Remote Real-Time Monitoring System based on cloud computing

• US 20150032886A1
• Filed: 11/23/2011
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunan Scientop Automatic Equipment Co., Ltd (Scientop Group)
• Original Assignee: Hunan Scientop Automatic Equipment Co., Ltd (Scientop Group)
• Inventors: Wang, Shen
• Granted Patent: US 9,967,168 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0709 in a distributed system consisting of a plurality of standalone computer nodes, e.g. clusters, client-server systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0766 Error or fault reporting or storing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/079 Root cause analysis, i.e. error or fault diagnosis in a hardware test environment G06F11/22; in a software test environment G06F11/36
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3006 where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3065 Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in reporting the monitored data error or fault reporting or logging G06F11/0766
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing is disclosed, comprising: a monitored terminal which is a terminal for collecting data and processing control on site, a management terminal which is a user terminal for performing remote monitoring and managing on the monitored terminal, and a cloud monitoring platform. The monitored terminal and the management terminal are connected to the cloud monitoring platform through a network comprising GPRS, 3G, broadcast TV network, telecommunication network, power carrier network and satellite via the Internet. A monitoring service system operated on the cloud monitoring platform stores, analyzes and computes data sent by the monitored terminal A monitoring service system, a fault diagnosis system and a report analysis system and etc. are also mounted to monitor states of the monitored terminal and pre-warn a fault in real time.

Claims

1. A remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, comprising:

a plurality of monitored terminals, a plurality of management terminals and a cloud monitoring platform,

wherein the monitored terminals and the management terminals are connected to the cloud monitoring platform through a network via Internet;

wherein the cloud monitoring platform manages the plurality of the monitored terminals and the plurality of the management terminals simultaneously, and remotely monitors and manages multi-users, multi-projects and multi-facilities through a cloud; and

wherein the network comprises GPRS, 3G, Ethernet, broadcast TV network, telecommunication network and power line carrier network.

2. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein the monitored terminal collects or controls data of a field facility;

and the monitored terminal sends the collected data to the cloud monitoring platform through the network via the Internet, and receives or executes control data from the cloud monitoring platform, wherein the monitored terminal comprises at least one terminal selected from a group consisting of a remote positioning controller, PLC, a single chip, a computer and an instrument.

3. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein the management terminal is for remotely setting and monitoring the monitored terminal;

the management terminal is connected with the cloud monitoring platform through the network via the Internet;

the cloud monitoring platform transmits operating condition and analysis data of the monitored terminal to the management terminal, and meanwhile the management terminal sends control data in real time via the cloud monitoring platform to control the monitored terminal, wherein the management terminal comprises at least one terminal selected from a group consisting of a personal computer, a handhold terminal and a mobile terminal.

4. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein the cloud monitoring platform is provided in an cloud environment, so as to securely store and access the data of the monitored terminals and the management terminals, provide real-time analysis and diagnosis, gives an alarm on abnormal condition, and informs the management terminals and relevant managers timely in a communications form comprising e-mail and short message.

5. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein the cloud monitoring platform is built by distributing corresponding computing, storing and networking resources according to bearing capacity of a unit utilizing a cloud distribution technology,

wherein the cloud monitoring platform comprises N monitoring units, N group units, N knowledge units and an expert base, and distributes different monitoring units for providing monitoring service according to categories or properties, the monitored terminals take charge of collecting and storing data, and sending a command, receives manage requests from the management terminals, outputs monitoring and analyzing results,

wherein monitoring units in a same industry property are collected to a group unit for industry monitoring, wherein the group unit takes charge of secure authentication, data encryption and decryption, protocol analysis and interface customization of the monitored terminals and the management terminals, wherein the knowledge unit in corresponding industry provides knowledge support, and knowledge units in all industries constitute a cloud expert base, wherein the cloud expert base provides cloud monitoring on all of the monitored terminal and the management terminal.

6. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein internal structure of units in the cloud monitoring platform comprises:

a management control module, a secure authentication module, a data storage module, a data diagnosis module, a command dispatching module, an expert countermeasure module, a data publish module and a geographical information positioning module, wherein flow direction among the units comprises following steps;

transmitting data to the monitoring unit via the monitored terminal, processing by corresponding modules under an order of the management control module, wherein firstly the secure authentication module is invoked to process authentication and decryption on the monitored terminal under command, then the data storage module is invoked to store, the data diagnosis module and the expert countermeasure module are invoked to process diagnosis and analysis, and finally the data storage module is invoked to publish information,

wherein when the information is a command for publishing, the command dispatching module is invoked for publishing a command or pre-warning;

wherein when the information is cartographic information, invoke the geographical information positioning module, and meanwhile inform the monitored terminal and the management terminal published result;

when the management terminal sends a service request to the cloud monitoring platform, the management control module invokes corresponding modules to process after the monitoring units or the group units in the cloud monitoring platform receive a command, wherein firstly the secure authentication module is invoked to process authentication, encryption and decryption on the management terminal, the data storage module is invoked to process storage, the data publish module is invoked to publish the command, in such a manner that the command dispatching module processes analyzing and verifying the command, and then the command is published to the monitored terminal via the data publish module.

7. The remote real-time monitoring system based on cloud computing, as recited in claim 1, wherein operators of the monitoring system is a management and operation subject of the monitoring system, and is responsible for design, construction, maintenance and upgrades of the monitoring system and provides professional technicians and experts in equipment monitoring industry for professional services.