KR20180130234A - Image managing apparatus with self-diagnosis and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image management apparatus. The image management apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a communication part receiving an image from an imaging apparatus; a storage part storing the received image; an information collection part collecting status information from the communication part and the storage part; a determination part performing failure self-diagnosis from the collected status information; a notification part displaying the status information, a failure type by the determination part, and a solution corresponding to the failure type, wherein the notification part displays status information collected again from the information collection art after an action by a user, so as to facilitate self-diagnosis and action by the user.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a self-diagnostic image management apparatus and a self-

The present invention relates to a video management apparatus, and more particularly, to a video management apparatus that stores a received image.

In general, surveillance systems are widely used in various places including banks, department stores, and residential areas. Such a surveillance system can be used for crime prevention and security purposes, but recently it is also used to monitor indoor pet or child in real time. Most of the surveillance systems use a closed - circuit television (TV) that can be monitored by monitoring the images taken by the camera. CCTV) system.

The surveillance camera system is provided with a video management device such as a NVR (Network Video Recorder) and a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) for storing surveillance camera images. The NVR or DVR may include storage media such as a plurality of hard disks (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs), and may receive and store images captured by a connected camera.

A self-diagnosis and problem solving solution for the video management device is provided so that the video management device can be stably maintained without requiring a specialist. However, existing self-diagnosis and troubleshooting solutions use only a simple way to detect if a failure occurs and reboot the entire machine. As a result, there was a lack of preparation for physical problems such as connection failure. In addition, although the user intervention required to solve the problem may be a very simple act, it does not guide the user, and there is a restriction in the action that the user can actively try to solve the problem.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0087039

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a video management apparatus that helps solve a problem when a failure situation occurs.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video management apparatus including: a communication unit that receives an image from an imaging device; A storage unit for storing the received image; An information collecting unit for collecting status information from the communication unit and the storage unit; A determination unit for performing a diagnosis of a disabled person from the collected status information; And a notification unit for displaying the status information, the failure type diagnosed by the determination unit, and a solution corresponding to the failure type, wherein the notification unit displays status information collected again from the information collection unit after the user action Can be displayed.

The image management apparatus according to the embodiment may further include an interface unit for receiving whether or not the user has completed the action, and when the user completes the action, the information collecting unit returns status information from the communication unit and the storage unit Can be collected.

The information collecting unit collects the state information at regular intervals, and the determining unit may perform the diagnosis of the disabled person from the collected state information every predetermined period.

The determination unit may calculate the number of faults occurring during a predetermined period of time from the status information, and the notification unit may display the number of faults occurring during the predetermined period of time.

Wherein the status information includes a plurality of lower status information, the determination unit assigns priority to the plurality of lower status information, and determines a result of the determination based on the lower status information having a higher priority Can be reflected first.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for self-diagnosis and troubleshooting of a video management apparatus, comprising: collecting status information of an information collecting unit from a communication unit and a storage unit; Performing a diagnosis of a disabled person from the collected state information; Displaying the state information, a fault type diagnosed by the judgment unit, and a solution corresponding to the fault type; And displaying the collected status information collected again from the information collecting unit after the action of the user is displayed.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention have at least the following effects.

It is easy to identify the type of disorder that has occurred.

It is possible to know how to solve the problem by specifically addressing it and solve it easily.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification. Other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a surveillance camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a video management apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computing device capable of implementing a video management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a self-diagnosis and a troubleshooting method of a video management apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a self-diagnosis result of a video management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing a screen for guiding a fault occurring in the self-diagnosis mode of the video management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and a solution thereof.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a screen showing a result of self-diagnosis performed again after a problem-solving action of a video management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen showing a frequency of occurrence of daily interruptions in the notification unit of the video management apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which the notification unit of the video management apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays a real-time failure occurrence frequency chart.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

Further, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or schematic drawings that are ideal illustrations of the present invention. Thus, the shape of the illustrations may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. In addition, in the drawings of the present invention, each component may be somewhat enlarged or reduced in view of convenience of explanation. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification and "and / or" include each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned items.

Spatially relative terms should be understood in terms of the directions shown in the drawings, including the different directions of components at the time of use or operation. The components can also be oriented in different directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation

Hereinafter, the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a surveillance camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a surveillance camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an imaging apparatus, an apparatus, and a video management apparatus 1.

The imaging device 2 may be a general box type camera, but is not limited thereto. The imaging device 2 may be a PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) camera, a DPTZ camera, a 4K camera, a Fisheye camera, a dome type camera,

The video management apparatus 1 may be a DVR or an NVR, and may be a device including a control system such as VMS (Video Management Software), but is not limited thereto.

The video management apparatus 1 and the image capturing apparatus 2 can be connected in a wired or wireless manner so as to be able to communicate with each other and exchange information.

The image captured by the image capturing apparatus 2 is transmitted to the image managing apparatus 1, and the image managing apparatus 1 stores the transmitted image. The user can access and monitor the image captured by the image capturing apparatus 2 using the image managing apparatus 1. [

Further, the video management apparatus 1 transmits an image capturing apparatus control signal to the image capturing apparatus 2, and the image capturing apparatus 2 performs a task corresponding to the transmitted control signal. Therefore, the user can control the image capture device 2 using the image management device 1. [

In the embodiment of the present invention, only one image capturing apparatus 2 and the image managing apparatus 1 communicate with each other. However, the number of image capturing apparatuses is not limited to this, And may be connected to a plurality of image sensing apparatuses and a plurality of image management apparatuses.

A specific configuration of the video management apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a video management apparatus 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, an information collection unit 13, a determination unit 14, a notification unit 15, And an interface unit 16.

The communication unit 11 is a component that is interlocked with the image capturing apparatus 2 shown in Fig. 1 and serves to receive an image captured by the image capturing apparatus 2 from the image capturing apparatus 2. Fig. An image capture device communication unit (not shown) is formed in the image capture device 2 and is configured to correspond to the present communication unit 11. [ The communication unit 11 also stores not only the image captured by the image capturing apparatus 2 but also the metadata about the captured image, the event information detected by the sensor included in the image capturing apparatus 2, And the information that the communication unit 11 can receive is not limited thereto. The communication unit 11 not only receives the above-described information but also can transmit information inputted by the user through the interface unit 16 to the image capturing apparatus 2 and may transmit other control signals.

The communication unit 11 may be connected to the image capturing apparatus 2 by wire or wirelessly, or may be connected through a network. Therefore, the network module constituting the communication unit 11 may be configured as a 3G modem or an LTE modem, which is a wireless network module, or may use other ZigBee, WLAN, or Bluetooth. The wired network module may also include, but is not limited to, an Ethernet card (or NIC card) or a chip.

The storage unit 12 is a device for storing a captured image and stores the captured image transmitted from the image capturing device 2 by the communication unit 11. [ The storage unit 12 is constituted by a storage medium, stores the captured image, and provides the captured image to an external request.

The storage unit 12 of the present invention may use a single storage medium of a large capacity or may be provided by being integrally configured so that a plurality of storage mediums are logically recognized as one storage medium.

The information collecting unit 13 is a component for collecting status information from the constituent elements of the communication unit 11, the storage unit 12, and other video management apparatuses 1. Therefore, the information collecting unit 13 is connected to the communication unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the determination unit 14, and is also connected to other hardware included in the video management apparatus 1, It is possible to send a signal requesting status information and collect status information by receiving a reply to it. The information collecting unit 13 may further collect status information about the image capturing apparatus 2 via the communication unit 11. [

The state information collected by the information collecting unit 13 may include various sub state information. The sub-status information related to the network of the communication unit 11 among the status information collected by the information collecting unit 13 includes physical network cable connection status, MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, Do not. The recording status of the storage unit 12 and the image capturing status of the image capturing apparatus 2 and the lower status information related to the image capturing status are recorded in the recording schedule, the recording bit rate, the connection status of the image capturing apparatus 2, Power supply status, and the like. Substatus information related to the hardware of the other video management apparatus 1 includes, but is not limited to, a connection state of a storage medium used in the storage unit 12, a connection state of a fan (FAN), and the like.

The determination unit 14 is a component that performs the diagnosis of the person with a disability based on the status information collected by the information collection unit 13. [ Therefore, it is connected to the information collecting unit 13 to receive the collected status information, and judges whether there is a failure in the corresponding part from each status information.

The determination unit 14 may assign different priorities to the lower status information related to the same type failure among the lower status information to determine whether or not the failure has occurred. It is possible to determine that a fault has occurred without judging the lower-order state information having a lower priority order when it is judged that there is a fault by judging the lower-order state information with higher priority first, Grouping and assigning priorities within the group. The sub-state information is sorted on the basis of the priority, and the determination unit 14 determines the basis of the disabled person's diagnosis based on the sub-state information having a high priority, and sequentially proceeds the determination.

In addition, when it is determined that there is a failure, the determination unit 14 may determine that a failure of a lower level of the lower-level status information is more severe than a failure of the lower-level status information have. Therefore, the determination unit 14 can also determine the level of the fault, and the determined level of the fault can be displayed through the notification unit 15. The level of the failure may be determined according to the priority, but it may be determined depending on how many sub-state information related to the self-diagnosis result is related to the problem.

 The subordinate status information related to the network is listed as follows from the high priority subordinate status information: physical network cable connection status, MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS. The recording state of the storage unit 12 and the image capturing state of the image capturing apparatus 2 and the lower state information related to the lower state information having higher priority are as follows: a recording schedule, a recording bit rate, (2), and the power supply state of the image pickup device (2). The sub state information related to the hardware of the other video management apparatus 1 is listed as follows from the sub state information having a higher priority: the connection state of the storage medium used as the storage unit 12, the connection of the fan (FAN) condition. However, the priority of the sub-state information is not limited to this example, and it is possible to change depending on the situation.

The determination unit 14 and the information collecting unit 13 may collect status information only when there is an instruction to perform self diagnosis by the user through the interface unit 16, It is also possible to determine the period and perform the diagnosis of the disabled based on the status information collection and status information at regular intervals.

The notification unit 15 is a component that serves to display status information of the video management device 1, types of failures obtained as a result of self-diagnosis, and solutions. Therefore, it can be configured at the same time as the interface unit 16 receiving the user's selection. For example, for the convenience of the user, the display contents of the user interface and the notification unit 15 can be displayed together through the same display device. The notification unit 15 and the interface unit 16 may be devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop, and the like that are portable and easy to move. However, , And a video wall (Video Wall). However, the notification unit 15 may be configured as a 3G modem or an LTE modem to send a message to a user by way of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMs), an e-mail, , Other ZigBee, wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth, etc. may be used. That is, it becomes a separate communication unit.

The interface unit 16 may not provide a touch function, and in this case, an input means is separately provided. Typically, the most common input methods are mouse, keyboard, joystick, and remote control. If the touch function is provided, the interface unit 16 may include a touch sensor. The touch sensor is installed integrally with the interface unit 16. The touch sensor detects the touch generated in the interface unit 16 to detect the coordinates of the area where the touch is generated, the number of touches and the intensity of the touch, The determination unit 14 generates and transmits a control signal for causing the information collecting unit 13 to collect new status information according to the input contents of the delivered user, can do. Even if the video management apparatus 1 provides a touch function, a separate touch pad may be provided if the interface unit 16 does not include a touch sensor. The touch may be performed using a finger, but is not limited thereto, and may be performed using a stylus pen equipped with a tip through which a minute current can flow. This user input is made through the interface unit 16.

The notification unit 15 can display the status information collected by the information collection unit 13 and the result of the diagnosis unit 14 diagnosing the individual persons with the status information. Also, the user's selection is accepted through the interface unit 16, and a solution corresponding to the type of failure and the type of failure is displayed in detail. Therefore, through the notification unit 15, the type of the trouble that the user has occurred and the solution to the problem can be informed in detail, and the user can appropriately take corrective action.

The interface unit 16 can be input whether or not to proceed with resolution of a fault that has occurred from the user. Therefore, after the determination unit 14 performs the diagnosis of the fault, the controller 15 inquires of the notification unit 15 whether or not the fault should be solved by the user. When the user inputs via the interface unit 16 that the failure is to be solved, the notification unit 15 displays a concrete failure type and a solution for solving the failure type.

Further, the interface unit 16 can be inputted whether or not it has taken action according to the guided solution. After displaying a specific type of a fault and a method for solving the problem through the notification unit 15, if the user performs a troubleshooting action as prompted, it receives from the user whether the action has been completed and collects the status information again And to check whether the problem has been solved by performing the diagnosis of the disabled person based on the collected status information.

The logic unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MCU (Micro Controller Unit), a microprocessor, and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Possible semiconductor devices may be used, but are not limited thereto.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computing device capable of implementing the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The image management apparatus 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 can be implemented, for example, in the following computing apparatus shown in Fig. The computing device 300 may be, but is not limited to, mobile handheld devices (smartphones, tablet computers, etc.), laptop or notebook computers, distributed computer systems, computing grids or servers. The computing device 300 may include a processor 301 and memory 303 and storage 308 that communicate with each other or with other elements via a bus 340. The bus 340 may be coupled to a display 332, one or more input devices 333, and one or more output devices 334.

All of these elements may be connected to the bus 300 directly or through one or more interfaces or adapters. The bus 340 is coupled to a wide variety of subsystems. The bus 340 may include a memory bus, a memory controller, a peripheral bus, a local bus, and combinations thereof.

The processor or CPU 301 optionally includes a cache memory 302, which is local storage for temporarily storing instructions, data, or computer addresses. The processor 301 executes instructions (or software modules) recorded on a computer-readable storage medium, such as the memory 303 or the storage 308. [ The computer readable storage medium may store software modules (e.g., 13 and 14 of FIG. 2) that implement particular embodiments, and processor 301 may execute the stored software modules.

The memory 303 may comprise a random access memory (RAM) 304, a read only component (ROM) 305, and a combination thereof. In addition, a BIOS (or firmware) having the basic routines necessary for booting in the computing device 300 may be included in the memory 303.

The storage 308 is used to store an operating system 309, executable files (EXECs) 310, data 311, API applications 312, and the like. The storage 308 may include a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a solid-state memory device (SSD), and the like.

The computing device 300 may include an input device 333. The user may enter commands and / or information into the computer device 300 through the input device 333 (e.g., 16 of FIG. 2). Examples of the input device 333 include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, a joystick, a game pad, a microphone, an optical scanner, and a camera. The input device 333 may be connected to the bus 340 via an input interface 323 including a serial port, a parallel port, a game port, a USB, and the like.

In a particular embodiment, the computing device 300 is connected to the network 330. The computing device 300 is connected to other devices via the network 330. [ 2) receives communication data in the form of one or more packets (e.g., IP packets) from the network 330, and the computing device 300 receives the communication data in the form of one or more packets And stores the received communication data for processing of the communication data 301. Likewise, the computing device 300 stores the transmitted communication data in the form of one or more packets on the memory 303, and the network interface 320 transmits the communication data to the network 330.

The network interface 320 may include a network interface card, a modem, and the like. Examples of the network 330 include the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a telephone network, a direct connection communication, and the like.

The execution result of the software module by the processor 301 may be displayed via the display 332 (e.g., 180 in FIG. 4). Examples of the display 332 include a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic liquid crystal display (OLED), a cathode ray tube (CRT), and a plasma display panel (PDP). The display 332 is connected to the bus 340 via the video interface 322 and the data transfer between the display 332 and the bus 340 can be controlled by the graphics controller 321.

In addition to the display 332, the computing device 300 may include one or more output devices 334 (e.g., 15 of FIG. 2) such as audio speakers, printers, and the like. The output device is connected to the bus 340 via an output interface 324. The output interface 324 may be, for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a game port, a USB, or the like.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a self diagnosis and a troubleshooting method of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication unit 11 included in the video management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives the captured image from the image capturing apparatus 2. [ The communication unit 11 may receive meta data and status information of the image capturing apparatus 2 together with the captured image. The image management apparatus 1 transfers the received image to the storage unit 12 and stores the image. This process is not shown in the drawings because it is not related to the execution of the self-diagnosis.

The information collection unit 13 of the video management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention collects status information from each component and hardware of the video management apparatus 1, The fault diagnosis is performed using the state information (S10). As described above with reference to Fig. 2, the determination unit 14 may assign priority to each sub-state information and determine whether the sub-state information has a failure according to the priority order.

When the controller of the determination unit 14 determines that the fault has not occurred due to the diagnosis, the notification unit 15 can display the status information and there is no need to go through a process for troubleshooting. However, if it is determined that a failure has occurred (S20), the user can inquire through the notification unit 15 whether to solve the failure (S30).

If the user does not solve the failure directly, the self-diagnosis and troubleshooting process is not necessary and is terminated. However, if the user decides to solve the fault (S40), the notification unit 15 displays the specific type of the fault together with the status information (S50). If there are several kinds of faults to be generated, the user can select which fault condition to check through the interface unit 16, and the notification unit 15 displays a detailed solution for the selected fault type (S60).

The interface unit 16 can be informed from the user whether the action of the user according to the guided solution has been performed. If there is an input from the user that the action has been taken, the interface unit 16 causes the information collecting unit 13 to re- And causes the determination unit (14) to perform the diagnosis again based on the collected state information. The notification unit 15 may display the collected status information and the diagnosed result again, and the determination unit 14 may determine whether the fault is solved by the user's action (S70). If the failure is not solved completely, the notification unit 15 may display the failure again (S50)

Hereinafter, a self-diagnosis and a problem solving process of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG.

5 is a view showing a screen 41 showing a self-diagnosis result of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the notification unit 15 determines whether the status information collected by the information collection unit 13, which constituent element the status information relates to, whether the failure of the determination unit 14 is a diagnostic result, It can be displayed so that the user can confirm it.

In FIG. 5, the determination unit 14 determines that the network is in a connected state and the state is good (GOOD), and the fan is also turned on and the state is good. However, in the case of recording, the state is determined to be bad (BAD) because it is currently off, and it is determined by the determination unit 14 that a failure has occurred. That is, it can be seen that a failure has occurred only for recording.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are views showing a screen 42 that guides a problem that occurs in the self-diagnosis mode of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a solution to the problem.

In order to solve this problem, FIG. 5 illustrates a method of selecting a button or a name of a failed component through the interface unit 16, Can be moved to the same screen.

Since the recording has a problem, the notification unit 15 displays the specific type of the trouble and the solution. In FIG. 6, it is proposed that the recording schedule is not set and that a failure has occurred, and the self-diagnosis result is issued by the determination unit 14, and the recording schedule is confirmed and set as a solution.

As shown in FIG. 6, the notification unit 15 may include an OK button 421 that can be selected when an action is taken by the user, and a cancel button 422 that allows the user to select the action when no action is taken.

7, the notification unit 15 proposes a trouble-shooting method to check the connection state of the fan and a photograph 423 indicating the position 424 of the fan connector Can be displayed.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a screen 41 showing a self-diagnosis result obtained again after a problem-solving action of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user selects an OK button 421 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 through the interface unit 16 after taking measures according to the guided solution, the information collecting unit 13 collects the status information again, (14) conducts the diagnosis again based on the collected state information. The notification unit 15 can display the collected status information and the results of the fault diagnosis as shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 8, it can be confirmed that the recording is in a good condition, which is different from FIG. 5, in which a problem has occurred.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen 43 in which the notification unit 15 of the video management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention charts the occurrence frequency of daily incidents on a chart. 10 is a diagram showing a screen 44 in which the notification unit 15 of the video management apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a real-time failure occurrence frequency chart.

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the notification unit 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a chart of the frequency of occurrence of a failure. When the determination unit 14 determines that a fault has occurred, the video management apparatus 1 can calculate the frequency of how many obstacles have occurred according to the type of the fault for a predetermined period of time. 9 and 10, so that the notification unit 15 can display and guide the user in the form of a chart. It is.

In the case of FIG. 9, the frequencies of the failures of the respective types generated by the respective dates are indicated by lines of different types. In FIG. 10, the frequency of the failures or the degree of the failures by time are shown by bar graphs of different patterns . Therefore, the user can easily know the frequency of occurrence of the failure.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the appended claims cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

1: video management device 2: imaging device
11: communication unit 12:
13: information collecting unit 14: judging unit
15: notification unit 16: interface unit
41: Self-diagnosis result 42: Disability type and solution plan
43: Daily frequency of occurrence 44: Real-time frequency of occurrence
421: OK button 422: Cancel button

Claims (6)

A communication unit for receiving an image from the imaging device;
A storage unit for storing the received image;
An information collecting unit for collecting status information from the communication unit and the storage unit;
A determination unit for performing a diagnosis of a disabled person from the collected status information; And
A notification unit for displaying the status information, the fault type diagnosed by the judgment unit, and a solution corresponding to the fault type,
Wherein the notification unit displays status information collected again from the information collection unit after the user takes action. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an interface unit for receiving, from the user, whether or not the action has been completed,
And the information collecting unit collects status information again from the communication unit and the storage unit when the user completes the action. The method according to claim 1,
The information collecting unit collects the status information at regular intervals,
Wherein the determination unit performs a diagnosis of a disabled person from the status information collected every predetermined period. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the determination unit calculates a frequency of occurrence of a fault in a predetermined period from the status information,
Wherein the notification unit displays the number of frequency of failures occurring during the predetermined period of time. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the status information includes a plurality of sub status information,
Wherein the determination unit assigns priority to the plurality of lower status information and preferentially reflects a result of determination based on the lower status information having a higher priority in the failure diagnosis. Collecting status information of the information collecting unit from the communication unit and the storage unit;
Performing a diagnosis of a disabled person from the collected state information;
Displaying the state information, a fault type diagnosed by the judgment unit, and a solution corresponding to the fault type; And
And displaying the status information collected again from the information collecting unit after the action of the user is performed, by the notification unit.

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