JPH09182060A - Monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remarkably reduce the cost of the whole of a monitoring system by making the most of the video to which an existing television for household and a switching function are added and to obtain a monitoring system with excellent efficiency by performing the video output of the video of a monitoring camera to a television set at only a necessary time and performing the video recording processing by the video. SOLUTION: By the switching operations by a sensor 1 and a mechanical switch, etc., a control is performed as if a monitoring camera 2, a television set 3 for household and a video 4 interlock. By only the switch on state of the sensor 1, etc., the video signal of the monitoring camera 2 is outputted, a video processing is performed by the television 3 for household and a video recording processing is performed by the video. This device has a function that the output of the monitoring camera 2 is automatically stopped at the stage that the state becomes a switch off state and also each processing in the television 3 for household and the video 4 is also stopped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a highly versatile monitoring device which is very effective in crime prevention systems, in-store condition confirmation, employee education, dementia patient monitoring, visitor checking in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, etc. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of monitoring device (mainly for crime prevention)
In general, surveillance video cameras and VTRs that operate 24 hours a day (24 hours, 48 hours, etc.) are the mainstream, and regardless of the normal or abnormal state in the store or room, the surveillance cameras always operate and at the same time the VTR The recording process on a video tape is performed endlessly, and is used as a system for checking the abnormal situation recorded in a part of the video by playing the video after the abnormality occurs. In addition, such a monitoring device is equipped with a video monitor, and the system is such that the shopkeeper and security personnel can always perform visual check monitoring while the monitoring camera is operating.

[0003]

In the case of the above-mentioned monitoring device, it seems that a 24-hour monitoring system can achieve sufficient safety, but in reality, it is very wasteful and an efficient monitoring system. Cannot be.
That is, for example, when monitoring an unattended store at night,
The surveillance camera does not operate only when necessary (at the time of abnormality), but the video camera and monitor are always in operation, and the recording process is wasted in most cases, and the minimum necessary utilization is required. The reality is that it has not been done.
Secondly, the conventional monitoring device is a so-called business device, and the installation of the device also becomes large, and the cost related to the monitoring system also becomes considerable.Therefore, a sufficient monitoring device must be installed in terms of cost. In many cases, no matter how excellent the monitoring device was, it was not properly installed and could not be fully utilized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can be installed easily by linking it with an existing home-use television and video, and at the same time, the cost of the entire surveillance system can be significantly reduced. Another object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring device capable of eliminating waste as in the past by outputting the image of the monitoring camera to a television and recording the video only when necessary.

[0005]

A monitoring device of the present invention for achieving the above object controls a monitoring camera, a home television and a video so as to work together by a switching operation of a sensor, a mechanical switch or the like, and the sensor The video signal of the surveillance camera is output only when the switch is turned on, and the video is processed on the home TV and the video is recorded. When the switch is turned off, the output of the surveillance camera is automatically stopped and the home It is characterized in that it also has a function of simultaneously stopping each processing on the television and the video.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example in which the monitoring device of the present invention is installed in a store.
FIG. 3 is a system diagram of the monitoring device shown in FIG.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a sensor, which is a switching element for performing the switching operation of the present monitoring apparatus, such as a thermal sensor for detecting the body temperature of a human (intruder), an infrared sensor for detecting the movement of an object, and the like. The sensor 1 according to the present invention includes various sensors for detecting a fire, a gas leak, etc., a mechanical switch, an electric switch, and a magnetic switch which are turned on / off each time a door is opened / closed or a safe is opened / closed. It includes all the switches and the like, and the monitoring device of the present invention is not particularly used only for crime prevention,
Since it is possible to perform monitoring in all cases, such as checking for each visitor and checkout work of employees, it is sufficient to install the sensor 1 according to the purpose at a required position and use the monitoring device more widely. .

Reference numeral 2 is a surveillance camera, which is controlled so that it can be operated and stopped as appropriate in conjunction with the switching operation of the sensor 1. When the switch is in the ON state, the home television 3 and the video 4 are respectively imaged. Processing (output processing) and recording processing will be performed. In the OFF state, the home-use television 3 and the video 4 remain stopped without image processing (output) and recording processing. Of course, only the surveillance camera 2 may be always in the operating state regardless of the switching of the sensor 1, and the processing by the home television 3 and the video 4 may be performed only when there is an abnormality. The output operation of the video signal of the camera 2 may be performed only when the sensor 1 senses and the switch is turned on. In addition, when the store owner himself / herself wants to record an image while monitoring the inside of the store at an office, regardless of the detection of the sensor 1, the home television 3 in a different room is operated by a different switch.
It is also possible to always display the image from the surveillance camera 2 and, while visually observing the image, manually press the recording switch of the video 4 to record the image appropriately.

The switch ON / OF by the sensor 1
For example, in the case of a heat detection sensor, the F state may be ON when heat is sensed and OFF when heat is not sensed. In the case of a sensor that detects opening and closing of the cash register, it is 0N when the cashier is opened and when it is closed again. It may be turned off, or may be set in advance in various sensors to be turned off after a lapse of a certain time from the time of sensing (on state). In either case, depending on the installation location and the characteristics of the sensor It suffices that the switching switching operation can be effectively performed by the above-mentioned method, and the ON / OFF state of the sensor is not particularly limited.

The home TV 3 and the video 4 are both TVs and VCRs (sensors are ON when used at home).
-It is a device that has a switching function that can be turned on and off automatically by turning it off), and of course you can see normal TV images and record or play them on a video tape. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately purchase and install a monitor and a VCR unlike the conventional monitoring device, and the monitoring device of the present invention can be supplied to the user at a low price, and the labor of installation work etc. It can be minimized. Reference numeral 5 is a transmitter, which is a device that transmits to a receiver 6 (telephone or reporting device) installed in a remote store owner's house, a security company, etc. via a telephone line when an abnormality occurs, which is similar to the existing transmitter. belongs to.

A monitoring system in which the above-described monitoring device of the present invention is specifically installed in a store will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. In this example, a sensor 1, a monitoring camera 2, and a projector 9 are installed in each of the store A, office B, and reception room C, and a heat detection sensor is used for the sensor 1, particularly It is intended as a surveillance system that monitors intruders at night and the interior of the store during the day. The floodlight 9 is
A bell 8 is a lighting device for illuminating the room in the event of an abnormality, and a bell 8 is an alarm sounding an alarm in the event of an abnormality, and both are controlled by the controller 7 so as to be activated by the detection of the sensor 1. The switch 10 is a manual switch for operating the home-use television 3 and the video 4, and also has a function as a changeover switch for allowing the surveillance camera 2 to always output an image as described above. Therefore, when an intruder invades the unattended store A at night, the sensor 1 in the store A immediately detects the human body, lights up, and rings the bell to intimidate the intruder. The image is recorded by the video 4 and at the same time the transmitter 5 is notified to the store owner's house, so that the store owner can immediately know the abnormality in the store and can later confirm the abnormal situation in the store by the video. If the sensor 1 is switched on when heat is detected, the video will automatically be stopped when the intruder escapes, so the necessary video can be recorded at a minimum, and no useless recording is performed. It is not performed, and the confirmation work later becomes easy.

Of course, the same is true when an intruder enters the office B or the reception room C in the store, and even if the intruder moves from the in-store A to the office B, the intruder does the office work. Room B
When entering the office, the sensor 1 in the office detects a human body, and the video from the surveillance camera 2 in the office is recorded on the video 4. In the surveillance apparatus of the present invention, the video 4 is used to store the image in the store and The actions of the intruder in the office will be continuously recorded on video tape, and the series of actions of the intruder can be recorded at any time by automatically switching the camera image, which is an extremely effective surveillance system. Can be provided. Although not shown, the monitoring device of the present invention provides a monitoring system that is effective for shopkeepers who perform video recording and video output by a monitoring camera using a register opening / closing detection sensor to check cashier employees. It is also easy to do, and it is possible to construct an effective monitoring system in any pattern by other sensor means.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, unlike the conventional surveillance apparatus, the surveillance camera can perform the video output processing or the video recording processing only when necessary, such as in the event of an abnormality or a visitor. It is the most effective way to configure the system, and the installation of this monitoring device is very easy by using the existing home TV and video, and the cost of the entire monitoring system is large. It can be greatly reduced for users, and the present monitoring device is not only a security monitoring device, but also a check at the time of visit,
It can also be used as an auxiliary material for future business policies such as in-store conditions and employee correspondence checks, and its versatility is high, and it can be used in a wide range of fields.
It can be said that the commercial value is extremely high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example in which the monitoring device of the present invention is installed in a store.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram of the monitoring device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sensor 2 Surveillance Camera 3 Television 4 Video 5 Transmitter 6 Receiver 7 Controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A surveillance camera, a home-use television and a video are controlled to interlock by a switching operation by a sensor, a mechanical switch, etc., and a video signal of the surveillance camera is output only when the switch of the sensor etc. is turned ON for household use. It has the function of video processing on TV and video recording processing, and when the switch is turned off, the output of the surveillance camera is automatically stopped and each processing on home TV and video is also stopped at the same time. A monitoring device characterized by the above.