JP7165354B2 - Cloud-based harmful animal capture system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cloud-type harmful animal trapping system, in which a trapping user observes live images (moving images) captured by a network camera in real time, and remotely operates an entrance opening/closing control device (microcontroller) of a trapping facility manually. In addition to capture, during times when manual remote control is not possible due to the user's sleep or schedule inconvenience, harmful animal detection sensors installed in the capture equipment or image analysis processing of the cloud server are used to automatically capture. It is devised so that it can also be done.

The applicant of the present invention previously proposed the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-85915, which is considered to be most similar to the present invention.

In the cloud-type noxious animal capture support system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-85915 (Patent Document 1), a plurality of capturing users use their own user communication terminals to capture all the animals installed in a plurality of districts. It is also possible to view the video footage of the trap units at once, and view the management screen of the preliminary information collection history on the cloud server from each user communication terminal, and view the recorded video of each trap unit, the feeding location, and the intrusion detection sensor. Combined with being able to know collected pre-capture information such as the reaction time of animals, it is possible to make comprehensive judgments on the infestation status and specificity of pests in various places, and other comprehensive judgments easily and correctly, which has the advantage of improving capture efficiency. be.

JP 2017-85915 A

However, in the configuration of the invention described in Patent Document 1, if the capture user is not observing live images (moving images) captured by the network camera in real time, remote control for capturing harmful animals can be performed from the user communication terminal. As a result of not being able to do so, it may be time for the captured user to go to the site where the capture facility is located to exterminate (stop kill) or feed (feed) the captured harmful animal while the captured user is asleep or during the daytime while working on weekdays. If they do not go out, it is not possible to capture harmful animals conveniently for the capturing user, and there is a problem that it is difficult to deal with nocturnal wild animals that move in packs.

An object of the present invention is to improve such problems.

A cloud server of the capture support center connected to all trap units via a communication network,

It consists of a user communication terminal owned by each of a plurality of users who capture harmful animals,

A cloud-type noxious animal capture system that can share services provided by the cloud server by accessing the cloud server from a user communication terminal connected to the cloud server via a communication network,

Each of the above trap units

a trap for catching harmful animals;

a monitoring network camera for photographing harmful animals existing inside and outside the trap;

Similarly, an intrusion detection sensor that detects the presence of a harmful animal that has entered the trap,

a surrounding detection sensor that detects the presence of harmful animals in the vicinity of the outside of the trap by being activated by receiving the detection output signal when the intrusion detection sensor detects the presence of harmful animals;

a trigger for temporarily holding the opening/closing door of the entrance of the trap in the open state of the entrance;

a control device that controls the operation to release the trigger;

a network communication device for transmitting the video taken by the network camera to a cloud server as harmful animal monitoring data,

The above cloud server

a user management unit that, when accessed from a user communication terminal, authenticates whether or not the user is a registered correct capture user based on the user ID and password of each user;

a message exchange unit that allows chatting between the plurality of users;

A multi-screen that allows the user communication terminal to view videos of all traps captured by the network camera, a single screen that allows viewing of videos of only traps selected from the multi-screen, and each trap captured by the network camera. a display screen generation unit that generates a management screen for preliminary information collection history that allows viewing of recording video of the unit, feeding state, reaction time of the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor, etc. as preliminary information for capture,

On both the multi-screen of all traps and the single screen of the alternative trap, a manual capture button and an automatic capture button for the capture user to click are installed in parallel,

A detection output signal that satisfies the capture conditions for harmful animals from the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor of each trap is sent as an e-mail to the communication terminal of the capture user via the network communication device, the communication network, and the cloud server. When the capture user clicks the manual capture button on the multi-screen of all the traps or the manual capture button on the single screen of the selected trap, the capture command signal by that operation is sent to the relevant trap via the cloud server. It will be sent to the control device of the trap, and the control device will control the operation to release the trigger for the opening and closing door,

Likewise, if the capture user pre-clicks the auto-capture button on the multi-screen of all traps or the auto-capture button on the single screen of the alternative trap, harmful It is characterized in that a detection output signal that satisfies animal capture conditions is transmitted to the control device of the trap, and the control device performs operation control to release the open/close door trigger.

In claim 2, a plurality of trap units installed in a plurality of areas where target harmful animals inhabit;

A cloud server of the capture support center connected to all trap units via a communication network,

It consists of a user communication terminal owned by each of a plurality of users who capture harmful animals,

A cloud-type noxious animal capture system that can share services provided by the cloud server by accessing the cloud server from a user communication terminal connected to the cloud server via a communication network,

Each of the above trap units

a trap for catching harmful animals;

a monitoring network camera for photographing harmful animals existing inside and outside the trap;

Similarly, an intrusion detection sensor that detects the presence of a harmful animal that has entered the trap,

a surrounding detection sensor that detects the presence of harmful animals in the vicinity of the outside of the trap by being activated by receiving the detection output signal when the intrusion detection sensor detects the presence of harmful animals;

a trigger for temporarily holding the opening/closing door of the entrance of the trap in the open state of the entrance;

a control device that controls the operation to release the trigger;

a network communication device for transmitting the video taken by the network camera to a cloud server as harmful animal monitoring data,

The above cloud server

a user management unit that, when accessed from a user communication terminal, authenticates whether or not the user is a registered correct capture user based on the user ID and password of each user;

a message exchange unit that allows chatting between the plurality of users;

A multi-screen that allows the user communication terminal to view videos of all traps captured by the network camera, a single screen that allows viewing of videos of only traps selected from the multi-screen, and each trap captured by the network camera. A display screen generation unit for generating a management screen for preliminary information collection history that allows viewing of recording video of the unit, feeding state, reaction time of the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor, etc. as preliminary information for capture,

an image processing unit that analyzes videos captured by the network camera of each trap based on a predetermined program and determines whether or not conditions for trapping harmful animals are satisfied;

On both the multi-screen of all traps and the single screen of the alternative trap, a manual capture button and an automatic capture button for the capture user to click are installed in parallel,

A detection output signal that satisfies the capture conditions for harmful animals from the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor of each trap is sent as an e-mail to the communication terminal of the capture user via the network communication device, the communication network, and the cloud server. When the capture user clicks the manual capture button on the multi-screen of all the traps or the manual capture button on the single screen of the selected trap, the capture command signal by that operation is sent to the relevant trap via the cloud server. It will be sent to the control device of the trap, and the control device will control the operation to release the trigger for the opening and closing door,

Similarly, if the capture user pre-clicks the automatic capture button on the multi screen of all traps or the automatic capture button on the single screen of the alternative trap, the cloud server will analyze and process the video taken by the network camera. , the result of determination that the trap conditions for the harmful animal are satisfied is sent from the cloud server to the control device of the trap as a capture command signal, and the control device controls the operation to release the trigger for the opening and closing door. characterized by

In claim 3, from the monitoring network camera of the trap unit, the moving image of the harmful animal existing inside and outside the trap is being recorded to the cloud server as preliminary information, and neither the manual capture button nor the automatic capture button is clicked. In the meantime, even if the control device receives the detection output signals of the intrusion detection sensor and the surrounding detection sensor via the cloud server, it does not control the operation to release the trigger for opening and closing the door, and the pest animal as described above. It is characterized in that it is set so as to get used to the reaction action of the detection sensor and the feeding state.

According to the above configuration of claim 1, as a captured user, live images (moving images) captured by a network camera for surveillance can be viewed for all of a plurality of trap units installed, or for some of the selected trap units. By clicking the manual capture button (capture operation) based on a comprehensive judgment of the situation and the best timing while browsing only in detail, it is possible to capture the harmful animal easily and reliably.

Moreover, at night when the captured user is not observing the live image (video) in real time, not only himself but also the related parties (the person in charge of exterminating the captured harmful animal and the person in charge of feeding next time) can use the trap unit When the schedule is such that it is not possible to go to the installation site of the trap, click the above manual capture button and the specially installed automatic capture button on the multi screen of all traps and the single screen of the alternative trap in advance ( switch-on operation), during operation in the automatic capture mode, the trap control device ( Since the microcontroller) controls the operation to release the trigger for opening and closing the door (dropping the opening and closing door by its own weight), it is possible to capture even nocturnal wild animals without problems, which is extremely convenient for capture users. In addition, it helps to improve the capture results.

Also, the above effects can be achieved in substantially the same manner by the configuration of claim 2. In other words, even in the configuration of claim 2, if the capture user clicks the automatic capture button in advance (switch-on operation), the cloud server captures images of the network camera during operation in the automatic capture mode. When the live image (moving image) is analyzed and processed, and it is determined that the conditions for trapping the harmful animal have been met, this is transmitted as a capture command signal from the cloud server to the trap control device (microcontroller), and the control device is activated. This is because the operation is controlled to release the opening/closing door trigger of the entrance (the opening/closing door is dropped by its own weight).

Also, if the configuration of claim 3 is adopted, the action (light) of the intrusion detection sensor to react to harmful animals that have entered the inside of the trap, and the action of the surrounding detection sensor to react to harmful animals around the outside of the trap. It is possible to make each person accustomed to (light) and secure a feeding state that is effective for capturing, and it is possible to collect preliminary information for efficient capture without making the harmful animal wary. There is also

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a cloud-type pest trapping system according to the present invention; It is a schematic oblique view which shows the whole trap unit. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side view of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged side view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing the closed state of the doorway; 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control box in the trap unit; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a web server in the cloud server; FIG. It is a front view of a login screen. It is a front view of a menu screen. FIG. 11 is a front view showing a management screen for preliminary information collection history; 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user communication terminal; FIG. FIG. 10 is an operation sequence diagram of preliminary information collection and manual capture mode; FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a flowchart from login to logout of the user communication terminal; FIG. 11 is a front view showing a multi-screen of all traps; It is a front view which shows the single screen of an alternative trap. 4 is a flowchart of manual capture mode; FIG. 11 is an operation sequence diagram of an automatic capture mode; 4 is a flow chart of automatic capture mode; FIG. 17 is an operational sequence diagram corresponding to FIG. 16 showing a modified embodiment of the automatic capture mode;

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Generally, as shown in FIG. Multiple trap units (capture facilities) (T1) (T2) (T3) (T4) installed in districts of four locations in the figure), and the trap units (T1 ) to (T4) and the cloud server (S) of the capture support center connected via a communication network (Internet) (N), and a plurality of users (a total of four in the figure) who capture harmful animals (A). consists of user communication terminals (U1) (U2) (U3) (U4) possessed by each of the user communication terminals (U1) ~ ( If accessed from U4), the service provided by the cloud server (S) can be shared.

Among the above main constituent members, each of the trap units (T1) to (T4), which are equipment for trapping harmful substances, is a trap (see FIGS. As an enclosure trap) (10), it is equipped with one entrance (11) and a self-weight drop type opening and closing door (13) that can be moved up and down along its tall lifting guide post (door opening frame) (12). , the opening and closing door (13) is dropped by the captured user (A) by operating the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4), the entrance (11) of the trap (10) is instantly closed, and many Deer, wild boar and other pests can be captured.

(14) is a strong post erected near the entrance (11) of the trap (10), with a solar panel (15) on the top end and a harmful animal monitoring network on the top end. A camera (16) and a control box (17) are attached and fixed at a mid-height position. A battery (18) housed in the control box (17) can be charged by natural (solar) energy from a solar panel (15).

The control box (17) is openable and closable, and a control device (microcontroller) (20) for operating a trigger (19) as shown in FIG. 5 is installed therein. (21) is an intrusion detection sensor that detects the presence of a harmful animal inside the trap (10), and is a pyroelectric infrared sensor or a reflective type photoelectric switch (photosensor), etc., to the vicinity of the entrance (11) of the trap (10) as shown in FIGS. erected. In this way, harmful animals entering the trap (10) through the entrance (11) are detected and their numbers are counted. If you leave after entering, it will be subtracted.

In that case, since the size of each harmful animal differs depending on the type (for example, deer and boar), the intrusion detection sensor (21) is paired in front and behind the entrance (11) of the trap (10), and the adjacent distance (D ) should be installed in parallel so that they can be adjusted.

Further, (23) is a peripheral detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of harmful animals in the external periphery including the vicinity of the entrance (11) of the trap (10), and is the same pyroelectric infrared sensor as the intrusion detection sensor (21). It is embodied by sensors, ultrasonic sensors, etc., and a plurality of them are installed in parallel on the wall of the trap (10) as shown in FIG. , to detect the presence of the individual.

However, when the intrusion detection sensor (21) detects the existence of harmful animals inside the trap (10), the control device (microcontroller) (20) detects the presence of a harmful animal in the trap (10), and the peripheral detection sensor (23) detects the presence of the animal. is activated, and when the peripheral detection sensor (23) detects that no harmful animals are present, the control device (20) is similarly activated based on the detection output signal assuming that the conditions for capturing harmful animals described later are satisfied. The open/close door (13) of the trap (10) is dropped by its own weight, and the doorway (11) is controlled to close.

In other words, even if the target number of pests to be captured has entered the trap (10), there are still pests and pests in the vicinity of the entrance (11) of the trap (10) and other external peripheries. If a parent and child are present, the opening/closing door (13) of the entrance (11) is not dropped until they are gone, and by waiting with the door open, noxious animals around the outside are prevented. By being vigilant against traps (10), it is possible to prevent them from ever approaching them again and improve the capture efficiency.

(24) is a door-suspending cord made of a wire or rope of a certain length, one end of which is attached to the opening/closing door (13) of the entrance (11) of the trap (10). , iron, nickel, ferrite, or other magnetic material (25) is attached to the other end. (26) is an electromagnetic holder that detachably attracts the magnetic body (25), and is fixedly supported by the support (14) or the control box (17) at a mid-height position. (18) via a controller (microcontroller) (20).

A trigger (19) for operating the opening/closing door (13) in an open state in which it is raised from the doorway (11) of the trap (10) and in a closed state in which it is lowered is the magnetic material of the door hanging cord (24). (25) and its electromagnetic holder (26), and the electromagnetic holder (26), which generates a magnetic force in a non-powered state, attracts the magnetic body (25), thereby The opening/closing door (13) of the entrance (11) is temporarily held in an open state in which it is lifted as shown in FIGS.

When power is supplied to the electromagnetic holder (26) of the trigger (19), the holder (26) does not generate magnetic force, and the attraction force of the magnetic body (25) is released. 13) falls by its own weight and closes the entrance (11) of the trap (10) as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the network camera (16) for monitoring harmful animals has an image sensor (high-resolution CCD/CMOS) capable of performing color photography of live images (moving images) and photoelectric conversion of the images. As a network camera with a server function (for example, an infrared camera or a night vision camera that can take pictures even in the dark), it is possible to photograph only a certain range of the inside of the trap (10) and the surroundings of the outside of the trap (10) including the vicinity of the entrance (11). in a directional state.

In that case, instead of specially installing a sensor (21) for detecting the entry of a harmful animal into the trap (10), the network camera (16) has an image change (motion) detection function to detect the harmful animal. Entry into the trap (10) may be detected.

In any case, live images such as the inside and outside of the trap (10), feeding (feeding) state, etc., which are being photographed in real time by the network camera (16), are used as monitoring data (e-mail) for the trap. The data is transmitted from the network communication devices (27) of the units (T1) to (T4) to the cloud server (S) of the capture assistance center via the communication network (Internet) (N).

In the illustrated embodiment, the trap (10) of each of the trap units (T1) to (T4) is a large enclosure trap without a roof, ceiling and floor. In addition to the enclosure traps described above, large box traps (cages), net traps (drop nets), diving traps, and other various types of equipment can be employed as long as they are facilities capable of capturing them all at once.

Next, the cloud server (S) of the capture support center is provided by a service provider as meaning a so-called cloud computing service/cloud service providing device, and the cloud server (S) side is provided with By using the provided resource, the user can process and manage data without any trouble even if the user does not have their own hardware or software, and the construction cost, operation and maintenance cost of the harmful animal capture system can be reduced. , etc., can be greatly reduced.

In addition, it is easy to provide and refer to a wide variety of web content, and furthermore, multiple captured users (A) accessing the cloud server (S) form a community, and users (A) in the community It is also possible to exchange messages (chat) and share web content and other information.

The cloud server (S) acquires live images (moving images) captured by the network cameras (16) at the trap units (T1) to (T4) in multiple districts as surveillance data and provides them to the captured user (A). It is a group of servers that provide services, and the cloud server (S) in the illustrated embodiment consists of a web server (28) and a mail server (29) that are organically combined.

As is well known, the web server (28) and mail server (29) include a CPU (central processing unit)/control unit, internal memory or/and external memory/storage unit such as HDD and database, input/output unit/communication interface. It goes without saying that the computer is an appropriate combination of departments, etc., and an OS (Operating System) and software necessary for each role are installed.

The web server (28) of the cloud server (S) includes a user management unit (30), a display screen generation unit (31), and a message exchange unit for exchanging messages such as meetings and chats, as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. It has a section (32) and an image processing section (33).

A user management unit (30) authenticates a captured user (A) and manages various information (login information) about the user (A), and registers (saves) the various information in an internal memory or an external memory or stores it in a database (34). and authenticates whether or not the captured user (A) is a normal captured user (A) each time access is received by inputting a user ID and password from the captured user (A).

The display screen generation unit (31) generates a login screen (35) as shown in FIG. 7, a menu screen (36) as shown in FIG. 8, a preliminary information collection history management screen (37) as shown in FIG. A display screen to be viewed by user (A) is generated and edited, and transmitted to the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4).

The preliminary information collection history management screen (37) displays the following information stored and saved as past preliminary information collection history on a single screen, and by referring to this, the capture user (A) can It is possible to grasp the amount of harmful animals in each area and the number of infested animals over time, which is useful for efficiently capturing harmful animals.

The information preliminarily collected for the capture includes recorded images taken over time for each of the trap units (T1) to (T4), and the intrusion detection sensor ( 21) and the reaction time of the peripheral detection sensor (23), the contents of the chat history in which captured users (A) exchanged messages, and the number of animals detected by the above sensors (21) and (23), generated by the web server (28) pest transition graph (39) over time.

By moving the cursor (not shown) to the reaction time of the time bar (38), the situation of the pests inside and outside the trap (10) at that time can be known in detail. , it becomes easy to grasp the number of pests infesting inside and outside the trap (10) in each area over time, which is useful for judging the situation.

The message exchange unit (32) receives the chat message sent from the captured user (A), and transmits the message only to the pre-registered captured user (A). Capturing users (A) forming the community can exchange opinions with each other and determine the best timing for catching harmful animals. Such an exchange of opinions is also saved and accumulated in an internal memory or an external memory (database) as a preliminary information collection history that will be useful in the future.

In practice, as users of harmful animals (A), local governments' agriculture and forestry divisions and animal damage control divisions, as well as specialists such as contractors and NPO corporations, are appropriate. It is preferable to select personnel who are familiar with the information (situation).

Furthermore, the image processing unit (33) converts live images (moving images) as monitoring data acquired by the network camera (16) of each trap (10) in the trap units (T1) to (T4) into a predetermined program. Based on the analysis, the inside of the trap (10) and the outside surroundings including the vicinity of the entrance (11) will be confirmed and discriminated whether there are any kind of harmful animals, the number of animals, parents and children, etc. Determine whether the capture conditions have been met.

Here, the capture condition means that the harmful animal to be captured is present inside the trap (10) and, at that time, no harmful animal is present around the outside including the vicinity of the entrance (11). (21) and the conditions under which the peripheral detection sensor (23) emits a detection output signal.

On the other hand, the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4) are personal computers (PC), tablet terminals, mobile phones such as smartphones and mobile phones, and the cloud server (S) and trap unit via other communication networks (N). Any device that can communicate with (T1) to (T4) is sufficient, and a central control unit (40) such as a CPU as shown in FIG. ), and an output unit (display unit) (43) for live images captured by the network camera (16). The personal computer terminal may be equipped with a printer capable of printing the monitoring data, a scanner capable of capturing the monitoring data, and the like.

FIG. 11 is an operation sequence diagram of the above preliminary information collection and manual capture mode. From the camera (16) to the web server (28) of the cloud server (S), the trap (10), the harmful animals inside and outside the trap (10), live images (moving images) taken, such as the state of feeding, are constantly sent as monitoring data. Live images (moving images) that are being distributed and received intensively to the web server (28) are stored and saved in the web server (28) as recorded images.

In other words, not only during the daytime when the captured user (A) is working, but also at night when the harmful animals appear / during the nighttime when the captured user (A) is asleep, the trap (10) and the harmful animals inside and outside the trap (10), The state of feeding etc. is being photographed, and live images (moving images) thereof are acquired. The reaction time and the like are also acquired, and all of them are stored and saved in the web server (28) as monitoring data (preliminary information).

Therefore, during the daytime of the next day, captured user (A) uses user communication terminals (U1) to (U4) to enter login information from the login screen (35) displayed as shown in FIG. Access the web server (28) of the server (S).

Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the user management section (30) of the web server (28) logs in based on the user ID and password from the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4). Authenticate whether the user is a capture user (A) of the pest capture system.

When the authentication is successfully performed, the capture system menu screen (36) as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the communication terminals (U1) to (U4) of the capture user (A). First, click the "preliminary information collection history management screen" on the menu screen (36), and then the screen shown in Fig. 9 displayed on the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4). While viewing the management screen (37) of the preliminary information collection history, even if the intrusion detection sensor (21) and the surrounding detection sensor (23) react during that time, the harmful animal that has entered the trap (10) do not capture, disarm the pest, and try to collect preliminary information.

In other words, during the collection of the preliminary information, neither the automatic capture button described later nor the manual capture button is clicked (capturing operation), and the harmful animal that has entered the trap (10) is accustomed to the reaction action of the intrusion detection sensor (21). At the same time, the harmful animals around the outside of the entrance (11) are accustomed to the reaction action of the surrounding detection sensor (23) to ensure an effective baiting condition for capture, while inside the trap (10). The number of IN animals detected by the intrusion detection sensor (21) of the existing harmful animals and the number of OUT animals detected by the surrounding detection sensor (23) of the harmful animals around the outside of the trap (10) are sent to the web server (28). In the display screen generation unit (31), a time-series harmful animal transition graph (38) as shown in FIG. 9 is generated.

Therefore, the captured user (A) browses the recorded video, and from the harmful animal transition graph (39) on the management screen (37) of the preliminary information collection history, for each trap unit (T1) to (T4) It is possible to determine the number and time of pests that appear in the premises, other special situations, etc., and it is also useful to prevent wasting operating time in the pest trapping system.

Next, the operation of the pest trapping system will be described with reference to FIGS. 11-15.

In each trap unit (T1) to (T4) that constitute the capture system, the inside and outside of the trap (10) are photographed by the monitoring network camera (16), and the photographed live image ( A moving image) is transmitted as monitoring data from a network communication device (27) to a web server (28) in particular a cloud server (S) at a capture assistance center via the Internet (N).

In other words, all of the monitoring data obtained from a plurality of trap units (T1) to (T4) installed in each district within the same local government are centrally sent to the web server (28) of the cloud server (S). It is received (recorded) and ready for viewing (monitoring) by the captive user (A) at any time. The live images (moving images) are stored and saved in the internal memory or external memory (database) of the web server (28), and serve as preliminary information useful for future capturing as recorded images.

Therefore, when the capture user (A) starts the task of capturing harmful animals, the login screen ( 35) to access the web server (28) of the cloud server (S) by entering the login information.

Then, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 12, the user management section (30) of the web server (28) can access the logged-in user information based on the user ID and password from the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4). is a normal capture user (A) in the capture system.

Then, when the user authentication is performed, the capture system menu screen (36) as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the communication terminals (U1) to (U4) of the capture user (A). Select from among them and browse.

If you select and click on the "multi-screen of all traps" among the buttons arranged on the menu screen (36), a multi-screen of all traps (44) as shown in FIG. 13 will appear on the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4). is displayed, and all the above-mentioned live images (videos) of the multiple trap units (T1) to (T4) installed in each district can be viewed at once, and the different situations and Useful for learning characteristics, comprehensive judgment materials, etc.

Further, when selecting and clicking on "single screen of alternative trap", the single screen of alternative trap (45) as shown in FIG. 14 is similarly displayed on the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4). The live image (moving image) of the trap unit (T1) in only one area can be browsed in detail as if it were zoomed in.

If you click on "Captured user (A) registration table", the user communication terminals (U1) to (U4) will also display the user registration table (not shown), so from now on, the names and names of all captured users (A) will be displayed. It is possible to view mail addresses, trap units (T1) to (T4) of the area in charge, etc., which is useful for exchanging messages in chat.

In addition, by viewing the recorded video, time bar (38), and pest transition graph (39) on the management screen (37) of the preliminary information collection history in FIG. It is possible to know the number of harmful animals present, the time, feeding status, etc.

Any of the captured users (A) can click on the "multi-screen of all traps" and "single screen of alternative traps" on the menu screen (36) to display the multi-screen (44) of all traps and the alternative trap. From the single screen (45) of, you can view all trap units (T1) to (T4) and live images (videos) of trap units (T1) to (T4) in any one district, and in the chat However, it is desirable for the capture user (A) to start with an overall overview of the monitoring data in all the trap units (T1) to (T4).

In addition, the captured user (A) who manages multiple trap units (T1) to (T4) can select the multiple trap units (T1) to (T4) managed by himself/herself from the multi screen (44) for all traps. ) to view live images (videos).

In any case, as is clear from the operation sequence of FIG. 11 and the flow chart of FIG. 15 showing the manual capture mode, the intrusion detection sensor (21) and the peripheral detection sensor (23) of the trap units (T1) to (T4) ) from the trap (10), an output signal that detects the presence of a harmful animal that has entered the trap (10) and the absence of a harmful animal around the outside including the vicinity of the entrance (11) is sent as an e-mail (intrusion mail) to the network When it is sent to the communication terminal (U1) owned by the captured user (A) via the communication device (27), the communication network (Internet) (N), and the mail server (29) of the cloud server (S), Live images (moving images) captured by the monitoring network cameras (16) of the corresponding trap units (T1) to (T4) can be viewed by clicking the "single screen of alternative trap" on the menu screen (36). While browsing the single screen (45) of the alternative trap, visually observe whether or not the target number of pests to be captured has been reached, and if so, select the alternative trap to capture it. Of the "manual capture" button (46) and "automatic capture" button (47) arranged side by side on the trap single screen (45), click the "manual capture" button (46) (capture operation) .

Such "manual capture" button (46) and "automatic capture" button (47) are also installed on the multi screen (44) of all traps as shown in FIG. ) to (T4), it is also possible for the capture user (A) to click (capture operation) the "manual capture" button (46) on the multi screen (44) of all the traps.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, a command signal to capture the harmful animal by clicking (capturing operation) of the "manual capture" button (46) is transmitted from the communication terminal (U1) of the capturing user (A) to the communication network ( N) and the web server (28) of the cloud server (S) and the control device of the trap unit (T1) to (T4) via the network communication device (27) of the corresponding trap unit (T1) to (T4) (microcontroller) (20), the control device (20) operates (releases/falls under its own weight) the trigger (19) for opening and closing the door of the trap (10) to the closed state of the doorway (11), A target number of pests can be trapped within it.

When the harmful animal is captured, the mail server (29) of the cloud server (S) sends an e-mail to the communication terminal (U1) of the captured user (A) to the effect that the harmful animal has been captured. If the user (A) requests the extermination (stopping) person in charge to handle the captured pests, or requests the feeding (feeding) person in charge of feeding (feeding) to prepare for the next capture good.

During operation of the manual capture mode as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, live images (moving images) captured by the monitoring network cameras (16) of the trap units (T1) to (T4) are captured by the captured user (A). While browsing on the communication terminals (U1) to (U4), click the "manual capture" button (46) (capture operation) based on the overall situation judgment when the intrusion mail of the harmful animal is received. , Because it is designed to capture and control harmful animals remotely, it is possible to exterminate (stop stabbing) and feed ( If it is not possible to go to the site where the trap (10) is installed for feeding), especially nocturnal pests cannot be captured efficiently and in large quantities.

As a countermeasure, the cloud-type noxious animal trapping system according to the present invention can also operate an automatic trapping mode as shown in FIG. If you click (switch on) the "automatic capture" button (47) on the screen (45), you can use the automatic capture mode even at night when the capture user (A) is sleeping, or you and the person concerned ( Even during the daytime on weekdays when the schedule of exterminators, feeders, etc. is inconvenient, a large number of harmful animals can always be captured efficiently.

That is, when the automatic capture mode of the harmful animal capture system is operated to capture the harmful animal, the recorded image and the harmful animal transition graph (39) on the preliminary information collection history management screen (37) of FIG. By browsing, etc., based on the number and time of infestation of harmful animals collected for each area, feeding status, and other preliminary information, the appropriate capture target number (for example, 5 animals required for gibier) and automatic capture The time zone (for example, 22:00 to 5:00) is set and input, and the "auto capture" button (47) is clicked (switch-on operation).

Then, as is clear from the operation sequence of FIG. 16 and the flow chart of FIG. A detection output signal that satisfies the capture condition that at least the target number of noxious animals has entered (exists) in the interior of the device and that there are no noxious animals around the exterior including the vicinity of the entrance (11) at that time, When transmitted to the web server (28) of the cloud server (S) via the network communicator (27) and the communication network (Internet) (N), the corresponding trap unit (T1 ) to (T4) to the control device (microcontroller) (20), the trigger (19) for opening and closing the door trigger (19) is sent to the control device (20), and the trigger (19) drops the opening and closing door (13) of the entrance (11) by its own weight. and trap a target number of pests inside the trap (10).

If captured, the fact is also sent from the mail server (29) of the cloud server (S) to the communication terminal (U1) of the captured user (A). During the day when it is convenient for skating juice, request the person in charge of exterminating (stopping and killing) the captured harmful animals to stop and kill them, and feed (feed) the person in charge of feeding (feeding) to prepare for the next capture. You can request it.

Furthermore, FIG. 18 shows a modified embodiment of the operation sequence diagram corresponding to FIG. 16. In the automatic capture mode of FIG. Although the detection output signal of the intrusion detection sensor (21) installed in each trap (10) of (T4) and the peripheral detection sensor (23) activated based on this is used, the modified embodiment of FIG. In the automatic capture mode of harmful animals shown in Fig. 2, instead of the detection output signals of the sensors (21) and (23), the web server (28) of the cloud server (S) is used as a determination element for determining whether or not the capture conditions are satisfied. image analysis processing is used.

That is, the web server (28) in particular of the cloud server (S) has an image processing section (33) shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. ) as monitoring data obtained by the network camera (16) of ) is analyzed based on a predetermined program, and the target number of harmful animals to be captured is present inside the trap (10). It is designed to recognize and discriminate whether or not there is a harmful animal around the outside of the trap (10) when the trap (10) is present.

As a result of the image processing, it is determined that the target number of pests to be captured is present inside the trap (10), and that no pests are present around the outside including the vicinity of the entrance (11) of the trap (10). If determined, this is transmitted as a so-called capture command signal from the web server (28) of the cloud server (S) to the controller (microcontroller) (20) of the trap (10), and the controller (10) The operation is controlled to release the opening/closing door trigger (19) (the opening/closing door is dropped by its own weight), and the target number of harmful animals can be captured. Since other actions are substantially the same as those in the automatic capture mode of FIGS. 16 and 17, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

It should be noted that regardless of whether the above manual capture mode or automatic capture mode is used to capture harmful animals, the multi-screen (44) at the top of all the screens and the single screen (45) for alternative traps , Trap units (T1) to (T4), which are trapping facilities in each district, and cloud server (S) connected via a communication network (Internet) (N) with these, operating hours (for example, 23:00 to 5:00) and daily/one-day schedules can be set.

Therefore, for example, at a fixed time every day, the automatic capture button (47) is clicked (switch-on operation) to operate the automatic capture mode, and only early morning on Sundays can be dispatched for extermination (stop killing) processing. In some cases, it is possible to set up a schedule so that automatic capture is performed only at night on the previous day (Saturday), which is useful for convenience in use and power saving.

(10) Trap (11) Doorway (13) Door (16) Network camera (17) Control box (19) Trigger (20) Controller (microcontroller)
(21)・Intrusion detection sensor (23)・Peripheral detection sensor (24)・Door hanging cord (25)・Magnetic material (27)・Network communication device (28)・Web server (29)・Mail server (30) )・User management unit (31)・Display screen generation unit (32)・Message exchange unit (33)・Image processing unit (34)・Database (35)・Login screen (36)・Menu screen (37)・Preliminary information Collection history management screen (38), time bar (39), pest transition graph (40), central control unit (41), network communication unit (42), operation input unit (43), output unit (display unit)
(44)・Multiple screen for all traps (45)・Single screen for alternative traps (46)・Manual capture button (47)・Automatic capture button (A)・Capture user (N)・Communication network (S)・Cloud Server (T1) (T2) (T3) (T4), trap unit (U1) (U2) (U3) (U4), user communication terminal

Claims (3)

a plurality of trap units installed in a plurality of areas inhabited by the target pest;
A cloud server of the capture support center connected to all trap units via a communication network,
It consists of a user communication terminal owned by each of a plurality of users who capture harmful animals,
A cloud-type noxious animal capture system that can share services provided by the cloud server by accessing the cloud server from a user communication terminal connected to the cloud server via a communication network,
Each of the above trap units
a trap for catching harmful animals;
a monitoring network camera for photographing harmful animals existing inside and outside the trap;
Similarly, an intrusion detection sensor that detects the presence of a harmful animal that has entered the trap,
a surrounding detection sensor that detects the presence of harmful animals in the vicinity of the outside of the trap by being activated by receiving the detection output signal when the intrusion detection sensor detects the presence of harmful animals;
a trigger for temporarily holding the opening/closing door of the entrance of the trap in the open state of the entrance;
a control device that controls the operation to release the trigger;
and a network communication device for transmitting the video taken by the network camera to a cloud server as harmful animal monitoring data,
The above cloud server
a user management unit that, when accessed from a user communication terminal, authenticates whether or not the user is a registered correct capture user based on the user ID and password of each user;
a message exchange unit that allows chatting between the plurality of users;
A multi-screen that allows the user communication terminal to view videos of all traps captured by the network camera, a single screen that allows viewing of videos of only traps selected from the multi-screen, and each trap captured by the network camera. a display screen generation unit that generates a management screen for preliminary information collection history that allows viewing of recording video of the unit, feeding state, reaction time of the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor, etc. as preliminary information for capture,
On both the multi-screen of all traps and the single screen of the alternative trap, a manual capture button and an automatic capture button for the capture user to click are installed in parallel,
A detection output signal that satisfies the capture conditions for harmful animals from the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor of each trap is sent as an e-mail to the communication terminal of the capture user via the network communication device, the communication network, and the cloud server. When the trap user clicks the manual capture button on the multi screen or the manual capture button on the single screen, a capture command signal by that operation is sent to the control device of the trap via the cloud server. The control device will control the operation to release the trigger for the opening and closing door,
Similarly, if the capture user clicks the automatic capture button on the multi-screen or the automatic capture button on the single screen in advance, the detection output that satisfies the capture conditions of harmful animals from the above-mentioned intrusion detection sensor and peripheral detection sensor of each trap. A cloud-type noxious animal trapping system characterized in that a signal is sent to a control device of the trap, and the control device controls the operation to release the open/close door trigger. a plurality of trap units installed in a plurality of areas inhabited by the target pest;
A cloud server of the capture support center connected to all trap units via a communication network,
It consists of a user communication terminal owned by each of a plurality of users who capture harmful animals,
A cloud-type noxious animal capture system that can share services provided by the cloud server by accessing the cloud server from a user communication terminal connected to the cloud server via a communication network,
Each of the above trap units
a trap for catching harmful animals;
a monitoring network camera for photographing harmful animals existing inside and outside the trap;
Similarly, an intrusion detection sensor that detects the presence of a harmful animal that has entered the trap,
a surrounding detection sensor that detects the presence of harmful animals in the vicinity of the outside of the trap by being activated by receiving the detection output signal when the intrusion detection sensor detects the presence of harmful animals;
a trigger for temporarily holding the opening/closing door of the entrance of the trap in the open state of the entrance;
a control device that controls the operation to release the trigger;
a network communication device for transmitting the video taken by the network camera to a cloud server as harmful animal monitoring data,
The above cloud server
a user management unit that, when accessed from a user communication terminal, authenticates whether or not the user is a registered correct capture user based on the user ID and password of each user;
a message exchange unit that allows chatting between the plurality of users;
A multi-screen that allows the user communication terminal to view videos of all traps captured by the network camera, a single screen that allows viewing of videos of only traps selected from the multi-screen, and each trap captured by the network camera. A display screen generation unit for generating a management screen for preliminary information collection history that allows viewing of recording video of the unit, feeding state, reaction time of the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor, etc. as preliminary information for capture,
an image processing unit that analyzes videos captured by the network camera of each trap based on a predetermined program and determines whether or not the conditions for capturing harmful animals are satisfied;
On both the multi-screen of all traps and the single screen of the alternative trap, a manual capture button and an automatic capture button for the capture user to click are installed in parallel,
A detection output signal that satisfies the conditions for capturing harmful animals from the intrusion detection sensor and surrounding detection sensor of each trap is sent as an e-mail to the communication terminal of the captured user via the network communication device, communication network, and cloud server. When the trap user clicks the manual capture button on the multi screen or the manual capture button on the single screen, a capture command signal by that operation is sent to the control device of the trap via the cloud server, and the The control device will control the operation to release the trigger for the opening and closing door,
Similarly, if the capture user clicks the auto-capture button on the multi-screen or the auto-capture button on the single screen in advance, the cloud server analyzes the video captured by the network camera and satisfies the conditions for capturing harmful animals. A cloud-type harmful animal characterized in that the decision result is transmitted as a capture command signal from the cloud server to the control device of the trap, and the control device controls the operation to release the trigger for opening and closing the door. capture system. From the surveillance network camera of the trap unit, videos of pests inside and outside the trap are being recorded to the cloud server as preliminary information. In the meantime, even if the control device receives the detection output signals of the intrusion detection sensor and the surrounding detection sensor via the cloud server, it does not control the operation to release the trigger for opening and closing the door, and the harmful animal is detected by the above detection sensor. 3. The cloud-type noxious animal trapping system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is designed to accustom the animals to the actions and feeding conditions .

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