Abnormality supervising apparatus, abnormality search support method, and abnormality search support program

• US 20050156732A1
• Filed: 05/19/2004
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsumura, Yasuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,034,686 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/525
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

An abnormality supervising apparatus, an abnormality search support method and an abnormality search support program allow a rapid search for an abnormality spot when supervising a plurality of supervisory objects to check for an abnormality. A belonging data setting section sets hierarchically a plurality of belonging data to which a plurality of supervisory objects belong, respectively. An abnormal condition detection section detects an abnormal condition in each of the supervisory objects. When an abnormal condition is detected in a supervisory object by the abnormal condition detection section, a belonging data display section displays belonging data to which the supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs, hierarchically and linkably.

Claims

1. An abnormality supervising apparatus comprising:

a belonging data setting section that sets hierarchically a plurality of belonging data to which a plurality of supervisory objects belong, respectively;

an abnormal condition detection section that detects an abnormal condition in each of the supervisory objects; and

a belonging data display section that displays, when an abnormal condition is detected in a supervisory object by said abnormal condition detection section, belonging data to which said supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs, hierarchically and linkably.

2. A abnormality supervising apparatus according to claim 1, wherein belonging data at an arbitrary hierarchical level comprises image data for displaying a plurality of belonging data at a hierarchical level that is one level lower than said arbitrary hierarchical level, and among the plurality of belonging data at the next lower hierarchical level that are displayed with respect to the belonging data at said arbitrary hierarchical level, belonging data to which said supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs is displayed identifiably.

3. An abnormality supervising apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of belonging data represent spatial positions where said supervisory objects are present, or articles including said supervisory objects, or articles having said supervisory objects as constituent elements.

4. An abnormality supervising apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the belonging data to which said supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs indicates a severity level of the abnormal condition of said supervisory object.

5. An abnormality supervising apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when abnormal conditions are detected in a plurality of supervisory objects belonging to belonging data at an arbitrary hierarchical level, said belonging data display section displays belonging data related to one of the plurality of supervisory objects that is highest in terms of severity level of abnormal condition among them with respect to the belonging data at said arbitrary hierarchical level.

6. An abnormality search support method for use in an abnormally supervising apparatus wherein belonging data to which a particular supervisory object belongs is displayed hierarchically and linkably on a basis of a hierarchical data comprising a plurality of hierarchically set belonging data to which a plurality of supervisory objects belong, respectively, said method comprising:

an abnormal condition detecting step of detecting an abnormal condition in each of the supervisory objects; and

an identifiably displaying step of displaying, with respect to belonging data at a designated hierarchical level, a plurality of belonging data at a hierarchical level that is one level lower than the designated hierarchical level, wherein belonging data to which a supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs is displayed identifiably.

7. An abnormality search support method according to claim 6, wherein when the belonging data identifiably displayed at said identifiably displaying step is selected, a plurality of belonging data at a hierarchical level that is one level lower than the selected belonging data are displayed, and at this time, belonging data to which the supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs is displayed identifiably.

8. An abnormality search support program for instructing a computer to execute an abnormality search support method in an abnormality supervising apparatus wherein belonging data to which a particular supervisory object belongs is displayed hierarchically and linkably on a basis of hierarchical data comprising a plurality of hierarchically set belonging data to which a plurality of supervisory objects belong, respectively, said program instructing the computer to execute processing comprising:

an abnormal condition detecting step of detecting an abnormal condition in each of the supervisory objects; and

an identifiably displaying step of displaying, with respect to belonging data at a designated hierarchical level, a plurality of belonging data at a hierarchical level that is one level lower than the designated hierarchical level, wherein belonging data to which a supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs is displayed identifiably.

9. An abnormality search support program according to claim 8, wherein when the belonging data identifiably displayed at said identifiably displaying step is selected, a plurality of belonging data at a hierarchical level that is one level lower than the selected belonging data are displayed, and at this time, belonging data to which the supervisory object detected having an abnormal condition belongs is displayed identifiably.