Fuel Station Management System

Abstract

To allow operators to deal with a fire swiftly by notifying the operators of the occurrence of the fire quickly.SOLUTION: A fuel supply station management system comprises determination means 10 for determining whether a fire occurs or not from a monitor content of monitor cameras 31-3n monitoring an oil supply station 1 at which a plurality of oil supply machines 21-28 are arranged, and notification means 11 for allowing a main monitor 6A of SS controller 6 and a monitor 9 of a communication terminal 8 to notify the occurrence of a fire when the determination means 10 determines that the fire occurred. Thus, when the fire occurs at the oil supply station 1, the operators can check and deal with the fire from a distant location without activating fire extinction facility by visual inspection.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a fuel supply station management system that is applied to a fuel supply station that supplies fuel. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a fuel supply system including a fuel tanker that supplies fuel to a target for fueling, a security camera that photographs the fueling station, a fire extinguishing system that sprays a fire extinguishing agent, a controller that controls the fuel tanker, the security camera, etc., and a fire extinguishing system activation device that controls the fire extinguishing system. When a fire breaks out at a fueling station, this fuel supply system has an attendant visually confirm whether or not a fire has broken out and where the fire has broken out, and then operates the fire extinguishing system activation device to activate the fire extinguishing system and sprays a fire extinguishing agent toward the location of the fire to put out the fire. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-341800 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As described above, in Patent Document 1, when a fire breaks out at a gas station, the fire extinguishing equipment is activated after the attendant visually confirms the occurrence of the fire. Therefore, if the attendant is responding to the scene by helping the gas station attendant or the like and is late in noticing the occurrence of the fire, it may take some time from the occurrence of the fire to the activation of the fire extinguishing equipment.

[0005] An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a fuel supply station management system that quickly notifies staff of the occurrence of a fire, thereby enabling staff to quickly respond to the fire. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One embodiment of the present invention supplies fuel to a fuel supply target. Multiple A fuel supply means and a fuel supply station in which the fuel supply means is disposed photograph do camera a fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire occurring at the fuel supply station; Step and a management means for managing the fire extinguishing means; a display means provided in the management means for displaying the supply status of the plurality of fuel supply means; an identification means for identifying a fire occurrence location in the fuel supply station from an image captured by the camera; and a storage unit in which the fuel supply means to be extinguished that corresponds to the fire occurrence location identified by the identification means is stored in advance; A fuel station management system comprising: Images taken by the camera a determination means for determining whether or not a fire has occurred, and when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred, display A notification means for notifying the occurrence of a fire to the means. and when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred, the notification means causes the display means to display a region for starting the fire extinguishing means in addition to the supply states of the plurality of fuel supply means, and notifies the fuel supply means of a fire extinguishing target corresponding to the fire occurrence location specified by the determination means from the memory unit. It is characterized by the fact that Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a fire outbreak can be promptly notified to attendants, enabling the attendants to quickly respond to the fire. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a schematic diagram of a gas station management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display form of the communication terminal in FIG. [Diagram 3] 4 is a flowchart showing a fire extinguishing control process of the gas station management system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is an overall configuration diagram showing a schematic diagram of a gas station management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 13 is a flowchart showing a fire extinguishing control process of a gas station management system according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, a gas station management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0010] FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a gas station 1 implementing a gas station management system. In FIG. 1, a plurality of (e.g., eight) refueling machines 21-28 are installed on the premises of the gas station 1. The refueling machines 21-28 constitute a refueling means for supplying fuel to a refueling target. The refueling machines 21-28 each include, for example, two refueling systems. Note that the refueling machine may include a single refueling system, or may include three or more refueling systems.

[0011] In addition, the gas station 1 is equipped with multiple surveillance cameras 31-3 n A plurality of surveillance cameras 31 to 3 n The monitoring cameras 31 to 35 constitute a monitoring means for monitoring the gas station 1 where a plurality of fuel dispensers 21 to 28 are installed. n The surveillance cameras 31-3 capture the entire gas station 1 in order to monitor the entry and exit of vehicles to and from the gas station 1, the state of the fueling lanes, the operation of the fuel dispensers 21-28 by the gas dispensers, the state of the car wash, the state of the hand-washing car wash, the state of the pit (none of which are shown), etc. n The surveillance cameras 31 to 33 are connected to the self-service controller 6, which will be described later, by wireless or wired connection. n The image captured by the camera is transmitted to the self-service controller 6.

[0012] In addition, the gas station 1 is equipped with multiple fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n Fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n The fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 constitute a fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire that occurs at the gas station 1. n It can spray fire extinguishing agent (water, liquid, foam, gas, or powder) over a certain area. n The fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 sprays fire extinguishing agent in the area it is responsible for, such as fuel pumps 21-28, car washes, hand-washing car washes, and pits. n are connected to the self-service controller 6 by wireless or wire. n can be activated by a communication terminal 8, which will be described later.

[0013] Multiple refueling aircraft 21-28, surveillance cameras 31-3n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n is installed outside Gas Station 1.

[0014] The gas station 1 is provided with a control room 5. The control room 5 (indoors) is provided with a self-service controller (hereinafter referred to as "SS controller") 6 that performs control processing for granting fuel permission to the fuel machines 21-28 and fire extinguishing control processing for extinguishing fires, for example, and a POS terminal (not shown) that manages point-of-sale information.

[0015] The SS controller 6, together with a communication terminal 8 (monitor 9) described later, controls the refueling aircraft 21 to 28 and the surveillance cameras 31 to 33. n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n Specifically, the SS controller 6 includes, for example, a main monitor (image display means) 6A, a control means 13, a determination means 10, and a notification means 11, which will be described later. The main monitor 6A, the control means 13, the determination means 10, and the notification means 11 are each connected via a communication line.

[0016] The SS controller 6 is connected to the fuel tankers 21 to 28 and the surveillance cameras 31 to 33 via the signal line 7. n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n At this time, the SS controller 6, the fuel tankers 21 to 28, and the surveillance cameras 31 to 3 n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n are connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) using a signal line 7. The communication method may be any communication method, such as SS-LAN communication, Ethernet communication, Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, Wi-SUN communication, LTE communication, LPWA communication, ZigBee communication, WirelessHART communication, EnOcean communication, etc. In this way, the SS controller 6, the refueling aircraft 21-28, and the surveillance cameras 31-3 n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 nare capable of transmitting and receiving various signals to and from each other. The SS controller 6 is also connected to a communication terminal 8 by wireless communication means.

[0017] The communication terminal 8 is a management machine (management means) having a role equivalent to that of the SS controller 6. The communication terminal 8 is, for example, a portable tablet terminal or a smartphone. The communication terminal 8 has a touch-type monitor 9 (image display means) made of a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL panel, or the like. The communication terminal 8 is also capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the SS controller 6. As a result, when the attendant operates the communication terminal 8, a signal corresponding to the operation of the communication terminal 8 is transmitted from the communication terminal 8 to the SS controller 6. Then, the SS controller 6 that receives the signal, for example, displays information related to the signal (for example, "fueling in progress") on the main monitor 6A of the SS controller 6, or transmits the same signal to other devices based on the signal (for example, transmits a refueling permission signal to the refueling machines 21 to 28). Conversely, when the SS controller 6 is operated by the attendant, a signal corresponding to the operation of the SS controller 6 is transmitted from the SS controller 6 to the communication terminal 8, and the communication terminal 8 that receives the signal can display the information on the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8, for example.

[0018] 2, the communication terminal 8 displays on the monitor 9 the operating status of the fuel tankers 21-28, a notice of a fire at the gas station 1, and the like. In addition, by touching the monitor 9, the communication terminal 8 can transmit a fuel supply permission signal, and the like, to the SS controller 6. Furthermore, by touching the monitor 9, the communication terminal 8 can transmit a fuel supply permission signal, and the like, to the SS controller 6. n The start signal and the like can be transmitted to the SS controller 6.

[0019] The communication terminal 8 is capable of transmitting and receiving various signals to and from the SS controller 6. However, this is not limited to this. Similar to the SS controller 6, the communication terminal 8 can also transmit and receive various signals to and from the refueling aircraft 21-28 and the monitoring cameras 31-33 via signal lines. n and fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 nThis allows the communications terminal 8 to transmit a refueling permission signal and a fire extinguishing system activation signal to the refueling aircraft and the fire extinguishing system without going through the SS controller 6 by having an attendant operate the monitor 9, so that various devices can be managed from the communications terminal 8. In this case, there is no need for an SS controller, which simplifies the system.

[0020] The monitor 9 has, for example, selection buttons 9A1 to 9A8 corresponding to the fuel tankers 21 to 28, respectively, and monitoring cameras 31 to 3 n Among the images taken by the surveillance cameras 31 to 3, the determination means 10 described later determines that a fire has occurred. n a display unit 9B for displaying an image captured by the refueling machine 21-28; a button 9C for simultaneously stopping the refueling operation of the refueling machine 21-28; a button 9D for stopping the refueling operation of a selected one of the refueling machines 21-28; a button 9E for permitting the refueling operation of the refueling machine 21-28; n and a button 9F for activating the above-mentioned. Each of the buttons 9C to 9F is a touch-type switch displayed in an individual area of ​​the monitor 9. Note that the display on the monitor 9 described above is merely an example, and the layout, the number of items displayed, and the like are not limited to this.

[0021] The selection buttons 9A1-9A8, display unit 9B, button 9C, button 9D, button 9E, and button 9F receive output signals from the SS controller 6 and are displayed on the monitor 9. Furthermore, the selection buttons 9A1-9A8 and buttons 9C-9F can output respective operation signals to the SS controller 6 when touched by an attendant.

[0022] The control means 13 is built in the SS controller 6 and controls various devices. Specifically, it displays images on the main monitor 6A and controls the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4. n Or start up the program.

[0023] The determination means 10 is, for example, built into the SS controller 6. The determination means 10 is nIt is judged whether a fire has occurred or not based on the monitoring contents of the monitoring cameras 31 to 3. n When flames or smoke are detected from an image of the gas station 1 captured by the image capture means 10, the determination means 10 uses image recognition technology based on machine learning by AI (artificial intelligence) to determine whether or not the flames or smoke are caused by a fire. Specifically, the determination means 10 performs image recognition of infrared rays emitted by a heat source, and when the intensity reaches or exceeds a predetermined level, or when the intensity remains at or above the predetermined level for a predetermined period of time, determines that a dangerous heat source that may cause oil to ignite, such as a cigarette or a lit lighter, has been detected. In addition to simply detecting the intensity, the determination means 10 may also determine whether or not a fire has occurred based on infrared information such as the size of the captured flame, the flame color, the amount of smoke, the smoke color, shape, and flow. Furthermore, the determination means 10 may detect whether or not a fire has occurred based on infrared information such as the size of the captured flame, the flame color, the amount of smoke, the smoke color, shape, and flow. n In addition to the above images, a fire may be detected using images (thermography) that show the thermal distribution of infrared rays emitted from an object, and a fire may also be detected by a method other than images, such as a smoke detection sensor or a heat detection sensor.

[0024] The notification means 11 notifies the SS controller 6 of the occurrence of a fire when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred. The notification method by the notification means 11 is to notify the SS controller 6 of the occurrence of a fire by detecting the images of the surveillance cameras 31-3 when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred. n The image is displayed on the main monitor 6A of the SS controller 6 and the monitor 9 (display unit 9B) of the communication terminal 8. This allows the attendant to know that a fire has occurred in the gas station 1 from the image displayed on the display unit 9B of the monitor 9, and further allows the attendant to easily know where the fire has occurred in the gas station 1. This allows the attendant to use the SS controller 6 to select the most appropriate fire-extinguishing operation and immediately move to the fire-extinguishing operation.

[0025] Next, the fire extinguishing control process of the control means 13 of the gas station management system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 3. Note that the steps in the flow chart shown in Figure 3 are each indicated by "S", for example, step 1 is indicated as "S1".

[0026] 1 and 2 show an example of the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8 when a fire breaks out near the refueling aircraft 24. Also, Fig. 3 shows the fire extinguishing control processing of the SS controller 6. Note that the fire extinguishing control processing of the gas station management system is similar even if a fire breaks out near other refueling aircraft 21-23, 25-28 or at other locations.

[0027] Hereinafter, the fire extinguishing control process of the gas station management system by the control means 13 will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 3. In S1 of FIG. 3, the determination means 10 n In S2, the monitoring cameras 31 to 3 monitor the image information of the gas station 1 transmitted as a signal from the monitoring cameras 31 to 3. n The determination means 10 determines whether or not a fire has been detected from image information of the inside of the gas station 1 transmitted as a signal from the image recognition means 10. Specifically, the determination means 10 performs image recognition of infrared rays emitted by a heat source, and when the intensity reaches or exceeds a predetermined level, or when the intensity remains at or above the predetermined level for a predetermined period of time, determines that a dangerous heat source that may ignite oil, such as a cigarette or a lit lighter, has been detected.

[0028] Here, if the determination means 10 detects a fire, it determines "YES" in S2, transmits information about the image determined to be a fire to the communication terminal 8 and the main monitor 6A, and proceeds to S3. In this S3, the communication terminal 8 and the main monitor 6A display the image determined to be a fire by the determination means 10, i.e., an image of the vicinity of the refueling aircraft 24, on the display unit (not shown) of the main monitor 6A and the display unit 9B of the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8 based on the received information about the image determined to be a fire. In this case, the flame mark 12 indicating a fire is displayed on the selection button 9A4 corresponding to the refueling aircraft 24, thereby clearly notifying the staff of the location of the fire. This allows the staff to understand that a fire has occurred from the image information displayed by the SS controller 6 and the communication terminal 8.

[0029] After displaying the image and flame mark 12, a signal is sent to the communication terminal 8 and the main monitor 6A to display the "Stop" + "Extinguish" buttons, and the process proceeds to S4. In S4, the "Stop" + "Extinguish" button 9F is displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the main monitor 6A of the SS controller 6 and on the display unit 9B of the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8. Then, in S5, it is determined whether or not the "Stop" + "Extinguish" button 9F has been pressed by an attendant, and if pressed, all of the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n Signals to activate fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 n If the button is not pressed, the flow advances to S7. In S6, the refueling of all the refueling aircraft 21 to 28 is stopped and the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 48 is stopped. n In this way, the fire can be extinguished. In addition, in S7, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to S5. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to S8, where a notice is sent to the fire department, management company, security company, etc. In this way, the staff in charge can use the SS controller 6 and communication terminal 8 that have notified the occurrence of the fire to notify the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4. n This allows for a rapid response to fires.

[0030] Thus, according to this embodiment, the monitoring cameras 31-35 monitor the gas station 1 in which the multiple fuel tankers 21-28 are installed. n The system is provided with a determination means 10 for determining whether or not a fire has occurred based on the monitored contents, and a notification means 11 for notifying the main monitor 6A of the SS controller 6 and the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8 of the occurrence of a fire when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred.

[0031] Therefore, when a fire breaks out at the gas station 1, the attendant can check the fire from a remote location and deal with it simply by looking at the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8, instead of having to visually check the fire and then activate the fire extinguishing equipment. This allows the attendant to easily notice the occurrence of a fire, and the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 can be activated in a short time after the fire breaks out. nAs a result, the occurrence of a fire can be promptly notified to staff, enabling staff to promptly respond to the fire.

[0032] The notification means 11 is configured to notify the monitoring cameras 31 to 33 when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred. n The image can be displayed on the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8. This makes it possible to notify staff of the location of the fire, allowing them to properly deal with the fire.

[0033] Next, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 show the second embodiment. The second embodiment is characterized in that a plurality of fuel supply means and a plurality of fire extinguishing means are provided, the management means includes a storage means in which fire extinguishing divisions to be covered by the plurality of fire extinguishing means are stored in advance, and a specifying means for specifying a fire occurrence location in the fuel supply station from an image captured by a monitoring camera, and the notification means, when it is determined by the determination means that a fire has occurred in the fuel supply station, displays on the monitor an area for starting the fire extinguishing means in charge of the fire extinguishing division corresponding to the fire occurrence location specified by the specifying means when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred in the fuel supply station. In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted.

[0034] 4, the SS controller 21 according to the second embodiment, like the SS controller 6 according to the first embodiment, includes a main monitor 21A, a determination means 10, and a notification means 11. However, the SS controller 21 of the second embodiment differs from the SS controller 6 of the first embodiment in that it includes a storage means 22 and an identification means 23.

[0035] The storage means 22 stores a plurality of fire extinguishing equipments 41 to 4 n In this case, the fire extinguishing divisions that the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 n The fire extinguishing division is Fire Extinguishing Equipment 41-4 n It is set based on the performance of the fire extinguishing agent (spray range, properties, etc.). nThe fire extinguishing divisions of the fire extinguishing agents are overlapped with each other so that there is no place where the fire extinguishing agent cannot reach. In addition, the storage means 22 stores in advance the fuel tankers to be extinguished as well as the fire extinguishing equipment.

[0036] The identification means 23 is a surveillance camera 31-3 n The identification means 23 identifies the location of the fire in the gas station 1 from the images captured by the surveillance cameras 31 to 3. n The shooting range of the surveillance cameras 31-33 shooting the fire scene is divided into a plurality of sections in advance. n In addition to identifying the identified surveillance cameras 31-3 n In the images captured by the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4, it is possible to identify which section the fire is occurring in. n It is possible to identify the fire extinguishing equipment that should be activated among the tankers 21 to 28, and the tankers that should be stopped among the tankers 21 to 28.

[0037] Next, the fire extinguishing control process of the gas station management system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Note that steps S1 to S3 are the same as those of the first embodiment, so they will be omitted.

[0038] After the image and the flame mark 12 are displayed in S3, the process proceeds to S11. In S11, the determination means 10 determines whether or not the location of the fire has been identified by the identification means 23. If the location of the fire has been identified, the determination in S11 is "YES" and the process proceeds to S12. In S12, the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 corresponding to the location of the fire identified in S11 is n The determination means 10 determines whether or not there is a fire extinguishing facility 41-4 corresponding to the location of the fire (capable of extinguishing the fire). n If there is, the result of S12 is "YES" and the process proceeds to S13.

[0039] In S13, the SS controller 21 displays on the display unit of the main monitor 21A and the display unit 9B of the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8 a "STOP" button for stopping refueling by the refueling aircraft corresponding to the location of the fire identified by the identification means among the refueling aircraft 21-28, and a "STOP" button for stopping refueling by the fire extinguishing equipment 41-41 identified in S12.n A "fire extinguishing" button (not shown) which is a start switch for starting any one of the fire extinguishing facilities is displayed as an operable area. The process following S13 is the same as S5 and subsequent steps in the first embodiment described above, and therefore will not be described.

[0040] This allows the attendant to extinguish the fire by operating the activation switch (area) to activate only the selected fire extinguishing equipment. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the fire extinguishing agent from being sprayed in areas of the site of the gas station 1 where no fire has occurred.

[0041] On the other hand, if the result of S11 is "NO", it may be that the location of the fire cannot be identified because smoke has spread or the location of the fire cannot be identified because it is behind a vehicle or the like. Also, if the result of S12 is "NO", the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4 corresponding to the location of the fire may be n Therefore, if the determination in S11 or S12 is "NO", the process proceeds to S14, where the main monitor 21A or the communication terminal 8 is notified of the abnormality with an image or an alarm, and a staff member is called.

[0042] Thus, the second embodiment can provide substantially the same effects as the first embodiment. Moreover, in the second embodiment, the SS controller 21 controls a plurality of fire extinguishing equipments 41 to 4 n A storage means 22 in which the fire extinguishing divisions to be handled by the fire extinguishing personnel and the fuel tankers 21 to 28 corresponding to the fire extinguishing divisions are stored in advance, and surveillance cameras 31 to 3 n and a determination means 23 for determining a location of a fire in the gas station 1 from an image taken by the determination means 10. The notification means 11 is operated by an attendant when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred in the gas station 1, and is configured to notify the fire extinguishing equipment 41-4. n Among them, the fire extinguishing equipment responsible for the fire extinguishing responsibility category corresponding to the fire location identified by the identification means 23 is activated, and a switch (area) for stopping the refueling machine corresponding to the fire extinguishing responsibility category among the refueling machines 21-28 is displayed on the display unit of the main monitor 21A and on the monitor 9 of the communication terminal 8.

[0043] This allows the staff member to stop the fuel tanker that corresponds to the fire extinguishing division among the fuel tankers 21 to 28 without hesitation, and to stop the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 n Among the fire extinguishing equipment, the fire extinguishing equipment best suited for extinguishing the fire can be activated. As a result, the fire can be extinguished in a short time. Moreover, in the area of ​​the gas station 1 where no fire has occurred, the fire extinguishing agent is not sprayed. Therefore, the cleaning work after the fire is extinguished can be omitted. Also, the amount of fire extinguishing agent used can be reduced.

[0044] In each embodiment, the gas station 1 equipped with eight fuel tankers 21-28 has been described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to a gas station equipped with one fuel tanker, or to a gas station equipped with two to seven fuel tankers, or to a gas station equipped with nine or more fuel tankers. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the gas station 1 equipped with one communication terminal 8 has been described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to a gas station equipped with two or more communication terminals.

[0045] In the first embodiment, an example was given of a case in which all refueling aircraft 21-28 were stopped in the processing of S6, but it would also be possible to identify refueling aircraft within the range of the fire and to stop only the identified refueling aircraft.

[0046] In the second embodiment, the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 n In the above description, the case where the fire extinguishing equipment corresponding to the location where the fire occurred is activated is taken as an example. The present invention is not limited to this. n In addition, although an example has been described in which only a specific tanker is stopped, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the configuration may be such that when an attendant presses the "Stop" + "Fire Extinguishing" buttons, all tankers are stopped and the fire extinguishing equipment corresponding to the location of the fire is activated.

[0047] In addition, in each embodiment, a fueling machine that supplies liquid fuel to vehicles, etc. has been used as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to a fuel supply station equipped with a fuel supply machine that supplies fuel such as CNG or LPG to vehicles, etc.

[0048] In each embodiment, when it is determined that a fire has occurred, a "fire extinguishing" button 9F is displayed on the monitor 9, and by pressing this button 9F, the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 n However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a "fire extinguishing" button is always displayed on the monitor, and the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 are activated by pressing the displayed "fire extinguishing" button. n In this way, regardless of the determination of the occurrence or non-occurrence of a fire by the determination means 10, the staff member can operate the "fire extinguishing" button, and the fire extinguishing equipment 41 to 4 can be activated at the staff member's discretion. n The "fire extinguishing" button, which is always displayed, may be for activating all fire extinguishing equipment, or may be for activating only the fire extinguishing equipment corresponding to the location of the fire identified by the identification means 23 when the determination means 10 determines that a fire has occurred. Furthermore, the "fire extinguishing" button may be displayed on the monitor by pressing a stop button, which is always displayed on the monitor. This allows the screen layout to be simplified since the "fire extinguishing" button is not always displayed.

[0049] In each embodiment, when it is determined that a fire has occurred, the "fire extinguishing" button 9F is displayed on the monitor 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the "fire extinguishing" button may be displayed by pressing a selection button on which a flame mark 12 is displayed. In addition, when fires have occurred at multiple locations and flame marks are displayed on multiple selection buttons, a "fire extinguishing" button for activating a fire extinguishing device corresponding to the selection button selected by the attendant may be displayed. Specifically, when a flame mark is displayed on multiple selection buttons, when the attendant selects (presses) a specific selection button (a button corresponding to an area around the tanker where a fire needs to be extinguished quickly) from the multiple selection buttons, it is displayed that the specific selection button has been selected (color display on the outer edge of the display area of ​​the selection button, blinking of the display area, etc.), and an image corresponding to the selection button and the "fire extinguishing" button are displayed on the monitor. Then, the attendant can activate the fire extinguishing device for extinguishing the location corresponding to the selected selection button by pressing the "fire extinguishing" button. As a result, when fires have occurred at multiple locations, the fire extinguishing device designated by the attendant can be activated, and fire extinguishing response can be performed quickly.

[0050] Next, as a gas station management system included in the above embodiment, for example, the following aspect is considered.

[0051] A first aspect is a fuel supply station management system comprising a fuel supply means for supplying fuel to a fuel supply target, a monitoring means for monitoring a fuel supply station where the fuel supply means is located, a fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire that occurs at the fuel supply station, and a management means for managing the fuel supply means, the monitoring means, and the fire extinguishing means, characterized in that the system is equipped with a determination means for determining whether or not a fire has occurred from the monitoring contents of the monitoring means, and an alarm means for alarming the management means of the occurrence of a fire when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred.

[0052] As a second aspect, in the first aspect, the monitoring means is a surveillance camera that photographs the fuel supply station, the management means is equipped with an image display means for displaying an image, and the notification means is characterized in that it causes the image display means to display an image from the surveillance camera when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred.

[0053] As a third aspect, in the second aspect, a plurality of the fuel supply means and the fire extinguishing means are provided, the management means includes a memory means in which the fire extinguishing responsibility classifications for which the plurality of fire extinguishing means are responsible are stored in advance, and an identification means for identifying the location of a fire at the fuel supply station from an image captured by the surveillance camera, and the alarm means, when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred at the fuel supply station, displays on the image display means an area for activating the fire extinguishing means responsible for the fire extinguishing responsibility classification corresponding to the location of the fire identified by the identification means, and is characterized in that it includes a control means for activating the fire extinguishing means responsible for the fire extinguishing responsibility classification corresponding to the location of the fire identified by the identification means by operating the area displayed on the image display means.

[0054] As a fourth aspect, in the first or second aspect, the management means is a communication terminal carried by an attendant. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1. Gas Station 21-28 Refueling aircraft (refueling means) 31~3 n Surveillance cameras (monitoring means) 41~4 n Fire extinguishing equipment (extinguishing means) 6,21 Self-service controller (control means) 6A, 21A Main monitor (image display means) 8. Communication terminal (management means) 9 Monitor (image display means) 10 Judgment means 11 Notification methods 22 Memory Means 23 Specific means

Claims

1. a plurality of fuel supply means for supplying fuel to a fuel supply target, a camera for photographing a fuel supply station in which the fuel supply means are arranged, a fire extinguishing means for extinguishing a fire occurring in the fuel supply station, and a management means for managing the fuel supply means and the fire extinguishing means; a display means provided in the management means for displaying a supply state of the plurality of fuel supply means; An identification means for identifying a location of a fire in the fuel supply station from an image captured by the camera; a storage unit in which the fuel supply means of the fire extinguishing target corresponding to the fire occurrence location identified by the identification means is stored in advance; A fuel station management system comprising: A determination means for determining whether or not a fire has occurred based on an image captured by the camera; a notification means for causing the display means to notify the occurrence of a fire when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred; It is equipped with The fuel supply station management system is characterized in that, when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred, the notification means causes the display means to display the supply status of the multiple fuel supply means as well as an area for activating the fire extinguishing means, and notifies the user of the fuel supply means to be extinguished from the memory unit corresponding to the location of the fire identified by the determination means.

2. 2. The fuel station management system of claim 1, The fire extinguishing means is provided in a plurality of units corresponding to the fuel supply means, The storage unit stores in advance fire extinguishing responsibility divisions to be handled by the plurality of fire extinguishing means, A fuel supply station management system characterized in that it is equipped with a control means for activating the fire extinguishing means responsible for the fire extinguishing division corresponding to the fire location identified by the identification means by operating the area displayed on the display means.

3. A fuel supply station management system as claimed in claim 2, The control means activates the fire extinguishing means responsible for the fire extinguishing division corresponding to the fire location identified by the identification means when an area displayed on the display means is operated, and stops fuel supply by the fuel supply means to the fire extinguishing target corresponding to the fire location identified by the identification means.

4. 4. The fuel station management system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, A fuel supply station management system characterized in that, when the determination means determines that a fire has occurred, the notification means causes the display means to display an image taken by the camera at the time the determination means determines that a fire has occurred.

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