KR20090100140A - Ip camera and setting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An IP camera and a setting method thereof are provided to easily switch a wire IP camera to wireless communication connection. CONSTITUTION: An IP camera(130) includes an image input unit(400), a wire communication unit(430), a wireless communication unit(440), and a controller(420). The image input unit photographs an image of a certain area. The wire communication unit communicates with an electric device by being connected to a PSTN. The wireless communication unit communicates with the electric device through wireless communication. The controller controls the wire communication unit and the wireless communication unit. The controller selectively performs wire communication and wireless communication with the electric device.

Description

IP camera and setting method

The present invention relates to an IP camera and a method for setting the same, and more particularly, to an IP camera and a method for setting the IP camera that can easily convert an IP camera communicating with a digital security adapter by wire to a wireless communication connection.

In general, the conventional unmanned security system used an unmanned camera and a closed circuit television (CCTV) for transmitting the video of the surveillance site. This unmanned security system had to be resident in the near field where the camera was installed. If the surveillance situation could not be identified in real time, the recorded film could be analyzed to identify the current situation. However, there was a problem in that proper management could not be performed when the manager could not grasp in real time when an overhang situation or unusual condition of the monitoring place occurred.

Meanwhile, in implementing a home network, a power line communication (PLC) method through a power line entering a home has been recently developed. Such power line communication is a method of transmitting voice and data signals at high speed by superimposing high frequency signals on distribution lines installed indoors and outdoors. In such power line communication, in addition to wireless communication, convenience of network connection and high-speed bidirectional communication are possible, and various information providing service functions using service data and contents data provided through a communication network may be added.

In addition, wireless home networks using short-range communications such as ZigBee, UWB, and Bluets are designed to facilitate seamless communication between peripherals, as well as home and short-range data transmissions ranging from tens of centimeters to tens of meters. The goal is to make it more productive and efficient.

As such, when a user installs a wireless IP camera required for power line communication and a wireless network environment, the service set identifier (SSID) and security information of the wired / wireless router are first identified first. The company had to perform a cumbersome procedure of connecting to the IP camera via a desktop PC or notebook PC, entering the manually acquired service set identifier and security information, and then switching to wireless.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to easily convert the IP camera communicating with the digital security adapter by wire to a wireless communication connection.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to obtain wireless information through wired communication, to prevent the wireless information is known to the outside of the user's intention, so that reliable data transmission is performed.

The present invention provides an image input unit for capturing an image of a predetermined region; A wired communication unit connected to a wired communication network to communicate with an electric device; A wireless communication unit for communicating with an electric device through wireless communication; It provides an IP camera comprising a control unit for controlling a wired communication unit and a wireless communication unit to selectively perform wired communication and wireless communication with an electric device.

In the present invention, the control unit controls the wired communication unit, characterized in that for obtaining wireless information for wireless communication from the electrical device by wired communication.

Further, in the present invention, the IP camera has an input unit for receiving a registration command from the user to the electric device, the control unit requests the wireless information to the electric device according to the registration command, to obtain the wireless information from the electric device It is done.

In addition, in the present invention, the control unit, through the wireless information, characterized in that for performing wireless communication with the electrical device by controlling the wireless communication unit.

Further, in the present invention, the control unit after the wired communication after the acquisition of the wireless information, characterized in that to perform a wireless communication.

The method of setting up the IP camera of the present invention comprises the steps of: the IP camera communicating with the electrical device in a wired communication; the IP camera requesting the wireless device for wireless information in a wired communication; Receiving, and the IP camera comprises a step of communicating with the electrical device in a wireless communication in accordance with the wireless information.

In addition, before the IP camera performs the wireless communication, the IP camera and the wired communication between the electrical device is characterized in that it comprises the step of ending.

In addition, before the IP camera requests the wireless information, the IP camera receives a registration command for the electric device.

The IP camera and the method for setting the IP camera according to the present invention configured as described above have an advantage of easily converting an IP camera communicating with a digital security adapter by wire to a wireless communication connection.

In addition, the present invention is to obtain a wireless information for wireless communication through a reliable wired communication, thereby increasing the convenience and reliability of the user, and there is an effect that the wireless communication between the electrical devices can be easily performed.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a digital security adapter connected to an IP camera according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of a digital security adapter (DSA) 100 connected to an IP camera 130 according to the present invention is a power line communication (PLC). Through a protocol according to a non-independent transmission medium such as ZigBee, RF, etc., a plurality of sensors (not shown) including a plurality of IP cameras 130 are input to an input means such as a remote control through a TV 110 in a home. Can perform the functions of Home Monitoring and Home View.

In addition, the remote user is connected to the communication server 200 through the Internet (1) and placed in the home from a personal portable terminal (210, for example, PDA, mobile phone, laptop PC, etc.), or desktop PC 220 The home monitoring may be performed through the plurality of IP cameras 130. In this case, the remote user may communicate with the digital security adapter 100 to replace the monitoring with a remote controller (not shown) through the TV 110.

In this case, the TV 110 may be a digital TV (DTV) according to a method of converting a digital broadcast signal into a digital signal, transmitting the signal to a satellite or terrestrial wave, and receiving the digital broadcast signal. In addition, Internet-enabled TVs using computers can also be used.

Here, it turns out that the digital security adapter 100 to which the IP camera 130 according to the present invention is connected is an embodiment of an electric device.

In addition, the user may control the IP camera 130 according to the present invention with a remote control (not shown) through the TV (110).

That is, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention is connected to the digital security adapter 100 is installed in the premises, can take a picture of a certain area of the premises and monitor the premises through the TV (110).

In addition, a remote user accesses an external communication server 200 through the Internet 1, and then selects a certain area in the home from a personal portable terminal 210 (eg, a PDA, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, etc.) or a desktop PC 220. Through the IP camera 130 according to the present invention can check the home monitoring and visitor image.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a digital security adapter connected to an IP camera according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the digital security adapter 100 includes a sensor connection unit 500, a control unit 510, a display device connection unit 520, an emergency situation determination unit 530, a lighting device connection unit 540, and communication. Server connection unit 550 may be included.

The sensor connection unit 500 is connected to the IP camera 130 (shown in FIG. 1) and receives image information of a predetermined area of the home to be monitored. The sensor connection unit 500 includes a wired communication unit performing wired communication through a wired communication network and a wireless communication unit capable of performing wireless communication.

The display device connector 520 can communicate with a display device 110 (shown in FIG. 1) such as a TV. Here, the display device connector 520 may be provided with various terminals that can be connected to each other with the display device 110 (shown in FIG. 1) such as a TV. For example, the terminal may include various terminals such as composite, RGB, high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), video and audio components, and the like.

In addition, the display device connector 520 receives a join command for the IP camera connected by wire from the user. In addition, the sensor connection unit 500 receives a user's registration command input from the IP camera.

When performing the security mode, the emergency determining unit 530 may analyze the information received from the IP camera to determine whether an emergency occurs. This is to determine whether emergency situations such as unauthorized intrusion, theft and property destruction, fire, and residents' emergency occur.

The control unit 510 controls the operation of the sensor or the display device through the sensor connection unit 500 or the display device connection unit 520 when an emergency occurs.

In particular, the controller 510 may be configured to selectively operate such that the wired communication unit and the wireless communication unit of the sensor connection unit 500 are not simultaneously communicated with the same electric device (for example, an IP camera). That is, the controller 510 may not operate the wireless communication unit when performing wired communication, and may prevent the wired communication unit from operating when performing wireless communication.

In addition, the controller 510 internally stores wireless information for wireless communication, and then transmits the wireless information to a device such as an IP camera through wired communication.

The lighting device connecting unit 540 is connected to the lighting device, and when an emergency occurs, the controller 510 controls the operation of the lighting device through the lighting device connecting unit 540.

The communication server connection unit 550 may communicate with an external communication server, and the control unit 510 may transmit detection information or an alert message corresponding to an emergency situation to the external communication server through the communication server connection unit 550 when an emergency occurs. Can be.

In addition, the sensor connection unit 500 receives wireless information such as a service set identifier (SSID) and security information (Security Key) from the IP camera, and the control unit 510 serves as an IP camera through the sensor connection unit 500. It carries wireless information such as set identifier and security information.

In order to transmit such wireless information, the digital security adapter 100 must perform wired communication with the IP camera through the sensor connection unit 500 and be in a state of receiving a join command such as an IP camera from the user. . For example, the digital security adapter 100 receives a join command (command input by the user through a control panel or a remote controller) from the display device through the display device connection unit 520, or includes a separate input unit (not shown). After receiving the join command input by the user, when receiving a request for wireless information from the sensor connection unit 500 (the wired communication unit), the wireless information is transmitted through the sensor connection unit 500 (the wired communication unit) at that time.

As described above, the digital security adapter 100 is an electric device, connected to the IP camera according to the present invention through wired / wireless communication, photographing a certain area of the home, and transmitting the same to the digital security adapter for home monitoring and home view, Alternatively, it can perform security functions to cope with emergencies.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an IP camera according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention includes an image input unit 400, an image compression unit 410, a control unit 420, a wired communication unit 430, a wireless communication unit 440, and The wireless communication switching unit 450, the motion sensor unit 460, the status display unit 470, the data storage unit 480, the position driver 490, and the registration input unit 500 may be configured.

The image input unit 400 may include an optical lens (not shown) and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (not shown), and convert an image photographed through the optical lens (not shown) into an electrical signal. .

The image compressor 420 compresses an electrical conversion signal of an input image through a compression algorithm for efficient image data transmission. At this time, the compression technique of the image data follows MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group).

The wired communication unit 430 includes a protocol stack storage unit, a TCP / IP Ethernet interface unit, and a MAC address storage unit for data communication, for communication with a digital security adapter (shown in FIG. 1).

The wireless communication unit 440 includes a wireless communication module such as ZigBee, Z-wave, Ultra-Wide Band (UWB), or the like.

The wire / wireless communication switching unit 450 performs wired communication while the IP camera performs wired communication, and terminates wired communication by performing a user's request or by disconnecting a wired cable or controlling the controller 420, and performs wireless communication. However, the wire / wireless communication switching unit 450 may be integrated into the control unit 420.

The motion sensor unit 460 recognizes movements of objects, people, and animals in the home monitoring area and transmits the movements to the controller 420.

The status display unit 470 displays an operation state of the IP camera by a control command of the controller 420.

The data storage unit 480 supports a secure streaming service and a compression process, and transmits the input image data to the wired communication unit 430 and the wireless communication unit 440. In addition, the data storage unit 480 may store the wireless information received from the digital security adapter 100. The data author 480 may be integrated into the controller 420.

The position driver 490 adjusts pan / tilt / zoom according to a control command of the controller 420 to adjust left and right, height, and focal length of the lens.

The registration input unit 492 receives a registration command from a user to an electric device such as the digital security adapter 100 in the digital security adapter (shown in FIG. 1).

The control unit 420 controls the internal operation of the IP camera for transmitting the image to the digital security adapter from the image input to the wired / wireless communication.

In particular, when the control unit 420 receives a registration command from the registration input unit 492, the controller 420 controls the wired communication unit 430 to request wireless information from the digital security adapter 100 by wired communication. Wireless information is received from 100 and stored in the data storage unit 480. This radio information includes a service set identifier and security information for radio communication.

 In addition, the controller 420 controls the wireless communication unit 440 to perform wireless communication with the digital security adapter 100 through wireless information including a service set identifier and security information. At this time, the control unit 420 terminates the wired communication after acquiring the wireless information including the service set identifier and the security information, and performs the wireless communication.

In addition, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention may include an embedded embedded streaming server, and may perform automatic white balance, automatic exposure, color variation matrix, defect pixel correction, and color model calculation. The sensing information obtained by photographing the indoor environment may be converted into image data such as RGB7, RGB24, YUV, YCrCb, CCIR-656, and MPEG, and may be transmitted to the digital security adapter 100 through wireless communication.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of wired communication setting of an IP camera according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of wireless communication setting of an IP camera according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention is connected to the digital security adapter 100 by wire. In addition, the digital security adapter 100 is connected to the TV, so that you can watch home monitoring and home view video.

Here, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention is a step of not requesting wireless information including the digital security adapter 100 and a service set identifier and security information. IP camera 130 according to the present invention is used in connection with the digital security adapter 100 by wire communication. Here, the user may transmit a registration command for registering an IP camera through an input means of the digital security adapter 100.

If the user wants a setting for converting the IP camera 130 to wireless communication, a join button for wireless communication connection of the IP camera 130 to be switched to wireless communication from the digital security adapter 100 is performed. Press. Thereafter, the user presses a registration button in the IP camera 130 according to the present invention to correspond to the join request of the digital security adapter 100.

As shown in FIG. 5, the IP camera 130 according to the present invention may be set and used in wireless communication in the digital security adapter 100. To this end, upon receiving the registration command of the IP camera 130 according to the present invention in FIG. 3, the IP camera 130 requests wireless information including a service set identifier and security information from the digital security adapter 100. do.

Next, wireless information including the service set identifier and the security information registered in the digital security adapter 100 is transmitted to the IP camera 130 and the setting for conversion to wireless is completed. The user can remove the wired cable (LAN) of the IP camera 130 and use it wirelessly. At this time, before the IP camera performs wireless communication, the wired communication between the IP camera 130 and the digital security adapter 100 is terminated.

As described above, in using the IP camera 130 according to the present invention, the user performs the input command once in the digital security adapter 100 and the IP camera 130, respectively, thereby the IP camera 130 according to the present invention. Can easily be switched to wireless.

6 is a flowchart of a method for setting an IP camera according to the present invention.

The user is connected to the IP camera and the digital security adapter (DSA) 100 wired to each other for the indoor monitoring, and performs the wired communication (S301).

The digital security adapter (DSA) 100 receives a join command from the display apparatus or the user (S302).

Next, the IP camera 130 receives a registration command from the user through the registration input unit 492 (S303).

Next, the IP camera 130 requests wireless information including the service set identifier and the security information from the digital security adapter 100 (S304).

Next, the digital security adapter 100 receives a request for wireless information from the IP camera 130. At this time, since the digital security adapter 100 is currently performing wired communication and has received a join command, the digital security adapter 100 transmits wireless information including a service set identifier and security information to the IP camera 130 using wired communication ( S305). However, even if the digital security adapter 100 is connected to the IP camera 130 through wired communication, the digital security adapter 100 does not transmit other wireless information to the request for wireless information unless the join command is received.

Next, the IP camera 130 receives and stores wireless information including the service set identifier and the security information (S306).

Next, the IP camera 130 communicates with the digital security adapter 100 by wireless communication according to wireless information including a service set identifier and security information (S307). At this time, before the IP camera 130 performs the wireless communication, the wired communication between the IP camera 130 and the digital security adapter 100 is terminated.

As such, after the IP camera according to the present invention is wired to the digital security adapter, the user inputs a join command for wireless communication connection from the digital security adapter and a registration command from the IP camera once, and conveniently wires the IP camera. You can use the switch setting from communication to wireless communication.

The term '~ part' used in an embodiment of the present invention refers to a software component or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and '~ part' performs certain roles. do.

However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware.

'~ Portion' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors.

Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within the components and the 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and the 'parts' or further separated into additional components and the 'parts'.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail by way of examples based on the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and drawings, and the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the contents described in the claims below.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a digital security adapter connected to an IP camera according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a digital security adapter connected to an IP camera according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the IP camera according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing an embodiment of the wired communication settings of the IP camera according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless communication setting of the IP camera according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a method for setting an IP camera according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

400: image input unit 420: control unit

430: wired communication unit 440: wireless communication unit

450: wired / wireless communication unit 500: registration input unit

Claims (8)

An image input unit which captures an image of a predetermined region; A wired communication unit connected to a wired communication network to communicate with an electric device; A wireless communication unit for communicating with an electric device through wireless communication; And a controller for controlling the wired communication unit and the wireless communication unit to selectively perform wired communication and wireless communication with the electric device. The method of claim 1, The control unit controls the wired communication unit to obtain wireless information for wireless communication from the electric device by wired communication. The method of claim 2, The IP camera has an input unit for receiving a registration command from the user to the electric device, and the controller requests wireless information from the electric device according to the registration command to obtain wireless information from the electric device. The method of claim 2, The controller controls the wireless communication unit through the obtained wireless information to perform wireless communication with the electric device. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, The control unit ends the wired communication after obtaining the wireless information, and performs the wireless communication, characterized in that the IP camera. The IP camera communicating with the electric device in wire communication; Requesting, by the IP camera, wireless information to the electric device through wired communication; Receiving, by the IP camera, wireless information from an electric device through wired communication; And And the IP camera communicating with the electric device in a wireless communication according to the wireless information. The method of claim 6, And before the IP camera performs the wireless communication, the wired communication between the IP camera and the electric device is terminated. The method according to claim 6 or 7, And before the IP camera requests the wireless information, the IP camera receives a registration command for the electric device.

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