KR100883417B1 - Media server system image tracking controlled and multi-connected, and monitoring camera control system including it, and method for making an image tracking control and multi-connection - Google Patents

Abstract

A media server system, a monitoring camera control system comprising the same and an implementing method therefor are provided to give authority for controlling the camera to multiple users, to enable image control to a desired direction, real-time image verification, comparison and analysis of recorded image at a user terminal. A network connection unit(110) receives image information or multimedia information from a monitoring camera system and performs internet communication with a user terminal. An information processing unit(120) processes a part or all of the received image information or multimedia information and stores the processed information in a database. An information extracting unit(130) extracts the image information or the multimedia information processed by the information processing unit or stored in the database in response to the request of the image information or the multimedia information from the user terminal. A control unit(140) controls the overall operation of the network connection unit, the information processing unit and the information extracting unit.

Description

Media server system image tracking controlled and multi-connected, and monitoring camera control system including it, and method for making an image tracking control and multi-connection}

The present invention relates to a media server system for multiple access and video tracking control, a surveillance camera control system including the same, and a method for performing multiple access and video tracking control. The surveillance camera control system according to the present invention is simply referred to as a multi-access multimedia control surveillance tracking system (M.C.L.T).

More specifically, in accordance with the selection control request for a specific event from the user terminal, multiple access by extracting the processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from the camera system for each compartment according to the progress of the specific event and providing the same to the user terminal And a media server system controlled by video tracking, a surveillance camera control system including the same, and a method for performing multiple access and video tracking control.

In case of the surveillance system using the existing CCTV, there are two methods. One is a system for continuously viewing only fixed images from fixed cameras. This method is an early CCTV surveillance system that is usually used only for limited purposes to keep one spot on a building or road. In this case, since the camera is fixed, there is a problem that the administrator must directly adjust the position and angle of the camera even when the administrator controls the camera.

Accordingly, an intelligent surveillance system has been proposed in another form. Intelligent surveillance system is a widely used system that uses a camera capable of PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom). PTZ camera method can control the camera and can be used both in outdoor and indoor.However, it can be controlled only in the situation room, and can be controlled only by limited administrators in limited places using PTZ cameras even if they are accessed from other areas. If the person has to finish the control, it can be controlled by the limited manager of the subordinate and there is a big limitation that simultaneous control is not allowed.

In other words, until now, the system using the PTZ camera had the appearance that simultaneous control was impossible to match the control direction of two or more people. Since only the person with the control right can control, if multiple simultaneous access is made, the problem of acquiring the control right and the person who does not have the control right are forced to control the image controlled by the person who has the control right. If you enlarge the desired part of the desired place in real time, the situation of losing the image of the other point occurs. As a result, at the same time, it is impossible to control a number of places or by a number of people at the same time.

The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, to provide a plurality of users to access the image information obtained by the plurality of cameras to be able to control and monitor the image information in the desired direction. That is, the object of the present invention is to enable a plurality of connections and multiple controls, preferably image tracking controls, for image information acquired by a plurality of cameras.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a wired or wireless network is connected to a plurality of surveillance camera systems arranged in a surveillance target area and obtaining image information or multimedia information for each section, and from the surveillance camera system. A network connection unit configured to receive image information or multimedia information and to perform Internet communication with a user terminal connected through the Internet; An information processing unit for processing a part or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted through the network connection unit for each section and storing the processed information in a database; In response to a request for providing image information or multimedia information from the user terminal through the network connection unit, the image information or multimedia information processed or stored in the information processing unit is extracted from a specific camera system, and a specific event from the user terminal. In accordance with the selection control request for the tracking of the progress of the particular event received from the camera system for each section associated with the progress of the specific event received from the information processing unit or the extracted image information or multimedia information, and extracted the information An information extraction unit configured to provide a to the user terminal through the network connection unit; And a control unit for controlling the network connection unit, the information processing unit, and the information extracting unit to control the multiple access and image tracking control using the Internet. do.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in the media server system, the event means a specific audio signal or a stop or movement of a specific object in the image information or the multimedia information, and the selection control request for the specific event is A zooming in or out of an image centered on a specific object or a monitoring or tracking request according to the movement of the specific object, and the information extracting unit from camera systems in a section corresponding to the direction of movement of the specific object according to the control request. Characterized in that it is provided to extract the processed or stored image information or multimedia information received.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in the media server systems, the information processing unit processes image information or multimedia information for each section to display image information from an object movement event or a specific audio event occurrence to end, or Characterized in that it stores only the multimedia information.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in the media server systems, a range of selection control or image information or multimedia information provided by the user terminal by receiving user information from the user terminal or And a user authentication unit configured to store and set the authority for the combined range, and determine the authority of the connected user terminal from the stored information to limit and control various requests of the user terminal.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, in the media server systems, the specific image information is read out according to a control request selected by the user terminal from the image information or the multimedia information extracted from the information extraction unit. And a video information reading unit.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, a plurality of surveillance camera system disposed in the surveillance region to obtain image information or multimedia information for each section; A control server constituting the above-described media server system; And accessing the control server through the Internet, performing a request for providing processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from the specific camera system to the control server, and providing an image provided from the control server according to the request. Selecting a specific event of the event generated in the information or multimedia information to perform a control request, a plurality of user terminals for receiving and playing in real time the image information or multimedia information according to the offer request and the control request from the control server; A surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control using the Internet is proposed.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the surveillance camera control system, the surveillance camera system processes the image information or multimedia information obtained for each section to end from the occurrence of an object event or a specific audio event It is characterized by transmitting only the image information or multimedia information up to the control server.

Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the surveillance camera control system, an image included in each of the surveillance camera system or separately connected to the control server, and is obtained and processed by the surveillance camera system. Generates an alarm signal according to the occurrence of a motion event or a specific audio event of an object in image information or multimedia information transmitted from the surveillance camera system or received from the surveillance camera system or through the surveillance camera system. Alarm device for transmitting to the control server; characterized in that further comprises.

Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the surveillance camera control systems, the control server is capable of providing a request for image information or multimedia information of the user terminal and a selection control request for a specific event. And providing to the user terminal an application for editing and storing the information provided to the user terminal according to the selection request and the selection control request to the user terminal, and provided from the control server through the application at the user terminal. Information is edited and stored according to a user's selection.

In order to achieve the above object, according to yet another aspect of the present invention, (a) a plurality of surveillance connected to a wired or wireless network arranged in the area to be monitored to obtain image information or multimedia information for each section in the server system; An information receiving step of receiving image information or multimedia information from a camera system; (b) an information processing step of processing a part or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted in step (a) for each section in the server system, and storing the processed information in a database; (c) in response to the request for providing image information or multimedia information and the request for providing image information or multimedia information from a user terminal connected to the Internet by executing an application that enables a selection control request for a specific event, A requested information providing step of receiving the information from the specific camera system and extracting the image information or the multimedia information processed or stored in the step (b) and providing the extracted information to the user terminal; And (d) in response to the selection control request for the specific event from the user terminal in the image information or the multimedia information provided in step (c) through the application, in the server system, tracks the progress of the specific event and A control request information providing step of extracting the image information or the multimedia information processed or stored in step (b) and receiving the received information from the camera system for each section related to the progress of the process and providing the same to the user terminal; And a method for performing multiple access and image tracking control using the Internet to achieve the image tracking control is proposed.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the multiple access and video tracking control method, the event means a specific audio signal or a still or motion of a specific object in the image information or the multimedia information. The selection control request for a specific event is an enlargement or reduction of an image around the specific object or a monitoring or tracking request according to the movement of the specific object, and step (d) includes the specific object according to the selection control request. Characterized in that the extracted from the camera system of the section corresponding to the movement direction of the processed or stored image information or multimedia information is provided to provide.

Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the multiple access and image tracking control method, receiving user information from the user terminal, the scope of selection control by the user terminal or image information or multimedia information To determine the authority for the range of partitions or combinations thereof providing from the pre-stored information to perform the steps (c) or (d) or the steps (c) and (d) within the allowed range It features.

According to various aspects of the present invention, there is provided a media server system for controlling multiple access and video tracking, a surveillance camera control system including the same, and a method for performing multiple access and video tracking control, and providing control rights to a camera according to such aspects. In addition, it is possible to control the image in the direction desired by the user terminal of a computer, a mobile phone, etc. connected through the Internet, thereby real-time image checking and comparison and analysis with the recorded image.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention for achieving the above object are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiments, redundant additional descriptions may be omitted.

First, a media server system for multiple access and image tracking control according to an aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a media server system for multiple access and image tracking control according to an aspect of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a media server system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a network connection unit 110, an information processing unit 120, an information extracting unit 130, and a control unit 140. In the media server system 100 and 100 ', multiple access using the Internet may be performed and multiple simultaneous image control may be performed.

Specifically, the network connection unit 110 is wired or wirelessly connected to a plurality of surveillance camera systems 200 (refer to FIG. 3) for acquiring image information or multimedia information for each section and arranged in a surveillance target area. The camera system 200 receives image information or multimedia information. The surveillance camera system 200 may be a surveillance camera itself, and may include not only a surveillance camera but also a system for processing frame information obtained from a camera and transmitting it to another system, that is, the media server 100 according to the present invention. It can be used to mean. The monitored area can be, for example, an area such as a road that requires speed violations, traffic information, or underground parking lots or houses where crime can occur. However, it is not limited to such an example, and various regions may be applicable. Surveillance camera 200 is preferably a digital camera, the obtained image information is processed into a digital signal.

The network connection unit 110 may be directly connected to a plurality of surveillance camera system 200 by a cable or a wired network connection or a wireless network connection with a plurality of remote surveillance camera system 200. It is understood that the image information obtained from the surveillance camera 200 includes still image information as well as moving image information, and the multimedia information includes image information and audio or text information.

The network connection unit 110 also performs internet communication with a user terminal 300 (see FIG. 3) connected through the Internet. In this case, the user terminal 300 is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, and may basically be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, an ultra mobile PC (UMPC), a palmtop computer, or the like. In addition, it can be a variety of portable terminals that can be connected to the Internet, namely CDMA / WCDMA-mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Next, the information processing unit 120 processes some or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted through the network connection unit 110 for each section. Then, the processed information is stored in the database 150. Processing image information or the like includes processing for compression or processing for transmission or processing for storage, or processing for all or part thereof. Although not shown, the database 150 may be included in the media server 100, and preferably, a separate D / B server 150 may be included in the media server system 100 ′ as shown in FIG. 2. Can be.

The processing of part of the image information or the multimedia information may be performed by selecting only the information from the received information from the event occurrence to the end according to a preset condition, for example. In addition, all of the received information may be processed, and some information may be stored, for example, only information from an event occurrence to an end or only information from a predetermined time before the event occurrence to a predetermined time after the end. In addition, the information processing unit 120 may process the image information or multimedia information for each section to store only the image information or the multimedia information from the movement event or the specific audio event occurrence to the end of the object.

The information extracting unit 130 is received from the specific camera system 200 and processed by the information processing unit 120 according to a request for providing image information or multimedia information from the user terminal 300 through the network connection unit 110. Image information or multimedia information or image information stored in the database 150 is extracted. In the request for providing image information or multimedia information from the user terminal 300, a specific section may be set among the sections photographed by the camera system 200, and a request date for providing information about the zones preset by the user information is provided. Further, it may be a request for providing according to an arbitrary selection from the user terminal 300 among the image information or the multimedia information provided by the media server system 100. In addition, the request may be a request for providing information about a predetermined time, or may be a request for providing information according to a time arbitrarily selected from the user terminal 300.

In addition, according to the selection control request for the specific event from the user terminal 300, the progress of the specific event is tracked and received from the camera system 200 for each section associated with the progress of the specific event processed by the information processing unit 120 Image information or multimedia information or image information stored in the database 150 is extracted. In this case, the event refers to the stop or movement of a specific object in the image information or the multimedia information, or the generation of a specific audio signal. The image object in the image information or the multimedia information is an object such as a person or a car. In addition, the event may be contrast information of the image, for example, background contrast information. Furthermore, the movement may be a part of the entire image, not a specific object. In the case of a movement, preferably, the movement of a predetermined range or more may be set as an event occurrence. In the case of an audio signal, a specific audio, for example, a human scream, a rescue request sound, or the like may be set as an event generation signal. Tracking the progress of a particular event on information processed by the information processor 120 or extracted from image information or multimedia information stored in the database 150 refers to determining and tracking the movement of the selected specific object. As a result, events such as buildings, underground parking lots, alleys, and other images captured by the surveillance camera 200, for example, visits of noticed visitors, visits of unannounced strangers, invasion of houses, car takeovers, and escapes after crimes. The progress of can be tracked around a specific object.

The selection control request for a specific event may be for enlarging or reducing an image around a specific object. If the control request is for the enlargement or reduction of the image, the media server system 100 may provide an enlarged or reduced image, or the user terminal 300 may enlarge or reduce the image provided to the user terminal 300. Reduction may be performed. The control request may be based on the movement of a specific object. In this case, the request may be a request for a sequential partition moving image in which image information including the movement of the specific object is sequentially expressed according to the movement. Particularly preferably it may be a monitoring or tracking request according to the movement of a specific object, in this case it is to monitor or track the movement of the specific object to be sequentially moved. When the control request is based on the movement of a specific object, the information extracting unit 130 receives image data or multimedia information received and processed from the camera systems 200 in a section corresponding to the movement direction of the specific object according to the control request. Alternatively, the stored image information or multimedia information is extracted. By extracting image information or multimedia information according to the selection control of a specific event according to each control request by the connected user terminal 300, simultaneous multiple control is possible.

The information extracted from the information extracting unit 130 is provided to the user terminal 300 that requests for providing image information or multimedia information through the network connection unit 110 or requests for selection control for a specific event. Accordingly, control is performed on image information acquired or already acquired and stored image information according to a control request from a plurality of user terminals 300 connected to the media server system 100, thereby enabling simultaneous multiple control.

The control unit 140 of the media server system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention controls the network connection unit 110, the information processing unit 120, and the information extracting unit 130, which are the above-mentioned components, to comprehensively control the Internet. Control multiple access and video tracking using

2 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of a media server system for multiple access and image tracking control according to an aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the media server system 100 ′ receives user information from the user terminal 300, and a range of selection control by the user terminal 300 or a division range for providing image information or multimedia information. It further includes a user authentication unit 160 to set and store the rights of the combined range of these, and to limit the various requests of the user terminal 300 by determining the authority of the connected user terminal 300 from the stored information. can do.

In addition, according to another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the media server system 100 ′ is selected by the user terminal 300 from image information or multimedia information extracted from the information extraction unit 130. The image information reading unit 170 may further include a specific image information reading unit according to the control request. The image information reading unit 170, for example, a user terminal 300 when a stranger intruder boards a vehicle to escape using a vehicle while monitoring or tracking a motion of a stranger intruder in a building or an underground parking lot. According to the selected control request in the), the vehicle number can be read, extracted and stored or transmitted to the user terminal 300. In this case, the vehicle can be tracked to the end by detecting and reading the same vehicle number from the surveillance camera 200 of another section in which the vehicle escapes by using the image read vehicle number. In addition, the image reading of the image reading unit 170 may allow an intruder, which is an event object, to board the vehicle, thereby automatically changing the event object from the intruder to the invading vehicle. Image reading may be automatically performed according to the automatic change of the event object.

Next, specific embodiments of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a description of a duplicate configuration of the configuration of the media server system 100 described above will be omitted.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, one embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control includes a plurality of surveillance camera systems 200 and a control server 100a constituting the aforementioned media server system 100. And a plurality of user terminals 300.

The plurality of surveillance camera systems 200 are disposed in a surveillance target area to obtain image information or multimedia information for each section. The surveillance camera system 200 is already referred to above. Surveillance camera system 200 may be used to include not only a surveillance camera but also a system for processing frame information obtained from a camera and transmitting it to another system, that is, the media server 100 according to the present invention. By processing the image information or multimedia information obtained for each section, only the image information or multimedia information from the movement event or the specific audio event occurrence to the end of the object may be transmitted to the control server 100a. The movement of the object or the specific audio event may be an event that is recognized in accordance with a preset range.

The plurality of user terminals 300 are connected to the control server 100a through the Internet, and provide a request for providing processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from the specific camera system 200 to the control server 100a. Perform. In addition, the control request is performed by selecting a specific event among events generated in the image information or the multimedia information provided from the control server 100a according to the provision request. The control request may preferably be a monitoring or tracking control request for the movement of a particular event. For the provision of the request for the image information or the multimedia information and the selection control request for the specific event, refer to the above description.

The user terminal 300 may receive image information or multimedia information according to the provision request and the control request from the control server 100a in real time, and may reproduce the data in real time or store it according to a selection. In this case, the real-time transmission means that image information or multimedia information processed by real-time processing by the control server 100a is provided in real time according to a provision request or a control request of the user terminal 300.

The user terminal 300 can easily share an event by exchanging video screens between users in the same area or between remote users.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the control server 100a enables a request for providing image information or multimedia information and a selection control request for a specific event of the user terminal 300, and the request for providing and selection control. According to a request, an application that enables the user terminal 300 to edit and store information provided to the user terminal 300 according to a user's selection may be provided. In the user terminal 300, information provided from the control server 100a through the application may be edited and stored according to a user's selection.

5 and 6 are views illustrating an image information editing and playback function received from a user terminal of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention. Is one embodiment of a setting information input screen for setting user rights in a user terminal of one embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

Image information transmitted through an application installed in the user terminal 300 can be obtained for various places, Figure 5 shows that the obtained various place-specific images are simultaneously played for each place by the multi-screen playback function have. The user terminal 300 can freely control, search, search, save, etc. by arbitrarily selecting a desired place through the application.

As another function of the application, the image information obtained from one camera 200 is transmitted by time zone by camera selection control, and image information of a desired point in time can be reproduced. At this time, as shown in Figure 6, it is shown that it is possible to comprehensively monitor by the simultaneous playback by dividing by the desired time point through the multi-screen.

Furthermore, the time zone image information reproducing function makes it possible to enlarge / reduce an object included in the image information among time zone image information, which extracts only the same object image information from the time zone image information, and enlarges / reduces it by the editing process. Only the reduced image information can be extracted and reproduced on the screen. At this time, it is preferable to make it possible to check the event information when playing the image information for each time zone.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a preferred embodiment may further include an alarm device in a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control. The alarm device 210 is a device for generating a signal for notifying an alarm in various forms such as an alarm, a warning light, or a vibration. The alarm device 210 may be included in each of the surveillance camera system 200 or may be separately included as a component of the surveillance camera control system. In case of separately being a component of the surveillance camera control system is connected to the control server (100a).

When included in each of the surveillance camera system 200, the surveillance camera system is generated by generating an alarm signal according to an object's movement event or a specific audio event among image information or multimedia information acquired and processed by the surveillance camera system 200. Transmit to the control server (100a) through (200).

In the case of being a component of the surveillance camera control system, an alarm signal is generated in response to an object movement event or a specific audio event in the image information or multimedia information received from the surveillance camera system 200 and processed by the control server 100a. Create and send directly to the control server (100a).

7 is a view of an application screen in a user terminal of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the application screen of the user terminal, it is possible to arrange the stored image in various screen configurations, search for different time zones for each stored image, and synchronize different screens with the time zone found. It is possible to grasp the copper wire quickly.

8 is a view of a setting information input screen for setting user rights in a user terminal 300 of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the set user rights may be assigned, for example, for each type of camera 200, and also for each type of camera 200, right to play image information (view right) and image information may be transmitted and The authority can be set by subdividing into editable authority (administrative authority), and the authority for setting and checking event information can also be set.

After receiving and storing the user information input by the request from the user terminal 300 in advance, it can be determined by matching the pre-stored user information and the setting information whether there is a corresponding authority when requesting authority by access. Here, the user information is basically information including a personal identification code, a user ID, a password, etc. The setting information is information in which the user's authority is set, and basically a personal identification code, a camera selection control authority, and image information. It may include some or all of the reproduction authority, image information transmission / editing authority, event management / confirmation authority setting information, and the like.

9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating one application example utilizing a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when an outsider invades the house, the outsider invades from the surveillance camera 200 installed in each location (front door, living room, room, parking lot, yard, etc.) to capture image information. Acquire. At this time, the external intrusion is detected by the moving object detecting sensor of the surveillance camera 200, and generates external notification information from the alarm device 210 that is linked with the surveillance camera 200, and outputs an alarm sound and an alarm.

The obtained image information and the external notification information is transmitted to the control server 100a connected to the monitoring camera 200, the control server 100a receives the image information and the external notification information, the corresponding user terminal (300, A) By transmitting the acquired image information to the user) or the portable terminal 300 (user B or C), it is possible to quickly and accurately confirm the external intrusion, and to be used for the subsequent arrest.

In addition, since the control server 100a may include an image reading unit 170 as shown in FIG. 2, in this case, a vehicle after the intrusion of an outsider detected by the moving object detecting sensor of the surveillance camera 200 is used. When escaping, as the event progresses, i.e., the movement of the intruder outside, the image is acquired from the surveillance camera 200 corresponding to the direction of the movement, as well as when the passenger boards the vehicle to escape. The object is changed to a vehicle, and the number of the vehicle is read and extracted by the image and provided to the user terminal 300 or stored. Based on this image-read data, continuous tracking of the vehicle is possible.

Since the road situation, the surveillance camera 200 for using the surveillance camera 200 for speeding down to identify the escaped vehicle will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 10. When passing the image information obtained by the monitoring camera 200 from the control server 100a receives from the user terminal 300 can check the vehicle through the vehicle number of the image information.

Thereafter, a criminal vehicle driving on the highway receives image information obtained from a plurality of speed cameras or road condition monitoring cameras located in a Seoul toll gate to Daejeon section, and receives the image information from the control server 100a and confirms the received information to the user terminal 300. have.

Next, the image information obtained from the surveillance cameras (speed cameras and road situation monitoring cameras, 300) located in the Daejeon-Muju section is received from the control server 100a and received by the user terminal 300 to confirm and confirm the result. By, police cars are dispatched to wait at the expected route point. Thereafter, the criminal is arrested by, for example, a police vehicle waiting in advance at the Geochang toll gate.

Next, a specific embodiment of a method for performing multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

11 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a method for performing multiple access and video tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention. Reference numerals are the same for the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

As shown in FIG. 11, one embodiment of a method for performing multiple access and image tracking control using the Internet includes an information receiving step S100, an information processing step S200, a requested information providing step S300, and a control. Including the requested information providing step (S400). Each step is performed in the media server system 100 as in FIGS. 1 and 2.

(a) In the information receiving step (S100), in the server system 100, image information from a plurality of surveillance camera systems 200 connected to a wired or wireless network arranged in a surveillance target area and obtaining image information or multimedia information for each section. Or receive multimedia information.

Next, in (b) the information processing step (S200), the server system 100 processes some or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted in step (a) (S100) for each section, and processes the processed information. To be stored in the database 150.

In the next (c) providing requested information providing step (S300), an application for enabling a request for providing image information or multimedia information and a selection control request for a specific event is executed to execute the request from the user terminal 300 connected to the Internet. In response to the request for providing the image information or the multimedia information, the server system 100 receives the transmission from the specific camera system 200 and extracts the image information or the multimedia information processed or stored in the step (b) (S200) and the user terminal ( 300).

And (d) control request information providing step (S400), through the application, (c) selection control for a specific event from the user terminal 300 of the image information or multimedia information provided in step (S300) In response to the request, the server system 100 tracks the progress of a specific event and receives it from the camera system 200 for each section associated with the progress of the specific event. (B) Image information or multimedia information processed or stored in step S200. Extract it and provide it to the user terminal 300.

In addition, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an event means a specific audio signal or a still or motion of a specific object in the image information or multimedia information, and the selection control request for the specific event is based on the specific object. It is an enlarged or reduced image or a control request according to the movement of the specific object. Preferably the control request may be a monitoring or tracking request for the movement of a particular object. Then, step (d) (S400) extracts and provides processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from the camera systems 200 of the section corresponding to the movement direction of the specific object according to the selection control request.

Furthermore, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user information received from the user terminal 300, the range of the selection control by the user terminal 300 or the division range for providing the image information or multimedia information or their The authority for the combined range is determined from the previously stored information, and the steps (c) or (d) (S300 or S400) or the steps (c) and (d) (S300 and S400) are performed within the allowable authority range. do.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, the accompanying drawings and the above embodiments are described by way of example to help those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the present invention. It is. Accordingly, the above embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention should be construed in accordance with the invention set forth in the appended claims, the scope of which is to be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. Include various changes, alternatives, and equivalents by the party.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a media server system for multiple access and image tracking control according to an aspect of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of a media server system for multiple access and image tracking control according to an aspect of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

5 and 6 are views illustrating an image information editing and playback function received from a user terminal of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

7 is a view of an application screen in a user terminal of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

8 is a view of a setting information input screen for setting user rights in a user terminal of an embodiment of a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating one application example utilizing a surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a method for performing multiple access and video tracking control according to another aspect of the present invention.

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100: media server or media server system 110: network connection

120: information processing unit 130: information extraction unit

140: control unit 150: database

160: user authentication unit 170: image reading unit

100a: control server 200: surveillance camera or surveillance camera system

210: alarm device 300: user terminal

Claims (12)

Wired or wireless network connected to a plurality of surveillance camera systems arranged in a surveillance area to obtain image information or multimedia information for each section, receiving image information or multimedia information from the surveillance camera system, and being connected via the Internet. A network connection unit configured to communicate with the Internet; An information processing unit for processing a part or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted through the network connection unit for each section and storing the processed information in a database; In response to a request for providing image information or multimedia information from the user terminal through the network connection unit, the image information or multimedia information processed or stored in the information processing unit is extracted from a specific camera system, and a specific event from the user terminal. In accordance with the selection control request for the tracking of the progress of the particular event received from the camera system for each section associated with the progress of the specific event received from the information processing unit or the extracted image information or multimedia information, and extracted the information An information extraction unit configured to provide a to the user terminal through the network connection unit; And And a control unit configured to control the network connection unit, the information processing unit, and the information extraction unit to control the multi-access and image tracking using the internet. The method of claim 1, The event means a specific audio signal or a still or motion of a specific object in the image information or the multimedia information. The selection control request for the specific event is an enlargement or reduction of an image around the specific object or a monitoring or tracking request according to the movement of the specific object. The information extracting unit extracts and provides processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from camera systems in a section corresponding to the movement direction of the specific object according to the control request. Media server system that controls video tracking. The method of claim 1, The information processing unit processes image information or multimedia information for each section to store only image information or multimedia information from an object's motion event or a specific audio event occurrence to end, and the multiple access and image using the Internet. Media server system that is tracked and controlled. The method of claim 1, Receive user information from the user terminal to set and store the authority of the range of selection control by the user terminal or the division range for providing image information or multimedia information or a combination thereof, and the user connected from the stored information. And a user authentication unit for limiting and controlling the various requests of the user terminal by determining the authority of the terminal. The method of claim 1, And a video information reading unit for reading specific video information according to a control request selected by the user terminal from the image information or the multimedia information extracted by the information extracting unit. Media server system that is tracked and controlled. A plurality of surveillance camera systems disposed in the surveillance region to obtain image information or multimedia information for each section; A control server constituting a media server system according to any one of claims 1 to 5; And Access to the control server through the Internet, perform a request for providing processed or stored image information or multimedia information received from the specific camera system to the control server, and image information provided from the control server according to the provision request Or a plurality of user terminals that select a specific event among the events generated in the multimedia information to perform a control request, and receive and reproduce image information or multimedia information according to the provision request and the control request in real time from the control server. Surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control using internet. The method of claim 6, The surveillance camera system processes the image information or the multimedia information obtained for each section and transmits only the image information or the multimedia information from the movement event or the specific audio event occurrence to the end of the object to the control server. Surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control. The method of claim 6, The image information included in each of the surveillance camera systems or separately connected to the control server, the image information obtained from the surveillance camera system or the multimedia information received from the surveillance camera system or transmitted from the surveillance camera system and processed by the control server. Or an alarm device for generating an alarm signal according to a motion event or a specific audio event occurrence of the object in the multimedia information and transmitting the alarm signal to the control server directly or through the surveillance camera system. Surveillance camera control system capable of access and image tracking control. The method of claim 6, The control server enables the request for providing the image information or the multimedia information of the user terminal and the selection control request for a specific event, and the information provided to the user terminal according to the provision request and the selection control request according to the user's selection. Provide the user terminal with an application that enables editing and storage; Surveillance camera control system capable of multiple access and image tracking control using the Internet, characterized in that the information provided from the control server through the application in the user terminal is edited and stored according to the user's selection. (a) an information receiving step of receiving image information or multimedia information from a plurality of surveillance camera systems connected to a wired or wireless network arranged in a surveillance target area and obtaining image information or multimedia information for each section; (b) an information processing step of processing a part or all of the image information or the multimedia information transmitted in the step (a) for each section in the server system and storing the processed information in a database; (c) in response to the request for providing image information or multimedia information and the request for providing image information or multimedia information from a user terminal connected to the Internet by executing an application that enables a selection control request for a specific event, A requested information providing step of receiving from a specific camera system and extracting image information or multimedia information processed or stored in the step (b) and providing the same to the user terminal; And (d) through the application, in accordance with the selection control request for the specific event from the user terminal in the image information or multimedia information provided in the step (c), the server system tracks the progress of the specific event to track the specific event Control request information providing step of extracting the image information or multimedia information processed or stored in the step (b) received from the camera system for each compartment according to the progress of the provided to the user terminal; A method for performing multiple access and video tracking control using the Internet for multiple access and video tracking control. The method of claim 10, The event means a specific audio signal or a still or motion of a specific object in the image information or the multimedia information. The selection control request for the specific event is an enlargement or reduction of an image around the specific object or a control request according to the movement of the specific object. The step (d) uses the Internet to extract and provide image or multimedia information processed or stored received from camera systems in a section corresponding to the movement direction of the specific object according to the selection control request. How to perform multiple access and video tracking control. The method of claim 10, The authority of the range of the selection control received by the user terminal from the user terminal or the range of the division providing the image information or the multimedia information or the combined range thereof, or the combination thereof, is determined within the authority range that is allowed. And performing the steps (c) or (d) or the steps (c) and (d).

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