MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING PROGRAM

• US 20120191846A1
• Filed: 01/17/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: IKUMA, YUI
• Application Number:
  US13/351,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

A monitoring system, includes a monitoring apparatus which monitors a monitored object equipment; and a managing server which manage a result of the monitoring apparatus monitoring the monitored object equipment, wherein the monitoring apparatus includes an information acquiring unit to acquire connection information, which is used for connecting with the managing server, from an information storing medium which stores the connection information, wherein in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the connection information from the information storing medium, the monitoring apparatus connects with the managing server on the basis of the connection information to communicate with the managing server, and then sends the monitoring result to the managing server, and wherein the managing server acquires the monitoring result while the communication connection with the monitoring apparatus is maintained.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, comprising:

a monitoring apparatus which monitors a monitored object equipment; and

a managing server which manage a result of the monitoring apparatus monitoring the monitored object equipment, wherein

the monitoring apparatus includes an information acquiring unit to acquire connection information, which is used for connecting with the managing server, from an information storing medium which stores the connection information, wherein

in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the connection information from the information storing medium, the monitoring apparatus connects with the managing server on the basis of the connection information to communicate with the managing server, and then sends the monitoring result to the managing server, and wherein

the managing server acquires the monitoring result while the communication connection with the monitoring apparatus is maintained.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the information storing medium stores identification information, which identifies an user of the monitoring apparatus, in addition to the connection information, wherein

the managing server comprises:

an user table to store beforehand connection permission identifying information which is corresponding to information on an user who is permitted to connect with the managing server among the users of the monitoring apparatus; and

a judging unit to judge whether the identification information, which is sent by the monitoring apparatus, exists in the connection permission identifying information, and wherein

in the case that the judging unit judges that the identification information exists in the connection permission identifying information, the managing server acquires the monitoring result.

3. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the monitoring system includes a middle-class managing apparatus furthermore, wherein

the monitoring apparatus includes a information acquiring unit to acquire middle-class connection information for connecting with the middle-class managing apparatus, and the identification information to identify the user of the monitoring apparatus from an information storing medium which stores the middle-class connection information and the identification information, wherein

in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the middle-class connection information from the information storing medium, the monitoring apparatus connects with the middle-class managing apparatus on the basis of the middle-class connection information to communicate with the middle-class managing apparatus, and then sends the monitoring result to the middle-class managing apparatus, wherein

the middle-class managing apparatus comprises:

an user table to store beforehand connection permission identifying information which is corresponding to information on the user who is permitted to connect with the managing server among the users of the monitoring apparatus; and

a judging unit to judge whether the identification information, which is sent by the monitoring apparatus, exists in the connection permission identifying information, and wherein

in the case that the judging unit judges that the identification information exists in the connection permission identifying information, the middle-class managing apparatus transfers communication between the monitoring apparatus and the managing server.

4. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein

the monitoring apparatus holds monitoring apparatus identifying information to identify the monitoring apparatus, wherein

the middle-class managing apparatus makes the connection permission identifying information and connection-permitted monitoring apparatus identifying information for identifying the monitoring apparatus, which the permitted user can use, associated each other and makes the associated connection permission identifying information and the associated connection-permitted monitoring apparatus identifying information stored in the user table in advance, wherein

the middle-class managing apparatus includes a judging unit which judges whether the identification information, which is sent by the monitoring apparatus, exists in the connection permission identifying information, and judges whether the monitoring apparatus identifying information, which is sent by the monitoring apparatus, exists in the connection-permitted monitoring apparatus identifying information, and wherein

in the case that the judging unit judges that the identification information exists in the connection permission identifying information, and judges that the monitoring apparatus identifying information exists in the connection-permitted monitoring apparatus identifying information, the middle-class managing apparatus transfers the communication between the monitoring apparatus and the managing to server.

5. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein

the monitoring apparatus and the middle-class managing apparatus are included in one apparatus.

6. A monitoring apparatus which monitors a monitored object equipment, wherein

a result of the monitoring apparatus monitoring the monitored object equipment is managed by a managing server, wherein

the monitoring apparatus includes an information acquiring unit to acquire connection information, which is used for connecting with the managing server, from an information storing medium which stores the connection information, and wherein

in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the connection information from the information storing medium, the monitoring apparatus connects with the managing server on the basis of the connection information to communicate with the managing server, and then sends the monitoring result to the managing server.

7. A monitoring method to monitor a monitored object equipment by use of a system which includes a monitoring apparatus to monitor the monitored object equipment, and a managing server to manage a result of the monitoring apparatus monitoring the monitored object equipment, comprising:

acquiring by the monitoring apparatus connection information, which is used for connecting with the managing server, from an information storing medium which stores the connection information;

connecting by the monitoring apparatus with the managing server on the basis of the connection information to communicate with the managing server, in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the connection information from the information storing medium, and sending by the monitoring apparatus the monitoring result to the managing server; and

acquiring by the managing server the monitoring result while the communication connection between the managing server and the monitoring apparatus is maintained.

8. A program, which is applied to a system including a monitoring apparatus to monitor a monitored object equipment, and a managing server to manage a result of the monitoring apparatus monitoring the monitored object equipment, and which is used for monitoring the monitored object equipment, carries out:

acquiring by the monitoring apparatus connection information, which is used for connecting with the managing server, from an information storing medium which stores the connection information;

connecting by the monitoring apparatus with the managing server on the basis of the connection information to communicate with the managing server, in the case that the information acquiring unit acquires the connection information from the information storing medium, and sending by the monitoring apparatus the monitoring result to the managing server; and

acquiring by the managing server the monitoring result while the communication connection between the managing server and the monitoring apparatus is maintained.