ES2347625A1 - Audiovisual system of control and follow-up of remote scenarios (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Audiovisual system of control and monitoring of remote scenarios through massive and processed transmission of information (images, voice and data), in real time, from a fixed or mobile platform, through ip protocols, through gprs, 3g and other technologies systems for transmitting information through electromagnetic waves operating the system remotely or locally. More specifically, the present system is configured by means of a series of image, voice and data capture devices which will have a connection to a router which, through the use of wireless networks, will dump the information obtained to the internet, which will allow access to said information from different terminals located in different places. Likewise, the remote control of the collection devices is possible, which contributes an operativeness in the scenario that can be decisive for the adoption of correct decisions, especially in the field of security and emergencies. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Audiovisual control and monitoring system for remote scenarios

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to the implementation of a system for monitoring and monitoring scenarios through the mass transmission and processing of information (images, voice and data), in real time, from a fixed or mobile platform, by IP protocols, through G.P.R.S., 3G and other technology information transmission systems through waves electromagnetic as well as its future evolutions, operating the system remotely or locally.

This invention is characterized by constituting a platform for sending and receiving information, which allows to display the reality and conditions of a given environment, and its evolution in real time, concentrating and operating information capture locally or remotely and distributing this information to a number wide range of users who are out of this scenario.

More specifically, the present system is configured through a series of devices for capturing image, voice and data which will have a connection to a router which through the use of wireless networks will dump the information obtained on the internet, which will allow access to said information from different terminals located in places different. Likewise, the remote control of the collection devices, which provides operability in the scenario that can be decisive for decision making correct, especially in the field of security and emergencies In this sense we must have a system that enable this flow of information and its processing with the Image as the protagonist.

The image, sound and image capture platform data may be fixed or mobile, this being arranged within a protective housing that allows its handling in extreme conditions, protecting it from damage. This set of information transmission It is linked to a router that will have 3G technology, G.P.R.S. or similar, which will integrate the flow of information and dump it into internet, while having the possibility of storing it locally on a digital recording device, disposing In addition to a Wi-Fi access point.

Field of application of the invention

The present invention will have application within in the field of telecommunications and the possible applications that from this field they are derived to other areas, such as applications in detection, control, monitoring and processing of scenarios and events, from different types of platform (mobile or fixed land, aerial, captive aerial, naval, anchored naval), applications in the field of security inside buildings, applications in command, control and tracking of vehicle fleets (either transport or police), detection and monitoring of forest fires, accidents in coastal areas, applications in telemedicine and telediagnosis, surveillance of dangerous environments or of abused people, in the detection of incidents, control and monitoring of provisional settlements of military units (bivouac), or detection, control and monitoring of water avenues in ramblas and channels, to name several of the multiple applications of audiovisual system of control and monitoring of scenarios remote

Background of the invention

At present, most of the information transmission devices that have the Possibility of sending images, are based on technology analog, which prevents and hinders its remote access, in addition to It generates high operating and operating costs. These inconveniences are caused among other factors by the decline Image and sound quality by not using digital technology as well as the existence of frequent interferences. In addition, the teams Transmission are large, with high power consumption and a limited shelf life, needed for its presence management permanent staff in charge of the team. This difficulty in transmission of information prevents us from remotely reflecting the reality of a specific scenario, since it is always incomplete, slow, not very flexible, and prevents us from spreading it for exploitation.

Everything indicated above would make the appearance in the current technique of a data transmission system remotely allowing easy and quick access to information reflected, as well as flexibility, speed and accuracy when it comes to Track on stage. Initially, in the Spring 2008 the applicant for this patent began to conduct research in this regard by entering vehicles cameras connected to a 3G router that transmit information to Internet. Subsequently, improvements have been implemented on the initial model that have borne fruit in the system that advocates

The present invention was exposed within the Homeland International Security Exhibition "Homsec 2.008", held in Madrid between the 1st and 4th of December, taking place the presentation on December 2, 2008.

The introduction of IP technology and 3G networks that support it, has allowed us to implement this system, which represents an important advance in the transmission of real-time information, and the mass dissemination of them, but so far no systems and procedures had been established, which allow a practical application of these advances.

It is known part of the holder of this memory the existence of different transmission systems of image, sound and data through digital technologies and employment Internet for dissemination, however these systems do not offer the possibilities of operation and applicability of which in This report is described, also presenting obvious differences

The patent with reference P200000056 (Josep Arasa Martí and Ramón Dole García, "Visualization System and transmission of electronic images through the computer network or digital storage "), describes a transmission system of information from a scenario from different points of view, subsequently dumping the information to the internet for transmission. However, this system lacks the mobility of the system that is recommended in this memory, in addition to not using IP protocols or 3G technologies for the dissemination of images and data obtained. It happens in the same way with the patent with reference P200102473 (Carlos Celaya Prieto and Juan María García González, "Wireless remote visual control system of an area or cabin ") which reflects a control system of a fixed scenario and information processing for later dump to a telephone network using wireless devices, Generally a modem.

The patent P200401078 (Kronotec, S.L., "System for remote observation of events with sound and three-dimensional image, movement reproduction and simulation of environmental parameters ") describes a system in which no use the internet network for transmission, but radio link own, while managing three-dimensional images, and is used for recording, and not for streaming real.

Although the cited patents are used to image transmission, use other means of transmission and different protocols, to those of the present system, as Any expert in the field could easily determine.

Explanation of the invention.

The audiovisual control and monitoring system of remote scenarios (SACSER), constitutes a platform for mass dissemination of information, from any situational environment, through image, voice and data capture devices to through IP protocols, and their processing, dumping such information In Internet.

The information concentration device It is composed of a 3G router (or device with a technology of similar transmission, with the ability to dump the information to internet), connected in turn to a digital recording device, and integrating all the information coming from the camera, of the different sensors, and of the satellite devices with which work And in turn receiving the flow of external information from other networks.

The image, sound and data capture are performed using a device capable of being installed in different platforms, whether fixed or mobile. Saying device consists of a housing made of polypropylene or similar material that is transparent and offers enough time resistance, which houses a PTZ IP camera (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) or fixed, in a heated environment to ensure a range of operation between -20º and 60º centigrade. Allowing the dome-dome camera operability in the 360º. In turn, from the mobile platform you can capture the information from sensors and satellite cameras, which locate in that same scenario.

As indicated, on this platform, either fixed or mobile, different accessories may be available for image, sound or data capture, such as the incorporation of a weather station indicated by the environmental parameters of the scenario, a gas analyzer for operation in environments with risk of explosion or different devices of telediagnosis that would allow the observation of a patient by the doctor while he is transferred.

All the information obtained from the different pickup devices will be transmitted digitally to a router that will have GPRS or 3G technology, allowing the dump of said information to the internet, where it will be accessible from authorized points.

Auxiliary equipment is available data recording, with which you will get a record of all the information on the internet and can also be used to store data at times when necessary. It is also expected that in the mobile platform mode, the device is provided with GPS tracking systems that inform at all times of the position of the data capture device.

Optionally, a system can be attached computer that performs data processing functions or for device control tasks.

As mentioned above, the system will also have an access point Wi-Fi that will allow you to create local networks between different mobile platforms, so for example in case of fire, from a fire truck you could see the image obtained from an IP camera installed in the helmet of one of the firefighters, or if a network is created between nearby stations, they can be shared images obtained by firefighters, police, ambulances, etc.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing, and in order to facilitate a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, is attached herein as an integral part of it, some drawings made with illustrative and non-limiting nature, which follows to describe:

Fig. 1 in which a diagram of blocks that defines the configuration of the system and devices employees, in a schematic representation of the system.

Fig. 2 in which a diagram of blocks describing an embodiment of the invention. In said diagram shows the system arranged in a vehicle of firefighters and in an ambulance, both vehicles being interconnected

Example of embodiment of the invention

In view of the aforementioned figures, and of according to the numbering adopted, you can see in them a preferred embodiment of the invention, which comprises the parts and elements indicated and described in detail to then, not intended at all to limit the scope of is. In this embodiment, the modality of the system in which this is available on a mobile platform, of so that it can be easily moved to the place of operation, also having an immediate start-up of the system once you access that place. A situation is described of fire of a building, whose surroundings have accessed police, fire and sanitary units equipped with the system It is recommended.

The system is initially arranged on a emergency vehicle (1), which will have an IP camera (4) arranged inside a dome-dome (5) installed on the roof of the vehicle that protects it from possible shocks and the effect of intense heat / cold. It will also have sound receivers (6) arranged in different parts of the exterior of the vehicle (1). All the information obtained by these devices will be taken to the wi-fi router (7), that will take care of your internet dump, from where you can be consulted through authorized terminals. (eleven)

The police unit (3) is the first to arrive to the fire zone, and start transmitting all the information of the environment that it captures through another IP camera (4) installed under dome (5), and this is received at the coordination center, as well as in emergency vehicles (1) that approach the site of the incident, all this made possible thanks to the presence of system that is recommended in these vehicles.

On the other hand, once the rest have arrived of emergency services to the incident area, members of the intervening services (12) (firemen, toilets, police, civil protection etc ..) will have in their personal equipment various devices for data collection, positioning and image and sound (in this case, camera (4), sound receiver (6) and GPS locator (8)) which, through the local network (13) created using the wi-fi device (7) installed in vehicles, they will be able to supply in real time a precise information on the intervention units that are projected from the initial position of the vehicle. For others situations may have different equipment in addition to mentioned as for example a gas analyzer, sensors biometrics that indicate the pulse and body temperature of the Username.

All the information generated will be transferred to the router (7) and later turned to the internet, so that can be consulted by a coordinator who may be located in the interior of any of the vehicles, accessing the information by means of a computer (9) arranged for this purpose, or it will be located in one of the authorized reception stations of information (11), connected to the internet. In any case, said coordinator may act on several of these devices, of so that you can move the camera (4) of the vehicle for the better visualize an event, for example, or that can modify the Modulation of the audio input. Also, the permanent contact with the rest of your team you will be able to make decisions in it point of the event for a better resolution of this. To avoid loss of information due to possible signal interruptions, a data recording device (10) is added to each vehicle, which will record all the information transmitted in the operation.

This information may also be sent to a coordinating center, where a higher authority manages the crisis situation, and in turn interact and explode remotely the possibilities of the different collection equipment of images and stage information, for the benefit of obtaining all the elements of judgment that make possible the adequate decision making.

The vehicles that arrive in the area of incident, equipped with this system (police, firemen, sanitary), are connected by local network between them, Thanks again to the built-in Wi-Fi device to the system, so that from any of the vehicles displaced to the place, it is possible to consult all the information of the situation of the environment available and the intervention itself. This makes unbeatable coordination possible between all intervention services, since at the same time as produce a variable in the intervention, each service of intervention will have early information to get ahead of the events, following and coordinating the action of their means.

The SACSER device through its components and sensors, allows in the case of being installed in a ambulance, in addition to the possibilities discussed above, enables diagnosis and the application of medical treatments while transferring the injured, achieving this by means of an IP camera, telediagnosis equipment and telemedicine and biometrics devices, whose information may be consulted from the hospital by doctors and surgeons

Describe sufficiently the nature of the The present invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, is not considers it necessary to broaden his explanation so that any subject matter expert understands its scope and advantages that derive from it, stating that, within its essentiality, may be implemented in other forms of embodiment that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example, and which will also achieve the protection that collects as long as it does not alter, change or modify its principle fundamental.

Claims (5)

1. Audiovisual system for control and monitoring of remote scenarios consisting of an IP camera (4), a series of image, sound and data capture devices (2), and a router that uses GPRS, Wi-Fi, 3G or similar (7) characterized by the fact that through mass transmission of information (images, voice and data), in real time, from a fixed or mobile platform, operating the system remotely or locally, the router (7) is capable to receive all the information obtained by the IP camera (4) and the capture devices (6 and 8), elements to which it is connected, and dump it to the internet using IP protocols, using GPRS, 3G, Wi-Fi or similar technologies . 2. Audiovisual system for the control and monitoring of remote scenarios according to claim 1, characterized in that the information capture of the scenario where it is located, whether fixed or mobile, is carried out through an IP camera (4) housed in a housing- dome (5) heated and adapted to accommodate a camera, which allows all the development of its capabilities in extreme weather conditions, as well as protecting it from accidental collisions or vandalism. 3. Audiovisual system for monitoring and monitoring remote scenarios according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the meteorological stations, telemedicine and telemedicine devices, gas detectors, devices are among the possible collection devices to be coupled to the router (7). of biometrics, GPS navigator and Wi-Fi access points. 4. Audiovisual system for monitoring and monitoring remote scenarios according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that access to the information obtained by the camera (4) and the different devices is made from any internet access point that has the right authorization (11). 5. Audiovisual system for the control and monitoring of remote scenarios according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the remote reception stations or devices (11) authorized to access the information provided can, in turn, by means of an established protocol take control over the cameras and other auxiliary devices to capture information, in order to operate, configure and interact the system.