JPH06318114A - Monitoring and control system for premises administration - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate manufacture, to make it difficult to be affected by the malfunction of an operator and to realize enlargement by describing a proximity system in one of plural and various function environments and displaying the array of proximity areas which can unconditionally be approximated in screen display having the role of a prestage by one. CONSTITUTION: Doors 24 and 26, illumination devices 28, 30, 32 and 34, heating facilities 36 and 38, cameras 40 and 42, telephone sets 44 and 46, warning detectors 48 and 50, a data base 52 and a work station 54 are provided in two buildings 20 and 22. They are mutually connected with a data network 56 bi-directional. The generation of a warning document/statistics on the history of the system, warning to burglary, fire and the like, the management of the use of telephone and the other tasks are executed by the data processing function of the system. A display device for displaying the array of the prestage by one on the second proximity area is provided for the system and unconditional proximity to various functions under the control of the device is recognized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring / control system for managing a geographically dispersed set of premises <a set of premises>. <Selectively loc
<bidirecti>
The present invention relates to a monitoring / control system such as <exchanging>, which is capable of exchanging monitoring / control signals between both parties by onally interconnected.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Modern networked automation technology has dramatically increased the capabilities of access management systems. Access control can be hierarchized according to a geographic extension such as country, city, building, floor, control unit (lighting, safety, environmental control). The technical fields related to these management targets are extremely wide, and for example, access control (generally necessary, but its history record <logging> is often essential), intrusion (generally undesirable) , Its countermeasures are diverse), energy (always intended to save as much as possible), communication technology (telephone,
Facsimile, cable television, alarms (certain signals for a wide range of events, from faulty shutters to reactor core meltdowns), telephones (calls and calls), various people's paging, and other techniques. is there. The present invention is particularly intended to improve the human-machine interface at a particular site, where an operator may perform various types of physical facility management operations on associated campuses.
The purpose is to be able to engage in the monitoring and control work comfortably. The controlled physical action, the obstacle sensor, and the database used may all be located in remote areas. In such a remote place, local control is generally performed. For example, door control can be local during the day and remote at night. The necessary electromechanical mechanisms, structures, and equipment such as communication networks, although they may be conventional, are considered essential. Further, the present invention can be used for monitoring and controlling the manufacturing process installed in such premises. Even if the monitoring and control means are very different from those used for land / building management, the access mechanism <accessing organization> can be realized correspondingly. That is, in the case of such a manufacturing process, as the directly related elements, the operating speed of the factory equipment, the trouble record, various inventories, the staff at work, and other various kinds of elements related to the general manufacturing process are targeted. According to the understanding of the inventors of the present invention, the work of various people and the access right to various functions <access rights> are defined as the functions of these people in the organization and the practicable task intentionally determined. Therefore, there is a widespread need for consistent management. Desjardins U.S. Pat. No. 4,3 as a similar technology
No. 75,637 discloses a system that fully integrates safety alerts, building management and communications. However, conventional technology is almost inflexible, and the interface with humans is only at the initial development stage.

[0003]

In view of the above, first of all, the object of the present invention is to provide a logical access means <logic access> which is realized as a superstructure of the present invention, systematically organized, and Even for an inexperienced operator, it is easy to operate the various functions described above, and the access means is not easily affected by the operator's malfunction and can be embodied in a straightforward manner and can be expanded. That is.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring and control system of the type set forth above, the system comprising: Multiple functional environments compatible with <functional envi
data processing means for defining ronments> and a logical approach for selectively approaching such functional environments.
<logic access> system, each such environment corresponding to a particular subset of said monitoring and control means and having a particular type <particular category>
ry> for the user, and the access system is also characterized by the following means: a first array of first access areas <f respectively corresponding to each of the above environments.
a user interface means including a first display means for displaying the irst array of first access fields, for detecting a logical approach by the user to the particular approach area. <Detection means> of the user, who is supplied with information from the above detection means and is starting up
<Verifying means> for confirming the legitimacy of any such logical approach regarding>, and <colocated> provided adjacent to the above first display means, and thus approached after the legitimacy is confirmed. A second display means is included for displaying a plurality of detailed access areas <further access fields> related to a task / function hierarchy <task / function hierarchy> corresponding to a specific environment <particular environment> belonging to the area. In particular, when functional environments are diverse, it has been found that it is easy to recognize them by calling them with metaphors <metaphors> of various workspaces. The metaphor is, for example, a manager (room), a control (room), a reception, a safety center, and the like. Actually, it is not necessary to physically prepare the above space. This is because the access function of this system can be physically executed by an ordinary work station, a network-connected personal computer, etc., and therefore it can be moved between various terminals instead of being fixed. The function of the monitoring / control means may be one-way to the system, but the function of the set <set> is bidirectional.
Each approaching area is specifically a limited area <region> on a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display screen. Access to an access area may be accomplished using any suitable means of data processing technology, such as a mouse, a keyboard-controlled cursor, a soft keyboard, or acoustic sensing. The approaching area is shown as a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array <array>. In these areas, the frequency of approach and the number of characters
Strict regularity is not required for these arrays, because the content>, relevance <relevance>, etc. will be different. Various methods such as password, combination of PIN code (personal identification number) and pass code, and remote control can be used for confirmation. Depending on the task / function hierarchy, there may be several levels of arrangement of access areas, and also window function, camera insertion, character insertion (delay, definition of new item or deletion of old item, etc.). There is a possibility.

For certain aspects of the above, Stuar
t K. Card and Austin Henderson, Jr. "A multiple, Virtua
l-Workspace Interface to Support User Task Switchi
ng ", CHI + GI 1987, pages 53-59, ACM 0-89791-213-6 / 87/0
004/0053. This document describes the overall management environment <to
Since a tally administrative environment> is assumed, doors, rear doors, connecting rooms <s
Work environment is indicated using uites> and private rooms <rooms>. On the other hand, the present invention is directed to a completely different field of use, and the physical premises will be monitored and controlled through an interface of a kind having almost no similarities to the above-mentioned documents that deal only with databases and documents. It is what

As an advantage of the present invention, the system described above has an arrangement <anteroom for the second access area which is one stage before.
Display method <anteroom disp in the previous stage to display array>
There is laymeans>. Each of the second access areas allows unconditional access to the underlying functions, and when at least one of the second access areas is activated,
The display of the array of the first approach areas is performed. By introducing unconditional access, the range of functions is expanded, and one or both of emergency response and normal response, such as a generally accessible telephone function, can be quickly and easily accessed.

As an advantage of the present invention, the at least one first approach area is hierarchically above the alarm or event list field array <alarm or event list field array>, such alarm or event list area being a plurality. <Acknowledging>, exploration <i> for the corresponding alarm or event.
Each action <action> of nquisitive> and relief <remedial> can be activated. This makes it very easy to make various decisions regarding various events and alerts. In particular, these decisions are standardized. On the next lower hierarchy level, decision-making can take different directions, but this branching scope is limited to direct relationships. For example, it is not necessary to make such a branch before the actual event or alert has materialized. In particular, some alarms are serious and some are not. In some cases approval alone is sufficient, in some cases the only remedies and procedures are clear, and in others it is a priori to know the detailed nature of the alert or event.

As an advantage of the present invention, the arrangement of the alarm or event list areas described above can be used to rotate the screen.
It is possible to search for a plurality of alarm / event items whose scale cannot be accommodated by the above arrangement. This feature makes it possible to set extremely complex situations within a limited screen while keeping all elements accessible by a simple rotation. That is, various hierarchy levels, that is, various branches <branches> of the hierarchical tree structure <hierarchical tree>, are at least partially visible.

As an advantage of the present invention, the first display and the second display are <joined>, so that
When the user individual <user person> approaches, the original array <originating a
It is designed so that one or more approaching regions can be extracted from rray> and directly approached. By combining these two displays into a single display such as the same screen, adaptation to the environment is easy and construction costs can be reduced. Further, the above extraction can also be realized by copying the area to another place on the display screen. By using this, the original array can be closed and deleted from the display screen. Then the first screen
The <original version> is deleted along with the array, and the contents of the area are kept consistent throughout the system. Thus, another user can access this arrangement and the area in question through another display device. The above means that some regions are still visible despite being extracted from parts of the original hierarchy. By doing this, take actions simultaneously for completely unrelated parts of the activity range,
And / or become aware of that part.

As an advantage of the present invention, the extraction is performed in a single stroke. Such "placement <placing>"
Has proved to be particularly advantageous as a quick alternative to translation <dragging>.

As an advantage of the present invention, the thus-appearing approaching area constitutes a closed field <closed field>, so that with a single stroke <single-stroke> the extracted relevant area is It is possible to return to the original sequence.

As an advantage of the present invention, the above-mentioned extracted approaching area is expanded to <inflates> multi-item area array <multi
-item array of fields>. This makes it possible to display various complicated activity patterns in parallel and select from them.

As an advantage of the present invention, the extracted approach area expanded as described above is registered in the register of the means of use <facility di
Can be used as rectory>. This directory display is similar to the old-fashioned number display on paper, but combines the dynamic features of the state of the art, which greatly enhances the convenience of telephone, facsimile and other communications. Alternatively, the registry may correspond to a set of physical equipment. In particular, if the door to be monitored, the camera to be approached, and other various items are expressed in one register format, the access becomes easy.

As an advantage of the present invention, at least one functional environment constitutes a workspace metaphor called a <classroom>. The standard HELP function is based on the actual state of the approaching process and its immediate extent of impact <immediate rammifica
However, in contrast to this, this classroom function provides multiple instructional processes <parallel to each other.
Each of them can move around independently, and its course can be optimally organized for such instruction. As a result, the monitoring and control system for the physical premises and equipment described above can be applied to the specific physical spaces by expanding each working space to which metaphors are attached, thereby providing a particularly auxiliary and supportive capability. As an advantage, it can be expanded. In that case, the above-mentioned teaching ability can correspond to any action of the whole system or a part of the system or a related aspect.

As an advantage of the present invention, the above-mentioned validity confirmation
<verification> is the above detailed approach area <further access fi
multi-class confirmation, if performed in at least one of eld <m
ulti-class verifying>, in which case, different access privileges can be selectively granted to the above task / function hierarchy for each class. From previous experience, it has become clear that it is necessary to set various levels for approaching the same functional environment and change the allowable action range for each level. For example, some people are allowed to check the visitor list at the reception desk, while issuing badges to visitors may be a sub-receptionist for low-risk visitors, but for high-risk visitors only the receptionist is allowed. , And so on.

As an advantage of the present invention, in at least one element of the task / function hierarchy, the management area <operati
The geographical shape of the onal area> is displayed and can be expanded discretely over at least two different sizes <discretely zoom
able>. It has been found advantageous to have a map format display for each size level. Some alerts are local and others are widespread. The same applies to other events. Many doors must be unlocked or opened at the end of the day shift at the manufacturing plant. The number of doors affected by a late night shift of a computer operator is less than this.

As an advantage of the present invention, at least one size level of the display screen has a stepwise variation <s.
It is also possible to expand at the level of the size that changes analogically with tep-wise variation>. It is rated as easy to use.

As an advantage of the invention, the at least one first approach area is hierarchically above the alert or event list area array and the switching means <switching m
eans>, and after approaching a particular alarm or event list, the switching means allows the geographical shape of the controlled area around the location of this alarm or event to be displayed on screen. This allows for quick investigation of disaster areas.
Mushroom geography is usually associated with the surface of the earth, but it can also be displayed by a geographic metaphor, such as the placement of electrical control panels, neon advertising, or other geometric shapes. This is the case when it is suitable for placement.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing one typical embodiment of the present invention, but this should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present invention. [Description of Preferred Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an example of a physical configuration of a premises to which the approaching system according to the present invention is applied. In this physical configuration, there are two buildings 20, 22 inside which are doors 24, 26, lighting devices 28, 30, 32, 34, heating equipment.
36, 38, cameras 40, 42, telephones 44, 46, alarm detector 4
There are eight, fifty, a database 52, and a work station 54, some or all of which are bidirectionally interconnected with a data network 56. External connections are not shown for simplicity. In implementing the present invention, the number of work stations is not limited to one and may be plural. There may be a management system for managing physical access to and from this premises via the key system <key system>. Each door may be opened and closed automatically. Each camera can also capture the face of the visitor. There may be a lighting and heating management system. This system can be used to create reports / statistics about the history of the system, issue alarms for night thieves, fires, etc., manage telephone usage, and many other tasks. To do, and so on. Various work stations can be used, from a simple personal computer with a monitoring function to a multi-monitor station <multi-monitor station> with various special actuators and telephone lines. It is possible that there are multiple workstations and they are connected to the same data processing server and operate in different work environments. The system can be applied to a much larger scale than that shown in FIG. 1, but for the sake of simplicity, no further extended description will be given here.

In FIG. 2, symbolically, the main control panel <main control
Indicates the display layout on panel>. On the left side of this control panel, the following array of approaching areas <an array of anteroom ac
cessfields> will be displayed: ─ The name of the working environment and additional information about the specific space <room> or functional environment, such as time, data etc. (in this case as a metaphor of the user's physical position, the “main gate”).
<"main gate">"70 is displayed. This is because the user is not yet in a particular work environment with a personality that can be applied);-"Corridor <" corridor ">" 72, where the user is in a particular work environment, one space;- "Overview" 74, where information about the working environment is quickly displayed by the system; -tools <tools> directly related to a particular space, in this case "tools for communication <" communication tools ">"76; and- "Guided travel <" guid within this "building".
ed tour ">" 78.

If the user wishes to enter a space via the corridor (activating 72), he must enter the name (80) and password (82).

Generally, the display screen <display> 84 has a work environment array 86 which is about to enter, a logoff <logoff> approach area 90, a window erasing area 92, and an assistance signal drawing area 94.

The access system now assists the user in performing typical tasks in typical work environments. Typical working environments are as follows: Reception <reception> Safety management room <security office> Control room <control room> System manager's office <system manager's office> General administration department <administration> Facility room <facility room> Storage room < store room> classroom <class room>.

The rest of the description will generally refer to various displays on the screen and will be limited to explaining the procedures by which they appear. The explanation using the flow chart is extremely inappropriate for explaining the principle of the present invention because it has a large number of nodes and branches. Those skilled in the art can easily apply the embodiments of the present invention to actual situations. Each arrow in FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6 does not constitute a part of the standard display screen, but is added to clearly show various processing steps.

Confirmation of the validity of the user <verification>
When the work space metaphor “reception” is approached, the system displays each work space metaphor shown in FIG. 3 in place of the display array 90. The array on the left displays the following series of blocks:-"Reception (room name) <reception (room identificati
on)>"100;-" Corridor (principal functional)
>) 102, which is the same as 72; − “overview>” 74; − “main tool clusters” 104.

The corridor array 106 is a list of various space metaphors, all selected from the working environment. Here, it is displayed in high brightness <highlighted> that it is currently in the "reception" space. Other approach areas include the main gate 108 (= 70, if this is controlled, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 2), login <login> 110, and window actions <window actions> 92 and 94 similar to FIG.

[Corridor icon field] 102
Select and press to go to the "corridor" and the reception area
<field reception> can be switched to another working environment.

In this way, the user in the system is in the same manner as in the "real" building by "knocking" the door of another space (selecting and activating the related area). You can move around. Users are only allowed to enter the space corresponding to their privilege level. For each space, tools can only be visually displayed that correspond to the privilege level of the user.

Introductory <novice> system There is a guided tour <guided tour> in the building for users, and if this is used, what kind of function each room (space) has and what kind of function can be obtained. The principles and procedures of how to operate are presented one after another.

The operator can log off (eg work shift) at the main gate.

FIG. 4 shows the actual display layout of the format of FIG. 3, but after entering the control room metaphor. Eight metaphors can be seen here, but the lightness and darkness of their edges indicate that they are alternated by pressing the actual button, and the corresponding metaphor (here the control room) is
The upper left corner is noticeably brighter. The following hierarchical tools <hierarchical tools> are available in the control room: -Main system: allows access to other rooms <rooms>
110-Alarm Tool 112-Approach Tool 114-Camera Tool 116-Telephone Tool 118-Lighting Tool 120-Reporting Tool 122. In general, the physical aspects of the placement of these tools were discussed in connection with FIG. . Here, all of them are iconized. Of course, this kind of patterning can also be performed for each spatial area <room fields>. Now, if the metaphor of space changes, the combination of tools also changes. Key tools <key distribution
>, Fax, phone, visitor book, work time recording <
hours worked logging> etc. The Security Management Department assigns security levels <security levels> and points out statistics on computer and other crimes <spot>. Director's room <m
anager's office> is allowed to overturn the decision at the bottom,
And access to all sensitive data. Storage rooms have access to storage levels, geographical distribution and other data.
From the classroom, we provide all the information that has the character of a common support means that can be accessed regardless of the hierarchical structure of the entire system. This feature is also displayed in the form of an array of proximity regions, allowing the user to select one or more levels, which allows him to select a particular subject or aspect.
You can even select ct>, look at the screen, and sometimes even solve the exercises presented by the system. The general affairs department saves all files. The equipment room referred to in this system stores various maps and layouts according to various geometric dimensions.

FIG. 5 shows the approach from the control room metaphor to the tool "camera". The operator selected the five shown here (two types of photograph size) among the total number of cameras, considering that they were most closely related. Needless to say, the scene shown in the figure has nothing to do with the present invention. According to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously approach in parallel one or more approaching regions located at the left end of the entire view while viewing the scenes of these cameras. Here, a state in which the “phone” area is approached is illustrated. Due to such an approach, the area (shown separately from other areas) is expanded to a multi-item column (or row). The first array <array> is a list of the actual incoming calls on the phone. It could also indicate the actual outgoing call of the telephone. The name of the person in the list is the owner of the displayed extension telephone (on-premises or off-premises). Similarly, the next array lists external <external> extensions (personal names and numbers). Screen movement control (up and down arrows) is possible for these two lists. When the top or bottom of the displayed table is reached, screen movement control can be applied to rotate this list (which can have any length) along the window while the cursor remains in place. As shown, this telephone area has various control access areas, such as: "Hold <hold>", which allows the call's voice path to be disconnected while holding the connection; <record> ”.-“ placement <place> ”This is a function to extract a specific item at the cursor position from the array and move it to a predetermined position on the display screen with a single stroke, for example, in FIG.
This move is being performed for the "main gate" at the center of the right end. Such a placement function is convenient and fast;-"find <find>" This is a search for a particular item in the sequence;-"disconnect <disconnect>". The screen is displayed. When the “closed” area is approached, the “phone” approach area is reinserted into the original sequence. Similar pairs of approaching areas are shown for each camera. It is also possible to call another camera by "closing";"assistance" indicates where that camera is, what its security level or intent is, and so on. In order to get out of the camera display, for example, the “report” area or the “corridor <BMS>” area may be approached.

FIG. 6 shows a similar state, in which the camera display constitutes the background and the "approach <ACCESS>" area is called and superimposed on it. Particularly, focusing on the approaching area, the hierarchical structure is shown. First, two offices (places)
Registers <directories> of various gates <gates> are displayed. As shown in the place 1, various operations can be executed with <active> in operation as shown. Then the state of a particular gate can be changed by remote control. Moreover, the gate can no longer be opened with a separate key for security reasons. Furthermore, the status information of a specific gate can be captured. An array of these gates <array>
Screen scroll <scroll> as described above in the phone array
It can be rotated. In this particular example, the two arrays are independently pannable. "Placement <PLACE>" has already been considered in the previous figure.

Each item in each array is further preceded by "selection".
<select> ”has an approach area. The selection allows access to the next lower level hierarchy, where that particular gate is displayed as a separate item (far right). Here, only two control actions related to this gate are shown. At a lower hierarchical level, a mimicry of this gate is shown at the bottom right. Each of these three hierarchical levels can be closed independently and does not affect the upper or lower levels. For these "smaller" display areas, the closed <close> area for that display is not shown. The reason is that, especially in this case, opening and closing the gate does not interfere with the underlying display (here, the camera screen), and it is not necessary to complicate the display configuration and bother the operator. In this way, operator fatigue and worries are minimized. Similarly, in the configuration of FIG. 5, the general alarm number <general alarm number> may be given to a specific display area at the side position.

FIG. 7 shows a geographical arrangement located in the lower hierarchy of the warning approach area. In this case, a map of one country is displayed, showing the positions of the four cities where the related buildings exist. There are two ways to <zooming in>. Analog zoom is performed by slide control,
This is done by moving the mouse at the bottom of the map of the country in question. Enlargement is performed centering on the position of a cursor (not shown). With expansion, a single urban area can be
Can be disassembled into villages. Discrete zoom <discrete zoom
ing> is performed by the array <array> of the zoom control area. The next lowest level is the city level. Area level decomposition is possible in the reduced state <zoom-out>. In the expanded state <zoom-in>, the street can be identified. At the building level, entrance or wings <w
ing> can be identified. At the floor level, it is a hallway or room identification. At the control unit level, it is the identification of electrical equipment, sensor locations, etc. It is not necessary to prepare an analog extension for each level of discrete extension.

Further, this figure shows switching control to other countries and one editing area. In the latter case, changes can be realized for each layer. In addition, a "support" area and a "list <SHOWLIST>" area are shown. According to this "list" area, in case of any event or alarm at the level of the current hierarchy such as country, city, building, floor, control unit, etc. > Can be displayed. It is also possible to show an alarm or an event on the map display itself. First, they are displayed with blinking or other prominent cursors. If multiple alerts or events occur simultaneously in a particular city, Figure 7 shows the logical OR state for that city.
It should be ically ORED>. The same happens at lower discrete zoom levels. The blinking cursor has various urgency levels, and is indicated by, for example, blinking speed, brightness, color, or a special signal.

FIG. 8 shows the location of the alarm or event when the geographical display is moved to the level of the floor <floor>, with a blinking cursor. Through the list area, a list or array of actual (recent) alarms or events <array
> Is indicated. As shown, this array has various control regions. By approaching the <history field>, it is possible to sort according to the time of occurrence of each event or alarm. The latest one appears in the bottom field of view of the array, and the screen is moved backwards from here.

The proximity to the event area allows classification according to the severity of the event or alarm. As shown, night theft is the most serious, followed by fire. The screen can be moved and rotated here as well.

By approaching the response area, it is possible to sort according to the order in which responses should be made. Although the fire is serious, it should be possible to find the location of the fire and suppress it even if it is far from the extinction. A much smaller fire may require immediate attention.

For each alarm or event, 3 per line
There are two areas, a central area showing the name and location, a left area and a right area. Approaching the central area is an action of confirmation <acknowledge>. Approaching the area on the left means exploratory behavior <inquisitive act
ion>, which opens the fault diagnostic area (also shown). In this case, the diagnostic area indicates the detailed position and also describes the cause of the alarm. This area can be closed by example.

FIG. 9 shows what happens when the right area is approached during the same alarm as above. Here is a remedial action. The window shows a series of actions that can be performed, which can also be panned and rotated. These actions are pre-programmed according to the nature of the alert. In case of night theft, call the police instead of the fire department. In case of work shift, check related doors. The window also has a telephone area and an approach area. When you move the cursor and approach the telephone area, you can automatically dial the relevant department. When you move the cursor to the access area, all relevant access gates <control gates> can be controlled. For example, if you want everyone to leave, unlock all the gates.

In FIG. 10, one initial procedure <initiating
The first part of procedure> is shown. The specific functional environment is
It is a manager's room (metaphor). The function <facility> of "personnel <people>" has already been approached from the array <array> on the left. Furthermore, from this function, the fact that the "user (of this system)" area according to the present invention has already been approached is indicated by the display of high brightness. A new name can be specifically inserted in the "system administrator" area. This is the same for both temporary users and regular users. The system can print data for a particular user, find a particular user by name, request information about a user, and revise a user list. This revision is done by pressing the "new" key. This opens the window shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 shows the second part of the initial procedure. In this part, you can register a new user name by typing in the window. When approaching the "Discovery" area and then the "New" area, the user name in Fig. 11 ("Corridor" in some cases)
Other attributes of the user, etc.) become directly visible. This allows you to enter a new password or attributes for a new user group, and with a single-stroke action, reapproaches any of the six environments shown (in either direction) to a lower level. Functions (intrusion, closed circuit television, and communication tools are shown here) can be assigned. All of these operations can be performed in a single stroke, which makes control quick and easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a monitoring and control system for a set of geographically distributed campuses according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbolic display arrangement on the main control panel viewed from the operator's seat of the monitoring / control system of the present invention.

[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 shows the positive verification.
It is a figure which shows what symbolized the display arrangement on the control panel after completion.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an actual layout of a display according to the format of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a situation in which a tool “camera” is approached and one register is extracted (called).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the same thing as FIG. 5 with respect to another register.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a lower hierarchy of an alarm area.

FIG. 8 shows movement between related layers <stepping throug
It is a figure which shows the result of h>.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a result of approach to a relief area <remedial access field>.

FIG. 10 shows an initial procedure <initiating procedure>.
It is a figure which shows the 1st part of.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second part of the initial procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20, 22 Buildings 24, 26 Doors 28, 30, 32, 34 Lighting equipment 36, 38 Heating equipment 40, 42 Camera 44, 46 Telephone 48, 50 Alarm detector 52 Database 54 Work station 56 Data network 70 "Main gate" 72 “Corridor” 74 “Overview” 76 “Communication tools” 78 “Guided travel” 80 Name 82 Password 84 Display screen 86 Work environment layout 90 Logoff access area 92 Window erasure area 94 Assistance signal extraction area

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───Continued from the front page (72) Inventor Paulus Franciscus Laurentius Jardine The Netherlands 5621 Beer Aindow Fenflune Wautzwech 1 (72) Inventor Alt Seel Brouwer The Netherlands 5621 Beer Aindow Fenflune Wachwech 1

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A supervisory and control system for managing a set of geographically dispersed premises, said system being selectively located within each premises for exchanging supervisory and control signals. A monitoring / control system comprising monitoring / control means interconnected bidirectionally with each other, the system comprising data for defining a plurality of various functional environments collectively corresponding to the set of campuses. Processing means,
A logical access system for selectively accessing such a functional environment, each such environment corresponding to a particular subset of said monitoring and control means and of a particular type. The approach system is intended for the user, and the approach system includes the following means, that is, first display means for displaying the first array of the first approach areas respectively corresponding to the environments. User interface means including, detection means for detecting a logical approach to the particular approach area by such a user, and justification for any such logical approach for the activating user personally supplied with information from said detecting means. A confirmation means for confirming the authenticity, and an area provided adjacent to the first display means and thus approached after the validity is confirmed. For displaying a plurality of detailed access areas related to a task / function hierarchy corresponding to a specific environment belonging to
A monitoring / control system comprising: 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first display means of the approach system has a front display means for displaying a constant front array regarding the second approach area. The individual user can make unconditional access to each function belonging to each of the second approach areas displayed in this manner, and at least one of the second approach areas is set to the first approach area.
A monitoring / control system characterized by being able to activate the display of the first array of the approaching area. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first approach areas is hierarchically higher than the alarm or event list area array, and the alarm or event list area is the monitoring / event list area. Corresponding to a particular detailed subset of control means and in the form of a plurality of sub-region arrays, each sub-region is arranged to initiate an approval, search, or rescue action for the corresponding alarm or event. A monitoring and control system characterized by 4. The system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first display and the second display are merged, and one or more of the original approach areas are provided by an approach from the individual user. A monitoring / control system characterized by being able to extract further approaching areas and being capable of directly approaching the extracted areas regardless of the state of the hierarchy at that time. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the extracted approaching region has a closing sub-region, whereby the extracted corresponding region is returned to its original sequence and merged. Monitoring and control system. 6. The monitoring / control system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the extracted approaching area is expanded to a multi-item area array. 7. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein one classroom database for the purpose of teaching from at least one of the environments via one workspace metaphor. A monitoring and control system characterized by being able to approach 8. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the justification is performed on at least one of the detailed approach regions, the multilevel justification is confirmed. A monitoring / control system characterized by being capable of selectively granting different privileges regarding access to the task / function hierarchy for each class. 9. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one item of the task / function hierarchy can display a geographical shape of one operation area, and the display shape is A monitoring and control system characterized by being able to expand and contract over various levels of size. 10. One of claims 1 to 9.
In the system described in the paragraph 1, at least one of the first approach areas is hierarchically higher than the alarm or event list area array, and further has switching means, and a specific one of the alarm or event list area arrays. The monitoring and control system characterized by geographically displaying the surrounding area of the physical location of the latter alarm or event by the action of the switching means after approaching.