JP2003143592A - Itv monitor system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability and the extensibility of an ITV monitor system. SOLUTION: A monitor center is provided with a panel 15A of a CRT touch panel system which can display a monitor area, positions of monitor cameras installed in the monitor area, and an alarm position instead of a conventional console with respect to each monitor system, a panel 15B of a CRT touch panel system which bas display and operation buttons for individual designation and operation of monitor cameras by monitor areas, those for designation and operation of monitors outputting the pictures of individual monitor cameras, and those for designation and operation of monitor/display commands and can designate pertinent operations by touch operation of the display and operation buttons on a picture, and a joy stick 15C. A monitor controller 14 controls display on the panel and the operation board, picture output to a plurality of monitors, and selection and the photographing state of each monitor camera when detecting abnormality in the monitor area or in accordance with touch operation of display and operation buttons on the operation board.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ITV surveillance system, and more particularly to a selection / operation system for surveillance cameras and monitors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ITV monitoring system transmits a video signal of a camera that has photographed a monitoring target area or a monitoring target to a monitoring center and displays the monitoring target area or the target on the monitor of the monitoring center for remote monitoring. To be able to do.

In this ITV monitoring system, a large number of cameras 1a to 1n are installed at various places as shown in FIG. 15 for monitoring a wide range of plants, high-rise buildings, tunnels, etc. Are switched by the switching devices 2a to 2n and transmitted to the monitoring center 3 through a multi-channel optical fiber or a coaxial cable. At the monitoring center 3, a large number of video signals are switched on one or a plurality of monitors 4a to 4d.
The system is configured to switch and output images with. For these switching, the monitoring controller 8 performs manual switching by a key switch provided in the console 6 or automatic switching based on an abnormality detection signal from the monitoring sensor groups 7 distributed in the monitoring area.

There is a system in which a monitor / recorder / reproducer (VTR) is attached to each of the monitors 4a to 4d to automatically record the image projected on the monitor onto a video tape or the like. When some or all of the cameras 1a to 1n have a remote control mechanism such as a shooting direction and a magnification, the monitoring controller 8 is used.
There is also a system for remote control from.

[0005]

In the conventional system, there were problems in the operability of the surveillance camera and the monitor and the expandability of the system. These matters will be described below.

(1) Operability The monitoring points (areas) of the cameras are set in advance for each individual camera, and it is not possible to take images of areas outside the other monitoring points. Therefore, when an abnormality occurs (reporting), the camera image with that area as the monitoring point is displayed on the monitor, but even if you try to monitor the area around the abnormal point or other monitoring points, you cannot perform operations such as camera selection. Even if it could be operated, it would be a troublesome operation to select and operate a proper camera.

(2) Scalability The console is composed of a large number of key switches, and the system is designed for each monitoring target. When the building is expanded or the layout is changed, the monitoring area is expanded, or the monitoring points are expanded, the operation console is operated. The system is inferior in expandability, because it is difficult to change or add key switches on the desk or change or add surveillance cameras or monitors.

(3) When the cooperation monitoring area of the system is wide and a plurality of systems are constructed,
Each system has its own surveillance camera and monitor,
Since these systems are not linked, even if the surveillance camera can photograph the surveillance area of the adjacent system, the images cannot be jointly used. In addition, the monitor cannot use other system monitors as a shared car.

(4) Coordination of camera operation As described above, in the case of a plurality of system configurations, the camera operation by sharing the system cannot be performed, and therefore the camera operation by the joystick of another system cannot be performed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ITV monitoring system with improved operability, expandability and cooperation.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention displays the monitoring area, the position of the monitoring camera and the location of the abnormality, and specifies the monitoring camera as a means to replace the conventional console. It is equipped with a CRT touch panel type operation panel that can be operated, and a CRT touch panel type operation panel that can individually specify each surveillance camera, specify monitor, and specify monitor / display commands. And

(1) Each part of the monitoring area can be photographed by the monitoring cameras distributed in the monitoring area, and an image of each monitoring camera which photographs an abnormal portion or a designated portion in the monitoring area is displayed on the monitoring center. In an ITV monitoring system for monitoring by displaying on a plurality of monitors, the monitoring center uses a CRT touch panel method and a placement panel capable of displaying a monitoring area, a position of a surveillance camera installed in the area, and an alarm location. A display / operation button that is configured to specify and operate each surveillance camera individually for each surveillance area, and a display that operates to specify the monitor that outputs the image of each surveillance camera. When an operation button is displayed and an operation panel that can specify the operation by touching each display / operation button on the screen and an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area, or A monitor controller having a software configuration for controlling the display of the arrangement panel and the operation panel, the image output control to the plurality of monitors, and the selection of each surveillance camera and the shooting state according to the display / operation button touch operation on the operation panel. It is characterized by having and.

(2) The layout board is constructed in a CRT touch panel system, and the monitoring controller displays means for displaying and operating the surveillance camera buttons on the layout board, and selecting the surveillance camera by operating the buttons. It is characterized by having.

(3) The monitoring center is provided with a joystick capable of operating the selection and shooting state of each monitoring camera, and the monitoring controller selects the shooting camera and the shooting state of each monitoring camera by an operation signal from the command or an operation signal from the joystick. Is provided with a means for controlling.

(4) When the monitoring area becomes a plurality of monitoring systems, the arrangement board, the operation panel, the monitoring controller and the joystick are provided in each monitoring system.

(5) The monitoring controller has the following means in software configuration, (a) means for switching to or using a mouse operation or a touch pen instead of the operation of the display / operation buttons, and (b) on the placement board. Is a means for switching and displaying the whole area image or a partial area enlarged image of the surveillance area, and (c) the operation panel in which the display / operation buttons of all surveillance cameras are arranged on one operation panel, and the surveillance area / Means for switching operation screens from which the cameras can be hierarchically selected from the monitoring points, (d) sequentially switching the image of each of the monitoring cameras to one or any monitor to sequentially control the image output, and the sequential image output by the manual operation. Means for performing stop / resume control and image output order control, (e) means for switching and displaying images from a plurality of surveillance cameras on a plurality of monitors, and (f) a monitor Means for displaying together surveillance cameras disposed around the monitoring camera in the image, means for displaying together surveillance camera surveillance region selected (g),
(H) means for collectively displaying the monitoring cameras corresponding to the selected monitoring points and displaying the image on the selected monitor, (i) collectively displaying the monitoring cameras corresponding to the selected monitoring points, and Means for displaying an image on the selected monitor, (j) means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras corresponding to the selected alarms, and displaying an image on the selected monitor,
(K) Means for allowing the operation panel of one of the plurality of monitoring systems to act as a control request operation for issuing alarms of other systems and to automatically output images from the monitoring camera to a monitor designated as valid ,
(L) A means for pooling and using the monitors of other systems by manual operation on the operation panels of multiple monitoring systems, and (m) Pooling the surveillance cameras of other systems by manual operation on the operation panels of multiple monitoring systems. (N) When the recording / reproducing apparatus for automatically recording the output image on the monitor is provided, (n) the time-lapse mode is normally recorded, and the standard mode is recorded when the alarm is issued. Means for automatic recording, (o)
At least one means of confirming the remaining amount of the washer liquid for cleaning the lens protection glass surface of the surveillance camera, and (p) displaying and confirming the remaining amount of the video tape or the near end of the recording / reproducing apparatus is provided. Characterize.

(6) The monitoring controller has the following means in software configuration, and (a) directs a plurality of monitoring cameras corresponding to the abnormal place at the time of abnormal occurrence to the abnormal place according to the priority order, and displays the image of the monitoring camera. Is displayed on the monitor, and the monitoring camera is displayed / guided to the operation panel by grouping. (B) When an abnormality occurs, the monitoring camera is set in the system priority and the monitoring camera in the area corresponding to the alarm is displayed. A means for automatically displaying images on a monitor that is set to automatically output, (c) When an abnormality occurs, the monitor camera that is set prioritizing the system and that has the priority of the image of the surveillance camera in the area corresponding to the alarm Means for automatically displaying images on a monitor that is automatically set, and (d) another system monitor that is jointly set when a monitor that is set with system priority is in use when an error occurs (E) When all the monitors capable of automatically displaying images are in use, the images of the monitoring cameras waiting to be displayed are displayed on the monitors that are sequentially set. Means, (f)
When the abnormalities are duplicated, the second and subsequent alarms are provided with at least one means for displaying the images on the sequentially set monitors.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an ITV monitoring system showing an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the monitoring of a business office such as a wide area facility represented by a large factory. The monitoring area is roughly divided into a fence / sawa system A, a building outer wall door system B, and an entrance / exit management system C. Each system A
15A to 15C, a monitor unit 11 having a plurality of monitor configurations corresponding to 4a to 4d in FIG. 15, a large number of camera groups 12 corresponding to the cameras 1a to 1n, a large number of sensor groups 13 corresponding to the monitoring sensor group 7, A monitoring controller 14 corresponding to the monitoring controller 8 and an arrangement / operation unit 15 corresponding to the console 6 are provided. As the screen size, the monitor unit 11 is provided with a monitor having a normal screen size and a monitor having a screen size larger than these. The sensor group 13 may be omitted depending on the system configuration.

The monitoring controller 14 of each system A to C is L
Communication is connected by AN to enable mutual information exchange, and depending on the system configuration, LAN allows connection and information exchange with the host computer 16 and database 17 for system management.

The placement / operation unit 15 includes a placement panel 15A for confirming an abnormality occurrence location (reporting location) and a surveillance camera position in the surveillance area, and an operation panel for individually selecting the surveillance camera and the monitor. 15B and a joystick 15C for selecting a surveillance camera and operating a shooting state. Among them, the placement board 15A and the operation board 15B are of a CRT touch panel system which enables image display of the monitoring area and camera position and designation of positions and command operation by touching display / operation buttons on the screen. The joystick 15C has a hardware configuration to improve operability.

The monitoring controller 14 has a computer configuration using the monitor section 11, the arrangement / operation section 15 and the like as an input / output device, is equipped with software necessary for operation / control of each section, and outputs an abnormality detection signal from the sensor group 13. Alternatively, processing is started by touching the display / operation buttons of the arrangement / operation unit 15, display control is performed on the arrangement panel and operation panel, and operation by the display / operation buttons on this panel or operation signal from the joystick. The display control corresponding to this, the display switching control of the monitor unit 11, the selection of each surveillance camera, and the shooting state are controlled.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen configuration of the arrangement / operation section 15, and these displays and operation / control functions are realized by software processing installed in the monitoring controller 14. The display of the placement board 15A is normally displayed in the area A1 on the CRT screen.
~ A6 frame display by A6, display and operation button image of each camera installed in each area frame and its related information (camera I
(D, position, orientation, fixed / rotation type) is displayed. When the alarm is issued, the area and status of the alarm, the area / zone of the alarm, etc., can be displayed by blinking or changing the color, and enlarged display of the area is also possible by switching the screen.

In addition, the operation of the arrangement board 15A enables the operation of selecting the camera by touching the display / operation button of the camera displayed on the screen by the monitor. This camera selection operation function can also be performed by the camera selection operation using the operation panel 15B, but the selection operation on the camera layout diagram increases reliability and ease. It should be noted that the camera selection operation may be performed with a mouse or a touch pen instead of the touch panel operation, but it is preferable to use both of them together.

Next, the operation panel 15B allows the operation and control of all the cameras to be executed independently even when the placement panel 15A is down. Its display is to increase the ease of operation at normal times. , An operation screen (hereinafter referred to as operation screen 1) in which selection buttons for all cameras and monitors are arranged on one screen. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, on the CRT screen, the camera operation button display frames for the areas A1 to A6 and the display of the monitor specifying operation buttons M1 to M6 that correspond to the monitors of the monitor unit 11 on a one-to-one basis, A monitor designation operation button GM for designating a large screen monitor provided in the monitor unit 11 and a designation operation button display for screen selection, camera selection, etc. are displayed. It should be noted that in the display of the cameras, the ID, position, orientation, fixed / rotation type and the like of each camera are displayed.
Further, the number and the like are displayed on the monitor designation operation button.

Further, in order to improve operability at the time of reporting,
An operation screen that allows you to select cameras hierarchically based on the monitoring area / monitoring point of interest (hereafter called operation screen 2)
The display can be switched to. The operation on the operation panel 15B makes it possible to select the camera or monitor by touching the camera selection button or the monitor selection button displayed on the screen, similarly to the operation on the arrangement panel 15A. Further, the selection operation of the camera or the monitor can be performed by a mouse instead of the operation by the touch panel, or both can be used together.

The control function of the software configuration of the monitor controller 14, the screen switching on the operation panel 15B, the button operation or the operation of the joystick 15C for monitoring and operating functions will be described in detail below. (1) Basic function (1a) Fixed screen As shown in FIG.
The images of the cameras A, B, and C, which are individually designated in advance by B, are distributed to the monitors A, B, and C and output.

(1b) Sequence image output (SEQ image output) As illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of designated cameras are automatically switched and sequentially output to a monitor. The camera to be switched and its switching time (interval) are set on the operation panel 15B. Further, when switching the cameras, it is preferable to switch all of the monitors during the sequence image output at the same time in consideration of visibility.

(1c) Sequence / Camera Manual Operation The camera to be displayed on the monitor during sequence image output can be manually set, the automatic sequence operation is stopped / restarted, and the sequence image output camera is operated. This example is shown in FIG. 5, where (a) of FIG. 5 shows the stop / restart of the automatic sequence operation, and by performing the stop operation while the image of the camera B is displayed, the camera B is not restricted by the interval. The image of the camera C is continuously output, and when the restart operation is performed, the image of the next camera C is output. (B) of the figure shows a case where the order of cameras for sequence image output is manually switched to the forward direction or the reverse direction, and when the camera switching operation is manually performed during the image output of camera B during the automatic sequence operation. , The automatic sequence operation is stopped, and the image of the camera A in the designated direction is displayed on the monitor.

(1d) Video switching between monitors As illustrated in FIG. 6, the two monitors A,
Swap the images of cameras A and B that are currently displayed on B. In addition,
The display mode (fixed display / SEQ output) of the monitor can also be switched.

(1e) Camera peripheral camera selection The cameras arranged around the camera (n meters or less: system setting) being displayed on the selected monitor are collectively C
It is displayed on the RT screen to facilitate the narrowing down of the camera suitable for image output.

(1f) Area selection Cameras in the selected area are collectively displayed to facilitate narrowing down the cameras capable of outputting images.

(1g) Selection of monitoring points The cameras corresponding to the selected monitoring points are collectively displayed to facilitate narrowing down the cameras. When a camera is selected, it is automatically positioned and the image is displayed on the selected monitor. The monitoring points are, for example, a fence block and a river in a fence / sawa system, a building periphery, a door, and a neighborhood area in an outer wall door system, and a gate and a neighborhood area in a building entrance / exit management system.

(1h) Alarm selection The cameras corresponding to the selected alarm are collectively displayed to facilitate the narrowing down of the cameras. When a camera is selected, it is automatically positioned and displayed on the selected monitor.

(1i) Control Request for Suppression, etc. The operation panel of the outer wall door system B has a function of requesting suppression of a door alarm, and when the suppression request button is operated, the suppression request is sent to the monitoring controller to respond. The camera is automatically positioned, and the image is automatically output to the monitor for which automatic image output is enabled. If there is no free monitor, no image is displayed on the monitor.

(1j) Carpooling of monitors The operation panel for the outer wall door system of the building and the operation panel for the fence / sawa system and entry / exit control system should be used by manually operating the monitors of other systems. In order to use the monitor effectively.

(1k) Joint operation of camera operation The operation panel of the outer wall door system and the operation panel of the fence / sawa system can be manually operated to switch to the camera operation screen of another system, thereby improving the operability. It is preferable that the camera-sharing function is enabled only in the above-mentioned monitor-sharing state.

(1L) V for automatically recording the output image on each monitor of the recording / reproducing apparatus control monitor section
When installing a recording / playback device for TR, DVD, HD, etc.,
Each recording / playback device normally records in time-lapse mode, and automatically records the target video in standard mode when an alarm is issued, preventing unnecessary consumption of memory capacity of video tapes, DVDs, and HDs. Obtain a clear image at the time of the alarm.

The control of the recording / reproducing apparatus enables the switching of the recording mode between the standard mode and the time-lapse mode and the switching of recording / reproducing / stopping as a manual function, and an automatic function to switch to the standard mode when an alarm is issued. It can be switched, and has a recording history function that automatically records and references the recording history of videotapes. The history contents include the recording / reproducing apparatus device number, video tape number, camera number, recording start time, recording end time, recording mode, and the like.

(1m) In addition, it is ensured by providing functions such as confirmation of the remaining amount of washer liquid for cleaning the lens protective glass surface of the camera and drive of the wiper, and display and confirmation of the remaining amount or near end of the video tape of the recording / playback device. Enable easy monitoring and recording.

(2) Interlocking function when alarm is issued (2a) In accordance with the camera interlocking information registered in the interlocking monitoring controller 14 of the camera or the database 17, a plurality of cameras corresponding to the issuance are automatically moved in a predetermined direction. Turn to. The camera link information has a priority. At the time of reporting, a plurality of cameras corresponding to the reporting location are directed to n (the number is preset) cameras at the reporting location according to the priority order, and the camera image is displayed on the monitor.

For cameras that are not automatically displayed on the monitor, the images are displayed manually. At this time, quick operation is possible by grouping the camera corresponding to the alarm on the operation panel (around the building / around road, etc.) and displaying and guiding it.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the camera interlocking information, and as the interlocking information of one camera A, an alarm number (assigned by the position of the monitoring sensor that issued the alarm), a priority order at the alarm number, and a camera position. Set it.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the interlocking control of the cameras. The cameras A, B, and C are directed to their home positions HP when there is no alarm, and when the alarm 1 is issued, the cameras have high priorities for them. For example, A and C are directed to the alarm location, and cameras A and C are directed to the alarm locations when alarms 1 and 3 occur. It controls and returns to each home position when all the alarms are released.

(2b) Interlocking of Monitors (Including Large Monitors) Basically, when an alarm is issued, a camera in the area corresponding to the "monitor set by system priority" of the issued alarm The image of is automatically displayed on the "monitor for which automatic image output is set". In addition, when there are multiple cameras that support notification,
Images from n cameras are automatically displayed on a monitor according to a preset "monitor output order" in order of priority.

Further, the fence system and the outer wall door system enable "pooling of monitor images". In addition, when all the monitors capable of automatic alarm output are in use, the image of the camera waiting to output an image is automatically displayed on the “waiting alarm sequential image display monitor”. When the alarms are issued in duplicate, the second and subsequent alarms are automatically displayed on the monitor "waiting alarm sequential image display monitor".

Hereinafter, each process and definition contents will be described in detail. The "automatic image output setting monitor" sets whether or not the image is automatically output when an alarm is issued or when the suppression request button is operated, and is set for each monitor. The setting condition is that the automatic image output setting is set to be valid and the camera is not being manually operated.

“Monitor set by system priority” is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the monitor system corresponding to the alarm system (fence / outer wall door / entrance / exit control) issued is given priority.

A large monitor can be included in the "monitor for automatic image output setting". In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the large monitor is given the highest priority for each system, and the large monitor is assigned to another system. If it is in use, the image is displayed on a small monitor of the alarm system.

"Monitor sharing image" is a fence system /
In the outer door system, the joint operation is manually performed, or when an alarm is issued, the automatic joint operation (system setting and automatic enable / disable setting) is performed and the monitor can be used by joint operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, when a fence-based alarm is issued in the shared riding state, and when all the fence-based monitors are already in use, images are automatically displayed on the outer wall door-based monitor.

"Sequential image output monitor for waiting alarm"
Is a monitor that has been used and is waiting for output,
Automatically display images on a specific sequential monitor.
N monitors can be set as sequential monitors for each system. FIG. 12 shows a setting example of the sequential monitor.

The images to be sequentially displayed are images of n cameras among the plurality of cameras for the alarm in the order of priority. Further, the monitor set for sequential use is forcibly used for sequential use when an alarm is waiting for output regardless of the setting of automatic alarm image output. From the above, for the interlocking of the monitor, the monitoring controller mounts the control procedure shown in FIG. 13 in a software configuration.

(3) Other functions (3a) Setting camera information The camera information (preset position, alarm interlocking information, grouping information) can be set on the operation panel or the host computer.

(3b) Camera Operating Unit As shown in FIG. 14, only the camera operating unit such as the joystick 15C is of a conventional type in consideration of operability. In consideration of future expandability, a camera operation unit will be installed in the CRT touch panel. This mounting is performed by system setting, and is switched by enabling / disabling the camera operating unit in the CRT touch panel. The camera direction control, zoom, and focus can be operated with one hand.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the CRT touch panel type layout panel for displaying the surveillance area, the position of the surveillance camera and the location where the abnormality has occurred, and the operation of designating the surveillance camera individually, and each surveillance camera individually. Since the monitoring operation is performed by the CRT touch panel type operation panel capable of specifying the monitor operation, the monitor specifying operation, and the monitor / display command, the operability of the monitoring camera and the monitor is excellent.

Further, by adopting a CRT touch panel system for the operation panel and the layout panel, it is possible to easily add the designation / operation buttons for adding or changing the monitoring system, the monitoring camera, the monitor, etc. to enhance the expandability of the system. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a screen configuration example of an arrangement / operation unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows an example of fixed image output in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an example of sequence image output in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an example of manual operation of a sequence camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an example of video switching between monitors in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an example of camera link information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an example of camera interlocking control in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an example of interlocked image output of a monitor in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an example of a large-sized monitor top priority setting according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an example of a carpooling image on the monitor in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a setting example of a sequential monitor according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a monitor interlocking control procedure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an example of a camera operation unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 shows an example of an ITV monitoring system.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Fence / Sawa system B ... Outdoor wall system C ... Access control system 11 ... Monitor section 12 ... Camera group 13 ... Sensor group 14 ... Monitoring controller 15 ... Arrangement / operation section 15A ... Arrangement board 15B ... Operation panel 15C ... Joystick A1-A6 ... area M1 to M4 ... Monitor designation operation buttons GM ... Large monitor selection operation button A to C ... Surveillance camera or monitor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Surveillance cameras distributed in a surveillance area enable each part of the surveillance area to be photographed, and a plurality of images of the respective surveillance cameras, which image the abnormality occurrence portion or the designated portion in the surveillance area, are displayed at a plurality of surveillance centers. In the ITV monitoring system for monitoring by displaying on the monitor of the above, the monitoring center is configured by a CRT touch panel method, and a placement panel capable of displaying a monitoring area, a position of a surveillance camera installed in the area, and an alarm location. Display / operation buttons that specify and operate each surveillance camera individually for each surveillance area, display / operation buttons that specify and operate the monitor that outputs the image of each surveillance camera, and display / operations that specify the surveillance / display command When a button is displayed and an operation panel that allows you to specify the operation by touching each display / operation button on the screen and when an error is detected in the monitoring area, or A monitoring controller having a software configuration for controlling the display of the arrangement panel and the operation panel, the image output control to the plurality of monitors, and the selection and shooting state of each monitoring camera according to the display / operation button touch operation on the operation panel. I characterized by having
TV monitoring system. 2. The arrangement board comprises a CRT touch panel system, and the monitoring controller comprises means for displaying the display / operation buttons of the monitoring camera on the arrangement board and performing a selection operation of the monitoring camera by operating the button. The ITV monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the ITV monitoring system is provided. 3. The monitoring center is provided with a joystick capable of operating the selection and shooting state of each monitoring camera,
3. The ITV surveillance system according to claim 1, wherein the surveillance controller comprises means for controlling selection of each surveillance camera and a photographing state by a designation operation of the command or an operation signal from a joystick. 4. When the monitoring area becomes a plurality of monitoring systems, the arrangement panel, the operation panel, the monitoring controller, and the joystick are provided in each monitoring system, respectively. The ITV monitoring system according to item 1. 5. The monitoring controller has the following means with a software configuration, (a) means for switching to or using a mouse operation or a touch pen instead of the operation of the display / operation button, and (b) for the placement board. Means for switching and displaying the whole area image or a partial area image of the surveillance area, (c) An operation screen in which the display / operation buttons of all surveillance cameras are arranged in one screen on the operation panel, and the surveillance area / monitoring A means for switching operation screens that can hierarchically select cameras from points, (d) Sequentially switching the image of each surveillance camera to one or any monitor to sequentially control the image output, and stopping the sequential image output by manual operation / Resuming control and output order control means (e) Means for switching and displaying images from a plurality of surveillance cameras on a plurality of monitors, (f) Displaying on a monitor Means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras arranged around the surveillance camera in the image, (g) Means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras in the selected surveillance area, (h) Corresponding to the selected surveillance point Means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras and displaying the images on the selected monitor; (i) means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras corresponding to the selected monitoring points and displaying the images on the selected monitor; j) means for collectively displaying the surveillance cameras corresponding to the selected alarms and displaying the image on the selected monitor; (k) the operation panel of one of the plurality of surveillance systems is used for the other systems. Means for acting on behalf of the control request operation of the information and automatically displaying images from the surveillance camera to the monitor designated as valid, (l) Carrying together other system monitors by manual operation on the operation panel of multiple surveillance systems Means to be used, (m) A means for jointly operating a surveillance camera of another system by a manual operation on the operation panel of a plurality of surveillance systems, (n) In the case where a recording / playback device for automatically recording an image output from the monitor is provided, the time-lapse mode is normally used. Record and switch to record in standard mode at the time of notification,
Means for automatically recording the recording history of recording, (o) Means for confirming the remaining amount of washer liquid for cleaning the lens protection glass surface of the surveillance camera, (p) Displaying and confirming the remaining amount of video tape or near end of the recording / playback device The ITV monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising at least one of: 6. The monitoring controller has the following means in software configuration: (a) A plurality of monitoring cameras corresponding to an abnormal place when an abnormality occurs are directed to the abnormal place according to a priority order, and an image of the monitoring camera is displayed. A means for displaying the image on the monitor and displaying and guiding the surveillance camera on the operation panel by grouping. (B) When an abnormality occurs, the image of the surveillance camera on the monitor set in the system priority and in the area corresponding to the alarm To automatically display images on a monitor that is set to automatically output images. (C) Give priority to the images of the surveillance cameras on the monitor that is set with system priority when an error occurs and in the area corresponding to the alarm. To automatically output images to a monitor that is set to automatically output images. (D) When an abnormality occurs, when a monitor that is set to prioritize the system is being used Means for automatically outputting the image of the visual camera, (e) when all the monitors capable of automatic image output are in use, the image of the monitoring camera waiting for image output is output to the monitor set in sequence. Means, (f) When the abnormal occurrences are duplicated, the second and subsequent alarms are
The ITV monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising at least one means for displaying an image on a monitor that is sequentially set.