KR101733184B1 - Method and system for integrated monitoring - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an integrated monitoring method and an integrated monitoring system. The integrated monitoring method includes the steps of: enabling the integrated monitoring apparatus to form a communication network with a monitoring apparatus; enabling the integrated monitoring apparatus to receive test data from the monitoring apparatus through the communication network; enabling the integrated monitoring apparatus to convert the test data into standard test data; and enabling the integrated monitoring apparatus to transmit the standard test data to an integrated monitoring server. Accordingly, the present invention can reduce test costs and maximize the utilization of test information.

Description

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The present invention relates to a monitoring method, and more particularly, to an integrated monitoring method and system.

Real-time monitoring technology in laboratory environment / industrial environment should be able to know test progress / status of industrial equipment within critical time. In case of a communication failure in the laboratory environment / industrial environment, the network should be restored or bypassed in a short time. In the case of wired network, it is easy to implement real-time monitoring because the communication line is used exclusively. However, in case of wireless network, interference with existing wireless environment and error recovery ability in case of communication error plays a very important role can do.

Today, facilities at test sites / industrial sites are changing from a traditional centralized deployment to a distributed deployment. For example, semiconductor lines are based on real-time remote monitoring of equipment status to identify equipment conditions, increase industrial safety and improve productivity. In a centralized structure, a network is established by connecting various equipment such as RS-232 / RS-485 / RS-422 / LAN and a wired network in order to construct such a system. However, when the equipment needs to be relocated or replaced, the installation cost and the maintenance cost of the wired network are calculated to be almost the same as that of the initial installation, which is a problem in economy and competitiveness. In order to solve the problem caused by such wired lines, there is an increasing demand to monitor the state of the equipment in real time by applying the wireless technology.

Various researches are being conducted to instantly perform management of test site / industrial site based on monitoring of test site / industrial site based on various networks.

KR 10-2009-0127249

One aspect of the invention provides an integrated monitoring method.

Another aspect of the invention provides a system that uses an integrated monitoring method.

An integrated monitoring method according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of an integrated monitoring device forming a communication network with a monitoring device, the integrated monitoring device receiving test data from the monitoring device via the communication network, Converting the test data into standard test data and transmitting the standard test data to the integrated monitoring server by the integrated monitoring device.

If the communication protocol for communication between the integrated monitoring device and the monitoring device is not available, the test data may include an optical character reader (OCR) for the captured image based on the capture of the screen of the monitoring device . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the integrated monitoring server may be configured to transmit the analysis result of the standard test data, which is expressed based on a graphic user interface (GUI), to a user device through a web site implemented based on HTML (hypertext markup language) have.

The integrated monitoring server may transmit an alarm signal to the user device when the standard test data falls within a critical range based on analysis of the standard test data.

In addition, the integrated monitoring server stores the standard test data, and the result of the storage of the standard test data can be used for tracking and analysis of standard test data afterwards.

An integrated monitoring system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an integrated monitoring device, wherein the integrated monitoring device forms a communication network with the monitoring device, receives test data from the monitoring device via the communication network, Convert the data into standard test data, and transmit the standard test data to the integrated monitoring server.

If the communication protocol for communication between the integrated monitoring device and the monitoring device is not available, the test data may include an optical character reader (OCR) for the captured image based on the capture of the screen of the monitoring device . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the integrated monitoring server may be configured to transmit the analysis result of the standard test data, which is expressed based on a graphic user interface (GUI), to a user device through a web site implemented based on HTML (hypertext markup language) have.

The integrated monitoring server may transmit an alarm signal to the user device when the standard test data falls within a critical range based on analysis of the standard test data.

In addition, the integrated monitoring server stores the standard test data, and the result of the storage of the standard test data can be used for tracking and analysis of standard test data afterwards.

According to the integrated monitoring method and system according to the embodiment of the present invention, test data can be received in real time, cost for testing based on analysis of test data can be reduced, and utilization of test information can be maximized.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system using an integrated monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating additional functions of an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a monitoring operation of the integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation method of an integrated monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of managing data for a plurality of laboratories according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a monitoring method for systematically managing various data generated in a test room to improve the efficiency and reliability of a test task.

Previously, analysis of data generated in the laboratory was performed passively. Specifically, most of the duties of the administrative staff were to refer a specific test to the test room, to carry out the test, to conduct the analysis of the test result data, and to prepare the report. That is, in the existing laboratory, the management of such test data is performed through a manual / offline network.

In addition, there is no central control system for the operation status of the test room in the remote place in the existing test room. Specifically, it was difficult to manage data generated in the laboratory due to the lack of a centralized control system for integrated management of data generated based on chamber test data, laboratory environmental monitoring, and alarm management.

In addition, it was difficult to immediately recognize the real-time test equipment and sample abnormality in a remote laboratory, and it was difficult to respond urgently to the situation in the laboratory.

The integrated monitoring method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention discloses a laboratory monitoring solution for systematically managing data generated in a test room to improve test efficiency and reliability.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system using an integrated monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, when an integrated monitoring method and system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is used, a standard based advanced test work management system can be constructed and a platform based on a laboratory work process can be constructed. Based on these standard based advanced test work management system, labor efficiency and main equipment usability of laboratory can be improved.

In addition, when an integrated monitoring method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used, integrated management and traceability of remote lab data can be provided. An integrated database of laboratories including a database of machine operation data, a database of sample measurement data, and a database of analytical results / reports is implemented and based on these databases, integrated management and traceability of remote lab data is provided The utilization of test information can be maximized by collecting and sharing real-time test data.

In addition, when an integrated monitoring method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used, precautionary measures against failure of test equipment / sample abnormality and test failure can be provided. Specifically, real-time anomaly prediction based on normal range pattern analysis such as normal range management per channel, user-specified range setting per channel, real-time data analysis, and failure symptom prediction can be performed. The risk of failure of the experiment can be reduced based on alarms of abnormalities in the equipment / laboratory. Based on this alarm function, the failure of the real-time test can be confirmed and the waste of the unnecessary cost for the failed test can be reduced

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, in the integrated monitoring system, the non-standardization data of various heterogeneous equipments can be converted into one format, stored in the integrated database, and managed efficiently.

2, data formats (.bin, .dat, .txt, .csv, image format, excel format, etc.) according to various protocols of the heterogeneous devices 200 are standardized based on the integrated monitoring device 220 Type (e.g., .csv).

Various heterogeneous devices implemented in the test room can transmit data in various formats to the integrated monitoring device 220 based on the communication protocol of the heterogeneous equipment. The communication protocol of the heterogeneous device may be a protocol based on various protocols such as serial communication (RS232, RS485, etc.), Ethernet communication, and controlled area network (CAN) communication.

The integrated monitoring device 220 may send the standardized data to the integrated monitoring server 240. The integrated monitoring server 240 can transmit the received standardized data to the user (or the manager), and the manager can manage the test room from a distance based on the standardized data.

The integrated monitoring device 220 can reduce the data size by converting the data of the test equipment located in the test room into a standardized type. The integrated monitoring device 220 is installed separately from a data acquisition device (such as an automation personal computer (PC), a data acquisition (DAQ), a PLC, etc.) and does not interfere with the tests performed in the laboratory.

When the data is transmitted to the integrated monitoring server 240, the network load and the risk of the server can be reduced.

Data transmitted from any equipment can be converted into standardized data, provided only the data transmission method is provided for the test equipment, the chamber, various sensors, and other internet items (IoT) products.

If a communication protocol is not available, a capture image for the monitoring screen may be monitored based on an optical character reader (OCR) reading function.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the operation of the integrated monitoring server and the integrated monitoring apparatus constituting the integrated monitoring system is disclosed.

The integrated monitoring device 320 can receive test data received from a variety of different types of test equipment 300 located in the test room based on various communication protocols. If the communication protocol is not available, integrated monitoring device 320 may receive the capture image for the monitoring screen and receive the test data via OCR reading for the captured image.

The integrated monitoring device 320 may convert the received test data into standardized standard test data. The integrated monitoring device 320 may transmit the converted standard test data to the database of the integrated monitoring server 340. [

The integrated monitoring server 340 may provide tracking and analysis functions for historical data. In addition, a flexible DBMS (database management system) schema can be configured for data type and type to perform equipment management, channel management and sample management for each equipment.

In addition, the integrated monitoring server 340 may be equipped with a real-time test data monitoring and notification function, and it is possible to predict a failure symptom through real-time analysis of the equipment operation data. Based on the normal range pattern analysis, the occurrence of anomalies can be predicted and the prediction results can be shared. In addition, an alarm for abnormal occurrence can be performed on the basis of a check on the specified range specified by the user.

The analysis result by the integrated monitoring server 340 may be provided to a user based on a graphic user interface (GUI) For example, the integrated monitoring server 340 can provide a function for enabling monitoring using any equipment anywhere on the Internet through an HTML5-based web system. For example, a user (or an administrator) can use the user equipment to perform monitoring on the test equipment without being limited by time and place. The user device may be a laptop, desktop, tablet, smart phone, or the like.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating additional functions of an integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the integrated monitoring server includes a test request and test schedule management unit 400, a real-time monitoring unit 405, a real-time past data tracking and management unit 410, an analysis and report management unit 415, A device management unit 440, a system function management unit 445, and a processor 450. The system management unit 445 may include a processor,

The test request and test schedule management unit 400 may be implemented to receive a request for a test, reserve equipment for testing, manage a reservation schedule, and share a reservation schedule.

The real-time monitoring unit 405 may be implemented to generate data and images by performing real-time monitoring for each test room / equipment.

The real-time past data tracking and management unit 410 may be implemented to perform tracking and management of data previously received by the integrated monitoring server.

The analysis and report management unit 415 may be implemented to generate a report on the analysis results by analyzing the operation status of the test equipment, the operation rate, the test status, the test cost, and the equipment malfunction operation.

The electronic payment management unit 420 may be implemented to perform a settlement procedure for the test. For example, the electronic settlement manager may be implemented to perform a settlement procedure for each step of the test proceeding.

The reference management unit 425 can be implemented to perform access authority management for the test room and access authority management for the test equipment.

The heterogeneous equipment collection unit 430 may be implemented to support various communication protocols for communication with heterogeneous equipment and to collect test data generated by heterogeneous equipment.

The sample management unit 435 may be implemented to manage the sample required for the test. For example, the sample management unit 435 may assign a management code to a sample and manage a disposal schedule for the sample.

The equipment management unit 440 may be implemented for management of the test equipment. To determine whether the equipment located in the test room is faulty and to transmit status information about the test equipment to the user equipment in the event of a failure.

The system function management unit 445 may be implemented to provide an administrator function for managing the integrated monitoring system.

The processor 450 includes a test request and test schedule management unit 400, a real-time monitoring unit 405, a real-time past data tracking and management unit 410, an analysis and report management unit 415, an electronic settlement management unit 420, The equipment management unit 440, and the system function management unit 445. The system management unit 445 may be configured to control the operations of the system management unit 425, the heterogeneous equipment collection unit 430, the sample management unit 435,

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a monitoring operation of the integrated monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Figure 5, when a sample is viewed on a camera in the laboratory, the operation of the integrated monitoring system is initiated.

Referring to FIG. 5, a camera 500 is installed as a monitoring device in the test chamber, and the camera 500 can confirm the deformation state of the sample under test in real time.

The camera 500 may receive an analog image and convert it into a digital image to provide a web streaming service.

The integrated monitoring device may convert the image information received through the camera 500 into standard test data and transmit the standard test data to the integrated monitoring server.

The user can access the integrated monitoring server and check the image information of the deformed state of the sample under test using the Internet browser. In other words, the integrated monitoring server can receive real-time images of heterogeneous cameras attached to the test equipment and provide monitoring functions. The integrated monitoring server is implemented as a web system (for example, hypertext markup language (HTML) 5) so that the user can perform monitoring of images without being limited by time and place. The integrated monitoring server can store the image data, and the stored image data can be tracked as a past image.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation method of an integrated monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A method for forming a network between a monitoring device and an integrated monitoring device to perform monitoring, in order to obtain one test result in Fig. 6, is disclosed.

Referring to FIG. 6, the integrated monitoring server can establish a network between a monitoring device located in a laboratory and an integrated monitoring device. In order to establish a network between the monitoring device and the integrated monitoring device, the integrated monitoring device may transmit the network setup request message 600 to the monitoring device installed in the test room. The network setup request message 600 includes identification information of the integrated monitoring device, identification information of the monitoring device (for example, IP (internet protocol) address, MAC (medium access control) And the like. Information about the capabilities of the integrated monitoring device may include information about the file format that the integrated monitoring device can convert to standard test data, information about the communication protocols supported by the integrated monitoring device, and the like.

Upon receiving the network setup request message 600 from the integrated monitoring device, the monitoring device can transmit the network setup response message 650 to the integrated monitoring device. The network setup response message 650 may include information on the format of data to be transmitted from the monitoring apparatus to the integrated monitoring apparatus, information on the monitoring period of the monitoring apparatus, information related to determination of normal data and abnormal data, and the like .

The integrated monitoring device can determine the processing for the data received from the monitoring device based on the received network configuration response message 650. For example, the integrated monitoring device may receive test data previously known by the monitoring device from the monitoring device at a cycle set by the monitoring device, and convert the test data into standard test data. The converted standard test data can be transmitted to the integrated monitoring server.

In addition, the integrated monitoring apparatus can generate standard test data by determining whether the received data is normal or abnormal based on information related to determination of normal data and abnormal data (hereinafter, abnormal data determination information) . For example, when the test data transmitted by the monitoring device is included in the critical range, the integrated monitoring device judges the received data as abnormal data, and if the test data transmitted by the monitoring device is not included in the critical range , The integrated monitoring apparatus can judge the received data as normal data.

The integrated monitoring apparatus can transmit information including whether the received data is normal data or abnormal data as header information of the standard test data. The integrated monitoring server can sort and process normal data and abnormal data based on header information of standard test data. In addition to this, the header information of the standard test data may further include information (data generation time information) about the generation time of the data, and the integrated monitoring server may process the received data based on the data generation time information have.

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of managing data for a plurality of laboratories according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a test may be performed in three laboratories (first test room 710, second test room 720, third test room 730) to obtain one test result.

To handle the results in three laboratories, an integrated monitoring server can assign identifiers to each of the three laboratories. For example, the standard test data received from the first test laboratory 710 is assigned a first laboratory identifier, the standard test data received from the second laboratory 720 is assigned a second laboratory identifier, and the third laboratory 730 may be assigned a third laboratory identifier. That is, the integrated monitoring server 750 can separately manage the data received from the individual test room by assigning an additional identifier thereto.

The integrated monitoring server 750 can provide analysis information on data received from a plurality of laboratories according to an administrator's request. For example, at the administrator's request, laboratory-specific data / consolidated data for multiple laboratories may be provided, and if identical, results for each laboratory may be compared and the results of the comparison may be provided to the user.

In addition, when a sequential test step is performed for each laboratory, the integrated monitoring server 750 may transmit the results to each laboratory to enable continuous testing.

For example, it is assumed that the result of the first test room 710 is used for testing of the second test room 720, and the result of the second test room 720 is used for testing of the third test room 730 . In this case, the integrated network server can transmit the test results to the laboratory server of each laboratory in real time. For this chain test, the integrated monitoring server 750 can determine whether to transmit test results according to the size of the set of test result values adaptively set according to the test. The test results may be in a format that can be interpreted by a laboratory server located in each laboratory.

Specifically, in the case of a specific test, if the amount of collected data is greater than or equal to the first size, the reliability of the test results that can be used in other tests can be obtained. In this case, the integrated monitoring server 750 can transmit the test result value to the second test room only when the amount of collected data is collected over the first size. Or the integrated monitoring server 750 can determine the reliability of the test result value through its own analysis of the test result value and transmit the test result value of the specific test room to the other test room only when the reliability is equal to or higher than the threshold value .

8 is a conceptual diagram for determining the driving time of the test equipment in the integrated monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 discloses a method for determining real-time operation of a test equipment in an integrated monitoring system based on measurement of an amount of power.

The test equipment is manually turned on / off, test start / termination is performed manually through the control panel on the test equipment, and on / off of the test equipment, test start / .

When the test equipment is turned off, the power consumption is insignificant when the power consumption is insufficient but when the test equipment is turned off, the power consumption is increased when the test equipment is turned on, so that the ON / OFF time of the test equipment can be monitored based on the power consumption.

By connecting a watt-hour meter capable of communicating with the power input line of each test equipment and transmitting the power consumption to the monitoring device, the operation time according to the ON / OFF of the test equipment can be monitored. In addition, since the limit continuous use time is set for each test equipment, the driving time of the test equipment can be judged also for checking the limit continuous use time.

Referring to FIG. 8, the integrated monitoring server receives information on the power consumption of the test equipment (step S810).

The integrated monitoring server can receive information about the current power usage of the test equipment performing the communication.

The integrated monitoring server determines the current state of the test equipment based on the information on the power consumption (step S820).

The integrated monitoring server may store information on the power usage by the state of the test equipment. For example, the integrated monitoring server stores information on power consumption based on the power ON / OFF of the test equipment, and information on the power consumption when the test equipment actually operates. The current state can be determined.

The integrated monitoring server generates an operation record of the test equipment based on information on the current state (step S830).

The integrated monitoring server can accumulate information on the current state based on time, and can generate an operation record of ON / OFF operation time of the test equipment, test operation time of the test equipment, and the like. The operation record generated by the integrated monitoring server can be transmitted to the manager device. The administrator can determine the operation of the test equipment based on the information about the operation record of the test equipment.

Such an integrated monitoring method may be implemented in an application or implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination.

The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention and may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be possible.

Claims (12)

An integrated monitoring method,
The integrated monitoring device forming a communication network with the monitoring device;
The integrated monitoring device receiving test data from the monitoring device over the communication network;
Converting the test data into standard test data; And
The integrated monitoring device transmitting the standard test data to an integrated monitoring server,
If the communication protocol for communication between the integrated monitoring device and the monitoring device is not available, the test data is based on an optical character reader (OCR) for the captured image based on the capture of the screen of the integrated monitoring device Lt; / RTI >
When the sequential testing step is performed for each laboratory, the integrated monitoring server may set the test result of the corresponding laboratory to a predetermined number of test steps when the amount of data collected from one of the plurality of laboratories is equal to or greater than the first size To another laboratory to enable sequential testing. delete The method according to claim 1,
The integrated monitoring server is configured to transmit analysis results of the standard test data expressed on a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user device through a website implemented on the basis of HTML (hypertext markup language) How to. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the integrated monitoring server transmits an alarm signal to the user device when the standard test data is out of a critical range based on analysis of the standard test data. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the integrated monitoring server stores the standard test data,
Wherein the result of the storage of the standard test data is used for tracking and analysis of the standard test data that is subsequently transmitted. 6. The method of claim 5,
The integrated monitoring server receives power consumption information from a test apparatus that generates the test data, determines a current operation state of the test apparatus based on the power consumption information, and generates an operation record of the test apparatus Lt; / RTI > In an integrated monitoring system,
Wherein the integrated monitoring system comprises an integrated monitoring device,
The integrated monitoring device forms a communication network with the monitoring device,
Receive test data from the monitoring device over the communication network,
Converting the test data into standard test data,
And transmit the standard test data to an integrated monitoring server,
If the communication protocol for communication between the integrated monitoring device and the monitoring device is not available, the test data is based on an optical character reader (OCR) for the captured image based on the capture of the screen of the integrated monitoring device Lt; / RTI >
If the sequential testing step is performed for each laboratory, the integrated monitoring server may set the test result of the corresponding laboratory to the sequential test step if the amount of data collected from one of the plurality of laboratories is equal to or larger than the first size And transmitting the data to another laboratory so that a series of tests can be performed. delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The integrated monitoring server is configured to transmit analysis results of the standard test data expressed on a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user device through a web site implemented based on HTML (hypertext markup language) Integrated monitoring system. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the integrated monitoring server transmits an alarm signal to the user device when the standard test data is out of a critical range based on analysis of the standard test data. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the integrated monitoring server stores the standard test data,
Wherein the result of the storage of the standard test data is used for tracking and analysis of standard test data that is subsequently transmitted. 12. The method of claim 11,
The integrated monitoring server receives power consumption information from a test apparatus that generates the test data, determines a current operation state of the test apparatus based on the power consumption information, and generates an operation record of the test apparatus Integrated monitoring system.

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