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WO2008067693A1 - Serveur web et procédé pour système de surveillance - Google Patents

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WO2008067693A1
WO2008067693A1 PCT/CN2007/000104 CN2007000104W WO2008067693A1 WO 2008067693 A1 WO2008067693 A1 WO 2008067693A1 CN 2007000104 W CN2007000104 W CN 2007000104W WO 2008067693 A1 WO2008067693 A1 WO 2008067693A1
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Chingshan Chang
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Appro Technology Inc.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/18—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
    • H04N7/181—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/18—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength
    • G08B13/189—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems
    • G08B13/194—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems
    • G08B13/196—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
    • G08B13/19654—Details concerning communication with a camera
    • G08B13/19656—Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/50—Address allocation
    • H04L61/5076—Update or notification mechanisms, e.g. DynDNS
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/02—Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
    • H04L67/025—Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/4223—Cameras
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43622—Interfacing an external recording device

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  • the present invention relates to a server. More particularly, the present invention relates to a web server for a monitoring system which manages cameras with a free website and a method thereof.
  • NVR network video recorder
  • the present invention is directed to a server which provides a camera management platform and a storage space through a network interface so that a user can easily set up and manage a personal low-cost monitoring system.
  • the present invention provides a camera management interface module. With this camera management interface module, a user can watch monitoring images in web pages and perform image edition, transmission, and management any where at any time without setting up a complex monitoring system.
  • the present invention provides a camera management method, wherein users manage cameras and watch monitoring images through a free website, so that a convenient monitoring system can be set up and the cost for setting up the monitoring system can be reduced.
  • the present invention provides a server including a camera management interface module, a network connection unit, a data processing unit, and a storage unit.
  • the camera management interface module provides a website for a plurality of users to register and receive video/audio monitor data registered by the users and configuration data input by the users.
  • the network connection unit is connected to a corresponding network camera according to the configuration data.
  • the data processing unit controls the network camera according to the configuration data and obtains a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data from the network camera, and then the data processing unit stores the video/audio monitor data into the storage unit.
  • the data processing unit establishes affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users so that the users can browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera.
  • the camera management interface module further includes a device management module, an event recording module, a remote watch module, a customized configuration module.
  • the event recording module is used for configuring the network address of the network camera.
  • the event recording module is used for obtaining a video/audio monitor data complying with a predetermined condition from the network camera.
  • the remote watch module is used for displaying or recording the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera.
  • the customized configuration module is used for configuring an alarm notification condition and giving an alarm notification to the users when the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera complies with the alarm notification condition.
  • the camera management interface module further includes a dynamic domain name system (DDNS) module for configuring the dynamic domain names of the users and an account management module for configuring users' accounts and passwords.
  • DDNS dynamic domain name system
  • the camera management interface module may be presented as a web page.
  • the network connection unit may be connected to a network video recorder (NVR), a video server, a storage device of the network camera, an access point, etc.
  • NVR network video recorder
  • a camera management method is provided. The method includes following steps. First, a website is provided for receiving a configuration data. A corresponding network camera or NVR is connected according to the configuration data. Next, the network camera is controlled according to the configuration data, and a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data is obtained from the network camera. The video/audio monitor data is then stored into a storage unit. After that, affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users are established according to the configuration data so that the users can browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera.
  • the video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data is obtained from a storage device of the network camera.
  • the video/audio monitor data obtained by the network camera during a predetermined period of time is displayed according to the configuration data.
  • a network interface such as a web page or a website, is provided in the present invention for users to manage and browse monitoring images.
  • the users can easily set up a personal monitoring system with a web server and manage or browse the monitoring images without setting up an independent NVR or a storage device.
  • the present invention not only reduces the hardware cost but also improves convenience in using the monitoring system.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a camera management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG.3 is a diagram of a camera management interface module.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the camera management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a camera management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the server Referring to FIG. 1, the server
  • the server 120 provides connections and a management platform between users 131 ⁇ 139 and camera devices (for example, a wireless camera 111, which may be connected through an access point 121, a camera 112 having a storage device, a network camera 113, a network video recorder (NVR) 114, or a video server 115 which may be further connected to an analog camera 116), and which is connected to a 3.5G camera 123 in HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access, generally referred to as 3.5G) transmission mode through a telecommunication center (for example, Chunghwa Telecom) 122.
  • HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
  • telecommunication center for example, Chunghwa Telecom
  • the users 131-139 can register video/audio monitor data and input related configuration data by using the website, wherein the configuration data includes personal account name, password, camera model, and monitor mode, or personal configurations.
  • the server 120 connects to the corresponding camera device according to the configuration data input by a user and obtains a video/audio monitor data from the corresponding camera, so that the users 131-139 can browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the camera or store it into the server 120.
  • the users 131-139 can control cameras and browse monitoring images through the server 120 as long as the users have installed their own cameras.
  • Firewalls may be set up between the server 120 and the camera devices or the users for blocking off viruses or hacker' invasions.
  • the present invention is also applicable in other conventional network server system structures, which will not be described herein. Below, those camera devices which may be connected through network will be generally referred to as network cameras, however, network cameras in the present invention are not limited to foregoing types.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the server 120 includes a camera management interface module 230, a network connection unit 210, a data processing unit 220, and a storage unit 240.
  • the camera management interface module 230 includes a web page for receiving the configuration data of a user.
  • the user can configure account name, password, dynamic domain name, monitor mode (for example, pan/tilt/zoom, PZT), image display mode (for example, eMap layout, picture-on-picture), image edit, personal settings, alarm notification, and network camera model etc through options on the web page.
  • the data processing unit 220 then connects to the network camera appointed by the user through the network connection unit 210 according to the configuration data input by the user, and obtains a video/audio monitor data required by the user from the network camera or the storage device of the network camera.
  • the video/audio monitor data obtained by the data processing unit 220 can be displayed instantly or stored in the storage unit 240 according to the user's configuration.
  • the data processing unit 220 establishes an affiliation between the network camera and the user according to the configuration data input by the user, so that the user can browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera.
  • the network connection unit 210 can be directly or indirectly connected to a network camera, a network video recorder ( NVR), a video sever, a storage device of a network camera, or an access point according to the configuration data.
  • NVR network video recorder
  • the camera management interface module 230 provides a web page as the communication interface between users and network cameras, and related services.
  • the data processing unit 220 performs related calculations and configurations according to the configuration data received by the camera management interface module 230, such as the display and edit of monitoring images, network camera control, data scheduling, account management, analysis of event statistic, hard disk management etc. While in another embodiment of the present invention, the server 120 may also input configuration data related to users and network cameras through other non-network methods such as computers, input terminals of a mainframe, of direct cable connections etc.
  • a user may also input the configuration data through a web page so as to make the data processing unit 220 to grab a video/audio monitor data directly from the storage media of a camera device and selectively play the required monitoring images through the camera management interface module 230 in time division manner.
  • the camera management interface module 230 includes a dynamic domain name system (DDNS) module 310, an account management module 320, a device management module 330, an event recording module 340, a remote watch module 350, and a customized configuration module 360.
  • DDNS dynamic domain name system
  • the DDNS module 310 is used for configuring dynamic domain names of the users so that the users can be connected to the camera management interface module 230 with floating Internet Protocol addresses.
  • the account management module 320 provides the users with functions such as account name and password setup, account upgrade, and hard disk management etc.
  • the device management module 330 is used for configuring network addresses of network cameras and performing functions such as "add”, “edit”, “delete”, "layout” in the configuration of the network cameras.
  • the event recording module 340 obtains a video/audio monitor data complying with a predetermined condition from a network camera according to the condition configured by a user.
  • the remote watch module 350 displays or records a video/audio monitor data obtained from a network camera and may also perform real-time recording.
  • the customized configuration module 360 configures an alarm notification condition and sends an alarm to the users (for example, by e-mails, SMSs etc) when the video/audio monitor data obtained from a network camera complies with the alarm notification condition.
  • a user may also configure a personal display panel or customizes the display settings.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the camera management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a website is provided in step S410.
  • At least one configuration data is then received by the website in step S420.
  • at least one network camera is connected according to the configuration data.
  • step S440 the network camera is controlled and a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data is obtained from the network camera. After that, the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera is stored in step S450.
  • step S460 affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users are established according to the configuration data so that the users can browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera.

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serveur Web et procédé pour système de surveillance. Avec un site Web gratuit, les utilisateurs peuvent consulter des images de surveillance en tout point à tout moment par l'enregistrement d'appareils de prise de vues sur le site. Le serveur Web assure des fonctions du type gestion d'appareil de prises de vues, gestion d'images de surveillance, stockage de données, édition d'images, etc., de sorte qu'un utilisateur puisse facilement établir un système de surveillance personnel sur le site.
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