JP2005012556A - Particular object tracking and monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a particular object tracking and monitoring system wherein a plurality of tracking monitor posts are installed in a monitor object area and the tracking monitor posts can mutually track and monitor a particular object over a wide range. <P>SOLUTION: The particular object tracking and monitoring system comprises: a notice means for notifying of site information as a voice and / or an image; a plurality of site installation posts each mounted with a response means and a tracking TV camera from a center; and a system management center for receiving a notice of the site information from the site installation posts, responding to the notice, particularizing a tracking object and providing an instruction to switch the tracking TV camera to a tracking mode, and is configured to continue capture of a particular object by the tracking TV camera. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a specific target tracking and monitoring system for tracking and monitoring a mobile monitoring target specified in a monitoring center, and in particular, tracking a tracking target specified from a large number for the purpose of crime prevention, safety ensuring, management convenience, and the like. The present invention relates to a specific target monitoring system that continuously performs monitoring.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In downtowns, stadiums / stadiums, amusement parks, station premises, airports, underground malls, large stores, financial institutions, etc., surveillance cameras are often installed especially for crime prevention and illegal activity monitoring. Ordinary security cameras take images of a specific area and monitor them in a timely manner by a person in charge in police box, station, monitoring room, management room, security room, or perform VTR recording if necessary. There are many things. For a simple surveillance camera, record it on an endless tape with a recording time of about 30 minutes or 1 hour, and if there are problems such as theft, theft, extortion, robbery, etc., rewind to the beginning and consider There are many things.
[0003]
Surveillance cameras are installed along the road to monitor illegal activities such as violence, quarrels, and illegal activities such as trafficking of stimulants and drugs. When it is judged that there is a problem from the crowd of people and the movement of the person image, panning and zooming are performed by remotely operating the surveillance camera, and VTR recording is performed as necessary.
[0004]
In addition, for more active crime prevention in the downtown area, it is related to the so-called super crime prevention light, which is equipped with an abnormality notification button, an interphone for calling with a supervisor, a red light / siren, a surveillance camera, etc. Technology has been disclosed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-288762, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-298261), and is actually being installed.
[0005]
When there is a risk of harassment, violence, kidnapping, etc. for infants / children / students, women, the elderly, etc. Relief victims or incidents while intimidating the perpetrator by confirming the reporter with the person in charge, talking with the intercom, talking on the intercom and explaining the circumstances, lighting a red light and siren and other alarm sounds It is intended to prevent such problems.
[0006]
However, in such a super crime prevention light, the monitoring range of the surveillance camera is limited, and if the person in charge cannot rush to the site immediately after reporting or if there is no cooperator around, it will be reversed. It can be effective and harm the victim.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
According to the present invention, a plurality of tracking / monitoring posts having a reporting means, a TV interphone, a monitoring camera, etc. can be installed in a monitoring target area, and these tracking / monitoring posts can be linked together to track and monitor a specific target over a wide range. It is an object to provide a specific object tracking and monitoring system.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An object of the present invention is to provide reporting means for reporting on-site information as audio and / or images, response means from the tracking and monitoring management center, and a tracking TV camera, and a plurality of such arranged to cover the monitoring target area 1. On-site monitoring posts 20A, 20B, 20C,... And an instruction to switch the tracking TV camera to the tracking mode by identifying the tracking target and responding to receiving on-site information reports from these on-site monitoring posts. And a system management center 10 for performing tracking and monitoring of a specific object, and tilting, panning, zooming, etc. from the center 10 side while the tracking TV cameras 29 arranged on the field setting monitoring post are mutually linked. By continuously operating the monitor, a specific tracking target is continuously captured throughout the monitorable area. Specified object that is controlled to complete continuous acquisition by the tracking TV camera of the next stage monitoring post installed on the side where the specified object moves before deviating, and to continuously continue acquisition by multiple tracking TV cameras Solved by tracking monitoring system.
[0009]
A subject of the present invention is that a plurality of the on-site installation posts 20A, 20B, 20C,... Are installed in the monitoring target area 1 related to tracking and monitoring, and a new on-site installation is installed on the side where the specific target moves. It is advantageously solved by a specific object tracking monitoring system that completes the tracking by the earliest tracking TV camera when the post tracking TV camera is reliably captured.
[0010]
The subject of the present invention is more advantageously solved by a specific object tracking and monitoring system in which the field installation post is arranged in a line along a road, a railroad, a bridge, a tunnel, an underground mall, a concourse, or the like. In addition, the field installation posts are arranged in a plane so as to be able to monitor areas such as open spaces, parks, amusement parks, various stadiums, airport lobbies, train stations, underground plazas, factories, and large stores. It is more advantageously solved by a specific object tracking monitoring system.
[0011]
Furthermore, the subject of the present invention is that a plurality of tracking / monitoring TV cameras 29 are installed in the plurality of field installation posts, respectively, and when there are a plurality of tracking / monitoring objects and they move separately, This is advantageously solved by a specific object tracking and monitoring system that performs tracking and monitoring of the tracking objects specified by the cameras in cooperation.
[0012]
In the present invention, a required number of on-site installation monitoring posts can be installed along roads, concourses, inter-facility passages, tracks, etc., and tracking monitoring along the line can be performed. It can also be installed in plazas, amusement parks, parks, station premises, stadiums or stadiums, airports, underground plazas, etc., and track and monitor specific objects in planar areas.
[0013]
The tracking and monitoring management center is set up under the control of the nearest police, administrative organization, public security organization, and other parties who have the authority or duty and ability of tracking and monitoring depending on the subject to be tracked and monitored. The tracking and monitoring management center includes at least notification signal receiving means from all on-site monitoring posts under management, image receiving means for receiving notifiers and surrounding images, and a TV capable of calling with the notifiers. Intercom means are provided, continue imaging while tracking the specified tracking and monitoring target, and install at the adjacent site before the specific tracking and monitoring target deviates from the tracking monitoring sharing range of the tracking TV camera installed at its own post It is operated to activate a similar tracking TV camera located at the surveillance post. In normal tracking and monitoring, it is desirable that at least two to three, preferably four to five monitoring TV cameras capture the same tracking and monitoring target at the same time.
[0014]
The tracking and monitoring management center confirms that a notification button has been pressed from any of the on-site monitoring posts, and that it is not mischief or error, using a TV intercom call and camera imaging screen, etc., and the suspect's personality, clothing, etc. It is operated so as to identify features to be tracked and monitored. Note that it is desirable that the TV interphone be configured so that emergency measures such as turning on a rotating lamp and sounding an alarm sound are performed on the victim. Then, the monitoring TV cameras for the on-site installation monitoring posts and the adjacent on-site installation monitoring posts are grouped to start the tracking monitoring operation.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings showing configurations of embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment in which a specific target tracking and monitoring system according to the present invention is applied along a road 1 which is an example of a monitored target area. The tracking / monitoring management center 10 as a system management center is shown in the vicinity of the road 1 for convenience of illustration, but is not influenced at all by the physical separation distance. For example, it may be close to the monitoring range as shown in FIG. 1, and may be close to any of the field installation posts 20A, 20B, 20C,.
[0016]
This tracking / monitoring management center 10 is linked to all on-site installation posts 20A, 20B, 20C,. The tracking and monitoring management center 10 is a communication receiving means for receiving reports from each of the field installation posts 20A, 20B, 20C,... Image display means for confirming the reporter automatically, lighting of the red rotating lamp attached to the field installation post, warning means generating device for operating the siren and other sound alarm devices, communication with the reporter and monitoring camera Tracking monitoring operation start instructing means for specifying a monitoring target from imaging and tracking monitoring of the target specified in combination with a monitoring TV camera on an adjacent field installation post is provided.
[0017]
The form of the field setting posts 20A, 20B, 20C,... Is not limited, but may be stored in a box-like container attached to a streetlight pole or the like, or may be a self-supporting cabinet. . This site-installed post is an act of threatening the TV interphone, the perpetrator or suspect to report that an incident, accident, criminal preparatory action, etc. has occurred, or that there is a sign of threatening or other harm It is desirable to have a red rotating light, a siren and other acoustic alarms, a tracking monitoring camera, etc.
[0018]
Among these facilities, the TV intercom, which consists of a notification switch, a reporter confirmation camera, and a communication device, is so high that it can be easily operated by infants and children and by weak people such as women and the elderly. It is necessary to install. On the other hand, the red light and the camera for tracking and monitoring need to be installed at the height of the field installation post in order to prevent the destruction or the operation disturbance by the perpetrator / suspect. Moreover, in the post installed along the road in this way, it is desirable to attach a street light and a crime prevention light using an appropriate light source such as a mercury lamp or a metal halide lamp at the top.
[0019]
FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the field installation post 20 attached to a street light / security light pole, which can be said to be a super security light. In this example, victims who may or may have been intimidated on the street, violence, kidnapping, and other hazards themselves or their companions, rescuers in the vicinity, etc. will report and protect them. An example to be obtained is disclosed. The field setting post 20 is housed in a protective cover fixed to a security light pole for design reasons and for the purpose of protecting the device.
[0020]
In front of the site installation post 20, notification buttons 21 and 22 are provided at two locations, high and low, in consideration of the height of the operator. When this notification button is pressed, the tracking / monitoring management center 10 (see FIG. 1) is notified. In addition, a speaker 23 for a reporter, a microphone 24 for a reporter, and a camera 25 for a reporter that constitute a TV intercom are provided.
[0021]
When the person in charge of the tracking / monitoring management center 10 that has received the report activates the TV interphone, a call for confirming the contents of the report is made from the reporter speaker 23 attached to the front of the field installation post 20. In response to this call, the whistleblower reports the required items via the whistleblower microphone 24 of the TV intercom. The person in charge of the tracking / monitoring management center 10 confirms the whistleblower by the whistleblower confirmation TV camera 25 while receiving the explanation of the circumstances. As a result, it can be confirmed that there is no notification due to mischief or error.
[0022]
One or several red rotating lights 27 are attached to the upper part of the field setting post 20 to notify the surroundings that there is a reporter who is currently receiving a report or seeking a rescue. An alarm / warning speaker 28, a tracking / monitoring camera 29, and a security light 30 are provided at the uppermost position. In a situation where there is a risk of being injured upon receiving the notification, it is possible to prevent further progress or deterioration by performing notification by a loud sound broadcast by the alarm / warning speaker 28.
[0023]
When an individual or a group to be tracked and monitored is identified during these notifications and confirmation thereof, tracking and monitoring are started by the tracking and monitoring camera 29 attached to the height of the security light pole. The contents captured by the camera 29 are displayed on a monitor in the tracking / monitoring management center 10 and other necessary places, and thereafter the tracking / monitoring is continued by mutual cooperation of the tracking / monitoring cameras 29 attached to the nearby field setting posts 20. . If the content of the report is criminal, immediately mobilize patrol cars or police officers on patrols, etc., and harden the area around the site to aim for clearance.
[0024]
From the relationship of performing such an operation, it is necessary to consider that the installation interval between the field installation posts 20 is a distance that slightly overlaps the monitorable range of the tracking and monitoring camera 29.
[0025]
FIG. 3 shows an example of the internal configuration of the field installation post 20 shown in FIG. 2. The field installation post includes a TV interphone 32, a cable modem 41, and a monitoring controller 42 that control the elements 21 to 30 shown in FIG. The image server 43 with a recording function, the uninterruptible power supply 44, and the like can be included. In this figure, the uninterruptible power supply 44 is not connected to other circuits, etc., but each is connected by ordinary means, and backup is also provided in the event of a power failure due to natural disasters or other reasons, improving operational reliability Let However, these are merely examples, and any other configuration can be adopted.
[0026]
FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the screen 50 of the system management monitor in the tracking / monitoring management center 10. In the center of the upper part of the monitor screen, a main camera video area 51 for displaying a video from the tracking camera, that is, a video from the main camera, which is installed on the field installation post which is currently performing the tracking monitoring at the present stage.
[0027]
On the left and right sides of the main camera image area 51, the images of the tracking and monitoring cameras respectively installed on the field installation posts located before and after the main camera are the image areas 52A, 52B of the sub cameras 1, 2, 3, 4 52C and 52D are displayed separately. The reason why the two video areas of each sub-camera are arranged before and after the video area 51 of the main camera in this way is because it is unclear whether the tracked monitoring target escapes (or moves) before or after. It is intended to spread and perform more reliable tracking and monitoring. The number of sub cameras is not limited to four, and the number can be arbitrarily selected.
[0028]
In the lower center of the system management monitor screen 50, there is a display area 53 of the TV intercom reporter confirmation camera 25 output. From this display, there is a possibility that the report is actually damaged or received rather than a mischief or error. Check the status of probability and urgency. The display on the lower left of the screen 50 is a monitoring target area map display area 54 around the site, particularly the area imaged by the main camera, and can be used for patrol cars and / or police officers, security guards, etc. This is for the convenience of giving instructions. More reliable tracking and monitoring, guidance, and the like are possible by using GPS means using a known artificial satellite.
[0029]
The lower right display of the system management monitor screen 50 is a camera control area 55 configured as a touch panel for camera control, and operations such as panning and zooming of the camera can be performed by touch input to each arrow. Such a touch panel is an example, and may be, for example, a joystick type operation unit. In addition, by directing the main camera to the tracking and monitoring target, several sub-cameras that are sub-cameras at that time point are linked to each other so that the directing direction of the main camera is also directed, and each camera It is possible to select a non-interlocking mode for monitoring a unique monitoring range, and it is desirable to perform a preferable control according to the situation. Further, camera control can be performed from the camera control area 55 by touching any of the sub camera video areas 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D on the monitor display screen.
[0030]
With this configuration, when the system is in the interlock mode, the capture center of the main camera is directed to X by touching the monitoring target point X in the main camera video area 51. Along with this, the sub-camera image areas 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D also move so that the monitoring target point X designated by the main camera is set as the capture center, and are monitored by mutual cooperation between the main camera and each sub-camera. Capture point X reliably. Further, by touching any of the sub-camera video areas 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D, it is possible to control to switch the sub-camera to the main camera. That is, for example, when the monitoring target point Y in the sub camera video area 52B is touched, the video area of the sub camera 52B shifts to the video area 51, and Y becomes the center of the screen of the video.
[0031]
In addition, when the system is in the non-interlocking mode, when the monitoring point X on the main camera is touched, the main camera is directed to X to strengthen the monitoring, but each sub camera group monitors its own monitoring range. continue. When one of the monitoring target points Y in each of the sub camera video areas 52A, 52B, 52C, 52D is touched, the touched camera is directed toward the monitoring target point, and includes the main camera. Other cameras that are not touched continue to monitor their respective monitoring ranges. That is, in the non-interlocking mode, for example, if the monitoring target point X of the main camera video area 51 is touched, the center of the screen of the video area 51 becomes X, and the other video areas 52A, 52B, 52C, 52D are not affected. For example, if the monitoring target point Y in the sub main camera video area 52B is touched, the center of the screen of the video area 52B becomes Y, and the other video areas 51, 52A, 52C, and 52D are not affected. As described above, in the non-interlocking mode, each camera continuously monitors over a wide range, and only one of the cameras determined to have generated a monitoring target of particular attention enhances the monitoring. continue.
[0032]
The lowermost part of the system management monitor screen 50 is an area for instructing operation mode switching such as “monitoring”, “recovery”, “all cameras”, “linked”, “non-linked”, and the like. “Monitoring” indicates that the monitoring mode is entered after receiving the notification. “Recovery” indicates that the monitoring mode is completed and the normal state is restored. “All cameras” is a state in which the cameras in the entire area are operated and each area is monitored in a time-sharing manner. The contents of “linked” and “not linked” will be further disclosed in the description of the system operation. In the following description, the names of post-installation posts 20A, 20B, 20C,...
[0033]
FIG. 5 shows an example in which field setting posts 20A to 20K for tracking and monitoring are arranged on both sides of the road 1, which is a monitoring target area, in the direction of arrow 2 by linking a plurality of cameras, here five cameras. It is a figure for demonstrating the "interlocking" mode which performs the tracking monitoring of the to-be-monitored target (specific target) S which moves to (1). In this figure, the camera for tracking and monitoring installed on the field installation post 20B closest to the specific target S to be tracked and monitored is the main camera, and the four on-site installation posts 20A, 20C, 20G, and 20H in the vicinity are the sub cameras. This shows a case where a camera group for group monitoring is configured as a camera, and strict tracking monitoring is executed for the monitored region 1.
[0034]
When the monitored object S moves in the direction of the arrow 2, the monitoring area also moves in the right direction, and 20H (or 20C) is switched to the main camera according to the moving speed. Along with this change, the camera 20A leaves the monitoring operation group, and a new 20I on the right side is switched to be included in the monitoring area as a sub camera. In such an interlocking mode, the monitoring target S is continuously captured and monitored by a plurality of, for example, five tracking monitoring cameras, and strict monitoring is performed.
[0035]
FIG. 6 is a field-installed post arrangement similar to FIG. 5, but with the operation mode set to “non-interlocking”, each camera for tracking and monitoring is assigned only to a normal monitoring area. Will be. Even in this case, by performing remote control of the cameras in the tracking / monitoring management center as appropriate, such as panning and zooming, the monitoring target can be tracked and monitored while being successively taken over between adjacent cameras without interruption. According to such a non-interlocking mode, for example, tracking and monitoring over a wide area can be executed when there is no urgent need.
[0036]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a monitoring operation for causing the main camera to follow the sub camera. According to FIG. 7, the initial main camera 20B automatically tracks when the monitored object S moves as A → B → C. In accordance with this, an automatic tracking mode (“interlocking” mode) in which the neighboring sub camera groups 20A, 20C, 20E, and 20F also automatically track is shown. When the main camera 20B detects that the monitored object S has moved from the point A to the point B as indicated by the arrow and tracks it from the broken line monitoring range to the solid line monitoring region, the sub camera groups 20A, 20C, 20E, and 20F also respectively. Panning, zooming, etc. are performed while changing the monitoring range as in the solid line monitoring range, and the monitored object is intensively tracked and monitored.
[0037]
With this type of control, even if the monitored object is in a situation where the camera's field of view is obstructed by obstacles such as a fence or advertising tower, it is supplemented by other cameras, making it more accurate and strict. Tracking is possible. Furthermore, even when there are a plurality of objects to be monitored, a wide range of tracking and monitoring is possible.
[0038]
The lower part of FIG. 7 illustrates a state in which the cameras constituting the camera group are sequentially switched in the “interlocking” mode. When the “current camera group” for tracking and monitoring is switched from 20B to 20F or 20C according to the movement of the monitored object, the sub cameras 20D and 20G start to operate sequentially, and a “new camera group” is formed. On the other hand, the sub-cameras 20A and 20E that are out of the monitoring area automatically return to each other and show a state of leaving the group. Such group control of cameras enables more reliable tracking and monitoring.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the specific object tracking / monitoring system according to the present invention, in the tracking / monitoring area, the non-tracking / monitoring target is specified by a report from each field setting post, and then installed at the closest position among each field setting post. The tracking and monitoring TV camera becomes the main camera, and performs tracking and monitoring under the cooperation of the camera group while maintaining cooperation with a specific number of sub-cameras around it. Patrol cars, patrol police officers, and riot personnel dispatched separately in the area In addition, it is possible to promptly clear or solve the problem with the cooperation of monitoring personnel and security guards. When such a system is effective, an improvement in security or crime prevention effect can be expected.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a specific object tracking and monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an on-site installation post of the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a field installation post of the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a configuration example of a system management monitor screen installed in the management center of the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of a monitoring operation (“interlocking” mode) of the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of a monitoring operation (“non-interlocking” mode) of the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a monitoring operation in which a sub camera follows a main camera in the specific object tracking monitoring system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 monitored area (road)
10 System Management Center (Tracking and Monitoring Management Center)
20A, 20B, 20C, ...
On-site posts 21 and 22 Report button 23 Reporter speaker 24 Reporter microphone 25 Reporter camera 26 Illumination / display panel 27 Red rotating lamp 28 Alarm / warning speaker 29 Tracking monitoring camera 30 Security light 32 TV intercom 41 Cable modem 42 Monitoring controller 43 Image server (with recording function)
44 Uninterruptible power supply 50 System management monitor screen (Management center display screen)
51 Main camera image area 52A, 52B, 52C, 52D
Sub-camera 1, 2, 3, 4 video area 53 TV intercom video 54 Monitoring target area map display area 55 Camera control area S Specific target (monitored target)
X, Y monitored point

Claims (5)

A plurality of on-site monitoring posts equipped with a reporting means for reporting on-site information as audio and / or images, a response means from the tracking and monitoring management center, and a TV camera for tracking, and arranged to cover the monitored area;
A specific object tracking and monitoring system comprising: a system management center that responds to receiving and reporting field information from these field installation monitoring posts, and specifying a tracking target and switching the tracking TV camera to the tracking mode. And
Continue to capture a specific tracking target within the monitorable area by performing remote operations such as tilting, panning and zooming from the center side while coordinating the tracking TV cameras arranged on the field setting monitoring post, Complete the continuous capture by the tracking TV camera of the next stage surveillance post installed on the side where the specific object moves before deviating from the monitorable area, and continuously capture by multiple tracking TV cameras A specific object tracking and monitoring system characterized by controlling. A plurality of the field installation posts are installed in the monitoring target area related to the tracking monitoring, and the earliest when the tracking TV camera of the new field installation post installed on the side where the specific object moves is surely captured. 2. The specific object tracking and monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the tracking by the tracking TV camera is completed. The specific object tracking monitoring according to claim 1, wherein the on-site monitoring post is arranged in a line along a road, a railroad, a bridge, a tunnel, an underground mall, a concourse, or the like. system. The field installation posts are arranged in a plane so as to be able to monitor areas such as plazas, parks, amusement parks, various stadiums, airport lobbies, train stations, underground plazas, factories, and large stores. Specific target tracking and monitoring system. A plurality of tracking and monitoring TV cameras are installed on the plurality of on-site posts, respectively. When there are a plurality of tracking monitoring targets and they move separately, the tracking at each post is specified in cooperation with each other. 5. The specific object tracking and monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the object is tracked and monitored.

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