TW202007120A - Cabinet management system and cabinet management method - Google Patents

Abstract

A cabinet management method is provided, including: determining the number of people according to an image and confirming identities of the people to generate a first confirmation result according to the number of the people; unlocking an access control lock according to the first confirmation result; and unlocking a cabinet corresponded to the identities according to the identities.

Description

Cabinet management system and cabinet management method

The invention relates to a cabinet management system and a cabinet management method.

It takes a lot of manpower and time to manage the computer room. Problems that are easily encountered in the management of the computer room include such issues as the personnel who enter and exit the computer room are not strictly controlled or followed, the safety problems of the customer equipment being misused due to the incorrect locking of the cabinet, and the energy consumption caused by the lighting device being turned on for a long time or not shut down according to regulations Missing etc. In order to reduce labor costs and reduce the impact of the above problems, an automated cabinet management system needs to be proposed.

The invention provides a cabinet management system, including a management server. The management server includes: a storage medium and a processor. The storage medium stores multiple modules. The processor is coupled to the storage medium, and accesses and executes the plurality of modules stored in the storage medium, the plurality of modules includes: an identity authentication and a trailing analysis module, and judges the number of personnel according to the images, And confirm the identity of the person according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; the access control module unlocks the access lock according to the first confirmation result; and the cabinet control module unlocks the corresponding identity according to the identity Cabinet.

The present invention provides a cabinet management method, including: judging the number of personnel according to images, and confirming the identity of the personnel according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; unlocking the access control lock according to the first confirmation result; and according to the The identity unlocks the cabinet corresponding to the identity.

Based on the above, the cabinet management system of the present invention can achieve the functions of both cabinet authority safety certification, advanced management mechanism of drone room, cabinet equipment monitoring and automatic lighting energy saving, which can reduce the cost of manpower maintenance and energy consumption in the computer room.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the embodiments are specifically described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings for detailed description as follows.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cabinet management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when a line of personnel wants to enter the machine room area 30 from the machine room front room 20, the cabinet management system 10 will first determine the identity of each person. If the personnel are the tenants of the cabinet, they can enter the machine room area 30. In the machine room area 30, the cabinet management system 10 can automatically display the positions of the cabinets rented by these personnel and provide automated lighting along the way. When the personnel want to leave the machine room area 30, the cabinet management system 10 confirms that the cabinet used by them has been locked, and then releases the access control to allow the personnel to exit the machine room area 30. The cabinet management system 10 of this embodiment is applied to control the access control between the front room 20 of the computer room 20 and the various cabinets in the computer room area. However, users can apply the cabinet management system 10 to various locations or according to their needs. In this case, the present invention is not limited to this.

The cabinet management system 10 may include a management server 100, a camera 200, a sensor 300, an access lock 400, a man-machine interface 500, a cabinet 600, and a lighting device 700.

The management server 100 may include a processor 110, a storage medium 130, and a communication interface 150, as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of the management server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figures 1 and 2 below.

The processor 110 is coupled to the storage medium 130 and the communication interface 150, and can access and execute a plurality of modules stored in the storage medium 130. The processor 110 may be, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessor (microprocessor), digital signal processor (DSP), or A programmable controller, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other similar components or a combination of the above components, the invention is not limited thereto.

The storage medium 130 may be, for example, any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory (flash memory) ), hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD) or similar components or a combination of the above components, the invention is not limited thereto. The storage medium 130 can store multiple modules, including identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131, access control module 132, tenant data verification module 133, graphics control module 134, cabinet control module 135, and automatic lighting module 136.

The communication interface 150 can be, for example, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication interface, a Bluetooth communication interface, a ZigBee communication interface, and/or other wireless communication interfaces, or a local area network (LAN) interface, Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, TCP/IP protocol suite interface and/or other wired communication interface, the invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the management server 100 can be communicatively connected to the camera 200, the sensor 300, the access lock 400, the man-machine interface 500, the cabinet 600, and the lighting device 700 through the communication interface 150.

The cabinet management system 10 may include a camera 200. The camera 200 is used to obtain an image of the front room 20 of the computer room. The image can be provided to the management server 100 for determining the number of personnel in the front room 20 of the computer room and for identifying the identity of the personnel (for example, through face recognition Algorithm) or used to confirm whether these people are being followed. The sensor 300 is used to sense the first sensing data of the person in the front room 20 of the machine room. Specifically, the sensor 300 is mainly used to sense the first sensing data that can represent the identity of the personnel. The first sensing data includes at least one of access control card data, face, and fingerprint. The invention is not limited to this. In some embodiments, personnel need to pass the two-factor authentication to enter the machine room area 30. The two-factor can be, for example, access control card information, face and fingerprint, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 of the management server 100 can receive images from the camera 200. After receiving the image, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can determine the number of personnel according to the image, and confirm the identity of the personnel according to the number of personnel to generate a first confirmation result. Specifically, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can analyze the image from the camera 200 to determine the number of people who want to enter the machine room area 30 from the machine room front room 20. After confirming the number of the personnel, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 may receive the first sensing data corresponding to each person from the sensor 200 based on the number of the personnel. Then, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can compare the first sensing data and the tenant data for identity authentication. If the first sensing data (which can be, for example, the sensing data of one or more persons) matches the tenant data, then A first confirmation result is generated, where the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can store the results of each identity authentication in the storage medium 130 for later inquiry.

The first confirmation result may represent that the person corresponding to the first sensing data is a tenant of the cabinet 600 and has the authority to enter the machine room area 30. The source of the tenant data may be the tenant data verification module 133 of the management server 100 received from the external database through the communication interface 150 (or periodically synchronized with the external database), or may be pre-stored in the storage medium 130, but the invention is not limited to this. The tenant data verification module 133 can provide all information about the tenant, including the tenant's sensing data (access card data, fingerprints, face, etc.) and the cabinet rented by the tenant and the location information of the cabinet.

On the other hand, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can also determine, based on the images, whether the person entering the engine room area 30 from the engine room front room 20 belongs to the same group, and whether there are other idlers, etc., who are trailing the group or these people. If the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 determines that the person who intends to enter the machine room area 30 is followed, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can control the access control module 132 through commands to not release the access lock 400.

The access control lock 400 is controlled by the access control module 132 to restrict the entry and exit of personnel between the front room 20 and the computer room area 30 of the computer room. The access control module 132 can sub-authenticate and track the analysis module 131 to receive the first confirmation result representing that the person corresponding to the first sensing data is the tenant of the cabinet 600, and unlock the access lock 400 according to the first confirmation result, so that the personnel can Enter the machine room area 30 from the front room 20 of the machine room.

The man-machine interface 500 is controlled by the graphic control module 134. The man-machine interface 500 can be disposed in the machine room area 30 near the access lock 400, so that when a person enters the machine room area 30, the man-machine interface 500 can be quickly found and used. The human-machine interface 500 is equipped with a device such as a camera or a sensor to obtain second sensing data that can represent the identity of the person, and the second sensing data includes at least one of access control card data, face and fingerprint Or a combination thereof, but the invention is not limited thereto. After obtaining the second sensing data, the tenant data checking module 133 can obtain the tenant data in the database, and generate a second confirmation result according to the tenant data and the second sensing data of the personnel. The second confirmation result may represent that the person corresponding to the second sensing data is a tenant of the cabinet 600 and has the authority to use the cabinet 600. The graphic control module 134 can control the terminal 500 to display the position information of the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result (the position information is automatically displayed according to the second confirmation result, or a person can input a dedicated rental identification code to the terminal 500 To display the location information based on the rental identification code). For example, the human-machine interface 500 may display the machine room, floor, area, and cabinet number of the cabinet 600 where the cabinet 600 is located. The personnel can quickly plan the path to the cabinet 600 according to the location information displayed by the human-machine interface 500. The tenant can open or close the cabinet 600 manually through the man-machine interface 500 (for example, through the touch screen configured by the man-machine interface 500) in addition to the location information of the man-machine interface 500 or the cabinet 600. The man-machine interface 500 may only display the cabinet 600 corresponding to the second sensing data representing the identity of the personnel, so that the personnel can quickly identify the cabinet 600 and related information from the screen. In some embodiments, the human-machine interface 500 may also display other cabinets than the cabinet 600. In this case, if a non-tenant wants to open the cabinet 600, the human-machine interface 500 may prompt the user that he does not have the permission to open the cabinet 600. In addition, the storage medium 130 may record the time each time the cabinet 600 is opened or closed.

When a person wants to exit from the machine room area 30 from the machine room front room 20, the person needs to enter an exit instruction through the man-machine interface 500. The man-machine interface 500 can receive the exit instruction and obtain the third sensing data of the personnel through the sensors arranged thereon. Then, the access control module 132 can unlock the access lock 400 according to the exit instruction, the third sensing data, and the locked state of the cabinet 600. The third sensing data includes at least one of the access control card data, face and fingerprint, or a combination thereof, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, when one or more persons with tenant status want to exit the machine room area 30, these persons need to input the exit instruction to the man-machine interface 500 separately, and at the same time, the man-machine interface 500 will sense the user to Obtain the third sensing data of the user. After the tenant data verification module 133 confirms that all personnel who meet the tenant status must exit the machine room area 30 and the cabinet control module 135 confirms that the cabinet 600 used/leased by those personnel is locked, the access control module 132 can Lift the door lock 400.

After the tenant data verification module 133 generates the second confirmation result, the cabinet control module 135 may unlock the cabinet 600 corresponding to the identity according to the identity of the person. The cabinet 600 can have the ability to manage various agreements (for example: BACNet, Modbus, OPC, etc.) equipment, and can be configured with equipment such as cabinet door locks, thermometers, hygrometers, lighting devices, and electricity meters to monitor the cabinet 600 and obtain the cabinet 600 Cabinet status information. The cabinet status data may include (but is not limited to) at least one of temperature, humidity, and power consumption. The cabinet control module 135 can transmit the cabinet status data to the graphic control module 134, so that the graphic control module 134 controls the man-machine interface 500 to display the cabinet status data, so that the personnel can control whether the environment where the cabinet 600 is located is normal. The cabinet control module 135 can also set various alarm conditions. According to the set time interval, value or alarm method, when the set conditions are met, the management personnel will be notified immediately to achieve the function of early warning and alarm, so that the management personnel can handle the first time on site.

After the tenant data verification module 133 generates the second confirmation result, the automatic lighting module 136 may activate the lighting device 700 corresponding to the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result. The lighting devices 700 are distributed in the area corresponding to the cabinet 600. Taking FIG. 3 as an example, FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of the operation of the lighting device 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the lighting device 700 may include a plurality of lighting circuits (eg, the lighting circuits 701, 702, 703, and 704 shown in FIG. 3) And 705). Assuming that the cabinet 600 is located in the C03 row C03 cabinet of the machine-side area 30, after the representative confirms the position of the cabinet 600 at the human-machine interface 500, the person needs to move to the cabinet 600 through the path A. In this example, the lighting circuit 701, the lighting circuit 702, and the lighting circuit 703 along the path A, and the lighting circuit 704 and the lighting circuit 705 located in the vicinity of the cabinet 600 (for example, the entire row C) are activated. In this way, automated lighting can be provided for the users of the cabinet 600. It should be noted that the lighting circuit corresponding to the cabinet 600 activated by the automatic lighting module 136 according to the second confirmation result can be adjusted according to user needs, and is not limited to the lighting circuits 701 to 705 shown in FIG. 3.

In some embodiments, the automatic lighting module 136 may turn off the lighting device 700 according to the locked state of all cabinets in the area where the cabinet is used. For example, if the cabinets used by two groups of people (different tenants) are located in the same area (for example: row C in Figure 3), the automatic lighting module 136 needs all personnel in the area to pass through the human machine When the interface 500 enters an exit instruction and all cabinets used by these personnel are locked, the automatic lighting module 136 will turn off the lighting device 700.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a cabinet management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S401, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 determines the number of persons according to the image, and confirms the identity of the person according to the amount to generate a first confirmation result. In step S402, the access control module 132 unlocks the access lock 400 according to the first confirmation result. If it is judged that the first confirmation result is correct (the identity of the person meets the tenant information), then step S403 is entered. On the contrary, if it is judged that the first confirmation result is wrong (the identity of the person does not meet the tenant information), step S402 is re-entered. In step S403, the tenant data checking module 133 obtains the tenant data in the database, and generates a second confirmation result according to the tenant data and the second sensing data of the personnel. In step S404, it is determined whether the second confirmation result is correct. If it is judged that the second confirmation result is correct (the identity of the person meets the tenant information), then step S405 is entered. On the contrary, if it is judged that the second confirmation result is wrong (the identity of the person does not meet the tenant information), step S404 is re-entered. In step S405, the graphic control module 134 controls the human-machine interface 500 to display the position information of the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result, where the human-machine interface 500 has a sensor to obtain the second sensing data. In step S406, the cabinet control module 135 unlocks the cabinet 600 corresponding to the identity according to the (person/tenant) identity. In step S407, the automatic lighting module 136 activates the lighting device 700 corresponding to the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result. The order of steps S405, S406 and S407 can be adjusted according to the actual situation, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In summary, the cabinet management system of the present invention can judge the number of people outside the computer room area based on the image. The access lock for the management computer room area will only be opened after the identity of all personnel has been confirmed. In addition, the cabinet management system can also determine whether these persons are being followed by the image, and perform corresponding measures such as closing the access lock. After the personnel have completed the second identity confirmation in the machine room area, the human-machine interface can unlock the corresponding cabinet according to the identity and management authority of the personnel, and activate the lighting device according to the location of the cabinet to help the personnel move to the corresponding cabinet. When there are multiple groups of people in the same area, the lighting device in this area will be turned off when all people exit the machine room area, thereby greatly improving the defects of energy consumption caused by manual opening and closing or forgetting to close in the past, and achieving the energy-saving effect of automatic lighting. Through the cabinet management system of the present invention, it is possible to effectively control the entry of idlers and others into the computer room, and to automatically provide assistance to the personnel in the computer room.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

10‧‧‧ Cabinet management system 20‧‧‧ computer room front room 30‧‧‧ computer room area 100‧‧‧ management server 110‧‧‧ processor 130‧‧‧ storage media 131‧‧‧ identity authentication and trailing analysis module 132‧‧‧Access control module 133‧‧‧ Tenant data verification module 134‧‧‧Graphic control module 135‧‧‧ Cabinet control module 136‧‧‧Automatic lighting module 150‧‧‧Communication interface 200‧ ‧‧Camera 300‧‧‧Sensor 400‧‧‧Access control lock 500‧‧‧Human machine interface 600‧‧‧‧700 700‧‧‧Lighting device 701,702,703,704,705‧‧‧Lighting circuit A‧ ‧‧S401, S402, S403, S404, S405, S406, S407

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cabinet management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a cabinet management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Cabinet management system

20‧‧‧ Computer room front room

30‧‧‧ Computer room area

100‧‧‧ management server

200‧‧‧Camera

300‧‧‧Sensor

400‧‧‧Access lock

500‧‧‧Human-machine interface

600‧‧‧Cabinet

700‧‧‧Lighting

Claims (20)

A cabinet management system includes: a management server, including: a storage medium storing a plurality of modules; a processor coupled to the storage medium, and the processor accessing and executing the storage stored in the storage medium Modules, the plurality of modules includes: an identity authentication and trailing analysis module, judging the number of personnel based on the images, and confirming the identity of the personnel according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; access control module, Unlock the access control lock according to the first confirmation result; and the cabinet control module, unlock the cabinet corresponding to the identity according to the identity. The cabinet management system according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the cabinet management system further includes a sensor for sensing the first sensing data of the person, and the identity authentication and trailing analysis module The first confirmation result is generated according to the first sensing data, and the plurality of modules further includes: a tenant data verification module, obtaining tenant data in a database, and according to the tenant data and the The second sensed data of the person produces a second confirmation result. The cabinet management system according to item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the plurality of modules further include: a graphic control module, which controls the human-machine interface to display the position information of the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The human-machine interface has a sensor to obtain the second sensing data. The cabinet management system as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the human-machine interface receives an exit instruction and obtains the third sensing data of the person through the sensor, and the access control module is based on The exit instruction, the third sensing data, and the locked state of the cabinet unlock the access control lock. The cabinet management system according to item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the first sensing data and the second sensing data include at least one of access control card data, face and fingerprint. The cabinet management system as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the plurality of modules further includes: an automatic lighting module that activates a lighting device corresponding to the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management system according to item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the lighting devices are distributed in an area corresponding to the cabinet. The cabinet management system according to item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the automatic lighting module turns off the lighting device according to the locked state of all cabinets in the area. The cabinet management system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the cabinet status data of the cabinet includes at least one of temperature, humidity and power consumption, and the graphic control module controls the human-machine interface to display the Cabinet status information. The cabinet management system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes: a camera to obtain the image, wherein the identity authentication and trailing analysis module confirms whether the person is being trailed according to the image. A cabinet management method includes: judging the number of personnel according to images, and confirming the identity of the personnel according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; unlocking the access control lock according to the first confirmation result; and unlocking the correspondence according to the identity Cabinet of said identity. The cabinet management method described in item 11 of the patent application scope further includes: sensing the first sensing data of the personnel; generating the first confirmation result based on the first sensing data; and obtaining tenant data, And generate a second confirmation result according to the tenant data and the second sensing data of the person. The cabinet management method as described in item 12 of the patent application scope further includes displaying the location information of the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management method as described in item 13 of the patent application scope further includes: receiving an exit instruction and obtaining the third sensing data of the person; and according to the exit instruction, the third sensing data and the cabinet The locked state unlocks the access lock. The cabinet management method as described in item 12 of the patent application scope, wherein the first sensing data and the second sensing data include at least one of access control card data, face and fingerprint. The cabinet management method as described in item 12 of the patent application scope further includes starting a lighting device corresponding to the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management method according to item 16 of the patent application scope, wherein the lighting devices are distributed in an area corresponding to the cabinet. The cabinet management method as described in item 17 of the patent application scope further includes turning off the lighting device according to the locked state of all cabinets in the area. The cabinet management method according to item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the cabinet status data of the cabinet includes at least one of temperature, humidity and power consumption, and the cabinet management method further includes displaying the cabinet status data . The cabinet management method as described in item 11 of the patent application scope further includes: obtaining the image; and confirming whether the person is being followed by the image.

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