KR20190019313A - Apparatus and method for registering image data - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a device for registering image report data and a method thereof which efficiently store image data, recorded in real-time by a portable terminal of a user and to register a report image without accumulating unnecessary data. The device comprises: a recording part for recording a photographed image on a predetermined time unit basis; a receiving part for receiving location information of a user; a control part for deleting the most preceding recording data and controlling the recording data at a point in time when a video information button is clicked and an immediately previous recording data so as to be sent to the server if the recording data is a preset number; and a transmission part for transmitting the recording data and the immediately previous recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked to the server as image report information.

Description

[0001] Apparatus and method for registering image data [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for registering image information data, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for storing and registering image data recorded in real time by a user's portable terminal.

In general, the national disaster / disaster management system collects various disaster / disaster related information using sensors such as cameras, rain gauges, and weather vanes. The intelligent traffic information system (ITS) collects traffic related information by using CCTV.

In the technology field such as the national disaster / disaster management system or the intelligent traffic information system, the location information and the image information obtained by applying the known geographic information system are used to quickly deal with disasters / disasters such as forest fires and floods And provides various kinds of information on the road traffic situation including traffic accidents and traffic congestion areas to the user.

However, the conventional geographic information system applied in the technical fields such as the national disaster / disaster management system and the intelligent traffic information system (ITS) collects image information through the CCTV installed in a specific place, and automatically transmits it to the server Information on various disasters / disasters. Accordingly, there is a disadvantage in that it can not sufficiently provide location information and image information on actual site conditions of CCTV and the like, or in areas where CCTVs are not installed or where human beings are rare.

In addition, when a conventional geographical information system is applied to a conventional intelligent traffic information system (ITS), video information on a traffic situation can be provided to a user only at a limited position where the CCTV is fixed.

Prior Art 1: Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0095522 (Information system using mobile system and method thereof) Prior Art 2: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0126335 (Report System) Prior Art 3: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0031481 (Traffic Information Providing System and Method) Prior Art 4: Korean Patent No. 10-1147193 (Surveillance System Using Smartphone)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides an apparatus and method for registering image information data which can easily report a traffic situation in a front and / or rear of a vehicle running on a portable terminal of a user It has its purpose.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for registering image information data that efficiently stores image data recorded in real time in a portable terminal of a user and registers a reference image without accumulation of unnecessary data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus and method for registering image information data, comprising: a recording unit for recording a photographed image at predetermined time intervals; A receiving unit for receiving location information of a user; A control unit for deleting the most prior recorded data if the recorded data is a predetermined number and controlling the recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked and the immediately preceding recorded data to be sent to the server; And a transmitting unit for transmitting the recording data and the immediately preceding recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked to the server as video information.

The transmitting unit may transmit together the location information of the user at the time of generating the respective recording data when the recording data at the time of clicking the image feedback button and the immediately preceding recording data are transmitted to the server.

And a display unit for displaying a position on the map screen where the image information has been generated based on the image information visualization information, wherein the receiving unit receives the image information visualization information from the server, And may be information generated based on the image information information.

The predetermined time may be 10 seconds.

The predetermined number may be three.

The amount of recorded data at the time when the image information button is clicked may be 1 to 10 seconds, and the amount of the immediately preceding recorded data may be 10 seconds.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of registering image information data, comprising the steps of: recording a photographed image on a predetermined time basis; The control unit deletes the most preceding recording data if the recording data is a preset number, and controls the recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked and the immediately preceding recording data to be sent to the server; And transmitting the recording data and the immediately preceding recording data at a point in time when the image-reporting button is clicked, to the server as image-preview information.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to easily photograph and record the traffic situation occurring in the front and / or rear of the vehicle, which is being driven by the user's portable terminal, and to report it.

It is possible to significantly improve the reliability of the user report information by providing the means of the moving image in the report content composed of the existing map icon and the photograph.

In particular, it is possible to efficiently store image data recorded in real time in a portable terminal of a user, and to store and register images without accumulation of unnecessary data.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system employing a video data reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an internal configuration diagram of the user terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering image information data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 4 to 6 are views adopted in the description of Fig. 3. Fig.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system employing a video data reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The system shown in FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 10, a server 40, and a database 50.

The user terminal 10 may be implemented as a portable terminal or a portable computer. Here, the portable terminal is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, and can be used as a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS) Handheld devices such as a handheld device, an assistant, an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, a W-CDMA ) Based wireless communication devices. The portable computer may include a notebook, a laptop, and the like.

The user terminal 10 may also be a smart device such as a smart phone, a smart note, a tablet PC, a wearable computer, or the like.

The user terminal 10 can select the video recording and photograph the traffic situation in front of and / or behind the vehicle. If necessary, the user terminal 10 may photograph the traffic situation beside the front and rear of the vehicle.

The user terminal 10 can record and record a photographed image (e.g., moving image) in units of a predetermined time (for example, about 10 seconds). At this time, if the video data (i.e., recording data) recorded in units of a predetermined time is a predetermined number, the user terminal 10 deletes the recorded data stored in the earliest. For example, when the number of recorded data becomes three, the first recorded content is deleted. This is to keep only two image files continuously. In this way, the real-time recording data can be efficiently stored, and the image can be stored and registered without unnecessary accumulation of data.

The user terminal 10 sends only the recording data of the click time and the immediately preceding recording data to the server 40 and registers it. Here, in the case where the image information button is clicked, a case occurs in which a traffic accident occurs in front of a vehicle in operation, or a delay occurs due to, for example, construction, and is reported.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 10 can receive the location information of the user through the location information API 20 provided by the location information provider (e.g., Google).

Here, the location information API 20 may be a Google Maps API, a geocoding API, or the like. The received location information of the user may include the user's latitude, longitude, and moving speed data at the time of image capturing. Since the user moves through the vehicle or the like with his / her terminal, the location information of the user can be regarded as the location information of the terminal 10 of the user.

The user terminal 10 can transmit the location information of the corresponding recording data when the user terminal 10 sends the recording data (i.e., two frames) for image notification to the server 40. [ Here, the location information of the recording data may be the location information of the user at the time of image capturing to generate the corresponding recording data. If necessary, the user terminal 10 can further transmit time information at the time of shooting of the corresponding recording data.

The user terminal 10 visually displays a position on the map screen where the image information has been generated based on the image information visualization information from the server 40. [ On the other hand, when the user terminal 10 selects an arbitrary image information from among various image information displayed on the map screen, the user terminal 10 can reproduce and display the recorded data at the corresponding location. Here, the image information visualization information includes image information information (for example, two pieces of image data at the time of image notification) and user's position information of each recording data provided from the user terminal 10 to the server 40 And information that can visually express image information provided to the server 40 from a user terminal other than the user terminal 10.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 10 can synchronize the location information of the user in real time via the cloud host 30. For example, the cloud host 30 has a Baas (Backend as a Service) platform, such as Geogle FireBase, through which the user's location information can be synchronized in real time.

Although only one user terminal 10 is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of convenience, it should be understood that a plurality of user terminals 10 exist in practice.

The server 40 may download the corresponding image information data registration application to the user terminal 10 in response to a video image data registration application request from the user terminal 10. [

The server 40 receives image information from the at least one user terminal 10 (for example, recording data at the time of image notification and user's position information on the recording data) and stores the image information in the database 50. Here, the image information information may be represented by image information data.

The server 40 may generate image-visualization visualization information based on the image-information information from one or more user terminals 10 and transmit the image-and-visualization visualization information to each user terminal 10. That is, the user terminal 10 can check all of the recorded data other than the video data that the user terminal 10 has reported.

For example, if it is assumed that the server 40 receives 20 pieces of image information information from 5 users' terminals 10, the server 40 can display 20 pieces of image information information on one screen It is possible to generate the feedback visualization information and transmit the generated image feedback visualization information to the terminals 10 of the five users. Here, the image-assisted visualization information includes the recording data at the time when the user informed the image and the location information of the user with respect to the corresponding recorded data.

The database 50 stores image information information from the user terminal 10 via the server 40. [ At this time, the image information to be stored will be stored for each user.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of the user terminal 10 shown in FIG.

The user terminal 10 includes an input unit 11, a photographing unit 12, a recording unit 13, a storage unit 14, a transmission unit 15, a receiving unit 16, a display unit 17, . ≪ / RTI >

The input unit 11 inputs a video recording on / off signal. The video recording on / off signal can be selectively input by the user. For example, the user can select video recording on (ON) or video recording off (OFF) in a selection window (not shown) displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10. [ On the other hand, the image recording on / off signal can be input by operating a video recording on / off button or a switch (not shown) provided in the user terminal 10, unlike the method using the selection window.

Also, the input unit 11 can input an image-reporting signal. The user can selectively input the signal to inform the image. The input unit 11 may input an image feedback signal as the image feedback button displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10 is clicked.

Further, the input unit 11 can input a description according to the image information (for example, a keyword (region, place name) for the current image image health).

The photographing unit 12 can photograph a traffic situation in front of and / or behind the vehicle. For example, the photographing section 12 may be constituted by a camera or the like. If necessary, the photographing unit 12 may photograph a traffic situation beside the front and rear of the vehicle.

As a result, the photographing section 12 can photograph the traffic situation around the user.

The recording unit 13 records an image (for example, a moving image) photographed by the photographing unit 12 and records the photographed image for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds).

The storage unit 14 stores the image data (i.e., the recording data) recorded in the recording unit 13, and if the stored recording data has a preset number, the recording data stored in the earliest is deleted. Here, when the recording data is stored in the storage unit 14, the location information of the user at the time of generating the recording data and the time information at the time of generating the corresponding recording data may be stored together.

The transmitting unit 15 transmits the recording data of the click point and the immediately preceding recording data stored in the storage unit 14 to the server 40 as image information information as the image information button is clicked. The image information transmitted to the server 40 is registered (i.e., stored) in the database 50 as valid data.

When transmitting the video data (i.e., two video data) to the server 40, the transmitting unit 15 transmits the location information of each recording data (that is, the position of the user at the time of generating the corresponding recording data Information) can be transmitted together. Then, the server 40 can grasp to which position the recording data shows the traffic situation. Of course, the transmitting unit 15 may also transmit the time information at the time of generating the corresponding recording data.

The receiving unit 16 can receive the location information of the user. The received location information of the user may include the user's latitude, longitude, and moving speed data at the time of image capturing.

On the other hand, the receiving unit 16 can receive image-visualizing visualization information from the server 40. [

The display unit 17 visually displays a position on the map screen where the image information has been generated based on the image-assisted visualization information received by the receiving unit 16. [

On the other hand, the display unit 17 reproduces and displays the image data of the corresponding image information when any image information is selected from the various image information displayed on the map screen.

By the function of the display unit 17 described above, the user can easily grasp the position where the image information has been generated, and can easily check the contents of the image information of the desired position.

The control unit 18 controls the operations of the photographing unit 12, the recording unit 13, the storage unit 14, the transfer unit 15, and the display unit 17 based on the information of the input unit 11 and the receiving unit 16. [ .

Particularly, the control unit 18 controls to record and store a photographed image (e.g., moving image) in units of a predetermined time (e.g., about 10 seconds), and when the stored recording data has a predetermined number The recording data stored in the preceding line is deleted.

The control unit 18 controls the server 40 to transmit only the recording data and the immediately preceding recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked in accordance with the video signal.

In the case of the traffic information related image report, the amount that could have meaning could not exceed 20 seconds as a result of simulation on actual road. Also, it is recommended to minimize the issue of data communication when uploading. Accordingly, in the embodiment of the present invention, the maximum registration time is set to 20 seconds in the case of the motion picture, but is divided and uploaded in units of 10 seconds.

As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the image information button is clicked, two files (a file containing recorded data; a first file for 10 seconds and a second file for 1 second to 10 seconds) are registered in a divided manner.

The user terminal 10 described above can be an image information data registering apparatus described in the claims of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a method of registering image information data according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are views used in the description of FIG.

First, the user who rides in the vehicle places the photographing unit 12 provided in the user terminal 10 in a direction to photograph.

Then, when the user selects the image recording (S10), the photographing unit 12 photographs the traffic situation in the opposite direction (S12). At this time, the display unit 17 of the terminal 10 of the user can display the image (i.e., moving image) (c in Fig. 4) currently being shot, as shown in Fig. Thus, it can be easily recognized that the current photographing is normally performed.

Accordingly, an image (e.g., moving image) photographed by the photographing section 12 is recorded in the recording section 13. [ The recording unit 13 records the photographed image for a predetermined time (e.g., 10 seconds). At this time, the display unit 17 of the user terminal 10 displays a guide message (a in FIG. 4) informing that the image-assisted recording is being performed, as shown in FIG. Then, the image data (i.e., recording data) to be recorded in the recording unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 14 under the control of the control unit 18 (S14).

On the other hand, the control unit 18 determines whether the currently stored recording data is a predetermined number (e.g., three) (S16).

If the currently stored recording data is a preset number, the control unit 18 deletes the recording data stored in the earliest (S18). For example, when the number of image data (i.e., recording data) recorded and stored in units of 10 seconds is three (A, B, and C) as shown in FIG. 5, Is deleted. As the recorded data A is deleted, two pieces of recorded data B and C are stored in the storage unit 14. Thereafter, when another piece of recorded data D is stored, the recorded data B is deleted. In this way, two pieces of recorded data will be continuously held in the storage unit 14. [

Thereafter, the control unit 18 determines whether a video signal is input (S20).

For example, in a situation where a traffic accident occurs in front of a driving vehicle or is delayed due to construction or the like, the user will report a video (i.e., moving image) informing the current traffic situation.

Accordingly, when the user clicks on the video information button (b in Fig. 4) displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10 ("Yes" in S20), the control unit 18 displays the video Data and the immediately preceding recording data to the server 40 and registers it (S22). That is, when the image information button is clicked in the state that the recording data A and B for 10 seconds are stored and another image is being recorded as shown in FIG. 6, the still image data C And the immediately preceding recording data B are transmitted to the server 40. [ In this case, the recording data A stored at the earliest time is deleted.

As described above, since only two image files are continuously stored in the user terminal 10 and registered in the server 40, the real-time recording data can be efficiently stored, and the image can be stored and registered without unnecessary data accumulation .

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the receiving unit 16 of the user terminal 10 may receive image-visualizing visualization information from the server 40 during or after the registration of the image-forming data. The display unit 17 of the user terminal 10 visually displays the position at which the image information has been provided on the map screen based on the image information visualization information received by the receiver 16. [ Thereafter, when the user selects an arbitrary image information from among the various image information displayed on the map screen, the recorded image data of the corresponding image information is reproduced and displayed on the display unit 17. Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the position where the image information is generated, and can easily check the contents of the image information of the desired position.

In addition, the video image data registration method of the present invention described above can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. While specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for the purpose of describing the invention only and are not used to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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Claims (9)

A recording unit for recording a photographed image at a predetermined time unit;
A receiving unit for receiving location information of a user;
A control unit for deleting the most prior recorded data if the recorded data is a predetermined number and controlling the recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked and the immediately preceding recorded data to be sent to the server; And
And a transmission unit for transmitting the recording data and the immediately preceding recording data at the time when the image information button is clicked, to the server as image information information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the transmission unit comprises:
And transmits the video data at the time when the video information is clicked and the previous video data to the server together with the position information of the user at the time of generating the respective video data. Registration device. The method according to claim 1,
And a display unit for displaying a position on the map screen where the image information has been generated based on the image-related visualization information,
Wherein the receiving unit receives the image information visualization information from the server,
Wherein the image information visualization information is information generated based on the image information information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined time is 10 seconds. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined number is three. The method according to claim 1,
The amount of the recording data at the time when the image information button is clicked is 1 to 10 seconds,
Wherein the amount of the immediately preceding recording data is 10 seconds. The recording unit recording the photographed image at a predetermined time unit;
The control unit deletes the most preceding recording data if the recording data is a preset number, and controls the recording data at the time when the video information button is clicked and the immediately preceding recording data to be sent to the server; And
And transmitting the recording data and the immediately preceding recording data at a point of time when the video information button is clicked, to the server as video information information. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of sending to the server comprises:
And transmits the video data at the time when the video information is clicked and the previous video data to the server together with the position information of the user at the time of generating the respective video data. How to register. The method of claim 7,
The amount of the recording data at the time when the image information button is clicked is 1 to 10 seconds,
Wherein the amount of the immediately preceding recording data is 10 seconds.

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