Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to improve the alarm interlock service function in the existing video monitoring system.
For realizing this purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of video monitoring system, this video monitoring system comprises first video monitoring equipment and client device, first video camera and first sensor are coupled to first video monitoring equipment, described client device is used to create prediction scheme, manually start and stop prediction scheme, this video monitoring system further comprises the video monitoring central location, and second video monitoring equipment or alarm device, second sensors coupled is to described second video monitoring equipment or described alarm device, and, prediction scheme is stored in described video monitoring central location, and described prediction scheme comprises the policer operation of described first video monitoring equipment of the alarm triggered that is detected by second transducer at least.
Preferably, further comprise processing module and prediction scheme database according to the video monitoring central location that video monitoring system of the present invention comprised, described prediction scheme database is used to store described prediction scheme, described processing module is used for inquiring about the prediction scheme of mating with described alarm when receiving the alarm of arbitrary transducer detection, if there is the prediction scheme of coupling, then call the prediction scheme of described coupling and the prediction scheme that the relevant video monitoring equipment of order is carried out described coupling.
According to video monitoring equipment of the present invention preferably digital video recorder DVR or digital video frequency server DVS.
According to embodiments of the invention, alarm device is used for converting the switching value that second transducer is surveyed to alarm signal to trigger corresponding prediction scheme.
In an embodiment of the present invention, described prediction scheme comprises the sequence of operations taked at alarm and the duration of described sequence of operations.
The video monitoring central location further comprises picture recording module, is used to start the video that the video camera on the described video monitoring equipment is taken and records a video.
The present invention manages concentratedly and controls such as the video surveillance devices of DVR, DVS and to these video surveillance devices by polymerization is a plurality of, make the transducer of a video equipment can trigger the policer operation on another video equipment, and, be connected to the policer operation that alarm signal that the standalone sensor of alarm device detects can trigger some video monitoring equipments, thereby expanding existing video monitoring system on the region He on the function, particularly effectively strengthening alarm interlock service.
Embodiment
As shown in Figure 2, according to embodiments of the invention, video monitoring system comprises client device 105 and video monitoring equipment DVR1 103.These equipment are connected to network infrastructure 101, and the network here can be the wired or wireless communication network, for example Internet protocol (IP) network, or even traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN).
According to video monitoring equipment of the present invention can be DVR or DVS, perhaps other any have maybe can be coupled to video camera, transducer, and can carry out the video equipment of image processing.As an example, in an embodiment of the present invention, think that video monitoring equipment is DVR.As well known to those skilled in the art, DVR is PC platform or the embedded scm that a cover carries out the image stores processor, have to image/voice record a video for a long time, the function of recording, remote monitoring and control, DVR has gathered functions such as video tape recorder, image splitter, the control of The Cloud Terrace camera lens, controlling alarm, Network Transmission.For make principle of the present invention clear for the purpose of, more do not speak more bright to the function of DVR.
In Fig. 2, DVR1 103 comprises a plurality of video cameras and a plurality of transducer, for the sake of simplicity, a transducer 111 and a video camera 112 only is shown in the drawings, and transducer 111 and video camera 112 are coupled to DVR1 103.Transducer 111 can be transducers such as common temperature, humidity, also can be the transducer with mobile detection function that embeds DVR 103.
The effect of client 105 is to create prediction scheme at alarm (for example alarm such as fire alarm or unauthorized person invasion), manually starts prediction scheme, and can stop prediction scheme by the staff artificially in the process that prediction scheme is carried out.
Except client device 105 and DVR1 103, further comprise video monitoring central location 102 and another video monitoring equipment 104 according to video monitoring system of the present invention.104 can be DVR or DVS, and here, we think that it also is DVR, and represent with DVR2, to distinguish with DVR1.DVR2 104 can comprise a plurality of video cameras and a plurality of transducer, for the sake of simplicity, a transducer 113 and a video camera 114 only is shown in the drawings, and transducer 113 and video camera 114 are coupled to DVR2 104.Equally, transducer 113 can be transducers such as common temperature, humidity, also can be the transducer with mobile detection function that embeds DVR 104.
Video monitoring central location 102 comprises input 1024, processing module 1021, output 1025 and prediction scheme database (DB) 1022, input 1024 is used to receive transducer 111 or 113 alarm signals that send of DVR1 or DVR2, and can certainly receive the alarm signal (this point will be mentioned hereinafter) of the standalone sensor transmission that is not connected to any video monitoring equipment.The a plurality of prediction schemes of prediction scheme database 1022 storages, processing module 1021 is inquired about the prediction scheme with this alarm coupling in DB1022 when receiving alarm, if find the prediction scheme of coupling, then call the prediction scheme of coupling, and the relevant video monitoring equipment of order is carried out the prediction scheme of described coupling.In addition, video monitoring central location 102 preferably also comprises picture recording module 1023, is used for according to prediction scheme, starts the video that the video camera of DVR1, DVR2 is taken in case of necessity and records a video.
It should be noted that in the existence of the left side of this figure alarm device 106 and transducer 107 also are shown.Alarm device 106 is connected to video monitoring central location 102 by network 101, and this alarm device a plurality of transducers that can be coupled illustrate transducer 107 in the drawings typically.Here, the main effect of alarm device 106 is that the switching value that the standalone sensor that will not be connected to DVR detects is converted to suitable alarm signal and is delivered to video monitoring central location 102 by network 101, to trigger the prediction scheme with the alarm signal coupling.
Note, according to embodiments of the invention, the transducer 111 of DVR1 103, the transducer 114 of DVR2 104, and be not coupled to the alarm that the standalone sensor 107 of any DVR equipment surveys and all may trigger the prediction scheme that is stored in storage in the video monitoring central location 102.And, because DVR1, DVR2 are (certainly, can also have a plurality of other watch-dogs that can carry out policer operation in the system) be integrated in the system by central location 102 now, just might comprise the operation of carrying out by a plurality of watch-dogs respectively in the prediction scheme of some alarm triggered.
Fig. 3 summary illustrates the content that prediction scheme according to the present invention comprises.The operator creates prediction scheme and prediction scheme is kept among the prediction scheme database D B on client device 105.Prediction scheme can comprise some video monitorings actions, for example adjust PTZ, to video record, on the monitor of client display video or the like.For certain prediction scheme, the operator can define certain alarm as the triggering source of this prediction scheme, for example is connected the various abnormal conditions such as fire alarm that the transducer of DVR or alarm device detects.For certain prediction scheme, the operator also defines the duration of prediction scheme, ceaselessly goes on the some operations that prevent the prediction scheme definition.Notice that these prediction schemes are to be stored in the video monitoring central location 102, rather than are stored among each DVR.And can be included in the operation of implementing among the different DVR in a prediction scheme, that is to say that a prediction scheme can control the operation of a plurality of DVR.For example, in the prediction scheme Y shown in Fig. 3, can be defined as 2 minutes the duration, operation 1 is defined as the PTZ of the video camera that is positioned at office 112 of adjusting DVR1 103, operation 2 is defined as the video camera 114 of for example adjusting DVR2, it is aimed at the outlet of office building, operation 3 is defined as the picture recording module that for example starts central monitoring unit the video that the video camera 114 of DVR2 photographed is recorded a video, will operate 4 and be defined as startup searchlight or the like.
When alarm occurs, will call and alarm the prediction scheme of coupling according to video monitoring system of the present invention, then indicate corresponding video monitoring equipment to carry out all operations that is included in this prediction scheme.When the duration of this prediction scheme finishes, ongoing prediction scheme will stop automatically.Simultaneously, the operator can start or stop prediction scheme in the artificially.Under manually actuated situation, client device 105 sends the order of implementing prediction scheme to central monitoring unit 102, and video monitoring system 1 will be carried out each operation that defines in this prediction scheme one by one.No matter be to start automatically or manually start prediction scheme, before the expiration of the duration of this prediction scheme, according to actual conditions or actual needs, the operator can intervene the execution of prediction scheme in the artificially, in this case, client device 105 can send the order that stop to implement prediction scheme to central monitoring unit 102, and video monitoring system 1 according to the present invention will stop all operations to define in ongoing this prediction scheme.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the video monitoring system block diagram shown in Fig. 2 is schematic fully.Fully understanding on the basis of basic thought of the present invention, can make amendment or change above structure.For example, video monitoring central location 102 can be to be connected to network or to be embedded into separate modular in the network, and the operator is by network 101 accessing videos monitoring central location 102 in this case.Video monitoring central location 102 equally also can be used as software module and is integrated in the client device 105.
Introduced according to the video monitoring system of the embodiment of the invention with reference to figure 2 above and briefly introduced the function of each several part.Below, with further reference to the object lesson of Fig. 4 description according to video frequency monitoring method of the present invention.
At first, the operator creates at difference in client 105 and alarms some prediction schemes of situation and be kept at (S1) in the central monitoring unit 102.At this, suppose that prediction scheme Y is provided with at the security of certain important office specially.It is contemplated that the transducer 113 of DVR2 104 is installed on the door of office, the video camera 114 of DVR2 104 is installed near the office building gate, and the video camera 112 of DVR1 103 is installed in the somewhere in the office.When the unauthorized personnel touched the gate of this important office, the switching value that transducer 113 detects was input to DVR2 104, and DVR2 is transformed into alarm signal with this switching value and is delivered to central monitoring unit 102 by network 101.This alarm signal (S2) that 102 input 1024 receives from video monitoring equipment DVR2, input in response to alarm signal, processing module 1021 is inquired about the prediction scheme with described alarm signal coupling in database D B, if having, then call the prediction scheme of described coupling.As previously described, formulated corresponding prediction scheme Y at the safeguarding work of this important office and be stored among the prediction scheme database D B.Therefore, processing module 1021 inquires prediction scheme Y, and calls this prediction scheme Y immediately, shown in step S3.Then, processor is carried out the prediction scheme (S4) of described coupling according to the content of prediction scheme Y by the relevant video monitoring equipment of output order.With the prediction scheme Y shown in Fig. 3 is example, and the instruction of exporting by output 1025 can comprise:
Executable operations 1 is for example adjusted the PTZ of the video camera that is positioned at office 113 of DVR1,
Executable operations 2 is for example adjusted video camera 114, and it is aimed at the outlet of office building,
Executable operations 3 for example starts the video that the video camera 114 of 1023 couples of DVR2 of picture recording module of central monitoring unit takes and records a video,
Executable operations 4 for example under the situation at night, makes the switching value of DVR1 export with the searchlight on the startup courtyard wall ...
In addition, optionally operation can also comprise:
Central monitoring unit 102 sends to the image of the video camera 114 (or other video cameras) of DVR2 the operator on duty of client;
Central monitoring unit 102 notifies the switching value output port on DVR1 or the DVR2 to open automatically, for example controls alarm bell;
Central monitoring unit 102 is notified administrative staff automatically by phone;
Central monitoring unit 102 is notified the police office automatically by phone.
In addition, in above process, if the operator on duty of client confirms abnormal conditions have taken place by image or video, he can start other further prediction scheme in the artificially so.Also will consider such a case, the startup of prediction scheme Y is for no other reason than that security personnel when patrol, have touched the door of this important office because of carelessness.At this moment, the operator on duty of client can stop the execution of prediction scheme Y after confirming this situation by video camera 114 immediately.
If do not find the prediction scheme of coupling, then handle alarm signal according to the conventional method.
Note, as interchangeable execution mode, in this example according to the present invention, the transducer that is installed in the important office is not to be connected to or to belong to certain specific DVR, it can be by alarm device 106 (as shown in Figure 2) and be connected to the standalone sensor of central monitoring unit 102 that for example transducer 107.In this case, alarm device 106 switching value input that transducer 107 is detected converts alarm signal to trigger prediction scheme Y.
Abovely video monitoring system of the present invention and video frequency monitoring method have been described with reference to object lesson.Above example is illustrative fully, is not limitation of the invention.In the scope of basic thought of the present invention, those skilled in the art it is contemplated that out various modifications and variant.