WO2009123204A1 - 監視システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a monitoring system that performs monitoring control of a monitored device in a center device by providing a monitored device (device that is a target of monitoring control) in the terminal device and performing communication between the center device and the terminal device. It is about.
- a device in order to monitor and control the operation of a device (monitored device), a device is provided in a terminal device that can communicate with the center device, and information on monitoring and control of the device is transmitted between the center device and the terminal device.
- a monitoring system is provided (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-54832).
- This type of monitoring system often employs a configuration in which the center device polls each terminal device, and the center device acquires information on device monitoring and control from the terminal device.
- a request (question) from the terminal device to the center device as in the case where a router exists on the terminal device side between the center device and the terminal device and communication from the center device to the terminal device is prohibited.
- request information from the center device to the terminal device can be notified only in response to the above.
- the center device polls a plurality of terminal devices to give request information from the center device to the terminal device, and the center device responds to the request from the terminal device to the center device.
- the timing at which the request information can be received for each terminal device is normally set at a constant transmission time interval. That is, the monitoring information is transmitted from each terminal device to the center device, and the timing at which the control information is transmitted from the center device to each terminal device is a constant transmission time interval.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned reasons, and its purpose is applicable without delay from the generation of request information in the center device without increasing the processing load of the center device or increasing the communication speed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring system capable of giving request information to a terminal device.
- the monitoring system of the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices and a center device.
- the plurality of terminal devices are provided with a monitored device and are configured to communicate with each other.
- the center device is configured to transmit the request information to the terminal device by returning a first response including the request information for the terminal device when receiving the first request with the time schedule defined by the terminal device.
- the center device includes designation information for designating the other terminal device.
- Each of the plurality of terminal devices includes a designation notifying unit configured to transfer the designation information to the other terminal device when the designation information is included in the first response from the center device, And an interrupt processing means configured to transmit a second request to the center apparatus when receiving the designation information for designating.
- interrupt processing at a timing different from the time schedule can be performed. That is, the request information can be given to the corresponding terminal device without delay from the generation of the request information in the center device without increasing the processing load of the center device or increasing the communication speed.
- the terminal device adds processing corresponding to the specified information. Even when interrupt processing is performed, since it is not necessary to change the procedure for transmitting and receiving information to and from the center device, the processing procedures of the center device and the terminal device can be prevented from becoming complicated.
- the monitoring system includes a router provided in a communication path on the terminal device side between a plurality of terminal devices and the center device.
- the center device When the center device includes the designation information in the first response to the first request from the terminal device, the center device indicates the range of the terminal device to which the designation information is transmitted and the terminal device that has transmitted the first request. Configured to be restricted to the same router.
- each terminal device need only be able to communicate with terminal devices under the same router, and can transmit information to other terminal devices without causing an extreme time delay.
- communication between terminal devices does not leak out from the router, and when using a wide area network such as the Internet, communication confidentiality can be improved and an increase in traffic of the wide area network can be suppressed.
- each of the plurality of terminal devices includes identification information holding means for holding local identification information of terminal devices existing under the same router.
- the designation response means includes the designation information in the first response to the terminal device
- the designation response means includes the designation information as local identification information of the other terminal device existing under the same router as the terminal device.
- the designation notification unit Configured to relate to
- the designation notification unit has the local identification information associated with the local identification information. It is configured to forward to a terminal device. In this embodiment, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the information is addressed to the terminal device under the router when the notification of information to the terminal device is instructed.
- each terminal device needs to have identification information of another terminal device, but since there are few types of identification information, a storage capacity for storing the identification information Is less.
- the center device in the first response to the terminal device, request information as a second request for the other terminal device, and address information of the other terminal device associated with the request information
- Request response means configured to include. If each of the plurality of terminal devices includes the address information of the other terminal device in the first response from the center device, the request information as the second request related to the address information is displayed. And request notification means configured to forward to a terminal device having the address information.
- the designation information can be used as it is as a destination and notified to other terminal devices, and the processing at the terminal device in response to a response from the center device is simplified.
- the address information is used for the identification information of the terminal device, the number of types of identification information increases, so that a large amount of storage capacity is required to store the identification information. There is convenience that can be managed.
- each time schedule of the plurality of terminal devices for transmitting the first request to the center device is set at a constant transmission time interval for each terminal device, and request information from the center device is transmitted.
- the transmission time interval of the terminal device having a higher occurrence frequency is set to be shorter.
- the center apparatus can set a time schedule so that a terminal apparatus having a higher occurrence frequency of request information can transmit the first request at a shorter transmission time interval. Therefore, the frequency of interrupt processing can be reduced.
- the terminal device that has received the first response from the center device enhances the responsiveness by processing itself according to the request information without notifying other terminal devices of the specified information. In addition, an increase in processing load due to the terminal device notifying the designation information to other terminal devices can be suppressed.
- the center device includes history storage means for storing the history of transmission of request information for each terminal device, and the frequency of occurrence of request information to each terminal device from the history stored in the history storage means. And the transmission time interval is changed as the occurrence frequency changes with time.
- the center device can obtain the occurrence frequency of request information to each terminal device from the history, and optimize the transmission time interval for the terminal device to transmit the first request to the center device. Can do.
- the center device has schedule setting means.
- the schedule setting means (i) obtains the number of terminal devices based on communication with each of the plurality of terminal devices, and (ii) transmits according to the processing capability of the center device based on the number of terminal devices.
- Each time schedule of the plurality of terminal devices is determined to be a time interval, and (iii) a time schedule corresponding to each of the plurality of terminal devices is transmitted.
- the terminal device since the terminal device transmits the first request at a transmission time interval commensurate with the processing capability of the center device and the number of terminal devices, the processing load of the center device is increased even if the number of terminal devices increases. It is possible to suppress an extreme increase and prevent an excessively long transmission time interval for each terminal device to ask a question.
- each time schedule of a plurality of terminal devices for transmitting the first request to the center device is set at a constant transmission time interval for each terminal device.
- the center device has load estimating means configured to estimate its own processing load. If the schedule setting unit obtains a larger processing load from the load estimation unit, the schedule setting unit determines each time schedule of the plurality of terminal devices so that each transmission time interval of the plurality of terminal devices is made longer. Composed. In this embodiment, when the processing load on the center device increases, the transmission time interval of the first request of the terminal device is lengthened, so that an increase in the processing load on the center device can be suppressed.
- the center device includes request response means and response selection means.
- the request response means is a request information to the other terminal device when there is request information as a second request to the other terminal device when the first request is received from any of the plurality of terminal devices. Is configured to return a first response including
- the response selection means is configured to select one of the designation response means and the request response means in accordance with the type of request information as the second request and transmit the first response to the terminal device.
- Each of the plurality of terminal devices includes a response determination unit, a request notification unit, and a request processing unit.
- the response determination unit is configured to determine whether the first response to the first request includes designation information or request information as a second request.
- the request notification means sends request information as a second request to the other terminal device when request information as a second request to the other terminal device is included in the first response from the center device. Configured to forward.
- the request processing means is configured to perform processing corresponding to the request information when the request information as the second request is transferred from another terminal device.
- the request information to the other terminal device is normal request information, an increase in the information amount of the first response from the center device is suppressed by including only the designation information in the first response. It will be.
- the terminal device performs processing corresponding to the first request, the first response, and the request information to itself, when transferring the request information as the second request to another terminal device. In comparison, the processing load on the terminal device can be reduced.
- the request information to the other terminal device is request information that requires quick processing, the request information as the second request is included in the first response, so that the first request to the center device Processing without delay is possible without repeating the first response.
- each of the plurality of terminal devices includes completion notification means for transmitting a second response indicating completion of the processing to the center device after performing processing corresponding to the request information as the second request.
- the center device can confirm that the request information as the second request has reached the corresponding terminal device.
- each of the plurality of terminal devices includes a monitored device.
- FIG. 4A is a block diagram of a center device used in the second embodiment
- FIG. 4B is a block diagram of a terminal device used in the second embodiment. It is operation
- FIG. 1 In a monitoring system (for example, a control monitoring system) according to an embodiment described below, as shown in FIG. 1, there are a center device 1 and a plurality of units (the illustrated example is four units, but more units may be provided). It is assumed that the terminal devices 2a to 2d communicate with each other via the communication paths Lc and Ld. Further, description will be made assuming that the center device 1 and each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d communicate with each other by a server / client method.
- the center device 1 includes a computer including at least one CPU, a storage device, and a program, a communication function (for example, a communication device such as a network interface conforming to IEEE 802.3), a timer, and the like, and various means (FIG. 4A).
- Each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d has a built-in computer (at least one CPU and a storage device) as a main component and includes a communication function (for example, a communication device such as a network interface conforming to IEEE 802.3) and a timer, It has various means (refer FIG. 4B).
- Each terminal device 2 is connected to a plurality of devices 3 (monitored devices) that perform monitoring and control via signal lines Ls. For this reason, each terminal device 2 includes a second communication device (for example, a communication device for a time division multiplex transmission system) for communicating with the device 3.
- the device 3 for example, an illumination device or a measuring device each having identification information is used.
- the lighting device When a lighting device is connected to the terminal device 2 as the device 3, the lighting device can be turned on and off by transmitting a control signal including identification information of the lighting device via the signal line Ls. In addition, it is possible to monitor the lighting device on / off state.
- the monitoring information measured by the specific measuring device can be acquired by specifying the identification information of the measuring device.
- each terminal device 2 is connected to the terminal device 2 in the illustrated example, but a configuration in which each terminal device 2 is attached to one device 3 may be adopted.
- the function of the terminal device 2 may be added to each of lighting equipment and measuring equipment.
- the router 4 is provided between the two communication paths Lc and Ld. In other words, a plurality of terminal devices 2 a to 2 d are provided under the router 4.
- the configuration example shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the router 4 can be omitted when the communication paths Lc and Ld form a local area network.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d receives its own identification information from the center device 1 (each terminal device 2a to 2d is given at least IP address address information as identification information.
- each terminal device 2a to 2d is given at least IP address address information as identification information.
- local identification information (such as a local IP address or MAC address) is also notified (transmitted) as unique identification information.
- the local identification information is identification information that is valid only under the control of the router 4.
- the center device 1 does not poll each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d, but each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d transmits a question (first request) to the center device 1,
- a configuration is adopted in which request information for each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d is transmitted from the center device 1 by a response to the question (first response) (see FIG. 2).
- the time required for a round of questions from all the terminal devices 2a to 2d to the center device 1 is fixedly set. Here, it is assumed that the round trip time is set to 1 minute.
- the time at which each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d makes an inquiry to the center device 1 is not determined, but the terminal device 2a to 2d periodically communicates with the center device 1 during the above-described time.
- the center device 1 can obtain the number of terminal devices 2a to 2d as communication partners from the identification information from the terminal devices 2a to 2d. Therefore, the device 1 considers the increase or decrease of the processing load according to the number of the terminal devices 2a to 2d so that the reception time interval according to the processing capability of the center device 1 is reached.
- the reception time interval for receiving the question from each of 2d is determined, and further, the time schedule of the question (first request) for each terminal device is determined based on each reception time interval.
- the time schedule is set by the schedule setting means 11 (see FIG. 4A). A method for determining the time schedule will be described later.
- the terminal devices 2a to 2d sequentially transmit their own identification information to the center device 1 during the above-described time until the initial processing is completed.
- the schedule setting means 11 sends the time to each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d as a response to the reception of the identification information (first response). Notify the schedule.
- the current time measured by the center device 1 is distributed to each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d. That is, time synchronization is performed between the center device 1 and each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d.
- the terminal devices 2a to 2d that have received the time schedule and synchronized with the center device 1 in this way sequentially complete the initial processing.
- the reception time interval for receiving a question in the center device 1 can be set to 15 seconds. Therefore, a time schedule is set so that questions are sent to the terminal devices 2a to 2d at timings of 0 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, and 45 seconds per minute, respectively. Since the reception time interval is made uniform, the packet used for the question can be used as a survival confirmation packet for confirming that the terminal devices 2a to 2d are connected.
- the terminal devices 2a to 2d communicate with each other in order to communicate with each other. Or local identification information) is collected and registered in the identification information holding means 20 (see FIG. 4B). This process can be performed by each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d transmitting and receiving a survival confirmation packet to each other.
- each piece of identification information of the terminal devices 2a to 2d is address information used in a wide area network such as a global IP address
- the storage capacity for storing the identification information in the center device 1 increases. 1 can centrally manage the identification information of the terminal devices, and can directly specify the terminal devices 2a to 2d to notify the request information (designated information).
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d has the identification information of the other terminal devices 2a to 2d.
- the storage capacity for storing identification information decreases.
- local identification information can reduce the amount of information compared to address information such as an IP address (because the number of bits is small), leading to traffic reduction.
- the terminal devices 2a to 2d communicate with the center device 1 in a cyclic manner between the center device 1 and each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d according to the time schedule described above. That is, each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d, as shown in FIG. 3, when the inquiry time determined in the time schedule is reached (S1: yes), as shown in FIG. (First request) is transmitted (S2). In this operation, since communication is started from each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d to the center device 1, it is possible to communicate beyond the router 4.
- the center device 1 returns a response (first response) to the question ((2) in FIG. 2).
- a response (first response) including the request information is returned to the terminal device (any one of 2a to 2d) that has made an inquiry.
- the center device 1 includes designated response means 15 (see FIG. 4A), and the designated response means 15 is not only the request information to the terminal device that transmitted the question in response to each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d,
- the empty information without request information is set.
- the request information is requested from the terminal devices 2a to 2d when it is generated by remote operation from a client device communicating with the center device 1 via the communication path Lc of the wide area network, or when it is periodically generated in the center device 1. May occur.
- request information for instructing control of the device 3 is assumed as request information. However, request information for instructing monitoring of the device 3 may occur.
- the terminal device 2a has transmitted a question, and request information to be given to the terminal device 2a and request information to be given to the terminal device 2c are generated when the center device 1 receives the question.
- the response to the terminal device 2a that transmitted the question includes request information for the terminal device 2a and designation information for designating the terminal device 2c.
- the terminal device 2a that has received the response (first response) from the center device 1 includes request information to itself (S3: yes), and performs processing corresponding to this request information (S4). Further, since the response from the center device 1 also includes designation information for designating another terminal device 2c (S5: yes), the designation information is designated as shown in (3) of FIG. The data is transferred to another terminal device 2c (S6). That is, the designation notifying means 22 in the terminal devices 2a to 2d is realized by the processes in steps S5 and S6.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d receives the designation information designating itself from any of the other terminal devices 2a to 2d (S7: yes) when it is not the question time (S1: no), As shown in (4) of FIG. 2, a question (second request) is transmitted to the center apparatus 1 regardless of the time schedule (S2). That is, each interrupt processing means 24 in the terminal devices 2a to 2d is realized by the processing in steps S7 and S2.
- the center device 1 receives a question (second request) from each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d, and returns request information to the terminal device (return destination) as a response (second response) to the question. That is, since the terminal device 2c is designated in the example of FIG. 2, the terminal device 2c transmits a question (second request) to the center device 1, and as shown in (5) of FIG. A response (second response) including request information to the terminal device 2c is returned.
- the terminal device 2c since the terminal device 2c transmits a question to the center device 1 and obtains the request information, the terminal device 2c performs processing corresponding to the request information. Therefore, as is apparent from FIG. By simply adding the processing of steps S5 to S7 to the above processing, after the generation of the request information in the center device 1, it does not wait for the opportunity of the question (first request) from the terminal devices 2a to 2d according to the time schedule
- the request information (second request) can be delivered without delay to the target terminal devices 2a to 2d.
- the request information to the terminal devices 2a to 2d is the status monitoring of the device 3
- a return of the monitoring content may be requested.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d may return the monitoring information individually.
- the terminal device 2 a performs processing corresponding to the request information (first response) and transmits the specified information to the terminal device 2 c, and then receives the next question (first request).
- the monitoring information may be notified to the center device 1 at the timing of).
- the terminal device 2c after performing processing corresponding to the request information received by the response from the center device 1 (second response), the monitoring information is sent at the timing of the next question (first request). May be notified to the center device 1. If the return of the monitoring information is urgent, the monitoring information may be notified to the center apparatus immediately after the processing for the request information.
- the center device 1 asks the question when the request information to at least one of the terminal devices 2a to 2d is generated, regardless of which terminal device 2a to 2d is the question (first request).
- the response (first response) to the terminal devices 2a to 2d that transmitted the request information designation information for designating at least one of the terminal devices 2a to 2d to which the request information should be notified is included.
- the terminal device that has received the response (first response) from the center device 1 notifies the specified other terminal device of the presence of the request information in the center device 1, and sends the notified terminal device to the center device 1.
- the question (second request) is transmitted. Therefore, the processing corresponding to the request information can be performed without delay after the generation of the request information.
- each reception time interval of the question from the terminal devices 2a to 2d is:
- the number of terminal devices 2a to 2d may be considered so that the reception time interval according to the processing capability of the center device 1 is obtained.
- a time of about 1 minute is set as a round of time, and the round of time is set as a terminal device.
- the time divided by the number of 2a to 2d (15 seconds for the four terminal devices 2a to 2d) is used.
- load estimation means 12 for measuring (calculating) the processing load by measuring the CPU load provided in the center apparatus 1 is provided, and the transmission time intervals of questions of the terminal devices 2a to 2d are increased as the processing load increases. You may do it. That is, if the processing load of the center apparatus 1 increases, there is a possibility that it cannot be handled with a reception time interval of about 1 second. In such a case, the schedule setting means 11 sets the time schedule so that the reception time interval of the center device 1 is increased by increasing the transmission time intervals of the terminal devices 2a to 2d.
- history storage means 13 for storing a history of transmitting request information (first and second responses) for each terminal device in the center device 1 may be provided. Further, the history analysis unit 14 obtains the occurrence frequency of request information per unit time based on the history stored in the history storage unit 13 (using a moving average value or the like), and the terminal device having a higher occurrence frequency is shorter. You may set the time schedule of a transmission time interval.
- one day may be divided into time zones such as morning, afternoon (daytime), and night, and the frequency of request information generation per unit time may be obtained for each time zone.
- the transmission time interval of the terminal device 2a is shorter than the other terminal devices 2b to 2d in the morning
- the transmission time interval of the terminal device 2b is shorter than the other terminal devices 2a, 2c, and 2d in the afternoon (daytime).
- it is possible to set a time schedule such that the transmission time interval of the terminal devices 2c and 2d is shorter than that of the other terminal devices 2a and 2b.
- Dividing the time zone of one day is an example, and it is also possible to divide by the day of the week or the season.
- the response (first response) to each question (first request) of the terminal devices 2a to 2d can include designation information through the designation response means 15 provided in the center device 1. .
- request response means 16 is added so that not only the designation information but also request information as the second request can be included in the response (first response). If there is request information for the terminal device (any one of 2a to 2d) that transmitted the question (first request), it goes without saying that the request information is included in the response (first response). However, when there is request information as a second request for another terminal device that is not the terminal device that transmitted the question, only one of the designation information and the request information (second request) is included in the response.
- the response selection means 17 selects the type of information.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d has a response discriminating means for discriminating whether information other than the request information for itself included in the response (first response) is designated information or request information (second request). 21 is provided.
- the response discriminating means 21 detects that information for other terminal devices is included.
- the designated information is notified to the other terminal devices by the designation notifying means 22 as in the first embodiment.
- the interrupt processing means 23 transmits a question (second request) to the center apparatus 1 regardless of the time schedule.
- the request information (second request) is notified to the other terminal devices by the request notification means 23.
- the request processing means 25 performs processing corresponding to the request information (second request), and the processing corresponding to the request information (second request) is completed.
- the completion notification means 26 transmits a second response including the completion notification to the center apparatus 1.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d transmits a question (first request) to the center device 1 at the time of the question defined in the time schedule (S1: yes) ( S2).
- the center apparatus 1 returns a response to the question (first response).
- request information is generated when a response is returned
- a response including the request information (first response) is returned to the terminal device that transmitted the question.
- the response includes designation information or request information (second request) to other terminal devices as necessary.
- each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d that has received a response (first response) from the center device 1 includes request information to itself (S3: yes), processing corresponding to this request information is performed (S3: yes). S4). Further, if the response (first response) from the center device 1 includes designation information for designating another terminal device (S5: yes), the designation information is notified to the designated other terminal device. (S6). Furthermore, when the request information (second request) to another terminal device is included in the response (first response) from the center device 1 (S7: yes), the request information (second request). The request information (second request) is transferred to the other terminal device expected to operate according to () (S8).
- the center device 1 When each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d is not the time of the question (S1: no), when the designation information is notified from another terminal device (S9: yes), the center device 1 is not related to the time schedule. A question (second request) is transmitted (S2). The center device 1 receives a question (second request) from the terminal device, and returns request information as a response (second response) to the question.
- which of the designation information and the request information (second request) is included in the response (first response) in the center device 1 is determined by the type of request information requested from each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d.
- the type of request information for example, urgency is used.
- the urgency level is determined in advance depending on the type of request information. For request information having a short time from when the request information is generated until each of the terminal devices 2a to 2d performs an operation according to the request information, the request information ( By including the second request) in the response (first response), it is possible to reduce time by omitting the second question to the center apparatus 1.
- the request information Increases urgency when using a lighting device for securing an evacuation route as the device 3 or operating a device 3 with a high degree of urgency, such as using a siren that rings in an emergency as the device 3, the request information Increases urgency when using a lighting device for securing an evacuation route as the device 3 or operating a device 3 with a high degree of urgency, such as using a siren that rings in an emergency as the device 3, the request information Increases urgency.
- the information amount of the response is reduced by including the designation information in the response (first response), and the terminal devices 2a to 2d An increase in processing load at each can be suppressed.
- the request information in the center device 1 changes, and request information with a high degree of urgency is generated for the same terminal device If the request information received from the other terminal device is preferentially processed by the terminal device, the increase in processing load is always suppressed by notification of the specified information, while the degree of urgency is reduced. High request information can be processed with priority.
- Other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
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以下に説明する実施形態の監視システム(例えば制御監視システム)では、図1に示すように、センター装置1と複数台(図示例は4台であるが、さらに多数台設けられる場合もある)の端末装置2a~2dとが通信路Lc,Ldを介して通信するものとする。また、センター装置1と端末装置2a~2dの各々とがサーバ・クライアント方式で通信を行うものとして説明する。センター装置1は、少なくとも1つのCPU、記憶装置およびプログラムを含むコンピュータ、通信機能(例えばIEEE 802.3等に準拠したネットワーク・インターフェース等の通信装置)およびタイマー等から構成され、各種手段(図4A参照)を有する。端末装置2a~2dの各々は、組込みコンピュータ(少なくとも1つのCPUおよび記憶装置)を主構成として通信機能(例えばIEEE 802.3等に準拠したネットワーク・インターフェース等の通信装置)およびタイマー等を含み、各種手段(図4B参照)を有する。各端末装置2には、それぞれ監視および制御を行う複数台の機器3(被監視装置)が信号線Lsを介して接続される。このため、各端末装置2は、機器3と通信するための第2の通信装置(例えば、時分割多重伝送システム用の通信装置)を含む。機器3としては、たとえばそれぞれ識別情報を有した照明機器や計測機器を用いる。
第1実施形態では、端末装置2a~2dの各質問(第1の要求)に対する応答(第1の応答)には、センター装置1に設けた指定応答手段15を通じて、指定情報を含めることができる。第2実施形態では、図4Aに示すように、指定情報だけではなく第2の要求としての要求情報も応答(第1の応答)に含めることができるように要求応答手段16が付加される。ここに、質問(第1の要求)を伝送した端末装置(2a~2dのいずれか)に対する要求情報があれば、当該要求情報を応答(第1の応答)に含めるのはもちろんのことであるが、質問を伝送した端末装置ではない他の端末装置に対する第2の要求としての要求情報がある場合には、指定情報と要求情報(第2の要求)との一方のみが応答に含まれるように応答選択手段17で情報の種類を選択する。
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- 互いに通信できるように構成される複数台の端末装置と、
端末装置から規定されたタイムスケジュールで第1の要求を受ければ、端末装置に対する要求情報を含む第1の応答を返送することにより、端末装置に要求情報を伝送するように構成されるセンター装置と
を有する監視システムであって、
センター装置は、いずれかの端末装置から第1の要求を受信したときに他の端末装置への要求情報を有すれば、当該他の端末装置を指定する指定情報を含む第1の応答を返送するように構成される指定応答手段を有し、
複数台の端末装置の各々は、該指定情報がセンター装置からの第1の応答に含まれているときに当該他の端末装置に指定情報を転送するように構成される指定通知手段と、自己を指定する指定情報を受ければセンター装置に第2の要求を伝送するように構成される割込処理手段と
を備える
ことを特徴とする監視システム。 - 複数台の端末装置とセンター装置との間の該端末装置の側の通信経路に設けられるルータを備え、センター装置は、端末装置からの第1の要求に対する第1の応答に前記指定情報を含める場合に、該指定情報が伝送されるべき端末装置の範囲を、第1の要求を伝送した端末装置と同じルータの配下に制限するように構成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の監視システム。
- 複数台の端末装置の各々は、同じルータの配下に存在する端末装置のローカル識別情報を保有するための識別情報保有手段を備え、
前記指定応答手段は、前記端末装置への第1の応答に前記指定情報を含める場合には、該指定情報を、当該端末装置と同じルータの配下に存在する前記他の端末装置のローカル識別情報に関係付けるように構成され、
前記指定通知手段は、前記センター装置からの第1の応答に他の端末装置のローカル識別情報が含まれていると、当該ローカル識別情報に関係付けられた指定情報を、当該ローカル識別情報を持つ端末装置に転送するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項2記載の監視システム。 - センター装置は、前記端末装置への第1の応答に、他の端末装置に対する第2の要求としての要求情報と、当該要求情報に関連付けられる当該他の端末装置のアドレス情報とを含めるように構成される要求応答手段を備え、
複数台の端末装置の各々は、前記センター装置からの第1の応答に他の端末装置のアドレス情報が含まれていると、当該アドレス情報に関係付けられた第2の要求としての要求情報を、当該アドレス情報を持つ端末装置に転送するように構成される要求通知手段を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の監視システム。 - センター装置に第1の要求を伝送するための、複数台の端末装置の各タイムスケジュールは、端末装置ごとに一定の送信時間間隔で設定され、且つセンター装置からの要求情報のより高い発生頻度を持つ端末装置の送信時間間隔がより短くされるように設定されることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の監視システム。
- 前記センター装置は、要求情報を伝送した履歴を端末装置ごとに記憶するための履歴記憶手段を備え、履歴記憶手段に記憶された履歴から各端末装置への要求情報の発生頻度が求められ、発生頻度の時間変化に伴って前記送信時間間隔が変更されることを特徴とする請求項5記載の監視システム。
- 前記センター装置は、(i)複数台の端末装置の各々との通信に基づいて複数台の端末装置の台数を求め、(ii)端末装置の台数に基づいてセンター装置の処理能力に応じた送信時間間隔になるように複数台の端末装置の各タイムスケジュールを決定し、そして(iii)複数台の端末装置の各々に対応するタイムスケジュールを伝送するように構成されるスケジュール設定手段を有することを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の監視システム。
- センター装置に第1の要求を伝送するための、複数台の端末装置の各タイムスケジュールは、端末装置ごとに一定の送信時間間隔で設定され、
センター装置は、自己の処理負荷を推定するように構成される負荷推定手段を有し、
前記スケジュール設定手段は、負荷推定手段からより大きな処理負荷を得れば、複数台の端末装置の各送信時間間隔がより長くされるように複数台の端末装置の各タイムスケジュールを決定するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項7記載の監視システム。 - 前記センター装置は、
複数台の端末装置のいずれかから第1の要求を受信したときに他の端末装置への第2の要求としての要求情報がある場合に当該他の端末装置への要求情報を含む第1の応答を返送するように構成される要求応答手段と、
第2の要求としての要求情報の種類に応じて前記指定応答手段と要求応答手段との一方を選択して端末装置への第1の応答を伝送するように構成される応答選択手段と
を備え、
複数台の端末装置の各々は、
第1の要求に対する第1の応答に指定情報が含まれているか第2の要求としての要求情報が含まれているかを判別するように構成される応答判別手段と、
センター装置からの第1の応答に他の端末装置への第2の要求としての要求情報が含まれているときに当該他の端末装置に第2の要求としての要求情報を転送するように構成される要求通知手段と、
他の端末装置から第2の要求としての要求情報が転送されると該要求情報に対応する処理を行うように構成される要求処理手段と
を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の監視システム。 - 複数台の端末装置の各々は、第2の要求としての要求情報に対応する処理を行った後にその処理の完了を示す第2の応答をセンター装置に伝送する完了通知手段を備えることを特徴とする請求項9記載の監視システム。
- 複数台の端末装置の各々は被監視装置を備えることを特徴とする請求項1記載の監視システム。
- 請求項1記載の端末装置。
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