JP2001086456A - Video monitoring and recording device and method for setting timer video recording function in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make different setting in each day of the week by preparing a video recording preset in which various kinds of video recording methods are preliminarily set, designating the preset by a schedule and performing video recording at short video recording intervals when human traffic is intense, at long video recording intervals such as at night when human traffic is slow, and only when an approaching object is detected. SOLUTION: Whether the schedule setting of a line 103 of a program 1 shown at the right side of an item 106 is made effective or ineffective is set in the item 106. In such a case, video recording is not performed for a period of a schedule made ineffective. Next, video recording start time 107 is set. Further, video recording end time 108 is set. The number 109 of a video recording preset is selected. When both GUI faces 100 are displayed, display is performed while each schedule is shown by an initial value 111, off is set in an item 106 in which effectiveness/ineffectiveness is set, and '1' is set in a mode 109.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surveillance system which uses a television camera to monitor the invasion (otherwise, movement, destruction, etc.) of people, animals, plants, objects, etc. in a required place or area. Recording devices, in particular, recording functions such as images taken with a television camera, database functions for holding recorded information such as captured images and other images, time and characters, and processing them as data, images required by the user, etc. The present invention relates to a video monitoring and recording apparatus having a recording function of an image processing procedure for retrieving data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a monitoring apparatus for an intruder or the like, it is common to record image data captured by a monitoring television camera in a recording device such as a time-lapse VTR or a hard disk. Thereafter, the operator retrieves and displays necessary image data from the recorded image data. Such monitoring devices are installed everywhere. For example, inside stores such as banks and convenience stores, construction sites, and restricted areas such as dams and bases,
There are public facilities such as airfields and stations. In these places,
The number of intruders and users changes for each time zone. For example, at stations and airfields, many people come and go during the morning and evening rush hours, and there is no flow of people outside the operation hours. In such a case, in order to perform recording in a necessary time zone, a function (timer recording function) for setting a recording time in advance and performing recording only at the time is provided.

[0003]

However, in the conventional time-lapse VTR, the time at which recording is performed and the time at which recording is not performed within one day can be set in two minutes, or a plurality of settings and a recording interval can be set. , The same settings are set for each day of the week, etc., and detailed settings such as designation of a recording resolution other than the recording interval, an operation mode (for example,
Settings for simply recording / recording only when there is an intruding object, etc., and setting when an alarm signal is input (for example, continuing recording while the alarm signal is being input / only for a certain period of time after the alarm signal is input) Recording, etc.), and it is difficult to set a plurality of recording schedules on the same day and to make different settings for each day of the week.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to solve these problems, a method for setting a schedule for timer recording includes displaying a schedule creation screen for one week or more on one screen for a plurality of programs, and furthermore, Switching between programs makes it easy to set multiple programs. Furthermore, a recording preset (specifying a recording interval, image quality, image resolution, a recording mode, etc.) in which several types of recording methods are set is created in advance, and the preset is designated in the schedule, so that it can be used by a person. Flexible settings can be made, such as a short recording interval when traffic is intense, and a recording only at a long interval or when an intruding object is detected when there is no traffic (detecting an intruder) such as at night. Further, in the video surveillance and recording apparatus having the above-described configuration, by setting the time defined by the set time in a hierarchical structure, occurrence of a blank time due to omission of setting is prevented.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. This video monitoring recording device can be shown in a block diagram as shown in FIG. This block diagram will be described. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 3101 denotes a surveillance television camera, which is controlled by the video surveillance and recording device of the present invention.
It is installed in various places such as off-limits areas. 31
Reference numeral 02 denotes a monitor of a monitor image.
A video from 01, a recorded image, and a GUI for each setting are displayed. Reference numeral 3103 denotes a video monitoring and recording device. Further, the video monitoring and recording device 3103
It comprises 90 blocks and a bus connecting them. Reference numeral 301 denotes a control device mainly composed of a CPU.
2 is a memory, 303 is an image recognition unit, 304 is a communication control unit, 305 is a video interface, 306 is a hard disk, a DVD, a storage device such as a time lapse VTR,
307 is a frame buffer memory, 308 is a monitor, 3
09 is an input device, 310 is each of these blocks and the CPU 3
It is a bus connecting 01.

Next, each of these blocks will be described.
The video interface 305 has an image input interface (not shown) and an image signal output interface (not shown). Each of these interfaces
Connected to the monitor 3102 via the output terminal 3052,
Surveillance TV camera 3102 via input terminal 3051
Connected to The video interface 305 converts the moving image sent from the monitoring television camera 3101 into a format handled by the video surveillance recording device, and sends it to the control device 301, the image recognition unit 303, and the storage device 306. The video interface 305 outputs signal information output from the storage device 306 or image information from the television camera 3101 to the monitor 3102. The image recognition unit 303 detects whether there is an intruding object from the sent moving image. The input device 309 includes an operation panel 3091, which has button switches for various recording / reproduction controls. Here, FIG. 2 is shown as an example on the operation panel. Operation panel 3091
Includes various reproduction switches 206 and a menu switch 20
0, decision switch 201, up / down / left / right switches 202-2
05 is implemented. Returning to FIG. 3, the storage device 306 stores the date and time when the entering object was detected and the image data thereof. Further, as the storage device 306, a hard disk or a DVD storage device, or a remote file via a network may be used, or a plurality of them may be used instead of one. Also, video information stored in these storage devices is usually compressed when stored and decompressed when output. These components are controlled by a control signal from the control device 301.
The monitor 308 may not be used depending on the configuration. In this case, the content to be displayed on the monitor 308 is output and displayed on the monitor 3102.

Next, an embodiment of the method for setting the time for timer recording according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the menu switch 200 mounted on the operation panel 3091 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed (500 in FIG. 5), a menu for giving various instructions to the video surveillance and recording apparatus of the present invention is displayed on the screen. Furthermore, a cursor movement switch 20 on the operation panel
The user presses 2, 203, 204, and 205 to display a timer recording schedule creation menu 400 shown in FIG. 4 (501 in FIG. 5). At this time, at the top of the menu, the hierarchy of the displayed item as viewed from the top menu (displayed as root) is displayed 401. Here, the user can select the upper switch 202 or the lower switch 2
The cursor is moved to “Timer recording schedule creation” 402 using the button 05 and the decision switch 201 is pressed. Then, a GUI screen 100 for creating a schedule is displayed on the screen for timer recording shown in FIG. 1 (50 in FIG. 5).
2). Here, FIG. 1 shows, as an example, a process of setting the program 1 and the program 2 of the timer recording schedule. Program 1 is shown in the middle column 101 of the figure, and program 2 is shown in the right column 102 of the figure. Specifically, in both programs 1 and 2, line 10
The line indicated by 3 indicates a recording program (schedule) on Sunday, and the line 104 indicates a recording program on Monday. Similarly, the line 105 shows the recording program on Saturday. That is, focusing on Sunday, recording on the same day is set by the program 1 and the program 2. The start day of the week may be displayed from Monday. Here, for the sake of simplicity, we will switch the screen page for schedule creation, delete all,
All copies shall not be made. Next, in the item 106, it is set whether the setting of the schedule in the line 103 of the program 1 shown on the right side is made valid (ON) or invalid (OFF) (508 in FIG. 5). Here, recording is not performed during the OFF period of the schedule. Next, the recording start time 107 is set (509 in FIG. 5). In the illustrated example, it is set to 17:00. Further, the recording end time 108 is set (510 in FIG. 5). The number 109 of the recording preset is selected (511 in FIG. 5).
19:20 in the example shown. When the GUI screen 100 is displayed, each schedule has an initial value of 11
1 (line 103 in FIG. 1, end time column of program 2), “−−−−−−” is displayed, “OFF” is set in item 106 for setting validity / invalidity, and “OFF” is set in mode 109. 1 "is set. Further, a cursor 112 indicated by oblique lines is displayed at the position of Sunday. The user operates the upper switch 202 or the lower switch 20 of the operation panel 3091.
Press 5 to move the cursor 112 to match the desired day of the week. Next, the right switch 204 or the left switch 2
When 03 is pressed, a setting cursor 110 is displayed.
The cursor is moved to a target item with the right or left switch 203, 204, and the up or down switch 202,
The setting is performed by changing the value in 205. When the cursor is located on the item indicating the validity / invalidity of the schedule, ON / OFF is switched every time the up or down switch is pressed. When the cursor is positioned at the "time" of the start time or the end time, values from 00 to 23 (some may be displayed partially up to 24: details will be described later) are displayed. When the cursor is located at the position of "minute", values from 00 to 59 are displayed. Similarly, the number of the set mode is displayed for the mode. This mode is various setting items related to recording, and details will be described later.

Next, an example of the setting operation will be described in the case of setting Sunday. After confirming that the cursor 112 is on Sunday, the right switch 204 is pressed. At this time, the setting cursor 110 is displayed at the position of “time” of the start time. The user presses the upper switch 202. At this time, in one embodiment, “−−−−−” is set as an initial value, but the following may be used. That is, the current time may be set as the start time 107 instead of “−−−−−”. The end time 108 is automatically set to a time one minute after the current time. The user presses the upper switch 202 until "17" is displayed. Similarly, the user moves the cursor 110 and presses the up or down switches 202 and 205 to set "minute" as the start time and "hour" and "minute" as the end time. Further, the cursor 110 is moved to set the recording mode to 1. A plurality of recording modes are prepared, and various detailed recording conditions are preset. In another embodiment, when the cursor 110 is moved to the end time after setting the start time (for the first time), the value of the end time (the value one minute later) is automatically set. At this time (when the cursor 110 is moved), a time one hour later may be set as the end time. Next, the program 2 for Sunday is set. For this purpose, the user presses the right switch 204 to move the cursor 110 to the program 2. Now, it is assumed that the cursor 110 is at the position of "minute" of the start time of the program 2. At this time, when the upper or lower switch 202, 205 is pressed,
The end time set in the program 1 is set as the start time of the program 2. The set end time is the same as that of the program 1. Further, after setting Sunday, the cursor 110 is moved, and when setting Monday, press the up or down switch 202, 205 while the cursor 110 is on the start or end time of Monday. For example, the start time of the setting of Sunday may be set as the start time of Monday.
As a result, the time required for setting the time can be reduced.

Next, the setting and display of the recording end time according to the present invention will be described. When the start time is “00:00” and the end time is “00:00”, at first glance, 00:00 to 24
It is not known whether the video will be recorded until the hour or not recorded at all (because the start time and the end time are the same). Therefore, in the present invention, the cursor 110 is moved to the position of the end time (“hour” or “minute”). In the case of "0
0:00 "and automatically switches the display to" 24:00 "when the cursor is at any other position, thereby displaying 00 to 23 when the setting is being performed. In this case, 00 to 24 are displayed, so that the status of the recording schedule can be easily understood.

Up to this point, the case where the number of programs is two has been described. However, in the video surveillance recording apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of recording programs (schedules) can be set. When the number of programs is two, the previous page button 113 and the next page button 114 in FIG. 1 are grayed out and cannot be pressed (the cursor 112 does not move to the button). When more than one program can be set, the button is pressed, and the page is switched by selecting the button (505 in FIG. 5), so that the program can be displayed and set (program name) Also, 101 and 102 are automatically switched from "Program 1" and "Program 2" to "Program 3""Program4". When the last page is displayed, the next page button is displayed in gray. When the number of programs that can be set is an odd number and the last page is displayed, the area on the right side is also grayed out and setting cannot be performed. Similarly, when the first page is displayed, the previous page button is displayed in gray.

Next, the all deletion function 115 will be described. When the user moves the cursor 112 to the button and presses the enter button 201, all the schedules of the currently displayed program are deleted, and the display becomes "-::-". This facilitates the task of deleting the schedule (506 in FIG. 5). Note that the settings of all programs (including schedules not displayed) may be deleted.

Next, the full copy function 116 will be described. When the user moves the cursor 112 to the button and presses the enter button 201, the currently displayed program has the highest rank among the currently set schedules (day, month, and fire in the example of FIG. 1). ,..., Soil order) are copied. This facilitates the task of creating a schedule for one week (5 in FIG. 5).
07). Also, by displaying the current date and time 117 together, it is easy to create a schedule. Note that a calendar may be displayed here. After the timer recording schedule is set in this way, the schedule is saved (503 in FIG. 5), and the process shifts to actual execution of timer recording (504 in FIG. 5).

Finally, an example of the relationship between timer recording schedules will be described. Now, the schedule of the timer recording is 00:02:00 to 24:00 and 10:00 to 10:00 on the day.
It is assumed that 17:00 is set. At this time, the video monitoring and recording apparatus performs recording according to the schedule setting from 00:00 to 10:00, and performs recording from 10:00 to 10:00.
At 7:00, recording is performed according to the schedule settings, and at 17:00 to 24:00, recording is performed using the same settings. In other words, the schedule with the later recording start time is given priority, and when this schedule ends, if there is another schedule in the recording period, that schedule is executed. Of course, another schedule during the recording period may be ignored. FIG. 8 illustrates such a hierarchical setting of the recording time. Here, reference numeral 801 denotes a timer setting method of the present invention,
The whole (from 0:00 to 24:00) is set by the setting 802, and among them, the settings 803 and 804 exist. Reference numeral 805 denotes a general VTR timer recording setting. In this case, the setting 80 is intended to be set for 24 hours.
If the user forgets to set the setting 808 even after performing the steps 6, 807, 809, and 810, the recording is blank for that time because the setting is missing.

In the video surveillance recording apparatus of the present invention, the schedule once creating the "timer recording schedule" is stored in the recording device 306, and the "timer recording schedule creation" function is executed again. Is
The previous settings are read from the recording device and displayed.

Next, the mode preset will be described. FIG. 6 shows a flowchart thereof. In the figure,
Reference numeral 400 'shows another example of the menu 400 shown in FIG. A screen 611 is displayed on the monitor 308, and the illustrated condition image resolution 6111, image quality 6112, normal recording mode 6113, alarm setting 6114, and the like are preset for each mode. These modes are set in n modes as indicated by 701 in FIG. In the mode setting of the timer recording schedule described above, an appropriate mode is selected from the plurality of modes set as described above. In the preset, the time zone specified by timer recording,
Define recording details. In other words, during the time period specified by each program, recording is performed under the recording conditions set in the mode. Presets can be prepared in n modes (plural), and the settings are made from a menu. less than,
Shows the items that can be set and their contents. 1. Image resolution: Select from high / medium / low. 2. Image quality: Select from high / medium / low. 3. Operation mode: Select from Time Lapse / One Shot Time Lapse; Continuous recording (in intermittent mode). One shot: Record for a fixed time (number of frames). 4. Recording mode ゛: Select from simple recording / change detection / simple + change. 5. Recording interval: 0.03, 0.07, 0.10, 0.1
6, 0.2, 0.3, 0. 5, 1.0 to 30.0 (1
Seconds) Select from [seconds]. 6. Change detection recording interval: The selection item sets the recording interval when recording is performed using the same change detection function as in item No. 5. 7. Change pre-recording time: 5, 15, 30 seconds, 1, 3 minutes, setting for recording an image immediately before an intruding object is detected in change detection. 8. 8. Number of pre-frames: 0 to 1800 frames, in a designated one-shot mode, setting for recording an image immediately before an intruding object is detected Number of post frames: Designated by 1 to 1800 frames
In the one-shot mode, the number of frames to be recorded after an intruding object is detected is set. 10. Alarm: Select from ON / OFF, and enable / disable recording by alarm. 11. Operation mode: Select from level trigger. Level: Record while the alarm signal is being input. Trigger: Recording is performed for a fixed time starting from the time when an alarm signal is input. 12. 12. Recording interval: Same as No. 5 Pre-recording time: Same as No. 7 14. Post recording time: 5, 15, 30 seconds, 1, 3 minutes,
Select from the end of input. 15. Number of pre-frames: Same as No. 8 Number of post frames: same as in item 9 17. Buzzer: Select from ON / OFF. Enable / disable the buzzer output. By recording these contents in one preset,
Detailed recording settings can be made simply by specifying a preset number.

Further, as another embodiment, a function is provided to collectively store the programs created as described above in a storage device. Thereafter, by reading the program group, the program can be reproduced. Thereby, it is possible to have a plurality of various settings for one week.

[0017]

As described above, a plurality of recording schedules having different settings can be easily set, and an optimum recording setting can be made according to a recording time zone. As a result, when there are few intruding objects (or traffic) such as at night, the recording interval is lengthened, or recording is performed only when an intruding object is detected, thereby reducing the trouble of searching for recorded images. Savings in recorded dose can be made.

Further, since the recording time can be set in a hierarchical structure, recording omission can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

301 CPU, 302 memory, 303 image recognition unit, 304 communication control unit, 305 video interface, 306 storage device, 307 frame buffer,
308 monitor, 3101 TV camera, 3102
Monitor, 3103 monitoring television camera control recording device,

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A video surveillance recording device having a timer recording function for recording video captured by a television camera, wherein a plurality of types of recording methods for recording the video from the television camera are preset as a recording mode, and a timer recording time setting is performed. And a video surveillance recording device for selecting and setting the recording mode. 2. The video surveillance and recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of recording settings including the time setting of the timer recording and the setting of the recording mode are set. 3. The video surveillance recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of types of recording settings are scheduled schedules for one week. 4. The video surveillance and recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of types of recording settings can be set by overlapping time zones, and during the recording operation, the time after the setting is prioritized and is set to the time. A video surveillance recording device, which performs recording in the set recording mode. 5. The video surveillance recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein hierarchical information of a menu being displayed on the screen for performing each setting is displayed on the screen. . 6. A graphic-c user interface that performs monitoring and recording during a specified time by a specified recording method during video monitoring recording.
A method for setting a timer recording function in a video surveillance recording device, wherein a schedule for one week is vertically displayed by ce (hereinafter referred to as a GUI). 7. A timer in a video monitoring and recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein at least two recording schedules are displayed on the same screen and a plurality of schedules are switched and displayed. Recording setting method. 8. On a GUI screen for setting a timer recording time of a video surveillance recording device for monitoring and recording an intruding object using a television camera, the time display is switched according to whether or not the time is being set. Timer recording setting method in a video monitoring recording device. 9. A video surveillance and recording apparatus for monitoring and recording an intruding object using a television camera, wherein a GUI screen for setting a timer recording time automatically displays a time of an unset portion according to the set time. A timer recording setting method in a video surveillance recording device, comprising setting. 10. A video surveillance and recording device for monitoring and recording an intruding object using a television camera, the device having a function of collectively deleting the set schedule on a timer recording setting screen being displayed. Timer recording setting method in video surveillance recording device. 11. A video surveillance and recording apparatus for monitoring and recording an intruding object using a television camera, wherein a timer recording setting screen being displayed is set at the highest rank on the screen among the set schedules. A timer recording setting method in a video monitoring and recording apparatus, characterized by adding a function of copying the recorded recording schedule as a part of a remaining lower-level schedule. 12. The video surveillance and recording apparatus, wherein a plurality of scheduled schedules for one week to be recorded by a designated recording method during a designated time are preset, and the preset is designated in the schedule. Video surveillance recorder. 13. A video surveillance and recording device, wherein a recording preset in which several types of recording methods are set is created in advance, and the preset is designated in the schedule.