CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS, SECURITY SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND CONDITION MONITORING METHOD

• US 20140358419A1
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: INAGAKI, Tokuya
• Application Number:
  US14/293,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358419A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/408
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A condition monitoring apparatus includes: a route-control means which sets a set-route and controls equipment so that the equipment moves according to the set-route; an information-collection means which repeatedly acquires information indicating a condition of a first target; an abnormality-confirming means which determines whether the first target is abnormal; a route-acquisition means which acquires position information indicating a position of each monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of a second target, and confirms presence/absence of a monitoring-required area of which a condition is required to be monitored in a monitoring-target area larger than a monitoring area in which the second target is present, and in which the equipment does not move according to the set-route, the route-acquisition means acquiring a changed-route which leads the equipment to a destination through the monitoring-required area; and a mute-change means which sets the changed-route as the set-route when the route-acquisition means acquires the changed-route.

Claims

1. A condition monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a route control means which sets a set route which is to a destination and controls target equipment so that the target equipment moves in accordance with the set route;

an information collection means which repeatedly acquires information on results of monitoring which indicates a condition of a first target, which is a monitoring target;

an abnormality confirming means which determines whether or not the first target is in an abnormal state based on the information on results of monitoring;

a route acquisition means which acquires position information indicating a position of each monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of a second target, which is a monitoring target different from the first target, and confirms presence/absence of a monitoring-required area, based on the position information, of which a condition is required to be monitored in a monitoring target area larger than a monitoring area in which the second target is present, and in which the target equipment does not move in accordance with the set route, the route acquisition means acquiring a changed route which leads the target equipment to the destination by way of the monitoring-required area; and

a route change means which sets the changed route as the set route when the route acquisition means acquires the changed route.

2. The condition monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a route transmission means which transmits a specified current so position and set route information indicating a set route set by the route control means; and

an information transmission means which transmits the information on results of monitoring acquired by the information collection means, and a result of the determination of the abnormality confirming means.

3. A security system, comprising:

at least one condition monitoring apparatus having;

a route control means which sets a set route which is to a destination and controls target equipment so that the target equipment moves in accordance with the set route;

a route transmission means which transmits a specified current position and set route information indicating a set route set by the route control means;

an information collection means which repeatedly acquires information on results of monitoring which indicates a condition of a first target, which is a monitoring target; and

an abnormality confirming means which determines whether or not the first target is in an abnormal state based on the information on results of monitoring acquired by the information collection means; and

an information processing apparatus having;

a monitoring-necessity confirming means which acquires position information indicating a position of each monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of a second target, which is a monitoring target different from the first target, and confirms presence/absence of a monitoring-required area, based on the position information, of which a condition is required to be monitored in a monitoring target area larger than a monitoring area in which the second target is present, and in which the target equipment does not move in accordance with the set route; and

a changed-route preparing means which prepares and outputs so a changed route for leading the target equipment to the destination by way of the monitoring-required area based on of the current position and the set route information, if the monitoring-required area is present as a result of the confirmation of the monitoring-necessity confirming means, wherein

the condition monitoring apparatus comprises;

a route acquisition means which acquires the changed route outputted from the changed-route preparing means; and

a route change means which sets the changed route as the set route when the route acquisition means acquires the changed route.

4. The security system according to claim 3, wherein

the condition monitoring apparatus is one of the monitoring terminals.

5. The security system according to claim 3, further comprising at least one monitoring unit having:

a position transmission means which transmits information that indicates a position where the monitoring unit is set up, as the position information;

a target information acquisition means which repeatedly acquires target monitoring information which indicates a condition of the second target; and

a monitoring means which monitors presence/absence of abnormality of the second target based on the target monitoring information acquired by the target information acquisition means, wherein

the monitoring unit is one of the monitoring terminals.

6. The security system according to claim 3, further comprising a notification means which performs notification to a predetermined organization.

7. The security system according to claim 3, wherein

the monitoring-necessity confirming means sets an area in the monitoring target area as the monitoring-required area, the monitoring terminal in the monitoring target area having a density lower than a specified reference value.

8. A condition monitoring method, comprising:

a route control step which sets a set route which is to a destination and controls target equipment so that the target equipment moves in accordance with the set route;

an information collection step which repeatedly acquires information on results of monitoring which indicates a condition of a first target, which is a monitoring target;

an abnormality confirming step which determines whether or not the first target is in an abnormal state based on the information on results of monitoring acquired in the information collection step;

a route acquisition step which acquires position information indicating a position of each monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of a second target, which is a monitoring target different from the first target, and confirms presence/absence of a monitoring-required area, based on the position information, of which a condition is required to be monitored in a monitoring target area larger than a monitoring area in which the second target is present, and in which the target equipment does not move in accordance with the set route, the route acquisition step acquiring a changed route which leads the target equipment to the destination by way of the monitoring-required area, if the monitoring-required area is present; and

a route change step which sets the changed route as the set route when a changed route is acquired in the route acquisition step.

9. A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium, the program allowing a computer to perform,

setting a set route which is to a destination and controlling target equipment so that the target equipment moves in accordance so with the set route;

repeatedly acquiring information on results of monitoring which indicates a condition of a first target, which is a monitoring target;

determining whether or not the first target is in an abnormal state based on the acquired information on results of monitoring;

acquiring position information indicating a position of each monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of a second target, which is a monitoring target different from the first target,

confirming presence/absence of a monitoring-required area, based on the position information, of which a condition is required to be monitored in a monitoring target area larger than a monitoring area in which the second target is present, and in which the target equipment does not move in accordance with the set route,

acquiring a changed route which leads the target equipment to the destination by way of the monitoring-required area, if the monitoring-required area is present; and

setting the changed route as the set route when a changed route is acquired.