KR20090108959A - Intelligent ubiquitous streetlight having camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An intelligent ubiquitous streetlight having a camera is provided to help a fair settlement of a trouble between people by recording accidents and surrounding on the street and supplying it to the people. CONSTITUTION: An intelligent ubiquitous streetlight having a camera is composed of a camera unit(300), a video recording unit(400), a communication unit(500), and a street light controller(600). The camera unit is arranged to a arm(100), and the camera unit includes more than one camera(301) recording action of a vehicle, or a pedestrian around the street. The video recording unit records a picture of the vehicle and a pedestrian and stores it, and the communication unit transmits the video recording image.

Description

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The present invention relates to an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, and more particularly, to function as a nighttime lighting facility using ubiquitous technology, as well as to cover the various applications and incidents that may occur day and night around the street. The present invention relates to an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera capable of recording and providing an image of a situation around a street which can be presented as evidence.

As is well known, street lamps are lighting facilities installed at predetermined intervals along the street for the safety of road traffic and the prevention of crime against pedestrians. The term "horizon" is a concept that includes both the road of a vehicle road and the road of a pedestrian passage.

In addition, although the street lamp refers only to lighting for illuminating the street circumference, it is generally referred to as a street lamp including a street lamp pole (hereinafter also referred to as a street pole) for fixing the lighting.

Conventional streetlights as described above are installed in various places such as highways, major roads in downtowns, commercial district roads, and residential district roads, and street lamps of a suitable type are used. In other words, streetlights for illuminating the streets may be installed on roads where cars or people pass.

As a light source of a conventional street light, a high-pressure mercury lamp, a fluorescent lamp, a sodium lamp, and an ordinary bulb lamp are used.

However, the above-described conventional street lamps are installed in various forms such as streets and amusement parks throughout the road to help maintain traffic safety of vehicles and crime prevention of pedestrians, but serve as lighting facilities to illuminate the streets. It is rarely used for other purposes.

In particular, the conventional street lights are facilities of a method in which each is individually checked and managed by a manager, and there is a problem that many inconveniences occur in maintenance and site management by a manager.

Therefore, as well as using the street lights installed in various places as a lighting facility for illuminating the street as described above, as well as the interface of the communication means ubiquitous and the medium of beneficial information transmission, that is, the images of events and accidents around the street The development of intelligent ubiquitous street lamps that can provide information is urgently needed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is not only as a lighting facility for the safety of the road traffic and crime prevention for pedestrians, but also the video recording the situation around the road The present invention provides an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera that can be provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera that allows the image information on the periphery of the street can be used as evidence to cover disputes about events and accidents that can occur day / night around the street To provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera that can prevent or reduce various crimes that may occur around the street just by promoting the recording of the situation around the street.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera that can be used as an interface of the information transmission medium and communication means ubiquitous.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera that can remotely manage a plurality of street lamps installed in the street by a wired or wireless communication network.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the street light having a horizontal pole and an illumination unit, disposed on the horizontal pole provided with one or more cameras for imaging the movement of the vehicle or pedestrian around the street Camera unit; A recording processing unit for recording and storing an image of a vehicle or a pedestrian provided from the camera unit in a corresponding storage area; Communication unit for updating the operation data associated with the operation of the street light, and transmitting the recorded image; And a streetlight control unit controlling a flashing driving of an illumination unit for illuminating the street according to a preset flashing driving condition. The intelligent ubiquitous streetlight including the camera is disclosed.

The lighting unit is a vehicle lighting unit for illuminating the road of the vehicle in the street; And pedestrian lighting unit for illuminating the pedestrian passage of the street; One or a combination of the above, wherein the vehicle lighting unit and the pedestrian lighting unit is preferably composed of at least one or more LED.

Preferably, the flashing driving conditions are the daylight conditions around the street according to the sunrise or sunset; A time condition reflecting the average value of the sunrise or sunset accumulated for several years in response to the seasonal environment for each year 365 days; And weather conditions that reflect a sudden change in weather deterioration regardless of sunrise or sunset; It can be composed of any one or two or more of the combined conditions.

Preferably, the communication unit may be connected to a communication unit of another adjacent street light through a cable to form a wired communication network, and perform ubiquitous communication in a manner of recognizing street light identification information.

The communication unit may further be connected to a wired or wireless network for ubiquitous communication with the street lamp management server.

Preferably, the street light includes a storage unit for storing street light identification information, flashing driving condition information, recording information, and digital content information; And an information output unit configured to output corresponding digital content information according to the information output control signal of the street light controller.

The streetlight control unit may complete the transmission of the recording information stored in the storage unit to the streetlight management server according to a transmission cycle of a preset recording image, and delete the processing according to a predetermined period.

Preferably, when the request event of the recorded video is generated from the street lamp management server, the street light controller may provide the recorded video corresponding to the request event through the communication unit. In this case, the request event of the recorded video is preferably event information for requesting a recorded video of a specific time zone among the recorded video stored in the storage unit.

Preferably, the information output unit comprises an image output unit for outputting the corresponding digital content information as an image according to the information output control signal of the street light control unit; And an audio output unit configured to output contents related to an output image of the video output unit through a speaker.

According to the intelligent ubiquitous street light provided with a camera according to the present invention as described above, to provide a light for the safety of the road traffic at night and crime prevention for pedestrians, as well as various events that can occur day / night around the street And by recording the video information of the accident and providing evidence as an evidence material provides a working effect to ensure that the disputes between the parties about the events and accidents around the street can be handled fairly and smoothly.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of preventing or reducing various crimes that can occur around the street just by promoting the recording of the situation around the street as image information.

In addition, the present invention provides an operational effect that can be used as a ubiquitous oriented medium of information transmission and an interface of communication means.

In addition, the present invention provides a plurality of street lights installed on the street can be remotely managed by a wired or wireless communication network, thereby providing an effect of improving the convenience and efficiency of management.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the description of the present invention, terms defined are defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art and the definitions are based on the contents throughout this specification. Will have to be lowered.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates an illumination unit applied as an example to an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera according to the present invention. 3 is a perspective view showing an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention as an example.

Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown through Figures 1 to 3, horizontal pole 100, lighting unit 200, camera unit 300, recording processing unit 400 ), The communication unit 500, the street lamp control unit 600, the storage unit 700, and the information output unit 800.

The horizontal pole 100 is configured to be constantly installed at a predetermined distance along the horizontal intervals, and serves as a pillar of the street lamp (10). At this time, Figure 3 shows the external shape of the street lamp 10 applied as an example to the present invention.

In addition, the lighting unit 200 is a configuration for providing lighting for the safety of the street traffic at night and crime prevention for pedestrians, the vehicle lighting unit 201 for illuminating the road for the vehicle in the street, and the pedestrian in the street It is composed of any one or combination of the pedestrian lighting unit 202 for illuminating the passage.

Here, the vehicle lighting unit 201 and the pedestrian lighting unit 202, as shown in Figure 2, uses a light emitting diode (LED) 203 as a light source for illuminating the horizontal, the vehicle and pedestrian lighting unit Each of the 201 and 202 constitutes at least one LED 203 as a light source. In this case, the LED 203 light source may be selectively used in a way that all of the flashing at the same time and a part of the flashing partially.

The camera unit 300 is disposed on the horizontal pole 100 and has at least one camera 301 for capturing the movement of the vehicle or pedestrian around the street, the driving of the camera unit 300 is mainly It is preferable to set it to operate without being limited to any one time zone.

In addition, the recording processor 400 records and stores an image of a vehicle or a pedestrian provided from each camera 301 of the camera unit 300 in a corresponding storage area. In this case, the recording processing unit 400 may assign an identifier to the recorded video stored for the management of the recorded video, and the identifier may include the photographing camera of the recorded video and the captured year, month, and date.

The communication unit 500 performs a communication interface function of updating operation data related to the operation of the street lamp 10 and transmitting a recorded image. At this time, the communication unit 500 is connected to the communication unit 500 of another adjacent street light 10 through a cable to form a wired communication network, and performs ubiquitous communication of a method of recognizing street light identification information.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the communication unit 500 may be further connected to the wired network 20 or the wireless network 30 for ubiquitous communication with the street lamp management server 900.

The street lamp control unit 600 controls the flashing driving of the lighting unit 200 for illuminating the street according to a preset flashing driving condition, wherein the flashing driving condition is the daylight condition around the street according to the sunrise or sunset. A combination of any one or two of time conditions reflecting the average value of the yearly cumulative sunrise or sunset in response to the seasonal environment, 365 days a year, and weather conditions that reflect a sudden change in weather deterioration regardless of sunrise or sunset. Flashing condition You can set the driving condition.

In addition, the street light controller 600 completes the transmission of the information of the recorded image stored in the storage unit 700 to the street lamp management server 900 in accordance with the transmission cycle of the preset recording image, when a predetermined period has elapsed Delete it.

In this case, the transmission period may be set to, for example, a weekly unit or a daily unit, but should not be limited thereto and should be understood to be easily changed by a designer. Also, the transmission period may be transmitted to the streetlight management server 900. It should be understood that even in the case of the deletion processing of the recorded video, it can be easily changed by the designer.

Meanwhile, when the request event of the recorded image is generated from the street light management server 900, the street light controller 600 may provide the storage 700 with the recorded image corresponding to the request event regardless of a preset transmission period. After searching and finding, it can be provided immediately through the communication unit 500.

In this case, the request event of the recorded video is event information for requesting a recorded video of a specific time zone among the recorded video stored in the storage unit 700, which is the information of the recorded video of various events and accidents occurring around the street. It provides an effect that can be provided quickly.

The storage unit 700 stores street light identification information, blinking driving condition information, recording information, and digital content information.

In addition, the storage unit 700 may store a daily blinking time, and updates and registers operation data and digital content information related to the operation of the street lamp provided by the street lamp management server 900. In this case, the daily blinking time may be provided to the streetlight management server 900 and then used as data of streetlight operation, that is, blinking driving condition information.

The information output unit 800 outputs corresponding digital content information according to the information output control signal of the street light controller 600.

In this case, the digital content information is a variety of information based on the area in which the street light 10 is installed, including a local guide, local advertising, local event guide, and local public information, as well as various contents not limited to the region. It is desirable to include information.

In addition, the information output unit 800 is an image output unit 801 for outputting the corresponding digital content information in accordance with the information output control signal of the street lamp control unit 600, and the output image of the image output unit 801 And a sound output unit 802 for outputting contents related to the speaker through the speaker, and the configuration of the sound output unit 802 may be removed according to a designer's intention.

Referring to Figure 3 attached to the external shape of the intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera of the present invention having the above configuration as follows.

First, in the street lamp 10 according to the present invention, the vehicle lighting unit 201 is disposed on the vehicle pole 101 of the horizontal pole 100, and the camera 301 is installed on the vehicle pole 101.

In addition, the pedestrian lighting unit 202 is disposed on the pedestrian pawl 102 of the horizontal pawl 100, and the camera 301 is installed on the pedestrian pawl 102.

In addition, the horizontal pawl 100 has a structure in which an image output unit 801 and an audio output unit 802, which are components of the information output unit 800 that are aligned with the gaze of a pedestrian, are arranged.

4 is a network diagram of an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention connected by a wired network, and FIG. 5 is implemented by connecting an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention to a wireless network. It is a network diagram.

That is, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the street lamp 10 according to the present invention can be connected to the street lamp management server 900 through any one of the wired network 20 or the wireless network 30. The ubiquitous communication is performed in a manner of recognizing streetlight identification information while connected to the streetlight management server 900.

That is, the operation data and the digital content information related to the operation of the street lamp provided by the street lamp management server 900 are updated, and the street lamp control unit 600 of the street lamp 10 is photographed through the camera 301. Then, the recorded image information, which is recorded through the control of the recording processor 400, is transmitted according to a preset transmission period of the recorded image.

On the other hand, the street lamp control unit 600 of the street light 10 transmits the recorded video corresponding to the request event to the street lamp management server 900 when a request event of the recorded video from the street lamp management server 900 occurs. do.

As described above, the information of the recorded video transmitted to the street lamp management server 900 may be adopted and used as evidence for the dispute processing of various accidents and events occurring around the street.

Although the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to the examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing for explaining the intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram showing an illumination unit applied as an example to an intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view showing an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention as an example;

4 is a network diagram of an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention implemented as a wired network;

5 is a network diagram of an intelligent ubiquitous street lamp having a camera according to the present invention implemented as a wireless network.

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10: street light 20: wired network

30: wireless network 100: horizontal pole

101: car pole 102: pedestrian pole

200: lighting unit 201: vehicle lighting unit

202: pedestrian lighting unit 203: LED

300: camera unit 301: camera

400: recording processing unit 500: communication unit

600: street light control unit 700: storage unit

800: information output unit 801: image output unit

802: sound output unit 900: street light management server

Claims (11)

In the streetlight provided with a horizontal pole and an illumination part, A camera unit disposed on the horizontal pole and having one or more cameras for photographing a movement of a vehicle or a pedestrian around the horizontal pole; A recording processing unit for recording and storing an image of a vehicle or a pedestrian provided from the camera unit in a corresponding storage area; Communication unit for updating the operation data associated with the operation of the street light, and transmitting the recorded image; And A streetlight control unit controlling a flashing driving of an illumination unit for illuminating the street according to a preset blinking driving condition; Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera comprising a. The method of claim 1, The lighting unit, Vehicle lighting unit for illuminating the road for vehicles in the street; And Pedestrian lighting unit for illuminating the pedestrian passage of the street; Intelligent ubiquitous street light with a camera, characterized in that consisting of any one or a combination. The method of claim 2, The vehicle lighting unit and the pedestrian lighting unit, Intelligent ubiquitous street light with a camera, each one comprising at least one LED. The method of claim 1, The flashing driving condition is, Daylight conditions around the street according to sunrise or sunset; A time condition reflecting the average value of the sunrise or sunset accumulated for several years in response to the seasonal environment for each year 365 days; And Weather conditions that reflect a sudden change in weather deterioration, regardless of sunrise or sunset; Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, characterized in that any one or a combination of two or more conditions. The method of claim 1, The communication unit, An intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, which is connected to a communication unit of another adjacent street light through a cable to form a wired communication network, and performs ubiquitous communication by recognizing street light identification information. The method of claim 5, The communication unit, Intelligent ubiquitous street light with a camera, characterized in that the connection further connected to a wired or wireless network for ubiquitous communication with the street lamp management server. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The street light, A storage unit for storing street light identification information, blinking driving condition information, recording information, and digital content information; And Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, characterized in that it further comprises; an information output unit for outputting the corresponding digital content information according to the information output control signal of the street light control unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The street light control unit, Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, characterized in that the completion of the transmission of the recording information stored in the storage unit to the street lamp management server in accordance with the transmission cycle of a preset recording image, and according to a predetermined period. The method of claim 7, wherein The street light control unit, Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, characterized in that for providing a recorded video corresponding to the request event through the communication unit when the request event of the recorded video from the street light management server. The method of claim 9, The request event of the recorded video, Intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, characterized in that the event information for requesting a recorded video of a specific time zone of the recorded video stored in the storage. The method of claim 7, wherein The information output unit, An image output unit configured to output corresponding digital content information as an image according to the information output control signal of the street light controller; And An intelligent ubiquitous street light having a camera, comprising: a sound output unit for outputting contents related to an output image of the image output unit through a speaker.

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