KR20110119913A - System for and method of managing exhibits - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An operation exhibit unified management system is provided to automatically collect maintenance and repair related statistical data through an operation state controller. CONSTITUTION: An integrated exhibit management server(100) is installed in a central commending office. Integrated management controllers(200a~200c) are installed around exhibits. The integration management controller monitors the operation state of exhibit. The integration management controller monitors the operation state of exhibit.

Description

SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MANAGING EXHIBITS}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for managing an exhibition, and more particularly, a method and system for managing an integrated operation exhibit that can integrate and manage operating states of various operation exhibits distributed in each zone of an exhibition hall in a situation room. It is about.

In general, the exhibition hall exhibits various types of operation exhibits, and in the related art, the operator of the exhibition hall manages the exhibits while visually checking the operation state of each exhibit at the exhibition site. In addition, since the exhibition management information was managed by an office management program such as Excel, management data must be input every day, which causes a lot of time and labor costs in managing the exhibition.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to collect the operating state of the various operating exhibits distributed in each zone (Zone) of the exhibition hall through the controller connected via Ethernet connected to the situation room The integrated management with the server provides a method and system for integrated management of operational exhibits that can easily check the operational status of the operational exhibits in the operation room and automatically manage the operational exhibits by automatically collecting maintenance-related statistical data.

In order to achieve the above object, the system of the present invention is installed in the exhibition room integrated management server installed in the situation room of the exhibition hall, installed in each zone (Zone) of the exhibition hall distributed near the monitor to monitor the operation status of the exhibition and the integrated management Exhibits distributed in each zone consisting of a plurality of integrated management controllers connected to a network connected to a server and managing the corresponding exhibitions according to the command of the integrated management server, and gate access controllers installed at each gate of the exhibition hall to control entrance and exit of the viewers. They can be centrally integrated and managed.

The integrated management server graphically displays the operating status of the controller communication module that processes communication with the integrated management controller and the access controller via Ethernet, and the displays distributed in zones and corners on an LCD monitor. The number of experiences and status is displayed when the relevant exhibition is clicked on the screen, and the operation information display module displays real-time field image and screening image for the representative exhibitions, and displays the faulty exhibits by converting the color of the exhibits and the frequency of failures within the period. And an error message display module for displaying the management history, a system recovery module for preserving data by distributed processing, and automatically recovering when the system is down, and power on / off the displays distributed in zones and corners. Exhibit power management module that manages power on / off reservation , Frequency of use chulipja contrast, includes a management module for processing reports statistics such as frequency of failure, day / month / season frequency of use and the failure rate and outputs the report in the desired form, depending on the operator's requirements.

The integrated management controller is a SMPS for providing DC operating power to receive AC power, RTC chip for providing real-time data, a dip switch for setting the ID of the exhibits, and to communicate with the integrated management server via Ethernet Ethernet chip, temperature and humidity sensor for detecting the temperature and humidity of the installation site, the exhibition interface unit for interfacing the exhibits and the operation signal, and when the power is turned on and communicates with the integrated management server and receives a command from the server Process, monitor the operation state of the exhibit through the exhibit interface unit, detect the temperature / humidity from the temperature and humidity sensor, obtain real-time information from the RTC chip to form a predetermined communication packet and then the transmission period or when the server requests MC to transmit the operation status, environmental information and time information of the server to the server through the Ethernet chip It consists of U.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the method of the present invention comprises the steps of registering the exhibits installed in the exhibition hall; Receiving access information from the gate access controller; Receiving an operation state of an exhibit from an integrated management controller; Managing the input / exit information and the operation state of the exhibit as a database and displaying it on a screen; Controlling an exhibit by transmitting an exhibit control command to the integrated management controller according to an operator's operation; And outputting a failure history or operation information as a report by statistically processing the database according to an operator's request.

The integrated display management system according to the present invention collects the operating state of various operating exhibits distributed in each zone of the exhibition hall through an Ethernet-connected controller and then integrates and manages the operating exhibits by operating the server in the operation room. Can be easily checked in the situation room and maintenance data can be managed efficiently by automatically collecting maintenance-related statistical data.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the operation exhibition integrated management system according to the present invention;
2 is a detailed block diagram of the first integrated management controller shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a detailed block diagram of the second integrated management controller shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a detailed block diagram of the third integrated management controller shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the gate access controller shown in FIG. 1;
6 is a flow chart showing the overall operation of the operation display integrated management system according to the present invention;
7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of an integrated management controller according to the present invention;
8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a format of a communication packet according to the present invention.

The technical problems achieved by the present invention and the practice of the present invention will be more clearly understood by the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below. The following examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the operation exhibition integrated management system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the integrated exhibition management system according to the present invention is installed near the exhibition integrated management server 100 installed in the situation room of the exhibition hall and the exhibition objects distributed in each zone of the exhibition hall. It is composed of a plurality of integrated management controller 200 for monitoring the state and managing the exhibits according to the command of the integrated management server, and the gate access controller 300 installed at each gate of the exhibition hall to control the entrance of the viewer. In the embodiment of the present invention, the integrated display management server 100 and the controllers 200 and the access controller 300 is connected to the wired LAN 40 of the Ethernet method and communicates in a TCP / IP method, but using a wireless LAN or other communication protocol. You can also use

Referring to Figure 1, the integrated management server 100 installed in the situation room of the exhibition hall is implemented as a desktop computer, LCD monitor, projector, print, etc., the desktop computer has a controller communication module 102, operation information display module 104, Software consisting of error message display module 106, fault history management module 108, system recovery module 110, zoom in / zoom out module 112, exhibit power management module 114, report management module 116, and the like. Is mounted.

The controller communication module 102 processes communication with the controllers 200a, 200b, and 200c and the access controller 300 through the Ethernet 40, and the operation information display module 104 is distributed by zones and corners. Displays the operating status of the installed exhibits (20a, 20b, 20c) graphically on the LCD monitor, and displays the number of experiences and status when the exhibits are clicked on the screen, and displays real-time field and screening images for representative exhibits. In addition, the projector's lamp and filter status are displayed.

The error message display module 106 converts the colors of the exhibits to display the fault exhibits and displays the fault frequency and management history within the period, and the fault history management module 108 displays the fault history to systematically manage maintenance. Manage it. In addition, the system recovery module 110 maintains data by distributed processing and automatically recovers when the system is down. The zoom-in / zoom-out module 112 processes zooming by zones and corners of an exhibition hall.

The exhibition power management module 114 manages the power on / off of the exhibits that are distributed by zones and corners, and manages the power on / off reservation, and the report management module 116 compares the use frequency, the failure frequency, Statistics such as weekly / monthly / seasonal usage frequency and failure frequency are processed and the report is output in the desired form according to the request of the operator. It also automatically manages daily journals.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the first integrated management controller illustrated in FIG. 1, in which the electronic control apparatus embedded display is controlled.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic control apparatus embedded display 20a may be provided with various sensors or buttons such as a current sensor to actively provide signals to be controlled by the controller. The first integrated management controller 200a for controlling the electronic control device embedded display 20a includes an SMPS 202 for providing Vcc operation power by receiving AC power, an RTC chip 204 for providing real-time data, The dip switch 206 for setting the ID of the exhibit, the Ethernet chip 208 for communicating with the server 100 through the Ethernet 40, the LED 212 for displaying the operation state, and the memory 214. When the command is received from the server 100 after communicating with the integrated management server 100 when the power is turned on, the exhibit interface unit 220 for interfacing the signal with the temperature and humidity sensor 216 and the exhibit 20a Process, monitor the operation state of the exhibits through the exhibit interface unit 220, detect the temperature / humidity from the temperature and humidity sensor 216, obtain the real-time information from the RTC chip 204 to form a predetermined communication packet and transmit Exhibits if cycled or requested by server 100 It consists of the MCU 210 for transmitting the operating state of the environment information, time information to the server 100 via the Ethernet chip 208.

The exhibit interface unit 220 may be implemented in various forms corresponding to the interface of the exhibit 20a. In the embodiment of the present invention, one analog input unit 221 and three digital input units 222 ˜ 224, and one digital output unit 225 to control the power of the exhibits directly from the server.

   division       designation      function  AI  Analog input  Current amount monitoring by current sensor  DI1  Digital input  Button 1 operation detection  DI2  Digital input  Detection of the operation signal of the exhibit  DI3  Digital input  Button 2 operation detection  DO  Digital output  Power on / off control of exhibits

FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the second integrated management controller shown in FIG. 1, in which the electronic control apparatus is not equipped with the display.

Referring to FIG. 3, since the electronic control apparatus-less display 20b cannot actively provide signals to be controlled by the controller, the display 20b may include a display operation monitor 240 for monitoring an operation state of the display. After the installation in addition to) to connect the exhibit operation monitor 240 with the controller (200b) to control the electronic control device built-in exhibit (20b).

The second integrated management controller 200b for controlling the electronic control device non-embedded display 20b includes an SMPS 202 that receives AC power and provides Vcc operation power, and an RTC chip 204 that provides real-time data. , A dip switch 206 for setting an ID of the exhibit, an Ethernet chip 208 for communicating with the server 100 through the Ethernet 40, an LED 212 for displaying an operation state, and a memory 214. ), The temperature and humidity sensor 216, the operation monitoring interface unit 230 for interfacing the signal with the exhibition operation monitoring unit, when the power is turned on and communicates with the integrated management server 100, the command is received from the server 100 Process the command, monitor the operation status of the exhibit through the operation monitoring interface 230, detect the temperature / humidity from the temperature and humidity sensor 216, obtain the real-time information from the RTC chip 204 to form a predetermined communication packet Transmission cycle or server 100 requests It consists of an operating state and the environment information, the time information of the surface exhibits a MCU (210) to be transmitted to the server 100 via the Ethernet chip 208.

Exhibit operation monitoring unit 240 may be implemented by a variety of sensors, such as photosensors, current sensors, limit switches according to the specific content of the exhibit (20b), operation monitoring interface unit 230 of the exhibit operation monitoring unit 240 After supplying power according to the implementation form, the operation signal is received and transmitted to the MCU 210. In addition, when the exhibit requires a power source, an AC relay for controlling the power of the exhibit may be further provided to directly turn on / off the exhibit according to a control command of the server.

FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of the third integrated management controller shown in FIG. 1, in which the representative exhibition items displayed in the representative exhibition hall are controlled.

Referring to FIG. 4, the representative exhibit 20c is an exhibit installed in the representative exhibition hall, and may adopt one of the above-described built-in or non-embedded interfaces according to the contents of the exhibit or use a hybrid method. In addition, when the representative exhibit 20c is an exhibit or image without an operation, the representative exhibit 20c may be photographed by a web camera 300 and monitored as an image.

The third integrated management controller 200c for controlling the representative exhibit 20c includes an SMPS 202 for receiving Vcc operating power by receiving AC power, an RTC chip 204 for providing real-time data, and an ID for the exhibit. Dip switch 206 for setting the, Ethernet chip 208 for communicating with the server 100 via the Ethernet 40, LED 212, memory 214, temperature and humidity sensor for indicating the operation state 216, the exhibit interface unit 220 for interfacing the exhibits and signals, the camera interface unit 250 for interfacing with the web camera 30, the server after communicating with the integrated management server 100 when the power is turned on ( When the command is received from 100), the command is processed, the exhibition interface unit 220 monitors the operation state of the exhibit, the temperature / humidity is detected from the temperature and humidity sensor 216, and the real time information is obtained from the RTC chip 204. Transmit after forming into predetermined communication packet Group or is configured when the server 100 requests the operating status and the environmental information, the time information of the exhibits in MCU (210) to be transmitted to the server 100 via the Ethernet chip 208.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the gate access controller shown in FIG. 1, using an RFID card.

Referring to FIG. 5, the gate access controller 300 installed at each gate of the exhibition hall includes an Ethernet chip 302 for communicating with the server 100 through the Ethernet 40, and an RFID tag 10 attached to the pass. When the RFID tag 10 of the pass is detected through the reader antenna 308 and the RFID reader chip 306 and the RFID reader chip 306 to detect the authentication, authentication is allowed or denied according to a predetermined authentication procedure. In addition, the authentication result is displayed on its own LCD 310, and is configured as an MCU 304 for transmitting to the server 100 side via the Ethernet 40.

Next, a description will be given of the entire operation procedure of the operation exhibition integrated management system according to the present invention configured as described above.

6 is a flowchart illustrating the overall operation of the integrated operation management system according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the integrated management controller according to the present invention, Figure 8 is a communication packet according to the present invention A schematic diagram showing the format of.

Referring to FIG. 6, after installing the exhibits and the integrated management controller in the exhibition hall, the operator registers the exhibits in the database of the integrated management server 100 as shown in Table 2 below (S1).

Exhibit ID     Exhibit Name   Exhibit Type      Control parameter Opening Hours / Count xxxx1 Submarine topography read by ultrasound Built-in control Current, power on / off, button xxx10 Representative Exhibits video Camera on / off ..... ..... ..... xxx101 Windsurfing Non-controlled Operation

Referring to Table 2, the exhibit ID is a binary digit value set by the dip switch 206 in the controller, the exhibit name is the name of the exhibit, and the exhibit type is a built-in type or a non-embedded type or image. Or non-operating type. The control parameters represent the operational status of the exhibits, including sensing current, button operation detection, power on / off signal, etc., and also manages operating time and frequency. In addition, if necessary, the exhibition manager may also include a phone number to transmit the text message when a failure occurs.

When the integrated management controller is turned on after registering the exhibits, the integrated management controllers 200a, 200b, and 200c monitor the operation of the exhibits 20a, 20b, and 20c, and the access controller 300 detects the RFID tag 10 and enters and exits. Monitor (S2-1 ~ S2-4). When the server requests or the transmission period is reached, the access information and the status of the exhibits are reported to the server. Accordingly, the server records the operation status of each exhibit in the database and displays them on the LCD (S3-1 to S3-4, S4). ).

When the operator inputs a display manipulation to the server 100, the server 100 transmits a display control command for manipulating the display to the controllers 200a, 200b, and 200c, and the controller executes the command to remotely execute the command. Process the operation (S5, S6-1 to S6-3, S7-1 to S7-3).

When the operator inputs a requirement such as a report or a failure history of a specific exhibit into the server, the server processes the various data required by the operator by statistically processing the management database (S8, S9).

Referring to FIG. 7, when the power is turned on, the integrated management controllers 200a, 200b, and 200c communicate with the server 100 and receive a command from the server 100 when the power is turned on (S101 ˜ S104). And it monitors the operation status of the exhibits, detects the temperature / humidity, obtains real-time information, forms a predetermined communication packet as shown in Figure 8, and then the transmission period or if the server requests the operation status, environmental information, time information of the exhibits Send to server (S105 ~ S109).

The present invention has been described above with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, but those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom.

10: RFID card 20a, 20b, 20c: exhibits
30: web camera 40: Ethernet
100: integrated management server 200a, 200b, 200c: integrated management controller
300: gate access controller

Claims (7)

Integrated exhibition management server installed in the situation room of the exhibition hall,
A plurality of integrated management controllers that are installed near exhibitions distributed in each zone of the exhibition hall to monitor the operation status of the exhibitions and are connected to the integrated management server through a network to manage the exhibitions according to the command of the integrated management server; ,
It is installed at each gate of the exhibition hall and consists of gate access controller that controls the entrance and exit of the viewers.
Integrated exhibition management system, characterized in that the centralized management of the exhibits distributed in each zone. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated management server
A controller communication module configured to process communication with the integrated management controller and the access controller via Ethernet;
Displays the operation status of the exhibits distributed by zones and corners graphically on the LCD monitor, and displays the number of experiences and status when the exhibits are clicked on the screen. Operation information display module to display,
Error message display module for displaying the fault exhibits by converting the color of the exhibits and displaying the fault frequency and management history within the period;
System recovery module for preserving data by distributed processing and automatically recovering when system is down,
An exhibition power management module that manages power on / off of exhibits distributed by zones and corners, and manages power on / off reservation,
Integrated management of operational exhibits, including a report management module that processes statistics such as usage frequency, failure frequency, weekly / monthly / seasonal usage frequency and failure frequency and outputs a report in a desired form according to the operator's request system. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated management controller
SMPS that receives AC power and provides DC operating power,
RTC chip that provides real-time data,
A dip switch for setting the ID of the exhibit,
An Ethernet chip for communicating with the integrated management server through Ethernet;
Temperature and humidity sensor for detecting the temperature and humidity of the installation site,
An exhibit interface unit for interfacing the exhibit with the operation signal;
When the power is turned on, after communicating with the integrated management server and receives a command from the server, processes the command, monitors the operation state of the exhibits through the exhibit interface unit, detects the temperature / humidity from the temperature and humidity sensor and from the RTC chip Obtaining real-time information and forming it into a predetermined communication packet, and when the transmission cycle or the server requests, the operation exhibit integrated, characterized in that consisting of MCU to transmit the operation status, environmental information, time information of the exhibits to the server through the Ethernet chip Management system. According to claim 3, The exhibit interface unit
It consists of one analog input, three digital inputs, and one digital output that allows the server to control the power of the exhibits directly.
Integrated display management system, characterized in that for controlling the electronic control embedded display. According to claim 3, The exhibit interface unit
According to the specific contents of the exhibits, it is implemented as a photo sensor, a current sensor, a limit switch, and exhibits an operation monitoring unit for sensing the operation state of the exhibition, and supplies power to the exhibition operation monitoring unit and receives an operation signal to the MCU. It consists of operation monitoring interface part
Electronic control device integrated management system, characterized in that for controlling the non-built display. The method of claim 3, wherein the integrated management controller
It is further provided with a camera interface unit connected to the web camera for receiving the video signal of the web camera
Integrated display management system, characterized in that for controlling the representative display. Registering exhibits installed in the exhibition hall;
Receiving access information from the gate access controller;
Receiving an operation state of an exhibit from an integrated management controller;
Managing the input / exit information and the operation state of the exhibit as a database and displaying it on a screen;
Controlling an exhibit by transmitting an exhibit control command to the integrated management controller according to an operator's operation; And
And statistically processing the database according to a request of an operator, and outputting a failure history or operation information in a report.

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