Operation monitoring server and operation monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10144131-B2
Application number	US-201715637691-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

An operation monitoring server includes a storage apparatus configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to operate based on the instructions. The processor is configured to acquire state information on at least one of a monitoring target device or a base location in which the monitoring target device is placed. The processor is configured to select, based on the acquired state information, one of a plurality of service request processing apparatus each having a function of processing a service request received from the monitoring target device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operation monitoring server comprising:
a storage apparatus configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to operate based on the instructions,
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire state information on at least one of a monitoring target device or a base location in which the monitoring target device is placed; and
select, based on the acquired state information, one of a plurality of service request processing apparatus each having a function of processing a service request received from the monitoring target device;

the plurality of service request processing apparatus comprise a first service request processing apparatus; and
the processor is configured to:
acquire resource information on at least one of the monitoring target device or the base location in which the first service request processing apparatus is placed; and
select the one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus, which is to serve the monitoring target device, based on the state information and the acquired resource information.

2. The operation monitoring server according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to acquire the state information and the resource information on the monitoring target device through the first service request processing apparatus coupled to the monitoring target device by a network.

3. The operation monitoring server according to claim 1 , wherein:
the processor is configured to acquire the state information on the base location through the first service request processing apparatus coupled to the monitoring target device by a network.

4. An operation monitoring server comprising:
a storage apparatus configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to operate based on the instructions,
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire state information on at least one of a monitoring target device or a base location in which the monitoring target device is placed; and
select, based on the acquired state information, one of a plurality of service request processing apparatus each having a function of processing a service request received from the monitoring target device;

when the selected one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus is different from an active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus registered in the monitoring target device, the processor notifies the monitoring target device that the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus is to be changed.

5. The operation monitoring server according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to instruct, after the notification of the change, the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus to stop the function of processing the service request, which is being executed on the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus.

6. The operation monitoring server according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to instruct, before the notification of the change, one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus, which is to serve the monitoring target device after the change, to activate the function of processing the service request.

7. The operation monitoring server according to claim 4 , wherein:
the plurality of service request processing apparatus comprise a first service request processing apparatus coupled to the monitoring target device by a network, and a second service request processing apparatus coupled to the operation monitoring server by the network; and
the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus and one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus, which is to serve the monitoring target device after the change, each comprise any one of the monitoring target device, the first service request processing apparatus, and the second service request processing apparatus.

8. An operation monitoring system, wherein at least one of a monitoring target device or a service request processing apparatus having a function of processing a service request received from the monitoring target device is placed in each of a plurality of base locations coupled to one another by a network, the operation monitoring system comprising:
an operation monitoring server placed in a base location of the plurality of base locations and configured to monitor operations of monitoring target devices placed in the plurality of base locations; and
service request processing apparatus placed in the plurality of base locations, comprising a first service request processing apparatus placed in one of the plurality of base locations in which a first monitoring target device is placed, wherein:
the first monitoring target device is configured to transmit state information on the first monitoring target device to the operation monitoring server, or the first service request processing apparatus is configured to transmit state information on the one of the plurality of base locations to the operation monitoring server; and
the operation monitoring server is configured to:
acquire the transmitted state information; and
select, based on the acquired state information, one of a plurality of service request processing apparatus each having a function of processing a service request received from the first monitoring target device.

9. The operation monitoring system according to claim 8 , wherein the first monitoring target device is configured to transmit the state information on the first monitoring target device to the operation monitoring server, and the first service request processing apparatus is configured to transmit the state information on the one of the plurality of base locations to the operation monitoring server.

10. The operation monitoring system according to claim 8 , wherein:
at least one of the first monitoring target device or the first service request processing apparatus is configured to transmit resource information on the at least one of the first monitoring target device or the first service request processing apparatus to the operation monitoring server; and
the operation monitoring server is configured to:
acquire the transmitted resource information; and
select the one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus, which is to serve the first monitoring target device, based on the state information and the acquired resource information.

11. The operation monitoring system according to claim 8 , wherein, when the selected one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus is different from an active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus registered in the first monitoring target device, the operation monitoring server notifies the first monitoring target device that the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus is to be changed.

12. The operation monitoring system according to claim 11 , wherein the operation monitoring server is configured to instruct, after the notification of the change, the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus to stop the function of processing the service request, which is being executed on the active one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus.

13. The operation monitoring system according to claim 11 , wherein the operation monitoring server is configured to instruct, before the notification of the change, one of the plurality of service request processing apparatus, which is to serve the first monitoring target device after the change, to activate the function of processing the servic

Assignees

• Hitachi Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshiuchi Hideya
• Hanaoka Seishi

Classifications

• G05B2219/40115

  Translate goal to task program, use of expert system · CPC title

• G05B2219/39453

  Select program as function of location of mobile manipulator · CPC title

• B25J9/1674 Primary

  characterised by safety, monitoring, diagnostic · CPC title

• G05B23/0208

  characterized by the configuration of the monitoring system · CPC title

• B25J9/1602 Primary

  characterised by the control system, structure, architecture · CPC title