JP2008172425A - Surveillance camera system and adjustment method of surveillance camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surveillance camera system capable of adjusting a surveillance camera without any troublesome work. <P>SOLUTION: In the system, the surveillance camera 100 is connected to a server 200 via a communication line network 300. The surveillance camera 100 has: a motor 68 operating a prescribed function; a transmission section 102 transmitting the request of an adjustment value for operating the motor 68 to the server 200 according to the form pattern of a place for installing the surveillance camera 100; a reception section 102 for receiving the adjustment value from the server 200; and a drive control section 106 controlling the monitor 68 based on the received adjustment value. The server 200 has: a database 204 in which the adjustment value is stored corresponding to the form pattern; an extraction section extracting the adjustment value in a specified form pattern from the database 204 according to a request from the surveillance camera 100; and a transmission section transmitting the extracted adjustment value to the surveillance camera. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a surveillance camera system and a surveillance camera adjustment method.

  Recently, surveillance cameras (surveillance CCTV cameras) are widely used, for example, in financial institutions, stores that sell products, public facilities, and the like. In particular, in recent years, the demand for small dome-shaped surveillance cameras has increased.

  When the surveillance camera is installed in a store or the like, it is necessary to adjust the focus position and the zoom position in order to obtain a desired image after being installed at a predetermined position. In addition, it is necessary to perform pan adjustment and tilt adjustment in order to image a desired region.

  Regarding the rewriting of a program for an optical device, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-50142 describes a technique for rewriting a program by an external signal.

JP 2000-50142 A

  However, when introducing a surveillance camera system in a store or public facility, or when modifying an operation pattern of a surveillance camera that has already been introduced, for each of the surveillance cameras, the focus position, zoom position, pan position described above Therefore, it is necessary to adjust each of the tilt positions. At this time, there is a case where the camera is actually moved to adjust the shooting area, and thus, the adjustment of the monitoring camera requires very complicated work.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a new and improved technique capable of adjusting a surveillance camera without performing complicated work. A surveillance camera system and a surveillance camera adjustment method are provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surveillance camera system in which a surveillance camera and a server are connected via a communication network, and the surveillance camera operates a predetermined function. A drive unit; a transmission unit that transmits a request for an adjustment value for operating the drive unit to the server according to a form pattern of a place where the monitoring camera is installed or an operation pattern of the monitoring camera; and the server And a drive control unit that controls the drive unit based on the received adjustment value, and the server associates the adjustment pattern with the form pattern or the operation pattern. In response to a request from the monitoring camera and a database storing values, the adjustment value in the specific form pattern or the specific operation pattern is stored in the database. An extraction unit that extracts from a surveillance camera system comprising a transmitter, a for transmitting extracted the adjustment value to the monitoring camera is provided.

  According to the above configuration, a request for an adjustment value for operating the drive unit of the monitoring camera is transmitted to the server according to the form pattern of the place where the monitoring camera is installed or the operation pattern of the monitoring camera. In the server, the adjustment value in the specific form pattern or the specific operation pattern is extracted from the database storing the adjustment value in association with the form pattern or the operation pattern in response to a request from the monitoring camera, and transmitted to the monitoring camera. The And in a surveillance camera, a drive part is controlled based on the received adjustment value. Therefore, it becomes possible to control the drive unit based on the adjustment value acquired according to the form pattern of the place where the surveillance camera is installed or the operation pattern of the surveillance camera, and the work efficiency of the surveillance camera adjustment is greatly improved. can do.

  The predetermined function may be at least one of a focus position adjustment function, a zoom position adjustment function, a pan position adjustment function, and a tilt position adjustment function of the monitoring camera. According to this configuration, the focus position adjustment function, the zoom position adjustment function, and the pan position adjustment function based on the adjustment value sent from the server according to the form pattern of the place where the monitoring camera is installed or the operation pattern of the monitoring camera , And a tilt position adjustment function can be performed.

  Further, the database of the server stores the position information of the monitoring camera in the form pattern and the adjustment value in association with each other, and the transmission unit of the server stores the adjustment value extracted from the database and the adjustment value. The position information corresponding to the value is transmitted to the monitoring camera, and the monitoring camera stores the position information indicating the installation position, the position information received from the server, and stored in the storage section. An authentication unit that performs authentication with position information, and the drive control unit may control the drive unit based on the adjustment value when authentication in the authentication unit is established. According to such a configuration, when the position information associated with the adjustment value and the position information indicating the installation position of the monitoring camera are authenticated, the monitoring camera drive unit is controlled based on the adjustment value. The drive unit can be optimally controlled according to the position information of the monitoring camera.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surveillance camera adjustment method used in a surveillance camera system in which a surveillance camera and a server are connected via a communication network. A step of requesting an adjustment value for operating the drive unit of the monitoring camera to the server according to a form pattern of a place where the monitoring camera is installed or an operation pattern of the monitoring camera; and requesting the adjustment value In response to a request from the monitoring camera, the server extracts the adjustment value in the specific form pattern or the specific operation pattern from the database, and the extracted adjustment value is sent to the monitoring camera. And a step of controlling the drive unit based on the adjustment value received by the monitoring camera. Integer method is provided.

  According to the above configuration, an adjustment value for operating the drive unit of the monitoring camera is requested from the server according to the form pattern of the place where the monitoring camera is installed or the operation pattern of the monitoring camera. In the server, in response to a request from the monitoring camera, an adjustment value in a specific form pattern or a specific operation pattern is extracted from the database and transmitted to the monitoring camera. And in a surveillance camera, a drive part is controlled based on the received adjustment value. Therefore, it becomes possible to control the drive unit based on the adjustment value acquired according to the form pattern of the place where the surveillance camera is installed or the operation pattern of the surveillance camera, and the work efficiency of the surveillance camera adjustment is greatly improved. can do.

  The drive unit may perform at least one of focus position adjustment, zoom position adjustment, pan position adjustment, and tilt position adjustment of the monitoring camera. According to this configuration, the focus position adjustment function, the zoom position adjustment function, and the pan position adjustment function based on the adjustment value sent from the server according to the form pattern of the place where the monitoring camera is installed or the operation pattern of the monitoring camera , And a tilt position adjustment function can be performed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new and improved surveillance camera system and surveillance camera adjustment method capable of adjusting a surveillance camera without performing complicated work.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a surveillance camera 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A surveillance camera 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a small surveillance camera provided with a lens device 10 therein, and is an IP camera that can be connected to an Internet line using broadband or the like. The surveillance camera 100 has a dome-like appearance, and includes a base 62, a transparent case member 64, and a cover member 66 that is provided inside the case member 64 and covers the lens device 10.

  The lens device 10 includes a focus ring 12 and a zoom ring 14. When the focus ring 12 is rotated, the focus lens (group) 16 provided in the lens device 10 is driven. When the zoom ring 14 is rotated, the zoom lens (group) 18 provided in the lens device 10 is driven.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the lens device 10, and illustrates a cross section along the optical axis P. As shown in FIG. 1, the lens device 10 includes a fixed cylinder 20. Inside the fixed cylinder 20, a lens frame 22 is disposed on the front side (subject side), and a lens frame 24 is disposed on the rear side. A focus ring 12 and a zoom ring 14 are disposed outside the fixed cylinder 20.

  The lens frame 22 is a frame that holds the focus lens (group) 16. An engagement pin 28 that protrudes from the peripheral surface of the lens frame 22 is attached. On the other hand, the fixed cylinder 20 is formed with a rectilinear groove 30 in the optical axis direction. When the engaging pin 28 is engaged with the rectilinear groove 30, the lens frame 22 and the focus lens 16 are guided in the rectilinear groove 30. And configured to move straight in the optical axis direction.

  The lens frame 24 is a frame that holds the zoom lens (group) 18. The lens frame 24 is provided with an engagement pin 34 that protrudes from the peripheral surface thereof. On the other hand, the fixed cylinder 20 is formed with a rectilinear groove 36 in the optical axis direction. When the engaging pin 34 engages with the rectilinear groove 36, the lens frame 24 and the zoom lens 18 are guided in the rectilinear groove 36. And configured to move straight in the optical axis direction.

  The focus ring 12 is rotatably disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed cylinder 20 at a portion where the lens frame 22 is disposed. A cam groove 38 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the focus ring 12 in a spiral shape with respect to the optical axis. The engagement pin 28 attached to the lens frame 22 engages with the cam groove 38 of the focus ring 12. Therefore, when the focus ring 12 is rotated, the intersection position of the cam groove 38 of the focus ring 12 and the rectilinear groove 30 of the fixed cylinder 20 is displaced in the optical axis direction, and the engagement pin 28 and the lens frame are moved according to the intersection position. 22 and the focus lens 16 are displaced in the optical axis direction. As described above, by rotating the focus ring 12, the setting position of the focus lens 16 can be adjusted to perform focus adjustment.

  The zoom ring 14 is rotatably disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed cylinder 20 at a portion where the lens frame 24 is disposed. A cam groove 40 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the zoom ring 14 in a spiral shape with respect to the optical axis. The engaging pin 34 attached to the lens frame 24 engages with the cam groove 40 of the zoom ring 14. Therefore, when the zoom ring 14 is rotated, the intersection position of the cam groove 40 of the zoom ring 14 and the rectilinear groove 36 of the fixed cylinder 20 is displaced in the optical axis direction, and the engagement pin 34 and the lens frame are displaced according to the intersection position. 24 and the zoom lens 18 are displaced in the optical axis direction. Thus, by rotating the zoom ring 14, the setting position of the zoom lens 18 can be adjusted to adjust the focal length (zoom angle of view).

  A gear 12 a is provided on the outer periphery of the focus ring 12. A driving force is transmitted to the gear 12a of the focus ring 12 from a focus driving motor 110 described later. A gear 14 a is provided on the outer periphery of the zoom ring 14. A driving force is transmitted from the zoom driving motor 112 to the gear 14 a of the zoom ring 14.

  An imaging element holder 44 is attached to the rear end portion of the fixed cylinder 20. A substrate 46 is attached to the image sensor holder 44. A CCD (imaging device) 48 is mounted on the substrate 46. A seal rubber 49 is provided on the front side of the CCD 48, and a low pass filter (OLPF) 50 is disposed further on the front side of the seal rubber 49. The front portion of the low-pass filter 50 is in contact with the holding portion 52 of the image sensor holder 44. Further, an IR cut filter 54 is disposed further in front of the low pass filter 50. The IR cut filter 54 includes two filters, a filter that cuts infrared rays and a filter that transmits infrared rays. The two filters provided in the IR cut filter 54 are switched by driving a motor (not shown).

  In the present embodiment, the imaging optical system of the lens apparatus 10 includes a focus lens (group) 16 and a zoom lens (group) 18, and a light beam incident from a subject is the focus lens (group) 16 and the zoom lens (group). 18 forms an image on the CCD 48. In this embodiment, the front group lens has a focus function and the rear group lens has a zoom function, but the front group lens may have a zoom function and the rear group lens may have a focus function.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the monitoring camera 100 is attached to the ceiling. The lens device 10 is installed on a turntable 63 provided to be rotatable with respect to the base 62. A motor 68 is built in the base 62, and a gear 70 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 68 and a gear 72 formed inside the rotating base 63 are engaged. Accordingly, when the motor 68 is driven, the driving force of the motor 68 is transmitted to the rotary base 63 via the gear 70 and the gear 72, and the rotary base 63 rotates about the center line C as the rotational axis. Thereby, the lens apparatus 10 rotates and the position of the pan of the lens apparatus 10 can be adjusted.

  A support portion 74 is provided on the turntable 63. A rotation shaft 76 is inserted into the support portion 74. The lens device 10 is supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 76 with respect to the support portion 74. A motor 78 is installed in the vicinity of the support portion 74. Further, an arcuate gear 80 centered on the rotation shaft 76 is fixed to the lens device 10. The gear 82 attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 78 is engaged with the gear 80 of the lens device 10. Therefore, when the motor 78 is driven, the driving force of the motor 78 is transmitted to the lens device 10 via the gear 80 and the gear 82, and the lens device 10 rotates about the rotation shaft 76. As a result, θ shown in FIG. 3 varies, and the tilt position of the lens device 10 can be adjusted.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the surveillance camera system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the system of the present embodiment includes the monitoring camera 100 and the server 200 described above, and the monitoring camera 100 and the server 200 are connected by a communication network 300 such as the Internet. In addition, a controller 400 is connected to the monitoring camera 100 in order to control the function of the monitoring camera 100.

  4 shows functional configuration blocks of the monitoring camera 100, the server 200, and the controller 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the monitoring camera 100 includes a communication control unit 102, a zoom / focus drive control unit 104, a pan / tilt drive control unit 106, and a storage unit 108. Each functional block such as the communication control unit 102, zoom / focus drive control unit 104, pan / tilt drive control unit 106, and the like is stored in an arithmetic processing unit (CPU or the like) as hardware and a memory inside or outside the arithmetic processing unit. It can be configured by a system including a stored computer program (software). A program that causes the CPU to execute processing performed by the monitoring camera 100 can be stored in a recording medium such as a magnetic disk.

  The communication control unit 102 includes a transmission unit that transmits information to the server 200 and a reception unit that receives information from the server 200, and controls functions of the transmission unit and the reception unit. The zoom / focus drive control unit 104 is connected to a motor 110 that drives the focus ring 12 and a motor 112 that drives the zoom ring 14. A gear that engages with the gear 12 a of the focus ring 12 is attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 110. Further, a gear that engages with the gear 14 a of the zoom ring 14 is mounted on the rotation shaft of the motor 112. The pan / tilt drive controller 106 is connected to a pan driving motor 68 and a tilt driving motor 78.

  The server 200 includes an arithmetic processing unit 202 and a database 204 that stores data. The server 200 includes functional blocks such as a transmission unit that transmits information to the monitoring camera 100, a reception unit that receives information from the monitoring camera 100, and an extraction unit that extracts information from the database 204. As an arithmetic processing unit (CPU or the like) 202, and a computer program (software) stored in a memory inside or outside the arithmetic processing unit, the system can be configured.

  When the surveillance camera 100 is installed on a ceiling, a wall surface or the like of a store or the like, the focus, zoom, pan, and tilt are adjusted with the case member 64 removed. When performing the adjustment, the monitoring camera 100 is connected to the controller 400. The controller 400 includes a display unit 402 and an operation input unit 404. For example, a notebook personal computer can be used as the controller 400, but the controller 400 is not limited to this, and any controller that can transmit a signal for adjustment to the monitoring camera 100 may be used.

  In the system according to the present embodiment, information related to the focus, zoom, pan / tilt of the monitoring camera 100 is transmitted from the server 200 via the communication network 300, and the operation of the monitoring camera 100 is controlled. Hereinafter, the case where the surveillance camera 100 is installed in a store such as a convenience store will be described. When the monitoring camera 100 is installed in a store, a plurality of monitoring cameras 100 are installed in order to monitor the inside of the store for each region.

  The focus, zoom, pan / tilt positions of each monitoring camera 100 are adjusted in accordance with the area monitored by each monitoring camera 100 in the store. At this time, since one monitoring camera 100 requires four types of position adjustments of focus, zoom, and pan / tilt, if these adjustments are performed for each monitoring camera, a complicated operation is required. .

  FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of the monitoring camera 100 in the convenience store. In the example of FIG. 5, six monitoring cameras 100a to 100f are installed. Among these, the monitoring camera 100a is disposed in the vicinity of the entrance. In addition, the monitoring cameras 100b, 100c, and 100d are arranged at corners in the store. In addition, the monitoring camera 100e is arranged in the vicinity of the cash register, and the monitoring camera 100f is arranged almost in the center of the store.

  Here, in the case of a convenience store having the same scale of stores and the same arrangement of display shelves, the arrangement of the monitoring cameras 100 in the store can be substantially the same. For example, in a convenience store of the same franchise chain, the arrangement of display shelves and the arrangement of cash registers may be performed according to a plurality of predetermined patterns. In such a case, the position of the monitoring camera 100 and the area captured by each monitoring camera 100 are substantially the same for each pattern arrangement. Therefore, in a store having the same scale and similar arrangement in the store, the installation location of the monitoring camera 100 and the adjustment values of the focus, zoom, pan, and tilt of each monitoring camera 100 are set to be the same. be able to.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, the store which searched the store where the scale of the store, the arrangement of the display shelf in the store, and the arrangement of the monitoring camera 100 in the store are similar is searched through the communication network 300. The focus, zoom, pan / tilt adjustment values of each monitoring camera 100 are acquired according to the form pattern. Then, the surveillance camera 100 newly installed in the store is automatically adjusted. Thereby, it is possible to minimize the adjustment work when the monitoring camera 100 is installed.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the store information sent from the server 200 is displayed on the display unit 402 of the controller 400 as a result of the search. Here, six stores A to F having different store sizes, display shelf arrangements, and the like are displayed. Moreover, the arrangement position of the monitoring camera 100 is displayed corresponding to each store AF.

  When adjusting the monitoring camera 100 installed in the store, the store size, display shelf arrangement, and installation position of the monitoring camera 100 are similar among the stores A to F displayed on the display unit 402 of the controller 400. Select a store. When a store is selected, adjustment values (focus, zoom, pan / tilt) of each monitoring camera 100 arranged in the store are downloaded to the monitoring camera 100 via the communication network 300. The downloaded information is stored in the storage unit 108 of the monitoring camera 100.

  The motors 110 and 112 are driven by the focus / zoom drive control unit 104 based on the adjustment value. Also, the motors 68 and 78 are driven by the pan / tilt drive control unit 106 based on the adjustment value. As a result, the focus, zoom, and pan / tilt positions are adjusted to the optimum positions registered in the database 204. Therefore, the focus, zoom, pan / tilt position of each monitoring camera 100 is set to the optimum position using the adjustment value of the store in a similar form registered in the server 200 without adjusting each monitoring camera 100 individually. Can be adjusted.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which three monitoring cameras 100a, 100b, and 100c installed in the store and the server 200 are connected. As shown in FIG. 7, the three monitoring cameras 100a, 100b, and 100c are assigned IDs indicating the arrangement positions in the store. The ID is stored in the storage unit 108 of each monitoring camera 100.

  In the database 204 of the server 200, an ID indicating the position of the monitoring camera 100 in the store and an adjustment value of the monitoring camera 100 are stored in association with each other. When a specific store is selected from the stores A to F displayed on the display unit 402, the adjustment value of each monitoring camera 100 corresponds to the ID indicating the position of the monitoring camera 100 in the store from the server 200. Sent in the attached state. In the communication control unit 102 of the monitoring camera 100, authentication is performed between the ID given to each adjustment value transmitted from the server 200 and the ID stored in the storage unit 108. If the authentication is successful, the adjustment value is downloaded to the monitoring camera 100. Therefore, the monitoring camera 100 can acquire the adjustment value according to the position in the store. Each monitoring camera 100 receives the adjustment value sent from the server 200 by the communication control unit 102 and downloads it to the storage unit 108. The focus / zoom drive control unit 104 and the pan / tilt drive control unit 106 control the motors 68, 78, 110, and 112 based on the adjustment values.

  Accordingly, downloading store information in a similar form from the server 200 eliminates the need to adjust the focus, zoom, pan / tilt for each surveillance camera 100, thus eliminating the need for complicated operations. Accordingly, the work efficiency is improved, the adjustment can be completed in a short time, and the cost for the adjustment can be minimized.

  In addition, after adjusting the plurality of monitoring cameras 100 by the above-described method, the focus, zoom, pan / tilt may be finely adjusted for each monitoring camera 100.

  In the above description, a convenience store is taken as an example, but the same method can be used when a surveillance camera system is introduced to a large mass retailer, a department store, or the like. In this case, since the surveillance camera system becomes large-scale and the number of surveillance cameras 100 increases, the work efficiency and cost for system construction can be greatly reduced by applying the method of this embodiment. .

  In addition to the adjustment values described above, other information related to the settings of the monitoring camera 100 can be received from the server 100. FIG. 8 shows information related to the operation pattern of the monitoring camera 100 stored in the database 204 of the server 200. This operation pattern is applied when causing the monitoring camera 100 to perform a predetermined operation in time series.

  In the operation pattern A in FIG. 8, first, zoom is set to a wide angle, pan is set to 0 °, and tilt is set to θ = 90 ° in the first minute (step 1). Here, the pan angle is an angle with respect to a predetermined reference direction. Further, the tilt angle θ is an angle with respect to the horizontal direction as shown in FIG.

  In the next 2 minutes, the zoom is driven to the standard position, the pan changes from 0 ° to 360 °, and the turntable rotates once. The tilt is set to θ = 45 ° (step 2). In the next minute, zoom is set to telephoto, pan changes from 0 ° to 45 °, and tilt is set to 70 ° (step 3). Thereafter, the operations of Step 1 to Step 3 are repeated.

  In the operation pattern B, first, zoom is set to the standard for the first two minutes, the pan changes between 0 ° and 180 °, and the tilt is set to θ = 45 ° (step 1). In the next two minutes, the zoom is driven to the telephoto position, pan is set to 0 °, and tilt is set to θ = 65 ° (step 2). In the next 1 minute, zoom is set to telephoto, pan changes between 0 ° and 180 °, and tilt is set to 70 ° (step 3). In the next 2 minutes, zoom is set to wide angle, pan is set to 0 °, and tilt is set to 90 ° (step 4).

  As in the case of FIG. 6, a plurality of patterns shown in FIG. 8 are displayed on the display unit 402 of the controller 400. When one operation pattern is selected, data of the selected operation pattern is downloaded to the monitoring camera 100.

  The downloaded information is stored in the storage unit 108 of the monitoring camera 100. The zoom / focus drive control unit 104 and the pan / tilt drive control unit 106 control the driving of the motors 110, 112, 68, and 78 based on the data stored in the storage unit 108. Therefore, the troublesome work for storing the operation pattern in each monitoring camera 100 is not required, and the work efficiency can be greatly improved.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the monitoring camera 100 can be adjusted based on the information transmitted from the server 200. Accordingly, when a plurality of monitoring cameras 100 are installed in the store, it is not necessary to adjust each of the plurality of monitoring cameras 100, and the work efficiency can be greatly improved.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the surveillance camera concerning one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a lens device, and is a schematic diagram illustrating a cross section along an optical axis P. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the surveillance camera was attached to the ceiling. It is a mimetic diagram showing a surveillance camera system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the surveillance camera in a convenience store. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which displayed the information of the shop sent from the server on the display part 402 of a controller. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that three surveillance cameras installed in the shop and the server were connected. It is a schematic diagram which shows the information regarding the operation | movement pattern of a surveillance camera stored in the database of a server.

Explanation of symbols

68, 78, 110, 112 Motor 100 Monitoring camera 102 Communication control unit 104 Zoom / focus drive control unit 106 Pan / tilt drive control unit 200 Server 204 Database 300 Communication network

Claims (5)

A surveillance camera system in which a surveillance camera and a server are connected via a communication network,
The surveillance camera is
A drive unit for operating a predetermined function;
A transmission unit that transmits a request for an adjustment value for operating the drive unit to the server according to a form pattern of a place where the monitoring camera is installed or an operation pattern of the monitoring camera;
A receiving unit for receiving the adjustment value from the server;
A drive control unit that controls the drive unit based on the received adjustment value,
The server
A database storing the adjustment value in association with the form pattern or the operation pattern;
In response to a request from the monitoring camera, an extraction unit that extracts the adjustment value in the specific form pattern or the specific operation pattern from the database;
A transmission unit for transmitting the extracted adjustment value to the monitoring camera;
A surveillance camera system comprising:   The surveillance camera according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined function is at least one of a focus position adjustment function, a zoom position adjustment function, a pan position adjustment function, and a tilt position adjustment function of the surveillance camera. system. The database of the server stores the position information of the monitoring camera in the form pattern and the adjustment value in association with each other,
The transmission unit of the server transmits the adjustment value extracted from the database and the position information corresponding to the adjustment value to the monitoring camera,
The surveillance camera is
A storage unit for storing position information indicating an installation position;
An authentication unit that authenticates the positional information received from the server and the positional information stored in the storage unit;
The monitoring camera system according to claim 1, wherein the drive control unit controls the drive unit based on the adjustment value when authentication in the authentication unit is established. A surveillance camera adjustment method used in a surveillance camera system in which a surveillance camera and a server are connected via a communication network,
Requesting the server for an adjustment value for operating the drive unit of the monitoring camera according to a form pattern of a place where the monitoring camera is installed or an operation pattern of the monitoring camera;
The server that has received the request for the adjustment value extracts the adjustment value in the specific form pattern or the specific operation pattern from the database in response to the request from the monitoring camera;
Transmitting the extracted adjustment value to the monitoring camera;
Controlling the drive unit based on the adjustment value received by the monitoring camera;
A method for adjusting a surveillance camera, comprising:   The monitoring camera adjustment method according to claim 4, wherein the driving unit performs at least one of focus position adjustment, zoom position adjustment, pan position adjustment, and tilt position adjustment of the monitoring camera.

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