KR101087290B1 - System for integration wireless controlling using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An integration wireless control system on network is provided to integrately control a device through a wireless device at a remote place. CONSTITUTION: A wireless control device(30) is connected to a server PC(10) on a wireless network. The wireless control device integrately controls a broadcast/performance/conference device. The wireless control device monitors the output of an amplifier. The wireless control device selects a broadcast area through wireless control.

Description

System for integration wireless controlling using network

The present invention relates to an integrated wireless control system using a network, and more specifically, to control the public address and performance equipment and conference room equipment in an integrated manner, the integrated control of the devices remotely via a wireless device, the state of the devices The present invention relates to an integrated wireless control system using a network capable of monitoring a network.

In general, PA system is designed to broadcast the whole area, floor, and zone of a desired area in a single building or an adjacent building such as an office building or a hotel, and it transmits several different sound sources at the same time. It is configured to listen to different sound sources and is designed to vary according to the size of the building and its needs.

Among such public address broadcast systems, a broadcast system installed in a building or the like is provided with a transmitting device in a central broadcasting room and a receiving device for each conference room. Broadcasting is performed from the central broadcasting room to each conference room through a speaker or a television, which is a receiving device. In such a conference room broadcasting system, as multimedia technology has recently been developed, not only audio broadcasting but also video and subtitle broadcasting are also provided.

Public address broadcasting systems have recently been evolving into various types of digital public address broadcasting systems using a network. For example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0825923 (name of the invention: network-based digital public address broadcasting system) (hereinafter, "Prior art").

The disclosed prior art selects a region for broadcasting and a broadcast receiving end, generates a control signal including corresponding broadcast target information, transmits the control computer through an Ethernet network, and converts an audio signal for broadcasting into an Ethernet packet together with the control signal. Network devices that assemble and transmit over an Ethernet network.

On the other hand, the conventional performance device is connected to the network with the server PC, through the server PC to perform electric control of screens, curtains, projectors, lighting, lighting control, image control, audio control installed on the stage.

1. Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0825923 (name of the invention: network-based digital PA system)

However, the prior art as described above has a disadvantage in that it is impossible to control the respective systems integrally, since each server is individually controlled through a network, whether a public address system or a performance device.

In addition, each system can be wired control over the network, but it was also impossible to control in real time using a wireless device such as a smart phone or iPad (iPad).

In addition, only one-way control is possible in the server, it is impossible to monitor the output state of the amplifier.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve all the problems occurring in the prior art as described above,

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an integrated wireless control system using a network that can be integrated control of the public address equipment, the performance equipment and the conference room equipment, the remote control via the wireless device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an integrated wireless control system using a network to remotely control and monitor the state of devices through two-way communication.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an integrated wireless control system using a network to enable the announcement broadcast by selecting a broadcast area by radio control (smart device) when urgently broadcast to the main office from the outside.

"Integrated wireless control system using a network" according to the present invention for solving the above problems,

A server personal computer (PC) for transmitting and receiving broadcast information through a network, transmitting a control signal for controlling a performance device, and receiving an amplifier output monitoring signal through two-way communication;

A client personal computer connected to the server personal computer by a network and monitoring the input signal control of the amplifier and the output of the amplifier;

Wirelessly connects the server personal computer with a wireless network to collectively control the associated broadcast / performance / meeting room equipment, monitor the output of the amplifier through two-way communication, and transmit the announcement by selecting the broadcasting area by wireless control. And a control device.

The wireless control device is characterized in that implemented as a smart device including a smartphone or an iPad.

The wireless control device is characterized in that to perform the authentication function when connecting to the server personal computer to register as a wireless control device.

When the wireless control device is connected to the server personal computer, the control application is downloaded, and the control setting values of the broadcasting device and the performance device stored in the server personal computer are automatically downloaded.

In the above, the wireless control device includes a screen, elevation, a curtain, a national flag, a placard, a microphone, an electric control function for controlling a light, a light control function for adjusting illumination by turning on / off a light or dimming each light channel, Volume control function to control the volume, sound transmission wirelessly, sound transmission function for reproducing and transmitting sound files stored in advance in the server personal computer, and image transmission function for reproducing and transmitting video data stored in the server personal computer in advance It includes a TTS character broadcasting function, a system broadcasting alarm function, and a network monitoring function for monitoring network status.

"Integrated wireless control system using a network" according to the present invention for solving the above problems,

It is characterized in that it further comprises a local network equipment that is connected to the server personal computer network and controls the broadcast device, the performance device and the conference room device.

The local network equipment includes a network board for transmitting and receiving data to and from the server personal computer and transmitting an amplifier monitoring signal to the server personal computer;

A controller board performing broadcast control and device control based on the broadcast information and the device control information received through the network board;

An amplifier monitoring unit for monitoring the output signal of the amplifier and transmits to the network board.

The server personal computer may be configured to receive emergency situation information including a fire through communication with the local network equipment and transmit the information to the radio controller.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the wireless control device can conveniently control or monitor the state of the entire system (PB, lecture room, conference room, performance equipment).

In addition, according to the present invention there is an advantage that the announcement can be made by selecting a broadcast area by radio control (smart device) when urgently broadcast to the main office from the outside.

In addition, according to the present invention there is an advantage that can inform the emergency control information such as fire to the wireless control device.

In addition, according to the present invention, the illuminance of the illuminator of the stage or the performance hall, the electric equipment (screen, projection, placard…), each amplifier signal input level, etc. can be controlled not only in the main control room but also remotely or on the stage. It is possible to monitor the status of each amplifier remotely because you can listen to the amplifier's output sound by selecting the amplifier.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage of being able to determine the presence or absence of equipment, such as a lecture room, a conference room, a small auditorium in a remote location.

Further, according to the present invention, the entire system can be operated from the main personal computer, the use of each equipment even when the personal computer is inoperable, and the emergency contact can be used even in the case of loss of network cable or inability to operate the digital function of the equipment. There is an advantage that emergency broadcasting is possible.

1 is a block diagram of an integrated wireless control system using a network according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the local network equipment of FIG.

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a configuration diagram of an integrated wireless control system using a network according to the present invention, which includes a server personal computer 10, a client personal computer 20, a wireless control device 30, and a plurality of local network equipments 40 and 50. It is composed of

The server personal computer 10 transmits and receives broadcast information to and from the client personal computer 20 or the local network equipment 40 and 50 through a network, transmits control signals for controlling the performance equipment, and performs two-way communication. It receives the amplifier output monitoring signal. Such a server personal computer (PC) is generally regarded as a server-class computer that collectively controls broadcast equipment and performance equipment.

The client personal computer 20 is connected to the server personal computer 10 by a network, and transmits operation signals and audio and video for reproduction to the server personal computer 10 to control the broadcasting device and the performance device. It serves to deliver the equipment 40, 50. It also plays a role in controlling the input signal of the amplifier and monitoring the output of the amplifier, and can be generally referred to as a personal computer used by a user who manages public equipment or broadcast equipment.

The wireless control device 30 is connected to the server personal computer 10 through a wireless network to integrally control the associated broadcasting / performance / meeting room equipment, monitor the output of the amplifier through two-way communication, and broadcast by wireless control. It plays a role of transmitting a guide broadcast by selecting a region, which means a smart device such as a smartphone or an iPad.

In particular, the wireless control device 30 is preferably registered and used as a wireless control device 30 that can perform integrated control by performing an authentication function when connecting to the server personal computer 10, the server personal computer 10 ), The control application is downloaded, and control setting values of the broadcasting device and the performance device stored in the server personal computer are automatically downloaded.

The wireless control device 30 may include a variety of functions, such as screens, projectors, curtains, Taegeukgi, placards, microphones, electric control function to control the lights, turn on / off the lights installed on the stage or each lighting channel Light control function for dimming the light control function, volume control function for controlling the volume of each amplifier, sound transmission function for wirelessly transmitting voice and playing and transmitting a sound file previously stored in the server personal computer, the server personal It includes a video transmission function, a TTS text broadcasting function, a system broadcasting alarm function, and a network monitoring function for monitoring a network state for reproducing moving image data stored in a computer and broadcasting through a projector.

Local network equipment 40, 50 is connected to the server personal computer 10 by a network, and controls the broadcasting device, the performance device, and the conference room device. Here, the local network equipment 40 and 50 are equipment provided in a conference room, lecture room, public address equipment, and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the local network equipment 40, 50 transmits and receives data to and from the server personal computer 10 through a network, and transmits an amplifier monitoring signal to the server personal computer 10. A board 41; A controller board 42 for performing broadcast control and device control based on the broadcast information and the device control information received through the network board 41; An amplifier monitoring unit 44 which monitors an output signal of an amplifier and transmits the same to the network board; An amplifier unit 43 for performing an audio amplifier function; An audio processor 45 for receiving and processing broadcast audio and outputting the same through a speaker; The video processing unit 46 that processes the playback image and outputs it to the screen, the electric control unit 47 for controlling the screen or curtain using a motor, and the on / off lighting of the stage or for adjusting the illumination of the stage Lighting control 48.

The operation of the integrated wireless control system for broadcasting / performance equipment using the network according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

Here, the method of connecting to the server personal computer 10 through a client personal computer 20 via a network and broadcasting or controlling a performance device is performed in the same manner as the control of the public address apparatus or the performance device.

However, one of the features of the present invention is that the client personal computer 20 can be connected to the server personal computer 10 via a network, and the public address broadcast apparatus or the performance equipment can be integratedly controlled.

Conventionally, each device is individually implemented to control each device. However, in the present invention, the local network equipment is used to collectively control the performance device and the public address device, and the integrated control uses the wireless control device 30. Since the integrated control is performed in the same manner as described above, the integrated control using the wireless control device 30 will be described in detail below.

First, in order to control and monitor the public address or performance equipment by using a wireless control device (smartphone, iPad, other smart devices) carried by the user, the portable personal computer 10 ) And a wireless network, the authentication function to determine whether the control wireless control device. When the wireless control device 30 is connected to the server personal computer 10, the authentication function is a window for inputting a password on the screen, the user enters a password registered in advance, the control device in the server personal computer 10 Compares the built-in password in the memory with the input password, and checks whether the registered wireless control device matches.

As a result of this check, if the password is recognized as a registered wireless control device, the server personal computer 10 automatically downloads the control application to the wireless control device 30, and then the public address device or performance device installed in the conference room, etc. It automatically downloads setting values for control and monitoring.

Therefore, the wireless control device 30 also has an environment for remotely controlling an all-optical broadcasting device or a performance device in real time or monitoring the status of each device.

In this state, it controls the light installed on the stage, the concert hall or the conference room, that is, sends a control command to turn on / off the illuminator or adjusts the illumination, or the electric equipment (screen, projection, placard, curtain) installed on the stage, the concert hall or the conference room. , Or the like, to send a control command for controlling a video signal, to send a video control command for reproducing and broadcasting an image stored in the server personal computer 10, or to send an amplifier control command for adjusting an amplifier signal input level or the like. When received, the server personal computer 10 transmits the control command to the local network equipment 40 and 50 connected through the network.

The local network equipment 40 receives the control command through the network board 41, and controls the corresponding part in response to the control command received through the controller board 42, so that the user can access the control command through the wireless control device 30. Run commands issued remotely.

For example, when the control command is the adjustment of electric devices, the screen or curtain of a stage or a performance hall is raised or lowered in cooperation with the electric control unit 47. In addition, when the control command is a lighting device control, in conjunction with the lighting control unit 48 is to turn on or off the illuminators installed in the stage or the venue or the conference room, or to adjust the illuminance of the lighting.

In this way, it is possible to wirelessly and remotely and conveniently control the equipment installed in the stage, the venue equipment, the conference room, and the like.

On the other hand, another feature of the present invention is that it is possible to monitor the status of the entire system conveniently from the remote control via the wireless control device (30).

For example, the current state information of the electric control unit 47, the lighting control unit 48, the audio processing unit 45, or the video processing unit 46 is transmitted to the network board 41, whereby the server personal computer 10 Allows each operating state to be received.

Thereafter, the server personal computer 10 transmits the received operation state information of each device to the client personal computer 20, and at the same time to the wireless control device 30 via the wireless network.

The wireless control device 30 displays the status information of each device to be transmitted on the screen, and the user (manager) remotely monitors the status of the entire system using the smart device. And based on these monitoring results, it is possible to check the use of equipment such as classrooms, conference rooms, and small auditoriums. Here, the method of checking whether each device is used may be a method of sequentially displaying only the activated equipment. Alternatively, the user may designate each place and display the equipment activation status of the designated place. There may be.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, when it is necessary to urgently broadcast to the main office from the outside using the wireless control device 30, it is possible to select the broadcast area to broadcast the announcement. For example, by connecting to the server personal computer 10 through the radio control device 30 to select the broadcasting area to be emergency broadcast (for example, conference room 1, conference room 2, etc.), thus selecting the broadcasting area and then the server The personal computer 10 may transmit a command to play a pre-stored guide broadcast or directly input the guide broadcast through a microphone of the wireless control device 30.

The server personal computer 10 designates a broadcast area selected through the wireless control device 30 through the local network equipment 40, and performs a guide broadcast or a pre-stored guide broadcast directly input through the wireless control device 30. Plays back the data to the local network equipment 40.

In the local network equipment 40, the amplifier unit 43 is controlled through the controller board 42 to amplify and output the announcement broadcast, and the four channel audio signals are made through the audio processor 45, and then the internal audio output unit ( Through 45c), the announcement is performed through the speaker installed in the selected broadcasting area. Through this process, when it is necessary to urgently broadcast to the main office from the outside, the announcement can be made by selecting a broadcasting region with a wireless controller.

Meanwhile, as another feature of the present invention, an arbitrary amplifier broadcasted through the wireless control device 30 can be selected to monitor the output state of the amplifier. In general, the condition monitoring of an amplifier uses a method of measuring the audio signal level delivered to the amplifier, which does not know whether the desired audio signal is output through amplification after the actual audio signal level is delivered to the amplifier. There are disadvantages. Therefore, the present invention measures the audio level through the amplifier monitoring unit 44 at the output terminal of the amplifier in order to check whether the audio of the desired level is actually output from the amplifier, and the measured amplifier output state is measured by the network board 41. Feedback to the wireless control device 30 through. The user can check the output level of the amplifier fed back through the wireless control device 30, it is possible to remotely check the status of the current amplifier in a specific region.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether an emergency situation such as a fire occurs in a stage, a performance hall, a conference room, or the like through the wireless control device 30. For example, each local network equipment 40 is provided with a fire detector for detecting a fire, etc., although not shown in the drawings, and if a fire is detected through such a fire detector, the fire is transmitted through a network board provided in each local network equipment. The sense signal is transmitted to the server personal computer 10. The server personal computer 10 transmits a fire signal to the wireless control device 30 connected through the wireless network, and the wireless control device 30 receives the alarm and performs an alarm (audio-visual alarm) for remote control. Allows administrators to know if an emergency, such as a fire, has occurred in a particular area. When such an emergency situation is detected, by selecting a broadcasting area by wireless control and performing an emergency announcement, it is possible to prevent personal injury due to fire or the like in advance.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, by implementing a local network equipment in redundancy or a server personal computer in redundancy, even if a failure occurs in one personal computer to quickly switch to a spare personal computer, the continuous maintenance of each equipment This is possible. Here, the duplication of the server personal computer or the local network equipment is provided with two identical equipments in parallel, and the current personal computer transmits the operation status to the spare personal computer in real time, and the spare personal computer operates the currently operating personal computer. It is desirable to use a method of monitoring a state to maintain a standby state in a normal state and switching to a personal computer for controlling each device directly in an abnormal state.

In addition, the wireless control device 30 according to the present invention may further include a sound file playback function, a video data playback function, a TTS text broadcasting function, and the like stored in advance in the server personal computer 10.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

10... Server personal computer
20... Client personal computer
30... Radio control appliance
40, 50... Local network equipment
41... Network board
42 ... Controller board
43 ... Amplifier section
44 ... Amplifier monitor

Claims (8)

A server personal computer (PC) for transmitting and receiving broadcast information through a network, transmitting a control signal for controlling a performance device, and receiving an amplifier output monitoring signal through two-way communication;
A client personal computer connected to the server personal computer by a network and monitoring the input signal control of the amplifier and the output of the amplifier;
Wirelessly connects the server personal computer with a wireless network to collectively control the associated broadcast / performance / meeting room equipment, monitor the output of the amplifier through two-way communication, and transmit the announcement by selecting the broadcasting area by wireless control. Integrated wireless control system using a network comprising a control device.
The integrated wireless control system using a network according to claim 1, wherein the wireless control device is implemented as a smart device including a smartphone or an iPad.
The integrated wireless control system using a network according to claim 1, wherein the wireless control device registers as a wireless control device by performing an authentication function when connecting to the server personal computer.
The network of claim 1, wherein the wireless control device downloads a control application and automatically downloads control setting values of broadcasting and performance devices stored in the server personal computer when the wireless control device is connected to the server personal computer. Integrated wireless control system using.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless control device includes a screen, an elevation, a curtain, a national flag, a placard, a microphone, an electric control function for controlling an illumination, and an illumination control function for adjusting illumination by turning on / off illumination or dimming each illumination channel. A volume control function for controlling the volume of each amplifier, a sound transmission function for wirelessly transmitting a voice, and a sound transmission function for reproducing and transmitting a sound file previously stored in the server personal computer, and for reproducing and transmitting video data previously stored in the server personal computer Integrated wireless control system using a network comprising a video transmission function, a system broadcast alarm function and a network monitoring function for monitoring the network status.
The integrated wireless control system using a network according to claim 1, further comprising a local network device connected to the server personal computer and controlling a broadcast device and a performance device.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the local network equipment,
A network board for transmitting and receiving data to and from the server personal computer and transmitting an amplifier monitoring signal to the server personal computer;
A controller board performing broadcast control and device control based on the broadcast information and the device control information received through the network board;
Integrated wireless control system using a network comprising an amplifier monitoring unit for monitoring the output signal of the amplifier and transmits to the network board.
The integrated wireless control system using a network according to claim 6, wherein the server personal computer receives the emergency information including the fire through communication with the local network equipment and transmits the emergency information to the wireless control device.

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