KR102237114B1 - A home camera apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises at least one terminal including identification information; And an image acquisition unit that photographs a surveillance area to generate image data, a camera communication unit that receives the identification information from the terminal, and compares the identification information received from the terminal with pre-stored identification information to recognize the registered terminal. A home camera system comprising at least one home camera including a camera control unit, wherein the camera control unit, when recognizing the terminal registered in the monitoring area, stops photographing of the surveillance area of the image acquisition unit. About.

Description

Home camera apparatus

The present invention relates to a home camera device, and more particularly, to a home camera device for protecting the privacy of a user in a surveillance area.

Recently, home cameras are being installed inside the house for crime prevention and observation of children. In addition, due to the development of communication technology, images captured by a home camera inside the house can be monitored in real time not only inside the house but also outside the house using terminals such as mobile phones and computers.

The home camera continues to shoot even when the user is in the house, and in order to stop the home camera from being photographed, the surveillance camera may stop photographing by pressing the privacy mode button.

However, it is very inconvenient for the user to press the privacy mode button of the home camera every time the user goes out and returns to the home camera to perform the privacy mode.

In addition, since the user can monitor the inside of the house from the outside through the terminal, there is a problem that the user in the house feels uncomfortable.

Korea Open Publication No. 10-2006-0022843) (published on March 13, 2006)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a home camera device for protecting the privacy of a user in a surveillance area.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a home camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image acquisition unit for generating image data by photographing a surveillance area; A camera communication unit that is connected to the first terminal and communicates with the network; And recognizing whether the first terminal exists in the monitoring area, determining whether to register the first terminal through communication with the first terminal through the camera communication unit, and determining that the first terminal is registered. , And a camera control unit for controlling to operate in a privacy mode.

According to an embodiment, in the privacy mode, the camera controller controls the image acquisition unit to stop capturing the surveillance area.

According to an embodiment, when the first terminal is unregistered or does not exist in the monitoring area, when a remote access signal is received from a registered second terminal outside the monitoring area, the camera control unit, the camera communication unit Controls to transmit the image data to the second terminal.

According to an embodiment, when identification information is received from the first terminal, the camera control unit compares the received identification information with pre-stored identification information, and when the received identification information corresponds to the pre-stored identification information It is recognized that the first terminal is registered.

According to an embodiment, in the privacy mode, when a remote access signal is received from a registered second terminal outside the surveillance area, the camera control unit transmits a remote access approval signal to the first terminal. Control to do it.

According to an embodiment, when a remote access signal is received from an unregistered second terminal existing outside the monitoring area, the camera control unit causes the camera communication unit to transmit a remote access rejection signal to the unregistered second terminal. Control.

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the home camera device of the present invention, one or more of the following effects are provided.

When a user with a registered terminal is in the house, there is an advantage of protecting privacy by automatically stopping shooting of the home camera.

When a user outside the house monitors the inside of the house through a home camera, it is possible to protect the privacy of the user inside the house by obtaining the approval of the user inside the house.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a home camera of a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal of a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a home camera when there is a registered terminal in a monitoring area in the home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a process of remotely accessing a home camera by a terminal outside the surveillance area when there is no terminal registered in the surveillance area in the home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and are common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same elements throughout the specification.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, actions and/or elements in the stated component, step, operation and/or element. Or does not preclude additions.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining a home camera system and a control method thereof according to embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a home camera of a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal of a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a home camera system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one home camera 100 for photographing a surveillance area S, and at least one terminal including identification information. Includes 200.

In addition, the home camera system 10 includes a server 300 that stores image data captured by the home camera 100 and/or identification information of the terminal 200 separately from the storage unit 140 in the home camera 100. Include more.

The home camera 100, the terminal 200, and the server 300 are connected to each other through network communication. Here, the network is a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), or Global System for Mobile Telecommunication (GSM). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and Ethernet, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi It may be a communication network that implements a communication method such as (Wireless Fidelity), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), or Wireless Broadband (WiBro).

The home camera acquires an image inside or outside a building or a specific area and converts it into image data. The home camera may include a camera unit that photographs an actual image, an encoder unit connected to the camera unit to generate data as an analog or digital image, and a transmission/reception unit that transmits image data to a server or a user's terminal.

For example, the plurality of home cameras 100 may be CCTV (closed-circuit television), but are not limited thereto, and include all known camera units composed of a plurality of optical lenses, imaging devices such as CCDs, etc. It can be a concept.

The plurality of home cameras 100 may be installed at different locations to photograph different surveillance areas (S). In addition, the plurality of home cameras 100 may generate image data of a certain area at an installed point. The image data may include various subjects, and the subject may include various objects in addition to people.

In addition, the plurality of home cameras 100 include driving means such as an actuator, and may rotate to obtain images of different angles along a predetermined rotation axis.

Image data acquired from the plurality of home cameras 100 may be transmitted to the server 300 and/or the user's terminal 200 through a network.

The home camera 100 serves to capture the surveillance area S and transmit the captured image to the registered terminal 200. Accordingly, the user having the registered terminal 200 can view the captured image of the surveillance area S in the home camera 100, so that the situation of the surveillance area S can be grasped. In an embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring area S is an indoor space as an example, but is not limited thereto, and the monitoring area S may be an outdoor space.

In addition, for convenience of description in an embodiment of the present invention, the home camera system 10 includes two home cameras 100, but is not limited thereto, and the home camera system 10 includes one or three or more It may include a home camera 100.

The plurality of home cameras 100 disposed in the monitoring area S may be wirelessly connected to each other through a connection repeater such as a router or the like, or may be connected to each other through a wired LAN or the like. Accordingly, when the identification information of the terminal 200 is registered in any one of the plurality of home cameras 100, the identification information of the terminal 200 is transmitted to the other home camera 100 through a wireless and/or wired network. Can be transmitted and stored. That is, identification information of the terminal may be synchronized with all the home cameras 100.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of home cameras recognizes the registered terminal in the surveillance area S and generates recognition information, the recognition information is transmitted to the other home camera 100 through a wireless and/or wired network. Can be transmitted and stored. That is, the recognition information may be synchronized with all the home cameras 100, so that all the home cameras 100 may enter and/or release the privacy mode.

However, as will be described later, in certain embodiments, the identification information and recognition information of the terminal may be transmitted to the server 300 through the network, and the identification information and the recognition information transmitted from the server 300 are again different home cameras. It is transmitted to 100 so that all home cameras 100 can be synchronized. Referring to FIG. 2, the home camera 100 includes an image acquisition unit 110, a camera communication unit 130 (see FIG. 2 ), and a camera controller 120 (see FIG. 2 ). In addition, the home camera 100 may further include a storage unit 140 (refer to FIG. 2 ).

The image acquisition unit 110 serves to generate image data by photographing the surveillance area S. The image acquisition unit 110 includes at least one image sensor disposed in the surveillance area S. The type of the image sensor is not particularly limited, and for example, the image sensor may be a charge coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), or the like.

The image acquisition unit 110 may convert the acquired image into a compressed format in which the image is compressed to facilitate data transmission.　 video 　 data in the form of a compression format may have various formats such as MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)-1 or MPEG-4.

The camera communication unit 130 serves to receive identification information from the terminal 200. In addition, the camera communication unit 130 may transmit the image data generated by the image acquisition unit 110 to the registered terminal 200 to the terminal 200 and/or the server 300 as described later.

The camera communication unit 130 may be configured as a wired and/or wireless communication module. For example, the camera communication unit 130, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Zigbee (Zigbee), NFC (near field communication: NFC), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet: Wibro), etc. The wireless communication module of may include a wired communication module such as a wired LAN.

For example, the camera communication unit 130 communicates with the terminal 200 in the surveillance area S through short-range communication within the surveillance area S. In this case, the camera communication unit 130 communicates with the terminal 200 in the monitoring area S through a short-range communication module such as a Wi-Fi communication module and a Bluetooth communication module.

In addition, the camera communication unit 130 may perform wide area communication with the terminal 200 and/or the server 300 outside the surveillance area through a wide area network such as the Internet or the like. Accordingly, the camera communication unit 130 may receive identification information from the terminal 200 inside and outside the surveillance area. In addition, the captured image of the surveillance area S may be transmitted to the terminal 200 inside and outside the surveillance area.

In addition, the camera communication unit 130 may transmit and receive a remote access signal, a remote access approval signal, a remote access permission signal, a remote access rejection signal, and the like from the terminals 200 inside and outside the monitoring area.

For example, the camera communication unit 130 may receive a remote access signal from the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area. In addition, the camera communication unit 130 may transmit a remote access approval signal to the terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, and a remote access permission signal may be received from the terminal 200 in the monitoring area S. In addition, the camera communication unit 130 may receive an identification information registration request signal from the terminal 200.

The storage unit 140 serves to store the identification information received from the camera communication unit 130. For example, when a user requests registration of the identification information of the terminal 200, the camera control unit 120 stores the identification information received through the camera communication unit 130 in the storage unit 140.

In addition, the storage unit 140 may serve to temporarily store the image data captured by the image acquisition unit 110, and the storage unit 140 It stores recognition information.

The storage unit 140 may include volatile memories such as D-RAM and S-RAM, as well as nonvolatile memories such as magnetic disks and solid state disks.

Identification information of the terminal 200 stored in the storage unit 140, captured image data, and camera recognition information in the monitoring area S may be stored in the server 300 through the camera communication unit 130. In addition, the image data stored in the storage unit 140 may be temporarily stored and then immediately transmitted to the terminal 200 through the camera communication unit 130.

The camera controller 120 controls the image acquisition unit 110 and the camera communication unit 130. The camera controller 120 determines whether the identification information received from the terminal 200 corresponds to pre-stored identification information. When the identification information received from the terminal 200 corresponds to the previously stored identification information, the camera control unit 120 determines that the registered terminal 200 is used.

In addition, when the camera controller 120 recognizes the registered terminal 200 in the surveillance area S, the image acquisition unit 110 stops photographing the surveillance area S. That is, the home camera 100 enters the privacy mode. Accordingly, the user of the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S stops driving of the image acquisition unit 110, so that privacy can be protected even through external access through hacking or the like.

In addition, when the camera controller 120 recognizes the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the driving of the storage unit 140 may be stopped. That is, when the home camera 100 enters the privacy mode, the camera controller 120 may stop driving the image acquisition unit 110 and/or the storage unit 300.

Here, recognizing the terminal 200 registered in the monitoring area (S) means a case in which the identification information received in the monitoring area (S) corresponds to the previously stored identification information, which is obvious to a person skilled in the art. It will be a matter.

In addition, when recognizing the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera controller 120 may generate and store the recognition information in the storage unit 140.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of home cameras 100 recognizes a terminal registered in the surveillance area S, the camera control unit 120 is generated by the other home camera 100 through the camera communication unit 130. Transmit recognition information. Accordingly, all home cameras 100 can enter the privacy mode.

In certain embodiments, when any one of the plurality of home cameras 100 recognizes the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera control unit 120 transmits the server ( 300) and transmits the generated recognition information. The identification information transmitted to the server 300 is transmitted to another home camera 100 again. Accordingly, all home cameras 100 can enter the privacy mode. This is because when several home cameras 100 are installed in the monitoring area S, synchronization between the home cameras 100 may not be easy, so by storing and sharing the recognition information in the server, all the home cameras 100 Allows you to enter privacy mode.

When the remote access signal of the terminal 200 registered outside the monitoring area is input while recognizing the terminal 200 registered in the monitoring area S, the camera control unit 120 A remote access approval signal may be transmitted to the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S. Here, the remote access approval signal includes content asking whether to approve the remote access of the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area.

When receiving a remote access permission signal from the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera controller 120 may allow remote access of the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area. However, when receiving a remote access rejection signal from the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera controller 120 may reject remote access of the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area.

By allowing the user of the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S to select whether to approve the remote access of the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area, it is possible to protect the privacy of the user in the monitoring area.

The camera control unit 120, when the remote access signal of the unregistered terminal 200 is input outside the monitoring area without recognizing the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera communication unit 130 Through this, a remote access rejection signal may be transmitted to the unregistered terminal 200.

In addition, the camera control unit 120, when a remote access signal of the unregistered terminal 200 is input outside the monitoring area while recognizing the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera communication unit 130 The remote access rejection signal may be transmitted to the unregistered terminal 200 through the terminal 200. In this case, the camera controller 120 may transmit a remote access rejection signal to the unregistered terminal 200 immediately without transmitting a remote access approval signal to the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S.

In addition, when the camera control unit 120 does not recognize the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S, the camera communication unit 130 can transmit image data to the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area. have.

The terminal 200 is a wired and/or wireless transmitting/receiving terminal 200 that a user can carry, and may perform wired and/or wireless communication. In addition, the terminal 200 is irrelevant of any type as long as it can perform wired and/or wireless communication. For example, the terminal 200 may be a mobile phone, which is a communication device almost all of an individual carries, or a computer possessed by one for each house.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area receives an address such as an IP address of the home camera 100 from the server 300 after ID/Pass authentication in the server 300. Accordingly, the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area can access the IP of the home camera 100 received from the server 300.

The home camera 100 receives the identification information of the connected terminal 200, compares it with the previously stored identification information, and allows the terminal 200 to access when the received identification information corresponds to the previously stored identification information. I can. Accordingly, a user of the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area may receive an image captured by the home camera 100 in real time or control a photographing direction of the home camera 100.

However, as described above, when the terminal 200 is recognized in the monitoring area (S), the terminal 100 outside the monitoring area must be allowed to remotely access the terminal 100 in the monitoring area (S). ) Can be accessed.

In certain embodiments, a network connecting the home camera 100 and the server 300 may not support UPnP or the like. In this case, the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area may receive image data stored in the server 300.

The terminal 200 includes identification information capable of recognizing the corresponding terminal 200. The identification information includes a media access control address (MAC address) of the Wi-Fi communication module of the terminal 200 and/or a Bluetooth communication module MAC address, a service set identifier (SSID), or a preset It may include an identifier (ID), etc.

The terminal 200 includes a terminal communication unit 210 (see FIG. 3), a terminal control unit 220 (see FIG. 3), and a display unit 230 (see FIG. 3). In addition, the terminal 200 may include an input unit 240 (refer to FIG. 3 ).

The terminal communication unit 210 transmits identification information of the terminal 200 to the camera communication unit 130 of the home camera 100. The terminal communication unit 210 receives image data from the camera communication unit 130 of the home camera 100.

The terminal communication unit 210 is a wireless communication module such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Zigbee, near field communication (NFC), and Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet: Wibro). It may include.

In addition, the terminal communication unit 210 transmits a remote access signal generated by the terminal control unit 220 and a registration request signal of the terminal 200 to the camera communication unit 130, and allows remote access generated by the camera control unit 120 A signal, a remote access rejection signal, and the like are received through the camera communication unit 130.

The input unit 240 may input a registration request of the user's terminal 200 to the home camera 100. The input unit 240 may be provided as a separate button on the terminal 200. The registration request of the terminal 200 may be input by executing an app or the like serving as a registration request function of the terminal 200 through the display unit 230 of the terminal 200.

In addition, the input unit 240 may input remote access permission or remote access rejection to a message asking whether to approve remote access in response to a remote access approval signal received from the home camera 100.

When a request for registration of identification information of the terminal 200 is input from the input unit 240, the terminal control unit 220 generates an identification information registration request signal. Accordingly, the terminal control unit 220 transmits the identification information and the identification information registration request signal of the terminal 200 to the home camera 100 through the terminal communication unit 210. In addition, the camera control unit 120 stores the received identification information of the terminal 200 in the storage unit 140 when the identification degree registration request signal is received.

When the terminal controller 220 receives a remote access approval signal from the home camera 100 through the terminal communication unit 210, the terminal control unit 220 displays a message asking whether to approve the remote connection on the display unit 230. When the user inputs remote access permission or remote access rejection through the input unit 240, the user inputs remote access permission or remote access rejection.

The display unit 230 serves to display image data received from the home camera 100. In addition, the display unit 230 displays a message asking whether to approve the remote access in response to the remote access approval signal received from the home camera 100. In addition, in certain embodiments, the display unit 230 may be formed as a touch panel to simultaneously serve as the input unit 240.

In addition, the terminal 200 may further include a memory unit (not shown) for storing identification information of the terminal 200.

The server 300 serves to receive and store image data captured by the home camera 100, identification information of the terminal 200, and recognition information of the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S through a network. do.

For example, the server 300 is an external server in an external Internet Data Center (IDC), etc., and everyone can have an account. As described above, when a user of the terminal 200 accesses the home camera 100, after ID/Pass authentication is performed in the server, the user receives an address such as the IP of the home camera 100. Accordingly, the user can access the home camera 100 by accessing the corresponding IP address.

In addition, the server 300 receives and stores the recognition information of the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area S through the network. In addition, the server 300 transmits the recognition information to all home cameras 100 through a network to enter or release the privacy mode. That is, the server 300 may synchronize all home cameras 100.

For example, the server 300 receives and stores recognition information that there is a terminal 200 registered in the monitoring area S from any one of the plurality of home cameras 100. In addition, the server 300 transmits the received and stored recognition information to another home camera 300 through a network. Accordingly, all home cameras 100 enter a privacy mode in which the image acquisition unit 110 does not operate.

The user may access the server 300 through the registered terminal 200 and inquire the image data stored in the server 300.

The server 300 may be provided for the purpose of backup, log recording, or indexing, and since the home camera 100 basically includes a storage unit composed of a storage medium, the server 300 ) May be omitted.

The operation of the home camera 100 system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described as follows.

4 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a home camera when there is a registered terminal in a surveillance area in the home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the image acquisition unit 110 of the home camera 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention photographs a surveillance area S to generate image data. That is, the home camera 100 performs a monitoring mode. The camera controller 120 (refer to FIG. 2) of the home camera 100 may transmit image data from the registered terminals 201 and 202 through the camera communication unit 130.

For example, the camera control unit 120 transmits and stores image data to the server 300 through the camera communication unit 130. A user of the registered terminal 200 may access the server 300 through the terminal communication unit 210 and receive image data.

The registered terminals 201 and 202 receive the image data received through the terminal communication unit 210 (see FIG. 3), and output the received image data on the display unit 230 (see FIG. 2). Accordingly, a user of the registered terminals 201 and 202 can grasp the situation of the monitoring area S.

When a user using the registered terminal 201 enters the monitoring area, the terminal communication unit 210 of the registered terminal 201 transmits the identification information of the terminal 201 to the home camera 100 through a network.

The camera communication unit 130 of the home camera 100 receives the identification information transmitted to the terminal 201 in the surveillance area through a network and inputs it to the camera control unit 120.

When the identification information is input from the camera communication unit 130, the camera control unit 120 calls the identification information previously stored in the storage unit 140. The camera control unit 120 compares the previously stored identification information in which the identification information received from the terminal 201 in the monitoring area is called to the storage unit 140.

When the received identification information corresponds to the called pre-stored identification information, the camera control unit 120 determines the terminal 201 in the monitoring area as the registered terminal 201. That is, the camera control unit 120 recognizes that the registered terminal 201 exists in the monitoring area.

When the camera controller 120 recognizes the registered terminal 201 in the surveillance area, the image acquisition unit 110 stops capturing the surveillance area. In addition, the camera controller 120 may stop driving the storage unit 140 when recognizing the registered terminal 201 in the monitoring area.

Accordingly, the home camera 100 enters the privacy mode. As the user enters the privacy mode, the user cannot see the image data captured by the home camera 100 through the terminal 200, thereby protecting the user's privacy in the surveillance area.

Referring to FIG. 4, the home camera 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention registers outside the surveillance area through the camera communication unit 130 (see FIG. 2) while recognizing the terminal 201 registered in the surveillance area. It is possible to receive a remote access signal from the terminal 202. The remote access signal may include identification information of the terminal 202.

For example, the terminal 202 outside the monitoring area transmits a remote access signal to the home camera 100 after ID/Pass authentication in the server 300, and the camera communication unit 130 of the home camera 100 It receives remote access signals through the network.

The camera communication unit 130 inputs the received remote access signal to the camera control unit 120 (refer to FIG. 2). When receiving a remote access signal through the camera communication unit 130, the camera control unit 120 compares identification information in the remote access signal with pre-stored identification information to determine whether the terminal 202 is registered.

After determining that it is the registered terminal 202, the camera control unit 120 checks whether there is recognition information recognizing the registered terminal 201 in the current monitoring area S from the data stored in the storage unit 140 (see FIG. 2). Confirm.

When the camera control unit 120 recognizes the terminal 201 registered in the current monitoring area S, it generates a remote access approval signal. The camera control unit 120 transmits a remote access approval signal to the registered terminal 201 in the monitoring area S through the camera communication unit 130.

When the registered terminal 201 in the monitoring area S receives a remote access approval signal through the terminal communication unit 210 (see FIG. 3), the display unit 230 displays a message asking whether to approve the remote access or not. ). Accordingly, the user may input remote access permission or remote access rejection through the input unit 240.

The terminal control unit 220 (refer to FIG. 3) transmits a remote access permission signal or a remote access rejection signal according to a user's input to the home camera 100 through the terminal communication unit 210.

When the camera control unit 120 receives a remote access permission signal from the terminal 201 in the monitoring area S through the camera communication unit 130, the camera control unit 120 allows remote access of the registered terminal 202 outside the monitoring area. In addition, when the camera control unit 120 receives a remote access rejection signal from the terminal 201 in the monitoring area S through the camera communication unit 130, the remote access of the registered terminal 202 outside the monitoring area is rejected. do.

Accordingly, when the user connects to the home camera 100 outside the monitoring area, the user in the monitoring area S undergoes a remote access approval procedure, so that the privacy of the user in the monitoring area S can be protected.

5 is a view for explaining a process of remotely accessing a home camera by a terminal outside the surveillance area when there is no terminal registered in the surveillance area in the home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the home camera 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is remote from terminals 202 and 203 outside the surveillance area without recognizing the terminal 201 registered in the surveillance area S. Can receive a connection signal.

For example, the terminals 202 and 203 outside the monitoring area pass ID/Pass authentication in the server 300, and then transmit a remote access signal to the home camera 100, and the camera communication unit 130 of the home camera 100 ) Receives the remote access signal through the network.

The camera control unit 120 (refer to FIG. 2) allows remote access when the terminals 202 and 203 outside the surveillance area are the registered terminals 202. In addition, the camera control unit 120 rejects the remote connection when the terminals 202 and 203 outside the surveillance area are the unregistered terminals 203.

Determining whether the terminals 202 and 203 outside the monitoring area are registered terminals is based on the identification information transmitted from the terminals 202 and 203 outside the monitoring area and the storage unit 140 (refer to FIG. 2). It is determined whether or not it corresponds by comparing the stored identification information.

Accordingly, even when the terminal 201 registered in the monitoring area S is not recognized, access of the unregistered terminal 203 outside the monitoring area can be fundamentally blocked.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a home camera system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a method of controlling a home camera system will be described. The image acquisition unit 110 (see FIG. 2) of the home camera 100 (see FIG. 2) captures the surveillance area and acquires image data (S110). The acquired image data may be transmitted to the registered terminal 200 (see FIG. 3) through the camera communication unit 130 (see FIG. 2).

The home camera 100 receives identification information from the terminal 200 in the monitoring area through the camera communication unit 130 (S120). When receiving identification information through the camera communication unit 130, the camera controller 120 (see FIG. 2) calls the identification information previously stored in the storage unit 140 (see FIG. 2).

The camera control unit 120 determines whether the identification information received in the monitoring area corresponds to the previously stored identification information (S130).

When the identification information received in the monitoring area corresponds to the previously stored identification information, the camera control unit 120 recognizes the terminal 200 in the monitoring area as a registered terminal 200 and stops photographing the monitoring area of the image acquisition unit. Make it (S140).

The home camera 100 receives identification information and a remote access signal from the terminal 200 outside the surveillance area through the camera communication unit 130 (S150).

The camera control unit 120 determines whether the identification information received outside the monitoring area corresponds to the previously stored identification information (S160).

When the identification information received outside the monitoring area corresponds to the pre-stored identification information, the camera controller 120 recognizes the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area as a registered terminal 200 and sends it to the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area. Transmits a remote access acknowledgment signal (S171)

The home camera 100 receives a remote access permission signal or a remote access rejection signal from the registered terminal 200 in the monitoring area (S180). When the home camera 100 receives the remote access permission signal, the home camera 100 allows remote access of the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area (S192). When the home camera 100 receives the remote access rejection signal, the home camera 100 rejects the remote access of the registered terminal 200 outside the monitoring area (S191).

In addition, when the identification information received outside the monitoring area does not correspond to the previously stored identification information, the camera control unit 120 determines the terminal 200 outside the monitoring area as an unregistered terminal 200 and determines the monitoring area. The remote access of the other terminal 200 is rejected (S172).

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims, the present invention belongs to the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Various modifications may be possible by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be understood individually from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

10: home camera system 100: home camera
110: image acquisition unit 120: camera control unit
130: camera communication unit 140: storage unit
200, 201, 202, 203: terminal 210: terminal communication unit 210
220: terminal control unit 230: display unit
240: input unit 300: server

Claims (6)

An image acquisition unit for generating image data by photographing a surveillance area;
A camera communication unit connected to the first terminal to communicate with the network; And
Recognizing whether the first terminal exists in the surveillance area,
Determine whether to register the first terminal through communication with the first terminal through the camera communication unit,
When it is determined that the first terminal is registered, including a camera control unit for controlling the image acquisition unit to operate in a privacy mode,
The camera control unit stops photographing of the surveillance area by the image acquisition unit in the privacy mode,
The camera control unit,
When the first terminal is not registered or does not exist in the surveillance area,
When a remote access signal is received from a registered second terminal existing outside the monitoring area,
A home camera device that controls the camera communication unit to transmit the image data to the second terminal. delete delete The method of claim 1,
The camera control unit,
When identification information is received from the first terminal, comparing the received identification information with pre-stored identification information,
When the received identification information and the pre-stored identification information correspond to each other, the first terminal is recognized as being registered. An image acquisition unit for generating image data by photographing a surveillance area;
A camera communication unit connected to the first terminal to communicate with the network; And
Recognizing whether the first terminal exists in the surveillance area,
Determine whether to register the first terminal through communication with the first terminal through the camera communication unit,
When it is determined that the first terminal is registered, including a camera control unit for controlling the image acquisition unit to operate in a privacy mode,
The camera control unit stops photographing of the surveillance area by the image acquisition unit in the privacy mode,
The camera control unit,
In the privacy mode, when a remote access signal is received from a registered second terminal outside the monitoring area,
Controlling the camera communication unit to transmit a remote access approval signal to the first terminal. An image acquisition unit for generating image data by photographing a surveillance area;
A camera communication unit connected to the first terminal to communicate with the network; And
Recognizing whether the first terminal exists in the surveillance area,
Determine whether to register the first terminal through communication with the first terminal through the camera communication unit,
When it is determined that the first terminal is registered, including a camera control unit for controlling the image acquisition unit to operate in a privacy mode,
The camera control unit stops photographing of the surveillance area by the image acquisition unit in the privacy mode,
The camera control unit,
When a remote access signal is received from an unregistered second terminal existing outside the monitoring area,
Controlling the camera communication unit to transmit a remote access rejection signal to the unregistered second terminal.

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