KR101250734B1 - Shop surveillance system be connected with cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A store surveillance system is provided so that an administrator conveniently confirms and monitors an image by recording an image with identification information including visual information whenever the opening of a door of a cash register is sensed. CONSTITUTION: A camera unit(100) is mounted to in a direction of a cash register(300), captures a video, and delivers to a control box(200). The control box comprises an image processing unit(210) which processes image data captured by a camera unit; a recording unit(220) which records an image-processed image data; and a sensing unit(230) which senses the opening of a door of a cash register and delivers to an image processing unit. An image processing unit records identification information including visual information of the opening of the door by delivering to a recording unit with image data captured in a camera unit whenever a sensing unit senses the opening of the door of the cash register. [Reference numerals] (100) Camera; (210) Image processing unit; (220) Recording unit; (230) Sensing unit; (300) Cash register;

Description

Shop Surveillance System Be Connected With Cash Register}

The present invention relates to a monitoring system, and more particularly, to a store monitoring system linked to a cash register.

Generally, a cash register is a device used to smoothly manage a store by processing various data related to merchandise sales and notifying the result, and a market research and inventory survey as well as a device capable of simple office processing related to merchandise sales. There is also a wide variety of types, including a point of sales (POS) system that can comprehensively manage distribution processing.

Meanwhile, CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television) system is installed in supermarkets and department stores to effectively manage the store such as monitoring the store for security purposes, or locating goods by inspecting the shelves or the time of day when customers are concentrated. It is.

In general, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, a CCTV system includes a camera unit 10 for photographing a subject, and a control box 20 for displaying a captured image data on a monitor (not shown). It consists of.

The control box 20 includes an image processor 21 for image-processing the captured image data, and a recording unit 22 for recording the image-processed image data.

The image processor 21 may be configured to image-process the image data and transmit the image data to the recording unit 22 to record the image data only when motion is detected.

The camera unit 10 and the control box 20 may be connected by using a wired or wireless line.

Therefore, when the camera unit 10 installed in a store or the like photographs a subject in a specific area, the control box 20 processes the image and records the captured image data whenever motion is detected, and then the administrator records the recorded image data. You can check the management status of the store by playing.

However, in the related art, if the user wants to check the recorded video by continuously photographing a specific area of the store or recording a specific motion every time a specific movement is detected, the user must bear the inconvenience of checking all the images from the first or an arbitrary position.

In order to solve the above problem, when the door opening of the cash register installed in the store is detected, the identification information including visual information is recorded together with the image data, and the recorded image information is recorded based on the identification information at the time of reproduction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shop monitoring system that is linked to the created cash register so that the administrator can easily check the recorded image by displaying it.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera unit mounted to a cash register, a sensing unit for detecting a door opening of the cash register, a recording unit for recording image data, and a door opening of the cash register. When it is detected, the image captured by the camera unit and the identification information are transmitted to the recording unit together. When the playback mode is set, the recorded images are sorted based on the identification information and displayed on the monitor. And an image processing unit for reproducing and displaying an image corresponding to the selected identification information on a monitor.

The identification information may include a shooting time, a still image of the initial shooting, and a device (camera and cash register) number.

The connection between the camera unit and the image processing unit and the connection between the sensor unit and the cash register may use a wired or wireless method.

The present invention of the above configuration, for example, in a particular situation of the store, when the door opening of the cash register is detected by recording and recording an image taken around the cash register with the identification information, including the recording time, recording when the playback mode is set The images are sorted based on the identification information, so that the administrator can play the video part selected by the administrator at random.

In addition, the present invention exhibits the effect of preventing the occurrence of crime such as theft by recording and recording the surroundings of the cash register whenever the door of the cash register is detected.

1 is a block diagram of a typical CCTV system.
2 is a block diagram of a store monitoring system linked to a cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a signal flowchart of a recording operation in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a signal flowchart of an image reproduction operation recorded in FIG. 2; FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

2 is a block diagram of a store monitoring system interworking with a cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the camera unit 100 mounted to face the cash register 300 and the camera unit 100. And a control box 200 for processing and recording the captured image.

The camera unit 100 is mounted in the direction of the cash register 300 to shoot a video and transmit it to the control box 200.

The control box 200 opens an image processing unit 210 for image processing image data captured by the camera unit 100, a recording unit 220 for recording the image processed image data, and a door of the cash register 300. It comprises a detection unit 230 for detecting and transmitting to the image processing unit 210.

The image processing unit 210 records the identification information including the door opening time information together with image data captured by the camera unit 200 whenever the sensing unit 230 detects the door opening of the cash register 300. The video is recorded.

The recording unit 220 may be configured as an HDD, a USB, an SD card, and a DVR.

The detection unit 230 is mounted on the door portion of the cash register 300 to detect the operation of the switch that is on / off by opening and closing the door or when the cash register 300 is made in a digital control circuit according to the opening and closing of the door It can be configured to detect the signal of.

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The connection between the camera unit 100 and the control box 200 and the connection between the cash register 300 and the control box 200 may use a wired or wireless method.

When described in detail with reference to Figures 3 and 4 the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above.

3 is a signal flowchart of a video recording operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a signal flowchart of a video playback operation recorded according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the camera unit 100 is mounted to face the cash register 300, and photographs a video and transmits it to the control box 200.

In addition, the detector 230 of the control box 200 detects whether the door of the cash register 300 is open.

Subsequently, the sensing unit 230 notifies the image processor 210 of detecting the door opening of the cash register 300.

In this case, the image processor 210 processes the image photographed by the camera unit 100 and simultaneously transmits identification information including the photographing time to the recording unit 220 together with the captured image.

Accordingly, the recording unit 220 records and stores the image including the identification information. Here, the 'identification information' refers to all information that can be identified by distinguishing the image data from other data, and may include information such as a shooting time, an initial still image, and a device (camera, cash register) number.

On the other hand, in the above described the operation of recording the captured image with the identification information when the door opening of the cash register 300 is detected, while the door opening of the cash register 300 is detected while continuously recording the recorded image Only when the video is recorded, it can be operated to record the video with the identification information.

Subsequently, if the administrator sets the playback operation to check the store status, it is determined whether the identification information is the playback of the recorded video portion.

At this time, when it is determined that the identification information is recorded to reproduce the image portion, the image processing unit 210 searches an image recorded in the recording unit 220 based on the still image and the recording time of the initial portion of the captured image in which the identification information is recorded. They are aligned and displayed on a monitor (not shown).

Accordingly, when the administrator selects a still image or a shooting time displayed on a monitor (not shown), the manager plays a video of the corresponding part so as to check a store situation and a door opening state of the cash register 300.

The reproducing operation is repeatedly performed every time the identification information displayed on the monitor (not shown) is selected.

If the identification information is not the reproduction of the recorded portion, the video is reproduced from the portion arbitrarily selected by the administrator.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be possible.

100: camera unit 200: control box
210: image processing unit 220: recording unit
230: detector 300: cash register

Claims (2)

A camera unit mounted to the cash register,
A detector for detecting a door opening of the cash register;
A recording unit for recording video data;
When the door opening of the cash register is detected, the image captured by the camera unit and the identification information are transmitted to the recording unit and recorded. When the playback mode is set, the recorded images are sorted based on the identification information and displayed on the monitor. And an image processing unit for reproducing an image corresponding to the selected identification information among the sorted identification information and displaying the same on a monitor. The store monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a shooting time, a still image of an initial shooting, and a device (camera and cash register) number.

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