KR20020035725A - Digital video record management system based on tcp/ip network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An integrated management equipment is provided to manage a couple of digital video recorder linked by TCP/IP network. CONSTITUTION: DVR systems, linked by the TCP/IP network protocol and an integrated management equipment, controls, handles, and processes the signal which the DVR systems sends to the central processing unit. It consists of revision, deletion, or addition of the site information processing unit, the communication interface unit to transmit or process the data, and a display unit to display the data from the DVR systems.

Description

Network-based integrated management device for digital video recorders {DIGITAL VIDEO RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON TCP / IP NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a network-based integrated management apparatus for a digital video recorder that enables integrated management of a digital video recorder based on a TCP / IP network.

In particular, the present invention connects multiple digital video recorders (DVRs) to the integrated management unit based on the TCP / IP network, and controls the respective DVRs on the basis of the TCP / IP network from the integrated management unit, The present invention relates to a network-based integrated management device of a digital video recorder that enables simultaneous remote monitoring, search and control.

DVR is a system that can remotely monitor, search, and control digitally based on existing analog CCTV based on personal computer (PC).

In the conventional DVR system, the center and each DVR are connected in a 1: 1 line connection method based on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), thus performing 1: 1 control.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional DVR system, which shows that the center 101 and each DVR 102 are connected in a 1: 1 line connection through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 103.

As shown in FIG. 1, each DVR 102 is installed at a specific place to obtain image information based on the movement of human and physical resources, the access status, and the determination of the site situation. It is a system for storing and transmitting this to the center 101.

However, in the conventional DVR system, when the center 101 wants to access a specific DVR system, the connection to the DVR system to be newly connected after releasing the connection with the previous DVR system is required. This is because the center and the DVR system are connected by a 1: 1 line connection based on a public switched telephone network.

Therefore, real-time remote monitoring, search, and control of several DVR systems at the same time becomes impossible.

Therefore, when a specific DVR system is first connected to the center, remote monitoring, searching, and control of other DVR systems are impossible unless the connection with the previously connected DVR system is released. In addition, in order to connect to other DVR system, it is inconvenient to disconnect the existing DVR system and go through the connection procedure to other DVR system, and it is inconvenient and can be connected to the DVR system one at a time. And search and control become impossible.

In the present invention, a plurality of DVR systems are connected to an integrated management unit based on a TCP / IP network, and the digital remote control, search, and control of each DVR can be performed based on a TCP / IP network. We propose a network-based integrated management device for video recorders.

In particular, the present invention connects a plurality of DVR systems to the integrated management unit based on the TCP / IP network, and the control unit for the respective DVR system to the integrated management unit in a tree structure or a menu method or a graphic map. It is possible to integrate and manage multiple DVR systems by inputting and transmitting in a screen (Graphic map image) method, receiving data from each DVR system based on TCP / IP network, and performing processing such as display. We propose a network-based integrated management device for digital video recorders.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional digital video recorder system.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a digital video recorder system according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the network-based integrated management device of the present invention

The network-based integrated management apparatus of the digital video recorder of the present invention includes a plurality of DVR systems connected on a network based on a TCP / IP network protocol, and a plurality of connected on a network based on the TCP / IP network protocol. The DVR system is controlled based on the protocol, characterized in that it comprises an integrated management unit for receiving and processing the response data.

In addition, in the network-based integrated management device of the digital video recorder of the present invention, the integrated management unit, processing means for the transmission and reception data processing of the control command for each DVR system, and each DVR system connected based on the network Site information processing means for modifying, deleting, or further processing site information for a; and communication for transmitting user commands processed by the processing means to the DVR based on the network or processing data received from the DVR. Interface means, and display means for outputting the user command or the received data processed by the processing means.

The network-based integrated management apparatus of the digital video recorder of the present invention made as described above will be described as an embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 shows the configuration of a DVR system for explaining the network-based integrated management device of the digital video recorder of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present invention, the integrated management unit 201 and the DVR 202 are connected based on the TCP / IP network 203. Therefore, each DVR system is operated by being assigned an IP address. And the integrated management unit and each DVR will be equipped with an interface for TCP / IP communication.

3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the integrated management unit according to the present invention, in which the integrated management unit 201 is configured to map information of each DVR and a surveillance area in charge of the DVR in a graphical form. A first processor (GUI processor 1) 301 to be processed, and a second processor (GUI processor 2) 302 for processing commands for remote monitoring, search and control of each DVR in a tree structure or menu method. And a GUI management unit 303 for editing processing such as adding, modifying, or deleting GUI information for the DVR, and a site information management unit for editing processing, such as inquiry, modification, and deletion of site information assigned to each DVR. 304, a communication control unit 305 in charge of a TCP / IP interface for transmitting a command to be transmitted to each DVR 202 by the processors or receiving data from the DVR, and the control command. By being configured to include the display cycle data of a DVR in response a display unit 306. The

The integrated management unit 201 of the present invention configured as described above is connected to a plurality of DVR systems based on a TCP / IP network as described above, and each DVR system is assigned a unique IP address (site information). This site information is managed by the site information management unit 304.

First, the case where the user transmits a control command for a specific DVR will be described.

When the user transmits a control command for a specific DVR, the user may send a control command to the DVR by any one of command processing methods processed by the first processor 301 or the second processor 302.

The first processor 301 uses a CAD drawing, a BMP drawing, or the like to process information about a surveillance area in charge of each DVR in the form of a graphic screen using a map format or the like.

Accordingly, the user may selectively input a command for the corresponding DVR on the screen of the figure displayed on the display unit 306 by the first processor 301, and the selected command may be processed by the communication control unit 305. Based on the TCP / IP network, it is sent to the DVR with the corresponding IP address. Upon receiving a user control command, the DVR performs an appropriate operation such as monitoring or data retrieval or control, and sends the response data to the integrated management unit 201 based on the TCP / IP network. Send it. Then, the communication control unit 305 of the integrated management unit 201 receives the data and displays the monitoring or searching or control screen according to the data type through the display unit 306.

At this time, the GUI management unit 303 performs a GUI editing process in response to the command input to add, delete, or modify DVR information in the CAD drawing (file) or BMP drawing (file), It makes it possible to easily change the information about the existing DVR or register the information about the new DVR.

On the other hand, the second processor 302 processes the user command in a tree structure or menu. That is, the user may selectively input a command for the corresponding DVR on the tree structure or menu screen displayed on the display unit 306 by the second processor 302, and the selected command may be processed by the communication control unit 305. It is then sent to the DVR with the IP address based on the TCP / IP network. Upon receiving a user control command, the DVR performs an appropriate operation such as monitoring or data retrieval or control, and sends the response data to the integrated management unit 201 based on the TCP / IP network. Send it. Then, the communication control unit 305 of the integrated management unit 201 receives and processes the data and displays a monitoring or searching or control screen according to the type of the received data through the display unit 306.

As described above, since each DVR is connected to the integrated management unit 201 based on the TCP / IP network, site information management for each DVR system is required.

To this end, in the present invention, the site information management unit 304 is connected to the second processor 302 to support information processing for inquiring information on a specific site or deleting or modifying a specific site.

In the present invention, the case where a plurality of DVRs are integratedly managed based on the TCP / IP network has been described as an embodiment. However, even if the technical spirit of the present invention is extended to include the ISDN, those skilled in the art will be aware of the present invention. It will be easy to implement. Thus, the present invention is not limited to the network-based integrated management to the TCP / IP network.

According to the network-based integrated management apparatus of the digital video recorder of the present invention, several DVRs are connected to the integrated management unit based on the TCP / IP network, and the integrated management unit is connected to the multiple DVRs based on the TCP / IP network. The control and response data processing enables simultaneous access to multiple DVR systems, real-time remote monitoring, retrieval and control, which were not realized in the 1: 1 line connection method of public switched telephone networks.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a network-based DVR integrated management is made, it is possible to provide a user-friendly environment for integrated management of the DVR system through a CAD or BMP file, from which it is possible to systematically manage multiple DVR systems The environment can be built.

Claims (2)

A plurality of DVR systems connected on a network based on the TCP / IP network protocol and a plurality of DVR systems connected on the network based on the TCP / IP network protocol are controlled based on the protocol and response data is provided. Network-based integrated management device for a digital video recorder, characterized in that it comprises an integrated management unit for receiving and processing. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated management unit, processing means for the transmission and reception of the control command data for each DVR system, and correction of site information for each DVR system based on the network; Site information processing means for processing or deleting or further processing, communication interface means for transmitting a user command processed by the processing means to the DVR or processing data received from the DVR based on the network; And a display means for outputting the user command or the received data processed by the means.