JPH11328545A - Vehicle security system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform notification when an abnormality occurs to a vehicle. SOLUTION: A camera is installed on a specified spot of a vehicle and a sensor 5 for detecting opening of a door is mounted to a specified door. If it is detected by a signal from the sensor 5 that the door is opened when an alarm state is set by a set switch 8, a control device 2 decides that an abnormality occurs, reads a telephone number of other party whom notification is performed with by a notified party table 3, gives it to a radio communication device 9 and notifies data for indicating the abnormality occurrence, a picture signal from the camera 4 and a sound signal collected by a microphone 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a security system for theft from a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when there is mischief such as a door of a vehicle being opened or a window being broken, or when an article in the vehicle is stolen, It was very difficult to respond immediately.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular security system capable of reporting an abnormality when a vehicle is stolen or the like.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a vehicular security system according to the present invention comprises a monitoring camera installed at a predetermined location of a vehicle and at least a predetermined door of the vehicle being opened. When detecting that an abnormality has occurred based on a signal from the sensor, a wireless communication device, and a signal from the sensor, together with information indicating that an abnormality has occurred, an image captured by the monitoring camera is displayed. And an image transmission device for transmitting by the wireless communication device.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a vehicular security system according to the present invention, in which 1 is an image transmission device, 2 is a control device, 3 is a report destination table, and 4 is a monitoring camera (hereinafter simply referred to as a camera). 5) a sensor, 6 a microphone, 7 a speaker, 8 a setting switch, and 9 a wireless communication device.

[0006] The image transmission device 1 includes a control device 2 and a report destination table 3. The control device 2 performs an operation described later, and is composed of a processing unit and its peripheral circuits. In the report destination table 3, a telephone number, a call sign, an address, and the like of a destination to which a report is made when an abnormality is detected are registered. The image transmission apparatus 1 has a function equivalent to that of an image transmission apparatus generally used in a security system for notifying an image captured by a camera to a security center of a security company via a telephone line when an abnormality is detected. It has.

A camera 4, a sensor 5, a microphone 6, a speaker 7, and a setting switch 8 are connected to the image transmission device 1.

[0008] The camera 4 is attached to a predetermined location of the vehicle. Of course, a plurality of cameras 4 may be attached, but here, one camera 4 is used for easy understanding. The camera 4 can be mounted in a predetermined direction on the outside or inside of the vehicle. In the following description, it is assumed that the camera 4 is mounted so as to photograph a predetermined location on the inside of the vehicle.

The sensor 5 includes a sensor for detecting that a door is opened, a sensor for detecting that a window is broken, and the like. As a sensor for detecting that the door has been opened, for example, a magnet switch can be used, and for a sensor for detecting that the window has been broken, for example, a vibration sensor can be used. Here, a sensor that detects that the door has been opened is used as the sensor 5.

[0010] The microphone 6 is provided to collect sound in the vehicle and notify the report destination. The speaker 7 is used to intimidate an intruder from the location where the report was received.
The setting switch 8 is for switching between the alert state and the release state.

The wireless communication device 9 is for making a wireless notification to a predetermined location, and is constituted by a device capable of performing wireless communication such as a wireless telephone. Here, a wireless telephone is used.

Next, the operation will be described. Now, it is assumed that the alert state is set by the setting switch 8.
At this time, when someone opens the door to which the sensor 5 is attached, the control device 2 detects that the door has been opened based on a signal from the sensor 5. Then, the control device 2 determines that an abnormality has occurred, reads the telephone number of the notification destination from the notification destination table 3 and gives it to the wireless communication device 9, data indicating the occurrence of the abnormality, and an image signal from the camera 4. , And the voice signal collected by the microphone 6 is notified. If the telephone numbers of a plurality of report destinations are registered in the report destination table 3, the report may be made to all the registered report destinations, or one report destination may be selected in advance. Then, only the report destination may be reported.

[0013] Thus, the side receiving the notification can clearly grasp the situation in the vehicle from the received image and sound, and can immediately take an appropriate response to the abnormality. .

When the alert state is set by the setting switch 8, the above operation is performed.
In the case where the release state is set, the control device 2 does not make a report even if it receives a signal indicating that the door has been opened from the sensor 5. Therefore, the alert state and the release state may be switched by the setting switch 8 as needed.

Next, the side receiving the report will be described.
The receiving side of the notification may be provided with a device capable of displaying the received image and outputting the received sound. Therefore, the side receiving the notification may be a wireless telephone provided with a monitor for displaying the received image, or a center device installed in a security company or the like.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration example of such a center device. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a control device, 11 denotes a line control unit, 12 denotes a monitor, 13 denotes a VTR, 14 denotes a microphone, 15 denotes a speaker, and L denotes a telephone line.

When a call is received, the line controller 11 receives the data indicating the occurrence of the abnormality, the image signal from the camera 4, and the audio signal collected by the microphone 6, and demodulates the received signal. Pass to. The control device 10 displays the information indicating the occurrence of the abnormality and the received image on the monitor 12, and outputs the received sound from the speaker 15. Also,
The received image and sound are passed to the VTR 13 for recording.

Therefore, the operator of the center device can clearly grasp the situation in the vehicle from the image displayed on the monitor 12 and the sound output from the speaker 15. In addition, the operator of the center device can use the microphone 14 to give an appropriate instruction to the driver of the vehicle or to intimidate an intruder.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the number of wireless communication devices is one, but if a plurality of wireless communication devices can be connected, each wireless communication device can report to a different report destination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a vehicle security system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a center device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image transmission apparatus, 2 ... Control apparatus, 3 ... Report destination table, 4 ... Surveillance camera (camera), 5 ... Sensor, 6 ... Microphone, 7 ... Speaker, 8 ... Setting switch, 9 ... Wireless communication apparatus, 10 ... Control device, 11: line controller, 12: monitor, 13: VTR, 14: microphone, 15: speaker, L
…telephone line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A surveillance camera installed at a predetermined location of a vehicle, a sensor for detecting that at least a predetermined door of the vehicle is opened, a wireless communication device, and an abnormality detected based on a signal from the sensor. A vehicle security system comprising: an image transmission device for transmitting, by using the wireless communication device, an image captured by the surveillance camera, together with information indicating that an abnormality has occurred, when the occurrence has been detected. .