TWM473578U - Monitoring apparatus and remote monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosure is related to a monitoring apparatus and a remote monitoring system. The remote monitoring system includes the monitoring apparatus and one or more monitoring terminal devices to be controlled. The monitoring apparatus has a control unit and electrically connected circuit units. One of the circuit units is such as dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal generating unit used to convert a monitoring command to DTMF signals. The DTMF signals are exemplarily delivered over a communication network or a telephony network to the monitoring terminal device(s). The monitoring command is configured to control the various types of monitoring terminal devices. The functions associated with the remote monitoring performed by the monitoring terminal device(s) are such as broadcasting sound, displaying warning image, recording sound, receiving live sound or/and receiving images.

Description

Monitoring device and remote monitoring system

A monitoring device and a remote monitoring system, in particular, a monitoring device and a remote monitoring system that use a terminal monitoring device to generate a complex frequency signal to control a remote device to perform monitoring.

In the past, in order to preserve the safety of an area, most of them were stationed or patrolled by dispatching personnel to ensure the safety of the area. Later, there are more cases in which the sensing device is set in a specific area, including a camera, a security sensor, etc., when there is an improper invasion, the sensor is passively triggered, and the security personnel go to the processing or remote monitoring.

In order to achieve the purpose of monitoring, the preservation facilities set by the prior art in a specific place include a camera, a sound recording, and the image or sound of the scene is obtained through the security host, and can be played in the control center to achieve the purpose of remote monitoring.

As network applications mature, there are also known techniques for developing cameras that can be connected to specific occasions via a personal handheld device, such as a webcam, to obtain on-site images and achieve monitoring purposes.

The present invention proposes a monitoring device and a remote monitoring system, the main purpose of which is to generate a monitoring signal by the monitoring device and transmit the signal to the terminal device via the network. The characteristics of each terminal device generate a warning message or obtain sound and video to achieve the purpose of remote monitoring.

According to an embodiment, the remote monitoring system mainly includes a monitoring device and one or more monitoring terminal devices. The monitoring device is provided with a control unit and a plurality of circuit units electrically connected to the control unit. The circuit units mainly include an input unit. For example, a button, a touch display, etc., thereby generating a monitoring command; the circuit includes a display unit for displaying an operation interface, a memory unit for storing various monitoring commands and identifying data; and the circuit includes a multi-frequency audio generating unit, which is available The conversion monitoring command is a multi-frequency audio, and the signal processing unit converts the multi-frequency audio into a suitable signal, including a signal that can be carried on the network.

The multi-frequency audio is transmitted to one or more monitoring terminal devices, and each monitoring terminal device includes a communication unit that receives the signal transmitted by the monitoring device, a monitoring unit that inputs and receives the monitoring message, and a terminal signal that converts the received signal into a multi-frequency audio. a processing unit and a terminal control unit for controlling the monitoring unit according to the multi-frequency audio.

In one embodiment, the monitoring device is a mobile device equipped with a monitoring program, and the input unit is a touch display combined with the mobile device of the display unit.

The monitoring unit of the monitoring terminal device may be a terminal device that generates a broadcast signal or an alert image, such as a telephone device or a television; the monitoring unit may be a terminal device that records sound, receives sound, or receives images, such as a recording device, a radio device, or a network camera. .

In order to further understand the techniques, methods and effects of this creation in order to achieve the intended purpose, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and diagrams of this creation. I believe that the purpose, characteristics and characteristics of this creation can be deepened and specific. The drawings and the annexes are provided for reference and description only, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Public switched telephone network

101‧‧‧Monitor

103‧‧‧Telephone switchboard

131‧‧‧ telephone

133‧‧‧recorder

135‧‧‧ loudspeaker

20‧‧‧Network

201‧‧‧Monitor

203‧‧‧ telephone

205‧‧‧recorder

207‧‧‧Amplifier

30‧‧‧Network

301‧‧‧Monitor

303‧‧‧Note Computer

305‧‧‧ camera

307‧‧‧TV

40‧‧‧Monitor

401‧‧‧Camera 1

402‧‧‧Camera II

403‧‧‧Monitor device one

404‧‧‧Monitor 2

405‧‧‧Phone one

406‧‧‧Phone 2

50‧‧‧Monitor

501‧‧‧ display

51‧‧‧Monitor

52‧‧‧ Recording

53‧‧‧Broadcast

54‧‧‧Image

End of 55‧‧

56‧‧‧Select

6‧‧‧Monitor

61‧‧‧Control unit

62‧‧‧ input unit

601‧‧‧Control

602‧‧‧Broadcast

603‧‧‧Monture

604‧‧‧ Recording

605‧‧ images

606‧‧‧Setting

63‧‧‧Signal Processing Unit

64‧‧‧Community exchange network unit

607‧‧‧Community exchange network

65‧‧‧Network Unit

608‧‧‧Network

66‧‧‧Display unit

67‧‧‧ memory unit

68‧‧‧Multi-frequency audio generating unit

671‧‧‧ directive

672‧‧‧ Equipment

673‧‧‧ Identification information

71‧‧‧Monitor

721‧‧‧Communication unit

722‧‧‧Signal Processing Unit

723‧‧‧Monitoring unit

724‧‧‧Control unit

72‧‧‧Monitor terminal equipment

1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the remote monitoring system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the second embodiment of the remote monitoring system of the present invention; 3 is a schematic diagram showing a third embodiment of the remote monitoring system of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing control options displayed by the monitoring device; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a monitoring screen displayed by the monitoring device; Circuit block diagram of an embodiment; FIG. 7 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of a monitoring terminal device.

According to an embodiment of the monitoring device and the remote monitoring system disclosed in the present disclosure, the remote monitoring system mainly includes devices disposed at both ends of the network, including monitoring devices operated by a user, such as mobile electronic devices, computer devices, and the like. It is equipped with a monitoring program and monitoring terminal equipment installed in a specific place, such as a telephone set, a tape recorder, a device with a loudspeaker, etc., which are set up in a specific occasion.

First, a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the remote monitoring system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 can be referred to.

The figure shows a monitoring device 101 connected through the public switched telephone network 10 and various monitoring terminal devices arranged in the monitored area, such as various devices in the area connected by the telephone switchboard 103 in the figure. The embodiment shows a telephone 131 and a recorder. 133 and the loudspeaker 135, or a device provided with a loudspeaker 135.

According to the present embodiment, the monitoring device 101 generates a monitoring signal through a specific interface, such as an APP software program on a smart phone or a tablet computer, or a monitoring program installed on a computer device, and the monitoring signal is converted to be loadable on the computer. The public exchanges the signal of the telephone network 10, such as the multi-frequency audio used in this creation, such as a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signal.

The multi-frequency audio is transmitted to the device of the terminal via the public switched telephone network 10. In this example, the telephone switchboard 103 is provided in the terminal area, whereby the received multi-frequency audio can be forwarded to various internal devices, such as forwarding the multi-frequency audio. After the telephone 131 receives the signal, the telephone 131 performs an alerting action such as playing a sound according to the command contained in the signal, and may include a voice signal that the user immediately sends to the scene. For example, if you perceive The device or the surveillance image knows that there are intruders on the scene, and can use this to issue a warning sound, a voice deterrence message, etc., to achieve a warning effect.

The multi-frequency audio can also be transferred to the recorder 133 through the telephone switchboard 103, such as an answering machine. After the internal circuit is converted into an instruction, the recording function can be started to record the live signal. For example, if you know that there are intruders on the scene, you can use this to get the live sound as evidence of future violations.

The multi-frequency audio can be transmitted to the loudspeaker 135 through the telephone switchboard 103, or a device equipped with a loudspeaker, and after being converted into a monitoring command, the sound can be sounded to achieve the warning function.

2 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of the remote monitoring system. The example shows the monitoring device 201 connected through the network 20 and various devices directly or indirectly connected to the network at the other end, such as a network telephone connected to the network 20. 203. Therefore, the above-mentioned multi-frequency audio can be first carried by the network 20 (which can be properly converted), and then compiled into an instruction recognizable by the telephone 203, so that a warning sound can be sounded; similarly, the recorder 205 connected to the network 20 can obtain the transmission. The multi-frequency signal carried by the network 20 is then subjected to recording; after the loudspeaker 207 or its related device receives the signal through the network 20, the micro-instruction is converted to perform the amplification operation.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing still another embodiment of the remote monitoring system of the present invention. In this example, the monitoring device 301 transmits monitoring commands to the network terminal devices through the network 30 to perform monitoring, wherein the monitoring commands generated by the monitoring device 301 are converted into loadable The multi-frequency audio sent to the terminal, or the network packet, is finally executed by each monitoring terminal device.

In this example, the monitoring terminal device such as a notebook computer 303, the notebook computer 303 is provided with a camera, so that the camera can be activated to take a picture of the scene; the notebook computer 303 is also provided with a microphone, so that the microphone can be activated to record or receive the live sound; These acquired audio or images can also be transmitted through the connected network 30.

The monitoring terminal device, such as a camera 305, such as a network camera, can be converted into a monitoring command after receiving the signal received by the network 30, and can perform image recording, and then transmit the image to the monitoring device 301 through the network 30 to achieve real-time monitoring. the goal of.

The television 307, such as a smart TV that can be connected to the network, performs a monitoring action that can be performed by the television 307 after receiving a monitoring command converted by the multi-frequency audio, such as turning on the television display function, playing a warning screen; or being able to turn on The speaker function can be used to play the warning sound; or the recording function can be turned on.

In the monitoring device, in order to provide a user with a convenient operation environment, a monitoring program, such as a software in the computer device and an APP on the mobile device, wherein the control options displayed by the monitoring device 40 are shown in FIG. A plurality of controlled monitoring terminal device options can be provided, wherein each option is a plurality of controlled devices linked to one or more locations.

In this example, the operation interface displayed by the display of the monitoring device 40 provides a plurality of monitoring options. The memory in the monitoring device 40 stores various monitoring commands and identification data (terminal, monitoring terminal), and each option is linked to a specific controlled monitoring terminal. The device, such as the camera 401 and the camera two 402, when the user clicks on one of the cameras, generates a monitoring command through the software, including the identification signal of the monitoring device 40 used by the user and the controlled object. Identify the signal (information of the location), the monitoring command is converted to the multi-frequency audio carried on the Public Switched Network (PSTN), or the signal carried on the general network, and then transmitted to the selected camera. (401 or 402) Perform image recording.

The option may further include a monitoring device 403 and a monitoring device 404, thereby controlling the remote monitoring terminal device to perform monitoring, and further comprising a phone 405, a phone 406, a phone to obtain a multiplexed tone signal, and performing an audible and audible signal. And other functions.

Figure 5 then shows a schematic diagram of the monitoring device displaying the monitoring screen.

The monitoring device 50 shown in this example is a smart phone or a tablet computer. The display 501 on the device 50 can display the acquired live image, and the monitoring program can provide multiple monitoring function selection interfaces, such as monitoring for generating the monitoring command. A recording 52 for generating a recording command, a broadcast 53 for generating a sound, and an image 54 for generating a received image. The virtual button also has an end 55 and select 56 function, and the end 55 is a function to turn off these monitoring programs; select 56 to confirm one of the above various monitoring functions.

A circuit block diagram of an embodiment of a related monitoring device can be seen in FIG. 6, in which a monitoring device 6 is shown. The circuit in the monitoring device 6 includes a control unit 61 and a plurality of circuit units electrically connected to the control unit 61.

The plurality of circuit units includes an input unit 62 for generating a monitoring command, and a display unit 66 for displaying an operation interface. If the monitoring device is a mobile device equipped with a monitoring program, the input unit 62 is combined with the display unit 66. A touch display of the mobile device. The user can input the control 601 command for executing the monitoring command, the broadcast 602 command for playing the sound, the monitor 603 command for performing the live monitoring, the recording 604 command for performing the recording, the image 605 command for obtaining the live image, and various monitoring through the input unit 62. Function setting setting 606 command, etc.

The monitoring device 6 is provided with a memory unit 67 for storing various monitoring commands and identification data. The memory unit 67 is a non-volatile memory of the device 6 for storing information about the operation of the monitoring device 6 and communication with the remote device, such as The monitoring instruction (671), the identification information of the remote controlled device (672), and the monitoring device 6 itself identify the information (673). If the monitoring device 6 itself wants the monitoring terminal device to recognize the information of the source of the command, it can be controlled according to The identification data of the monitoring terminal device of the object and the location information provided are sent.

The monitoring device 6 is provided with a multi-frequency audio generating unit 68 that converts the monitoring command into a multi-frequency audio, so that the signal can be directly carried on the public switched network 607 or converted into a network packet carried on the network 608. It can still be accepted and interpreted by the terminal device. The signal processing unit 63 is a signal for converting the converted audio to be applied, for example, to a signal carried on the network, and the related network unit, such as the public switched network unit 64, which is connected to the public switched network 607, And a network unit 65 that interfaces to the network 608.

As shown in FIG. 7, the monitoring device 71 can connect one or more monitoring terminal devices 72 to a mobile communication network, a wired telephone network or a fiber optic network, and the circuit block diagram of the monitoring terminal device 72 is implemented as shown in the figure. example.

The monitoring terminal device 72 has a monitoring unit that performs various device special monitoring functions. 723. The monitoring unit 723 is an element for generating a broadcast signal or an alert image. For example, the monitoring terminal device 72 can be a telephone device or a television; the monitoring unit 723 is a terminal component for recording sound, receiving sound, or receiving images, and the monitoring terminal device 72 can be recording. Device, radio or webcam.

According to an embodiment, the monitoring terminal device 72 can be appropriately provided with additional circuitry to be successfully applied to the remote monitoring system as set forth in this creation.

The monitoring terminal device 72 is provided with a terminal communication unit 721, which can receive signals transmitted by the monitoring device 71 through the public switched network or the general Internet; the monitoring terminal device 72 is configured to process the received signals and convert to the complex frequency. A terminal signal processing unit 722 for audio. The monitoring terminal device 72 is provided with a terminal control unit 724 that controls the monitoring unit 723 according to the multi-frequency audio.

In summary, in order to achieve the purpose of remote monitoring, the present invention proposes a technology for transmitting monitoring commands through multi-frequency audio, which can be interpreted by various monitoring terminal devices, and then performs various monitoring actions according to monitoring instructions. For example, recording live sounds, images, or playing sounds or various warning screens.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the present patent application should fall within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Public switched telephone network

101‧‧‧Monitor

103‧‧‧Telephone switchboard

131‧‧‧ telephone

133‧‧‧recorder

135‧‧‧ loudspeaker

Claims (10)

A remote monitoring system includes: a monitoring device, a control unit, and a plurality of circuit units electrically connected to the control unit, the plurality of circuit units including: an input unit for generating a monitoring command; a display unit for operating an interface; a memory unit for storing various monitoring commands and identifying data; a multi-frequency audio generating unit for converting the monitoring command into a multi-frequency audio; and a signal processing unit for converting the multi-frequency audio to Applicable to the transmitted signal; a network unit carrying the signal; and one or more monitoring terminal devices, a communication unit for receiving the signal transmitted by the monitoring device, a monitoring unit for inputting the monitoring message, and processing the received signal And a terminal signal processing unit that converts to the multi-frequency audio, and a terminal control unit that controls the monitoring unit according to the multi-frequency audio. The remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device is a mobile device equipped with a monitoring program, and the input unit is a touch display of the mobile device combined with the display unit. The remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit of the monitoring terminal device is a terminal component that generates a broadcast signal or an alert image. The remote monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring terminal device is a telephone device or a television. The remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit of the monitoring terminal device is a terminal component that records sound, receives sound, or receives images. The remote monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the monitoring terminal device is a recording device, a radio device or a network camera. The remote monitoring system of claim 4 or 6, wherein the monitoring device connects the one or more supervisors by a mobile communication network, a wired telephone network, or a fiber optic network. Control terminal device. A monitoring device applied to the remote monitoring system of claim 1, the monitoring device comprising: a control unit for controlling the operation of the monitoring device; an input unit electrically connected to the control unit for generating a monitoring command; a display unit displaying an operation interface electrically connected to the control unit; a memory unit for storing various monitoring commands and identifying data, electrically connected to the control unit; and a multi-frequency audio for converting the monitoring command into a multi-frequency audio a generating unit electrically connected to the control unit; a network unit carrying a signal, electrically connected to the control unit; and a signal processing unit electrically connected to the control unit for converting the multi-frequency audio for application A public switched network or an internet signal. The monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the monitoring device is a mobile device equipped with a monitoring program, and the input unit is a touch display combined with the display unit. The monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the network unit is a public switched network unit or a mobile communication network unit carrying the multi-frequency audio.