KR102105900B1 - Ship gateway apparatus and status information displaying method in ship gateway apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a ship gateway device and a method for displaying status information in a ship gateway device. The gateway device for ships includes a network interface unit that provides an interface with an external network system, a data input unit that receives data transmitted from the external network system from the network interface unit, and a network connection that establishes a connection with the external network system. A setting unit, a data processing unit processing data based on connection setting information with the external network system set by the network connection setting unit, a data output unit outputting the data processed by the data processing unit to the network interface unit, and the And a switching unit transferring data input from the data input unit to the data processing unit and transferring data processed by the data processing unit to the data output unit. Therefore, the security of the system in the ship can be effectively maintained.

Description

Ship gateway device and how to display status information on a ship gateway device {SHIP GATEWAY APPARATUS AND STATUS INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD IN SHIP GATEWAY APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a ship gateway device and a method for displaying status information in a ship gateway device, and more particularly, a ship gateway that maintains security of a ship internal system connected to an external network system and displays status information to inform a dangerous situation. The present invention relates to a device and a method for displaying status information in a marine gateway device.

Existing ship gateway devices and security systems are generally devices without a display, and only simple state information such as power on / off state and network state of equipment is transmitted through a display device such as an LED.

That is, in order to check the setting state information of the equipment, it is possible to check the state of the system by having a display device or by connecting to a separate display device.

This prior art is limited to having a separate display device, such as a ship, and is insufficient to provide the ship's security status information in the case of a system sensitive to external security threats.

In addition, when a dangerous situation or a security threat situation occurs, it is very limited to transmit information to other systems of the ship, for example, Bridge Alarm Management (BAM).

The object of the present invention for overcoming the problems as described above is a gateway for connecting the inside and the outside of the ship, such as a mobile gateway device connecting a WLAN and a mobile communication network (3G, LTE, WiBron, etc.), in particular, a commonly used ship gateway device. It is to provide a method for displaying status information in a ship gateway device and a ship gateway device that informs a security environment setting and communication setting state of a gateway in a device.

In addition, it provides status information to inform other systems connected through the network of network status and anomalies, and displays status information when an anomaly occurs, or displays status information from ship gateway devices and ship gateway devices that notify them through an alarm sound. Is to provide a way to do it.

In order to achieve the above object, a ship gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit providing an interface with an external network system, and data received from the external network system from the network interface unit An input unit, a network connection setting unit for establishing a connection with the external network system, and a data processing unit for processing data based on connection setting information between the external network system set in the network connection setting unit and the data processing unit A data output unit outputting the processed data to the network interface unit and a switching unit transferring data input from the data input unit to the data processing unit and transferring data processed by the data processing unit to the data output unit It includes.

The ship gateway device includes a data status monitoring unit that monitors the traffic status of data processed by the data processing unit, an alarm generating unit that generates an alarm when a traffic status alarm notification signal is transmitted from the data status monitoring unit, and the gateway. A setting management unit for managing a setting state, a timer for setting a time for connection setting of the gateway, a display unit for displaying setting state information of the gateway set in the setting management unit, and a firewall management unit for managing the firewall of the gateway It may further include.

When the data input from the data input unit is abnormal data, the switching unit may transmit information on the abnormal data to the data status monitoring unit.

The setting management unit may manage the security environment setting and communication setting state of the gateway.

The data status monitoring unit may identify the type of data processed by the data processing unit.

The data status monitoring unit may receive traffic status information of data blocked by the firewall of the gateway from the switching unit.

The display unit may display alarm information generated by the alarm generator.

The display unit may display time information set by the timer.

The display unit includes a voice communication status display unit indicating whether voice communication is possible with the ship's internal system and the external network system, and a direct data communication status display unit indicating whether direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is possible. And an indirect data communication status display unit indicating whether indirect data communication is possible between the ship's internal system and the external network system, and a disable status display unit indicating whether the state of the gateway is changed to a disabled state. And, an operation status display unit for displaying the operating status of the gateway, a timer remaining time display unit for displaying the remaining time of the timer remaining until the end of direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system, and the Foil may comprise a data communication time display directly indicating the total elapsed time of the direct data communication between the external network system and within the system.

The setting management unit may change the direct data communication mode between the ship's internal system and the external network system to an indirect data communication mode or a voice communication mode.

Method for displaying the status information in the ship gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: setting a security environment of the ship's internal system and a communication status with an external network system, and And displaying the security environment and communication status with the external network system in real time and displaying alarm information when an abnormal situation occurs in the ship's internal system or the communication status with the external network system is abnormal.

The method may further include transmitting the alarm information to a node on a network connected to the vessel internal system.

According to the above-described method for displaying status information in the ship gateway device and the ship gateway device, the location information of the individual acquired through the personal smart terminal connected to the communication network in the ship and even when a crisis situation occurs for each individual in the ship, Rescue can be done using state information, and rescue requests and rescue services are available for individuals even when the ship is in distress.

In addition, it can be utilized in the LTE router and the gateway market for secure communication between ships and land in the ocean, and in particular, it can be used as a gateway device for small vessels where it is difficult to install a separate device for checking the status of a gateway or a wired / wireless router. .

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a security gateway device for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display unit in the ship gateway device of FIG. 1.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying status information in a gateway device for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and can have various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof described herein, one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance. In the present application, the term "connect" should be understood to include not only physical connection of elements described in the specification, but also timely connection, network connection, and the like.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the overall understanding in describing the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same components are omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a security gateway device for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the ship gateway device includes a network interface unit 111, a data input unit 112, a network connection setting unit 113, a data processing unit 114, a data output unit 115, and switching Includes a section 116, a data status monitoring section 117, an alarm generation section 118, a setting management section 119, a timer 120, a display section 121, and a firewall management section 122 do.

The network interface unit 111 provides an interface with various types of external network systems supported by the ship gateway device. Here, the external network system may include 2G, 3G, wibro, LTE, WLAN, Ethernet, and the like.

The data input unit 112 receives data transmitted from an external network system from the network interface unit 111.

The network connection setting unit 113 establishes a connection between the ship's internal system and the external network system.

The data processing unit 114 processes data input and output through the gateway based on connection setting information between the ship's internal system and the external network system set in the network connection setting unit 113.

The data output unit 115 outputs data processed by the data processing unit 114 to the network interface unit 111.

The switching unit 116 transfers data input from the data input unit 112 to the data processing unit 114 and transfers data processed by the data processing unit 114 to the data output unit 115.

When the data input from the data input unit 112 is abnormal data, the switching unit 116 transmits information on the abnormal data to the data status monitoring unit 117.

The switching unit 116 determines whether to forward data input from the data input unit 112 through switching / routing. If unwanted data is input, the data is transmitted to the data status monitoring unit 117.

The data status monitoring unit 117 monitors the status of the gateway and the traffic status of data processed by the data processing unit 114.

The data status monitoring unit 117 identifies the type of data processed by the data processing unit 114.

The data status monitoring unit 117 identifies switching information processed by the gateway through the data processing unit 114.

The data status monitoring unit 117 receives traffic status information of data blocked by the firewall of the gateway from the switching unit 116. When a security threat situation or an emergency situation for processing traffic occurs in the network through the received information, the information is transmitted to the alarm generator 118.

The alarm generating unit 118 generates an alarm and a warning / alarm when a traffic status alarm notification signal is transmitted from the data status monitoring unit 117.

The alarm generation unit 118 displays an alarm or warning / alarm signal on the display unit 121 when receiving alarm information from another node or when receiving an alarm or warning / alarm signal from the data status monitoring unit 117. In addition, an alarm or warning / alarm signal may be transmitted to another node on the network, for example, an integrated navigation system or a bridge alarm management device.

The setting management unit 119 manages the setting state of the gateway. In particular, the setting management unit 119 manages the security environment setting and communication setting state of the gateway.

The setting management unit 119 may change the direct data communication mode between the ship's internal system and the external network system to an indirect data communication mode or a voice communication mode. Here, the direct data communication mode is a mode in which the gateway enables direct communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system. In addition, the indirect data communication mode is a mode set to enable communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system through a gateway.

The timer 120 sets times for network connection and environment setting of the gateway.

The display unit 121 is a display unit for displaying the status of the gateway, and displays setting status information of the gateway set by the setting management unit 119. For example, each mode may be displayed as an enable state according to a direct data communication mode, an indirect data communication mode, or a voice communication mode.

The display unit 121 displays alarm or alarm information generated by the alarm generator 118.

The display unit 121 displays time information set by the timer 120 in relation to the network connection and environment setting of the gateway.

The firewall management unit 122 manages the firewall of the gateway.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display unit in the ship gateway device of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the display unit of the present invention includes a voice communication status display unit 210, a direct data communication status display unit 220, an indirect data communication status display unit 230, a disable status display unit 240, and operation. It includes a status display unit 250, a timer remaining time display unit 260, and a direct data communication time display unit 270.

The voice communication status display unit 210 displays whether voice communication is possible with an external network system with the ship's internal system. If voice communication is possible, it is displayed as enable in voice communication mode.

The direct data communication status display unit 220 indicates whether direct data communication is possible between the ship's internal system and the external network system. When it is set to enable direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system, it is displayed as enable in the direct data communication mode.

The indirect data communication status display unit 230 indicates whether indirect data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is possible. When the indirect data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is set to be enabled, it is displayed as enable in the indirect data communication mode.

The disable state display unit 240 remotely changes the operation state of the gateway to a disabled state or forcibly changes the state of the gateway.

The operation status display unit 250 displays the operation status of the current gateway. For example, it indicates whether the current gateway status is normal, alarm status, or warning status. If it is in an alarm or warning condition, the warning sound may be continuously generated.

The timer remaining time display unit 260 displays the remaining time of the timer remaining until the direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system ends.

The timer remaining time display unit 260 may display the remaining time on the screen among unit times where direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is permitted. Here, when the timer remaining time is reset, it is deducted from the unit time or the specified time. In addition, when 0 is displayed on the timer remaining time display unit 206, a warning sound may be generated once or more.

The direct data communication time display unit 270 displays the total elapsed time of direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system. That is, the direct data communication time display unit 270 may display a total elapsed time from the time when the direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is first started to the present.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying status information in a gateway device for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a security environment of an internal system of a ship and a communication state with an external network system are set (S310).

The security environment of the ship's internal system and the communication status with the external network system are displayed in real time (S320). For example, each mode may be displayed in an enable state according to a direct data communication mode, an indirect data communication mode, or a voice communication mode set by the gateway.

If an abnormal situation occurs in the ship's internal system or the communication status with the external network system is abnormal, alarm information is displayed (S330). That is, when a security threat situation or a violation situation for processing traffic occurs in the network, alarm information is displayed. At this time, the alarm sound may be continuously generated while displaying the alarm information.

The alarm information is transmitted to the node on the network connected to the ship's internal system (S340). For example, an alarm or warning / alarm signal may be transmitted to another node on the network, such as an integrated navigation system or a bridge alarm management device. In addition, it is also possible to notify the dangerous situation in real time with the smartphone of the ship occupants connected through the gateway.

As described above, in the present invention, a security environment setting for maintaining security inside a ship is performed in a gateway device connecting a ship's internal system and an external network system in a ship, and various network environment settings are continuously displayed on the device's display device. You can. In addition, when an abnormal situation occurs, alarm information may be displayed or an alarm sound may be continuously generated, and information indicating the abnormal condition may be transmitted to other systems and other systems in the ship.

Although described with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art understand that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. Will be able to.

111: network interface unit 112: data input unit
113: network connection setting unit 114: data processing unit
115: data output unit 116: switching unit
117: data status monitoring unit 118: alarm generation unit
119: setting management unit 120: timer
121: display unit 122: firewall management unit
210: voice communication status display unit 220: direct data communication status display unit
230: indirect data communication status display unit 240: disable status display unit
250: operation status display unit 260: timer remaining time display unit
270: Direct data communication time display

Claims (12)

As a gateway device for ships,
A network interface unit providing an interface with an external network system;
A data input unit that receives data transmitted from the external network system from the network interface unit;
A network connection setting unit for establishing a connection with the external network system;
A data processing unit which processes data based on connection setting information with the external network system set by the network connection setting unit;
A data output unit outputting the data processed by the data processing unit to the network interface unit;
A switching unit transferring data input from the data input unit to the data processing unit and transferring data processed by the data processing unit to the data output unit;
A setting management unit that manages the setting state of the gateway;
Displays the setting status information of the gateway set by the setting management unit, displays the remaining time among the unit time allowed for direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system, and displays the total elapsed time of the direct data communication A display unit;
A data status monitoring unit that monitors the traffic status of data processed by the data processing unit;
When a traffic status alert notification signal is transmitted from the data status monitoring unit, an alarm, warning signal, and alarm signal are provided to the display unit, and the alarm, warning signal, and alarm signal are integrated navigation devices and bridge alarm management, which are other nodes on the network. An alarm generator which provides at least one of the devices and provides the alarm, warning signal, and alarm signal in real time to the smartphones of ship occupants connected through a gateway;
A timer for setting a time for connection establishment of the gateway; And
It includes a firewall management unit for managing the firewall of the gateway,
The switching unit transmits information on the abnormal data to the data status monitoring unit when the data input from the data input unit is abnormal data,
The data status monitoring unit receives traffic status information of the data blocked by the firewall of the gateway from the switching unit, and receives the information when a security threat situation or a threat situation for processing traffic occurs in the network through the received information. To the alarm generator,
The display unit,
A voice communication status display unit indicating whether voice communication is possible with the ship's internal system and the external network system;
A direct data communication status display unit indicating whether direct data communication is possible between the ship's internal system and the external network system;
An indirect data communication status display unit indicating whether indirect data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system is possible;
A disable state display unit for displaying whether the state of the gateway has been changed to a disabled state, and displaying information on remotely changing the operation state of the gateway to a disabled state;
An operation status display unit displaying an operation status of the gateway;
A timer remaining time display unit displaying a remaining time of the timer remaining until the direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system ends; And
And a direct data communication time display unit for displaying the total elapsed time of direct data communication between the ship's internal system and the external network system,
The setting management unit changes the direct data communication mode between the ship's internal system and the external network system to an indirect data communication mode or a voice communication mode.
In-ship gateway device.
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The setting management unit is a gateway device for a ship that manages the security environment setting and communication setting state of the gateway.
According to claim 1,
The data status monitoring unit is a ship gateway device for identifying the type of data processed by the data processing unit.
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The display unit is a ship gateway device for displaying the time information set by the timer. delete delete delete delete

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