KR100862382B1 - Security system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a security monitoring system that can monitor and store the location of the emergency situation and the image of the area in the management server, the system,

Map information access for accessing map information in which the area where the emergency button is located is partitioned from a DB; An emergency situation propagation unit for outputting an emergency signal containing area information on which the emergency button is located when the emergency button is pressed; An emergency area display unit for detecting area information included in the propagated emergency signal and displaying map information marked with the area information; A recording controller for propagating a recording control command containing the detected local information to the video recording apparatus; And a surveillance image display unit for outputting the surveillance image transmitted from any one of the image recording apparatuses to the display unit.

Security, surveillance, emergency.

Description

Security Surveillance System {SECURITY SYSTEM}

1 is an overall configuration example of a security monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary configuration diagram of the management server 200 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The present invention relates to a security surveillance system, and more particularly, to a security surveillance system capable of monitoring and recording a precise image on the management server of the location and the location of the emergency situation.

Due to the rapid development of computer and electronic communication industry, the demand for security surveillance system in buildings and apartments is increasing greatly, and the research and development is actively progressed accordingly.

In general security surveillance systems, security / disaster prevention equipment such as cameras are installed in underground parking lots, in areas where human traffic is rare, safety accidents, fires, theft accidents, etc., and images obtained from cameras installed in management rooms or disaster prevention rooms Was monitored or recorded on DVR.

However, in reality, it is impossible for a manager or security system operator to continuously monitor the surveillance video, so as an alternative, a system is introduced in which the means for propagating emergency situations are placed in place and propagated when necessary. It came to be. Such a system can be said to have a useful advantage in that it can rapidly propagate an emergency situation to an administrator through an LED or an emergency bell, as well as accurately record an image of an emergency situation area.

However, since only emergency situations are transmitted through LEDs or emergency bells, it is difficult for monitors who do not have a good understanding of the system or who are not fully aware of the monitoring area to find out where the emergency situation occurred and delay emergency response and response. Will result. Therefore, new ways to solve this need to be sought.

Furthermore, security surveillance systems are legally required to store and store surveillance images for a certain period of time. In such a case, since the recording devices are backed up and stored by manual operation of the recording devices constituting the security surveillance system regularly, a lot of time and manpower should be put into the management of recording and recording. This is also a technical challenge to be addressed in security surveillance systems.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention has been made to solve the above problems and necessity, to provide a security monitoring system that induces a supervisor or a security system operator to more easily recognize the location of the emergency situation and to respond quickly to the emergency situation. And

Furthermore, the present invention provides a security surveillance system for more convenient backup and storage of recordings stored in a plurality of video recording devices.

In addition, another object of the present invention to provide a security monitoring system that can reduce the load processing burden of the server for the backup and storage of the recorded video recording by precisely multi-recording the surveillance video of the event generation zone.

Security monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a system capable of interlocking with emergency recording buttons for propagating an emergency situation, and video recording devices for obtaining and recording an image of the region where the emergency situation occurred ,

A map information storage unit for storing map information in which the area where the emergency button is located is divided;

An emergency situation propagation unit for outputting an emergency signal containing area information on which the emergency button is located when the emergency button is pressed;

An emergency area display unit for detecting area information included in the propagated emergency signal and displaying map information marked with the area information;

A recording controller for propagating a recording control command containing the detected local information to the video recording apparatus;

And a surveillance image display unit for outputting the surveillance image transmitted from any one of the image recording apparatuses to the display unit.

According to the above-described configuration, since the map area marked with the emergency situation can be checked, the monitor or the security system operator can easily recognize the location where the emergency situation has occurred and can cope with the emergency situation quickly. In addition, precise video recording of the emergency area can be easily tracked and the cause of the emergency can be easily identified.

Furthermore, a security monitoring system according to another embodiment of the present invention,

A surveillance image storage unit for storing the surveillance image transmitted from the image recording apparatus in a storage device;

And a surveillance image backup unit sequentially transmitting a data backup command to the image recording apparatuses, and storing the surveillance recording image transmitted in response thereto in a storage device.

According to these additional configurations, it is possible to more conveniently backup and store recordings stored in a plurality of video recording apparatuses, as well as to easily monitor an image of an emergency situation.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, a detailed description of related known functions or configurations will be omitted.

First, Figure 1 illustrates the overall configuration of a security monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the security monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the emergency situation propagation unit 110 for largely propagating the emergency situation, the management server 200 for controlling the overall operation of the security monitoring system and a plurality of video recording It comprises a device (DVR) and an image photographing device (CAMera: CAM hereinafter). In some cases, the system may be constructed by adding a public address system 300 that issues an emergency alert.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, an emergency propagation unit 110 is connected to emergency buttons for propagating an emergency through a bus. Emergency buttons are installed in pre-divided areas such as underground parking lot 1-1 area, underground parking lot 1-2 area, area A staircase 1, etc. to spread the emergency situation through the camera. Manual operation by) These emergency buttons propagate the emergency button pressing situation to the emergency situation propagation unit 110 through RS-485 communication.

The emergency situation propagation unit 110 generates and outputs an emergency signal containing the region information where the emergency button is located when the emergency button is pressed. For reference, the region information includes more specific information such as region-region-address. The emergency signal containing the local information may be transmitted to the management server 200 to be described later through, for example, the RS-232 method. In addition, the emergency propagation unit 110 can be expanded to fit the number of monitoring zones.

The management server 200 which receives the emergency situation from the emergency situation propagation unit 110 and controls the overall operation of the security monitoring system first detects area information included in the propagated emergency signal and maps the area information marked therein. Display the control image containing the detected area information through the network to the video recording apparatus 500-n and display the monitoring image transmitted in response to the recording control command.

Since the management server 200 controls the system based on a dedicated control program for implementing the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the management server 200 may be divided into a plurality of control modules to control the system. Hereinafter, the configuration of the management server 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration diagram of the management server 200 shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage device 230 such as an HDD. The storage device 230 is used as a DB for storing the map information in which the area where the emergency button is located is partitioned, as well as storing the surveillance recording image backed up from the video recording apparatus to be described later. For reference, the map information may be partitioned in the area where the emergency button is located, more specifically in the area-area-address unit.

The map information access unit 211 constituting the control module 210 of the management server 200 accesses the map information in which the region where the emergency button is located is divided from the storage device 230 which is a DB when an emergency signal is input. , And

The emergency zone display unit 213, which is another control module, detects local information included in the emergency signal propagated from the emergency situation propagation unit 110 and displays map information marked with the local information.

Furthermore, the management server 200 further includes a recording control unit 215 and a monitoring image display unit 217 as a control module, and the recording control unit 215 includes a recording including area information detected by the emergency zone display unit 213. The control command is propagated to the video recording apparatuses through the network interface 220, and the surveillance video display unit 217 serves to output the surveillance video transmitted from any one of the video recording apparatuses to the display unit 240.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the control module of the management server 200 may further include a surveillance image storage unit for storing the surveillance image transmitted from the video recording device 500-n in the storage device 230 when an emergency occurs. This is to delete a separate backup and storage process for the surveillance recording image by recording the image recorded precisely in the video recording device (500-n) in real time to the management server 200 in case of emergency.

Furthermore, the control module of the management server 200 may further include a surveillance image backup unit for sequentially transmitting a data backup command to the image recording apparatuses, and storing the surveillance recording image transmitted in response thereto in the storage device 230. have. This is to receive the automatic backup of the recorded video recorded in the video recording device (500-n) periodically in case of an emergency, to secure the storage capacity of the video recording device (500-n) in advance as well as the effort of the administrator for data backup To save time. For reference, in the video recording apparatus 500-n, when the transmission of the stored data is completed in response to a data backup request of the management server, it may be desirable to modify the internal program to naturally erase the transmitted data.

As a modified embodiment, the surveillance image backup unit may transmit a data backup command every time set by the administrator or whenever a backup command is input.

The control module of the management server 200 has been described above. The management server 200 can be named as a security monitoring system because it can be linked with emergency recording buttons for propagating emergency situations and video recording apparatuses that acquire and record an image of an emergency situation area through a network interface unit. Could be In addition, the emergency propagation unit 110 may be separated from the management server 200 to build a security management system, but the emergency propagation unit 110 may be constructed as a control module in the management server 200 to construct a security management system. You could do it.

The network interface 220 which is not described in FIG. 2 serves to interface information transmitted and received between the management server 200 and the peripheral device and the network.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the management server 200 is connected to the switching hub 400 through the network interface 220, and the switching hub 400 is again connected to the plurality of video recording apparatuses 500-n. Connected with That is, the management server 200 and the recording apparatuses 500-n transmit and receive control commands and surveillance video image information through IP communication.

For reference, each of the image recording apparatuses 500-n monitors the region when the region information corresponding to the region information included in the recording control command propagated from the management server 200 is in the internal DB. In addition to precisely recording the surveillance image obtained from, and serves to transmit the surveillance image to the management server (200). For reference, the precision recording of surveillance video is a time-division or screen-division method in which 10 frames per second are recorded. In an emergency situation, more frames such as 30 frames per second are accepted. it means. In the case of recording with higher resolution, it can be called a method of precision recording. The video recording apparatus 500-n described above can be connected to a monitor and output surveillance video as in a general case. It is a structure that receives images of surveillance area from several CAMs. If a video control command is received from the management server 200 while displaying an image of a surveillance area (area) in a time division or screen division manner according to the regulations, the video recording device 500-n monitors the surveillance area where an emergency situation occurs. The video is displayed on the monitor when the user releases it or until the programmed time.

Reference numeral 300, which is not described above, shows a public address system that issues an emergency alarm to a voice output device (speaker: 300-n) in an area where an emergency situation occurs under the control of the management server 200. The public address system 300 is a multi-purpose broadcasting system generally used for guidance broadcasting, music broadcasting, etc. for public facilities such as schools, businesses, buildings, apartments. The public address broadcast system 300 includes a sound source generator, a public address broadcast control device, an audio matrix, a power amplifier, and a relay group, as is known. The dual public address control device performs input / output channel control, volume control, and voice output device selection control according to the control of the management server 200.

As described in FIG. 2, the management server 200 of the security monitoring system illustrated in FIG. 1 may also store the surveillance video transmitted from the video recording device to the storage device 230 in real time, and in some cases, the video recording devices ( 500-n) may sequentially transmit the data backup command, and store the surveillance recording image transmitted in response thereto in the storage device 230. In addition, the data backup command may be transmitted at the time set by the administrator or at every backup command input.

Hereinafter, the operation of the security monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, assume that a public person located at address 2, area 3, underground parking lot 1 presses the emergency button installed there because of a fire or physical condition. And it is assumed that there is only one CAM monitoring it. When the emergency button is pressed by the general public, the emergency situation propagation unit 110 generates and outputs an emergency signal containing the area information (parking area 1 area 2 area 3 address) where the pressed emergency button is located. The emergency signal is propagated to the control module 210 in the management server 200 based on the RS-232 communication method.

Then, in response to the emergency signal input, the map information access unit 211 in the management server 200 accesses the map information in which the area where the emergency button is located is partitioned from the storage device 230 and passes it to the emergency area display unit 213. give. The emergency area display unit 213 detects the local information included in the propagated emergency signal and displays the map information marked with the local information on the display unit 240. Understand that the location of address 2, area 3 of the underground parking lot 1 area.

Meanwhile, the recording controller 215 in the management server 200 propagates the recording control command containing the region information detected by the emergency zone display unit 213 to the network through the network interface 220. Accordingly, the recording control command is propagated to the video recording apparatuses 500-n connected to the network.

Each video recording device 500-n has local information that matches the local information included in the propagated recording control command in its internal DB. The video recording device 500-1 monitoring the area, that is, underground parking lot 1 Accurately record the surveillance image acquired from the image photographing apparatus 500-1 assigned to the address of region 2, area 3. Then, the precisely recorded video is transmitted to the management server 200 together.

Accordingly, the surveillance image display unit 217 of the management server 200 outputs the surveillance image transmitted from the video recording device 500-1 to the display unit 240, so that the administrator of the management server 200 generates an emergency situation. It will be possible to monitor the precise image of.

If the management server 200 further includes a surveillance image storage unit, the precise surveillance image transmitted from the video recording apparatus 500-1 by the administrator setting may be stored in the storage device 230 in real time.

In addition, if the management server 200 further includes a surveillance image backup unit, the surveillance image backup unit sequentially sets the data backup command to the video recording apparatus 500-n through the network whenever a preset time is set by the administrator setting or when the administrator inputs a backup command. The transmission and, in response thereto, the recorded surveillance video may be stored in the storage device 230.

Therefore, from the standpoint of the administrator, the present invention can more easily recognize the location of the emergency situation, and enjoy the convenience of easily backing up the precise image data stored in the peripheral video recording apparatus.

If necessary, if the PA system 300 is provided, an emergency alert may be issued to a voice output device of a region where an emergency situation occurs, thereby inducing people to cope quickly.

As described above, the present invention can check the map information marked the area where the emergency occurred, so that a watcher or a security system operator can easily recognize the location where the emergency occurred, and thus can cope with the emergency quickly. There is this.

In addition, the present invention not only has the effect of more conveniently backing up and storing the recordings stored in the plurality of video recording apparatuses, but also has the effect of easily monitoring the video of the region where an emergency occurred.

In addition, the present invention by periodically receiving the automatic backup of the recorded video recording video recording device in the event of an emergency, as well as secure the storage capacity of the video recording device in advance as well as to reduce the effort and time of the administrator for data backup unit It is a useful invention that also provides effects.

On the other hand, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

Claims (9)

In the security monitoring system that can be interlocked with emergency buttons for propagating emergency situations and video recording devices for acquiring and recording an image of an emergency situation area through a network interface unit, Map information access for accessing map information in which the area where the emergency button is located is partitioned from a DB; An emergency situation propagation unit for outputting an emergency signal containing area information on which the emergency button is located when the emergency button is pressed; An emergency area display unit for detecting area information included in the propagated emergency signal and displaying map information marked with the area information; A recording controller for propagating a recording control command containing the detected local information to the video recording apparatus; And a surveillance image display unit for outputting the surveillance image transmitted from any one of the video recording apparatuses to the display unit. The security surveillance system of claim 1, further comprising a surveillance image storage unit configured to store a surveillance image transmitted from the video recording apparatus in a storage device. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a surveillance image backup unit configured to sequentially transmit a data backup command to the video recording apparatuses, and to store the precision surveillance video image stored in the storage device in response thereto. Security surveillance system. The security surveillance system according to claim 3, wherein the surveillance image backup unit transmits a data backup command at a time set by an administrator or at a backup command input. Emergency buttons for propagating emergency situations, An emergency situation propagation unit for outputting an emergency signal containing information on the area where the emergency button is located when the emergency button is pressed; Detects the area information included in the propagated emergency signal, displays the map information marked with the area information, propagates the recording control command containing the detected area information through the network, and is transmitted in response to the recording control command. A management server which outputs a surveillance image to a display unit and backs up the storage image to a storage device; If the area information matches the area information included in the recording control command propagated through the network, it is possible to precisely record the surveillance image obtained from the image photographing apparatus monitoring the region and to transmit the surveillance image to the management server. Security recording system comprising a; video recording devices. The system according to claim 5, further comprising a public address system for issuing an emergency alarm to a voice output device of a region where an emergency situation occurs under the control of the management server. delete The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the management server, And sequentially transmitting a data backup command to the video recording apparatuses, and storing the surveillance video recorded on the storage device in response to the data backup command. The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the management server, Security monitoring system, characterized in that for transmitting the data backup command at the time set by the administrator or the backup command input.

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