KR101850930B1 - Collective camera video monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a collective camera image monitoring device and, more specifically, relate to a collective camera image monitoring device capable of remotely controlling and monitoring a plurality of slave recorders through a single master recorder. To achieve the purpose, the present invention includes: a master recorder receiving and recording a master image from a plurality of master cameras, and outputting the master image to the outside; at least one slave recorder receiving and recording a slave image from a plurality of slave cameras, and outputting the slave image to the outside; a hub outputting the slave image to the master recorder to enable the master recorder to output the slave image to the outside; and a main display part receiving and displaying the master and slave images.

Description

A collective camera video monitoring device

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an aggregated camera image monitoring device.

DVR (Digital Video Recorder) means 'digital image storage and transmission equipment', which is mainly used to check the security status inside and outside the building. It is similar to closed circuit TV (CCTV) in terms of usage, but its operation differs greatly. In other words, a closed circuit TV records video captured by a surveillance camera on a video tape and reads it through a VCR, but the DVR stores the video in the hardware of the computer or the terminal.

On the other hand, in order to remotely operate and monitor a single DVR recorder, a dedicated computer is generally installed on the network and dedicated software is installed. As a result, the configuration of the collective camera image monitoring apparatus becomes complicated and the cost becomes high.

In addition, it is very difficult to display an existing multi-channel (full HD 256 channel) camera on one device. In order to realize this, there is a problem that an expensive dedicated computer and dedicated software are required and the cost of device construction is expensive.

The above-described information disclosed in the background of the present invention is only for improving the understanding of the background of the present invention, and thus may include information not constituting the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an integrated camera image monitoring apparatus capable of remotely controlling and monitoring a plurality of slave recorders with a single master recorder. It is another object of the present invention to provide an integrated camera image monitoring apparatus capable of operating and monitoring other remote recorders using a single master recorder without a separate dedicated computer and dedicated software. It is another object of the present invention to provide an integrated camera image monitoring apparatus capable of displaying a full HD 256 channel camera in a single device.

The collective camera image monitoring apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a master recorder for receiving and recording master images from a plurality of master cameras and outputting the master images to the outside; At least one slave recorder for receiving and recording slave images respectively by a plurality of slave cameras and outputting the slave images to the outside; A hub for outputting the slave image to the master recorder so that the master recorder outputs the slave image to the outside; And a main display unit for receiving and displaying the master image and the slave image.

Wherein the master recorder comprises: an input / output interface for receiving master images from the plurality of master cameras; A split formatter for dividing the master image input by the input / output interface unit and outputting the divided image to the main display unit; A codec unit for encoding and outputting the master image input by the input / output interface unit; A storage unit for storing the encoded master image; And a LAN module that receives the slave image by the hub, outputs the slave image to the codec unit, and causes the codec unit to output the slave image to the main display unit. The CODEC unit may decode the slave image input by the LAN module and output the decoded slave image to the main display unit. The split formatter of the master recorder may divide and output the master image by the number of the master cameras.

Wherein the slave recorder comprises: an input / output interface unit for receiving slave images from the plurality of slave cameras; A splitter for splitting and outputting the slave image input by the input / output interface unit; A codec unit for encoding and outputting the slave image input by the input / output interface unit; A storage unit for storing the encoded slave image; And a LAN module for receiving the slave image by the codec unit and outputting the slave image to the hub. The CODEC unit may encode the divided slave image input by the split formatter and output the encoded slave image to the LAN module. The hub may output the encoded slave image input by the LAN module of the slave recorder to the LAN module of the master recorder. The split formatter of the slave recorder may divide and output the slave images by the number of the slave cameras.

The main display unit may divide and display the master video and the slave video output from the master recorder and the slave recorder.

The master recorder may include a master mouse event unit for receiving and processing a mouse event command. The slave recorder receives a mouse event command from a mouse event of the master recorder and transmits the slave image to the master recorder through the hub And a slave mouse event unit for allowing the slave mouse event unit to operate.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus capable of remotely controlling and monitoring a plurality of slave recorders with a single master recorder. In addition, various embodiments of the present invention provide an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus capable of operating and monitoring other remote recorders using a single master recorder without a dedicated computer and dedicated software. In addition, various embodiments of the present invention provide an aggregated camera image monitoring device capable of displaying a full channel (full HD 256 channel) camera in one device.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.
FIGs. 2A and 2B are block diagrams showing the configurations of a master recorder and a slave recorder, respectively, of an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the configuration of an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.
4 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of an aggregated camera image monitoring device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in order to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified into various other forms, It is not limited to the embodiment. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more faithful and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In the following drawings, thickness and size of each layer are exaggerated for convenience and clarity of description, and the same reference numerals denote the same elements in the drawings. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items. In the present specification, the term " connected "means not only the case where the A member and the B member are directly connected but also the case where the C member is interposed between the A member and the B member and the A member and the B member are indirectly connected do.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include singular forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, " comprise, " and / or "comprising, " when used in this specification, are intended to be interchangeable with the said forms, numbers, steps, operations, elements, elements and / And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, elements, and / or groups.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or portions, these members, components, regions, layers and / It is obvious that no. These terms are only used to distinguish one member, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first member, component, region, layer or section described below may refer to a second member, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

The master recorder, slave recorder, and / or other associated device or component in accordance with the present invention may also be implemented using any suitable hardware, firmware (e.g., custom semiconductor), software, or a suitable combination of software, . For example, the various components of a master recorder, slave recorder, and / or other associated instrument or component according to the present invention may be formed on one integrated circuit chip or on a separate integrated circuit chip. In addition, various components of the master recorder, the slave recorder may be embodied on a flexible printed circuit film, and formed on the same substrate as a tape carrier package, a printed circuit board, or a master recorder, a slave recorder. In addition, the various components of the master recorder, slave recorder may be a process or thread executing on one or more processors in one or more computing devices, which may include computer program instructions to perform various functions, And interact with other components. The computer program instructions are stored in a memory that can be executed on a computing device using standard memory devices, such as, for example, random access memory. The computer program instructions may also be stored in other non-transitory computer readable media, such as, for example, CD-ROMs, flash drives, and the like. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the functions of the various computing devices may be combined with one another, integrated into one computing device, or the functionality of a particular computing device may be implemented within one or more other computing devices Lt; / RTI > can be dispersed in the < / RTI >

In addition, the term "input" used in the present specification may be a concept including a case where an image is input from the outside or an image is outputted toward the outside with respect to itself. The term "output" used in the present specification may also be a concept including a case where an image is output toward the outside or an image is input from the outside. Thus, "input and / or output" may have its meaning defined as defined herein.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

1, the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a master recorder 110, a slave recorder 120, a hub 130, And a main display unit 140.

The master recorder 110 may include, for example and without limitation, one to sixteen master cameras 111. The master recorder 110 receives and records / stores master images from the master camera 111 And outputs the master image to the main display unit 140.

The slave recorder 120 may include, for example, but not limited to, 1 to 15 recorders. Each slave recorder 120 may include, for example, but not limited to, one to sixteen slave cameras 121. Each slave recorder 120 receives slave images from the slave cameras 121, And also outputs such slave images to the hub 130. [0034] FIG.

The hub 130 outputs a slave image input by each slave recorder 120 to the master recorder 110 so that the master recorder 110 outputs the slave image to the main display unit 140 again . In other words, the master recorder 110 substantially outputs its own master image as well as slave images obtained from the slave recorder 120 to the main display unit 140. In other words, the master recorder 110 directly acquires the slave image output from the slave recorder 120 through the hub 130, and directly outputs the slave image together with the master image to the main display unit 140.

A method of outputting a master image and a slave image by the master recorder 110 will be described in detail below.

The main display unit 140 receives and displays master images and slave images. That is, the main display unit 140 divides and displays the master image from the master recorder 110 and the slave image output from the slave recorder 120 via the master recorder 110, respectively. For example, although not limited thereto, the main display unit 140 may divide and display all 256 images, that is, 16 master images and 240 slave images.

In this way, the embodiment of the present invention enables a single master recorder 110 to remotely control and monitor a plurality of slave recorders 120. [ In addition, the embodiment of the present invention enables to operate and monitor another remote slave recorder 120 with only a single master recorder 110 without a dedicated computer and dedicated software. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention allows a multi-channel (full HD 256 channel) camera to be displayed in one main display unit 140. [

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are block diagrams showing the configurations of the master recorder 110 and the slave recorder 120, respectively, of the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

2A, the master recorder 110 includes an input / output interface unit 112, a split formatter 113, a codec unit 114, a storage unit 115, a LAN module 116, and a mouse event unit 117).

The input / output interface unit 112 receives and processes each master image output from a plurality of master cameras 111 (for example, first to sixteenth master cameras) in a parallel manner. The input / output interface unit 112 may independently output the master image to the splitter 113 and the codec unit 114, respectively.

The splitter formatter 113 divides a plurality of master images M inputted by the input / output interface unit 112 and directly outputs the divided master images M to the main display unit 140. The split formatter 113 can divide the master image M by the number of the master cameras 111 and output the divided images. The split formatter 113 can output the master image M divided into approximately 16 divisions to the main display unit 140, for example, but not limited thereto. The split formatter 113 divides a plurality of slave images S1 input by the slave recorder 120 into a plurality of slave images S1 to be directly output to the main display unit 140 . Since there may be a plurality of slave recorders 120, a plurality of such slave images S2 to S15 may also be used.

The codec unit 114 encodes (compresses) the master image input by the input / output interface unit 112 and outputs the encoded image to the storage unit 115.

The storage unit 115 stores the encoded master image. The storage unit 115 may be any one or a combination of, for example, but not limited to, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, and the like.

The LAN module 116 receives the slave image by the hub 130 and outputs the received slave image to the codec unit 114 so that the codec unit 114 transmits the slave image to the main display unit 140 through the split formatter 113. [ And the like. That is, the LAN module 116 receives slave images from the plurality of slave recorders 120 through the hub 130, and outputs the slave images to the codec unit 114.

Here, the codec unit 114 can perform two functions at the same time. First, the codec unit 114 encodes the master image input through the input / output interface unit 112 and stores the encoded master image in the storage unit 115. Second, the codec unit 114 decodes (decompresses) the slave image input through the LAN module 116 and outputs the slave image to the main display unit 140 through the split formatter 113.

2A, a black arrow indicates a flow of master image information, and a red arrow indicates a flow of slave image information.

The mouse event unit 117 recognizes a mouse command to acquire a slave image and generates a mouse event command to be transmitted to the slave recorder 120 through the LAN module 116 and the hub 130. When the slave recorder 120 recognizes such a mouse event command, it outputs its own real-time slave image or recorded image to the master recorder 110, so that the master recorder 110 can output the slave image And outputs it to the main display unit 140 through the splitter formatter 113.

2B, the slave recorder 120 includes an input / output interface unit 122, a split formatter 123, a codec unit 124, a storage unit 125, a LAN module 126, 127).

The input / output interface unit 212 inputs the slave images CAM S1-1 through CAM S1-16 output from the plurality of slave cameras 121 (for example, the first through sixteenth slave cameras) in a parallel manner It serves to receive and process. Here, the input / output interface unit 122 may independently output slave images to the split formatter 123 and the codec unit 124, respectively.

The split formatter 123 divides each of the plurality of slave images CAM S1-1 to CAM S1-16 input by the input / output interface unit 122 and directly outputs the divided slave images to the codec unit 124. The splitter formatter 123 can divide and output the slave images CAM S1-1 to CAM S1-16 by the number of the slave cameras 121. [ The splitter formatter 123 can output to the codec unit 124 slave images CAM S1-1 through CAM S1-16 divided into approximately 16, for example, but not limited thereto.

The codec unit 124 encodes (compresses) the slave image input by the input / output interface unit 122 and outputs the slave image to the storage unit 125. The codec unit 124 encodes the slave image input through the split formatter 123 and outputs the encoded slave image to the LAN module 126.

That is, the codec 124 encodes the slave image and stores the encoded slave image in the storage unit 125, and simultaneously outputs the encoded slave image to the LAN module 126.

The storage unit 125 stores the encoded slave image. The storage unit 125 may be, for example, but not limited to, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, and equivalents thereof, or a mixture thereof.

The LAN module 126 receives the slave image from the codec unit 124 and outputs the slave image to the hub 130 so that the hub 130 outputs the slave image to the master recorder 110. That is, the LAN module 126 receives a plurality of slave images through the codec unit 114 and outputs the slave images to the hub 130.

The mouse event unit 127 recognizes a mouse command to acquire a slave image from the master recorder 110 via the hub 130 and the LAN module 126 to generate a mouse event command, And the slave image stream currently being streamed through the hub 130 or the slave image stored in the storage unit 125 to the master recorder 110. [ That is, when the slave recorder 120 recognizes a mouse event command from the master recorder 110, the slave recorder 120 outputs its real-time slave image or the recorded image to the master recorder 110, The slave image is output to the main display unit 140 through the splitter formatter 113 without a computer or dedicated software.

For reference, a black arrow in FIG. 2B shows a flow of slave image information for internal storage, and a red arrow shows a flow of slave image information for external output.

3 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the configuration of an aggregated camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

3, the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives master images from a plurality of master cameras 111 and records them, and displays the master images on a main display 140. [ At least one slave recorder 120 for receiving and recording slave images by the slave cameras 121 and outputting the slave images to the main display unit 140, A master 130 for outputting a slave image as well as a master image to the main display 140 by outputting the slave image to the master recorder 110, And a display unit 140.

Here, the master recorder 110 and the slave recorder 120 respectively include split formatter 113 and 123 for dividing and outputting the master image and the slave image, respectively, and the main display 140 divides and outputs them. The main display unit 140 displays, for example, but not limited to, 256 divided master and / or slave images.

In this way, the embodiment of the present invention can remotely control and monitor a plurality of slave recorders 120 with a single master recorder 110 (i.e., a mouse command). That is, a plurality of slave images output from the plurality of slave recorders 120 can be remotely controlled or monitored through the mouse input device of the master recorder 110. In addition, the master recorder 110 can access and monitor the slave image stored in the storage unit 125 of the slave recorder 120 at any time, in addition to the master image stored in the storage unit 115 of the slave recorder 120.

Of course, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to operate and monitor the remote slave recorder 120 via the LAN modules 116 and 126 and the hub 130 using only the single master recorder 110 without a dedicated computer and dedicated software. That is, the master recorder 110 can be connected to the LAN module 126 of the slave recorder 120 through the LAN module 116 and the hub 130, The construction cost of the apparatus 100 is reduced.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented using a multi-channel (full HD 256 channel) camera, e.g., but not limited to, 16 master cameras 111 and 240 slave cameras 121 It is possible to display all of them in one main display unit 140. That is, images obtained from all the master cameras 111 and the slave cameras 121 can be displayed on one main display unit 140 without installing or using a dedicated computer or dedicated software.

4 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of an aggregated camera image monitoring device 100 in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

4, the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a master image capturing step S1, a master image division outputting and storing step S2, a slave image capturing step S2, A master image and a slave image output step S6, a master image and a slave image segment display step S7, a slave image segmentation outputting and storing step S4, a slave image acquiring and decoding step S5, ). Here, although steps (S1 to S7) are described / displayed in a time-series manner, it is natural that they can be performed / executed simultaneously.

In the master image photographing step S1, the master recorder 110 photographs and receives a plurality of master images using a plurality of master cameras 111. [

In the master image division output and storage step S2, the master recorder 110 divides the master image into main display units 140 using the split formatter 113, and outputs the master image to the master display unit 140 using the codec unit 114. [ And stores the image in the storage unit 115 after encoding the image.

In the slave image capturing step S3, at least one or a plurality of the slave recorders 120 respectively take and receive a plurality of slave images using a plurality of slave cameras 121.

In the slave image division output and storage step S4, the slave recorder 120 divides and outputs the slave image to the codec unit 124 by using the split formatter 123, and further, by using the codec unit 124, And stores the encoded image in the storage unit 125 after encoding. In addition, the slave recorder 120 encodes the divided slave images and outputs them to the hub 130 via the LAN module 126.

In the slave image acquisition and decoding step S5, the master recorder 110 obtains (receives) the slave image from the hub 130 via the LAN module 116, and decodes it using the codec unit 114 .

In the master video and slave video output step S6, the master recorder 110 transmits a plurality of master videos from the split formatter 113 and a plurality of slave videos decoded from the codec 114 to the main display 140, .

In the master image and slave image division display step S7, the main display unit 140 divides a plurality of master images and a plurality of slave images and displays them on one screen.

In this way, the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be configured such that, for example, the single master recorder 110 is connected to a plurality of slave recorders 120 and the slave recorder 120 The master image and the slave image are all displayed on one main display unit 140. [ Therefore, in the collective camera image monitoring apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to transmit a plurality of (for example, The slave recorder 120 can be directly controlled.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments of the present invention, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100; The collective camera image monitoring device
110; A master recorder 111; Master camera
112; An input / output interface unit 113; Split formatter
114; Codec unit 115; The storage unit
116; LAN module 120; Slave recorder
121; A slave camera 122; The input /
123; Splitter formatter 124; Codec portion
125; Storage 126; LAN module
130; Hub 140; Main display portion

Claims (10)

A master recorder for receiving and recording master images from a plurality of master cameras and outputting the master images to the outside;
One or more slave recorders for receiving and recording slave images respectively by a plurality of slave cameras and outputting the slave images to the outside;
A hub for electrically connecting the master recorder and the slave recorder to each other and outputting the slave image to the master recorder; And
And a main display unit connected to the master recorder to receive and display the master video and the slave video,
The master-
A master input / output interface unit for receiving and outputting master images from the plurality of master cameras;
A master codec unit for decoding and outputting the slave image input through the hub; And
And a master split formatter for dividing the master video and the decoded slave video output from the master input / output interface unit and the master codec unit, respectively, and outputting the divided master video to the main display unit,
The master recorder and the slave recorder,
A master mouse event unit and a slave mouse event unit, each of which receives and processes a mouse event command,
The slave mouse event unit,
And generates a mouse event command to transmit the slave image to the master recorder through the hub when the master mouse event receiving unit receives the mouse event command generated by the rotor via the hub. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the master codec unit encodes and outputs the slave image input through the hub,
The master-
A storage unit for storing an encoded master image; And
A master module for receiving the slave image through the hub and outputting the slave image to the master codec unit;
Wherein said camera monitoring device comprises: delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The slave recorder includes:
A slave input / output interface unit receiving slave images from the plurality of slave cameras;
A slave splitter for splitting and outputting the slave image input by the slave input / output interface unit;
A slave codec unit for encoding and outputting the slave image input by the slave input / output interface unit and the divided slave image output through the slave splitter formatter;
A storage unit for storing the encoded slave image; And
And a LAN module for receiving the slave image by the slave codec unit and outputting the slave image to the hub. delete 6. The method of claim 5,
And the hub outputs the encoded slave image input by the LAN module of the slave recorder to the LAN module of the master recorder. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the slave splitter formatter of the slave recorder divides the slave images by the number of the slave cameras and outputs the slave images. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main display unit divides and displays the master video and the slave video output from the master recorder and the slave recorder. delete

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