TW201308265A - Network monitoring method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system of monitoring the status of a network, characterized by installing a sensor and a video/audio retrieving unit respectively in each of the sensing points and monitoring points that are disposed in the monitoring area; establishing rules of relative-moving activation between the sensors and the video/audio retrieving units for allowing a central controller to activate a corresponding retrieving unit to perform a real-time retrieval of information accordingly; and uploading the retrieved information to the central controller for data storage, thereby achieving the monitoring of a single point activating multiple points.

Description

Network monitoring method and system thereof

The present invention relates to a network monitoring method and system thereof, and more particularly to a network monitoring method and system for remote multipoint monitoring.

With the gradual maturity of smart homes, the security alarm system has become an important part of the smart community home smart system, which plays a very good role in maintaining social stability, bringing convenience and security to the family. At present, video technology has been more and more widely applied to security alarm systems. When local detection devices monitor abnormal signals, they record images through a network camera and store the images in a network video server. The road access network video server can quickly grasp the alarm situation and perform corresponding processing for the alarm situation.

In addition, the video recording methods used in the existing video type network alarm system are mainly divided into full-time video recording and event recording. Among them, the disadvantage of using full-time video recording is that a lot of bandwidth and storage space are wasted, and it is difficult to search for a video. The disadvantage of using event recording is that if multi-point monitoring is required, the corresponding sensor must be triggered individually. In addition to the above shortcomings, most network monitoring systems must use the same manufacturer's network camera (IPCAM) and network video recorder (Network Video Recorder) because the existing protocols are different. (NVR for short), this will result in wasted resources in the future when the demand is different or the existing equipment needs to be upgraded, because the newly added equipment cannot be compatible with the old equipment.

In order to solve the above disadvantages of the prior art, the main object of the present invention is to provide a network monitoring method and system thereof, so as to realize the effect of single point trigger multi-point monitoring of network monitoring.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a network monitoring method and system thereof, which can solve the problem of incompatibility between IPCAM and NVR.

For the above purposes and other related purposes, the present invention provides a network monitoring method, including: setting a sensor at each sensing point in a monitoring area, and setting a video and audio at each monitoring point in the monitoring area. Taking a unit, and managing and controlling the sensor and the video capturing unit through a central controller; setting a linkage triggering rule between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units to establish a corresponding linkage rule database And causing the sensor to detect whether each of the sensing points has an event, and outputting a sensing signal when an event is detected; and causing the central controller to receive the sensing signal output by the sensor, and Identifying the sensor to output a trigger command for the corresponding video capture unit according to the setting data stored in the linkage rule database; and causing the corresponding video capture unit to receive the trigger command output by the central controller, Taking instant video and audio information of the environment around the monitoring point, generating corresponding video and audio information streams for output; and causing the central controller to receive the output of the video and audio capturing unit Information stream, and the audio and video information stored in the video database.

In the above network monitoring method, the linkage triggering rule set between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units is a single point to multi-point, a multi-point to single point, or a multi-point to multi-point form. Preferably, the linkage triggering rule between the two is set according to the setting positions of the sensors and the respective video capturing units.

In the above network monitoring method, the video and audio information stored in the video library is provided for querying or retrieving in a local or remote manner.

In the above network monitoring method, the method further includes integrating a software development kit (SDK) of each of the video capture units, and storing the same in the central controller for the central controller. Unified management and control of each of the video capture units.

In addition, the present invention further provides a network monitoring system, including: a sensor, which is respectively disposed at each sensing point in the monitoring area, for sensing whether each of the sensing points has an event, and feeling Outputting a sensing signal when an event occurs; the video capturing unit is respectively placed at each monitoring point in the monitoring area, and is used to capture real-time video and audio information of the environment around the monitoring point, and generate corresponding audio and video information. The information is streamed and outputted; and a central controller, comprising: a setting unit, configured to provide a linkage triggering rule for setting each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units to establish a linkage rule database; The linkage control unit is configured to receive the sensing signal output by the sensor, and identify the sensor to control the corresponding video and audio capturing unit to start performing the audio and video according to the setting data stored in the linkage rule database. Taking a task and receiving a stream of video information output by the video capture unit.

In the foregoing network monitoring system, the setting unit is configured to form a single point-to-multipoint, multi-point to single point, or multi-point to multi-point linkage between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units. Trigger relationship. Preferably, the linkage triggering rule between the two is set according to the setting positions of the sensors and the respective video capturing units.

In the foregoing network monitoring system, the central controller includes a video library, and the linkage control unit further comprises receiving the video information stream output by each of the video capturing units to store the video capturing unit. Take instant video and audio information to the video library. The instant video information stored in the video library is provided for local or remote query or retrieval.

In the foregoing network monitoring system, the SDK of each of the video capturing units is integrated in the linkage control unit to uniformly manage and control each of the video capturing units.

In summary, the network monitoring method and system thereof provided by the present invention can detect that an event is detected by any one of the sensors by presetting the linkage triggering rule between the sensor and the video capturing unit. When it occurs, the corresponding video capture unit can be automatically triggered according to the linkage triggering rule to start the video capture task, thereby achieving the effect of single-point trigger multi-point monitoring of network monitoring. Furthermore, since the SDK of each video capture unit is integrated in the central controller, the problem of incompatibility between the IPCAM and the NVR of different brands can be effectively solved.

The other technical advantages of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The present invention may be carried out or applied in various other specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the basic architecture of the system of the network monitoring system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the network monitoring system of the present invention mainly includes a sensor 10 and a video capturing unit 20 disposed in the monitoring area, and central control of the network control sensor 10 and the video capturing unit 20 through the network. 30.

The sensor 10 is respectively disposed at each sensing point in the monitoring area, and is configured to sense whether each of the sensing points has an event, and output a sensing signal when an event occurs is sensed. In this embodiment, the sensor 10 can be a reed switch, a vibration switch, an infrared sensor, a light/smoke/natural gas sensor, a glass sensor, etc., for respectively sensing a specific monitoring object. The sensing signal is output when the event is detected, for example, when an event such as sensing that the natural gas concentration exceeds a preset standard or sensing that the glass is broken is detected.

The video capture unit 20 is respectively disposed at each monitoring point in the monitoring area, and is used for capturing real-time video and audio information of the environment around each monitoring point, and generating corresponding audio and video information streams and outputting the same.

The central controller 30 includes a setting unit 31 and a linkage control unit 32.

The setting unit 31 is configured to provide a linkage triggering rule between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units to establish a linkage rule database 301, wherein each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units The system can be set as a single point to multi-point, multi-point to single point, or multi-point to multi-point linkage trigger relationship, which can be specifically set according to the specific setting positions of the sensors and each of the video capturing units, for example, when When the sensor 10 is located on the same floor, when the event is detected, all the audio and video capturing units 20 disposed near the area can be set to start according to the area where the sensor 10 is located. All the video capturing unit 20 installed in the same floor can be set to start operation, and all the video capturing units 20 in the building can be set to start operation.

The linkage control unit 32 is configured to receive the sensing signal output by the sensor 10, and identify the sensor 10 that outputs the sensing signal, such as the corresponding identification number of the sensor 10, from the linkage rule database. The 301 finds the linkage rule setting data related to the sensor 10, and outputs a control command for starting the task for the corresponding video capturing unit 20, so that the corresponding video capturing unit 20 located in the monitoring area starts to perform the video and audio. Capture tasks, that is, capture real-time video and audio information of the environment around each corresponding monitoring point. In addition, the linkage control unit 32 is configured to receive the video information stream output by the video capture unit 20 to store the real-time video and audio information captured by the video capture unit 20 into the video library 303. The real-time video and audio information stored in the video library 303 can be subsequently queried or retrieved locally or remotely.

In addition, in the present invention, the linkage control unit 32 integrates the SDK of each of the video capture units 20, which is a set of application programming interfaces (APIs), and the main function is to provide other software operation digits. The ability of a video recorder (DVR) or an NVR or IPCam, for example, can obtain images of a front-end device, adjust front-end device settings, and obtain device status. Therefore, the present invention integrates SDKs of different brands of devices. The effect of making each IPCAM compatible can be achieved, thereby achieving the purpose of managing and controlling the video capture unit 20 of different brands through the linkage control unit 32.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the network monitoring method of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. First, step S101 is performed to set the sensor 10 at each sensing point in the monitoring area, and at the same time, the video capturing unit 20 is set at each monitoring point in the monitoring area, and the sensor is provided. The video capture unit 20 and the video capture unit 20 can be managed and controlled by the central controller 30 provided at the server end via a network system (not shown), and then step S103 is performed.

In step S103, a linkage rule database 301 is created for the user to set a linkage triggering rule between each of the sensors 10 and each of the video capture units 20, and each of the sensors and each of the video capture units The linkage trigger rule set between the two can be set to a single point to multi-point, multi-point to single point, or multi-point to multi-point form, and the specific situation can be determined according to the specific settings of each of the sensor and each of the video capture units. The location is set, for example, the same floor, the same building, or the same community as a whole, for example, when one of the sensors 10 located in the same floor senses an event, it can be based on the feeling The video capturing unit 20 disposed in the vicinity of the area is set to operate, and all the video capturing units 20 disposed in the same floor can be set to start operation, and can be set as the building. All of the video capture units 20 in the building are activated, and then step S105 is performed.

In step S105, the sensor 10 is caused to detect whether each of the sensing points has an event. In this embodiment, the sensor 10 can be a reed switch, a vibration switch, an infrared sensor, a light/smoke/natural gas sensor, a glass sensor, etc., for respectively sensing a specific monitoring object. The specific event that is detected may be, for example, that the natural gas concentration exceeds a preset standard, or whether the glass is crushed, etc., and when an event is detected, step S107 is performed, otherwise the step is repeated, that is, step S105 .

In step S107, the sensor 10 is caused to output a sensing signal, and then step S109 is performed.

In step S109, the central controller 30 receives the sensing signal output by the sensor 10, and identifies the sensor 10 for outputting the sensing signal, for example, by using a preset identification number to identify the feeling. The detector 10 is configured to query the linkage rule database 301 for the linkage trigger rule setting data related to the sensor 10, and according to the queryed configuration data, for the corresponding audio and video capture in the monitoring area. Unit 20 outputs a trigger command. In the embodiment, the central controller 30 integrates the SDKs of the video capture units, so that the central controller 30 can uniformly manage and control the video capture units 20 of different brands. Next, step S111 is performed.

In step S111, the corresponding video capture unit 20 located in the monitoring area receives the trigger command output by the central controller 30 to initiate the task of capturing the instant video and audio information of the environment around each monitoring point, and generates The corresponding video information stream is outputted, and then proceeds to step S113.

In step S113, the central controller 30 is configured to receive the video information stream output by each of the video capturing unit 20 through a network system (not shown) and store the video information in the video library 303. The video and audio information stored in the database 303 can be provided by the user to query or retrieve locally or remotely.

In summary, the network monitoring method and system thereof of the present invention establish a linkage triggering rule between the sensor and the video capturing unit, and when a sensor senses that an event occurs, the system can The linkage triggering rule is established, and the video capturing unit in each corresponding monitoring area is activated to perform a monitoring photography task, so as to achieve the purpose of single-point trigger multi-point monitoring of network monitoring, and improve the practical performance thereof. In addition, the case integrates the SDK of the video capture units of different brands in the central controller, so that the central controller can uniformly manage and control the video and audio capture units of different brands, thereby solving the conventional knowledge. Incompatibility between IPCAM and NVR of different brands.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of embodiments of the network monitoring method and system of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the technical scope of the present invention. The technical content of the network monitoring method and system thereof of the present invention is broadly defined in the following patent application scope, and any technical entity or method completed by another person is exactly the same as defined in the following application scope. Or equivalent changes will be considered to cover the scope of this patent.

10. . . Sensor

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1 is a block diagram showing the basic architecture of a system of a network monitoring system of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the network monitoring method of the present invention.

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Claims (11)

A network monitoring method includes: setting a sensor at each sensing point in a monitoring area, and setting a video capturing unit at each monitoring point in the monitoring area, and managing and controlling the sensing through a central controller And the video capture unit; setting a linkage trigger rule between each of the sensors and each of the video capture units to establish a corresponding linkage rule database; and causing the sensor to detect whether each of the sensing points is An event occurs, and a sensing signal is output when an event is detected; the central controller receives the sensing signal output by the sensor, and identifies the sensor according to the linkage rule database. The stored setting data is outputted to the corresponding video capturing unit; the corresponding video capturing unit receives the triggering command output by the central controller to capture the real-time video and audio information of the environment around the monitoring point, and generate And outputting the corresponding video and audio information stream; and causing the central controller to receive the video information stream output by the video and audio capturing unit, and storing the video and audio information in the video and audio library The network monitoring method of claim 1, wherein the linkage triggering rule set between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units is a point-to-multipoint, a multi-point to a single point, or Multi-point to multi-point form. The network monitoring method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the linkage triggering rule between the two is set according to the setting positions of the sensors and the respective video capturing units. The network monitoring method of claim 1, wherein the video information stored in the video library is provided for querying or retrieving locally or remotely. For example, the network monitoring method described in claim 1 includes a software development kit that integrates each of the video capture units, and stores the software development kit in the central controller, for the central controller to uniformly The video and audio capture unit manages and controls. A network monitoring system includes: sensors respectively disposed at respective sensing points in the monitoring area for sensing whether each of the sensing points has an event, and when an event is sensed Output sensing signals; audio and video capture units, which are respectively placed at the monitoring points in the monitoring area, for capturing real-time video and audio information of the environment around the monitoring points, generating corresponding audio and video information streams and outputting them And a central controller, comprising: a setting unit, configured to provide a linkage triggering rule for setting each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units to establish a linkage rule database; and a linkage control unit, Receiving the sensing signal output by the sensor, and identifying the sensor, according to the setting data stored in the linkage rule database, controlling the corresponding audio and video capturing unit to start performing the video capturing task, and receiving the The audio and video information stream output by the video and audio capture unit. The network monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the setting unit is configured to form a single-point-to-multipoint, multi-point-to-single point between each of the sensors and each of the video capturing units. Or a multi-point to multi-point linkage trigger relationship. The network monitoring system of claim 6 or 7, wherein the linkage triggering rule between the two is set according to the setting positions of the sensors and the respective video capturing units. The network monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the central controller comprises a video library, and the linkage control unit comprises receiving the video information stream output by each of the video capturing units, And storing the video and audio information captured by each of the video capture units into the video library. The network monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the video information stored in the video library is provided for querying or retrieving locally or remotely. The network monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the linkage control unit integrates a software development kit of each of the video capture units to uniformly manage and control each of the video capture units.