JP2017123025A - Traffic line analysis system and traffic line analysis method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate a traffic line analysis image that allows staying information on a moving body or passage information thereon to be easily grasped in accordance with a shooting condition such as a shooting location, time or the like.SOLUTION: A traffic line analysis system has a camera device and a server device mutually connected. The camera device is configured to: photograph a target area; extract traffic line information about a staying location of a moving body or a passage location thereof included in a photographing image of the target area; and transmit the photographing image and the traffic line information to the server device for each prescribed cycle of transmission. The server device is configured to: acquire the photographing image and the traffic line information transmitted from the camera device; set sensitivity upon displaying the traffic line information according to a shooting condition of the photographing image; generate a traffic line analysis image having the traffic line information on the moving body corresponding to the sensitivity superimposed on the photographing image; and display the traffic line analysis image on a monitor to be connected to the server device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a flow line analysis system and a flow line analysis method for generating a flow line analysis image in which staying information or passage information of a moving body such as a person is superimposed on an image obtained by imaging with a camera device.

  For example, Patent Document 1 is known as a prior art for displaying an activity level of a person for each hour at a shooting site where a camera device is installed as a heat map image.

  In Patent Literature 1, an activity level is calculated by analyzing a flow line of a person at a shooting site where a security camera connected via a network is installed, and a sensor detection result is superimposed on a floor plan of the shooting site. It is disclosed to generate a heat map image and display the heat map image on a browser screen corresponding to the security camera. Thereby, by browsing the heat map image displayed on the screen of the browser, it becomes possible to grasp the activity level of the person at the shooting site.

JP 2009-134688 A

  Here, the camera device images a predetermined imaging area (for example, a predetermined position in the store), and generates a flow line analysis image in which the staying information or passage information of a moving body such as a person in each imaging area is superimposed. Consider the case of displaying.

  When generating a flow line analysis image (heat map image) in which the staying information or passage information of the moving body is superimposed on the picked-up image obtained by the image pickup by the camera device, the staying or The number of moving bodies that pass through may vary greatly. For example, in a store, a lot of people gather at a sales floor of a sale item, a sales floor of a grocery product, and the number of visitors to the store varies greatly even during business hours depending on a time zone such as a sale period. For this reason, the range of the moving body number in the staying information or the passing information of the moving body is different between the busy place and time and the quiet place and time. In such a situation, if the detected number of moving objects is greatly different from the set value of the number of displayed moving objects in the flow line analysis image to be generated and there is a difference between them, an appropriate flow analysis image is displayed. There are cases where generation and display cannot be performed.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the present invention generates an appropriate flow line analysis image that can easily grasp staying information or passage information of a moving object according to imaging conditions such as an imaged place or time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flow line analysis system and a flow line analysis method that can be performed.

  The present invention is a flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other, and the camera device images a target area and a staying position of a moving object included in a captured image of the target area or The flow line information relating to the passing position is extracted, and the captured image and the flow line information are transmitted to the server device at every predetermined transmission cycle, and the server device includes the captured image transmitted from the camera device, The flow line information is acquired, the sensitivity at the time of displaying the flow line information is set according to the imaging condition of the captured image, and the movement line information of the moving body corresponding to the sensitivity is superimposed on the captured image. Provided is a flow line analysis system for generating a line analysis image and displaying the flow line analysis image on a monitor connected to the server device.

  The present invention also relates to a flow line analysis method in a flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other, wherein the camera device captures an image of a target area and is included in a captured image of the target area. The moving line information about the staying position or the passing position of the moving body is extracted, and the captured image and the flow line information are transmitted to the server device at every predetermined transmission cycle. The acquired captured image and the flow line information are acquired, the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information is set according to the imaging condition of the captured image, and the flow line information of the moving body according to the sensitivity is A flow line analysis method for generating a flow line analysis image superimposed on the captured image and displaying the flow line analysis image on a monitor connected to the server device is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the suitable flow line analysis image which can grasp | ascertain the stay information or passage information of a moving body easily according to imaging conditions, such as the imaged place or time, can be produced | generated.

System configuration diagram showing in detail the system configuration of the sales management system including the flow line analysis system of the present embodiment 1 is a block diagram showing in detail the functional internal configuration of each of a camera device and a server device of the present embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the operation | movement outline | summary of the background image generation part of the camera apparatus of this embodiment. (A) The figure which shows an example of the captured image input into the image input part, (B) The figure which shows an example of the background image produced | generated by the background image generation part Time chart for explaining the operation timing of each process of image input, background image generation, and flow line information analysis of the camera device of this embodiment Time chart when the camera apparatus of the present embodiment periodically performs transmission processing Time chart when the camera apparatus of the present embodiment changes the operation timing of the transmission process in response to the detection of the event Time chart when the camera apparatus of this embodiment omits transmission processing before and after detecting an event The figure which shows an example of the layout of the foodstuffs department where the camera apparatus of this embodiment was installed in multiple numbers The figure which shows an example of the operation screen containing the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image production | generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows another example of the operation screen containing the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image production | generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen of the monthly report in the grocery department of the store A of around May 2014 produced | generated by the report production | generation output part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the functional internal structure of the camera apparatus of the modification of this embodiment in detail The figure which shows the 3rd example of the operation screen containing the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image production | generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. Illustration of timeline bar The figure which shows an example of the operation screen containing the flow line analysis image of the shop A corresponding to the time range after the change designated with respect to the timeline bar contained in the operation screen shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a switching display of the flow line analysis image according to pressing of the +1 day button and the -1 day button among the jump buttons shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of the flow line analysis image which set the sensitivity of heat map display to 3 persons as another example of the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the flow line analysis image which set the sensitivity of heat map display to 30 persons as another example of the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the flow line analysis image which set the sensitivity of the heat map display to 300 persons as another example of the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image generation part of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen for setting the sensitivity of the heat map display at the time of displaying flow line information As a first example of heat map display, a flowchart showing a procedure for generating and displaying a heat map image with a sensitivity corresponding to a sensitivity setting for each camera device (for each imaged place). As a second example of heat map display, a flowchart showing a procedure for generating and displaying a heat map image with a sensitivity corresponding to the sensitivity setting for each captured time.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “this embodiment”) that specifically discloses a flow line analysis system and a flow line analysis method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The present invention may be defined as a flow line analysis image generation method including an operation (step) in which the camera device generates a flow line analysis image (see later). However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of already well-known matters and repeated descriptions for substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description from becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. The accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

  In the following embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the flow line analysis system 500A, 500B, 500C,... According to the present invention is provided for each of a plurality of stores (store A, store B, store C,. A description will be given on the assumption that the sales management system 1000 is installed and connected to a plurality of flow line analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,... Via a network NW. However, the embodiments of the flow line analysis system, the camera device, and the flow line analysis method according to the present invention are not limited to the contents of the present embodiment described later.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing in detail the system configuration of a sales management system 1000 including flow line analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,. A sales management system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 includes flow line analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,... Installed in a plurality of stores A, B, C,. The configuration includes a cloud computer 800 and a setting terminal device 900.

  Each of the flow line analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,..., The server device 600 of the operation headquarters, the smartphone 700, the cloud computer 800, and the setting terminal device 900 are connected to each other via a network NW. . The network NW is a wireless network or a wired network. The wireless network is, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless WAN (Wide Area Network), 3G, LTE (Long Term Evolution), or WiGig (Wireless Gigabit). The wired network is, for example, an intranet or the Internet.

  A flow line analysis system 500A installed in the store A shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of camera devices 100, 100A,..., 100N installed on the floor 1, a recorder 200, a server device 300, an input device 400, And a monitor 450. A plurality of camera devices are also installed on the floor 2 in the same manner as the floor 1, and illustration of the camera devices in the floor 2 is omitted. Each of the camera devices 100, 100A,... 100N has the same internal configuration, and details thereof will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The recorder 200 is configured using, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk device, and an image obtained by imaging of each camera device installed in the store A (hereinafter, an image obtained by imaging of the camera device is referred to as a “captured image”). Data). The captured image data stored in the recorder 200 is used for monitoring work such as crime prevention.

  The server apparatus 300 is configured by using, for example, a PC (Personal Computer), and is a user who operates the input device 400 (for example, a user of a flow line analysis system, indicating a store clerk or a store manager of the store A. The same applies hereinafter). In response to the input operation, the camera apparatus 100 is notified that a predetermined event (for example, a change in the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A) has occurred.

  Further, the server device 300 uses data (see below) transmitted from the camera device (for example, the camera device 100) to move a moving body (for example, a store clerk, a store manager, a customer in the imaging area of the camera device (for example, the camera device 100)). A flow line analysis image is generated by superimposing the flow line information on the staying position or passing position of a person (such as the person, etc.) on the captured image of the camera device (for example, the camera device 100), and displayed on the monitor 450.

  Furthermore, the server apparatus 300 performs a predetermined process (for example, a flow line analysis report generation process to be described later) in accordance with an input operation of a user who operates the input device 400 and causes the monitor 450 to display the flow line analysis report. Details of the internal configuration of the server apparatus 300 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The input device 400 is configured using, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or a touch pad, and outputs a signal corresponding to a user input operation to the camera device 100 or the server device 300. In FIG. 1, to simplify the drawing, an arrow is shown only between the input device 400 and the camera apparatus 100, but the input device 400 and other camera apparatuses (for example, the camera apparatuses 100 </ b> A and 100 </ b> N). An arrow may be illustrated between and.

  The monitor 450 is configured using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence), and displays a flow line analysis image or a flow line analysis report data generated by the server device 300. The monitor 450 is provided as an external device different from the server device 300, but may be configured to be included in the server device 300.

  The server device 600 of the operation headquarters is a flow line analysis installed in each store A, B, C,... According to an input operation of an employee (for example, an officer) of the operation headquarters who operates the server device 600 of the operation headquarters. It is a browsing apparatus for acquiring and displaying a flow line analysis image or a flow line analysis report generated in the systems 500A, 500B, 500C,. In addition, the server device 600 of the operation headquarters has various information necessary for generating a flow line analysis report (see FIG. 12) (for example, sales information, store visitor information, event schedule information, maximum temperature information, minimum temperature information). ). In addition, these various information may be hold | maintained in the server apparatus provided for every shop A, B, C, .... The server device 600 of the operation headquarters may execute each process in a server device installed in each store A, B, C,... (For example, the server device 300 in the case of the store A). As a result, the server device 600 of the operation headquarters can aggregate the data of the stores A, B, C,... To generate a flow line analysis report (for example, see FIG. 12 described later). Detailed data of one store selected by an input operation on 600 (for example, a flow line analysis report shown in FIG. 12) can be acquired, or data comparison of a specific sales floor (for example, a meat sales floor) among a plurality of stores The result can be displayed.

  The smartphone 700 is a flow line analysis system 500A, 500B, 500C installed in each store A, B, C,... According to an input operation of an employee (for example, a sales representative) of the operation headquarters who operates the smartphone 700. ,... Is a browsing apparatus for acquiring and displaying a flow line analysis image or a flow line analysis report generated in.

  The cloud computer 800 stores online flow analysis images or data of flow analysis reports generated in the flow analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,... Installed in the stores A, B, C,. In response to an input operation by an employee (for example, a sales representative) of the operation headquarters who operates the smartphone 700, a predetermined process (for example, search and extraction of a flow line analysis report on X, Y, Y) is performed, and the processing result Is transmitted to the smartphone 700.

  The setting terminal device 900 is configured by using a PC, for example, and is dedicated for displaying a setting screen of the camera device of the flow line analysis systems 500A, 500B, 500C,... Installed in each store A, B, C,. Browser software can be executed. The setting terminal device 900 has a camera device setting screen (for example, CGI (Common Gateway Interface)) in response to an input operation by an employee of the operation headquarters (for example, a system administrator of the sales management system 1000) who operates the setting terminal device 900. Is displayed in the browser software, and the setting information of the camera device is edited (corrected, added, deleted) and set.

(Camera device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the functional internal configurations of the camera device 100 and the server device 300 of the present embodiment. In the sales management system 1000 shown in FIG. 1, the camera devices installed in the stores A, B, C,... Have the same configuration, and therefore the camera device 100 will be described as an example in FIG.

  The camera device 100 shown in FIG. 2 includes an imaging unit 10, an image input unit 20, a background image generation unit 30, a flow line information analysis unit 40, a schedule management unit 50, a transmission unit 60, and an event information reception unit. 70, a background image storage unit 80, and a passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90. The background image generation unit 30 includes an input image learning unit 31, a moving body separation unit 32, and a background image extraction unit 33. The flow line information analysis unit 40 includes a target detection unit 41, a flow line information acquisition unit 42, and a passage / staying state analysis unit 43.

  The imaging unit 10 includes at least a lens and an image sensor. The lens collects light (light rays) incident from the outside of the camera device 100 and forms an image on a predetermined imaging surface of the image sensor. As the lens, a fish-eye lens or a wide-angle lens capable of obtaining an angle of view of, for example, 140 degrees or more is used. The image sensor is, for example, a solid-state imaging device such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and converts an optical image formed on the imaging surface into an electrical signal.

  The image input unit 20 is configured using, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and performs predetermined signal processing using an electrical signal from the imaging unit 10. Then, the captured image data (frame) defined by RGB (Red Green Blue) or YUV (luminance / color difference) recognizable by humans is generated and output to the background image generation unit 30 and the flow line information analysis unit 40. To do.

  The background image generation unit 30 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, MPU, or DSP, and each captured image data (frame) output from the image input unit 20 at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 30 fps (frame per second)). In addition, a background image excluding a moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image is generated and stored in the background image storage unit 80. The background image generation processing in the background image generation unit 30 can use, for example, the method disclosed in the following reference patent document, but is not limited to the method disclosed in this reference patent document.

  (Reference Patent Document) JP 2012-203680 A

  Here, an outline of the operation of the background image generation unit 30 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an outline of the operation of the background image generation unit 30 of the camera device 100 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a captured image input to the image input unit 20. FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a background image generated by the background image generation unit 30.

  In FIG. 3, the generation results of the input image learning unit 31, the moving body separation unit 32, and the background image extraction unit 33 are schematically shown from the left side to the right side of the page orthogonal to the time axis from the upper side to the lower side of the page. It is shown that a store visitor carries one cardboard out of four cardboards containing beverages.

  The input image learning unit 31 displays the distribution state of the pixel luminance and color difference values for each pixel in a plurality of captured image frames output from the image input unit 20 (for example, the respective frames FM1 to FM5 shown in FIG. 3). analyse.

  The moving body separation unit 32 uses the learning result of the input image learning unit 31 (that is, the analysis result of the luminance and color difference distribution state for each same pixel between a plurality of frames (for example, in the time axis direction shown in FIG. 3)). In each frame FM1 to FM5 of the captured image, the information is separated into information on a moving body (for example, a person) (for example, refer to frames FM1a to FM5a) and information other than the moving body (for example, background) (for example, refer to frames FM1b to FM5b). It should be noted that in the frames FM3 and FM4 of the captured images showing how a person as a moving object carries a cardboard, the luminance and color difference values corresponding to the cardboard pixels carried by the person are along the time axis direction (for example, see FIG. 3). Since it changes, the moving body separating unit 32 regards the cardboard carried by the person as the moving body.

  The background image extraction unit 33 uses the frames FM1b to FM5b in which information other than the moving body is reflected among the information separated by the moving body separation unit 32, and the background images of the frames FM1 to FM5 of the captured image output from the image input unit 20 The frames FM1c to FM5c are extracted and stored in the background image storage unit 80.

  In the captured image frame FM10a shown in FIG. 4A, for example, a person who provides food in a cafeteria and a person who receives food in a tray are shown as moving bodies. With respect to the frame FM10a of the captured image shown in FIG. 4A, in the background image frame FM10c generated by the background image generation unit 30 (see FIG. 4B), cooking is performed in the same canteen as a moving object. It is excluded so that neither the person who provides it nor the person who receives food is shown.

  The flow line information analysis unit 40 is configured using, for example, a CPU, MPU, or DSP, and takes a captured image for each data (frame) of the captured image output from the image input unit 20 at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 10 fps). The flow line information relating to the staying position or passing position of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the moving object is detected and stored in the passing / staying analysis information accumulating unit 90.

  The target detection unit 41 performs predetermined image processing (for example, person detection processing, face detection processing) on the frame of the captured image output from the image input unit 20, thereby moving the moving body ( For example, the presence or absence of a person is detected. When the target detection unit 41 detects a moving body included in the frame of the captured image, the target detection unit 41 outputs information (for example, coordinate information of the frame) regarding the detection area of the moving body to the frame of the captured image to the flow line information acquisition unit 42. To do. In addition, the object detection part 41 outputs the information (for example, predetermined null information) regarding the detection area | region of a moving body to the flow line information acquisition part 42, when the moving body contained in the flame | frame of a captured image is not detected. .

  The flow line information acquisition unit 42 is based on the information on the detection area of the moving object output from the target detection unit 41, and the information on the captured image output from the image input unit 20 and the information on the detection area of the past moving object. (For example, captured image information and coordinate information) are used to link information on the current and past detection areas, and pass / stay status as flow line information (for example, the amount of change in the coordinate information of the detection area of the moving object). The data is output to the analysis unit 43.

  The passage / staying state analyzing unit 43 is based on the flow line information output from the flow line information acquiring unit 42 for a plurality of captured images, and the staying position or the passing position of the moving body (for example, a person) in the frame of the captured image. The flow line information (for example, “target position information”, “flow line information”, and “information about passage status or staying status”) is extracted and generated. Further, the passage / staying state analysis unit 43 uses a flow line analysis generated in the display image generation unit 350 of the server device 300 using the extraction result of the flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body (for example, a person). A visualized image of the color portion of the image (heat map image) may be generated.

  The passing / staying state analyzing unit 43 uses the flow line information for the frames of the plurality of captured images, so that the moving body (for example, a person) stays in the captured image frame output from the image input unit 20. Alternatively, it is possible to extract and generate accurate flow line information regarding the passing position.

  The schedule management unit 50 is configured using, for example, a CPU, MPU, or DSP, and the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the staying information of the moving object stored in the passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90 or The transmission unit 60 is instructed for a predetermined transmission cycle for periodically transmitting the data of the extraction result of the flow line information regarding the passage information to the server device 300. The predetermined transmission period is, for example, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 12 hours, 24 hours, etc., but is not limited to these time intervals.

  In response to an instruction from the schedule management unit 50 or the event information receiving unit 70, the transmission unit 60 transmits the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the moving object stored in the passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90. The data of the result of extracting the flow line information regarding the stay information or the passage information is acquired and transmitted to the server apparatus 300. The transmission timing in the transmission part 60 is later mentioned with reference to FIG.5, FIG.6, FIG.7 and FIG.

  The event information receiving unit 70 as an example of the event information acquiring unit receives (acquires) notification of detection of a predetermined event (for example, change in the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A) from the server device 300 or the input device 400. When the notification of the detection of a predetermined event is received, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the movement information related to the staying information or passing information of the moving object stored in the passing / staying analysis information storage unit 90 are stored. The transmission instruction to the server apparatus 300 of the line information extraction result data is output to the transmission unit 60.

  The background image storage unit 80 is configured by using, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk device, and stores background image data (frames) generated by the background image generation unit 30.

  The passage / staying analysis information accumulating unit 90 is configured by using, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk device, and extracts flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of a moving body (for example, a person) generated by the flow line information analyzing unit 40. Data of the results (for example, “target position information”, “flow line information”, and “information regarding passage state or staying state”) are stored.

  The camera device 100 shown in FIG. 2 may be provided with a scene identification unit SD instead of the event information receiving unit 70, and so on (for example, see FIG. 13). The scene identification unit SD as an example of the image change detection unit detects whether there is a change in the captured image output from the image input unit 20 (for example, an event that the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A has changed). When the scene identification unit SD detects a change in the captured image, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the staying information or passage of the moving object stored in the passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90 are detected. The transmission instruction to the server apparatus 300 of the data of the extraction result of the flow line information regarding the information is output to the transmission unit 60.

  In addition, the camera device 100 shown in FIG. 2 may further include a person counting unit CT, and so on (see, for example, FIG. 13). The person counting unit CT as an example of the moving body detection unit performs predetermined image processing (for example, person detection processing) on the captured image output from the image input unit 20, so that the moving body included in the captured image is detected. Count the number of detections. The person count unit CT outputs information related to the number of detected moving bodies included in the captured image to the transmission unit 60.

(Server device)
2 includes an event information receiving unit 310, a notification unit 320, a reception unit 330, a reception information storage unit 340, a display image generation unit 350, and a report generation output unit 360. is there.

  The event information receiving unit 310 receives, from the input device 400, information indicating that a predetermined event (for example, a change in the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A) has occurred for each corresponding camera device (for example, the camera device 100). If so, a notification of detection of a predetermined event is received. The event information receiving unit 310 outputs to the notification unit 320 that a notification of detection of a predetermined event has been received. Note that the information indicating that a predetermined event has occurred includes the identification number (for example, C1, C2,... Described later) of the camera device that captures an image of the location where the predetermined event has occurred.

  The notification unit 320 transmits a notification of detection of a predetermined event output from the event information reception unit 310 to the corresponding camera device (for example, the camera device 100).

  The receiving unit 330 receives the data transmitted from the transmission unit 60 of the camera device 100 (that is, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the retention of the moving object stored in the pass / stay analysis information storage unit 90). Information or data on the result of extraction of flow line information related to passage information) is received and output to the reception information storage unit 340 and the display image generation unit 350.

  The reception information storage unit 340 is configured using, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk device, and receives data received by the reception unit 330 (that is, background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and a pass / stay analysis information storage unit). 90, the data of the extraction result of the flow line information related to the staying information or the passing information of the moving object stored in 90 is stored.

  The display image generation unit 350 as an example of the image generation unit is configured using, for example, a CPU, MPU, or DSP. When a display flow generation image generation instruction is input from the input device 400, the display image generation unit 350 superimposes flow line information on the staying position or passage position of the moving object on the background image. Is generated. When the display image generation unit 350 generates the flow line analysis image, the data acquired from the reception unit 330 or the reception information storage unit 340 (that is, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the passage / stagnation) An image is generated using the data on the movement line information relating to the staying information or passage information of the moving object stored in the analysis information storage unit 90.

  In the flow line analysis image, where the moving body often stays in the imaging area corresponding to the captured image in the background image excluded so that the moving body (for example, a person) is not reflected in the captured image captured by the camera device 100. The flow line information that visually indicates where the vehicle has passed is an image that is quantitatively visualized within a predetermined range (for example, a value of 0 to 255) like a heat map. In addition, the display image generation unit 350 as an example of the display control unit causes the monitor 450 to display the generated flow line analysis image.

  The report generation output unit 360 as an example of the report generation unit is configured by using, for example, a CPU, MPU, or DSP, and when a flow line analysis report generation instruction is input from the input device 400, a flow line analysis described later. A report (see, for example, FIG. 12) is generated. The report generation / output unit 360 as an example of the display control unit displays the generated flow line analysis report on the monitor 450.

(Data transmission processing from camera device to server device)
Next, data transmission processing from the camera device 100 to the server device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8. FIG. 5 is a time chart for explaining the operation timing of the transmission processing of the camera device 100 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a time chart when the camera apparatus 100 of the present embodiment periodically performs transmission processing. FIG. 7 is a time chart when the camera apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment changes the operation timing of the transmission process according to the detection of the event. FIG. 8 is a time chart when the camera apparatus 100 of the present embodiment omits the transmission process before and after detecting an event.

  In FIG. 5, in the camera device 100, when a captured image is output from the image input unit 20 (image input), the background image generation unit 30 generates a background image of the captured image output from the image input unit 20 to generate a background. The image data is stored in the image storage unit 80 (background image generation), and the flow line information analysis unit 40 stores flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image output from the image input unit 20. Extract (flow line information analysis). These processes of image input, background image generation, and flow line information analysis are periodically repeated. However, as long as these processes of image input, background image generation, and flow line information analysis are repeatedly executed, the intervals between the processes may not be the same.

  For example, after the first image input process, background image generation process, and flow line information analysis process illustrated in FIG. 5, the transmission unit 60 performs the transmission cycle instructed from the schedule management unit 50, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 7. When the expiration time is reached, for example, a timer interrupt is received from the schedule management unit 50, and the background image data and the pass / stay analysis information stored in the background image storage unit 80 from the previous transmission time t0 to the current transmission time t1. Data on the extraction result of the flow line information related to the staying information or passage information of the moving object stored in the storage unit 90 is acquired and transmitted to the server device 300 (time t1). As described above, the regular transmission interval (transmission cycle) in the transmission unit 60 is 15 minutes, 1 hour, 12 hours, 24 hours, etc., and is instructed from the schedule management unit 50 in advance. The background image data transmitted by the transmission unit 60 may be data for one sheet or data for a plurality of sheets (for example, a plurality of background images obtained every 5 minutes).

  Next, the transmission unit 60 is instructed by the schedule management unit 50, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, for each of the second and subsequent image input, background image generation, and flow line information analysis processes shown in FIG. When the transmission cycle expires, for example, a timer interrupt is received from the schedule management unit 50, and the background image data and passage stored in the background image storage unit 80 from the previous transmission time t1 to the current transmission time t2 are passed. / Acquisition data of the movement information related to the staying information or passage information of the moving object stored in the staying analysis information storage unit 90 is acquired and transmitted to the server apparatus 300 (time t2).

  Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when the transmission unit 60 receives a notification of detection of a predetermined event (for example, a change in the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A) from the event information reception unit 70 (time t3), For example, when an event interrupt is received from the event information receiving unit 70, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the passing / staying analysis information storage unit 90 from the previous transmission time t2 to the current transmission time t3 The data of the movement result extraction related to the staying information or passage information of the stored moving object is acquired and transmitted to the server device 300 (time t3). In addition, about the transmission process in the transmission part 60, you may follow either method in FIG. 6 or FIG. 8 other than the method shown in FIG.

  6, 7, and 8, description of the same content as the transmission processing of FIG. 5 is simplified or omitted, and different content is described. Specifically, in FIG. 6, even if the transmission unit 60 receives an event interrupt from the event information reception unit 70 at time t3, the transmission unit 60 stores the background image storage unit 80 from the previous transmission time t2 to the current transmission time t3. The transmission of the saved background image data and the data of the movement information stored in the passing / staying analysis information accumulation unit 90 to the server device 300 is omitted (time). t3).

  However, in the transmission process of FIG. 6, when a predetermined event occurs from time t2 to time t3, the content of the captured image is updated, so that different background images are used before and after the event detection. As a result, the content of the flow line analysis image may not be accurate.

  Therefore, in FIG. 7, when the transmission unit 60 receives a notification of detection of a predetermined event (for example, a change in the layout of the sales floor on the floor 1 of the store A) from the event information reception unit 70 (time t3), for example, the event information reception The event interrupt is received from the unit 70 and the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the pass / stay analysis information storage unit 90 are stored from the previous transmission time t2 to the time t3 when the event interrupt is received. The data of the extraction result of the flow line information related to the staying information or the passage information of the mobile object is acquired and transmitted to the server device 300 (time t3). Furthermore, when the transmission cycle instructed by the schedule management unit 50 is completed, the transmission unit 60 receives a timer interrupt from the schedule management unit 50, for example, from the time t3 when the event interrupt is received to the current transmission time t4. The background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the moving object retention information or the flow line information extraction result data related to the passage information stored in the passage / stay analysis information storage unit 90 are acquired. It transmits to the server apparatus 300 (time t4).

  In FIG. 8, even if the transmission unit 60 receives an event interrupt from the event information reception unit 70 at time t3, the transmission unit 60 saves it in the background image storage unit 80 from the previous transmission time t2 to the time t3 when the event interrupt is received. The transmission of the background image data and the data of the movement line extraction information relating to the staying information or passing information of the moving object stored in the passing / staying analysis information storage unit 90 to the server device 300 is omitted (time t3). ). Furthermore, when the transmission period instructed by the schedule management unit 50 is reached, the transmission unit 60 receives a timer interrupt from the schedule management unit 50, for example, from time t3 to time t4 when the event interrupt is received. Transmission of the background image data stored in the image storage unit 80 and the data on the movement result of the moving object staying information or passage information stored in the passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90 to the server apparatus 300 Is omitted (time t4).

  In other words, when receiving an event interrupt from the event information receiving unit 70 at time t3, the transmitting unit 60 starts the next transmission cycle that received the event interrupt from the previous transmission time t2 (time t4 in FIG. 8). The server apparatus of the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the data of the movement information on the moving object stored in the passing / staying analysis information storage unit 90 or the flow line information extraction result data related to the passing information. Transmission to 300 is omitted (time t2 to time t4).

  Furthermore, in FIG. 8, when the transmission unit 60 receives a timer interrupt from the schedule management unit 50 (time t4), for example, the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the pass / stay analysis information storage unit 90 The transmission of the flow line information extraction result data relating to the staying information or passage information of the moving object stored in the server apparatus 300 to the server apparatus 300 is resumed. Specifically, although not shown in FIG. 8, the transmission unit 60 receives a timer interrupt from the schedule management unit 50, for example, when the transmission period instructed from the schedule management unit 50 comes to an end after time t <b> 4. Extraction of the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 from the time t4 to the current transmission time and the flow line information related to the staying information or the passing information of the moving object stored in the passing / staying analysis information storage unit 90 Result data is acquired and transmitted to the server apparatus 300.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a layout of a food department where a plurality of camera devices 100 of this embodiment are installed. FIG. 9 shows a state in which a plurality of (for example, eight) camera devices are installed on the ceiling surface or the like of the floor 1 in the food department on the floor 1 (1F) of the store A, for example. Specifically, a total of eight camera devices (for example, omnidirectional cameras) including north entrance cameras C1A and C1B, pre-registration cameras C2A and C2B, special sale cameras C3, meat counter camera C4, fish counter camera C5, and vegetable counter camera C6. Device) is set. The type of camera device is not limited to an omnidirectional camera device, and may be a fixed camera device with a fixed angle of view, or a PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) camera device having a pan direction, a tilt direction, and a zoom function. Good.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen including a flow line analysis image of the store A generated by the display image generation unit 350 of the server apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the operation screen including the flow line analysis image of the store A generated by the display image generation unit 350 of the server apparatus 300 of the present embodiment. The operation screens shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are displayed on the monitor 450 by the display image generation unit 350.

  In the operation screen shown in FIG. 10, a list of camera device selection screens installed in the store is hierarchically displayed in the left display area L1. For example, in the food department (identification number: G1) on the floor 1 (1F), the north entrance camera C1A (identification number: C1), the north entrance camera C1B (identification number: C2), and the pre-registration camera C2A (identification number: C3) ), Pre-registration camera C2B (identification number: C4), vegetable section camera C6 (identification number: C5), fish section camera C5 (identification number: C6), meat section camera C4 (identification number: C7), special sale camera C3 (Identification number: C8) is shown hierarchically. Since it is the same in the clothing department of floor 2 (2F) and other departments, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the operation screen shown in FIG. 10, the display area R1 on the right side includes a display area MA1 for main (for example, current flow line analysis information) and a display area CE1 for sub (for comparison) flow line analysis information. It is displayed.

  The flow line analysis information display area MA1 includes a designated time (including date) when the server 300 generates a flow line analysis image to be browsed, and a half day unit, a day unit, a week unit, or a month, for example. A specified condition display area MA1a including a statistical period indicating a unit and a selection screen of a camera device for each sales floor selected in the display area L1, a video display type of a flow line analysis image, a graph display type, and a graph display G (Group) and a flow line analysis result display area MA1b including the display area CT1 of the number of customers for each sales floor are displayed.

  As the video display type of the flow line analysis image, a stay map showing the stay information of the moving body (for example, a person) shown in FIG. 10 and a count showing pass information of the moving body (for example, a person) shown in FIG. A map and the captured image itself are included. In the display area CT1 of the number of customers for each sales floor, the number of detected moving bodies (for example, people) detected by the number of people counting unit CT in time series (for example, every hour in FIGS. 10 and 11) is shown. For example, when the input device 400 shifts the selection bar KR displayed in the display area CT1 of the number of visitors for each sales floor in the time axis direction by the user's input operation, the display image generation unit 350 at the time indicated by the selection bar KR. The generated flow line analysis images are displayed in order.

  As shown in FIG. 11, instead of the camera device selection screen for each sales floor in the flow line analysis information display area MA1, an example of a layout MP1 in which a plurality of camera devices shown in FIG. 9 are installed for each sales floor. May be displayed.

  Similarly, in the sub flow line analysis information display area CE1, a designated time (year and month) when the server apparatus 300 generates a flow line analysis image to be viewed as a comparison target of the main flow line analysis information display area MA1. And a statistical period indicating, for example, a half day unit, a day unit, a week unit, or a month unit, and a camera device selection screen for each sales floor selected in the main flow line analysis information display area MA1. Analysis result display including a specified condition display area CE1a including a video display type of a flow line analysis image, a graph display type, a graph display G (group), and a display area CT2 of the number of visitors for each sales floor A region CE1b is displayed. In addition, when using the display area CE1 of the sub flow line analysis information, for example, in addition to the comparison before and after the layout change in the store, the comparison before and after applying the discount sticker to the product, the comparison before and after the time sale, Applications such as a comparison between today and the same day one year ago, and between stores (for example, a comparison between a meat store in store A and a meat store in store B) may be included.

  In the display area CT2 of the number of customers for each sales floor, the number of mobile bodies (for example, persons) detected by the number of persons counting section CT is shown in time series (for example, every hour in FIGS. 10 and 11). For example, when the input device 400 shifts the selection bar KR displayed in the display area CT2 of the number of customers for each sales floor in the time axis direction by the user's input operation, the display image generation unit 350 at the time indicated by the selection bar KR. The generated flow line analysis images are reproduced and displayed in order.

  In addition, the number of visitors per sales floor in the display area CT1 for each sales floor in the main (for example, current) flow line analysis information display area MA1 and the display area CE1 in the sub (for example, comparative example) flow line analysis information for each sales floor. In the display area CT2, the input device 400 designates a specific time zone on the time axis and inputs a comment (for example, time sale, 3F event, TV broadcast, game at the adjacent dome, etc.) by the user's input operation. Can be entered.

  In FIG. 11, the video display type is a count map, and other matters are the same as in the description of FIG. In FIG. 11, as in FIG. 10, for example, when the input device 400 shifts the selection bar KR displayed in the display areas CT <b> 3 and CT <b> 4 of the number of customers for each sales floor in the time axis direction by a user input operation, a display image is displayed. The generation unit 350 sequentially reproduces and displays the flow line analysis images generated at the time indicated by the selection bar KR.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen RPT for a monthly report generated at the food department of the store A in May 2014 generated by the report generation / output unit 360 of the server apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment. A monthly report (see FIG. 12) as an example of the flow line analysis report of the present embodiment has a report output button OPT provided at the bottom of the display area L1 on the left side of the operation screen shown in FIG. When the button 400 is pressed, the screen is generated by the report generation output unit 360 and displayed on the monitor 450. Note that the report generation / output unit 360 of the server device 300 receives the monthly report shown in FIG. 12 or a part of the report (for example, the monthly report at the meat department in the food department) at the printer installed in the store A. (Not shown) may be output. As a result, the store clerk at store A receives distribution of the printed report of the monthly report in the whole food department or a part of the meat department, for example, with the content of the flow line analysis image not showing the customers visiting the store being output. Can do.

  In the operation screen RPT of the monthly report (flow line analysis report) shown in FIG. 12, various information related to the title of the monthly report, information related to temperature, display area SR1 related to sales information, and store (for example, store A) visit Display area CR1 relating to statistical information such as the number of persons, display areas of the flow line analysis images HM5 and HM6 generated by the display image generation unit 350 before and after the occurrence of a change in the layout of the sales floor as an example of a predetermined event, and the sales floor The display areas CT5 and CT6 of the number of customers for each store are shown. In addition, the various information regarding the title of the monthly report, the information regarding the temperature, the sales information, the event information, the information regarding the visitor configuration, etc. are, for example, servers in the corresponding store (for example, store A) from the server device 600 of the operation headquarters It is transmitted to a device (for example, server device 300). Various information related to the title of the monthly report, temperature information, sales information, event information, store visitor configuration information, etc. may be stored in advance in the server device 300 or storage unit (not shown) in the store. Good.

  In the monthly report operation screen RPT shown in FIG. 12, as in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, the input device 400 is selected in the display areas CT5 and CT6 of the number of customers for each sales floor, for example, by a user input operation. When the bar KR is shifted in the time axis direction, the display image generation unit 350 sequentially displays the flow line analysis images generated at the time indicated by the selection bar KR.

  As described above, in the flow line analysis system 500A of the present embodiment, the camera device 100 generates a background image of the captured image in the predetermined imaging area, and the staying position in the imaging area of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image Alternatively, the flow line information related to the passing position is extracted, and the background image of the captured image and the flow line information of the moving body are transmitted to the server device 300 at predetermined transmission cycles. The server device 300 generates a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving object is superimposed on the background image of the captured image, and causes the monitor 450 to display the flow line analysis image.

  As a result, the flow line analysis system 500A generates the background image that is the basis of the flow line analysis image by excluding the moving object (for example, a person) so that it is captured when the flow line analysis image is generated. The privacy of a moving object (person) reflected in the area can be appropriately protected. In addition, the flow line analysis system 500A has a flow line related to a stay position or a passing position in the imaging region of a moving object (person) on a background image that has already been updated at a predetermined timing (for example, when a regular transmission cycle arrives). Since the information is superimposed, every time a predetermined transmission period is reached, the moving body appropriately excludes the moving body from the captured image, and the movement information appropriately indicating the accurate flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging area of the moving body is displayed. The line analysis image can be visually displayed to the user.

  In addition, the flow line analysis system 500A instructs a predetermined transmission cycle for transmitting the background image and the flow line information of the moving body in the schedule management unit 50 of the camera device. The image and the flow line information of the moving body can be periodically transmitted to the server apparatus 300.

  In addition, when the event information receiving unit 70 receives a notification of detection of a predetermined event (for example, an event of changing the layout of a sales floor in a store) in the flow line analysis system 500A, the server analyzes the background image and the flow line information of the moving body. Since the data is transmitted to the apparatus 300, the server apparatus 300 generates a flow line analysis image that accurately reflects the flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body in the imaging region before and after the specific event is detected. be able to.

  Further, the flow line analysis system 500 </ b> A transmits the background image and the flow line information of the moving body to the server device 300 when detecting the change in the captured image (for example, the layout change of the sales floor in the store) in the scene identification unit SD. The server apparatus 300 can generate a flow line analysis image that accurately reflects the flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position of the moving body in the imaging region before and after the change of the captured image is detected.

  In addition, the flow line analysis system 500A counts the number of detected moving bodies included in the captured image in the person counting unit CT and outputs information on the detected number to the transmitting unit 60. A display screen (operation screen) including a flow line analysis image including information on the passing position and the number of detected moving bodies can be displayed on the monitor 450.

  In addition, the flow line analysis system 500A omits transmission of the background image and the flow line information of the moving object in the transmission cycle including the time point when the event information receiving unit 70 receives the notification of detection of the predetermined event. When generating a flow line analysis image in 300, the flow line information related to the staying position or passing position of the moving body in the imaging region before and after detection of a predetermined event (for example, layout change of the sales floor in the store) is used in a mixed manner. You can avoid that.

  Further, the flow line analysis system 500A includes a flow line analysis image generated before detection of a predetermined event (for example, a layout change of a sales floor in a store), and a flow line analysis image generated after detection of the predetermined event. Since the report generation / output unit 360 generates a flow line analysis report including the moving line analysis report, the flow line information related to the staying position or the passing position of the moving object in the imaging region has been changed in a comprehensible manner by a predetermined event. be able to.

  In addition, the flow line analysis system 500A displays the generated flow line analysis report on the monitor 450 by a predetermined input operation (for example, a user's operation of pressing a report output button), so the flow line analysis report is visually displayed to the user. Can be displayed automatically.

  Furthermore, the flow line analysis system 500A executes generation of a background image of the captured image and extraction of flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body included in the captured image in each of the camera devices 100, 100A,. Then, since the flow line analysis image is generated and displayed in the server device 300, the generation of the background image of the captured image and the extraction of the flow line information related to the staying position or the passing position of the moving body included in the captured image are performed. Since the processing load of the server apparatus 300 can be reduced as compared with the case where it is executed by the server apparatus 300, the restriction on the number of camera apparatuses connectable to one server apparatus 300 can be relaxed.

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In the above-described embodiment, the flow line analysis image generation process is executed in the server device 300, but the camera apparatus 100 may execute the flow line analysis image generation process (see FIG. 13). . FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating in detail a functional internal configuration of a camera device 100S according to a modification of the present embodiment. 13 includes an imaging unit 10, an image input unit 20, a background image generation unit 30, a flow line information analysis unit 40, a schedule management unit 50, a transmission unit 60S, and an event information reception unit. 70, a background image storage unit 80, a passage / staying analysis information storage unit 90, and a display image generation unit 350S. In the description of each part of the camera device 100S shown in FIG. 13, the same components and operations as those of the camera device 100 shown in FIG.

  The display image generation unit 350S as an example of the image generation unit receives the background image data stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the pass / stay analysis information in response to an instruction from the schedule management unit 50 or the event information reception unit 70. The flow line analysis image in which the flow line information related to the staying position or the passing position of the moving object is superimposed on the background image using the data of the extraction result of the flow line information related to the staying information or the passing information of the moving object stored in the storage unit 90 And output to the transmission unit 60.

  The transmission unit 60S transmits the data of the flow line analysis image generated by the display image generation unit 350S to the server device 300.

  As described above, in the modification of the present embodiment, the camera device 100S generates the background image of the captured image in the predetermined imaging area, and the staying position or the passing position in the imaging area of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image. The flow line information regarding the moving body is superimposed on the background image of the captured image using the background image of the captured image and the flow line information of the moving body.

  As a result, the camera device 100S generates the background image that is the basis of the flow line analysis image by excluding the moving body (for example, a person), so that when the flow line analysis image is generated, the camera device 100S generates the background image. It is possible to appropriately protect the privacy of the moving object (person) reflected. In addition, since the camera device 100S superimposes flow line information on the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving object (person) on the captured image obtained in real time, the moving object is excluded from the captured image. In addition, it is possible to generate a flow line analysis image that appropriately indicates the latest flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving body.

  Further, since the camera apparatus 100S executes the process up to the generation process of the flow line analysis image and transmits the data of the flow line analysis image as the generation result to the server apparatus 300, for example, in a state where the processing load of the server apparatus 300 is considerably high. Since it is not necessary for the server apparatus 300 to execute the flow line analysis image generation process, an increase in the processing load of the server apparatus 300 can be suppressed.

  Here, the configuration, operation, and effect of the flow line analysis system, the camera device, and the flow line analysis method according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  One embodiment of the present invention is a flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other, and the camera device includes an imaging unit that images a predetermined imaging region, and a captured image of the imaging region A background image generation unit that generates a background image, a flow line information analysis unit that extracts flow line information related to a staying position or a passing position of the moving body included in the captured image, and a predetermined transmission cycle A transmission unit that transmits the background image generated by the background image generation unit and the flow line information of the moving body extracted by the flow line information analysis unit to the server device; The image generation unit that generates a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body is superimposed on the background image of the captured image, and the flow line analysis image generated by the image generation unit is displayed on the display unit Display Comprising a control unit, and a flow line analysis system.

  In this configuration, the camera device generates a background image of the captured image of the predetermined imaging area, extracts flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging area of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image, The background image of the captured image and the flow line information of the moving body are transmitted to the server device every predetermined transmission cycle. A server apparatus produces | generates the flow line analysis image which superimposed the flow line information of the moving body on the background image of a captured image, and displays this flow line analysis image on a display part.

  As a result, the flow line analysis system is excluded so that a moving body (for example, a person) is not reflected in the background image that is the basis of the flow line analysis image. It is possible to appropriately protect the privacy of the moving object (person) reflected. In addition, the flow line analysis system uses the flow line information related to the staying position or passing position in the imaging area of the moving object (person) to the background image that has already been updated at a predetermined timing (for example, when a regular transmission cycle arrives). Therefore, for each predetermined transmission cycle, a flow line that appropriately indicates accurate flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving body in a state where the moving body is excluded from the captured image. The analysis image can be visually displayed to the user.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera device further includes a schedule management unit that instructs the transmission unit to transmit the predetermined transmission cycle for transmitting the background image and the flow line information of the moving body. This is a flow line analysis system.

  According to this configuration, the flow line analysis system instructs a predetermined transmission cycle for transmitting the background image and the flow line information of the moving body in the schedule management unit of the camera device. The background image and the flow line information of the moving body can be periodically transmitted to the server device.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera device further includes an event information acquisition unit that acquires a notification of detection of a predetermined event, and the event information acquisition unit notifies the detection of the predetermined event. It is a flow line analysis system which instruct | indicates the transmission timing of the said background image and the flow line information of the said mobile body after acquiring to the said transmission part.

  According to this configuration, when the notification of detection of a predetermined event (for example, an event for changing the layout of a sales floor in a store) is acquired in the event information acquisition unit, the flow line analysis system acquires the background image and the flow line information of the moving object. Is transmitted to the server device, and a flow line analysis image that accurately reflects the flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body in the imaging region before and after the specific event is detected is generated in the server device. be able to.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera device further includes an image change detection unit that detects a change in the captured image, and the image change detection unit detects the change in the captured image, and then It is a flow line analysis system which instruct | indicates the transmission timing of a background image and the flow line information of the said mobile body to the said transmission part.

  According to this configuration, when the change in the captured image (for example, the layout change of the sales floor in the store) is detected by the image change detection unit, the flow line analysis system transmits the background image and the flow line information of the moving body to the server device. Therefore, the flow line analysis image that accurately reflects the flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position of the moving body in the imaging region before and after the change of the captured image is detected can be generated in the server device.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera device further includes a moving body detection unit that counts the number of detected moving bodies included in the captured image, and the moving body detection unit is included in the captured image. It is a flow line analysis system which outputs the information regarding the detected number of moving bodies to the said transmission part.

  According to this configuration, the flow line analysis system counts the number of detections of the moving object included in the captured image in the moving object detection unit, and outputs information on the detection number to the transmission unit. A display screen (operation screen) including a flow line analysis image including information on the position or the passing position and the number of detected moving bodies can be displayed on the display unit.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the transmission unit includes the background image and the moving object in the predetermined transmission cycle including a time point when the event information acquisition unit acquires a notification of detection of the predetermined event. This is a flow line analysis system that omits transmission with flow line information.

  According to this configuration, the flow line analysis system omits transmission of the background image and the flow line information of the moving object in the transmission cycle including the time point when the event information acquisition unit acquires the notification of detection of the predetermined event. When generating a flow line analysis image in the server device, the flow line information related to the staying position or passing position of the moving object in the imaging region before and after detection of a predetermined event (for example, layout change of the sales floor in the store) is used in a mixed manner Can be avoided.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the server device causes the flow line analysis image generated by the image generation unit before detection of the predetermined event and the image generation unit after detection of the predetermined event. It is a flow line analysis system further provided with the report production | generation part which produces | generates the flow line analysis report containing the produced | generated said flow line analysis image.

  According to this configuration, the flow line analysis system includes a flow line analysis image generated before detection of a predetermined event (for example, layout change of a sales floor in a store) and a flow line generated after detection of the predetermined event. Since the flow line analysis report including the analysis image is generated in the report generation unit, it is easy to understand how the flow line information related to the staying position or passing position of the moving object in the imaging area has changed due to a predetermined event. Can show.

  Moreover, one Embodiment of this invention is a flow line analysis system in which the said report production | generation part displays the said flow line analysis report on the said display part according to predetermined | prescribed input operation.

  According to this configuration, the flow line analysis system displays the generated flow line analysis report on the display unit by a predetermined input operation (for example, a user's operation of pressing a report output button). On the other hand, it can be displayed visually.

  In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an imaging unit that captures a predetermined imaging region, a background image generation unit that generates a background image of a captured image in the imaging region, and the imaging of a moving body included in the captured image A flow line information analysis unit that extracts flow line information relating to a stay position or a passage position in the region; the background image generated by the background image generation unit; and the movement of the moving object extracted by the flow line information analysis unit. An image generation unit that generates a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body is superimposed on the background image of the captured image using line information.

  In this configuration, the camera device generates a background image of the captured image of the predetermined imaging area, extracts flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging area of the moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image, Using the background image of the captured image and the flow line information of the moving body, a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body is superimposed on the background image of the captured image is generated.

  As a result, the camera device generates the background image that is the basis of the flow line analysis image by excluding the moving body (for example, a person) so that it appears in the imaging region when the flow line analysis image is generated. The privacy of the moving object (person) can be appropriately protected. In addition, the camera device superimposes flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving object (person) on the background image that has already been updated at a predetermined timing (for example, when a regular transmission cycle arrives). Therefore, it is possible to generate a flow line analysis image that appropriately shows accurate flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving body in a state where the moving body is excluded from the captured image.

  An embodiment of the present invention is a flow line analysis method in a flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other, and the camera device captures a predetermined imaging region; A step of generating a background image of a captured image of the imaging region, a step of extracting flow line information regarding a staying position or a passing position of the moving body included in the captured image in the imaging region, and a predetermined transmission cycle, Transmitting the generated background image and the extracted flow line information of the moving body to the server device; and in the server device, the flow line information of the moving body is added to the background image of the captured image. A flow line analysis method comprising: generating a superimposed flow line analysis image; and displaying the generated flow line analysis image on a display unit.

  In this method, the camera device generates a background image of a captured image of a predetermined imaging area, extracts flow line information regarding a staying position or a passing position in an imaging area of a moving body (for example, a person) included in the captured image, The background image of the captured image and the flow line information of the moving body are transmitted to the server device every predetermined transmission cycle. A server apparatus produces | generates the flow line analysis image which superimposed the flow line information of the moving body on the background image of a captured image, and displays this flow line analysis image on a display part.

  As a result, the flow line analysis system is excluded so that a moving body (for example, a person) is not reflected in the background image that is the basis of the flow line analysis image. It is possible to appropriately protect the privacy of the moving object (person) reflected. In addition, the flow line analysis system uses the flow line information related to the staying position or the passing position in the imaging area of the moving object (person) in the background image already updated in the dictionary at a predetermined timing (for example, when a regular transmission cycle arrives). Therefore, for each predetermined transmission cycle, a flow line that appropriately indicates accurate flow line information regarding the staying position or the passing position in the imaging region of the moving body in a state where the moving body is excluded from the captured image. The analysis image can be visually displayed to the user.

(Other display examples of operation screens including flow line analysis images)
When displaying the operation screen including the generated flow line analysis image on the monitor 450, the server apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment displays, for example, the operation screen WD1 illustrated in FIG. 14 in addition to the operation screen illustrated in FIGS. It may be displayed. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a third example of the operation screen including the flow line analysis image of the store A generated by the display image generation unit 350 of the server apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment.

  In the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. 14, the data necessary for generating the flow line analysis image (that is, the data of the background image stored in the background image storage unit 80 and the moving object stored in the passage / stagnation analysis information storage unit 90). The data of the extraction result of the flow line information related to the stay information or the passage information of, and the input of the input field (data acquisition field) of the specified condition of the “camera transmission data”) and the setting item related to the display of the flow line analysis image A column (display setting column), a flow line analysis image HM1, a timeline bar TLB, a jump button JMP including a plurality of buttons, and a scale change button SCL1 are displayed.

  In the data acquisition column, the identification number of the camera device that is the transmission source of the above-described camera transmission data and the period for which the camera transmission data is requested (that is, the flow line related to the background image data and the staying information or passage information of the moving object) The start date and the end date of the data extraction result data) are specified. When the download button is pressed, the server apparatus 300 receives and acquires camera transmission data that matches the conditions specified in the data acquisition field from the corresponding camera apparatus (for example, the camera apparatus 100), or acquires the server transmission data. Acquire data that has already been received and stored at.

  In the display setting field, the type displayed as the flow line analysis image is a passage map (that is, an image that visually shows the number of persons that have passed through a specific location in the imaging region) or a stay map (that is, Any one of the images) that visually shows the time during which the person stays in a specific place like a heat map is selected. As required, a region to be displayed may be selected from the flow line analysis image of the imaging region generated by the display image generation unit 350.

  In the timeline bar TLB, for example, when one day of “April 9, 2015” is designated in the data acquisition column, the presence / absence of camera transmission data from the camera device is a time zone (hereinafter referred to as “scale”). Shown for each. That is, the presence / absence of camera transmission data from the camera device for 24 hours on “April 9, 2015” is the presence / absence of a total of 24 colors or pattern patterns for each cell (cell) of the timeline bar TLB. Can be visually discriminated. More specifically, the time range DIV1 (that is, the time range from midnight to 9 am on April 9, 2015) indicates that there is no camera transmission data from the camera device, In the time range DIV2 (that is, the time range from 9 am to midnight on April 9, 2015), it is indicated that there is camera transmission data from the camera device. In FIG. 14, the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) indicates one hour.

  The time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) can be easily changed by the left / right sliding operation of the scale change button SCL1. For example, when the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) indicates one hour, when the user operates the input device 400 such as a mouse and slides the scale change button SCL1 to the right, the display image generation unit 350 For example, the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) is changed to one day larger than one hour, and the timeline bar TLB is displayed again. The time zone longer than one hour is not limited to one day, and may be two hours, for example, and can be arbitrarily changed. This change can be set according to the user's operation on the screen on which the setting tab of the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. 14 is selected, for example.

  Similarly, when the user operates the input device 400 such as a mouse and slides the scale change button SCL1 leftward when the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) indicates one hour, for example, the display image For example, the generation unit 350 changes the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) to 15 minutes smaller than one hour, and displays the timeline bar TLB again. The time zone smaller than one hour is not limited to 15 minutes, and may be 30 minutes, for example, and can be arbitrarily changed. This change can be set according to the user's operation on the screen on which the setting tab of the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. 14 is selected, for example.

  The jump button JMP is provided with a -1 week button JMP1, a -1 day button JMP2, a previous section button JMP3, a back section button JMP4, a +1 day button JMP5, and a +1 week button JMP6. However, the jump button JMP is not limited to these six types of buttons. For example, the numerical part of “−1 week button JMP1, −1 day button JMP2, +1 day button JMP5, +1 week button JMP6” including numbers in the button names is a setting screen (not shown) (for example, an operation screen shown in FIG. 14). The screen in which the setting tab of WD1 is selected) can be arbitrarily changed according to the user's operation.

  For example, when the camera transmission data from the camera device up to one week before the present time is acquired, when the −1 week button JMP1 is pressed by a user operation, the display image generation unit 350 The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed at the time point is switched to the flow line analysis image generated one week before the flow line analysis image and displayed on the monitor 450.

  For example, when the camera transmission data from the camera device up to a point one day before the present time is acquired, when the -1 day button JMP2 is pressed by a user operation, the display image generation unit 350 is pressed. The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed at that time is switched to the flow line analysis image generated one day before the flow line analysis image and displayed on the monitor 450 (see FIG. 17).

  For example, when the camera transmission data from the camera device up to the time when one day has elapsed from the current time is acquired, when the +1 day button JMP5 is pressed by a user operation, the display image generation unit 350 is pressed. The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed in is switched to a flow line analysis image generated one day after the flow line analysis image and displayed on the monitor 450 (see FIG. 17).

  For example, when the camera transmission data from the camera device up to the time when one week has elapsed from the current time is acquired, when the +1 week button JMP6 is pressed by a user operation, the display image generation unit 350 The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed in step S1 is switched to a flow line analysis image generated one week after the flow line analysis image and displayed on the monitor 450.

  Further, the generation time of the camera transmission data that is the basis of the flow line analysis image when the jump button JMP is pressed (in other words, the time or time zone that is the starting point of the jump) is, for example, on the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. Settings can be made according to the user's operation on the screen where the setting tab is selected.

  Before describing the previous section button JMP3 and the rear section button JMP4, one section will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a timeline bar. In FIG. 15, for the convenience of explanation, a timeline bar TLBb different from the timeline bar TLB included in the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. 14 is shown.

  In FIG. 15, the time zone corresponding to the scale (that is, one cell) is set to one hour as in FIG. The user can visually determine the presence or absence of camera transmission data from the camera device based on the color or pattern displayed on the timeline bar TLBb. Also, the user can easily specify on the timeline bar TLBb which time zone the flow line analysis image is displayed on the monitor 450 by operating the server device 300 or the input device 400.

  For example, the user operates the input device 400 such as a mouse to specify (for example, left click) the cursor CSR on the start time cell of the specified time zone RNG1, and drags the cursor CSR to the end time of the time zone RNG1. Then, the button of the input device 400 such as a mouse is released at the drag end position (that is, the drag ends). When the user's finger pressing the button of input device 400 such as a mouse is released at the drag end position, display image generation unit 350 determines the start time and end time of time zone RNG1. As a result, the display image generation unit 350 uses a color or pattern that is different from the color or pattern indicating that there is camera transmission data from the camera device for the color or pattern of the time zone RNG1 specified by the user's operation. Is displayed (see FIG. 15).

  For example, in the timeline bar TLBb shown in FIG. 15, the time zone RNG1 is a time zone from 5 am to 9 am on April 2, and the color or pattern corresponding to this time zone RNG1 is from the camera device. This is different from the color or pattern of the time zone from 0:00 am to 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on April 2 when there is camera transmission data. Note that the timeline bar TLBb shown in FIG. 15 is displayed so as to be included in the operation screen WD1 shown in FIG. 14, and the flow line analysis image on this operation screen uses, for example, camera transmission data for three days. It is assumed that the time zone (that is, one cell) that has been generated and corresponds to the scale is, for example, one hour. In this case, the timeline bar TLBb has a total length of 3 days (that is, 24 hours × 3 days = 72 cells), but if all the cells cannot be displayed on the operation screen, the timeline bar TLBb is displayed. The image generation unit 35 displays the timeline bar TLBb so as to be scrollable in the left-right direction. Therefore, the user can easily check by scrolling the timeline bar TLBb when he / she wants to check whether there is camera transmission data at a date and time not apparently displayed on the timeline bar TBLb.

  For example, the display image generation unit 350 treats the time zone RNG1 described with reference to FIG. 15 as one section, and when the previous section button JMP3 is pressed by a user operation among the jump buttons JMP illustrated in FIG. The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed at the time point is switched to the flow line analysis image generated one section before the flow line analysis image HM1 (for example, 4 hours corresponding to the time zone RNG1) and displayed on the monitor 450 Let

  On the other hand, for example, the display image generation unit 350 treats the time zone RNG1 described with reference to FIG. 15 as one section, and when the rear section button JMP4 is pressed by a user operation among the jump buttons JMP illustrated in FIG. The flow line analysis image HM1 displayed at the time of pressing is switched to the flow line analysis image generated after one section (for example, 4 hours corresponding to the time zone RNG1) from the flow line analysis image HM1, and is displayed on the monitor 450. Display.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation screen WD2 including the flow line analysis image of the store A corresponding to the changed time range specified for the timeline bar TLB included in the operation screen WD1 illustrated in FIG. is there. In FIG. 16, because the time range specified by the user in the timeline bar TLB is changed, the flow line analysis image HM2 corresponding to the changed time range is displayed from the flow line analysis image HM1 shown in FIG. It is shown that the data is generated by the generation unit 350 and displayed on the monitor 450.

  Further, after the time zone TBLK corresponding to one section (see the time zone RNG1 shown in FIG. 15) is determined by the user's designation operation on the timeline bar TLB, the user performs a mouse or the like on the determined time zone TBLK. By operating the input device 400 (for example, right-clicking), the time zone TBLK is temporarily fixed (in other words, the confirmed time zone TBLK is grasped on the timeline bar TLB). You may move on the line bar TLB. By this moving operation, the display image generating unit 350 can generate a flow line analysis image corresponding to the time zone after the moving operation and display it on the monitor 450.

  For example, when the time zone before the moving operation is 9 am to 1 pm and the time zone after the moving operation is 4 pm to 8 pm (the time zone is the same for 4 hours), the display image generation unit 350 Switch the operation screen WD2 including the flow line analysis image corresponding to 9:00 am to 1:00 pm to the other operation screen including the flow line analysis image corresponding to 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and display it on the monitor 450. Can do.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a switching display example of a flow line analysis image in response to pressing of the +1 day button JMP5 and the −1 day button JMP2 among the jump buttons JMP illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 17, the start date of the data acquisition column is April 8, 2015, and the end date is April 10, 2015. The transmission data from the camera device in these three days is acquired by the server device 300. And the current time is April 9, 2015.

  For example, when the transmission data from the camera device is acquired from the current time (April 9, 2015) to the time one day before (April 8, 2015), the -1 day button JMP2 is pressed. Then, the display image generation unit 350 switches the flow line analysis image HM3 displayed at the time of being pressed to the flow line analysis image HM3m generated one day before the flow line analysis image HM3. An operation screen including the analysis image HM3m is displayed on the monitor 450.

  In addition, for example, when transmission data from the camera device is acquired from the current time (April 9, 2015) to the time when one day has passed (April 10, 2015), the +1 day button JMP5 is pressed. Then, the display image generation unit 350 switches the flow line analysis image HM3 displayed at the time of being pressed to the flow line analysis image HM3p generated after one day from the flow line analysis image HM3. An operation screen including the analysis image HM3p is displayed on the monitor 450 (see FIG. 17).

  Thereby, when generating the flow line analysis image, the server apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment excludes the moving body from the captured image while appropriately protecting the privacy of the moving body (person) reflected in the imaging area. Thus, it is possible to visually display a flow line analysis image that appropriately shows accurate flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position in the imaging region of the moving object, and further, a simple operation of the user (the jump button JMP By pressing any one of the buttons), it is possible to switch to and display the flow line analysis image generated at a different timing, thereby improving the convenience for the user (for example, the convenience of confirming the transition of the flow line analysis image).

(Display example of changing the display sensitivity of the flow line information in the flow line analysis image)
When the server apparatus 300 of the present embodiment displays the operation screen including the generated flow line analysis image on the monitor 450, for example, the flow line analysis image HM4a in which the display sensitivity of the flow line information illustrated in FIGS. 18 to 20 is changed. , HM4b, HM4c may be displayed. 18-20 is a figure which shows the other example of the flow line analysis image of the shop A produced | generated by the display image production | generation part 350 of the server apparatus 300 of this embodiment.

  When generating a heat map image as a flow line analysis image, the display image generation unit 350 of the server apparatus 300 displays a heat map of the flow line information as sensitivity (display sensitivity of the flow line information) when displaying the flow line information. Is set according to the imaging condition of the captured image, and a heat map image having a color expression corresponding to the sensitivity is generated. At this time, in the camera device 100, the flow line information analysis unit 40 generates heat map data indicating the number of passing / staying of the moving body at each point in the captured image as the flow line information generated based on the captured image. Then, the camera device 100 transmits the heat map data to the server device 300 by the transmission unit 60. In the server apparatus 300, the heat map data is received by the receiving unit 330, and the display image generation unit 350 generates a heat map image indicating the distribution of the number of passing / staying moving objects at each point using the heat map data.

  The display image generation unit 350 of the server device 300 generates, as the flow line analysis image, for example, an image obtained by superimposing the flow line information on the background image using a background image obtained by erasing a moving body image such as a person in the captured image. To do. The flow line analysis image (heat map image) generated by the display image generation unit 350 is, for example, on the background image based on the captured image within the angle of view of one camera device, and the movement of the moving body within the angle of view. The line information may be superimposed, or the flow line information of the moving body within each angle of view may be superimposed on the background image within the angle of view of a plurality of camera devices. In addition, instead of the background image and the flow line information, the flow line analysis image is only a contour or a silhouette from which privacy information such as the contents of a video of a person or the like is removed so that it is difficult to specify the person or the like in the captured image. The contour image including the moving body and the flow line information may be used, or the captured image and the flow line information obtained by shooting the moving body such as a person may be used. A technique for generating a contour image from a captured image is a known technique, and is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2015-149557, 2015-149558, and 2015-149559. Note that when the server apparatus 300 generates the flow line analysis image by superimposing the flow line information on the captured image, the camera apparatus 100 may not include the background image generation unit 30 and the background image storage unit 80.

  The heat map image generated by the display image generator 350 is displayed in a color (for example, red) indicating a high frequency in a portion where the number of passing / staying of the moving body is high, and a portion where the number of passing / staying of the moving body is low. Displayed in a color indicating a low frequency (for example, blue). Hereinafter, an example of a heat map image generated based on the number of people passing / staying in the store will be described.

  When the display image generation unit 350 generates a heat map image, for each pixel in the image, depending on the set sensitivity, a color (for example, red) indicating a high frequency when the number of passing / staying people is equal to or greater than a sensitivity threshold value. When the number of passing / staying people is less than the sensitivity threshold, the color indicating a low frequency (for example, blue) is used. In addition, when the number of passing / staying people is less than the sensitivity threshold, a heat map in which the color changes in order from the largest to the smallest, such as red to green to blue gradation, depending on the number of passing / staying people. An image may be generated.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow line analysis image HM4a in which the sensitivity of the heat map display is set to 3 persons. In this case, locations where the number of passing / staying people is 3 or more are displayed in red, and in the illustrated example, many of the passages in the store are red. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow line analysis image HM4b in which the sensitivity of heat map display is set to 30 persons. In this case, locations where the number of passing / staying people is 30 or more are displayed in red. When the number of passing / staying persons is less than the sensitivity, in the illustrated example, 10 to 29 places are displayed in green, and 9 or less places are displayed in blue. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow line analysis image HM4c in which the sensitivity of the heat map display is set to 300 people. In this case, locations where the number of passing / staying people is 300 or more are displayed in red. However, in the illustrated example, since the passing / staying number of people is less than the sensitivity, all the passages in the store are blue.

  When the sensitivity of the heat map display is set to be changeable in this way, when the sensitivity is set to a small value with respect to the acquired number of passing / staying people in the display target area or time, many points are frequently used. The displayed color (for example, red) is obtained. On the other hand, when the sensitivity is set to a large value with respect to the acquired number of passing / staying people, many points have a color (for example, blue) indicating a low frequency. For this reason, for example, when the number of passing / staying people is about several to 50, an appropriate heat map image can be generated and displayed by setting the sensitivity of the heat map display to 30 people. The sensitivity of the heat map display may be set to an appropriate value based on at least one of an average value, a maximum value, a minimum value, a standard deviation, and the like regarding the number of passing / staying people of the acquired heat map data.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation screen WD6 for setting the sensitivity of the heat map display when displaying the flow line information. On the operation screen WD6 for sensitivity setting, a camera selection designation area CA1, a sensitivity setting mode area CA2, a timeline bar TLB, a sensitivity value setting bar SVB, and a setting button CB are displayed as display setting columns together with the flow line analysis image HM4. ing. The server apparatus 300 acquires an operation input from the input device 400 by a viewer of the flow line analysis image operated in accordance with the operation screen WD6, and executes setting of the sensitivity of the heat map display. The viewer of the flow line analysis image (1) designates a camera to be displayed in the camera selection designation area CA1, and (2) automatically sets the operation mode for setting the sensitivity of the heat map display in the sensitivity setting mode area CA2. An adjustment or fixed sensitivity setting method is designated, and (3) a time (day of week) to be displayed is designated by the timeline bar TLB. Further, when setting a fixed value sensitivity, the viewer of the flow line analysis image sets a desired sensitivity value by sliding the knob on the bar up and down in (4) sensitivity value setting bar SVB. The sensitivity setting is switched between fixed and automatic adjustment depending on the time and day of the week, and is set appropriately according to the situation, such as a fixed sensitivity at a predetermined value in one time zone and sensitivity for automatic adjustment in another time zone. May be. Then, the viewer of the flow line analysis image completes the setting of the sensitivity of the heat map display by touching (5) the setting button CB.

  In the operation screen WD6 of FIG. 21, the display image generation unit 350 generates a heat map image corresponding to the sensitivity set by the sensitivity value setting bar SVB, and displays the flow line analysis image HM4 corresponding to the sensitivity setting value. . At this time, every time the sensitivity setting value is changed, the display image generation unit 350 generates the flow line analysis image HM4 corresponding to the setting value and redraws it. Thus, the viewer of the flow line analysis image can easily set an appropriate sensitivity value while viewing the flow line analysis image HM4 based on the current sensitivity setting.

  Next, operations of the camera device 100 and the server device 300 when performing sensitivity setting for heat map display will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a procedure for generating and displaying a heat map image with a sensitivity corresponding to the sensitivity setting for each camera device (for each imaged place) as a first example of the heat map display. Since the installation location differs for each camera device, and the situation such as the range of the number of moving objects differs depending on the location where the captured image is acquired, the imaging condition of the captured image may differ depending on the imaging location. The first example shows an example in which sensitivity setting is performed for each camera device.

  In each of the plurality of camera devices A, B, C,..., The flow line information analyzing unit 40 of the camera device 100 uses the moving body at each point in the captured image as flow line information generated based on the captured image. Heat map data indicating the number of stays is generated (step S101). And the transmission part 60 of each camera apparatus A, B, C, ... transmits the produced | generated heat map data to the server apparatus 300 (step S102). The transmission timing of the heat map data from each camera device 100 is controlled by the server device 300.

  The receiving unit 330 of the server device 300 receives heat map data for each camera device from the camera device 100 (step S201). Then, the display image generation unit 350 of the server device 300 analyzes the received heat map data (step S202), and calculates an appropriate sensitivity for each camera device (for each captured image acquired by each camera) (step S203). ). Subsequently, the display image generation unit 350 generates a heat map image corresponding to the calculated sensitivity (step S204), outputs the heat map image to the monitor 450, and displays it as a flow line analysis image (step S205). The display image generation unit 350 determines whether or not sensitivity setting has been completed for all camera devices (step S206), and if not completed, designates another camera device for which sensitivity has not been set (step S207). . As a result, transmission of heat map data from another designated camera device is accepted, and the heat map data in the receiving unit 330 is received. The server apparatus 300 repeats the processes of steps S201 to S207 until all the sensitivity settings for the heat map display for each camera are completed. When the sensitivity settings are completed for all the camera apparatuses, the server apparatus 300 ends this process.

  Here, a case where appropriate sensitivity is set for each of the captured images acquired by the respective camera devices for the three camera devices A, B, and C will be exemplified. For example, the heat map data acquired by the camera device A has a small number of passing / staying people and is 10 or less, and the heat map data acquired by the camera device B has a medium passing / staying number of 10 to 50 people. The heat map data acquired by the camera device C is assumed to be 100 to 400 people with a large number of passing / staying people. In this case, in step S203, the camera apparatus A sets the sensitivity of 3 persons, the camera apparatus B sets the sensitivity of 30 persons, and the camera apparatus C sets the sensitivity of 300 persons. In step S204, a heat map image with a sensitivity of 3 for camera device A is generated, a heat map image with a sensitivity of 30 for camera device B is generated, and a heat map image with a sensitivity of 300 for camera device C is generated. Is generated.

  Depending on the location where the camera device is installed, the situation of the passing / staying number of the acquired heat map data is different, such as a place where there is a lot of traffic / a place where people are crowded, a place where people are likely to gather / a quiet place, etc. Therefore, by setting the sensitivity of the heat map display for each camera device, it is possible to generate an appropriate heat map image that can easily grasp the movement of a person according to the imaging location.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for generating and displaying a heat map image with sensitivity corresponding to the sensitivity setting for each captured time as a second example of heat map display. The situation such as the range of the number of moving objects differs depending on the time when the captured image is acquired, and the imaging condition of the captured image may differ depending on the imaging time. The second example shows an example in which sensitivity setting is performed for each imaged time. The flow line information analysis unit 40 of the camera device 100 generates heat map data indicating the number of passing / staying of the moving body at each point in the captured image (step S151), and the transmission unit 60 generates the generated heat map data. It transmits to the server apparatus 300 (step S152).

  The receiving unit 330 of the server device 300 receives the heat map data for each hour from the camera device 100 (step S251). Then, the display image generation unit 350 of the server device 300 determines whether the sensitivity setting at the corresponding time is automatic or fixed (step S252). When the sensitivity setting at the corresponding time is automatic adjustment, the display image generation unit 350 analyzes the heat map data (step S253), and calculates an appropriate sensitivity at the corresponding time (step S254). On the other hand, when the sensitivity setting at the corresponding time is fixed, the display image generating unit 350 acquires the fixed sensitivity set as an appropriate value at the corresponding time (step S255). Next, the display image generation unit 350 generates a heat map image corresponding to the calculated or acquired sensitivity (step S256), outputs the heat map image to the monitor 450, and displays it as a flow line analysis image (step S257). .

  Even in one camera device (the same imaging location), the situation of the number of passing / staying people for each time is different. For example, in a time zone where the number of passing / staying people is large, such as a sale time or a peak time of a visitor, the difference in the number of passing / staying people may be larger than in other time zones. Therefore, for example, when the number of passing / staying people is large, the sensitivity setting is fixed and a large value such as 300 people is set, and at other times, the sensitivity setting is automatically adjusted according to the number of passing / staying people in the heat map data. For example, an appropriate value is set based on the average value. Thus, by setting the sensitivity of the heat map display for each time, it is possible to generate an appropriate heat map image that can easily grasp the movement of a person according to the imaging time.

  In addition, the sensitivity setting of the heat map display can be automatically adjusted or set to a fixed value in advance for each camera device, every time, etc., so that the viewer of the flow line analysis image does not set the sensitivity each time. Appropriate sensitivity is set according to the imaging time or imaging location, and a preferable heat map image can be generated and displayed.

  In the above-described example, the configuration in which the heat map data as the flow line information is generated in the camera device 100 and the heat map image as the flow line analysis image is generated in the server device 300 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the camera device 100 may generate heat map data and a heat map image from the captured image, and transfer the heat map image to the server device 300 for display. In addition, the heat map image may display one arbitrary heat map image on one operation screen, or may display a plurality of heat map images having different imaging times or imaging locations on one operation screen. . In addition, a plurality of heat map images with different sensitivity settings may be generated and displayed for heat map images at the same imaging time and imaging location.

  In the flow line analysis system 500A of the present embodiment, the camera device 100 images a monitoring target area, extracts flow line information regarding the staying position or passing position of the moving body included in the captured image of the target area, The captured image and the flow line information are transmitted to the server device 300 at each transmission cycle. The server apparatus 300 acquires the captured image and the flow line information transmitted from the camera apparatus 100, sets the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information according to the imaging condition of the captured image, and moves the moving object according to the sensitivity. A flow line analysis image in which the line information is superimposed on the captured image is generated, and the flow line analysis image is displayed on the monitor 450.

  As a result, the flow line analysis system 500A sets different sensitivities depending on, for example, the location or time of image capture according to the imaging conditions of the captured image, and the flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body corresponding to the sensitivity is superimposed on the captured image. Can be generated. For example, when the flow line analysis system 500A is installed in a store, the situation of the number of moving objects such as the number of visitors and the number of stays varies depending on the imaging location such as a special sales floor, a food sales floor, and a clothing sales floor. Even in the same place, the number of moving objects varies depending on the imaging time, such as morning, afternoon, evening, and night. According to the flow line analysis system 500A of this embodiment for such a difference in imaging conditions, it is possible to easily grasp the staying information or passage information of a moving body such as a person according to the location or time of imaging. An appropriate flow line analysis image can be obtained.

  In the flow line analysis system 500A, the server device 300 sets sensitivity when displaying flow line information for each of a plurality of different camera devices, and generates a flow line analysis image. As a result, in the flow line analysis system 500A, an appropriate flow line analysis image can be generated according to the imaging conditions that differ depending on the shooting location where the camera device is installed, and the viewer of the flow line analysis image can view a moving object such as a person. Stay information or passage information can be easily grasped. For example, a store clerk (for example, a manager) knows in detail for each location where a customer stays at which location in the store for how long, or how much a customer has passed through, Can be compared.

  Further, in the flow line analysis system 500A, the server device 300 sets the sensitivity for displaying the flow line information every time the captured image is captured, and generates a flow line analysis image. Accordingly, in the flow line analysis system 500A, an appropriate flow line analysis image can be generated according to the imaging conditions that vary depending on the imaging time of the captured image, and the viewer of the flow line analysis image can store residence information on a moving object such as a person or Passage information can be easily grasped. For example, a store clerk (for example, a manager) grasps in detail every hour how long a customer stays at which location in the store, or how much a customer passes through which location, Can be compared.

  In the flow line analysis system 500A, the server apparatus 300 calculates and sets the sensitivity for displaying the flow line information based on the acquired flow line information. Thereby, in the flow line analysis system 500A, based on the flow line information acquired from the captured image, for example, automatically according to the maximum value, the minimum value, the average value, and the range (the range in which the number of moving objects is distributed). Therefore, it is possible to set an appropriate sensitivity and generate an appropriate flow line analysis image that can easily grasp the staying information or passage information of a moving body such as a person.

  In the flow line analysis system 500A, the server apparatus 300 acquires and sets the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information by acquiring a fixed value. As a result, in the flow line analysis system 500A, an appropriate fixed value sensitivity is set according to the imaging conditions such as the imaging location and the imaging time, and the appropriate motion that can easily grasp the staying information or the passage information of the moving body such as a person. A line analysis image can be generated.

  In the flow line analysis system 500A, the server apparatus 300 acquires an operation input from the input device 400, and sets sensitivity when displaying flow line information in accordance with the operation input. As a result, in the flow line analysis system 500A, an appropriate sensitivity can be set according to the imaging conditions such as the imaging location and the imaging time in accordance with an operation instruction of a user such as a viewer of the flow line analysis image. It is possible to obtain an appropriate flow line analysis image that can easily grasp the staying information or the passage information.

  While various embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a person (for example, a customer) who moves in the store is given as an example of the moving body, but is not limited to a person. For example, the vehicle or robot may be a moving body. When the moving body is a person, the flow line information of the customer (customer) and the store clerk is analyzed at the store. When the moving body is a vehicle, for example, the flow line information of the vehicle in a parking lot or a road may be analyzed, and a congestion state such as traffic congestion may be shown as a flow line analysis image. In the case where the mobile body is a robot, a robot for visiting the store side to monitor the state of the display shelf of the product and notifying the store side server has been known in recent years. The situation may be shown as a flow line analysis image.

  The present invention relates to a flow line analysis system and a flow line analysis method for generating an appropriate flow line analysis image capable of easily grasping staying information or passage information of a moving object according to an imaging condition such as an imaged place or time. Useful.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Imaging part 20 Image input part 30 Background image generation part 31 Input image learning part 32 Moving body separation part 33 Background image extraction part 40 Flow line information analysis part 41 Target detection part 42 Flow line information acquisition part 43 Passing / staying state analysis part 50 Schedule Management Unit 60 Transmission Unit 70 Event Information Receiving Unit 80 Background Image Accumulation Unit 90 Passing / Still Analysis Information Accumulation Unit 100, 100A, 100N, 100S Camera Device 200 Recorder 300, 600 Server Device 310 Event Information Receiving Unit 320 Notification Unit 330 Reception unit 340 Reception information storage unit 350 Display image generation unit 360 Report generation output unit 400 Input device 450 Monitor 500A, 500B, 500C Flow line analysis system 700 Smart phone 800 Cloud computer 900 Setting terminal device 1000 Sales management system CT Person count unit D scene identification section

Claims (7)

A flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other,
The camera device is
Image the target area,
Extracting flow line information relating to the staying position or passing position of the moving body included in the captured image of the target area,
For each predetermined transmission cycle, the captured image and the flow line information are transmitted to the server device,
The server device
Obtaining the captured image and the flow line information transmitted from the camera device;
Set the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information according to the imaging conditions of the captured image,
Generating a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body according to the sensitivity is superimposed on the captured image;
Displaying the flow line analysis image on a monitor connected to the server device;
Flow line analysis system. The flow line analysis system according to claim 1,
The server device
Setting sensitivity when displaying the flow line information for each of a plurality of different camera devices, and generating the flow line analysis image;
Flow line analysis system. The flow line analysis system according to claim 1,
The server device
Set sensitivity when displaying the flow line information every time the captured image is captured, and generate the flow line analysis image.
Flow line analysis system. The flow line analysis system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The server device
The sensitivity for displaying the flow line information is calculated and set based on the acquired flow line information.
Flow line analysis system. The flow line analysis system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The server device
The sensitivity at the time of displaying the flow line information is set by acquiring a fixed value.
Flow line analysis system. The flow line analysis system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The server device
Obtaining an operation input from an input device connected to the server device, and setting the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information corresponding to the operation input,
Flow line analysis system. A flow line analysis method in a flow line analysis system in which a camera device and a server device are connected to each other,
In the camera device,
Image the target area,
Extracting flow line information relating to the staying position or passing position of the moving body included in the captured image of the target area,
For each predetermined transmission cycle, the captured image and the flow line information are transmitted to the server device,
In the server device,
Obtaining the captured image and the flow line information transmitted from the camera device;
Set the sensitivity when displaying the flow line information according to the imaging conditions of the captured image,
Generating a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving body according to the sensitivity is superimposed on the captured image;
Displaying the flow line analysis image on a monitor connected to the server device;
Flow line analysis method.