KR101344062B1 - The system and method access ip camera using internet messenger and mobile messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for accessing an IP camera using the internet and a mobile messenger capable of providing an image of an IP camera through a messenger service and controlling the image of the IP camera, which connects a messenger user connected to the messenger service with a camera management server managing the IP camera, providing the messenger user with the image of the IP camera, managing a specific IP camera through the messenger service, and controls the IP camera, thereby providing various IP camera images and easily managing the IP camera images. [Reference numerals] (S10) IP cameras registered on the management server;(S20) Connects a messenger user and camera management server via the messenger server;(S30) Depending on a user messenger request, information of the IP camera is provided to the messenger user;(S40) Request for IP camera registration;(S50) Camera information made public?;(S60) Connect specific IP camera and messenger user;(S70) Enter ID/PW of specific IP camera and messenger user;(S80) Connect specific IP camera and messenger user

Description

System and method access IP camera using internet messenger and mobile messenger

The present invention relates to an IP camera access system and method using the Internet and a mobile messenger, and more particularly, to an IP camera access system using an internet and a mobile messenger to provide and control an image of an IP camera through a messenger service. And to a method.

In general, a closed circuit TV (CCTV) system uses a plurality of video cameras to capture a moving picture of a predetermined range, and to record the captured moving picture data to a memory device to monitor a specific range. Therefore, administrators can easily play back files recorded on the memory device to identify events or accidents that occurred at a specific time or location.

These CCTV surveillance systems are used to monitor changes in the places where people enter or leave production lines, such as public institutions, apartments, large department stores or banks.

However, since the conventional closed circuit TV stores the captured moving image data on the video tape in an analog manner, the available capturing time is very limited according to the storage capacity of the video tape. In addition, conventional closed-circuit TVs require expensive equipment, such as CCTV cameras and monitors, and a large number of cables and operating personnel for installation and maintenance, making the system very difficult to build and nearly impossible for personal installation.

Instead of security surveillance systems that can only be used with expensive equipment, the spread of systems using IP cameras is gradually increasing.

IP camera system is a camera used to connect to the wired and wireless Internet. It consists of a camera module, decoder, video compression chip, CPU, network transmission chip and so on. The analog signal received from the camera module is converted into digital through a decoder and is transmitted through compression in a compression chip. IP cameras can be used to check the home situation from the outside with a mobile phone and serve as a tool for user-generated content (UCC) and home networks.

However, in order to check only the video information of a specific camera installed by a user in the case of a normal IP camera, all the use programs must be installed according to the type of the corresponding IP camera. Many difficulties arise in providing an image of an IP camera to be used.

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The present invention has been made in order to improve the above problems, by connecting a messenger user accessing a messenger service and a camera management server managing an IP camera to provide an image of an IP camera to a messenger user, and a specific messenger service. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and method for accessing an IP camera using the Internet and a mobile messenger to provide a more diverse and larger number of IP camera images by facilitating the management and control of the IP camera. There is this.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera management server that stores and monitors information of an IP camera and provides a messenger user to access the information of the IP camera through a messenger service; Providing and registering information of the IP camera to the camera management server to manage the IP camera, accessing the messenger service, selecting and connecting a specific IP camera among the IP cameras registered in the camera management server, A user terminal for checking an image of the connected IP camera; And a messenger server for relaying the connection between the user terminal and the IP camera in response to a request of the user terminal to access the messenger service.

In addition, the present invention manages a control IP camera installed in a public institution or a cultural festival, the user terminal is connected to the camera management server through the messenger service to check the control IP camera image to the camera management server to the control It provides an IP camera access system using the Internet and mobile messenger further comprising a camera control server for providing IP camera information.

The present invention also provides a camera information management module for storing the IP camera and the control IP camera information provided by the user terminal and the camera control server; A communication management module connecting the camera management server and the user terminal to provide information of the IP camera to the user terminal according to a camera registration request of the messenger user connected to the messenger server; A video management module for streaming a video transmitted from the IP camera to the user terminal in response to a request of the user terminal; And a camera management server comprising a subscriber information management module for storing and managing the IP camera information registered by the messenger service user for each messenger service subscriber.

In addition, the present invention IP using the Internet and mobile messenger including a camera management server for selectively blocking the connection between the messenger user and the IP camera according to the information disclosure or private setting of the IP camera registered through the user terminal Provides a camera connection system.

The present invention also provides information on the IP camera set to be disclosed to the messenger user, and the Internet and mobile including a camera management server for connecting the IP camera and the messenger user when the messenger user requests access; Provides an IP camera connection system using a messenger.

In addition, the present invention includes a camera management server for connecting the IP camera and the messenger user according to the input of the ID and password set to the IP camera when the messenger user requests access to the IP camera set to private information; To provide an IP camera access system using the Internet and mobile messenger.

The present invention includes the steps of the IP camera manager to provide the IP camera information to the camera management server to register the IP camera to the camera management server; Connecting the user terminal to the camera management server at the messenger service server when a user accesses a messenger service and requests access to the camera management server; Providing corresponding IP camera information in the camera management server at the request of the messenger service user; Requesting to register a corresponding IP camera selected by the messenger service user in a camera management list; And determining whether the information of the IP camera is public or private, registering the IP camera in the camera management list, and connecting the IP camera with the messenger service user. To provide.

The present invention may further include the step of registering the messenger service user in the camera management list by inputting the user ID and password of the IP camera and connecting the IP camera and the messenger service user if the IP camera information is private. It provides an IP camera access method using the Internet and a mobile messenger.

In addition, the present invention provides an IP camera access method using the Internet and a mobile messenger to set the information of the IP camera to the public or private in the step of registering the IP camera to the camera management server.

According to the IP camera access system and method using the Internet and mobile messenger according to the present invention as described above, by connecting a messenger user accessing a messenger service and a camera management server managing the IP camera to provide an image of the IP camera to the messenger user In addition, by allowing a specific IP camera to be managed and controlled through a messenger service, there is an advantage of providing a greater number of IP camera images and facilitating management thereof.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an IP camera access system using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a camera management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an IP camera access method using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an application state of the IP camera access method using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a private IP camera access method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims are to be interpreted in accordance with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the inventor can properly define the concept of the term in order to explain his invention in the best way. It must be interpreted in terms of meaning and concept.

Hereinafter, an IP camera connection system and method using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an IP camera access system using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to the present embodiment will be described.

1 and 2, the IP camera access system using the Internet and the mobile messenger according to the present embodiment, the IP camera 10, the camera management server 20, the user terminal which can be interconnected via the Internet network 30, a messenger service server 40, and a camera control server 50. Here, the user terminal 30 may be a mobile phone, laptop, desktop PC, tablet PC, etc. capable of wired and wireless communication.

The camera management server 20 stores the information of the IP camera 10 when the user provides information on a specific IP camera 10 through the user terminal 30 as the IP camera 10 and the corresponding IP camera 10 To monitor the video.

In addition, the camera management server 20 provides information about the IP camera 10 to the user terminal 30 requesting the connection if there is a connection request to the specific IP camera 10 stored through the messenger service server 40. .

The user terminal 30 provides and registers the information of the IP camera 10 to the camera management server 20 to manage the IP camera 10, and accesses the messenger service of the messenger server 40 to manage the camera management server ( 20) and selectively selects and registers a specific IP camera 10.

When the registration of the specific IP camera 10 is completed, the user terminal 30 connects to the registered specific IP camera 10 and receives an image of the connected IP camera 10.

The messenger server 40 relays the connection between the user terminal 30 and the IP camera 10 at the request of the user terminal 30 to access the messenger service. As a messenger server 40 according to the present embodiment, KakaoTalk, My People, Line, TickTalk, Buddy Buddy, SayClub (Taki), MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Nate On, DreamWiz Genie, and the following provide Internet and mobile messenger services. A server such as a messenger or KTiman messenger can also be used.

Camera control server 50 is connected to the corresponding management IP camera 10 through the Internet to manage a separate control IP camera 10 installed in public institutions or cultural festivals, and manages the image of the IP camera 10 to manage The camera management server 20 provides the camera management server 20 with the information of the IP camera 10 that can be provided to the messenger service accessor.

On the other hand, the camera management server 20 is configured to enable the messenger service user provided by the user terminal 30 and the camera control server 50 to more easily manage registration and deletion of the IP camera 10.

To this end, the camera management server 20 is composed of a camera information management module 21, a communication management module 23, a video management module 25 and a subscriber information management module 27.

When the camera information management module 21 transmits the information of the IP camera 10 managed from the user terminal 30 and the camera control server 50, it receives and stores it and manages it. At this time, the camera information management module 21 provides a UI for inputting IP camera information, and the IP camera installation position, serial number (S / N), product number, Provides an input window for entering administrator information (name, administrative agency name, installation date, etc.).

The communication management module 23 stores information of the IP camera 10 stored in the camera information management module 21 on the user terminal 30 according to the IP camera 10 registration request of the messenger user connected to the messenger server 40. Controls the connection between the camera management server 40 and the user terminal 30 to be displayed.

The video management module 25 streams a video transmitted from the IP camera 10 to the user terminal 30 in response to a request of the user terminal 30 to access the camera management server 20. In this case, the video management module 25 may store an image transmitted from the IP camera 10.

The subscriber information management module 27 stores and manages the IP camera 10 information registered by the messenger service user for each messenger service subscriber. That is, the subscriber information management module 27 generates and provides a camera management list so that a messenger service subscriber can register and manage at least one IP camera 10, and provides a list thereof upon request of a messenger service subscriber. . At this time, the messenger service subscriber may proceed with the registration of the IP camera 10 and the deletion of the registered IP camera 10 through the camera management list.

Meanwhile, the camera management server 20 controls to publicly set the information of the IP camera 10 to be registered when registering the IP camera 10 in the user terminal 30.

At this time, when the IP camera 10 is set to public, the camera management server 20 provides information on the IP camera 10 to all messenger service accessors, and registers the IP camera 10 in the camera management list. If you provide video. In addition, when the camera management server 20 sets the IP camera 10 to be private, the inquiry of the IP camera 10 is allowed, but the provision of an image to the IP camera 10 is limited. Here, in order to access the private IP camera 10, the user ID and password of the corresponding IP camera 10 are allowed to be connected to the corresponding IP camera 10.

An IP camera access method using the Internet and a mobile messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the IP camera access method using the Internet and the mobile messenger according to the embodiment of the present invention may be performed by the user of the IP camera 10 to be managed by the user terminal 10. Check the Internet connection, access the camera management server 20 and inputs and registers the information of the IP camera 10 (S10). In S10, the IP camera 10 registrant sets the public and private of the IP camera 10 to share and non-share the image for the IP camera.

Then, the camera management server 20 connects the camera management server and the messenger user through the messenger server so that a messenger subscriber connected through the messenger service server 40 can access the registered IP camera 10 and receive an image. (S20).

Thereafter, when the messenger service user accesses the messenger service and searches for the IP camera 10, the camera management server 20 provides the messenger visitor with information of the registered IP camera 10 (S30).

Then, when the messenger service accessor searches for a specific IP camera 10 and requests registration in his camera management list (S40), the camera management server 20 requests the registration of the information of the corresponding IP camera 10 is public or private. Determine whether (S50).

Judgment result (S50) If the IP camera 10 is publicly set, the camera management server 20 connects the IP camera 10 and the messenger user terminal 30 through a messenger service (S60). At this time, the camera management server 20 adds the IP camera 10 selected by the messenger user to the messenger user's camera management list.

Judgment result (S50) If the IP camera 10 is set to private, the camera management server 20 ID and password for inputting the user ID and password of the IP camera for the connection between the IP camera 10 and the messenger user Providing an input window allows the messenger user to enter an ID and password (S70).

If the user ID and password of the input IP camera match the information registered in the camera management server 20, the IP camera and the messenger user are connected (S80).

On the other hand, the camera management server 20 rejects the registration request for the IP camera 10 if the user ID and password of the input IP camera does not match the stored information.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, it is merely exemplary, and various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible to those skilled in the art. I will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

10: IP camera 20: camera management server
30: user terminal 40: messenger server
50: camera control server

Claims (9)

A camera management server that stores and monitors information of an IP camera and provides messenger users accessing the information of the IP camera through the Internet and a mobile messenger service;
Providing and registering information of the IP camera to the camera management server to manage the IP camera, accessing the messenger service, selecting and connecting a specific IP camera among the IP cameras registered in the camera management server, A user terminal for checking an image of the connected IP camera;
KakaoTalk, My People, Line, TickTalk, Buddy Buddy, Say that relays the connection between the user terminal and the IP camera according to a request of the user terminal to access the Internet and mobile messenger. A messenger server using any one of a club, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Nate On, Dreamwiz Genie, Daum Messenger, and KTiman Messenger; And
Provides the control IP camera information to the camera management server to manage the control IP camera installed in a public institution or a cultural festival, and the user terminal accesses the camera management server through the messenger service and checks the control IP camera image. Including a camera control server,
The camera management server,
A camera information management module for storing the IP camera and the control IP camera information provided by the user terminal and the camera control server;
A communication management module connecting the camera management server and the user terminal to provide information of the IP camera to the user terminal according to a camera registration request of the messenger user connected to the messenger server;
A video management module for streaming a video transmitted from the IP camera to the user terminal in response to a request of the user terminal; And
And a subscriber information management module for storing and managing the IP camera information registered by the messenger service user for each messenger service subscriber. delete delete The method of claim 1,
The camera management server selectively blocks the connection between the messenger user and the IP camera according to the information disclosure or private setting of the IP camera registered through the user terminal. system. 5. The method of claim 4,
The camera management server provides the messenger user with information about the IP camera set to be disclosed and connects the IP camera and the messenger user when the messenger user requests access. IP camera connection system. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the messenger user requests access to the IP camera set to be private, the camera management server connects the IP camera to the messenger user according to whether the ID and password set in the IP camera are input. And IP camera access system using a mobile messenger. Registering an IP camera with the camera management server by providing an IP camera information to a camera management server by an IP camera manager;
Connecting the user terminal to the camera management server at the messenger service server when a user accesses a messenger service and requests access to the camera management server;
Providing corresponding IP camera information in the camera management server at the request of the messenger service user;
Requesting to register a corresponding IP camera selected by the messenger service user in a camera management list; And
Determining whether the information of the IP camera is public or private, registering the IP camera in the camera management list, and connecting the IP camera with the messenger service user;
Registering the IP camera to the camera management server, the IP camera access method using the Internet and mobile messenger, characterized in that the information of the IP camera set to public or private. The method of claim 7, wherein
If the information of the IP camera is private, the messenger service user may further input the user ID and password of the IP camera to register in the camera management list and connect the IP camera to the messenger service user. IP camera access method using the Internet and mobile messenger. delete

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