JP2014064241A - Monitor camera location disclosure system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor camera location disclosure system which discloses monitor cameras which a plurality of monitor camera possessors install for various purposes to specified or unspecified users in response to the will of the possessors and which can be used.SOLUTION: A monitor camera possessor accesses a location disclosure server 8 by a setting personal computer 5 or a setting portable terminal 6, and can appropriately change a setting of disclosure/non-disclosure on a video of a possessed monitor camera 1 and a recording video of a recorder 2 with self-will. A general browsing user can use the disclosed video. Thus, the video can effectively be used for region activation, disaster prevention, crime prevention and information collection.

Description

  The present invention relates to a surveillance camera location disclosure system that allows a plurality of surveillance camera owners to install a surveillance camera for various purposes and make it available to specified or unspecified users based on the will of the owner.

  Conventionally, a camera system in which a camera owner installs a camera for the purpose of security, status monitoring, facility monitoring, etc., and a camera system in which a camera is installed for the purpose of publishing captured video information (video providing service) Are operated as separate systems. A surveillance camera system whose main purpose is surveillance is generally a private system that is closed locally regardless of the frequency of use (viewing).

For example, in the image distribution system described in Patent Document 1, a Web camera having a server function automatically performs authentication processing based on a telephone number, a terminal ID, and the like of an image browsing terminal, and captures a captured video on the image browsing terminal. To be delivered.
In such an image distribution system, a Web camera and an image browsing terminal are associated with each other, and an image captured by the Web camera cannot be viewed from a device other than the contracted image browsing terminal.

JP 2003-143578 A

  However, in the surveillance camera system whose main purpose is monitoring such as security, situation monitoring, or equipment monitoring, it is a private system that is closed locally regardless of the frequency of use. The video of the surveillance camera installed or the recorded video was in use without being effectively used.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to appropriately change the setting of whether the monitoring camera video or recording video set by the monitoring camera owner is open / closed as desired by the monitoring camera owner. The purpose is to provide a surveillance camera location disclosure system that can make effective use of images for regional activation, disaster prevention, crime prevention, information collection, etc. by making publicly available images available to general users And

  In order to achieve the above object, a surveillance camera location disclosure system according to the present invention is a surveillance camera location disclosure system that makes a surveillance camera image installed by a surveillance camera owner available to a specific or unspecified browsing user for use. A monitoring camera setting table for managing the public / non-public information and location information of the monitoring camera, and setting the public / non-public setting of the monitoring camera owned by the monitoring camera owner. And a viewing user terminal that accesses the location public server via the network and requests video information of a desired location, and the monitoring camera has a wireless transmission unit. A monitoring camera that transmits location information and video information to the location disclosure server via a wireless communication network, and the browsing user terminal When there is a video information request for a desired location from a user, the location disclosure server refers to the surveillance camera setting table and installs a surveillance camera installed at or near the desired location. In addition to specifying, it is determined whether the monitoring camera is disclosed or not, and in the case of disclosure, video information of the monitoring camera is transmitted to the browsing user terminal.

  In addition, in the surveillance camera location disclosure system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the location disclosure server is connected to a content server via a network, and from the content server, a region such as a store, amusement, or a tourist spot It is provided with sensing information such as service information, population density information by portable terminal, pollen / sound / gas concentration, power outage, radiation dose, etc., and the information is provided to the browsing user terminal.

  Further, in the surveillance camera location disclosure system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the location disclosure server is configured to accumulate royalty for the surveillance camera owner in accordance with a record of providing information to the browsing user, And charging means for accumulating usage charges for the browsing user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately change the setting of whether the surveillance camera video or recorded video installed by the surveillance camera owner is open / closed as desired by the surveillance camera owner. By making it available, video can be effectively used for regional revitalization, disaster prevention, crime prevention, information collection, and the like.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a surveillance camera location disclosure system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the data structure of the surveillance camera setting table 8a. It is the schematic which shows an example (area service information 11a) of the information accumulate | stored in the various content servers 11. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the basic operation | movement of the surveillance camera location disclosure system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

<Embodiment 1>
Hereinafter, a monitoring camera location disclosure system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a surveillance camera location disclosure system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Reference numerals 1-1 to 1-5 denote surveillance cameras that shoot images (hereinafter, when the surveillance cameras 1-1 to 1-5 are not distinguished from each other, they are simply referred to as surveillance cameras 1) and have a wireless transmission unit. Monitoring camera position information transmission, video distribution, and camera control are enabled via a wireless communication network (cell phone, PHS, wireless LAN, etc.). In addition, it has a wired transmission unit and is a hybrid configuration that can be distributed to both wireless and wired. The wireless transmission unit may be validated only by the surveillance camera to be disclosed. In addition, in order to transmit position information from the monitoring camera 1, a position detection unit using GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like is provided. In the configuration of FIG. 1, the number of surveillance cameras 1 is five, but there is no problem even if it is more or less.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a recording device that records camera video, and has a wireless transmission unit, and enables distribution of recorded surveillance camera position information and recorded video and control of the recording device via a wireless communication network. In addition, it has a wired transmission unit and is a hybrid configuration that can be distributed to both wireless and wired.

A local system IP network 3 connects the monitoring camera 1 and the recording device 2 in a communicable manner for monitoring purposes such as security inherent to the camera owner, status monitoring, and facility monitoring.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a monitoring / operation terminal connected to the local system IP network 3 for use by the camera owner for monitoring purposes.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a setting personal computer for wired access to the location disclosure server 8 and setting whether the surveillance camera 1 or the recording device 2 is open / closed.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a setting portable terminal for accessing the location disclosure server 8 wirelessly and setting the monitoring camera 1 or the recording device 2 to be public / private.
The monitoring camera 1, the recording device 2, the local system IP network 3, and the monitoring / operation terminal 4 constitute a monitoring camera owner / local system 100. There may be a plurality of surveillance camera owner / local systems 100.

Reference numerals 7-1 to 7-3 are wireless access points that are installed at locations where radio waves from the monitoring camera 1 and the recording device 2 can be received, and that allow them to access the monitoring camera location disclosure system (hereinafter referred to as the wireless access point). These wireless access points 7-1 to 7-3 are simply referred to as wireless access points 7). In the configuration of FIG. 1, the number of wireless access points 7 is three, but there is no problem even if it is more or less.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a public server located at the center of the system, which mainly performs the following processing.
(1) Open / close setting of the monitoring camera 1 and the recording device 2 by the camera owner.
(2) Linking of local service information such as stores, amusements, and sightseeing spots, population density information using mobile devices, etc., sensing information such as pollen, noise, CO ₂ , power outage, radiation dose, and camera location information.
(3) Royalty / billing management according to usage rate.
(4) Conversion to a common protocol used for various data transmission in the surveillance camera location disclosure system.
(5) Image processing (mosaic processing, masking processing) and disclosure / viewing rejection processing.
The location disclosure server 8 also includes the monitoring camera setting table 8a for accepting the disclosure / non-disclosure setting of the monitoring camera 1 from the camera owner in the above (1), and the disclosure / non-disclosure of the recording device 2 from the camera owner. A recording device setting table 8b (not shown) for accepting public settings is provided.

Details of the monitoring camera setting table 8a will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the monitoring camera setting table 8a. For example, the camera owner with the camera owner ID 0001 accesses the location disclosure server 8 from the setting personal computer 5 or the setting portable terminal 6 and relates to the monitoring cameras 1-1 and 1-2 owned by the camera owner 1-1-2. “1” is set to “open” for “1”, and “0” is set to “not open” for the monitoring camera 1-2.
The camera identifier is registered in advance, and the camera location information is registered based on position information wirelessly transmitted from the monitoring camera 1 via the wireless access point 7.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a protocol conversion server (gateway) for converting into a common protocol used for various data transmissions in this system. For example, it acts as a general WWW or streaming server to the browsing user, presents service contents that can be provided, accepts service requests, and responds. Depending on the system, this function may be implemented in the location disclosure server 8.
Reference numeral 10 denotes a public IP network for use in distribution to browsing users and information exchange with various content servers 11. The location disclosure IP network 10 may be any public IP network provided by a telecommunications carrier, VPN, etc., as long as it is operated by a local government.

11-1 to 11-n are local service information such as stores, amusements, and sightseeing spots, population density information by mobile terminals, etc., pollen / sound (noise) / gas (CO ₂ ) concentration, power outage, radiation dose sensing, etc. Various content servers that collect and provide information and the like.
Here, an example of information stored in the various content servers 11 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of information stored in the various content servers 11 (regional service information 11a).
In the regional service information 11a, the name of the event, the date and time of the event, and the location of the event are registered. For example, “XX Festival” is set to “Odaira City XX at 18:15 on October 7, 2012”. Held at “City XX”.

Reference numerals 12-1 and 12-2 are portable terminals for browsing users for browsing videos of the monitoring camera 1 and the recording device 2 that are opened to the browsing user. In the configuration of FIG. 1, the number of browsing user portable terminals 12 is two, but there is no problem even if it is more than that or less.
Reference numerals 13-1 and 13-2 are browsing user monitoring terminals (personal computers) for browsing videos of the monitoring camera 1 and the recording device 2 that are open to the browsing user.
The browsing user mobile terminal 12 and the browsing user monitoring terminal 13 are owned by individual or corporate browsing users. The browsing user browses and operates the video of the monitoring camera 1 or the recording device 2 that is made public at the mobile terminal 12 for browsing user or the monitoring terminal 13 for browsing user.

Next, the basic operation of the surveillance camera location disclosure system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the basic operation of the surveillance camera location disclosure system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
The protocol conversion server 9 presents service contents as a Web server. For example, in response to an access (step S101) from the browsing user mobile terminal 12 (or the browsing user monitoring terminal 13) (step S101), the Web is displayed by superimposing sensing information, the location mark of the monitoring camera 1, etc. on the Web page map. The page is transmitted (step S102). Or you may make it transmit the web page which displays the screen (alert setting) which performs automatic transmission when those information etc. become predetermined conditions.
The protocol conversion server 9 receives a service request (step S103) from the browsing user portable terminal 12, converts it to a common protocol (step S104), and transmits it as a query to the location disclosure server 8 (step S105).

The location disclosure server 8 that has received the query searches for conditions corresponding to the service request with reference to sensing information obtained from the various content servers 11 (step S106). The service request is, for example, specifying conditions regarding sensing information, etc., and requesting the distribution of the corresponding result and the video of the monitoring camera 1 corresponding thereto. When combined with the conditions of population density information, it is possible to capture events that require traffic operation and organization, as well as signs of crowd accidents.
Specifically, by linking with the public system, it can be used for disaster prevention such as risk prediction and securing evacuation routes, and by linking with the taxi dispatch system, an appropriate number of taxis can be sent at the right time. It is possible to dispatch.

The location disclosure server 8 identifies the camera location information associated with the local service information, sensing information, etc. found by the search in step S106 (step S107). Both the sensing information and the camera location information include position information, and the surveillance camera can be specified by the proximity of the position without a regular association.
The location disclosure server 8 determines whether the image of the monitoring camera 1 identified in step S107 can be disclosed to the service requesting user (step S108).
For example, if the viewing user is the organizer of “XX Festival” shown in FIG. 3 and wants to know the current situation of the location of “XX Festival”, the information on the location “ The surveillance camera 1-1 is picked up by searching the surveillance camera setting table 8a of FIG. The surveillance camera 1-1 can be browsed because the camera owner has been set to “open”. In the case of “private”, the process may return to step S107 to search for another camera.

The location disclosure server 8 performs a camera image disclosure or non-disclosure response process based on the determination in step S108 (step S109). The public processing determines whether image processing is necessary for the camera image, determines the network path for transmitting the specified camera image to the service requester, and transmits the image transmission request to the specified camera. (Step S110), and a response including resource information (dynamically generated address, access key, encryption key, etc.) for the service requester to receive the image is returned to the protocol conversion server 9 (Step S111). .
Depending on the transmission capability of the determined network path, the playback capability of the mobile terminal 12 for the viewing user of the service request source, etc., when image (video) reduction or thinning processing is necessary, image processing such as mosaic processing, masking processing, etc. If necessary, the surveillance camera 1 temporarily transmits an image to the location disclosure server 8 (step S112), and the location disclosure server 8 (or a dedicated media server) performs such processing (step S113). The data is converted again and transmitted to the protocol conversion server 9 (step S114). The resource information in that case is information for obtaining a desired processed image from the location disclosure server 8 or the like.

  The protocol conversion server 9 converts to a general protocol such as HTTP, RTSP, SDP, etc. (step S115), and provides the search result and image (video) to the requesting user (step S116). In the content provided here, local service information and local sensing information, which are the search results, are expressed in the form of text, numerical values, time transition graphs, maps, location information (location names), etc. The user can select whether the recorded image is live or a past recorded image. In the case of live performance, camera control such as pan / tilt / zoom may be performed.

The location disclosure server 8 accumulates loyalty for the owner of the provided surveillance camera 1 and accumulation of usage fees for the requesting user according to the service provided by the protocol conversion server 9 (step S117).
Note that the protocol conversion server 9 accepts a request for browsing the recorded image based on the content option provided in step S117 (step S118). Subsequent processing is almost the same as in steps S104 to S116, and the image transmission request that has been made to the monitoring camera 1 in step S103 is made to the recording apparatus 2. The camera control is the same. If the control authority can be confirmed, the camera control request from the user is appropriately converted into a protocol and transmitted to the monitoring camera 1 through the monitoring camera location disclosure system.
It should be noted that the public / private setting may be performed separately for each of the monitoring camera location information, video information, and camera operation.

  As described above, according to the surveillance camera location disclosure system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the surveillance camera video or recorded video installed by the surveillance camera owner is appropriately disclosed / non-displayed at the intention of the surveillance camera owner. By making it possible to change public settings and making public video available to general users, video can be effectively used for regional revitalization, disaster prevention, crime prevention, information collection, and the like.

Next, an application example of the surveillance camera location disclosure system will be described.
<Example 1: River flow monitoring system>
When there is no possibility of flooding or flooding of the river by performing surveillance camera location viewing, the viewing user can check the ground usage status of the riverbed, the presence of fishermen, the water level status, etc. with live video Can be used for leisure information.

<Example 2: Security camera system in store>
Opening the surveillance camera location allows browsing users to check the store's atmosphere and visitor status without having to go to the store with live images. Surveillance cameras can be used effectively for public use.

<Example 3: Intersection / traffic flow camera system>
By publishing the monitoring camera location, the viewing user can check the surrounding traffic situation with live video, and can effectively use the monitoring camera for alleviating traffic congestion and searching for a detour route.

Here, the configuration of the system and apparatus according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to the configuration described above, and various configurations may be used. The present invention can also be provided as, for example, a method or method for executing the processing according to the present invention, a program for realizing such a method or method, or a recording medium for recording the program. It is also possible to provide various systems and devices.
The application field of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-described fields, and the present invention can be applied to various fields.
Further, as various processes performed in the system and apparatus according to the present invention, for example, a computer having hardware resources such as a processor and a memory executes a program permanently stored in a computer-readable recording medium. By doing so, a controlled configuration may be used. In addition, each functional unit for executing the processing may be configured as an independent hardware circuit.

(Appendix)
The present invention also includes the following embodiments.

(Supplementary note 1) A surveillance camera location disclosure system that makes a surveillance camera video set by a surveillance camera owner available to a specific or unspecified browsing user and makes it available for use. A location public server having a surveillance camera setting table for managing location information, and accepting a public / non-disclosure setting of the surveillance camera owned by the surveillance camera owner, and the location public server via the network by the browsing user And a browsing user terminal that requests video information of a desired location, and the surveillance camera has a wireless transmission unit and transmits location information and video information to a location disclosure server via a wireless communication network When there is a video information request for a desired location from the browsing user at the browsing user terminal, the location disclosure server sets the monitoring camera setting table. The monitoring camera installed in the desired location or near the desired location is identified with reference to the camera, and whether the surveillance camera is disclosed or not is determined. A surveillance camera location disclosure system that transmits information to a browsing user terminal.

(Appendix 2) In Appendix 1, the protocol used for various data transmission in the surveillance camera location disclosure system is implemented by implementing a common protocol in the surveillance camera itself or by converting it to a common protocol in the location disclosure server and sharing it A surveillance camera location disclosure system.

(Supplementary note 3) In Supplementary note 1, the recording apparatus has a wireless transmission unit as well as the surveillance camera, and not only the live video of the surveillance camera but also the recorded surveillance camera position information is transmitted via the wireless communication network. A surveillance camera location disclosure system that enables recording video distribution and recording device control.

(Supplementary note 4) In addition to the surveillance camera, in the supplementary note 1, the wired transmission unit of the recording apparatus is a local system interface mainly for satisfying the original purpose of the camera owner, and the wireless transmission unit performs location disclosure. Surveillance camera location disclosure system that is the interface of

(Supplementary note 5) The surveillance camera location disclosure system according to supplementary note 1, wherein the browsing user can browse and operate a publicly available surveillance camera or recorded video on the browsing user terminal.

(Supplementary note 6) The surveillance camera location disclosure system according to supplementary note 1, wherein the publicly available surveillance camera performs image processing or disclosure / browsing rejection processing with a location disclosure server as necessary so as not to be abused.

1, 1-1 to 1-5: surveillance camera, 2: recording device, 3: IP network for local system, 4: terminal for monitoring / operation, 5: personal computer for setting, 6: portable terminal for setting, 7, 7 -1 to 7-3: Wireless access point, 8: Location public server, 9: Protocol conversion server, 10: Location public IP network, 11, 11-1, 11-n: Various content servers, 12, 12- 1, 12-2: Mobile terminal for browsing user, 13, 13-1, 13-2: Monitoring terminal for browsing user, 100: Monitoring camera owner / local system.

Claims (3)

It is a surveillance camera location disclosure system that makes a surveillance camera video set up by a surveillance camera owner available to specific or unspecified browsing users and makes it available.
A location disclosure server having a surveillance camera setting table for managing the public / private information and location information of the surveillance camera, and accepting the disclosure / non-disclosure setting of the surveillance camera owned by the surveillance camera owner; ,
The browsing user accesses the location public server via a network and requests video information of a desired location, and a browsing user terminal,
The monitoring camera is a monitoring camera having a wireless transmission unit and transmitting location information and video information to the location public server via a wireless communication network,
When there is a video information request for a desired location from the browsing user at the browsing user terminal,
The location disclosure server refers to the monitoring camera setting table, specifies a monitoring camera installed at or near the desired location, and determines whether the monitoring camera is disclosed or not disclosed. In the case of disclosure, the surveillance camera location disclosure system transmits video information of the monitoring camera to the browsing user terminal.   The surveillance camera location disclosure system according to claim 1, wherein the location disclosure server is connected to a content server via a network, and from the content server, local service information such as stores, amusements, sightseeing spots, or a mobile terminal is used. A monitoring camera location disclosure system characterized by receiving sensing information such as population density information, pollen / sound / gas concentration, power outage, radiation dose, etc., and providing the information to the browsing user terminal. 3. The surveillance camera location disclosure system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the location disclosure server adds the royalty to the surveillance camera owner according to a record of providing information to the viewing user, and the browsing. A surveillance camera location disclosure system characterized by comprising accounting means for accumulating usage fees to users.

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