JP2016119628A - Image processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing system which protects the privacy of a photographed person being in a non-monitoring area by processing a monitor image taken by an airship.SOLUTION: A center device 3 being an image processing system comprises: a storage unit 31 for storing a monitoring area; an area comparator 25 for determining whether or not the photographic area of the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area; and a record controller 29 which prohibits recording of the monitoring image when the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area even partially. When the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area, the monitoring area is not recorded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus for processing a monitoring image captured by a flying device that monitors a monitoring area, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus for performing image recording in consideration of the privacy of a subject. It is.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an invention of a disaster prevention information collection / distribution system using an unmanned helicopter. According to the present invention, the camera device 1 is mounted on the unmanned helicopter 2, and the LAN control unit and the wireless LAN interface are provided to realize an interface function for the wireless LAN 3. With this interface function, the ground station 4 and the wireless LAN 3 are connected. It is possible to construct and transmit / receive information such as video information and audio information in the affected area L. In this way, the autonomous flight type unmanned helicopter with mobility and convenience collects information on the affected area regardless of changes in weather conditions and day and night, and the observation position, direction, Series information can be distributed to other regions.

JP 2007-112315 A

  According to the invention of the disaster prevention information collection / distribution system disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to distribute ground video information acquired by the camera device 1 of the unmanned helicopter 2 to the ground station 4 by the wireless LAN interface function. However, when a person appears in the video shot by the camera device, there is no particular consideration for the privacy of the subject, and the ground video information including the subject's image is distributed as it is. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems in the conventional invention described above, and protects the privacy of the subject in the monitoring image by processing the monitoring image captured by the flying device that monitors the monitoring area. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can perform the above processing.

An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is provided.
In an image processing apparatus that processes a monitoring image captured by a flying device that monitors a monitoring area,
A storage unit for storing the monitoring area;
An area comparison unit that determines whether an imaging area captured in the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area outside the monitoring area;
A recording control unit that prohibits recording the monitoring image when it is determined that the imaging region includes at least a part of the non-monitoring region;
It is characterized by having.

The image processing device according to claim 2 is the image processing device according to claim 1,
The recording control unit records the monitoring image on the condition that the portion corresponding to the non-monitoring area of the monitoring image is subjected to low-definition processing even when the shooting area includes the non-monitoring area. Allow that.

The image processing device according to claim 3 is the image processing device according to claim 1 or 2,
The recording control unit allows the monitoring image to be displayed even when the shooting area includes the non-monitoring area.

An image processing device according to claim 4 is the image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The recording control unit allows the monitoring image to be recorded when the altitude of the flying device exceeds a predetermined altitude even when the imaging area includes the non-monitoring area.

The image processing device according to claim 5 is the image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The recording control unit records the monitoring image when at least a part of the disaster area related to the received disaster information is included in the imaging area even when the imaging area includes the non-monitoring area. Allow to do.

  According to the image processing device described in claim 1, when a non-monitoring region is included in the imaging region of the monitoring image captured by the flying device that monitors the monitoring region, the monitoring image is recorded. Therefore, even when a person exists in the non-monitoring area and the person is reflected in the monitoring image, the video of the person is not recorded, and there is no privacy problem.

  According to the image processing device described in claim 2, even when the non-monitoring region is included in the imaging region of the monitoring image captured by the flying device, the portion corresponding to the non-monitoring region is reduced in resolution. If so, it is allowed to record the monitoring image. In this case, even if a person exists in the non-monitoring area and is photographed, since the video of the person cannot be identified, there is no privacy problem.

  According to the image processing device described in claim 3, even when a non-monitoring region is included in the imaging region of the monitoring image captured by the flying device, the monitoring image is allowed to be displayed. While it is prohibited to reproduce and check the monitoring image later, the current state of the non-monitoring area as well as the monitoring area can be visually monitored.

  According to the image processing device of the fourth aspect, even when the non-monitoring area is included in the imaging region of the monitoring image captured by the flying device, the altitude of the flying device at the time of shooting is the predetermined altitude. If so, it is allowed to record the monitoring image. In this case, even if a person exists in the non-monitoring area and is photographed, the resolution of the person's image is sufficiently low, and it is difficult or impossible to identify, so there is no privacy problem. .

  According to the image processing device of claim 5, at least a part of the disaster area related to the received disaster information even if the non-monitoring area is included in the imaging area of the monitoring image captured by the flying device. Is included in the imaging region, it is allowed to store the monitoring image. In this case, the shooting area that includes the disaster area is recorded with priority given to privacy, so information useful for confirming the damage status and evacuating residents is obtained based on the monitoring image. can do.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a monitoring system according to an embodiment including a center device including an image processing device and an airship. It is an operation | movement flowchart which shows the control procedure in the center apparatus containing an image processing apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
As shown in FIG. 1, the monitoring system 1 of this embodiment has an airship 2 as a flying device in the air and a center device 3 on the ground. The airship 2 captures an image (hereinafter referred to as a monitoring image) obtained by photographing the monitoring area while flying over the area to be monitored (hereinafter referred to as a monitoring area) or in the vicinity thereof. Are sent to the center device 3. In the center device 3, a monitoring image is recorded as necessary, and the monitoring area is monitored by the monitoring person viewing the monitoring image displayed on the display unit 23.

  The monitoring system 1 reliably monitors the monitoring area, and when an area other than the monitoring area (hereinafter referred to as a non-monitoring area) is photographed, the monitoring system 1 is reflected in the monitoring image because it exists in the non-monitoring area. It has a function to protect the privacy of people. More specifically, when it is judged necessary from the viewpoint of privacy, recording of the monitoring image is prohibited, and image processing such as permitting recording after adding the necessary low-definition processing to the monitoring image is performed. Can be done.

(About the structure of the airship 2)
The airship 2 according to the present embodiment is connected to a mobile airship capable of movement control by an instruction of a control signal from the center apparatus 3 and a ground control facility so as to enable power supply and mutual communication. It is a moored airship connected to a mooring device on the ground. However, the flying device in the monitoring system of the present invention may be constituted by an unmanned airplane, a small mobile flying robot, a drone, an artificial satellite, and the same or different combinations of these various flying devices in addition to the airship 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the airship 2 includes a camera unit 4, a control unit 5, a propulsion unit 6, a rudder 7, a positioning unit 8, a posture detection unit 9, and a wireless communication unit 10.

The camera unit 4 includes an imaging unit 11, a direction control unit 12, and an image data generation unit 13.
The imaging unit 11 includes, for example, an imaging element such as a CCD element or a C-MOS element, an optical component, and the like, and a predetermined monitoring area or a monitoring area designated by the center device 3 is viewed from above. Images are taken every predetermined time or continuously, and the acquired monitoring images are sequentially output to the image data generation unit 13.

  When the camera unit 4 is a pan / tilt zoom camera, the control unit 5 (to be described later) performs control based on a control signal for a shooting instruction sent from the center device 3, so that the zoom position of the image pickup unit 11 is set. Be controlled. Information on the focal length of the zoom position is output to the image data generation unit 13.

  The direction control unit 12 is a configuration necessary when the camera unit 4 is a pan / tilt / zoom camera, and is controlled by the control unit 5 (described later) based on a control signal for a shooting instruction sent from the center device 3. The shooting direction with respect to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the imaging unit 11 is controlled. The angle information of the shooting direction regarding the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is a preset displacement angle from the shooting direction of the camera unit 31 and is output to the image data generation unit 13.

  The image data generation unit 13 generates image data in which the monitoring image captured by the imaging unit 11 is added with the focal length at the time of shooting and the angle information of the shooting direction regarding the horizontal direction and the vertical direction as necessary. When the monitoring camera 2 is configured as a pan / tilt / zoom camera, a shooting direction obtained by correcting the previously set shooting direction of the monitoring camera 2 with the above-described displacement angle is added to the image data. Further, image data is generated by adding, as necessary, position information at the time of shooting acquired by a positioning unit 8 described later and a shooting direction corrected from posture information at the time of shooting obtained by a posture detecting unit 9 described later. To do.

  The propulsion unit 6 gives propulsive force to the airship 2 by transmitting the engine power to the propeller and rotating it, and is controlled by the control unit 5 to be described later according to the control signal for the flight instruction sent from the center device 3. Is done.

  The rudder 7 is a moving blade used for maneuvering the airship 2, and is controlled by the control unit 5, which will be described later, in accordance with a control signal for flight instructions sent from the center device 3.

  The positioning unit 8 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System), and controls the position information (latitude, longitude, altitude) indicating the three-dimensional position (current position) of the imaging unit 11 mounted on the airship 2 on the earth, which will be described later. It is output to part 5. This position information is also output to the image data generation unit 13.

  The attitude detection unit 9 includes, for example, a gyrocompass and a servo accelerometer, detects the attitude of the airship 2 by measuring the azimuth angle, pitch angle, and roll angle of the airship 2, and controls the attitude information obtained by this detection to be described later. It is output to part 5. This posture information is also output to the image data generation unit 13.

  The wireless communication unit 10 can perform wireless communication with the center apparatus 3 and transmit / receive necessary information under the control of the control unit 5 described later. Specifically, the image data generated by the image data generation unit 13 is transmitted to the center device 3 at an appropriate timing. In addition, in order to control the imaging unit 11, the direction control unit 12, the propulsion unit 6, and the rudder 7, a control signal (shooting instruction, flight instruction) is received from the center device 3.

The control unit 5 includes a flight control unit 14 and a camera control unit 15.
The flight control unit 14 controls the propulsion unit 6 and the rudder 7 according to the flight instruction of the control signal when the control signal from the center device 3 is received via the wireless communication unit 10. Further, when the camera control unit 15 receives a control signal from the center device 3 via the wireless communication unit 10, the camera control unit 15 controls the imaging unit 11 and the direction control unit 12 of the camera unit 4 in accordance with a shooting instruction of the control signal. . Further, the control unit 5 controls the wireless communication unit 10 so that the image data generated by the image data generation unit 13 of the camera unit 4 is transmitted to the center device 3 at predetermined time intervals in a predetermined frame period.

(About the configuration of the center device 3)
As shown in FIG. 1, the center device 3 includes a wireless communication unit 20, a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a display unit 23, and an operation unit 24, and if necessary, a monitoring image sent from the airship 2. It has a function as an image processing apparatus that performs image processing. The function as the image processing apparatus will be described in detail later.

  The wireless communication unit 20 can perform wireless communication with the airship 2 and transmit / receive necessary information under the control of the control unit 21 described later. Specifically, the control signal for receiving image data from the airship 2 and controlling the imaging unit 11 and the direction control unit 12 of the airship 2 to instruct photographing, and the propulsion unit 6 and the rudder 7 of the airship 2 are controlled. Then, a control signal for instructing flight is transmitted to the airship 2 as necessary.

The control unit 21 includes an area comparison unit 25, an altitude comparison unit 26, a low definition processing unit 27, a disaster state determination unit 28, a recording control unit 29, and a display control unit 30, and controls each unit. ing.
The region comparison unit 25 specifies where the imaging region captured by the imaging unit 11 of the airship 2 is, and determines whether the specified imaging region includes a non-monitoring region. Specifically, as will be described later, the center device 3 includes a storage unit 22, and the storage unit 22 stores three-dimensional map data and data regarding the position of the monitoring region as monitoring space information. . First, the area comparison unit 25 specifies a shooting area in the monitoring space information from the focal length, the shooting direction, and the position information included in the image data sent from the airship 2. Then, the area comparison unit 25 performs non-monitoring on the specified imaging area by performing comparison / determination using data on the specified imaging area and data on the monitoring area held by the storage unit 22 of the center device 3. It is determined whether or not an area is included.

  The altitude comparison unit 26 determines whether the airship 2 is at a position higher than a predetermined altitude. Therefore, the altitude comparison unit 26 has a reference altitude value as a determination criterion, and acquires position information regarding the altitude of the airship 2 that is output from the positioning unit 8 of the airship 2 and received by the wireless communication unit 20. If necessary, the position information regarding the altitude of the airship 2 and the reference altitude value are compared to determine which is larger.

  The reduction processing unit 27 has a function of reducing the monitoring image sent from the airship 2 as necessary. When a non-monitoring area is shown in the monitoring image sent from the airship 2 and a person exists there, it is necessary to consider privacy. Therefore, in the present monitoring system 1, recording of a monitoring image is permitted on condition that the portion corresponding to the non-monitoring area of the monitoring image is subjected to the low definition processing by the low definition processing unit 27 as will be described later. There is a case. Details of the low definition processing will be described later.

  The disaster state determination unit 28 stores parameters (disaster intensity) indicating the intensity of the disaster such as seismic intensity, precipitation, and wind speed (disaster intensity) in the storage unit 22 in advance as a disaster intensity threshold (not shown), and the radio communication unit 20 The occurrence of a disaster is determined when disaster information exceeding the intensity threshold is received. When the disaster state determination unit 28 determines that a disaster has occurred, the disaster state determination unit 28 stores a disaster flag (described later) for the region as ON from the information on the disaster occurrence region included in the received disaster information. The disaster state determination unit 28 turns off the disaster flag when a predetermined period has elapsed since the disaster flag was turned on. The predetermined period is a period set in advance according to the disaster intensity of the disaster information. For example, when the disaster information is an earthquake early warning, when the seismic intensity is 3, the predetermined period is set to 1 day, and when the seismic intensity is 6, the predetermined period is set to 1 week.

  The disaster state determination unit 28 determines whether or not the position information included in the monitoring data sent from the airship 2 includes a part of the disaster occurrence area related to the received disaster information. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the position information of the monitoring image is included in an area where the disaster flag is ON. The monitoring image sent from the airship 2 shows a non-monitoring area, and it is necessary to consider privacy assuming that there is a person there. In the monitoring system 1, this is the case. However, as will be described later, when a part of the disaster occurrence area is included in the imaging area of the monitoring image, it may be permitted to record the monitoring image.

The recording control unit 29 prohibits or permits recording of the monitoring image sent from the airship 2 according to various conditions as described below according to a predetermined determination procedure.
That is, when the area comparison unit 25 determines that the shooting area includes at least a part of the non-monitoring area, recording the monitoring image is prohibited from the viewpoint of privacy. Further, even when the imaging region includes a non-monitoring region, the monitoring image is recorded on condition that the portion corresponding to the non-monitoring region of the monitoring image is subjected to the low-definition processing by the low-definition processing unit 27. Is acceptable. Furthermore, even when the imaging region includes a non-monitoring region, it is allowed to display a monitoring image for a monitoring task without leaving it in a record. Furthermore, even if the imaging region includes a non-monitoring region, if the altitude comparison unit 26 determines that the altitude of the airship 2 exceeds a predetermined altitude, the privacy is not satisfactory because the definition is low. It is allowed to record a monitoring image on the assumption that it does not occur. Furthermore, even if the shooting area includes a non-monitoring area, if at least a part of the disaster area related to the received disaster information is included in the shooting area, priority is given to acquiring a disaster situation related to human life. Allow monitoring images to be recorded.

  When the monitoring system 1 of the present embodiment is in the monitoring state and the center device 3 is in the display mode, the display control unit 30 displays the latest monitoring image included in the image data transmitted from the airship 2 every predetermined time. Is displayed on the display unit 23 to be described later.

  An operation unit 24 is connected to the control unit 21. The operation unit 24 includes, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, and soft keys on the display screen of the display unit 23 described later. The operation unit 24 is operated by a monitor when setting a display mode, which will be described later, or when transmitting / receiving information between the center apparatus 3 and the airship 2.

  A display unit 23 is connected to the control unit 21. The display unit 23 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 23 displays an operation screen and a monitoring image based on image data acquired from the airship 2 under the control of the recording control unit 30.

The storage unit 22 stores monitoring space information 31, mode information 32, a disaster flag 33, low definition information 34, and image data 35.
As described above, the monitoring space information 31 is data relating to the position of the monitoring area to be monitored and the three-dimensional map data such as terrain, buildings, and roads.

  The mode information 32 is an operation state (mode) flag set in the center device 3. The modes include at least an out-of-area recording mode for recording the monitoring image even when the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area, and a display mode for displaying the monitoring image on the display unit 23. As for the display mode, when the monitor of the center apparatus 3 operates the operation unit 24 to display the monitoring image live on the display unit 23 (real time display by streaming or the like), the display mode flag of the mode information 32 is ON. If the display unit 23 is turned off, the display mode flag is turned off. Regarding the out-of-area recording mode, the out-of-area recording mode flag of the mode information 32 is turned ON or OFF by the initial setting operation on the center device 3 by the monitor.

  The disaster flag 33 is controlled to be ON or OFF by the above-described determination by the disaster state determination unit 28.

  The low definition information 34 is a parameter used when the low definition processing unit 27 performs the low definition processing on the monitoring image. Various methods for reducing the definition of an image are known. In the present embodiment, the method is not particularly limited, but for example, the following method can also be used. First, the degree of reduction (reduction ratio) required for privacy protection is determined in advance as a parameter. When a monitoring image composed of a predetermined number of pixels determined in consideration of the required definition is obtained, only the image of the monitoring area is cut out from this monitoring image and stored in the original definition for monitoring. By dividing the number of vertical and horizontal pixels of the image by the low definition rate, the information amount of the number of vertical and horizontal pixels of the image in the non-monitoring area is reduced. Then, the number of pixels in the monitoring image is multiplied by the low-definition rate to restore the number of pixels in the image, and the saved monitoring area image is combined and combined. As a result, although the non-monitoring area has a low definition, a monitoring image having a predetermined definition as it is at the time of shooting can be obtained for the monitoring area.

  The image data 35 is data including a monitoring image transmitted from the airship 2 every predetermined time in a predetermined frame period, and is sequentially stored so that the monitoring image can be reproduced and confirmed later by an operation by the monitoring person.

(Regarding the control procedure performed in the center device 3)
The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is executed by the control unit 21 of the center device 3 for each frame of image data every time the center device 3 acquires image data transmitted from the airship 2 at a predetermined frame period. It is a control procedure including image processing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the center device 3 acquires the image data transmitted from the airship 2 (S1), the control unit 21 captures the area comparison unit 25 of the control unit 21 by the imaging unit 11 of the airship 2. It is specified where the captured image area of the monitored image is (S2).

  Next, the area comparison unit 25 compares the identified imaging area with data relating to the monitoring area held in the storage unit 22 (S3), and whether or not the entire imaging area is within the monitoring area. That is, it is determined whether a non-monitoring area is included in the imaging area (S4). When all of the photographed areas are within the monitoring area, that is, when the non-monitoring area is not included in the photographing area (S4, YES), there is no privacy problem, so the image is controlled by the recording control unit 29. Data is stored in the storage unit 22 (S5). Next, whether or not the center device 3 is in the display mode is determined with reference to the flag of the mode information 32 in the storage unit 22 (S6). If the center device 3 is in the display mode (S6, YES), the monitoring image is displayed. It outputs to the display part 23 (S7), and a series of control is complete | finished (S8). If the display mode is not set (S6, NO), the monitoring image is not displayed on the display unit 23, and the series of control is terminated (S8).

  When at least a part of the shooting area is not included in the monitoring area, that is, when the non-monitoring area is included in the shooting area (S4, NO), consideration for privacy is required. In that case, the altitude comparison unit 26 first determines whether or not the airship 2 is at a position higher than a predetermined altitude (S9). More specifically, the altitude comparison unit 26 acquires position information included in the image data, compares this with the reference altitude value, and determines which is larger. If the altitude of the airship 2 is equal to or higher than the predetermined altitude (S9, YES), the definition of the image is sufficiently low and there is no possibility of a privacy problem. Data is stored (S5). The subsequent control is the same, and it is determined whether or not the display mode is selected, and if necessary, a monitoring image is output to the display unit 23 (monitor) and the control is terminated (S6 to S8).

  If the altitude of the airship 2 is not higher than the predetermined altitude (S9, NO), the disaster state determination unit 28 determines the disaster occurrence state (S10). More specifically, the disaster state determination unit 28 determines whether or not the position information included in the image data is included in the disaster occurrence area related to the received disaster information. If at least a part of the disaster occurrence area is included in the monitoring image (S10, YES), the acquisition of disaster information related to human life has priority over consideration of privacy, so even if a non-monitoring area is included in the imaging area Image data is stored (S5). The subsequent control is the same, and it is determined whether or not the display mode is selected, and if necessary, a monitoring image is output to the display unit 23 (monitor) and the control is terminated (S6 to S8).

  If a part of the disaster occurrence area is not included in the monitoring image capturing area (S10, NO), refer to the flag of the mode information 32 in the storage unit 22 to determine whether the center apparatus 3 is in the out-of-area recording mode. (S11), if it is the out-of-area recording mode (S11, YES), it is determined whether or not there is a monitoring area in the imaging area (S12). When there is a monitoring area in the shooting area (S12, YES), the low-definition processing unit 27 performs the low-definition processing on the part of the non-monitoring area in the monitoring image (S13) and stores the image data 35 (S5). ). The subsequent control is the same, and it is determined whether or not the display mode is selected, and if necessary, a monitoring image is output to the display unit 23 (monitor) and the control is terminated (S6 to S8).

  The case where there is no monitoring area in the shooting area (S12, NO) is a case where all the shooting areas are non-monitoring areas. In this case, it is determined whether or not the display mode is set without storing image data. If necessary, a monitoring image is output to the display unit 23 (monitor) and the control is terminated (S6 to S8).

  Further, even when the center apparatus 3 is not in the out-of-area recording mode (S11, NO), it is determined whether or not the display mode is selected without storing image data, and a monitor image is displayed as necessary (display unit 23). To terminate the control (S6 to S8).

In the embodiment described above, when all of the photographed areas are within the monitoring area, that is, when the non-monitoring area is not included in the photographing area (S4, YES), the privacy problem does not occur, so the image data Is stored in the storage unit 22 (S5), but when at least a part of the imaging region is not included in the monitoring region, that is, when the non-monitoring region is included in the imaging region (S4, NO), the altitude of the airship 2 The image data is stored when specific conditions such as the disaster occurrence status and the out-of-region recording mode are satisfied. Otherwise, the image data is stored in the storage unit 22 with priority given to privacy. I will not remember. However, if a non-monitoring area is included in the imaging area, the storage may be prohibited immediately without making a determination based on these conditions.
In addition, when all of the photographed areas are not within the monitoring area, that is, when the non-monitoring area is included in the photographing area (S4, NO), when in the out-of-area recording mode (S11, YES), S12 The determination may be omitted, and the image data may be stored after the reduction processing has been performed on all the areas shot in the out-of-region reduction processing in S12 (S5).

  The monitoring system 1 of the present embodiment includes an airship 2 in the air and a center device 3 on the ground. The airship 2 acquires a monitoring image and performs image processing including permission or prohibition of storage of the monitoring image in the center. This was done in device 3. However, a functional part for executing this image processing may be mounted on the airship 2 side. That is, the monitoring space information 31, the mode information 32, the disaster flag 33, and the low-definition information 34 are mounted on the airship 2 in the storage unit 22 that stores the monitoring image, and the monitoring image is stored in the control unit 21. The area comparison unit 25, the altitude comparison unit 26, the low definition processing unit 27, and the disaster state determination unit 28 necessary for the determination of allowance or prohibition may be mounted on the airship 2, and in that case, the monitoring image is stored. What is necessary is just to transmit the final determination information of permission or prohibition from the airship 2 to the center device 3.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Monitoring system 2 ... Airship as a flying device 3 ... Center apparatus as an image processing device 4 ... Camera unit of an airship 5 ... Airship control unit 10 ... Radio communication unit 22 of an airship 22 ... Storage unit 23 ... Display unit 25 ... Area Comparison unit 26 ... Altitude comparison unit 27 ... Low definition processing unit 28 ... Disaster state determination unit 29 ... Recording control unit 30 ... Display control unit 31 ... Monitoring space information in storage unit 34 ... Low definition information in storage unit 35 ... Storage Image data

Claims (5)

In an image processing apparatus that processes a monitoring image captured by a flying device that monitors a monitoring area,
A storage unit for storing the monitoring area;
An area comparison unit that determines whether an imaging area captured in the monitoring image includes a non-monitoring area outside the monitoring area;
A recording control unit that prohibits recording the monitoring image when it is determined that the imaging region includes at least a part of the non-monitoring region;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The recording control unit records the monitoring image on the condition that the portion corresponding to the non-monitoring area of the monitoring image is subjected to low-definition processing even when the shooting area includes the non-monitoring area. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, which permits this. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording control unit allows the monitoring image to be displayed even when the imaging region includes the non-monitoring region. The recording control unit permits recording of the monitoring image when the altitude of the flying device exceeds a predetermined altitude even when the imaging region includes the non-monitoring region. 4. The image processing apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 3. The recording control unit records the monitoring image when at least a part of the disaster area related to the received disaster information is included in the imaging area even when the imaging area includes the non-monitoring area. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the image processing device is allowed to perform the processing.

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