Electrical room smart safety system and method using image mirroring scheme

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical room smart safety system and method using an image mirroring scheme, and comprises: an image distributor which is coupled to an image output terminal of a main computer in a power plant electrical room and distributes image information; and a mirroring computer which is connected to the image distributor and shares an output image with the main computer of the power plant electrical room, wherein the mirroring computer performs image analysis on the output image to extract information on a work-target circuit breaker panel in the electrical room, and issues the information on the work-target circuit breaker panel in the electrical room. According to the present invention, all individuals attempting to access a power plant electrical room acquire an access safety tag, and the access safety tag is generated through image analysis and a mirroring computer, thereby solving and managing safety and security problems related to access to the power plant electrical room.

Description

Smart safety system and method for electrical rooms using image mirroring

[0001] The present invention relates to a smart safety system and method for an electrical room using an image mirroring method, and more particularly, to a smart safety system and method for an electrical room using an image mirroring method for resolving and managing safety and security issues related to entry and exit into an electrical room of a power plant.

[0002] The above main computer can include each location, specifications, design drawings, etc. of the circuit breaker panel, and the manager can transmit information about the circuit breaker panel that requires work to the terminal installed at the entrance to the electrical room.

[0003] The above terminal device is equipped with an authentication system using an access authentication tag, and may include a function for controlling the door of the electrical room and the door of the circuit breaker panel using the access authentication tag.

[0004] In general, the terminal device can provide information by wirelessly communicating with a tablet PC or smartphone, and can be configured to allow connection only to devices authenticated by the terminal device's authentication system.

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[0006] Therefore, in order for a worker to enter the electrical room inside the generator for reasons such as management or repair, he or she must access the main computer, obtain an access authentication tag issued to a smartphone or other device that allows entry into the electrical room, and transmit the access authentication tag to a terminal installed at the entrance to the electrical room to obtain entry permission.

[0007] Korean Patent No. 102302897, 'Electric Room Smart Safety System', is a technology related to this, and explains the background technology of the access authentication tag.

[0008] In addition, Korean Patent No. 102152795, 'Device and system for issuing, displaying, and managing electronic tags', describes in detail the background technology regarding the device and system for issuing, displaying, and managing electronic tags.

[0009] However, as mentioned above, since important information within the facility is managed on the main computer, strict security is required, and information transmission to other devices is strictly controlled. Connecting to the main computer to receive work information from the electrical room means taking the risk that the worker's information may be transmitted to the main computer, regardless of whether it is connected directly to the computer via USB or through a network. This presents a security problem in that it provides a route by which the security of the main computer can be compromised.

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[0011] The present invention focuses on the security of such a main computer by mirroring the computer output screen, and related conventional technologies include screen mirroring and mirroring systems.

[0012] Korean Patent No. 10-2264806, 'Method and device for providing screen mirroring service', transmits a virtual key corresponding to a physical key provided in a source electronic device to a sync electronic device, so that the sync electronic device can access the physical key through the virtual key.

[0013] In addition, in Korean Patent No. 10-1966373, 'Mirroring system and its operation method', a receiving unit equipped in a host device receives an authorization request from a transmitting unit equipped in a client device, connects to the client device, and receives and outputs an image being displayed on the screen of the connected client device.

[0014] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart safety system and method for an electrical room using an image mirroring method that blocks a route of security compromise of a main computer due to the possibility of two-way information transmission between the main computer of a generator and an electrical room worker.

[0015] A smart safety system for an electrical room using an image mirroring method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main computer that outputs circuit breaker panel information in an electrical room of a power plant as an image and can individually control the power of the circuit breaker panels; an image distributor that is connected to an image output terminal of the main computer and distributes the image information; a mirroring computer that is connected to the image distributor and receives the output image of the main computer, analyzes the image to extract information on a circuit breaker panel to be worked on in the electrical room, and regenerates and stores the circuit breaker panel information identical to the output image of the main computer; and an electronic terminal of an electrical room worker that connects to the mirroring computer and receives the regenerated circuit breaker panel information; The technical gist of the smart safety system for an electrical room using an image mirroring method is characterized in that the electronic terminal of the electrical room worker receives the circuit breaker panel information generated by the main computer while not connected to the main computer.

[0016] In the present invention, it is preferable that the mirroring computer further includes a facial recognition, fingerprint recognition or biometric recognition device, and transmits the circuit breaker panel information after identifying the user of the electronic terminal by facial recognition, fingerprint recognition or biometric recognition, as an electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method.

[0017] In addition, it is preferable that the mirroring computer be an electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized in that it changes the output image of the main computer transmitted to the image distributor into image data, extracts characters and colors, and reproduces circuit breaker panel information including the status of operation of the electrical room equipment.

[0018] In addition, it is preferable that the mirroring computer be an electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized in that it saves the basic page view screen in advance for the output image of the main computer, and compares the page view in which the output image of the main computer transmitted to the image distributor is converted into image data with the basic page view screen, thereby reducing the time for extracting the text and color information.

[0019] In addition, it is preferable that the electrical room smart safety system utilize an image mirroring method, characterized in that the mirroring computer transmits the circuit breaker panel information to a kiosk installed at the entrance to the electrical room, and the kiosk compares the circuit breaker panel information transmitted from the main computer to allow entry into the electrical room to be approved.

[0020] The present invention also provides, as another technical point, a method for operating an electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method, comprising the steps of: outputting circuit breaker panel information of an electrical room from a main computer with the approval of a manager; distributing a main computer output image including the circuit breaker panel information to an image distributor; receiving and storing the output image from a mirroring computer connected to the image distributor, analyzing the image, extracting circuit breaker panel information to be worked on in the electrical room, and reproducing the circuit breaker panel information; and transmitting the reproduced circuit breaker panel information to an electronic terminal of a worker connected to the mirroring computer.

[0021] The present invention is preferably characterized by a method for operating an electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method, characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: transmitting circuit breaker panel information from the main computer to an electrical room kiosk and storing the same in the kiosk; comparing the circuit breaker panel information transmitted from the main computer with the circuit breaker panel information of the worker's electronic terminal when the worker's electronic terminal is connected to the kiosk; and transmitting a result value of matching or mismatching the circuit breaker panel information to the main computer, a mirroring computer, or the worker's electronic terminal.

[0022] According to the present invention described above, there is provided an advantage of an electrical room smart safety system and method using an image mirroring method that blocks a route of security compromise of the main computer due to information transmission between the main computer and electrical room workers.

[0023] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric room smart safety system using an image mirroring method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric room smart safety system using an image mirroring method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 3 illustrates that the main computer screen of the electrical room is converted into a mirrored screen through a conversion device.

[0026] Figure 4 illustrates how text information is extracted from the main computer screen in the electrical room and characters are recognized to confirm the current page.

[0027] Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of a method for issuing a security-enhanced access safety tag using the image mirroring method of the present invention.

[0028] The mirroring computer (3) performs image analysis to extract information on the circuit breaker panel to be worked on in the electrical room and issues it, and analyzes the image coming from the main computer (1) to create and issue a safety tag.

[0029] A process for enhancing security by mirroring an image of a main computer (1) to create and issue a safety tag, including a step of transmitting circuit breaker panel information from the main computer to an electrical room kiosk and storing the same in the kiosk; a step of comparing the circuit breaker panel information transmitted from the main computer with the circuit breaker panel information of the operator's electronic terminal when the operator's electronic terminal is connected to the kiosk; and a step of transmitting a result value of matching or discrepant circuit breaker panel information to the main computer, a mirroring computer, or the operator's electronic terminal; is described, and it is preferable that the process be used to enhance safety related to access to an electrical room of a power plant.

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[0031] The present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and anyone with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims, and such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A main computer that outputs information on the circuit breaker panel in the power plant's electrical room as a video and can individually control the power of the circuit breaker panel; A video distributor connected to the video output terminal of the above main computer to distribute video information; A mirroring computer connected to the above image distributor, which receives the output image of the main computer, analyzes the image, extracts information on the circuit breaker panel to be worked on in the electrical room, and regenerates and stores the circuit breaker panel information identical to the output image of the main computer; and It is composed of an electronic terminal of an electrical room worker who connects to the above mirroring computer and receives the regenerated circuit breaker panel information; An electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method, characterized in that the electronic terminal of the electrical room worker receives circuit breaker panel information produced by the main computer while not connected to the main computer.

2. In paragraph 1, The above mirroring computer is Including facial recognition, fingerprint recognition or other biometric devices, By facial recognition, fingerprint recognition or biometrics After identifying the user of the above electronic terminal, An electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method, characterized in that it transmits the above circuit breaker panel information.

3. In paragraph 1, The above mirroring computer is Converts the output image of the main computer transmitted to the above image distributor into image data, Extracting characters and colors A smart safety system in an electrical room using an image mirroring method characterized by reproducing circuit breaker panel information containing the status of operation of internal electrical room equipment.

4. In paragraph 1 The above mirroring computer is Save the basic page view screen in advance for the output image of the main computer, The page view that changes the output image of the main computer transmitted to the above video distributor into image data is compared with the above basic page view screen. An electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized by reducing the time required to extract the above text and color information.

5. In paragraph 1, the mirroring computer The above circuit breaker panel information By delivering it to the kiosk installed at the entrance of the electrical room, An electrical room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized in that it allows entry into the electrical room to be approved by comparing the circuit breaker panel information transmitted from the main computer at the above kiosk.

6. Step of outputting circuit breaker panel information in the electrical room from the main computer with the approval of the manager; A step of distributing the main computer output image containing the above circuit breaker panel information to the image distributor; A step of receiving and storing the output image from a mirroring computer to which the image distributor is connected, analyzing the image, extracting information on the circuit breaker panel to be worked on in the electrical room, and reproducing the circuit breaker panel information; A step of transmitting the reproduced circuit breaker panel information to an electronic terminal of a worker connected to the mirroring computer; A method for operating an electric room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized by including:

7. In paragraph 6 A step of transmitting circuit breaker panel information from the main computer to the electrical room kiosk and storing it in the kiosk; When the worker's electronic terminal is connected to the above kiosk, a step of comparing the circuit breaker panel information transmitted from the main computer with the circuit breaker panel information of the worker's electronic terminal; A step of transmitting the matching or mismatch result of the above circuit breaker panel information to the main computer, mirroring computer, or operator's electronic terminal; A method for operating an electric room smart safety system using an image mirroring method characterized by further including:

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