JP6556391B1 - Monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring system that is very simple to construct a system, can monitor the movement of a person to be monitored, and can notify a related person who has been registered in advance of the fear of a trap. A server connected to a communication network, a monitoring device connected to the server via the communication network, an information terminal device accessible to the server, and a reception capable of receiving mail from the server. When the face recognition processing unit 43 of the monitoring device recognizes the face of the monitoring target person registered in the face database 45, the monitoring device uses the moving image processing unit. The created moving image file and recording time information are transmitted to the server, and the server transmits to the receiving terminal device an email displaying the recording time information, the monitoring target person information, and the URL where the moving image file can be viewed. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring system, and more particularly, to a monitoring system that monitors a wrinkle of a registered monitoring target person.

  The number of patients with dementia has increased with the recent increase in the population of elderly people, and accidents in sputum among patients with dementia who have hemorrhoids have become a social problem. Until now, a wrinkle prevention system for protecting a demented patient with wrinkles has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  This wrinkle prevention system allows a protection target person to hold an information terminal, transmits the protection target person information input to the information terminal and the position information specified by the information terminal to the face authentication verification device, and This is a system in which a face photographed by a camera and a registered face are collated to identify wrinkles, and protection target person information and an image are transmitted to a registered mobile terminal. And it is supposed that it is possible to efficiently protect the person to be protected who may be hesitant.

Japanese Patent No. 5876920

  However, in the wrinkle prevention system described in Patent Document 1, since it is an indispensable condition for the protection target person to hold the information terminal, for example, the protection target person does not function in a state in which the information terminal is not held by holding the information terminal. It was a system.

  In addition, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of cameras and position information transmitters in the entire facility to be monitored, and furthermore, a dedicated application needs to be downloaded in advance to a portable terminal that transmits guardian information, etc. It took time and effort to build, and was very complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, is easy to construct a system, monitors the movement of a person to be monitored, and informs a related person such as a family who has registered in advance about the risk of jealousy. It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring system that can be used.

  According to the present invention, the following monitoring system is provided.

First, a server connected to a communication network, a monitoring device connected to the server via a communication network, an information terminal device accessible to the server, and a receiving terminal capable of receiving mail from the server A monitoring system comprising a device,
The server includes monitoring device information, monitoring target person information, a monitoring device database for storing e-mail address information of a receiving terminal device, a moving image information folder for storing moving image information transmitted from the monitoring device, An access control unit that controls access to the monitoring device, the information terminal device, and the receiving terminal device, and a QR code generation process that generates a communication setting QR code and a monitoring target person registration QR code from information in the monitoring device database A screen display processing unit that displays various screens on the accessed terminal device, and a mail transmission processing unit that transmits mail to the receiving terminal device,
The information terminal device has a function of inputting data to the monitoring device database of the server and displaying a QR code generated by the server,
The monitoring device includes a camera, a face database, a communication setting processing unit that reads the communication setting QR code from the camera and sets communication of the monitoring device, and the monitoring target person registration QR code from the camera. A face registration processing unit that reads and registers the face of the person to be monitored in the face database; a face recognition processing unit that recognizes a person's face registered in the face database from the camera image; and the face recognition processing unit A moving image file processing unit that creates a moving image file of the video of the camera and transmits it to the server together with recording time information when the registered face is recognized by
When the face recognition processing unit of the monitoring device recognizes the face of the monitoring target person registered in the face database, the monitoring device stores the moving image file and recording time information created by the moving image processing unit in the server. And send
The server transmits to the receiving terminal device an email displaying a recording time information, a monitoring target person information, and a URL for viewing a moving image file.

  Second, in the monitoring system of the first invention, the monitoring device is provided with a voice output processing unit, and by setting a voice announcement by a voice setting QR code generated by the server, When the face of the monitoring subject registered in the face database is recognized, the set voice announcement is preferably output.

  Thirdly, in the monitoring system of the first or second invention, it is possible to read a related party registration QR code generated by the server from the camera and register a related party's face in the face database. preferable.

  Fourth, in the monitoring system of the first to third inventions, the server can generate at least one of a volume setting QR code, a camera video test QR code, and a power OFF QR code. preferable.

  Fifth, in the monitoring system according to the first to fourth aspects of the invention, it is preferable that the moving image file stored in the server can be deleted from the receiving terminal device.

  Sixth, in the monitoring system of the first to fifth inventions, it is preferable that the server includes a log database.

  According to the monitoring system of the present invention, the construction of the system is simple, it is possible to monitor the movement of the person being monitored and to notify the concerned parties such as family members who are registered in advance of the fear of a habit. .

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the monitoring system of this invention. It is a photograph which shows one Embodiment of a monitoring apparatus. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of the input screen of ID and a password. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a user information screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a user information edit screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of the camera various setting screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a login password setting screen. (A) is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a Wi-Fi setting screen, (B) is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of the display screen of the produced | generated QR code for communication settings. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a principal registration screen. (A) is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a mail destination setting screen of a related person (family, etc.), and (B) is a mail destination setting screen of a supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a family registration screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of an audio | voice selection screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a volume setting screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a camera image | video test screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a power OFF screen. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of a received mail. It is the schematic which shows one Embodiment of the page which can be browsed.

  Embodiments of a monitoring system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the monitoring system of the present invention. The monitoring system of the present invention is a monitoring system that monitors the movement of a registered person to be monitored and notifies a predetermined terminal device of the movement status by e-mail. As a basic configuration, the server 2, the monitoring apparatus 4, An information terminal device 3 and a receiving terminal device 5 are provided. Each configuration and function will be described in detail below.

<Server>
The server 2 is connected to the communication network 1 (hereinafter also referred to as the Internet) and can access the monitoring device 4, the information terminal device 3, and the receiving terminal device 5, and includes monitoring device information, monitoring target person information, and A monitoring device database 24 storing mail address information of the receiving terminal device 5 and a moving image information folder 25 storing moving image information transmitted from the monitoring device 4 are provided. The server 2 includes an access control unit 20, a QR code generation processing unit 21, a screen display processing unit 22, and a mail transmission processing unit 23.

(Monitoring device database)
The monitoring device database 24 is a database that stores at least monitoring device information, monitoring target person information, and mail address information of the receiving terminal device 5.

  The management item of the monitoring device information can be appropriately set according to the specification of the system, and examples thereof include items such as the serial number of the monitoring device, connection ID, password, and communication setting information. In addition, the serial number and connection ID of the monitoring device 4 are registered by transmitting from the monitoring device 4 to the server 2 at the time of shipment of the monitoring device 4 or directly input to the monitoring device database 24 of the server 2. Can be registered. In addition, the password is set to be the same as the connection ID in the initial setting, and can be changed to an arbitrary password after connection.

  The management item of the monitoring subject information includes, for example, the monitoring subject number, name, age, gender, height, physical characteristics / 癖, behavior prediction range, registered monitoring device information, and the like. Information related to these monitoring subjects can be directly input from the information terminal device 3 accessing the server 2 and stored.

The e-mail address information is an item for managing e-mail addresses for sending e-mails in response to detection of the registered monitoring target person, and e-mail addresses of a plurality of receiving terminal devices 5 can be registered. Specifically, for example, the mail addresses of related persons including family members and the mail addresses of supporters including close relatives, police, fire departments, local governments and the like can be managed separately.
Here, the e-mail address registered by the related person (family, etc.) is managed as an e-mail address transmitted as the first report described later, and the e-mail address of the supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) is the second. It can be managed as an email address to be sent as information.

(Movie information folder)
The moving image information folder 25 is a folder for storing moving image information transmitted from the monitoring device 4. The moving image file and the recording time information recorded by the monitoring device 4, and the information of the monitoring target person associated with the moving image file. HTML files are stored.

(Access control unit)
The access control unit 20 is a control unit for authenticating only proper access when the monitoring device 4, the information terminal device 3, and the receiving terminal device 5 access the server 2. Specifically, when accessing the server 2 from the outside, it has a function of permitting access only when an appropriate connection ID and password are input.

(QR code generation processing unit)
The QR code generation processing unit 21 is a processing unit for generating a QR code including information related to a specific item. The generated QR code is displayed on the information terminal device 3 that has accessed the server 2 and is read from the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4, so that setting, registration, operation, and the like for the monitoring device 4 can be executed. The items that can generate the QR code can be set as appropriate according to the specifications of the system, but at least have a function of generating a QR code for communication setting and a QR code for monitoring target person registration.

  The QR code for communication setting is a QR code used for communication setting of the monitoring device 4 and is a QR code generated in response to input of information of communication setting information items in the monitoring device database 24. Examples of information to be input include SSID and SSID password in the case of Wi-Fi connection setting.

  The QR code for monitoring target person registration is a QR code for causing the face recognition processing unit 43 of the monitoring device 4 to register the face of the monitoring target person, and is stored in the monitoring device database 24 by the accessed information terminal device 3. The registered monitoring subject can be selected and generated.

  In the monitoring system of the present embodiment, in addition to the QR code, for example, a volume setting QR code for setting the volume of a voice announcement, and a camera video test QR for checking the face recognition accuracy. Personnel registration for registering the power, the QR code for turning off the power of the monitoring device 4 and the face recognition processing unit 43 of the monitoring device 4 for the faces of interested parties such as family members other than the monitoring subject QR code can be generated.

(Screen display processing part)
The screen display processing unit 22 is a processing unit that displays various input screens and the generated QR code on the information terminal device 3 that has accessed the server 2. Specifically, when accessing the server 2 via the Web browser of the information terminal device 3, an authentication screen for entering a connection ID and password, a menu screen for selecting various input items, and data for each item Has a function of displaying an input screen for inputting a QR code and a screen on which a QR code is generated.

(Mail transmission processing part)
The mail transmission processing unit 23 has a function of creating a mail to be transmitted to the receiving terminal device 5 and transmitting the mail to the registered mail address. Specifically, for example, when the monitoring device 4 transmits and saves a moving image file to the moving image information folder 25 of the server 2, monitoring that can be viewed on the receiving terminal device 5 using the received information and the moving image file. An HTML file including target person information is created and stored in the moving image information folder 25 in association with the moving image file. At the same time, an outgoing mail is created using the HTML file and the moving picture file stored in the moving picture information folder 25 and sent to the registered mail address of the receiving terminal device 5.

  Here, the mail can be transmitted as the first report to the mail address registered in the related party (family etc.) in the mail address information of the monitoring device database 24 first. In addition, an e-mail address registered by a supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) can be transmitted as a second report by an operation of a related person (family, etc.).

  The content of the email to be created can be set as appropriate, but usually the subject line indicates that the monitoring subject has been detected, and the text includes the detection date and time, the monitoring subject information, and the image file information. The URL linked to the HTML file is displayed.

  As the monitoring target person information of the HTML file, for example, the name, age, sex, characteristics, moving-out video, address, next action, etc. of the monitoring target can be displayed. In addition, by clicking on the displayed address, it is possible to open the linked map search service so that the action range can be confirmed. The moving image file can be played back by a streaming method.

  In addition to the monitoring device database 24 and each processing unit, the server 2 is provided with a log database 26 for managing log information accessed from the outside. The log database 26 manages a startup log, a regular communication log, a mail communication log, and the like.

<Information terminal device>
The information terminal device 3 is a device used for accessing the server 2 via the Internet 1 and inputting data into the monitoring device database 24 and displaying the QR code generated by the server 2. A general personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal can be used.

Information input to the server 2 by the information terminal device 3 is connected to the server 2 via a browser, and after authentication by inputting a connection ID and password, an item in the monitoring device database 24 is selected from the menu screen, Data can be entered from the input screen.
Note that the access from the information terminal device 3 to the server 2 is performed by reading the QR code directly attached to the monitoring device 4 with the camera of the information terminal device 3 and displaying a predetermined ID on the password input screen. This can be done by entering a password.

  The QR code can be displayed by selecting an item for generating a target QR code or inputting and registering necessary information to generate a QR code. The information terminal device 3 is normally used when the monitoring device 4 is initially set, but can also be used as a receiving terminal device 5 described later.

<Monitoring device>
The monitoring device 4 is a device that creates a moving image file and transmits information to the server 2 when the registered monitoring subject's face is recognized, and includes at least a camera 40, a face database 45, a communication setting processing unit 41, a face A registration processing unit 42, a face recognition processing unit 43, and a moving image file processing unit 44 are included. FIG. 2 shows a photograph of one embodiment of the monitoring device 4.

(camera)
The camera 40 is provided to perform QR code reading, face registration, face recognition, and moving image shooting. The camera 40 can be used without particular limitation as long as it is generally a camera that can be connected to a personal computer or a portable terminal device, and examples thereof include a CMOS camera and a CCD camera.

  In the monitoring device 4 of the present invention, as shown in the photograph of FIG. 2, two cameras 40 are provided, one as a face recognition camera for performing face registration and face recognition, and the other as one. Can separate functions as a moving image shooting camera for shooting moving images and reading QR codes.

(Communication setting processor)
The communication setting processing unit 41 is a processing unit for performing communication setting of the monitoring device 4 using a QR code. Specifically, the communication setting QR code generated by the server 2 is displayed on the information terminal device 3, read through the camera 40, and communication setting for connecting to the Internet 1 is performed. For example, in order to connect in a wireless LAN environment such as Wi-Fi, it is necessary to set connection with a router. However, as communication setting information in the monitoring device database 24 of the server 2 in advance, SSID, SSID password, etc. The communication setting can be performed by inputting the connection information of the router, generating a QR code for communication setting including this information, and causing the monitoring device 4 to read it. Note that the communication setting processing unit 41 is not limited in form as long as it can be connected to the Internet 1, and can cope with both wired and wireless settings. If communication is not possible after setting the communication, an audio announcement such as “cannot communicate” can be output from the speaker 46.

(Face registration processing part)
The face registration processing unit 42 is a processing unit for registering the face of the monitoring subject in the monitoring device 4 using the QR code for monitoring subject registration. The QR code for monitoring target person registration is generated by inputting information on the monitoring target person, and can be registered by displaying the information on the information terminal device 3 and reading the face of the monitoring target person from the camera 40. The read image data of the face of the monitoring subject is registered in the face database 45 in the monitoring device 4. In addition, at the time of face registration, a voice announcement such as “Person registration starts” can be output.

In the face registration, the faces of related persons such as family members other than the monitoring target person can be registered using the related party registration QR code. The related party registration QR code is generated by the generation function of the related party registration QR code of the server 2 and can be registered by displaying it on the information terminal device 3 and reading the face of the related party from the camera 40. . The read face image data of the related person is registered in the face database 45 separately from the face of the monitoring subject.
It should be noted that a plurality of people's face image data can be registered and managed by the designated participant's registration number. In addition, the deletion of the registered image data of the related party's face can be performed by reading the QR code for deleting the related party generated by designating the registration number.
By registering the related parties, for example, when only the person to be monitored is face-recognized, mail is transmitted, and when the registered family and the person to be monitored are simultaneously face-recognized, mail is transmitted. You can prevent it from happening.

(Face recognition processing part)
The face recognition processing unit 43 is a processing unit for recognizing the faces of the monitoring target person and related persons registered in the face database 45, and adds the monitoring target person registered in the face database 45 to the video monitored by the camera 40. Alternatively, it has a function of recognizing a person's face and sending the result to the image file processing unit. In addition, when only the face of the person to be monitored registered in the face database 45 is recognized, a voice announcement such as “Dad, where are you going” set with a voice selection QR code, which will be described later, is output from the speaker 46. Can do.

  Further, in order to visually display the face recognition state, as shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring device 4 is provided with a lamp 47 such as an LED, and is lit when the camera 40 recognizes the registered face. You can also. It is also possible to use a red and green two-color LED as the lamp 47 so that the red LED is lit during face recognition regardless of face registration and the green LED is lit when recognizing a face registered. it can. Thereby, it can be confirmed that the registered face is properly recognized.

(Video file processing part)
The moving image file processing unit 44 has a function of creating a moving image file of a video from the camera 40 and transmitting it to the server 2 together with time information when the face of the registered person to be monitored is recognized. doing. When the face recognition processing unit 43 recognizes the face of the person to be monitored, the moving image file processing unit 44 receives the information and starts creating a moving image file of the video from the camera 40. The video from the camera 40 is continuously recorded and deleted continuously for a certain time in the memory, and when the face is recognized, the video from the predetermined time to the predetermined time is stored as a moving image file. . In addition, time information when the face is recognized is recorded together with the moving image file.

<Receiving terminal device>
The receiving terminal device 5 is a terminal used to receive a mail transmitted from the server 2 and connect to a URL described in the mail to check information on a monitoring target person, a moving image, and the like. The receiving terminal device 5 is not particularly limited as long as it can be connected to the Internet 1 and can receive mail. For example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like can be used. The mail address of the receiving terminal device 5 is registered in advance in the monitoring device database 24 of the server 2. It is also possible to access the server 2 from the receiving terminal device 5 to change or delete specific data in the server 2.

  Hereinafter, system initial settings and system operations by the server 2, the monitoring device 4, the information terminal device 3, and the receiving terminal device 5 constituting the monitoring system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described below, it is assumed that the monitoring device 4 is installed at the entrance of a house, is connected to the Internet 1 via Wi-Fi, and has a monitoring target person (hereinafter referred to as a user) who is in the house. In another embodiment, the e-mail is sent to the parties concerned by detecting the going-out of (also referred to as). Further, in order to facilitate understanding of the system configuration, a state in which one monitoring device 4, one information terminal device 3, and one receiving terminal device 5 are accessed to the server 2 is shown.

<Initial system settings>
First, the information terminal device 3 logs into the server 2. Access to the server 2 is performed by reading the QR code directly attached to the main body of the monitoring device 4 with the camera of the information terminal device 3, and automatically displaying a predetermined ID and password on the input screen shown in FIG. You can log in by entering.

  The password can be changed after accessing the server 2 from the information terminal device 3. Specifically, first, when the server 2 is accessed from the information terminal device 3 by the above-described method, the user information screen shown in FIG. . Next, click the camera settings tab on the user information screen (Fig. 4), click the login password change tab shown in Fig. 6, open the login password setting screen shown in Fig. 7, and enter a new login password. It can be changed by setting.

  Next, user registration is performed. When the information terminal device 3 accesses the server 2 and inputs the connection ID and the user password to log in to the server 2, a user information screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In the initial setting, the editing tab is clicked, and user data is input and saved from the user information editing screen shown in FIG. The input items can be appropriately set depending on the use, but normally, items such as name (glyph), gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, and physical characteristics are provided.

  Next, a communication setting QR code for communication setting with respect to the monitoring device 4 is generated, and communication setting QR code reading communication setting is performed via the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4. Specifically, the server 2 is accessed from the information terminal device 3, the various camera setting tabs on the user information screen (FIG. 4) are clicked, and the Wi-Fi setting tab is clicked on the various camera setting screens (FIG. 6). Open the Wi-Fi setting screen shown in FIG. 8A, enter the SSID and SSID password, and click the setting tab. Thereby, the QR code for communication setting shown in FIG. 8B is generated.

  Then, the communication setting processing unit 41 of the monitoring device 4 causes the communication setting processing unit 41 of the monitoring device 4 to turn the screen of the information terminal device 3 on which the QR code for communication setting is displayed 20-30 cm ahead of the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4. Recognizing the code, the communication setting of the monitoring device 4 is completed. As a result, the monitoring device 4 can access the server 2. If communication is not possible after restarting the monitoring device 4 after the communication is set, a voice announcement “cannot communicate” is output.

  Next, a QR code for monitoring target person registration for registering the registered user's face is generated. Specifically, by accessing the server 2 from the information terminal device 3, clicking the various camera setting tabs on the user information screen (FIG. 4), and clicking the personal registration tab on the various camera setting screens (FIG. 6). The monitoring subject registration QR code generated on the personal registration screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. The personal registration is started by turning the screen of the information terminal device 3 on which the QR code for monitoring target person registration is displayed in front of the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4.

  When the QR code for the person to be monitored is recognized, a voice announcement such as “Starting personal registration” is output, so that the user's face is directed in front of the camera 40 accordingly. The camera image being registered is displayed on the screen of the information terminal device 3. Next, the face image is updated by clicking the update tab. A plurality of face images can be registered, and the registered face images are stored in the face database 45 in the monitoring device 4.

  Next, the mail address of the receiving terminal device 5 is set. The server 2 is accessed from the information terminal device 3, the mail destination setting tab on the user information screen (FIG. 4) is clicked, and the receiving terminal device is displayed on the mail destination setting screen of the parties (family, etc.) shown in FIG. The mail address to be transmitted is registered by inputting the mail address 5 and clicking the save tab. A plurality of e-mail addresses can be registered.

Further, when the mail address setting screen (FIG. 10A) of the related parties (family, etc.) is scrolled, the mail address setting screen of the supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) shown in FIG. 10B is displayed. An e-mail address is registered by inputting and storing the e-mail address of the receiving terminal device 5 such as a supporter.
E-mail transmission of related persons (family members, etc.) and e-mail transmissions of support persons (relatives, police, fire departments, local governments, etc.) are distinguished by the first report of related persons and the second report of support persons.

  In addition to the above essential settings, the faces of related persons such as family members are registered as necessary. The registration of the face of the related person can be performed by the QR code for related person registration. The related party registration QR code is displayed on the family registration screen shown in FIG. 11 by clicking the family registration tab from the various camera setting screen (FIG. 6), and is displayed on the information terminal device 3 from the camera 40. It is registered by reading the faces of related parties such as family members.

  In addition to the above, it is possible to set and confirm the sound announcement setting, the sound volume setting of the sound announcement, and the camera video test to be reproduced when the face is recognized by each QR code.

  For the QR code for voice announcement setting, click the various camera setting tabs on the user information screen (FIG. 4), click the voice selection tab from the various camera setting screens (FIG. 6), and the voice selection screen shown in FIG. Generated by opening and selecting the audio type from the audio pull-down menu. The voice announcement setting is completed by making the generated voice announcement setting QR code recognized through the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4.

  The QR code for volume setting is generated by clicking the volume setting tab from the various camera setting screen (FIG. 6), opening the volume setting screen shown in FIG. 13, and selecting the volume type from the volume pull-down menu. . By making the generated volume setting QR code recognized through the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4, the setting of the volume of the voice announcement is completed.

  The camera video test QR code is displayed on the camera video test screen shown in FIG. 14 by clicking the camera video test tab on the various camera setting screen (FIG. 6). When the displayed QR code for camera video test is recognized via the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4, an announcement “Camera video check starts” is output, and after confirmation, “Camera video check ends” Announcement is output and the process ends.

  Furthermore, a power-off QR code for cutting off the power supply of the monitoring device 4 can also be generated. The QR code for power OFF is displayed by clicking the power OFF tab on the various camera setting screen (FIG. 6) to open the power OFF screen shown in FIG. When the displayed power-off QR code is recognized via the camera 40 of the monitoring device 4, a voice announcement “Please unplug the power cable after 15 seconds” is output and the power of the monitoring device 4 is turned off.

  As described above, in the monitoring system of the present invention, all data input to the server 2 is performed from the information terminal device 3, and all settings of the monitoring device 4 are performed by reading the QR code through the information terminal device 3. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect a monitor or a keyboard to the server 2 or the monitoring device 4, and the setting can be performed easily and reliably.

<System operation>
The camera 40 of the monitoring device 4 that has performed the above initial setting is installed at the entrance facing the user's face. Thereby, the face recognition processing unit 43 of the monitoring device 4 starts detecting the registered user's face.
When the face recognition processing unit 43 recognizes the user's face, the video from a predetermined time before the face recognition to a predetermined time is stored as a moving image file. Also, the time information recognized together with the moving image file is recorded. The predetermined time before the recognition is normally set to 10 seconds, and after the predetermined time, it is usually set to 10 seconds.

  In face recognition, a message set in advance by voice selection, for example, “Dad, where are you going?” Is output, and the user's habit is prevented. Here, if the faces of related persons such as family members are registered in advance and the predetermined settings are made, emails will not be sent if the registered family and user are recognized at the same time. can do.

  The created moving image file is transmitted to the server 2 together with time information, and when the moving image file is stored in the moving image information folder 25, the mail transmission processing unit 23 of the server 2 and the HTML file stored in the moving image information folder 25 and A transmission mail is created using the moving image file, and the mail is transmitted to the registered mail address of the receiving terminal device 5.

  Here, the transmission of the mail is first sent as the first report to the mail address registered with the related person (family, etc.), and the mail address of the registered supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) will be described later. Is transmitted as the second report.

The mail received by the receiving terminal device 5 is given a subject line “Detected user's going out” as shown in FIG. Also, in the body text, the detection date and time, the user information, and the URL linked to the page where the image file can be browsed are displayed. Clicking on the URL starts the web browser, and the user information and when the user goes out Videos can be confirmed.
As shown in FIG. 17, the user's name, age, sex, characteristics, moving-out video, address, and next action are displayed on the browsable page. The moving image file is played by the streaming method. Also, by clicking on the displayed address, the map search service is opened and the location can be confirmed. Thereby, it can utilize, for example as information at the time of a supporter (relatives, police, fire department, local government, etc.) searching.

  Further, tabs for “send email to supporter” and “discovered” are provided as the next action, and by clicking the “send email to supporter” tab, receiving terminal device 5 of the registered supporter An e-mail as the second report is sent simultaneously. When a user who has gone out is found, the moving image data is automatically deleted by clicking the “discovered” tab.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on one Embodiment, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an embodiment has been described in which a moving image file is created from video from the camera 40. However, the monitoring device 4 is provided with a microphone together with the camera 40, acquires audio data, and creates an image file with audio. You can also.

  Moreover, although the aspect which installs the monitoring apparatus 4 in the entrance was demonstrated in the said embodiment, for example, large windows, such as a convenience gate and a living room with which a monitoring subject may go out, a staircase, a passage of facilities, etc. It is also possible to install a plurality of such devices.

  According to the monitoring system of the above embodiment, the construction of the system is very simple, the movement of the monitoring target person is monitored for 24 hours, and the fear of the monitoring target person's wandering is indicated to the registered family and supporter. Can be contacted by email.

1 Communication network (Internet)
2 Server 20 Access Control Unit 21 QR Code Generation Processing Unit 22 Screen Display Processing Unit 23 Mail Transmission Processing Unit 24 Monitoring Device Database 25 Video Information Folder 26 Log Database 3 Information Terminal Device 4 Monitoring Device 40 Camera 41 Communication Setting Processing Unit 42 Face Registration Processing unit 43 Face recognition processing unit 44 Movie file processing unit 45 Face database 46 Speaker 47 Lamp 5 Receiving terminal device

Claims (6)

A server connected to the communication network; a monitoring device connected to the server via the communication network; an information terminal device accessible to the server; and a receiving terminal device capable of receiving mail from the server Monitoring system,
The server includes monitoring device information, monitoring target person information, a monitoring device database for storing e-mail address information of a receiving terminal device, a moving image information folder for storing moving image information transmitted from the monitoring device, An access control unit that controls access to the monitoring device, the information terminal device, and the receiving terminal device, and a QR code generation process that generates a communication setting QR code and a monitoring target person registration QR code from information in the monitoring device database A screen display processing unit that displays various screens on the accessed terminal device, and a mail transmission processing unit that transmits mail to the receiving terminal device,
The information terminal device has a function of inputting data to the monitoring device database of the server and displaying a QR code generated by the server,
The monitoring device includes a camera, a face database, a communication setting processing unit that reads the communication setting QR code from the camera and sets communication of the monitoring device, and the monitoring target person registration QR code from the camera. A face registration processing unit that reads and registers the face of the person to be monitored in the face database; a face recognition processing unit that recognizes a person's face registered in the face database from the camera image; and the face recognition processing unit A moving image file processing unit that creates a moving image file of the video of the camera and transmits it to the server together with recording time information when the registered face is recognized by
When the face recognition processing unit of the monitoring device recognizes the face of the monitoring target person registered in the face database, the monitoring device stores the moving image file and recording time information created by the moving image processing unit in the server. As well as sending
The monitoring system, wherein the server transmits an e-mail displaying a recording time information, a monitoring target person information, and a URL for viewing a moving image file to the receiving terminal device.   The monitoring device is provided with a voice output processing unit, and recognizes the face of the monitoring subject registered in the face database by setting a voice announcement using a voice setting QR code generated by the server. In this case, the set voice announcement is output.   The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the party registration QR code generated by the server can be read from the camera to register a party's face in the face database.   The monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server can generate at least one of a volume setting QR code, a camera video test QR code, and a power OFF QR code. system.   The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the moving image file stored in the server can be deleted from the receiving terminal device.   The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a log database.