TWI677212B - Cabinet management system and cabinet management method - Google Patents

Abstract

A cabinet management method is provided, including: judging the number of persons based on images, and confirming the identity of the persons according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; unlocking an access lock based on the first confirmation result; and unlocking according to the identity Corresponds to the identity of the cabinet.

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 when managing the computer room include issues such as the lack of strict control or follow-up of personnel entering and exiting the computer room, security issues caused by incorrect use of cabinets that cause customer equipment to be misused, and energy consumption caused by the need to turn on the lighting device for a long time or fail to shut it down Missing and so on. 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 multiple modules stored in the storage medium. The multiple modules include: an identity authentication and trailing analysis module, and judging the number of personnel based on the images. And confirming the identity of the person according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; an access control module that unlocks the access lock based on the first confirmation result; and a cabinet control module that unlocks the corresponding one of the identity according to the identity Cabinet.

The invention provides a cabinet management method, which includes: judging the number of persons according to images, and confirming the identity of the persons according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; unlocking a door 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 cabinet cabinet security certification, advanced management mechanism of unmanned computer room, monitoring of cabinet equipment and automatic lighting energy saving, and can reduce the labor maintenance and energy consumption cost of the computer room.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments are hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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 party wants to enter the computer room area 30 from the front room 20 of the computer room, the cabinet management system 10 first determines the identity of each person. If these persons are tenants of the cabinet, they can enter the computer room area 30. In the computer room area 30, the cabinet management system 10 can automatically display the locations of the cabinets rented by these personnel, and provide automated lighting along the way. When the personnel want to leave the computer room area 30, the cabinet management system 10 will confirm that the cabinets used by them are locked, and then release the access control to make these people exit the computer room area 30. The cabinet management system 10 of this embodiment is used to control the access control between the computer room front room 20 and the computer room area 30 and each cabinet 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 human-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 is a schematic diagram of the management server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time.

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 microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), A stylized controller, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other similar components or a combination of the foregoing components, the present 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), and flash memory. ), A hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a similar element or a combination of the foregoing elements, the present invention is not limited thereto. The storage medium 130 can store multiple modules, including an identity authentication and trail analysis module 131, an access control module 132, a tenant data verification module 133, a graphic control module 134, a cabinet control module 135, and an automatic lighting module 136.

The communication interface 150 may be, for example, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication interface, a Bluetooth communication interface, a ZigBee communication interface, and / or other wireless communication interfaces, or may be, for example, a local area network (LAN) interface, The universal serial bus (USB) interface, the TCP / IP protocol suite interface and / or other wired communication interfaces are not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the management server 100 can be communicatively connected to the camera 200, the sensor 300, the access lock 400, the human-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, and the image can be provided to the management server 100 for determining the number of persons in the front room 20 of the computer room, and for identifying the identities of the persons (for example: Algorithms) or to confirm that those individuals were being followed. The sensor 300 is used for sensing first sensing data of a person in the front room 20 of the computer room. Specifically, the sensor 300 is mainly used to sense first sensing data that can represent the identity of the persons. The first sensing data includes at least one of information such as an access card data, a face, and a fingerprint. The invention is not limited to this. In some embodiments, a person needs to pass two-factor authentication to enter the computer room area 30. The two-factor may be, for example, two of access control card information, face and fingerprint, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The identity authentication and tracking analysis module 131 of the management server 100 can receive images from the camera 200. After receiving the images, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can determine the number of personnel based on the images, and confirm the identity of the personnel based on the number of personnel to generate a first confirmation result. Specifically, the identity authentication and tracking analysis module 131 can analyze the image from the camera 200 to determine the number of persons who want to enter the computer room area 30 from the front room 20 of the computer room. After confirming the number of the persons, 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 persons. Then, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 may compare the first sensing data and the tenant data for identity authentication. If the first sensing data (which may be, for example, sensing data of one or more persons) matches the tenant data, then A first confirmation result is generated, in which the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can store the result 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 computer room area 30. The source of the tenant data may be received by the tenant data check module 133 of the management server 100 from an external database (or periodically synchronized with the external database) through the communication interface 150, or it may be stored in advance in a storage medium. 130, but the present invention is not limited to this. The tenant information check module 133 can provide all the information about the tenant, including the tenant's sensing data (access card information, fingerprints and face data, etc.), as well as 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 judge whether the persons entering the computer room area 30 from the front room 20 of the computer room belong to the same group, and whether there are other casual people who are following the group or these people. If the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 determines that a person intending to enter the computer room area 30 is being trailed, the identity authentication and trailing analysis module 131 can control the access control module 132 through instructions to not unlock the access lock 400.

The access control lock 400 is controlled by the access control module 132 to restrict access of persons between the front room 20 and the room 30 of the computer room. The access control module 132 can sub-certify itself and the trailing analysis module 131 receives the first confirmation result of the tenant corresponding to the first sensing data as the tenant of the cabinet 600, and unlocks the access lock 400 according to the first confirmation result, so that the personnel can Enter the computer room area 30 from the front room 20 of the computer room.

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

When a person wants to exit the front room 20 of the computer room from the computer room area 30, the person needs to enter an exit instruction through the human-machine interface 500. The human-machine interface 500 can receive the exit instruction and obtain the third sensing data of the persons through the configured sensors. 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, the face and the fingerprint, or a combination thereof, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, when one or more persons with a tenant identity want to withdraw from the computer room area 30, these persons need to input an exit instruction to the human-machine interface 500 separately. At the same time, the human-machine interface 500 will sense the user to Obtain the third sensing data of the user. After the tenant information check module 133 confirms that all personnel who meet the tenant's status must exit the computer room area 30 and the cabinet control module 135 confirms that the cabinet 600 used / rented by these personnel is locked, the access control module 132 can only be used. Unlock the access control lock 400.

After the tenant information checking module 133 generates a second confirmation result, the cabinet control module 135 may unlock the cabinet 600 corresponding to the identity according to the identity of the person. Cabinet 600 can have the ability to manage a variety of protocols (for example: BACNet, Modbus, OPC, etc.), and can be configured with equipment such as cabinet door locks, thermometers, hygrometers, lighting devices, and meters to monitor cabinet 600 and obtain 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 human-machine interface 500 to display the cabinet status data, so that a person can control whether the environment in which 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, it will immediately notify the management personnel, and achieve the functions of early warning and alarm, so that the management personnel can handle the first time. on site.

After the tenant information checking module 133 generates a second confirmation result, the automatic lighting module 136 may start the lighting device 700 corresponding to the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result. The lighting device 700 is distributed in an 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. The lighting device 700 may include multiple lighting circuits (for example, the lighting circuits 701, 702, 703, and 704 shown in FIG. 3). And 705). Assume that the cabinet 600 is located in the C-line C03 cabinet in the machine side area 30. After the representative confirms the position of the cabinet 600 on 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) will be activated. In this way, automated lighting can be provided for 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 the needs of the user, and is not limited to the lighting circuits 701 to 705 shown in FIG. 3.

In some embodiments, the automatic lighting module 136 can turn off the lighting device 700 according to the locked state of all the cabinets in the area where the cabinets are 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 to be operated by all personnel in the area. The automatic lighting module 136 will turn off the lighting device 700 only when an exit instruction is input to the interface 500 and all cabinets used by these personnel are locked.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a cabinet management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S401, the identity authentication and trail analysis module 131 determines the number of persons according to the images, and confirms the persons' identity according to the number 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 determined that the first confirmation result is correct (the identity of the personnel meets the tenant information), the process proceeds to step S403. On the contrary, if it is judged that the first confirmation result is incorrect (the identity of the personnel does not conform to the tenant information), the process proceeds to step S402 again. 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 personnel conforms to the tenant information), the process proceeds to step S405. On the contrary, if it is judged that the second confirmation result is incorrect (the identity of the personnel does not conform to the tenant information), the process proceeds to step S404 again. 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. 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 starts the lighting device 700 corresponding to the cabinet 600 according to the second confirmation result. The sequence of steps S405, S406, and S407 can be adjusted according to actual conditions, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In summary, the cabinet management system of the present invention can determine the number of people outside the computer room area based on the images. The access lock in the management computer room area will not be opened until the identity of all personnel has been confirmed. In addition, the cabinet management system can also determine whether these people are being followed based on the images and perform countermeasures such as closing door locks. After the personnel has completed the second identity verification in the computer room area, the human-machine interface can unlock the corresponding cabinet according to the identity of the personnel and the management authority, and enable 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 personnel in the same area, the lighting device in this area will be turned off when all personnel exit the computer room area, thereby greatly improving the energy consumption defects that required manual opening and closing or forgetting to close in the past, and achieving automatic lighting energy saving effects. Through the cabinet management system of the present invention, it is possible to effectively control idle people and others to enter the computer room, and to automatically provide assistance to personnel in the computer room.

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

10‧‧‧Cabinet Management System

20‧‧‧ front room of computer room

30‧‧‧machine room area

100‧‧‧ Management Server

110‧‧‧ processor

130‧‧‧Storage media

131‧‧‧ Identity Authentication and Trailing Analysis Module

132‧‧‧Access Control Module

133‧‧‧Tenant data review module

134‧‧‧Graphic Control Module

135‧‧‧ Cabinet Control Module

136‧‧‧Auto Lighting Module

150‧‧‧ communication interface

200‧‧‧Camera

300‧‧‧ Sensor

400‧‧‧Access lock

500‧‧‧ human-machine interface

600‧‧‧ Cabinet

700‧‧‧lighting device

701, 702, 703, 704, 705‧‧‧lighting circuit

A‧‧‧path

S401, S402, S403, S404, S405, S406, S407‧‧‧ steps

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

Claims (20)

A cabinet management system includes: a management server including: a storage medium that stores a plurality of modules; a processor that is coupled to the storage medium, and the processor accesses and executes the multiple storages of the storage medium Modules, the plurality of modules include: an identity authentication and trailing analysis module, which judges the number of personnel based on the images, and confirms the identity of the personnel according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; an access control module, Unlock the access lock according to the first confirmation result; and the cabinet control module to 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 is further updated. The first confirmation result is generated according to the first sensing data, and the multiple modules further include: a tenant data check module to obtain tenant data in a database, and according to the tenant data and the The second sensing data of the person produces a second confirmation result. The cabinet management system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plurality of modules further include: a graphic control module that controls a man-machine interface to display the location information of the cabinet according to the second confirmation result, wherein The human-machine interface has a sensor to obtain the second sensing data. The cabinet management system according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, 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 The exit instruction, the third sensing data, and the locked state of the cabinet unlock the access lock. The cabinet management system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, 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 according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plurality of modules further include: an automatic lighting module, which starts a lighting device corresponding to the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management system according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the lighting device is distributed in an area corresponding to the cabinet. The cabinet management system according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, 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 according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, 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 man-machine interface to display the Cabinet status information. The cabinet management system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further includes: a camera to obtain the image, wherein the identity authentication and trailing analysis module confirms whether the person is trailing based on the image. A cabinet management method includes: judging the number of persons according to an image, and confirming the identity of the persons according to the number to generate a first confirmation result; unlocking a door lock according to the first confirmation result; and unlocking a corresponding according to the identity The identity of the cabinet. The cabinet management method according to item 11 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: sensing first sensing data of the person; generating the first confirmation result according to the first sensing data; and obtaining tenant data, A second confirmation result is generated according to the tenant data and the second sensing data of the person. The cabinet management method according to item 12 of the scope of patent application, further comprising displaying the location information of the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management method according to item 13 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: receiving an exit instruction and obtaining third sensing data of the person; and according to the exit instruction, the third sensing data, and the cabinet Unlocking the access lock. The cabinet management method according to item 12 of the scope of patent application, 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 according to item 12 of the scope of patent application, further comprising activating a lighting device corresponding to the cabinet according to the second confirmation result. The cabinet management method according to item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the lighting device is distributed in an area corresponding to the cabinet. The cabinet management method according to item 17 of the scope of patent application, further comprising 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 scope of patent application, wherein the cabinet status information 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 according to item 11 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: obtaining the image; and confirming whether the person is being followed based on the image.