KR101941591B1 - Integrated control system and method for multiple device interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated control system for multiple device interfaces and a method thereof. More specifically, the integrated control system supports multiple PCs to be controlled with minimum input interfaces without connecting individual ones of the PCs, which are interconnected through a local network while being connected to multiple monitors on a one-to-one basis, with individual input interfaces. Each of the application units configured for each of the PCs individually connected to the monitors can identify the movement in accordance with user inputs for pointers output to the monitors, supports the continuous movement of the pointers between different but adjacent monitors, and transmits input information received from the input interface connected to one among the PCs set as a host to the application unit of the PC connected to monitors being modified at the same time when the corresponding monitors displaying the pointers moving there-between are modified. Accordingly, the minimum input interfaces can be used to integrally control all PCs without connecting individual ones of the input interfaces to all of the PCs. A user can select a target PC only by moving the pointer displayed on the monitors without needing to learn hot-keys for designating PCs in a conventional manner. The convenience of system operations can be ensured. In case of emergency, the user can quickly select a control target PC to respond easily.

Description

[0001] INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE DEVICE INTERFACE [0002]

The present invention relates to an integrated control system and method for a plurality of device interfaces, and more particularly, to an integrated control system and method for a plurality of device interfaces, and more particularly, And more particularly, to an integrated control system and method for a plurality of device interfaces that support the plurality of PCs.

Currently, a control system consisting of a number of personal computers (PCs) and monitors, such as a situation room, an emergency room, and a control room, is installed for security and emergency management. A plurality of PCs constituting such a control system are supported by a control system for each individual PC Such as video display, access control, security, emergency broadcast, event detection, and the like, for performing the following functions.

Accordingly, the administrator of the control system must control the PC corresponding to the specific function when the specific function is to be operated, and thus the input interfaces such as the mouse and the keyboard are individually connected to the plurality of PCs.

As a result, the administrator must use the input interface connected to the specific PC in order to operate the specific PC, and the control system must be operated while changing the input interface every time in order to operate a plurality of PCs. There is an inconvenience that the space for the input interface of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >

Recently, in order to solve such inconveniences, a control system is provided which connects a plurality of PCs to a single switch and supports selective control of any one of a plurality of PCs through a single input interface connected to the switch.

In this recent control system, a plurality of hot keys (hotkeys or hot keys) capable of selecting a specific PC by the input signal of the input interface are set to correspond to a plurality of PCs, respectively, The number of input interfaces is reduced and a plurality of PCs can be controlled through a single input interface by supporting a function of the specific PC by selecting a specific PC by inputting through the input interface, .

However, in this recent control system, in order for a manager to control a specific PC, a plurality of hot keys set corresponding to each of the plurality of PCs must be known, and therefore, the administrator who is not skilled in the hot keys has considerable difficulty in operation.

However, existing control systems require quick PC control to cope with emergency situations quickly. However, as described above, it takes an unnecessary time to select a specific PC through a hot key even if the user knows the hotkey, Accordingly, there is a problem that the operation of the control system may be hindered due to a problem that the hot key is instantly forgotten or the wrong key input occurs at an urgent time.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0015281

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer system including a plurality of monitors and a plurality of PCs connected to input interfaces of the plurality of monitors, The control authority is set so that the input signal of the input interface is transmitted to the specific PC in which the current pointer is located in the PC so that the user can conveniently select the control target PC among the plurality of PCs only by operating the pointer displayed on the monitor, It is aimed to increase convenience and to support quick operation to multiple PCs so that it can cope with an emergency situation easily when the control system is operated.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for automatically moving a pointer to a specific PC when an event occurs in a specific PC, thereby enabling the specific PC to be quickly controlled through input information of an input interface connected to the host PC, thereby improving system operation efficiency and convenience .

An integrated control system for a plurality of PCs connected to each other through a communication network and corresponding to a plurality of monitors according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an application unit configured for each of the plurality of PCs and executed by the operating system of the PC, And a host application unit configured to respectively generate input information on a user input through an input interface connected to the host PC, the host application unit being configured in at least one PC set as a host among the plurality of application units, Related coordinate information that moves according to the input information on a screen output to any one of the plurality of monitors, and when the pointer on the screen moves to a screen to be moved of another monitor on the basis of the input information, The PC corresponding to the screen The control unit sets the control authority to the application unit and transmits the input information to the application unit to which the control authority is set. The application unit having the control authority sets a command corresponding to the input information in cooperation with the operating system, based on the input information And transmits the coordinate information generated according to the movement of the pointer to the host application unit so that the control authority is set to the PC corresponding to the movement target screen when the pointer moves between the screens.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the host application unit may display the movement target screen on the basis of the arrangement of each of the plurality of monitors, the preset information about the screen coordinate system, the coordinate information about the movement position of the pointer, And the like.

As an example related to the present invention, when the control authority is set by another host application unit other than the host application unit when attempting to set control authority of the host application unit, the application unit receives And transmits the status information to the host application unit. When the status information is in an unused status, the status information is transmitted to the host application unit in a state of using the control authority for operating according to the input information received from the host application unit And the host application unit displays notification information previously set corresponding to the status information on a screen where the current pointer is located when the status information is received.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the input interface may include at least one of a mouse and a keyboard, and the number of the input interfaces may be smaller than the number of the plurality of PCs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the application unit generates the event-related event information when an event is generated by an application program executed by the operating system, and transmits the event-related event information to the host application unit, And the pointer is moved to a screen of a monitor connected to the PC corresponding to the event information.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the application unit further includes at least one camera unit communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs via the communication network, wherein the application unit configured in the PC connected to the camera unit, And generates the event information upon occurrence of an event through image analysis.

At least one of the plurality of PCs may be a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), a NVR (Network Video Recorder), a VMS (Video Management System), or the like, which receives image information of the camera unit and stores or displays an image, , A CMS (Central Monitoring System), an HDD, and a STORAGE, and the application unit configured in the image monitoring apparatus connected to the camera unit analyzes the image received from the camera unit The event information generating unit generates the event information when an event is generated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an emergency button for generating at least one event communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs via the communication network, wherein the application unit configured in the PC connected to the emergency button, And generates the event information upon occurrence of an event through a signal received from the emergency button.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the application unit or the host application unit may display event occurrence information such that a PC on which an event occurs is identified on a screen of the PC corresponding to the event information when an event occurs.

As an example related to the present invention, a sound output apparatus for notifying the occurrence status of an event at the time of an event is connected to at least one of the plurality of PCs, and the application unit or the host application unit And outputting an event occurrence related voice.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of PCs through the communication network is an access control operating PC for controlling access control, one or more access recognition devices for communicating with the access control operating PC and recognizing access, Further comprising an access control device for controlling at least one biometric device and at least one gate device capable of opening or controlling one or more electrical locks or passageways that can lock or open the door, And the application unit configured in the operating PC may generate the event information when an access event is generated based on the access event related information received from the access control apparatus.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined setting key is input based on a user input through the input interface, the host application unit sets only one or more PCs previously set corresponding to the setting keys among the plurality of PCs as effective PCs And the control authority is set only for an application unit of each of the one or more valid PCs.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the host application unit receives the input information from an external device communicating with any one of the plurality of PCs through a communication network.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the host application unit identifies the coordinate information through an API of the operating system.

And a plurality of device interfaces for controlling the plurality of PCs through an input interface connected to at least one of the plurality of PCs, the plurality of monitors being connected to each other through a communication network between a plurality of PCs connected to the plurality of monitors, The integrated control method is characterized in that each of the plurality of PCs is constituted by an application section executed by the operating system of the PC, and a host application section configured in the PC set as a host among the plurality of application sections receives, from an input interface connected to the host PC, The host application unit recognizing pointer-related coordinate information that moves according to the input information on a screen output to any one of the plurality of monitors, and based on the input information corresponding to the user input, The pointer Setting a control right to an application section of a PC corresponding to the movement target screen when moving to a movement target screen of another monitor different from the application to which the control authority is set and transmitting the input information to the application section to which the control right is set, Wherein the control unit transmits coordinate information generated in accordance with the movement of the pointer to the host application unit in cooperation with the operating system and executes a command corresponding to the input information on the basis of the input information, And setting the control authority to the PC corresponding to the control authority.

In the present invention, it is possible to identify movement according to user input to a pointer output to a monitor in an application unit configured for each of a plurality of PCs connected to a plurality of monitors, and to allow the pointer to continuously move between adjacent monitors The input information received from the input interface connected to the PC set as the host among the plurality of PCs is transmitted to the application unit of the PC connected to the changed monitor at the same time when the monitor is changed to display the pointer moving between the plurality of monitors It is possible to control all the PCs through the minimum input interface without having to connect the input interface individually to the PC. At the same time, it is possible to control the PC by using only the pointer displayed on the monitor PC By that choice, and at the same time helping to ensure the convenience of the user operating system in an emergency situation you can quickly select the control target PC has the effect of supporting the emergency to cope easily.

In addition, the present invention supports two or more of a plurality of PCs as a host PC so that a plurality of users can integrally control a plurality of PCs by supporting them, and at the same time, When the right is set, whether or not the control by the other host PC is selectively determined according to the use state of the specific PC is performed so that a plurality of input information generated through each of the plurality of input interfaces It is possible to prevent the occurrence of collision, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of the system operation.

In addition, according to the present invention, when an event occurs in a specific PC, the pointer is automatically moved to the specific PC, thereby enabling the specific PC to be controlled quickly through input information of an input interface connected to the host PC, thereby improving system operation efficiency and convenience .

1 is a configuration diagram of an integrated control system for a multi-device interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are exemplary operational views of an integrated control system for a multi-device interface according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of operation related to control authority setting by a plurality of host PCs in an integrated control system for a multi-device interface according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
6 is an exemplary operational example for controlling a PC in connection with event detection of an integrated control system for a multiple device interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of an integrated control method for an interface for a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, detailed embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an integrated control system for a plurality of apparatus interfaces according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of monitors (monitors or monitor devices) And an application unit 30 connected to each other through mutual communication networks and configured to communicate with the plurality of PCs 20 and executed by the operating system of the PC 20.

At this time, the communication network can be applied to various widely known wired / wireless communication methods. For example, the communication network may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), a Wireless Broadband (WIBRO), a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) ), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA2000), Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only (EV-DO), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) , HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS) (Bluetooth), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Ultra Sound Communication USC), Visible Light Communication (VLC) Wireless communication methods such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and the like, and power line communication (PLC), USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical / coaxial Cable, optical network, etc. may be applied.

In this case, various components such as a control unit and a communication unit for communicating through the communication network are configured in each of the plurality of PCs 20, and the control unit controls the PC 20, using the programs and data stored in the storage unit, The controller 20 executes the overall control function. Also, the control unit may include a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, a GPU, and a bus, and the RAM, the ROM, the CPU, and the GPU may be connected to each other via a bus. The CPU accesses the storage unit configured in the PC 20 to perform booting using an operating system (O / S) stored in the storage unit, and uses various programs, contents, data stored in the storage unit So that various operations can be performed.

The application unit 30 may be configured as the control unit configured in the PC 20 to perform an overall control function of the PC 20 or may be implemented by the control unit and stored in the storage unit of the PC 20. [ And application-related data, and the application unit 30 can perform various operations described in the present invention based on the data stored in the storage unit.

In addition, the PC 20 and the monitor 10 can be connected through various wired interfaces such as HDMI, DVI, etc., and the monitors 10 can be connected to each of the plurality of PCs 20. In this case, the PC 20 and the monitor 10 may be connected to each other in a wireless communication manner.

The plurality of application units 30 or the control units of the PC 20 may correspond to the plurality of the PCs 20 to perform different functions. For example, the plurality of application units 30 One to perform the access control function, the other to perform the event detection function through the video surveillance, and the other to perform the output function of the emergency broadcasting.

According to the above-described configuration, a user who manages the plurality of PCs needs to control a PC that performs a specific function when performing a specific function in the course of operating the system including the plurality of PCs. An input interface such as a mouse and a keyboard is individually connected to each of the PCs to search for and manipulate an input interface of the PC performing the specific function or through an input interface connected to the switch so that a specific PC can be selected through a switch connected to the plurality of PCs There is a disadvantage in the system operation because a hotkey (hot key or hot key) for selecting a specific PC must be inputted.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a computer system and a method for controlling the same. The user can select the PC and support the specific function to be executed, thereby greatly improving the system operation convenience. The detailed configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings described below.

First, FIG. 2 shows an operation example of an integrated control system for a plurality of apparatus interfaces according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, at least one of the application units 30a and 30b configured in each of the plurality of PCs 20a and 20b One host 30a may be set as a host (host or master), and the application unit 30a set as a host may operate as the host application unit 30a. In addition, the PC 20a configured with the host application unit 30a can be set and operated as the host PC 20a.

1 and 2, an input interface 40 may be formed in each of the one or more host PCs 20a of the plurality of PCs 20, and the input interface 40 may be a mouse (not shown) a mouse, and a keyboard.

Accordingly, the input interface 40 is configured to be connected only to the host PC 20a, and the number of the input interfaces 40 may be configured to be less than the total number of the plurality of PCs 20 have.

In the host application unit 30a, the arrangement of the plurality of monitors 10a and 10b connected to the plurality of PCs 20a and 20b on a one-to-one basis and the setting information for the coordinate system (or screen coordinate system) The host application unit 30a may be configured to monitor a screen of a specific monitor and a monitor that is adjacent to the specific monitor or in the next order based on the arrangement of the monitor and the setting information of the coordinate system constituting the screen of the monitor A plurality of coordinate information items corresponding to a boundary in each coordinate system of a screen of a monitor, and a plurality of coordinate information items included in a screen of the other monitor, which are continuous to specific coordinate information corresponding to a boundary among a plurality of coordinate information items included in the screen of the specific monitor It is possible to identify any one of the plurality of coordinate information.

In this case, the setting information may include placement information on a placement state of each of a plurality of coordinate systems corresponding to a plurality of monitors according to placement states of the plurality of monitors, and the host application unit It is possible to identify continuous coordinate information between a plurality of monitors that are different from each other.

In addition, the plurality of monitors 20 shown in FIG. 1 may include a video wall or a multi-vision system in which a plurality of different monitors are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical, multivision.

Accordingly, the host application unit 30a constitutes a screen of another monitor arranged in any one of up, down, left, and right of one of a plurality of coordinate information constituting the upper, lower, right and left boundaries of the screen of the specific monitor It is possible to identify any one of the plurality of coordinate information.

The host application unit 30a receives input information according to a user input through the input interface 40 connected to the host PC 20a through the host PC 20a, (Or identify) the coordinate information for the coordinates corresponding to the input information in the coordinate system constituting the screen of the first monitor 10a connected to the first monitor 10a.

At this time, the operating system executed by the control unit configured in the PC 20 outputs the pointer 1 on the screen of the monitor 10, changes the position of the pointer 1 according to the input information, .

Meanwhile, the pointer described in the present invention is a graphical user interface (GUI) based on a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that is executed and controlled by the operating system according to the input information and provides a command selection function for executing a command corresponding to user input And may also refer to a cursor.

The application unit 30b and the host application unit 30a configured in the PC 20b rather than the host are operated (or activated) by the operating system or operate in conjunction with the operating system, The coordinate information can be identified or obtained through a programming interface.

In addition, the host application unit 30a may generate input information for a user input received from the input interface 40 connected to the host PC 20a in cooperation with the operating system.

At this time, the application unit 30 may be configured as the control unit, or may operate in conjunction with the control unit, and the application unit 30 may be configured as an application operating on the operating system executed by the control unit, as described above It is possible.

On the other hand, the host application unit 30a receives a pointer (hereinafter referred to as " pointer ") that moves in real time on the screen displayed on the first monitor 10a connected to the host PC 20a based on input information received through the input interface 40 1) associated with the first monitor 10a in cooperation with the operating system, and based on the input information, the coordinate information, and the setting information, the pointer 1 is adjacent to the first monitor 10a, It is possible to judge whether or not the moving target screen of the corresponding second monitor 10b is moved.

At this time, the host application unit 30a interlocks with the operating system and, based on the input information, the coordinate information, and the setting information, the pointer 1 is adjacent to the first monitor 10a, 2 monitor 10b. It is possible to identify the movement target screen, which is the movement target of the pointer 1, based on the input information, the coordinate information, and the setting information.

When the pointer 1 moves to the moving object screen of the second monitor 10b, the host application unit 30a controls the application unit 20b, which is configured in the specific PC 20b connected to the second monitor 10b, The control authority can be set to the control unit 30b.

At this time, the host application unit 30a can communicate with the application unit 30b configured in the specific PC 20b according to communication via the communication network between the host PC 20a and the specific PC 20b, And transmit control information for setting the control right to the application unit 30b to the application unit 30b.

In addition, the application unit 30b can set control authority itself when receiving the control information through the operating system configured in the specific PC 20b, and can communicate with the host application unit 30a.

The host application unit 30a temporarily stores the control information and identifies the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b to which the current control right is set and inputs the input according to the user input through the input interface 40 When generating the information, the corresponding input information can be transmitted to the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b.

At this time, the host application unit 30a receives the input information including the direction of movement of the pointer 1 after the transmission of the control information, and the pointer 1 of the plurality of monitors 10 before the control information is transmitted The coordinate information on the final position of the pointer 1 on the screen of the monitor 10a can be transmitted to the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b to which the control right is set.

The application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b may be connected to a second monitor 20b connected to the specific PC 20b based on the input information and the coordinate information in cooperation with the operating system executed in the specific PC 20b 10b on the screen of the pointer 1 and display the pointer 1 on the coordinates calculated according to the calculation.

At this time, when the control information is generated, the host application unit displays final coordinate information on the final position of the pointer 1 on the screen of the monitor 10a on which the pointer 1 is located, (1) is identified on the basis of input information including at least one of a moving direction and a moving length of the pointer (1) and a moving object screen of the pointer on the basis of the setting information, And generates initial coordinate information which is coordinate information corresponding to the starting position on the movement target screen and transmits the generated initial coordinate information to the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b.

Accordingly, the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b displays the pointer in the coordinates on the screen of the second monitor 10b corresponding to the initial coordinate information received from the host application unit 30a, The pointer 1 can be continuously displayed on the screen of the first monitor 10a and displayed on the screen of the second monitor 10b.

The host application unit 30a may be configured such that the pointer 1 outputted on the specific screen of the monitor connected to the first PC through the communication with the application unit 30b with the control right is connected to the monitor connected to the second PC It is possible to display the pointer 1 continuously moving from the specific screen to the moving object screen when moving to the moving object screen.

When receiving the input information from the host application unit 30a, the application unit 30b to which the control right is set executes the command corresponding to the input information in cooperation with the operating system of the specific PC 20b, The coordinate information on the final position of the pointer 1 is generated when the pointer 1 located on the screen of the second monitor 10b connected to the PC 20b moves (or changes position) according to the input information To the host application unit 30a.

For example, the application unit 30b having the control authority transmits the input information received from the host application unit 30a to the operating system of the specific PC 20b so that a specific program corresponding to the input information is executed Or moves the pointer 1 displayed on the screen of the second monitor 10b according to the input information to generate coordinate information for the final movement position of the pointer 1 in cooperation with the operating system, To the application unit 30a.

3, the host application unit 30a receives coordinate information received from the application unit 30b of the PC (PC 2) 20b to which the control authority is set, A pointer located on the screen of the second monitor (monitor 2) 10b is adjacent to the second monitor (monitor 2) 10b or in the next order based on input information according to user input through the interface It is possible to judge whether or not it is moving to the movement target screen which is the screen of the third monitor (monitor 3) 10c.

Accordingly, when the pointer 1 moves from the screen of the second monitor 10b to the screen of the movement of the third monitor 10c, the host application unit displays the coordinates of the pointer 1 on the basis of the input information, Identifies the moving object screen corresponding to the third monitor 10c and transmits control information to the application unit 30c configured on the PC (PC3) 20c corresponding to the moving object screen, The application unit 30c corresponding to the PC 3 20c can be switched to the application unit for which the control right is set.

At this time, when the host application unit 30a generates new control information for setting a control right on the third monitor 10c, the host application unit 30a updates or replaces existing control information previously stored temporarily with the new control information, Or to identify the PC 20c to which the current control right is set based on the replaced control information and to transmit the input information received through the input interface 40 to the PC 20c to which the control right is set.

Accordingly, the host application unit 30a can update or replace the existing control information with the recently generated control information every time control information is generated, thereby changing the PC to which the control right is set.

The PC to which the control right described in the present invention is set may mean that the control right is set in the application unit of the PC to which the control right is set.

The application unit 30c of the PC 20c corresponding to the new control information similarly receives the input information from the host application unit 30a and receives the input information from the application unit 30b corresponding to the existing control information The pointer 1 is continuously moved from the screen of the second monitor 10b to the screen of the third monitor 10c by receiving coordinate information on the final position of the pointer 1 or receiving the initial coordinate information, .

The application unit 30c of the PC 20c to which the control right is set in accordance with the new control information is transmitted from the host application unit 30a of the host PC (PC 1) 20a, like the other application unit 30, A third monitor 10c connected to the PC 20c to which the control right is set in accordance with the input information, The pointer 1 can be moved on the screen of the host PC 20a and coordinate information on the movement position can be generated and transmitted to the host application unit 30a of the host PC 20a.

In the above-described configuration, the host application unit 30a determines the input direction according to the input information, and continuously moves the pointer 1 between a plurality of different screens corresponding to the plurality of monitors arranged on the left and right It is needless to say that the movement of the pointer 1 can be continuously displayed between a plurality of different screens corresponding to the plurality of monitors arranged in the vertical direction as described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to identify a movement according to a user input to a pointer output to a monitor in an application unit configured for each of a plurality of PCs individually connected to a plurality of monitors, When a monitor (or a screen) on which a pointer moving between a plurality of monitors is displayed is changed, the application unit of the PC connected to the changed monitor is changed from an input interface connected to a PC set as a host among the plurality of PCs It is possible to control all the PCs through the minimum input interface without needing to individually connect the input interfaces to all the PCs so that the received input information is transmitted to the monitor, The pointer to be displayed By allowing the user to select a desired PC, the convenience of the system operation is ensured, and at the same time, the user can quickly select the control target PC in an emergency situation, thereby facilitating emergency situation coping.

On the other hand, if there are a plurality of PCs set as a host among a plurality of PCs, a collision may occur when a plurality of host PCs want to control a specific PC at the same time.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first host application unit 30a configured in the first host PC 20a includes a first input unit 30a connected to the first host PC 20a, The first pointer 1a controlled according to the input information of the first input interface 40a is moved to the screen of the specific monitor 12 connected to the specific PC 22 based on the user input through the interface 40a The control authority can be set to the application unit 32 of the specific PC 22.

In this case, the second host application unit 30d configured on the second host PC 20d may access the specific PC 20d based on the user input through the second input interface 40b connected to the second host PC 20d. 22 can transmit the control information to the application unit 32 of the specific PC 22 when the second pointer 1b controlled according to the input information of the second input interface 40b is moved .

At this time, the application unit 32 of the specific PC 22, in which the control authority is already set by the first host application unit 30a, receives the control information for setting the control authority from the second host application unit 30d The second host application unit 30d may generate status information for notifying that the specific PC 22 is in an unusable state and may transmit the status information to the second host application unit 30d.

Accordingly, when receiving the status information, the second host application unit 30d generates notification information for notifying the status of the specific PC 22 being used, based on the status information, The notification information may be extracted and displayed on the screen of the monitor 13 where the second pointer 1b is currently located.

For example, if the screen on which the second pointer 1b is currently located is a screen of a monitor connected to the second host PC 20d, the second host application unit 30d may display A predetermined mark (or non-movable marker) such as a red line may be displayed on the boundary line for movement to the monitor corresponding to the movement target screen on the screen, or another pop-up window may be generated and displayed.

The second host application unit 30d may also be configured such that the second host application unit 30d is configured such that if the screen on which the second pointer 1b is currently located is a PC 23 other than the second host PC 20d, The application unit 33 transmits the notification information and the application unit 33 configured in the other PC displays the specific mark on the screen of the monitor connected to the other PC 23 based on the notification information, It is possible to control the application unit 33 configured in the other PC 23 so as to generate and display a pop-up window.

Meanwhile, in the above-described configuration, the application unit in which the control authority is already set by the specific host application unit determines whether or not the specific PC configured with the application unit is used according to the change of the input information and the time, And the control authority is set by the other host application unit, thereby supporting the specific PC to operate according to the input information received from the other host application unit. Will be described in detail.

First, as shown in the figure, the application unit having the control right set by the first host application unit (S1), upon the control authority setting attempt of the second host application unit (S2), on the basis of the input information received from the first host application unit It is possible to determine whether or not to use the change of the input information and whether to use or not use the time (or basis) (S3), and transmit the status information on the use state to the second host application unit (S6) .

For example, when the application unit of the specific PC having the control right set by the first host application unit receives the control information for setting the control right from the second host application unit to the application unit of the specific PC, When the input information is continuously received from the first host application unit on the basis of the reception time point or when the input information changes according to the input information continuously received, it is determined that the specific PC is in use and is in use, State information can be generated.

That is, the application unit of the specific PC can determine whether to use or not to use the information according to the reception status of the input information from the first host application unit.

In addition, the application unit may transmit status information to the second host application in the use status (or in use status), and the second host application unit may receive the status information, Or transmits or outputs the notification information through the application unit corresponding to the screen on which the current pointer is located to indicate that the application unit of the specific PC can not be used.

The application unit may be configured to stop receiving input information from the first host application unit based on a reception time point of the control information, If the input information is not received from the first host application unit for a preset time, it can be determined as an unused state (S3).

Accordingly, in a case where the application unit of the specific PC is in an unused state, the control authority is set to the application unit of the specific PC based on the control information received from the second host application unit (S4) And can operate according to the received input information (S5).

At this time, the application unit of the specific PC is controlled according to the input information of the second host application unit when a first pointer controlled by the first host application unit is located on the screen of the specific PC and the specific PC is in an unused state The second pointer may be displayed on the screen of the specific PC so that both the first pointer and the second pointer are displayed on the screen of the specific PC.

According to the above-described configuration, the present invention supports two or more of a plurality of PCs as a host PC so that a plurality of users can integrally control a plurality of PCs, When the control right is set by the PC, whether or not the control by the other host PCs is selectively determined according to the use state of the specific PC is performed so that a plurality of It is possible to prevent the input information from colliding with each other and to improve the efficiency and reliability of the system operation.

Meanwhile, the integrated control system for a multi-device interface according to the present invention provides a configuration for supporting a PC that generates a specific event, such as security event detection through video, to quickly control an event. Will be described in detail.

As shown in the figure, the application unit 30b configured in the specific PC 20b associated with the event generates the event-related event information when an event is generated by the application program executed by the operating system, To the host application unit 30a.

At this time, the application unit 30b may directly detect an event and generate event information.

Accordingly, the host application unit 30a of the host PC 20a sets the control authority to the application unit 30b of the PC 20b corresponding to the event information, and sets the pointer 1 to the event information To the screen of the monitor 10b connected to the PC 20b corresponding to the user.

Accordingly, the host application unit 30a can support the user to quickly control the specific PC 20b in which the event has occurred.

As an example of the detailed configuration, the integrated control system for a multi-device interface according to the present invention may further include at least one camera unit 50 communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs through the communication network.

At this time, the camera unit 50 may be configured as an IP (Internet Protocol) camera.

Accordingly, the application unit 30b configured in the specific PC 20b communicatively connected to the camera unit 50 generates the event information when an event is generated through image analysis of the image received from the camera unit 50 .

At this time, the application unit 30b configured in the specific PC 20b can output image information about the image through the monitor 10b connected to the specific PC 20b.

The image analyzing apparatus 60 connected to the at least one camera unit 50 through wired / wireless communication and the specific PC 20b may be connected through the communication network. Event information can be generated upon event detection through image analysis based on images received from each of the camera units 50 and transmitted to the specific PC 20b.

Accordingly, the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b can receive the event information from the image analysis apparatus 60, and transmits the event information to the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b It can be transmitted to the host application unit 30a of the host PC 20a, which has been set in advance, including the preset identification information.

At this time, the specific PC 20b may be constituted or replaced with an image monitoring apparatus which receives image information of the camera unit and stores or displays the image, and the application unit 30b may be configured in the image monitoring apparatus .

The video monitoring apparatus or the video analysis apparatus 60 may include a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), a NVR (Network Video Recorder), a VMS (Video Management System), a CMS .

The host application unit 30a identifies the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b based on the identification information included in the event information when receiving the event information, And transmits the control information for setting the control authority to the application unit 30b so that the pointer 1 is transmitted to the monitor 10b connected to the specific PC 20b by the application unit 30b of the specific PC 20b. On the screen of FIG.

On the other hand, in the above-described configuration, the integrated control system for a plurality of device interfaces may further comprise an emergency button capable of generating one or more events communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs through the communication network.

Accordingly, the application unit configured in the PC connected to the emergency button can generate the event information including the identification information of the user through the signal received from the emergency button, and transmits the event information to the host application unit .

In addition, the application unit or the host application unit may display event occurrence information about an event occurrence on the screen of the PC corresponding to the event information so that the PC corresponding to the event information can be easily recognized (recognized) when an event occurs.

In addition, a voice output device for notifying the occurrence of an event through voice may be connected to at least one of the plurality of PCs and included in the integrated control system for a plurality of devices.

Accordingly, the application unit or the host application unit can output an event-related voice through the voice output device when an event occurs. At this time, the sound output apparatus may include a speaker, an amplifier, and the like.

Also, at least one of the plurality of PCs communicating through the communication network is an access control operating PC that controls access control, and the integrated control system for the multiple device interface communicates with the access control operating PC and includes one or more An entrance recognition device or one or more biometric devices and one or more electrical locks that can lock or open the door, or an access control device that controls one or more gate devices that can open or control the passageway.

At this time, the access recognizing device can recognize the access based on the card recognition and the biometric method. Further, the access control device can control both one or more electric lock devices and one or more gate devices.

Accordingly, the application unit configured in the access control operation PC connected to the access control device can generate the event information when the access event is generated based on the access event related information received from the access control device, and transmits the event information to the host PC Lt; / RTI >

According to the above-described configuration, the present invention automatically moves a pointer to a specific PC when an event occurs in a specific PC, thereby enabling the specific PC to be quickly controlled through input information of an input interface connected to the host PC, thereby improving system operation efficiency and convenience .

Meanwhile, in the integrated control system for a plurality of apparatus interfaces according to the present invention, a plurality of valid PCs corresponding to specific situations among a plurality of PCs are automatically selected, and a PC is selected through movement of the pointer only between the valid PCs .

For example, when a preset key is input based on user input through the input interface, the host application unit sets only one or more PCs corresponding to the setting key among the plurality of PCs as effective PCs, And to set the control authority only for each application unit of the valid PCs.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the host application unit may receive the input information from an external device communicating with any one of the plurality of PCs through a communication network, and may input the input information received from the external device to an application .

Accordingly, the plurality of PCs can be controlled through the external device.

7 is a flowchart of an integrated control method for a plurality of device interfaces according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, each of the plurality of PCs comprises an application section to be executed by the operating system of the PC, and a host application section, which is configured in the PC set as a host among the plurality of application sections, (S11).

In addition, the host application unit confirms pointer-related coordinate information that moves according to the input information on a screen output to any one of the plurality of monitors (S12), and displays the coordinate information on the screen on the screen based on the input information corresponding to the user input When the pointer moves to the movement target screen of another monitor different from the screen, the control authority is set to the application unit of the PC corresponding to the movement target screen (S13), and the input information can be transmitted to the application unit having the control right (S14).

Next, the application unit having the control authority sets the input information, executes the command corresponding to the input information in cooperation with the operating system, or transmits coordinate information generated according to the movement of the pointer to the host application unit, The control authority can be set to the PC corresponding to the movement target screen (S15).

The PC, monitor, and various components described herein may be implemented by hardware circuitry (e.g., CMOS-based logic circuitry), firmware, software, or a combination thereof. For example, it can be implemented utilizing transistors, logic gates, and electronic circuits in the form of various electrical structures.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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1. An integrated control system for a plurality of PCs connected to each other by a plurality of monitors and communicating with each other via a communication network,
An application unit configured for each of the plurality of PCs and executed by an operating system of the PC; And
And a host application unit configured to respectively generate input information for a user input through an input interface connected to the host PC, the host application unit being configured in at least one PC set as a host among the plurality of application units,
Wherein the host application unit confirms pointer-related coordinate information that moves according to the input information on a screen output to any one of the plurality of monitors, and based on the input information, the pointer on the screen is displayed on another monitor When moving to a moving target screen, sets a control right to an application unit of the PC corresponding to the movement target screen, transmits the input information to the application unit to which the control right is set,
The application unit having the control right may execute a command corresponding to the input information in cooperation with the operating system based on the input information or transmit coordinate information generated according to the movement of the pointer to the host application unit, The control authority is set to the PC corresponding to the movement target screen,
When the control authority is set by the host application unit other than the host application unit when the control authority of the host application unit is attempted, the application unit determines whether or not the control authority is set based on the reception state of the input information from the other host application unit The control unit generates status information on the use status when it is in use status and transmits the status information to the host application unit and sets a control right to operate according to input information received from the host application unit when the status is unused,
Wherein the host application unit displays notification information previously set corresponding to the status information on a screen where the current pointer is located when the status information is received.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the host application unit identifies the moving object screen based on the arrangement of each of the plurality of monitors and the preset information on the screen coordinate system, the coordinate information on the moving position of the pointer, and the input information. Integrated control system for interface.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the input interface comprises at least one of a mouse and a keyboard,
Wherein the number of the input interfaces is smaller than the number of the plurality of PCs.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the application unit generates event-related event information when an event is generated by an application program executed by the operating system, and transmits the event-related event information to the host application unit,
Wherein the host application unit sets the control authority to an application unit of the PC corresponding to the event information and moves the pointer to a screen of a monitor connected to the PC corresponding to the event information, system.
The method of claim 5,
Further comprising one or more camera units communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs via the communication network,
Wherein the application unit configured in the PC connected to the camera unit generates the event information when an event is generated through image analysis of an image received from the camera unit.
The method of claim 6,
At least one of the plurality of PCs includes a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), a NVR (Network Video Recorder), a VMS (Video Management System), a CMS (Central Monitoring System) An HDD, and a storage,
Wherein the application unit configured in the video surveillance apparatus connected to the camera unit generates the event information upon occurrence of an event through analysis based on an image received from the camera unit.
The method of claim 5,
Further comprising an emergency button capable of generating at least one event communicating with at least one of the plurality of PCs via the communication network,
Wherein the application unit configured in the PC connected to the emergency button generates the event information upon occurrence of an event through a signal received from the emergency button.
The method of claim 5,
Wherein the application unit or the host application unit displays event occurrence information such that a PC where an event occurs is identified on a screen of the PC corresponding to the event information when an event occurs.
The method of claim 5,
An audio output device for notifying an occurrence status of an event through a voice when an event occurs is connected to at least one of the plurality of PCs,
Wherein the application unit or the host application unit outputs an event related voice through the voice output device when an event occurs.
The method of claim 5,
Wherein at least one of the plurality of PCs through the communication network is an access control operating PC for controlling access control, at least one access recognition device or at least one biometric sensing device communicating with the access control operating PC and recognizing access, Further comprising an access control device for controlling one or more electrical locks or one or more gate devices that can open or control the passageway that can be locked or unlocked,
Wherein the application unit configured in the access control operation PC connected to the access control device generates the event information when an access event is generated based on the access event related information received from the access control device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the host application unit sets only one or more predetermined PCs corresponding to the setting keys among the plurality of PCs as effective PCs when a predetermined setting key is input based on user input through the input interface, And the control authority is set only for each application unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the host application unit receives the input information from an external device communicating with any one of the plurality of PCs via a communication network.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the host application unit identifies the coordinate information through an API of the operating system.
An integrated control method for a plurality of device interfaces for controlling the plurality of PCs through an input interface connected to at least one of the plurality of PCs via a communication network between a plurality of PCs connected to a plurality of monitors,
Receiving a user input from an input interface connected to the host PC by a host application unit configured on a PC set as a host among a plurality of the application units, each of the plurality of PCs being constituted by an application unit executed by an operating system of the PC;
Wherein the host application unit confirms pointer-related coordinate information that moves according to the input information on a screen output to any one of the plurality of monitors, and when the pointer on the screen is displayed on the screen based on input information corresponding to the user input, Setting a control right to an application unit of a PC corresponding to the movement target screen when moving to a movement target screen of a different monitor and transmitting the input information to the application unit to which the control right is set;
The application unit having the control authority set executes the command corresponding to the input information in cooperation with the operating system on the basis of the input information or transmits coordinate information generated according to the movement of the pointer to the host application unit, Setting the control authority to a PC corresponding to the movement target screen when moving the cursor;
When the control authority is set by another host application unit other than the host application unit when the host application unit attempts to set a control right, the other host application unit determines whether to use the input information based on the reception state of the input information, Generating status information on the usage status and transmitting the status information to the host application unit and setting a control right for operating according to input information received from the host application unit when the status information is in an unused status; And
When the host application unit receives the status information, displaying the preset notification information corresponding to the status information on the screen where the current pointer is located
And an integrated control method for a plurality of device interfaces.

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