, and collects data input from the sensors through a data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit 101 and outputs the collected data through the network terminal unit 111. To control the resources allocated to the image processing unit 113 to process the image data input from the camera through the data processing unit 1153 and the A / V channel corresponding to the A / V terminal unit 109, and a part of the allocated resources. Image control unit 1155 for reallocating the data to the data processing unit 1153 and the sensed data or image data output from the data processing unit 1153 or the image control unit 1155. It is configured to include the data provider 1157 that provides a foundation to a user computer connected through the network terminal 111.

The setting unit 1151 sets a connection according to a connection request of a user computer connected through the network terminal unit 111, and sets / updates the environment of the data integration device 100. In addition, the setting unit 1151 receives connection setting information of a plurality of sensors or external devices connected through the data terminal unit 101 and / or the A / V terminal unit 109 to add / update / Handles settings such as deletion.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention is provided with a client program for setting all functions when connected to a user computer, and provides a unique IP for each data integration device 100. Have The client program described above may be stored in a memory provided in the data integration apparatus 100 or provided through an optical recording medium and installed in a user computer.

 When the user connects the user computer and the data integration device 100 and executes a web browser mounted on the user computer, inputting the IP of each data integration device 100, the setting unit 1151 is the data integration device 100. Provides a browser window for configuration.

6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of setting up a data integration device provided by a user computer connected to the data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the browser window provided by the setting unit 1151 may include an IP and a port number of the data integration device 100 for the first installation of the data integration device 100 or the additional installation of the data integration device 100. In addition, an input window for setting the number, user ID, password, and polling time of the image input terminal 1091 connected to the camera is provided, and the user inputs information in the corresponding input window.

In addition, the setting unit 1151 provides a window for setting connection of analog and / or digital sensors, and the user computer includes a plurality of sensors connected to the data terminal unit 101 or the A / V terminal unit 109 through the corresponding setting window. You can set up a connection to an external device. When setting information is input from a user computer, the setting unit 1151 sets a connection of a corresponding terminal, that is, a channel corresponding to the terminal, with a sensor and / or an external device.

The data processor 1153 receives and processes sensing data detected from a plurality of analog or digital sensors and external devices connected through the data terminal unit 101. In addition, the data processor 1153 may process data transmitted from a plurality of sensors or external devices and temporarily store the data in a memory. The stored sensing data is provided at the request of the user's computer.

The image controller 1155 transmits a control signal to the image processor 113 which processes image data transmitted from the camera through the image input terminal 1091 provided in the A / V terminal unit 109. According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the image controller 1155 controls resources allocated to the image processor 113 to process image data input from the camera through an A / V channel corresponding to the A / V terminal unit 109. In addition, a portion of the allocated resources may be reallocated to the data processor 1153 to expand the number of sensors or external devices connected to the data terminal unit 101. Herein, the resource may be the amount or occupancy of the controller in detail.

The image processor 113 is driven by a control signal transmitted from the image controller 1155, and the management of resources allocated for image processing is performed by the image controller 1155. Normally, the maximum amount of resources used by the image processor 113 is about 60% of the allocated resources, and 40% of the resources are idle resources. Accordingly, the image controller 1155 may reallocate 40% of idle resources to be shared with the data processor 1153 to expand the number of sensors or external devices connected to the data terminal unit 101.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the image control unit 1155 according to the present invention transmits an image transmitted from a corresponding camera among a plurality of cameras connected by the A / V terminal unit 109 according to the camera selection information set by the setting unit 1151. The control signal is output to the image processor 113 to output data. As described above, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention may be provided with a plurality of image input terminals 1091, and in the data integration device 100 according to an aspect, two image input terminals 1091 may be provided. It is provided.

The image controller 1155 outputs a control signal to the image processor 113 so that the image data input through the terminal connected to the camera is processed to the camera selection information set through the setting unit 1151. Accordingly, the image processor 113 processes and provides image data input through the corresponding image input terminal 1091 according to the control signal of the image controller 1155. 8 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating an image output screen provided by a data integration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the image provided through the data integration device 100 may be provided together with an image control menu. The control menu may be a pan tilt control function when the voice on / off, zoom, and the camera is provided in the pan tilt driver.

The data provider 1157 provides sensing data processed by the data processor 1153 to display means connected to the user computer or the image output terminal 1093. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating measured values of a sensor provided by a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the sensing data provided through the data provider 1157 may be real-time or cumulative data for a predetermined period, and in the case of a graph or a digital sensor, the sensing data may be provided as an on / off value. In addition, the data provider 1157 may provide the image data output from the image processor 113 to display means connected to the user computer or the image output terminal 1093.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention further includes a memory 117 that stores setting information of a plurality of connected sensors and external devices, and the setting unit 1151 is configured to set a user computer. Upon request, setting information of a plurality of sensors and external devices connected to the data terminal unit 101, the A / V terminal unit 109, and the network terminal unit 111 is accessed and provided from the memory 117.

The memory 117 may be implemented as a nonvolatile memory capable of reading and writing, for example, an EEPROM or a flash memory, and setting information of a sensor or an external device connected to the data terminal 101 or the A / V terminal 109. Save it. The data thus stored is access controlled by the setting unit 1151.

The setting unit 1151 receives the setting information for each terminal transmitted from the user computer, establishes a connection between the corresponding terminal and the sensor or the external device, and stores the setting information in the memory 117. When the user requests to view the setting information in order to change the setting of the data integration device 100 or to delete the connected sensor or external device, the setting unit 1151 may access the setting information stored in the memory 117 to access the user computer. If the change information is transmitted from the user's computer, the setting is updated according to the change information, and the updated information is re-stored in the memory 117.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention provides basic / detailed information of a connectable sensor and an external device to enable a user to easily set up a connection. Accordingly, the memory 117 stores basic and / or detailed information of sensors and external devices connectable to the data integration device 100, and the setting unit 1151 is connectable from the memory 117 upon request of setting by the user computer. Provides basic and / or detailed information about sensors and external devices.

When the user connects the user computer to the data integrator 100 to connect the new sensor or the external device to the data terminal unit 101 or the A / V terminal unit 109, and requests the connection of the new sensor or the external device, The unit 1151 provides basic / detailed information of a connectable sensor and an external device. Basic / detailed information of the connectable sensor and the external device provided by the setting unit 1151 may be provided in a list format, and may be classified and provided by the type of the sensor or the external device.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention is an external memory card slot 107 for connection with an external memory card that stores an image input from a camera through the A / V terminal unit 109. It includes more.

The external memory card may be a memory card of various standards such as, for example, SD, CF, and memory stick, and the external memory card slot 107 is inserted and combined with external memory cards of various standards.

Accordingly, the image processing unit 113 processes the image data output from the camera according to the control signal of the image control unit 1155 and stores the processed image data in an external memory card. Can be monitored.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the data integration device 100 according to the present invention may further include a USB port 119 that can be connected to a plurality of external devices through the USB. The USB port 119 is provided on the back of the data integration device 100 and connected to various devices supporting the USB communication to transmit and receive data.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a sensor network using a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic front view of a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a rear view schematically illustrating a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a data integration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of setting up a data integration device provided by a user computer connected to the data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a schematic diagram illustrating measured values of a sensor provided by a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating an image output screen provided by a data integration device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100. Data integration unit 101. Data terminal unit

1011. Default terminal section 1013. Extension terminal section

103. Status display section 105. Input section

107. External memory card slot 109. A / V terminal section

1091. Video Input Terminal 1093. Video Output Terminal

1095. Voice I / O Terminal 111.Network Terminal

1111.LAN terminal 1113.RS-232 terminal

113. Image processor 115. Controller

1151. Setting unit 1153. Data processing unit

1155. Image control unit 1157. Data providing unit

117.Memory 119.USB Port

121. Power terminal 123.

Claims (9)

A data terminal unit including a plurality of data input / output terminals; An A / V terminal unit having video and audio input / output terminals; A network terminal unit provided with a network terminal; An image processor which processes image or audio data input and output through the A / V terminal unit; And a controller configured to process data input and output through a data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit, and to process a data by allocating a portion of a resource allocated to the image processor to a data channel. And allocating a portion of the resources allocated to the image processor to a data channel to expand the number of sensors or external devices connected to the data terminal.  The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit: A setting unit configured to establish a connection according to a connection request transmitted from a user computer connected through the network terminal unit, and to establish a connection between a sensor and external devices connected to the data terminal unit or A / V terminal unit according to setting information transmitted from the user computer. Wow; A data processing unit for collecting data input from sensors through a data channel corresponding to the data terminal unit and outputting the collected data through the network terminal unit; An image controller which controls a resource allocated to the image processor to process image data input from a camera through an A / V channel corresponding to the A / V terminal unit, and reallocates a portion of the allocated resource to the data processor. Wow; And a data providing unit configured to provide sensing data or image data output from the data processing unit or the image control unit to a user computer connected through a network terminal unit. The device of claim 2, wherein the data integration device is: And a memory for storing setting information of a plurality of connected sensors and external devices. The method of claim 3, wherein the setting unit: And setting information of a plurality of sensors connected to a data terminal unit, an A / V terminal unit, and a network terminal unit and setting information of an external device in response to a setting request of a user computer, and providing the setting information to the user computer. The device of claim 4, wherein the memory is: Store basic or detailed information of a sensor and an external device connectable to the data integration device; The setting unit: And basic or detailed information of a sensor and an external device connectable from the memory to the user computer when a user computer requests configuration. The method of claim 5, wherein the image control unit: And a control signal to the image processor to output image data transmitted from a corresponding camera among a plurality of cameras connected by the A / V terminal unit according to the camera selection information set by the setting unit. The method of claim 6, wherein the data processing unit: And processing data transmitted from a plurality of sensors connected to the data terminal unit and temporarily storing the data in the memory. The device of claim 1, wherein the data integration device is: And an external memory card slot for accommodating an external memory card for storing an image input from the camera through the A / V terminal unit. The device of claim 1, wherein the data integration device is: The data integration device further comprises a USB port connected to the external device through the USB.

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