TW201616869A - Intelligent television device, camera and monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an intelligent television device and a camera. The camera is electrically connected with the doorbell. The camera is able to start its camera unit to capture videos in response to a press on the doorbell by a visitor. The camera transmits the captured videos to the intelligent television device. The intelligent television device controls to play the video and auto signals after receiving the video signals sent by the camera. The invention also relates to a method for monitoring. The present invention is easy to realize and enriches monitoring function of an intelligent television device. The present invention is also able to meet the requirements of the interaction between the user and a visitor.

Description

Smart TV device, camera and monitoring method

The invention relates to the field of monitoring security, in particular to a smart television device, a camera and a monitoring method.

In the prior art, the monitoring system used in combination with the television has a single function. For example, if the television for displaying the monitoring screen needs to be switched to the television program screen, the television needs to be reset, which is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also the user and the visitor through the monitoring system. The interaction is not strong.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a smart television device, a camera, and a monitoring method to solve the above problems.

A camera for use in a surveillance system, the camera comprising:

a signal detecting unit, configured to detect whether the doorbell is activated;

a communication unit for establishing a communication connection with the smart television device and the remote control device;

Camera unit; and

a control unit, when the determining signal detecting unit detects that the doorbell is activated, controlling the camera unit to operate for a preset time and capturing an image within the camera's shooting angle range within the preset time, the control unit And transmitting, by the communication unit, the video signal control captured by the camera unit to the smart television device for display.

A smart television device is applied in a monitoring system, the smart television device comprising:

a communication unit for establishing communication between the smart television device and the camera and the remote control device;

The processing unit is configured to receive the video signal transmitted by the camera through the communication unit, and control the smart television device to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera.

A monitoring method is applied to a monitoring system, the method comprising the steps of:

Detect whether the doorbell is activated;

When determining that the doorbell is activated, the camera unit of the control camera operates for a preset time and captures an image within the camera's photographic angle of view within the preset time;

Controlling the video signal taken by the camera unit to the smart television device;

The smart television device is controlled to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera.

The present invention activates the camera to pick up the video signal of the visitor by pressing the doorbell by the visitor and transmits it to the smart television device, and the smart television device controls the playback of the video signal transmitted by the camera. The monitoring system of the invention enriches the functions of the monitoring of the smart television device, is simple to implement, and satisfies the requirements of interaction between the user and the visitor.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the operating environment of the monitoring system of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a camera in a monitoring system of the present invention.

3 is a functional block diagram of a smart television device in a monitoring system of the present invention.

4 is a functional block diagram of a camera of a remote control device in a monitoring system of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the monitoring method in the present invention.

The smart TV device, the camera and the monitoring method provided by the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Please refer to Figure 1. The monitoring system 100 includes a camera 10, a smart television device 20, and a remote control device 30. The camera 10 is installed outdoors and is electrically connected to a doorbell 11 installed outdoors. The camera 10 is enabled to respond to a guest's pressing operation of the doorbell 10, and performs imaging after activation, and controls transmission of the captured video signal to the smart television device 20. The smart television device 20 controls to play the video signal transmitted by the camera 10 after receiving the video signal of the camera 10. The remote control device 30 is configured to receive a voice signal of the user and control the transmission of the received voice signal to the camera 10. The camera 10 receives the voice signal transmitted by the remote control device 30 and plays it to interact with the visitor.

Please refer to Figure 2. The camera 10 includes a signal detecting unit 101, a communication unit 102, a control unit 103, a sound output device 104, and an imaging unit 105. When the signal detecting unit 101 detects that the doorbell is activated, the camera unit 105 is triggered to start and photographed. The communication unit 102 is configured to establish a communication connection with the smart television device 20 and the remote control device 30. The control unit 103 is configured to transmit the video signal captured by the camera 10 to the smart television device 20 via the communication unit 102 when the imaging unit 105 starts to perform photography. The control unit 103 is further configured to control the sound output device 104 to play the voice signal when the communication unit 102 receives the voice signal from the remote control device 30. The sound output device 104 can be a speaker.

In an embodiment, the signal detecting unit 101 is a unit connected to the camera 10 (ie, the communication unit 102, the control unit 103, the sound output device 104, and the camera unit 105) and a power source (not shown). A switch between the switch and the doorbell that is turned on when the doorbell is pressed, triggered by an electrical signal generated by the doorbell, such that the other units of the camera 10 are powered up to operate. That is, the imaging unit 105 is activated and photographed, and the communication unit 102 establishes a communication connection with the smart television device 20 and the remote control device 30. The control unit 103 transmits the video signal captured by the camera 10 to the smart TV through the communication unit 102. Device 20. The control unit 103 is further configured to control the sound output device 104 to play the voice signal when the communication unit 102 receives the voice signal from the remote control device 30. Specifically, the signal detecting unit 101 can be an NMOS transistor or an NPN transistor, and the electrical signal generated by the doorbell is a high level signal.

In another embodiment, the signal detecting unit 101 is a detecting circuit for detecting an electrical signal generated when the doorbell is pressed and generating a trigger signal, and the signal detecting unit 101, the communication unit 102, and The control unit 103 is always in the power-on state, and the control unit 103 controls the camera when receiving the trigger signal of the signal detecting unit 101, that is, when the signal detecting unit 101 detects the electrical signal generated when the doorbell is pressed. The unit 105 is activated and performs the aforementioned functions after the camera unit 105 is activated.

Specifically, when the determining signal detecting unit 101 detects that the doorbell 11 is activated, the control unit 103 controls the camera unit 105 to operate within a preset time period and captures the range of the camera 10 within the preset time. image. In this embodiment, the video signal captured by the imaging unit 105 includes an image and a voice signal related to the user, and the imaging unit 105 maintains the preset time of the shooting as 5 minutes.

As described above, the control unit 103 transmits the video signal control captured by the camera unit 105 to the smart television device 20 through the communication unit 102, and controls the sound output device 104 after receiving the voice signal transmitted by the remote control device 30. Play the voice signal. In this embodiment, the communication unit 102 is a WiFi communication module or an infrared communication module.

Please refer to Figure 3. The smart television device 20 includes a communication unit 201 and a processing unit 202. The communication unit 201 is configured to implement communication between the smart television device 20 and the camera 10 and the remote control device 30. The communication unit 201 is a WiFi communication module or an infrared communication module. The processing unit 202 is configured to receive the video signal transmitted by the camera 10 through the communication unit 201. The processing unit 202 controls the smart television device 20 to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera 10.

Specifically, the processing unit 202 determines the current working state of the smart television device 20 after receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera 10. If the processing unit 202 determines that the smart television device 20 is in the power-on state, then the smart television device 20 is controlled to stop playing. The current playback screen controls and plays the video and audio screen transmitted by the camera 10, that is, the processing unit 202 switches the current television program screen to the monitoring screen; if the processing unit 202 determines that the smart television device 20 is in the standby state, then controls to turn on the smart television. The device 20 controls the playback monitor screen after the smart television device is turned on. Further, the processing unit 202 controls the smart TV device 20 to return to the original working state after determining that the video and audio screen sent by the camera 10 is played, that is, if the smart television device 20 plays the video and audio screen sent by the camera 10, it is turned on and plays one. In the television program screen, the processing unit 202 controls the smart television device 20 to play the television screen after playing the video and audio screen sent by the camera 10. If the smart television device 20 plays the video screen sent by the camera 10 before being in the standby state, the processing unit 202 controls the smart television device 20 to enter a standby state after playing the video and audio screen transmitted by the camera 10.

Please refer to Figure 4. The remote control device 30 includes a plurality of buttons 301, a switch 302, a control unit 303, a sound collection unit 304, and a signal transmission unit 305. The operating state of the remote control device 30 includes a first operating state and a second operating state. In this embodiment, the sound collection unit 304 is a microphone, and the signal sending unit 305 includes a WiFi communication module and an infrared emitter. The switch 302 can switch between an open state and a closed state to cause the remote control device 30 to switch between the first operational state and the second operational state. The first working state is an access control interaction state, and the second working state is a normal remote controller state.

The control unit 303 is configured to determine an operation mode of the remote control device 30 according to the state of the switch 302. If the control unit 303 determines that the switch 302 of the remote control device 30 is in the on state, it determines that the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, that is, the access control interaction state, if the control unit 303 determines the remote control device 30 When the switch 302 is in the off state, it is determined that the remote control device 30 is in the second working state, that is, the normal remote controller state of the smart television device 20 is controlled.

If the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, the control unit 303 collects the voice signal sent by the user through the voice collecting unit 304, and the control unit 303 controls the transmitted voice signal to be sent through the signal sending unit 305. Give camera 10. Therefore, as described above, after receiving the voice signal transmitted by the remote control device 30, the control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the sound output device 104 to play the voice signal.

In another embodiment, when the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, that is, in the access control state, the control unit 303 is further configured to generate an adjustment camera in response to the user operating the at least one button 301 of the remote control device 30. Angle control signal. The control unit 303 transmits the control signal for adjusting the camera angle to the camera 10 via the signal transmitting unit 305. The control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the reception of the control signal and adjusts the shooting angle of the camera 10 based on the received control signal. For example, the control unit 303 of the remote control device 30 can generate a control signal for controlling the rotation of the camera 10 to the left in response to the user's operation of the "+" key 3011 in the remote control device 30, and the control unit 303 can respond to the user's remote control. The operation of the "-" key 3012 in the device 30 produces a control signal that controls the camera 10 to rotate to the right. The camera unit 105 is a camera. In the present embodiment, the control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the reception of the control signal and adjusts the imaging angle of the camera 10 based on the received control signal to adjust the angle of the imaging unit 105. In other embodiments, the control unit 103 of the camera 10 adjusts the angle of the entire camera 10 to adjust the angle of photography of the camera 10.

If the remote control device 30 is in the second working state, the control unit 303 generates a corresponding control signal for controlling the smart television device 20 in response to the user's operation of the button 301. The control unit 303 transmits the control signal of the control smart television device 20 to the smart television device 20 through the infrared transmitter in the signal transmitting unit 305 to control the smart television device 20 to perform the corresponding action.

Referring to FIG. 5, a flow chart of the monitoring method in the present invention is shown. The method is applied to the monitoring system 100 described above, the method comprising the steps of:

S301: The signal detecting unit 101 of the camera 10 detects whether the doorbell 11 is activated.

S302: When the determining signal detecting unit 101 detects that the doorbell 11 is activated, the control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the camera unit 105 of the camera 10 to operate for a preset time and ingests the camera 10 within the preset time. Images within the scope of the photographic angle of view. The video signal captured by the camera unit 105 includes an image and a voice signal related to the user, and the camera unit 105 maintains the preset time for shooting for 5 minutes.

S303: The control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the video signal picked up by the imaging unit 105 to be transmitted to the smart television device 20 through the communication unit 102.

S304: The smart television device 20 controls the smart television device 20 to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera 10 through the communication unit 201. Specifically, the processing unit 202 determines the current working state of the smart television device 20 after receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera 10; if the processing unit 202 determines that the smart television device 20 is in the power-on state, then the smart TV device 20 is controlled to stop. Playing the current playback screen and controlling the playback of the audio and video screen transmitted by the camera 10, that is, the processing unit 202 switches the current television program screen to the monitoring screen; if the processing unit 202 determines that the smart television device 20 is in the standby state, then controls the opening of the wisdom. The television device 20 controls the playback monitor screen after the smart television device is turned on.

S305: The control unit 303 of the remote control device 30 determines the operating state of the remote control device 30. If it is the first working mode, the process S306 is executed, and if it is the second mode, the process S308 is executed. Specifically, if the control unit 303 determines that the switch 302 of the remote control device 30 is in the on state, it determines that the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, that is, the access control interaction state, and if the control unit 303 determines the remote control device 30 When the switch 302 is in the off state, it is determined that the remote control device 30 is in the second working state, that is, the normal remote controller state of the smart television device 20 is controlled.

S306: If the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, the control unit 303 collects a voice signal sent by the user through the sound collection unit 304, and the control unit 303 controls the transmitted voice signal to pass through the signal sending unit. 305 is sent to the camera 10.

S307: The control unit 103 of the camera 10 controls the sound output device 104 to play the voice signal when receiving the voice signal transmitted by the remote control device 30 through the communication unit 102.

S308: If the remote control device 30 is in the second working state, the control unit 303 generates a corresponding control signal for controlling the smart television device 20 in response to the user's operation on the button 301, and the control unit 303 transmits the signal transmitting unit. The infrared transmitter in 305 transmits the control signal for controlling the smart television device 20 to the smart television device 20 to control the smart television device 20 to perform the corresponding action.

Wherein, the method further comprises the steps of:

If the remote control device 30 is in the first working state, the control unit 303 of the remote control device 30 also generates a control signal for adjusting the camera angle in response to the user's operation of the at least one button 301 of the remote control device 30, and the control unit 303 Transmitting, by the signal transmitting unit 305, a control signal for adjusting the camera angle to the camera 10;

The control unit 103 of the camera 10 adjusts the photographing angle of the camera 10 based on the received control signal.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments. The spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention are not deviated.

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Claims (10)

A camera for use in a surveillance system, the camera comprising:
a signal detecting unit, configured to detect whether the doorbell is activated;
a communication unit for establishing a communication connection with the smart television device;
a camera unit; and a control unit, when the signal detecting unit detects that the doorbell is activated, controls the camera unit to operate for a preset time and captures images within the camera's shooting angle range within the preset time And the control unit transmits the video signal control captured by the camera unit to the smart television device for display through the communication unit. The camera of claim 1, wherein the camera further comprises a sound output unit, the control unit is further configured to control the sound output unit to output the voice signal when receiving the voice signal sent by the remote control device. . The camera of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to respond to a control signal adjusted by the user to the operation of the remote control device to adjust the camera angle, and adjust the camera angle of the camera unit according to the received control signal. . A smart television device is applied in a monitoring system, the smart television device comprising:
a communication unit for establishing communication between the smart television device and the camera; and a processing unit for receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera through the communication unit, and controlling the smart television device to play when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera Received video and audio signals. The smart television device of claim 4, wherein the processing unit determines the current working state of the smart television device after receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera, and if the processing unit determines that the smart television device is in the power-on state, Controlling the smart TV device to stop playing the current play screen and controlling the play of the video and audio screen sent by the camera; if the processing unit determines that the smart TV device is in the standby state, then controlling to turn on the smart TV device and controlling the play monitor screen after turning on the smart TV device . A monitoring method is applied to a monitoring system, the method comprising the steps of:
Detect whether the doorbell is activated;
When determining that the doorbell is activated, the camera unit of the control camera operates for a preset time and captures an image within the camera's photographic angle of view within the preset time;
Controlling the video signal taken by the camera unit to the smart television device;
The smart television device is controlled to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of "controlling the smart television device to play the received video signal when receiving the video signal transmitted by the camera" includes:
When the smart television device receives the video signal sent by the camera, it determines the current working state of the smart television device, and if the smart television device is turned on, controls the smart television device to stop playing the current playing screen and controls playing the video and audio transmitted by the camera. Screen; if the smart TV device is in the standby state, then control to turn on the smart TV device and control the playback monitor screen after turning on the smart TV device. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
The control remote control device receives the voice signal sent by the user and sends it to the camera; and after the camera receives the voice signal, controls the sound output device of the camera to play the voice signal. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of "controlling the remote control device to receive the voice signal from the user and sending it to the camera" includes:
Determining the working mode of the remote control device;
If the remote control device is in the first working state, the control receives the voice signal sent by the user through the sound collecting unit, and controls to transmit the received voice signal to the camera. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
Responding to a user's control signal for adjusting the camera angle generated by the operation of the remote control device,
The photographing angle of the camera is adjusted based on the received control signal.