KR20060102642A - Method and apparatus for managing video data related to automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for storing image data photographed with respect to the automated teller machine in association with transaction details of the automated teller machine. It is about. According to the present invention, after receiving image data from a camera photographing an image related to the automated teller machine, receiving transaction history data from the automated teller machine, generating connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data to the The image data and the transaction history data are stored together. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manage the image data by allowing the image data photographed in relation to the automatic teller machine to be searched by the transaction details of the transaction automatic teller machine.

Automatic teller machine, video data, transaction history data, connection information, resolution

Description

Method and apparatus for processing image data related to automatic teller machine {Method And Apparatus For Managing Video Data Related To Automatic Teller Machine}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an apparatus for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a storage unit for storing image data associated with an automatic teller machine according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

210: video input unit

220: image analysis unit

230: transaction history input unit

240: transaction history analysis unit

250: connection information generation unit

260: connection information storage unit

270: search browsing

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for storing image data photographed with respect to the automated teller machine in association with transaction details of the automated teller machine. It is about.

Compared to the traditional financial transactions that were performed by direct contact with the clerks through the window in the conventional financial institutions, the introduction of ATMs allows the time and place restrictions to be greatly alleviated, enabling more diverse financial transactions. It became. The ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) is an automated machine that quickly processes financial transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals anytime, anywhere, even without bank opening hours.

On the other hand, financial institutions have security guards in the financial institutions to prepare for crimes that may occur if they are involved in financial transactions. In addition, the financial institution may be closely linked with the security company to prepare for crime. Therefore, a financial institution provides a security service that enables users of the financial institution to securely perform financial transactions in the above manner.

However, unlike financial institutions, it is almost impossible for security guards or security firms to keep automated teller machines installed in many places. Accordingly, CCTV and digital video recorders were installed in the space where the automatic teller machine was installed to capture video data of users using the automatic teller machine.

However, conventional image data has been stored and managed regardless of the transaction details. Therefore, the image data cannot be retrieved using the transaction details, and conversely, the transaction details cannot be retrieved using the image data. That is, since video data is stored in association with time, if a crime occurs, the video data is searched using the crime occurrence time. For example, if a suspect in a particular case withdraws cash from a specific cash dispenser, the investigating agency checks the withdrawal time from the records of the automated teller machine and retrieves the image data corresponding to the withdrawal time to search for the suspect. Search for image data.

In addition, since the time information of the stored image data may be different from the time information associated with the transaction details of the ATM, the searched image data corresponding to the withdrawal time may not be the image data associated with the actual suspect. . Eventually, financial institution officials will point to the wrong person, and video data stored for security purposes may be useless.

In addition, the conventional method for retrieving image data retrieves the transaction details of the automatic teller machine, checks the time information of the transaction details, and retrieves the image data associated with the time information. Therefore, since it is necessary to know the time information for retrieving the image data according to the transaction history, there was an inconvenience of re-searching the time information related to the transaction details in addition to the transaction details caused by the crime.

In addition, due to the characteristics of the ATM, a portion of the image data photographed during the day is valuable as an actual image. In other words, only video data with financial transactions can be truly valuable video data. However, in the related art, since photographed image data is stored at one time, even image data having no value is stored together, thus requiring a large storage capacity.

In addition, in the related art, in order to delete or continue storing the stored image data, a person only needs to check the image data directly. That is, a person directly checks the date when the image data is captured or reproduces the image data to manage the stored image data by deleting if there is no important part on the screen.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above problems, there is a need for a method for efficiently managing image data by storing image data of a space where an automated teller machine is installed in association with the transaction details of the automated teller machine. There is a situation. In other words, there is a demand for a method for searching video data accurately and quickly by using the transaction history of an automatic teller machine.

In addition, there is a demand for a method and apparatus for selecting and capturing image data by using a storyboard stored in correspondence with image data and transaction details to store and manage only important image data without storing unnecessary image data. In addition, there is a need for a method and apparatus for automatically deleting and facilitating storage and management when a predetermined period has elapsed from the time of photographing image data by using an automatic scheduling function of image data.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for storing the image data photographed with respect to the ATM, which is associated with the transaction details of the ATM.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for efficiently managing the image data by searching the image data recorded in relation to the automatic teller machine with the transaction history of the transaction automatic teller machine. do.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for detecting the operation state of the automatic teller machine or the movement of a person to increase the resolution of important image data to be stored.

In addition, the present invention is to create a storyboard corresponding to the representative picture of the image data associated with the transaction history in order to easily distinguish the image data associated with the transaction history and to easily retrieve the image data using the storyboard and It is an object to provide a device.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for selecting image data by using a storyboard generated by corresponding image data and transaction details to delete unnecessary image data and to store and manage only important image data. do.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for checking whether a predetermined period has elapsed from a time point at which image data is taken by using an automatic scheduling function and automatically deleting the predetermined period. .

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the problems of the prior art, a method for processing image data associated with an automatic teller machine according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving image data from a camera for recording the image associated with the automatic teller machine, the Receiving transaction details data from an automated teller machine and generating connection information connecting the image data and the transaction details data and storing the transaction information together with the image data and the transaction details data.

An apparatus for processing image data associated with an automatic teller machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes an image input unit for receiving image data from a camera for photographing an image related to the automatic teller machine, a transaction for receiving transaction history data from the automatic teller machine A connection information generation unit generating a details input unit and connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data; And a connection information storage unit for storing the generated connection information together with the image data and the transaction history data.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

The system for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine includes a camera 110, an automated teller machine 120, and an image data processing device 130.

The camera 110 is a predetermined device that converts light input through the lens into electric charge and outputs the electric image signal. The camera 110 photographs a predetermined space in which the automated teller machine 120 is installed. The camera 110 transmits the captured image data to the image data processing device 130.

The automated cash machine 120 is an automated machine that quickly processes financial related transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals anytime, anywhere, regardless of bank business hours. The automated teller machine (120) transmits the transaction history data of the user to the image data processing device (130).

The image data processing apparatus 130 stores image data received from the camera 110 in association with transaction details data of the automated teller machine 120. Accordingly, the image data processing device 130 generates connection information connecting the received image data and transaction history data. The connection information may be generated using image information analyzing the image data and transaction history information analyzing the transaction history data. The image data processing apparatus 130 stores the image data together with the transaction detail data according to the generated connection information.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the image data processing apparatus 130 may search for image data associated with the transaction history data using transaction history data, and use the image data to associate with the image data. You can create storyboards that let you retrieve transaction history data. That is, the storyboard records corresponding transaction details data associated with the image data, and may use the transaction details data as connection information. Therefore, the image data processing apparatus 130 may search for image data using the connection information.

In addition, the image data processing apparatus 130 receives a search command for the image data using transaction history information from the manager. The search command includes the transaction history information. The image data processing apparatus 130 searches for the image data corresponding to the transaction history information included in the search command by using the connection information in response to the search request. The image data processing device 130 provides the searched image data to the manager. The image data processing apparatus will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an apparatus for processing image data associated with an automatic teller machine according to the present invention.

The image data processing apparatus 200 may include an image input unit 210, an image analyzer 220, a transaction history input unit 230, a transaction history analyzer 240, a connection information generator 250, and a connection information storage unit 260. ), A search browsing unit 270.

The image input unit 210 receives image data from the camera 110 which captures an image related to the automatic teller machine. The image input unit 210 receives the image data captured by the camera 110 in real time and stores the received image data in order to be stored in association with the transaction history data of the automated teller machine 120. To send.

The image analyzer 220 analyzes an image by receiving image data from the image input unit 210. Since the normal image data includes time information, the image analyzer 220 analyzes a scene of the captured image data to determine time information corresponding to the scene. The image analyzer 220 may generate time information of the image data as image information of the image data. Accordingly, the image data processing apparatus 200 may store the data in association with transaction details of the automated teller machine 120 using time information of the analyzed image data.

In addition, the image analyzer 220 analyzes whether or not a human movement or a financial transaction is performed on the image data. For example, the image analyzer 220 does not receive the event information when detecting the movement of a person through the scene analysis of the image or receiving predetermined event information (financial transaction details) from the automatic teller machine 120. If not, increase the resolution so that you can save it. The image analyzer 220 may generate the event information generated as the image information on the image data. The image analyzer 220 transmits image information about the analyzed image data to the connection information generator 250.

The transaction history input unit 230 receives transaction history data from the automated teller machine (120). The transaction history data includes information on financial-related transaction types that can be performed in the automated teller machine (120), such as deposit deposit, deposit withdrawal, bankbook arrangement or bank transfer. In addition, the transaction history data may also include information such as account number, transaction amount or transaction time of the user associated with the transaction type. The transaction history input unit 230 transmits the received transaction history data to the transaction history analyzer 240 so as to be stored in association with the image data.

The transaction history analysis unit 240 receives transaction history data from the transaction history input unit 230 and analyzes the transaction history. The transaction history analyzer 240 may classify the transaction history data according to the time information by analyzing time information included in the transaction history data. The transaction history analyzer 240 may generate transaction history data classified according to the time information as transaction history information. The transaction history information may be an important search word for searching the photographed image data. In addition, the transaction history information may be used as important information for generating connection information necessary for storing in association with the image data. The transaction history analyzer 240 transmits the analyzed transaction history information to the connection information generator 250.

The connection information generation unit 250 generates connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data. The connection information generator 250 generates connection information by using the image information received from the image analyzer 220 and the transaction history information received from the transaction history analyzer 240. The connection information compares the image information with the transaction history information to match transaction history information corresponding to the image information. For example, image information received at the same time point and transaction history information may be matched with each other. Alternatively, if time information is included in the image information, time information included in the image information and time information included in the transaction history information may be compared and matched. In this case, when there is one or more transaction details data in the same time information, one or more connection information matching the image data may be generated. However, since the time information is the same but the transaction type, the transaction amount, etc. may be different in the transaction history information, the connection information may include all the various types of information in order to prevent confusion.

The connection information storage unit 260 stores the generated connection information together with the image data and the transaction history data. Hereinafter, the connection information storage unit 260 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

In addition, the image data processing apparatus 200 may select and capture captured image data and store and manage only important image data without storing unnecessary image data. In addition, the image data processing apparatus 200 stores the image data photographed using the automatic scheduling function of the image data only for a predetermined period of time, and when the predetermined period has elapsed, the image data processing apparatus 200 automatically deletes the image data to display the image data. Can be stored and managed easily. In other words, it can be stored for three months from the time the image data was taken and automatically deleted after three months.

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a storage unit that stores image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

The connection information storage unit 260 includes connection information 310, image data 320, account number 330, transaction type 340, and transaction amount 350. The connection information 310 is generated by analyzing the image information and the transaction history information in the connection information generator 250 and is information connecting the image data and the transaction history data. That is, it is information that connects what is the transaction detail data corresponding to the specific image data or what is the image data corresponding to the specific transaction history data. As shown in FIG. 3, the connection information may be implemented by storing the image data 320 and the transaction history data 330, 340, and 350 in the form of a table. It may be implemented through a method. 3 illustrates a case in which time information is included as connection information 310. Also, the account number 330, the transaction type 340, and the transaction amount 350 may be transaction history information. Therefore, the image data 320 may be stored in association with transaction history data corresponding to the connection information 310. This means that the conventional video data is stored in association with the time information, and when the video data is to be searched, the transaction details have to be searched and the time information according to the searched transaction details has to be searched again. On the other hand, according to the present invention, since the image data is stored in association with the transaction details data of the automated teller machine (120), the image data can be easily retrieved using only the transaction details data when the image data is retrieved. For example, according to the present invention, the video data corresponding to the transaction withdrawal of 100,000 won can be directly searched.

Again, referring to FIG. 2, the search browsing unit 270 receives a search command for image data from an administrator. The search command includes transaction history information. That is, the manager may request a search command including one or more of time information, account number, transaction type, or transaction amount included in the transaction history information with respect to the image data to be searched. In response to the search request, the search browsing unit 270 searches for image data corresponding to the transaction history information included in the search command by using the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit 260. The search browsing unit 270 provides the searched image data to the manager.

For example, when the search browsing unit 270 receives a search command for image data corresponding to "deposit withdrawal" from the administrator, the image related to "deposit withdrawal" among the image data stored in the connection information storage unit 260. Retrieve the data. Accordingly, the search browsing unit 270 may provide the manager with image data (image1.dat) corresponding to the "deposit withdrawal". In this case, the image data related to “deposit withdrawal” may be one or more, and the administrator may receive the image data to be searched by inputting a more accurate search command for the image data to be searched.

The search browsing unit may search for image data corresponding to each transaction detail information and provide the same to the manager in a storyboard form. That is, the representative video images of the divided video data corresponding to each of the transaction details information among the entire video data are listed and provided to the manager. Then, the administrator can click on a representative video image of the video data that he or she is interested in to play back and view the video data. In the related art, the administrator searches for the image data of interest while playing the entire image data. According to the present invention, the administrator can easily read the image data of interest through the image data information provided in the form of a storyboard.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for processing image data associated with an automated teller machine according to the present invention.

First, in step S410, the image data processing apparatus 200 receives image data from the camera 110 for capturing an image associated with the automated teller machine (120). The image data processing apparatus 200 analyzes the received image data and generates image information. The image information may be time information on the image data.

In operation S420, the image data processing apparatus 200 receives transaction history data from the automated teller machine 120. The image data processing apparatus 200 may generate transaction history information by analyzing the received transaction history data. As described above, the transaction history data may include time information, an account number, a transaction type, or a transaction amount, and the transaction history information may be classified by the transaction history data according to the time information.

In operation S430, the image data processing apparatus 200 may generate connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data. The image data processing apparatus 200 generates connection information that connects the image data and the transaction detail data by comparing the image data and the transaction detail data.

In operation S440, the image data processing apparatus 200 stores the generated connection information together with the image data and the transaction history data (see FIG. 3).

In operation S450, the image data processing apparatus 200 receives a search command for image data using transaction history information from an administrator. The search command includes the transaction history information.

In operation S460, in response to the search request, the image data processing apparatus 200 uses the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit 260 to obtain image data corresponding to the transaction history information included in the search command. Search.

In operation S470, the image data processing apparatus 200 provides the searched image data to the manager. The image data searched according to the search command of the manager may be one or more, and the manager may search for details by inputting transaction detail information on the image data to be searched for a more accurate search.

In addition, although not shown, the image data processing apparatus 200 detects the movement of a person through scene analysis of an image or receives event information when receiving predetermined event information (financial transaction history) from the automated teller machine 120. The image data may be stored at a higher resolution than when not received.

The image data processing method associated with an automatic teller machine according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for storing image data photographed in connection with an automated teller machine in association with a transaction history of the automated teller machine.

Further, according to the present invention, since the image data photographed in relation to the automatic teller machine can be directly searched for the transaction details of the automatic teller machine, when searching for the image data based only on time information as in the related art. It is possible to overcome the inconvenience or problems of the above, and to perform the image data retrieval very effectively.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for detecting the operation state of the automatic teller machine or the movement of a person to increase the resolution of important image data to be stored.

In addition, according to the present invention, so that the image data associated with the transaction history can be easily distinguished to generate a storyboard corresponding to the representative picture of the image data associated with the transaction history to easily search the image data using the storyboard It provides a method and apparatus.

In addition, according to the present invention, a method and apparatus for selecting image data by using a storyboard generated by correlating image data and transaction details to delete unnecessary image data and to store and manage only important image data.

In addition, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for checking whether a predetermined period has elapsed from a time point at which image data is taken by using an automatic scheduling function, and automatically deleting the predetermined period.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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In the method for processing the image data associated with the automatic teller machine, Receiving image data from a camera that captures an image related to the automatic teller machine; Receiving transaction details data from the automated teller machine; And Generating connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data and storing the connection information together with the image data and the transaction history data; Image data processing method associated with the automatic cash dispenser, comprising a. The method of claim 1, Receiving a search command for the image data using the transaction history information from an administrator, the search command including the transaction history information; And In response to the search request, searching for and providing image data corresponding to the transaction history information included in the search command to the manager using the connection information; Image data processing method associated with the automatic cash dispenser, comprising a. The method of claim 1, The storing of the image data may include: And receiving the predetermined event information from a predetermined sensor associated with the automatic teller machine, storing the image data with a higher resolution than when the event information is not received. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 3. An apparatus for processing video data associated with an automated teller machine, An image input unit configured to receive image data from a camera that captures an image related to the automatic teller machine; A transaction history input unit to receive transaction history data from the automatic teller machine; And A connection information generator configured to generate connection information connecting the image data and the transaction history data; A connection information storage unit for storing the generated connection information together with the image data and the transaction history data Image data processing apparatus associated with the automatic teller machine, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 5, Receives a search command for the image data using the transaction history information from the manager, wherein the search command includes the transaction history information, and in response to the search request, includes the connection information in the search command. A search browsing unit for searching the image data corresponding to the transaction history information and providing the same to the manager; Image data processing apparatus associated with the automatic teller machine, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6, And the search browsing unit retrieves image data corresponding to each of the transaction history information and provides the image to the manager in the form of a storyboard. The method of claim 4, wherein An image analyzer configured to receive image data from the image input unit, analyze an image, and transfer the analyzed image information to the connection information generator; And Receive transaction history data from the transaction history input unit to analyze the transaction history, transaction history analysis unit for delivering the analyzed transaction history information to the connection information generation unit Image data processing apparatus associated with the automatic teller machine, characterized in that it further comprises.

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