JPH11127434A - Device for recording video related with burglar prevention - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a maintenance person to operate a maintenance work in a short time with a relatively small labor, to secure safety by making a screen easily seen in checking a recording state, and to allow a customer to easily confirm the checked result. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a video deck incorporating a video tape for recording a photographic video, and a portable personal computer 4 equipped with a screen part 4a, operating and processing part 4b, and storing part 4d. The portable personal computer 4 is connected with the video deck, the recording of the video tape is video displayed on the screen part 4a by the operation of an operation switch 4e, and the video is operated and processed, and stored in the storing part 4d by the operation of an operation switch 4f. Then, the portable personal computer 4 is detached from the video deck, and carried to a desired place, and the video stored in the storing part 4d is displayed on the screen part 4a as a video by the operation of an operation switch 4g so that the recording state can be confirmed, and the picture is printed by a printer by the operation of an operation switch 4h.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a security-related image provided with a security camera for photographing an image in a place where security is required, for example, an elevator car in order to prevent crime in the car. It relates to a recording device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a security-related video recording apparatus records a video image in a place where security is required, for example, in a car of an elevator by a security camera, and is built in a video deck installed above the car. The video is recorded on a video tape, and the video is used to prevent crime in the car. In practice, in the above-mentioned elevators and the like, in practice, maintenance personnel often check whether or not the above-described recording function is working properly when performing a three-month inspection of the elevator.

[0003] Conventionally, in order to check whether the above-mentioned recording function is normal or not, bring a monitor TV from a sales office to which a maintenance person belongs, or borrow a monitor TV from the customer side and use a VCR at the top of the car. After that, the user monitors the monitor television on the car to check the recording state of the video tape built in the VCR.

In general, the above-mentioned maintenance staff always carries a maintenance personal computer in which information for each customer is stored at the time of elevator maintenance and inspection. It can be displayed and recorded.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems. That is, (1)
When bringing a monitor TV to check the recording function, elevator maintenance personnel and the like always carry a maintenance personal computer, so that there is a problem that transporting the computer takes a lot of labor.

(2) If the maintenance staff forgets to bring the monitor TV and cannot borrow the monitor TV from the customer side, the maintenance staff must return to the sales office or the like to bring the monitor TV. In addition, there has been a problem that the time for maintenance work is prolonged.

(3) It is necessary to connect a monitor TV to a VCR that is always installed on the car, and to watch the monitor TV on the car. Since the working posture is deteriorated, the screen of the monitor television is difficult to see, and there is a problem that it is not preferable in terms of safety.

(4) Even if a videotape is taken out of a video deck installed on a car and given to a customer, if a monitor television is not installed in a management room or the like on the customer side,
There is also a problem that the content of the video recorded on the video tape cannot be immediately confirmed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation in the prior art, and an object thereof is to allow maintenance personnel to perform maintenance work in a short time with relatively little labor.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording device for security-related video in which a screen is easy to see when checking the recording state of a video tape, security can be ensured, and a customer can easily check the result of the above inspection.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a security camera for capturing an image in a place where security is required, and a video tape for recording an image captured by the security camera. In a security-related video recording device provided with a built-in VCR, a screen unit that can be connected to and detached from the VCR and displays a videotape recorded in the VCR as a video, A portable personal computer having a computing / processing unit for computing / processing the displayed video, and a storage unit for storing the video computed / processed by the computing / processing unit is provided. The portable personal computer is built in the video deck. Display instruction operation means for performing a display instruction operation for displaying a videotape recorded on the screen unit as an image, and an image displayed on the screen unit A storage instruction operation unit for performing a storage instruction operation to be stored in the storage unit; and a second display instruction operation unit for performing a display instruction operation for displaying an image stored in the storage unit as an image on the screen unit. It is.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the portable personal computer is connected to a video deck containing a video tape on which a video image is recorded, the first display instruction operating means is operated by the instruction operation of the video tape. The recorded video is displayed on the screen, and the video displayed on the screen is calculated and processed by the arithmetic and processing unit and stored in the storage unit by the instruction operation of the storage instruction operating unit. Next, the portable personal computer is detached from the VCR and carried to a desired place, and the image stored in the storage unit is displayed as an image on the screen unit by the instruction operation of the second display instruction operation unit, and the video tape is displayed. Check the recording status. Therefore, since the maintenance staff checks the recording status of the videotape using a portable personal computer that the maintenance staff always carries, there is no need to bring a monitor TV and relatively little labor is required. As a result, there is no need to return to a sales office or the like, so that the time for maintenance work can be reduced. Also, after recording the videotape on a portable computer, the portable computer can be detached from the VCR and transported to a desired location to check the recording status of the videotape. Can be secured. Further, by carrying the portable personal computer to a desired place on the customer side, the customer can easily confirm the inspection result of the recording state of the video tape on the portable personal computer.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a security-related video recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a recording device for security related video according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable personal computer provided in the recording device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 uses the recording device of FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a work procedure when confirming a videotape recording state.

A recording apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a security camera 2, a video deck 3 containing a video tape (not shown) for recording images taken by the security camera 2, A maintenance portable computer 4 that can be connected to and detached from the deck 3 and connected to the portable computer 4;
The printer 5 is detachable.

The security camera 2 is installed on a ceiling (not shown) in a car for taking a picture in a place where security is required, for example, in a car of an elevator (not shown). The video deck 3 is installed above the car, and a video cable 6 is connected to the video deck 3 at all times. The video cable 6 can be connected to the portable personal computer 4 via a video signal interface 7 in a card format.

The portable personal computer 4 is always carried by the maintenance staff from the sales office to the site when performing an elevator maintenance and inspection. The portable personal computer 4 is connected to a printer 5 installed in the sales office via a printer cable 8. Can also be connected.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable personal computer 4 and the video signal interface 7 are connected via an internal wiring 9. Further, the portable personal computer 4 includes a screen section 4a for displaying videotape recording built in the video deck 3 as a video, and a calculation / processing section 4b for calculating / processing the video displayed on the screen section 4a. An input / output unit 4c for performing various input / output operations, a storage unit 4d for storing video images calculated and processed by the arithmetic and processing unit 4b, and an operation switch 4
e, 4f, 4g, and 4h.

The operation switch 4e constitutes a first display instruction operation means for performing a display instruction operation for displaying a videotape recorded in the video deck 3 on the screen section 4a as an image. The display operation of the screen unit 4a is started by the first pressing operation, and is stopped by the second pressing operation.

The operation switch 4f operates and processes the image displayed on the screen unit 4a by the operation and processing unit 4b, and
The second display instruction operation means for performing a storage instruction operation to be stored in the memory d. The first operation of the operation switch 4f starts each operation of the calculation / processing unit 4b and the storage unit 4d. Each operation of the calculation / processing unit 4b and the storage unit 4d is stopped by the second pressing operation.

The operation switch 4g constitutes a second display instruction operation means for performing a display instruction operation for displaying an image stored in the storage unit 4d as an image on the screen unit 4a.
The first pressing operation of the operation switch 4g causes the screen section 4a to be pressed.
Is started, and the display operation is stopped by the second pressing operation.

The operation switch 4h constitutes a print instruction operation means for performing an instruction to print the image stored in the storage section 4d, and the printing operation of the printer 5 is started by the first press operation of the operation switch 4h. Then, the printing operation is stopped by the second pressing operation.

In this embodiment, a maintenance person checks the recording state of the video tape built in the video deck 3 according to the work procedure shown in FIG.
That is, first, as a procedure S1, it is determined whether or not the recording state inspection by the security camera 2 is necessary by determining whether or not the periodic inspection time of the recording device 1 has come. as a result,
If the above-described recording state check is necessary, as step S2, the operation of the operation switch 4e is performed while the portable personal computer 4 is connected to the VCR 3 containing the videotape recording the captured video via the video cable 6. As a result, the videotape recorded on the video tape is displayed on the screen section 4a, and the maintenance person confirms the video content by viewing the display.

Next, in step S3, it is determined whether or not the video needs to be stored. For example, when the customer is a customer who is always absent, or when the customer requests storage of the video, the storage is necessary. In step S4, by operating the operation switch 4f, the image displayed on the screen unit 4a is calculated and processed by the calculation and processing unit 4b, and is stored in the storage unit 4d.

Next, the portable personal computer 4 is connected to the VCR 3
From the customer, and carry it to the customer's desired place. At step S5, the operation switch 4g is operated to display the image stored in the storage unit 4d on the screen unit 4a as an image. Check the recording status of the tape. At this time, if there is a request from a specific customer such as a video related to a crime in step S6, it is determined that printing of the video is necessary, and in step S7, the image is transmitted to the printer 5 of the business office via the printer cable 8. The portable personal computer 4 is connected, and the image displayed on the screen 4a is printed by the printer 5 by operating the operation switch 4g. In particular, when the customer is absent, a report describing the work date and time, work details, inspection results, and the like is submitted, and the contents of the image printed by the printer 5 may be submitted together with this report. May be submitted along with the videotape.

In the embodiment configured as described above, since the maintenance person checks the recording state of the videotape using the portable personal computer 4 which is always carried, there is no need to bring a monitor TV from the business office, so that the maintenance person is relatively free. In addition to requiring less labor, there is no need to return to a sales office or the like due to forgetting the monitor television as in the related art, so that the time for maintenance work can be reduced.

In this embodiment, since the recording of the video tape is stored in the storage section 4d of the portable personal computer 4, the portable personal computer 4 can be detached from the video deck 3 and brought to a desired place to check the recording state. At the time of this confirmation, the screen is easy to see and safety can be ensured.

In this embodiment, the customer can carry the portable personal computer 4 to a desired place on the customer's side, and see the display of the portable personal computer 4 so that the customer can easily confirm the inspection result of the video tape recording state. .

In this embodiment, the operation switch 4e is used as first display instruction operation means for performing a display instruction operation for displaying a video tape recorded in the video deck 3 on the screen section 4a. An operation switch 4f as second display instruction operation means for performing a storage instruction operation for calculating and processing an image displayed on the screen unit 4a by the operation / processing unit 4b and storing the image in the storage unit 4d; An operation switch 4g is provided as second display instruction operation means for performing a display instruction operation for displaying the image stored in the storage unit 4d as an image on the screen unit 4a, and printing for performing a print instruction operation of the image stored in the storage unit 4d. As instruction operation means,
Although the operation switch 4h is provided, these operation switches 4h
Instead of providing e to 4h specially, a format may be adopted in which keys of the portable personal computer 4 are appropriately combined and input.

[0028]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the maintenance person checks the recording state of the videotape using a portable personal computer which the maintenance person always carries. In addition to requiring less labor, there is no need to borrow a monitor TV from the customer side or return to a sales office or the like, so that maintenance work is smooth and work time is short.

After the recording of the videotape is stored on the portable personal computer, the portable personal computer is detached from the VCR and carried to a desired place, for example, a desk in a customer's room, so that the recording state of the videotape can be checked. The screen is easier to see than when the confirmation is performed on a car or the like, and safety can be ensured.

Further, by carrying the portable personal computer to a desired place on the customer's side and viewing the display of the portable personal computer, the customer can easily check the inspection result of the recording state of the video tape. In addition, work dates and times,
Since a report describing the work contents and inspection results, etc. is submitted, it is possible to submit the contents of the image printed by the printer together with this report or to submit it together with the recorded videotape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a recording device for security-related video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable personal computer provided in the recording device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when confirming a videotape recording state using the recording device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 recording device 2 security camera 3 video deck 4a screen unit 4b calculation / processing unit 4d storage unit 4 portable personal computer 4e operation switch (first display instruction operation unit) 4f operation switch (memory instruction operation unit) 4g operation switch (second unit) Display instruction operation means) 4h operation switch (print instruction operation means) 5 printer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A security-related video recording apparatus comprising: a security camera that captures an image at a place where security is required; and a video deck that incorporates a video tape that records the image captured by the security camera. A screen unit that can be connected to and detached from the VCR and that displays videotape recordings incorporated in the VCR as images, an operation / processing unit that operates / processes the images displayed on the screen unit, and The calculation and processing section
A portable personal computer having a storage unit for storing the processed video, the portable personal computer having a first display instruction for performing a display instruction operation for displaying a video recording of a video tape built in the video deck on the screen unit; Operation means, storage instruction operation means for performing a storage instruction operation for storing an image displayed on the screen unit in the storage unit, and display instruction operation for displaying an image stored in the storage unit as an image on the screen unit And a second display instruction operating means for performing a security operation. 2. A portable computer comprising a printer which can be connected to and detached from the portable personal computer, and wherein the portable personal computer has a print instruction operating means for performing an instruction to print a video stored in the storage unit. Item 3. An apparatus for recording a security-related video according to Item 1.