CN111163283A

CN111163283A - Monitoring method and device

Info

Publication number: CN111163283A
Application number: CN201811320542.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄军; 叶建云
Original assignee: Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-07
Filing date: 2018-11-07
Publication date: 2020-05-15

Abstract

The application provides a monitoring method and a device, which are applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system further comprises a network camera IPC and a display screen consisting of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard comprises a display panel and a direction key, and the method comprises the following steps: displaying each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to the point position information table of the IPC; responding to the selection operation of the IPC by the user, and determining a target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC; responding to the selection operation of the user on the split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen. By adopting the monitoring method, the monitoring picture to be known can be rapidly acquired, a complex process is not needed, and the working efficiency of monitoring management personnel is improved.

Description

Monitoring method and device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of monitoring, and in particular, to a monitoring method and apparatus.

Background

With the development of society, the coverage area of monitoring equipment in public places such as schools, communities, offices and the like is more and more complete, the number of monitoring cameras is increased, and monitoring displays required to be checked by monitoring managers are also increased. At present, a monitoring manager checks a monitoring picture of a monitoring camera by using a monitoring keyboard, and needs to input a number of the monitoring camera to be checked; and then, the number of the split screen on the monitoring display is input to determine which split screen to call the monitoring picture to be seen. The whole checking process is complicated, the number of the monitoring camera and the number of the split screen of the monitoring display need to be memorized by monitoring management personnel, and once equipment or management personnel are replaced, the monitoring management personnel need to memorize the numbers again, so that the checking device is very inconvenient.

In view of this, how to enable a monitoring manager to quickly and conveniently view monitoring information is a problem that needs to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide a monitoring method and a monitoring device.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a monitoring method, which is applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, where the monitoring system further includes web cameras IPC distributed in different geographic locations and a display screen composed of multiple split screens, the monitoring keyboard includes a display panel and direction keys, and the method includes:

displaying each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to a point location information table of the IPCs, wherein the point location information table comprises point location information of a plurality of IPCs;

responding to the selection operation of the IPC by the user, and determining a target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC;

responding to the selection operation of the user on the split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen.

Optionally, the monitoring system further includes a server, and before displaying each IPC distribution location on the display panel according to the point location information table of IPCs, the method further includes:

receiving a point location information table generated by the server according to IPC geographical location information uploaded by the IPC, wherein the point location information table comprises: longitude information, latitude information, and IPC number.

Optionally, the point location information table according to IPCs displays each IPC distribution location on the display panel, including:

optionally, the determining the target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC in response to the selection operation of the IPC performed by the user includes:

obtaining an initial position of a current direction key on a map of the display panel;

receiving a selection direction input by a user through the direction key, and obtaining IPC (International Mobile IPC) in the selection direction at the initial position according to point position information of each IPC;

determining the target IPC from the IPC of the initial position in the selection direction.

Optionally, the responding to a selection operation of the user on a split screen in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to a selection direction input by the user and split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying a video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen includes:

obtaining a split screen position information table according to the split screen position information of each split screen;

obtaining the initial position of the current direction key on the display screen;

in a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a monitoring apparatus, which is applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, where the monitoring system further includes web cameras IPC distributed in different geographic locations and a display screen composed of multiple split screens, the monitoring keyboard includes a display panel and direction keys, and the method includes:

an IPC position obtaining module, configured to display each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to a point location information table of the IPC, where the point location information table includes point location information of multiple IPCs;

the first selection module is used for responding to the selection operation of the IPC by the user and determining a target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC;

and the second selection module is used for responding to the selection operation of the user on the split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen.

Optionally, the monitoring system further includes a server, and the apparatus further includes:

the receiving module is used for receiving a point location information table generated by the server according to IPC geographical location information uploaded by the IPC, wherein the point location information table comprises: longitude information, latitude information, and IPC number.

Optionally, the IPC location obtaining module is specifically configured to:

and displaying the positions of the IPCs on a map displayed on the display panel according to the point location information of the IPCs in the point location information table to obtain the distribution positions of the IPCs.

Optionally, the first selecting module is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the second selecting module is specifically configured to:

and selecting a target split screen according to the split screen information table.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects provided by the application comprise: the application provides a monitoring method and a device, which are applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system further comprises network cameras (IPC) distributed in different geographic positions and a display screen consisting of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard comprises a display panel and a direction key, and the method comprises the following steps: displaying each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to a point location information table of the IPCs, wherein the point location information table comprises point location information of a plurality of IPCs; responding to the selection operation of the IPC by the user, and determining a target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC; responding to the selection operation of the user on the split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen. By adopting the monitoring method, the monitoring picture to be known can be rapidly acquired, a complex process is not needed, and the working efficiency of monitoring management personnel is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is appreciated that the following drawings depict only certain embodiments of the application and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. For a person skilled in the art, it is possible to derive other relevant figures from these figures without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a monitoring keyboard according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another monitoring method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the substeps of step S201 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the sub-steps of step S202 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the sub-steps of step S203 in FIG. 3;

fig. 8 is a block diagram of a monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a block diagram of another monitoring device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Icon: 100-monitoring keyboard; 200-a server; 300-a network camera; 400-a display screen; 110-a monitoring device; 111-a memory; 112-a processor; 113-a communication unit; 1101-IPC position acquisition module; 1102-a first selection module; 1103-a second selection module; 1104-a receiving module.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "left", "right", and the like, refer to orientations or positional relationships that are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships that the products of the application conventionally position when in use, or the orientations or positional relationships that are conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, and are used for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used merely to distinguish one description from another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it is also to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; the connection may be direct or indirect via an intermediate medium, and may be a communication between the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

The following detailed description of embodiments of the present application will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the prior art, when monitoring management personnel check monitoring information by using a monitoring keyboard, the numbers of a monitoring camera and a monitoring display need to be memorized. Firstly, the number of the monitoring camera to be checked is input, and then the number of the selected monitoring display screen is input, namely the monitoring camera to be checked and the monitoring display used for displaying monitoring information are determined by inputting the corresponding number. The whole process has certain requirements on the memory capacity of monitoring management personnel, and after the places and personnel are replaced, the numbers of the monitoring camera and the monitoring display screen need to be remembered again. How to improve the working efficiency of monitoring management personnel and simplify the operation flow of monitoring operation is a problem to be solved at present.

To solve the above problems, the following methods are currently provided to improve the work efficiency of monitoring and managing staff.

The specific selection process is described below.

The monitoring camera and the monitoring display are selected through a client, and the following steps can be carried out when the monitoring camera is selected: firstly, selecting a monitoring display on the display; then, switching the selection window to a monitoring display selection window in the client; and finally, selecting the monitoring display to be called through a mouse.

Selecting a surveillance camera selection may have the following steps: and finding the monitoring camera to be called in the map in the client, or finding the monitoring camera to be called through retrieval.

After the monitoring display and the monitoring camera are determined, the selected monitoring camera can be dragged to the selected monitoring display to be called through the mouse, so that the monitoring information shot by the selected monitoring camera can be checked in the selected monitoring display.

The applicant finds that in the prior art, when monitoring information is checked by a monitoring manager, the monitoring manager needs to click and drag the monitoring information through a mouse, the whole process is long in time and slow in operation, and the working efficiency of the monitoring manager is seriously affected.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the applicant has studied to provide a solution by means of the following embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The monitoring system comprises a monitoring keyboard 100, a server 200, a network camera 300 and a display screen 400, wherein the monitoring keyboard 100, the network camera 300 and the display screen 400 are respectively in communication connection with the server 200 through a wireless network. The server 200 is configured to receive the self-location information sent by the network camera 300 and the display screen 400. The server 200 is also used to send data information to the monitoring keyboard 100. It should be understood that the above connection relationship is only an example, and should not be construed as a limitation to the present embodiment, and in other embodiments of the present embodiment, the connection manner may also be different.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a structure of the monitor keyboard 100 in fig. 1. The monitoring keyboard 100 includes a monitoring device 110, a memory 111, a processor 112, and a communication unit 113.

The elements of the memory 111, the processor 112 and the communication unit 113 are directly or indirectly electrically connected to each other to realize data transmission or interaction. For example, the components may be electrically connected to each other via one or more communication buses or signal lines.

The Memory 111 may be, but is not limited to, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), an Erasable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), an electrically Erasable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), and the like. The memory 111 is used for storing a program, and the processor 112 executes the program after receiving the execution instruction. The communication unit 113 is used for establishing a communication connection between the monitoring keyboard 100 and another device (such as a user terminal) via a network, and for receiving and transmitting data via the network. For example, in the present embodiment, the monitoring keyboard 100 performs data communication with the server 200 through the communication unit 113.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment provides a monitoring method, which is applied to a monitoring keyboard 100 in a monitoring system, the monitoring system further comprises web cameras IPC distributed in different geographical positions and a display screen 400 composed of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard 100 comprises a display panel and direction keys, and the method comprises the following steps:

step S201, displaying each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to a point position information table of the IPC, wherein the point position information table comprises point position information of a plurality of IPCs.

Step S202, responding to the operation of the user for selecting the IPC, and determining the target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC.

Step S203, responding to the selection operation of the user to the split screen in the display screen 400, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen.

Further, in the present embodiment, the monitor keyboard 100 may include a direction key. In other embodiments, the monitoring keyboard 100 may further include a direction joystick. Wherein, the function of the direction rocker and the direction keyboard can be the same.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic view of another monitoring method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The method further comprises the following steps:

receiving a point location information table generated by the server 200 according to the IPC geographical location information uploaded by the IPC, wherein the point location information table comprises: longitude information, latitude information, and IPC number.

Furthermore, longitude information and latitude information in the point location information table can be collected according to the longitude and latitude of the actual geographic location of the network cameras, and the information is reliable as a reference of the position relationship between the network cameras.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the substeps of step S201 in fig. 3. In this embodiment, step S201 further includes sub-step S2011:

and a substep S2011 of displaying the position of each IPC on the map displayed by the display panel according to the point location information of each IPC in the point location position information table to obtain the distribution position of each IPC.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a sub-step flow of step S202 in fig. 3. In this embodiment, step S202 further includes substep S2011, substep S2012 and substep S2013.

And a substep S2011 of obtaining an initial position of the current direction key on the map of the display panel.

And a substep S2012 receiving the selection direction input by the user through the direction key, and obtaining the IPCs located in the selection direction at the initial position according to the point location information of the IPCs.

And a substep S2013, determining the target IPC from the IPC of the initial position in the selection direction.

In this embodiment, the geographical distribution of the network cameras 300 may be a line (for example, when the network cameras 300 are distributed in roads and tunnels), the point location information table may be simplified to a one-dimensional array table, and when the user opens a map to perform an operation of selecting the network cameras 300, the initial location may be the location of the network cameras 300 whose IPC numbers are sorted first. At this time, the user can select the webcam 300 by using a combination of left and right direction keys or a combination of up and down direction keys according to the distribution trend of the webcam 300 on the map by monitoring the direction keys on the keyboard 100. For example, the number of the network camera 300 in the point location information table may be A, B, C …. The network cameras 300 can be distributed on roads, the extension trend of the roads can be from north to south, the network camera 300 with the IPC number A is arranged on one side, close to the north, of the road, at the moment, when a user selects the network camera 300, the initial position is the network camera 300 with the IPC number A, and the user can select the network camera 300 needing to be checked by operating up and down keys in the direction keys.

In another embodiment provided by the present application, the geographic distribution of the network cameras 300 may be a scene of a grid (for example, when the network cameras 300 are distributed in fences of schools, fences of factories, and offices), at this time, the point location information table may be simplified to a two-dimensional array table, and when a user opens a map to perform an operation of selecting the network cameras 300, the initial location may be a location of the network camera 300 whose IPC number is ranked first in all the network cameras 300. For example, the number of the network camera 300 in the dot position information table is also in the form of (I, J). Where I may refer to coordinate information of the webcam 300 in the east-west direction, and I may include 1, 2, 3 …. The arrangement of the numbers from small to large may correspond to the positional relationship of the network camera 300 from west to east. J may refer to coordinate information of the network camera 300 in the north-south direction, and J may include a, B, and C …. The arrangement of the alphabetical order may be a positional relationship from north to south of the corresponding network camera 300. For example, at this time, the network cameras 300 are distributed and arranged in four corners of a school fence, the number of the network camera 300 at the upper left corner in the click location information table may be (1, a), correspondingly, the number of the network camera 300 at the upper right corner in the click location information table may be (2, a), the number of the network camera 300 at the lower left corner in the click location information table may be (1, B), and the number of the network camera 300 at the lower right corner in the click location information table may be (2, B). At this time, the initial position may be the network camera numbered (1, a). If the user wants to select the webcam 300 with the number (2, B), the user can operate the direction keys of the monitoring keyboard 100. The network camera 300 with the number (1, a) is selected by pressing the right key in the direction keys, and the network camera 300 with the number (2, B) can be selected by pressing the right key in the direction keys. The user can also select the network camera 300 with the number (2, B) by pressing the down key of the direction key first and then pressing the right key. It should be understood that, in this embodiment, if the selected webcam 300 is already located at the edge position in the point location information table, the user presses the key close to the edge position again, and the selected webcam 300 is not changed.

In another embodiment provided by the present application, the geographic distribution of the network camera 300 may be a more complex scene (for example, when the network camera 300 is disposed on a road), and at this time, a topological graph may be constructed according to the point location information table. The initial position may refer to the position of the network camera closest to the center. For example, the numbers of the network cameras in the point position information table may be Top1, Top2, Top3, Top4, Top5 …. Here, the network camera numbered Top1 is located at the nearest position from the center position of the area where the entire point location information table is located, and the initial position may be the position where the network camera numbered Top1 is located. The network camera numbered Top2 may be located on the left side of the network camera numbered Top1, and the network cameras numbered Top3, Top4, and Top5 may be located on the upper side of the network camera numbered Top 2. If the user wants to select the web camera numbered Top3, he or she can press the left key of the direction keys of the monitor keyboard 100 first, and then selects the web camera 300 numbered Top2 because there is only one web camera 300 numbered Top2 located at the left side of the same shortest distance of the web camera 300 numbered Top1, which is the initial position. Then, the user presses the up key of the direction keys, since the Top of the webcam 300 with the number Top2 with the same shortest distance has the webcams with the numbers Top3, Top4 and Top5, the numbers of the three are shown, and the user can select the webcam with the number Top3 among the three by using the direction keys again. It should be understood that when multiple webcam options are present, the user may also select a desired webcam by entering the corresponding number.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a sub-step of step S203 in fig. 3. In this embodiment, step S203 further includes sub-step S2031, sub-step S2032, and sub-step S2033.

And a substep S2031 of obtaining a split screen position information table according to the split screen position information of each split screen.

And a substep S2032 of obtaining an initial position of the current direction key on the display screen.

And a substep S2033 of selecting a target split screen according to the split screen information table.

It should be understood that in this embodiment, the monitoring information collected by the webcam may be transmitted to the display screen 400 through the video matrix. In other embodiments, the monitoring information collected by the network camera 300 may also be transmitted in other manners.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a block diagram of a monitoring device 110 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the application provides a monitoring device 110, which is applied to a monitoring keyboard 100 in a monitoring system, the monitoring system further comprises network cameras IPC distributed in different geographic positions and a display screen 400 composed of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard 100 comprises a display panel and direction keys, and the method comprises the following steps.

An IPC location obtaining module 1101, configured to display each IPC distribution location on the display panel according to a point location information table of IPCs, where the point location information table includes point location information of multiple IPCs.

The first selection module 1102 is configured to determine a target IPC according to a selection direction input by the user and point location information of each IPC in response to an operation of selecting the IPC by the user.

A second selecting module 1103, configured to respond to a selection operation of a user on a split screen in the display screen 400, obtain a target split screen according to a selection direction input by the user and split screen position information of each split screen, and display a video image captured by the target IPC through the target split screen.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a block diagram of another monitoring device 110 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The monitoring system further comprises a server 200, the apparatus further comprises:

a receiving module 1104, configured to receive a point location information table generated by the server 200 according to the IPC geographical location information uploaded by the IPC, where the point location information table includes: longitude information, latitude information, and IPC number.

Further, the IPC location obtaining module 1101 is specifically configured to:

Further, the first selecting module 1102 is specifically configured to:

and obtaining the initial position of the current direction key on the map of the display panel.

And receiving the selection direction input by the user through the direction key, and obtaining the IPC in the selection direction at the initial position according to the point position information of each IPC.

Further, the second selecting module 1103 is specifically configured to:

and obtaining a split screen position information table according to the split screen position information of each split screen.

And obtaining the initial position of the current direction key on the display screen.

In summary, the present application provides a monitoring method and apparatus, which is applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, the monitoring system further includes network cameras IPC distributed in different geographical locations and a display screen composed of a plurality of sub-screens, the monitoring keyboard includes a display panel and direction keys, the method includes: displaying each IPC distribution position on the display panel according to a point location information table of the IPCs, wherein the point location information table comprises point location information of a plurality of IPCs; responding to the selection operation of the IPC by the user, and determining a target IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC; responding to the selection operation of the user on the split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen. By adopting the monitoring method, the monitoring picture to be known can be rapidly acquired, a complex process is not needed, and the working efficiency of monitoring management personnel is improved.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A monitoring method is characterized in that the monitoring method is applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, the monitoring system further comprises network cameras (IPC) distributed at different geographic positions and a display screen consisting of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard comprises a display panel and direction keys, and the method comprises the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring system further comprises a server, before displaying each IPC distribution location on the display panel according to a point location information table of IPCs, the method further comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the point location information table according to IPCs displays a distribution location of each IPC on the display panel, including:

and displaying the position of each IPC on a map displayed on the display panel according to the point location information of each IPC in the point location information table to obtain the distribution position of each IPC on the map.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the target IPC in response to the user selecting the IPC according to the selection direction input by the user and the point location information of each IPC comprises:

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the responding to the user's selection operation of split screens in the display screen, obtaining a target split screen according to the selection direction input by the user and the split screen position information of each split screen, and displaying the video image shot by the target IPC through the target split screen, comprises:

6. A monitoring device is characterized in that the monitoring device is applied to a monitoring keyboard in a monitoring system, the monitoring system further comprises network cameras (IPC) distributed at different geographic positions and a display screen consisting of a plurality of split screens, the monitoring keyboard comprises a display panel and direction keys, and the method comprises the following steps:

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the monitoring system further comprises a server, the apparatus further comprising:

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the IPC location acquisition module is specifically configured to:

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first selection module is specifically configured to:

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second selection module is specifically configured to: