TW201818691A - Remote monitoring system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote monitoring system and method thereof is disclosed. By receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) and detecting a call number of the SMS for comparison with a preset phone number, and reading the SMS to get a control command when the comparison result is the same, and controlling an imaging unit to generate an video according to the control command, and transmitting the video to a cloud server according to a login message within the control command. The mechanism is help to improve the convenience of remote monitoring and the security of the video.

Description

Remote monitoring system and method thereof

The invention relates to a remote monitoring technology, in particular to a remote monitoring system for storing image information through a short message control camera unit and storing image information to a cloud server according to a login message in the short message and a method thereof.

In recent years, with the popularization and vigorous development of remote monitoring technology, various remote monitoring devices have sprung up.

In general, the remote monitoring system allows the user to connect to the monitoring device at the remote end to monitor the image information captured by the Charge-coupled Device (CCD) on the monitoring device. In fact, in view of the fact that users cannot monitor the connection from time to time, the image information recorded by the CCD is usually stored for later browsing and inquiry. However, the image information is stored in the monitoring device, and if the monitoring device is damaged, the image message will be destroyed. In addition, in order to enable the remote end to be connected to the monitoring device, the monitoring device usually needs more complicated network settings, such as: Firewall, communication nickname and Network Address Translation (NAT), etc. This causes inconvenience in remote monitoring and has poor image security.

In view of this, some manufacturers have proposed to transmit image information to the cloud, so that the image information will not be destroyed when the monitoring device is damaged. However, this method cannot be used by the user to specify the stored cloud server, and only the vendor can provide the cloud server, so that the security of the image message is subject to the person. In addition, this method also requires complicated network settings to allow users to connect to the monitoring device remotely through a network environment such as a firewall or NAT. Therefore, the remote monitoring is inconvenient and the image security is not effectively solved. Good question.

In summary, it can be seen that the prior art has long been inconvenient for remote monitoring and poor image security, so it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

The invention discloses a remote monitoring system and a method thereof.

First, the present invention discloses a remote monitoring system, which includes: a temporary storage module, a communication module, a verification module, and a monitoring module. The temporary storage module is configured to temporarily store the image information, and after the image message is transmitted to the cloud server, the image message is deleted; the communication module is configured to receive the short message through the user identification module, and transmit the image message to the cloud server. The verification module is configured to detect the incoming call number of the short message and compare it with the preset phone number. When the comparison result is the same, the content of the short message is read to obtain a control command, and the control command includes at least a shooting start. Time, shooting end time, shooting interval, and login message of the cloud server; the monitoring module is used to start the camera unit according to the shooting start time, and the image capturing unit continuously captures the image to form an image message according to the shooting interval time. And causing the communication module to transmit the image message according to the login message and turning off the camera unit according to the shooting end time.

In addition, the present invention discloses a remote monitoring method, which includes: receiving a short message through a user identification module; detecting an incoming call number of the short message and comparing it with a preset phone number, and reading when the comparison result is the same The content of the newsletter obtains a control instruction, and the control instruction includes at least a shooting start time, a shooting end time, a shooting interval time, and a login message of the cloud server; the camera unit is activated according to the shooting start time, and the shooting interval is made according to the shooting interval time. The camera unit continuously captures an image to form an image message, and temporarily stores the formed image message until the image message is transmitted to the cloud server according to the login message, and then deletes the image message; and the camera unit is turned off according to the shooting end time. .

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the present invention compares the incoming call number with the preset telephone number by receiving the short message, and reads the short message when the comparison result is the same. The content obtains a control instruction, and controls the camera unit to generate an image message according to the control instruction, and transmits the image message to the cloud server according to the login message in the control instruction.

Through the above technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of improving the convenience of remote monitoring and image security.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, so that the application of the technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

Before describing the remote monitoring system and method thereof disclosed in the present invention, the nouns defined by the present invention are first described. The telephone number of the present invention refers to a preset set of telephone numbers, which can be set by pressing The physical buttons are set and stored. In practice, a plurality of sets of telephone numbers can also be set, which can be used as a basis for identity verification, thereby avoiding the use of unlicensed short messages to control the camera unit, such as a CCD.

The remote monitoring system and method thereof are further described below with reference to the drawings. Please refer to "FIG. 1", "FIG. 1" is a system block diagram of the remote monitoring system of the present invention, and the system includes: temporary storage module The group 110, the communication module 120, the verification module 130 and the monitoring module 140. The temporary storage module 110 is configured to temporarily store the image information, and after the image message is transmitted to the cloud server 160, the image message is deleted. In practical implementation, the temporary storage module 110 is implemented in a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM, or the like. In addition, the image message may include at least one of a picture and an image, which are formed and stored in the temporary storage module 110 and may be unread when the image message exceeds a preset time range (eg, 7 days). Deleted from the temporary storage module 110.

The communication module 120 is configured to receive a short message service (SMS) through a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and transmit the image message to the cloud server 160 through the network 150. In actual implementation, the communication module 120 has a SIM card slot, and provides the user with the appropriate SIM card to receive the SMS through the service of the carrier. In addition, when the phone number mentioned in the above-mentioned self-defined noun is preset, the user identification module can also transmit a confirmation message to the set phone number for notification. In this case, suppose that after setting the phone number, if the user does not receive the confirmation message for a long time, the user can judge that the previously set phone number may be incorrect.

The verification module 130 is configured to detect the incoming call number of the short message and compare it with the preset phone number. When the comparison result is the same, the content of the short message is read to obtain a control instruction, and the control instruction includes at least the shooting start time. The shooting end time, the shooting interval, and the login message of the cloud server 160. For example, when the verification module 130 performs the comparison, the comparison result is the same, and the received message content is assumed to be "16/05/01, 17:15:00; 16/05/01, 17:15: 20;1000;ftp://user:pwd@abc.com", then this content can be used as a control command, where "16/05/01, 17:15:00" is the shooting start time (including year, month) , day, hour, minute, second), "16/05/01, 17:15:20" is the shooting end time (including year, month, day, hour, minute, second), and "1000" is the shooting interval ( The unit is milliseconds and "ftp://user:pwd@abc.com" is the login message (including account number, password and domain name/network address) of the cloud server 160. In addition, if the comparison result of the verification module 130 is different, the short message may be ignored, and the warning message output is generated by the user identification module to the preset phone number, and the warning message includes at least the received caller number of the short message. . It should be added that the preset phone number can be set by pressing the physical button and stored in the verification module 130 for verification comparison.

The monitoring module 140 is configured to start the camera unit according to the shooting start time, and continuously capture the image to form an image message according to the shooting interval time, and enable the communication module 120 to transmit the image message according to the login message and according to the shooting The camera unit is turned off at the end time. In practical implementation, when the camera unit is activated, the radio unit is also activated to perform radio reception. In particular, when the shooting interval is “0”, it means continuous shooting; when the shooting interval is “1000”, it means shooting every 1000 milliseconds. By setting the shooting interval, you can achieve time-lapse photography. The shooting time can be specified by setting the shooting start time and shooting end time. In this way, the user can directly control the camera unit through the SMS, and avoid changing various settings of the network in order to allow remote control, such as: firewall, NAT, and the like. In addition, the image message can also be transmitted to the private cloud server specified by the user, instead of the public cloud server provided by the manufacturer, thereby effectively improving the security of the image message.

Next, please refer to "FIG. 2", which is a flowchart of a method for remote monitoring according to the present invention. The steps include: receiving a short message through a user identification module (step 210); detecting a caller number of the short message and Comparing with a preset telephone number, and reading the content of the short message to obtain a control instruction when the comparison result is the same, the control instruction includes at least a shooting start time, a shooting end time, a shooting interval time, and a cloud server Logging in to the message (step 220); starting the camera unit according to the shooting start time, and continuously capturing the image to form an image message according to the shooting interval time, and temporarily storing the formed image message until the image is imaged according to the login message After the message is transmitted to the cloud server 160, the image message is deleted (step 230); the camera unit is turned off according to the shooting end time (step 240). Through the above steps, the short message can be received and the caller number can be detected to be compared with the preset phone number. When the comparison result is the same, the content of the message is read to obtain a control command, and the camera unit is controlled according to the control command. The image message is generated, and the image message is transmitted to the cloud server 160 according to the login message in the control command.

In particular, after step 220, if the comparison result is different, the short message may be ignored, and the warning message output is generated through the user identification module to the phone number, and the warning message includes at least the incoming call number of the received short message ( Step 221); and after the phone number is completed, the confirmation message is transmitted by the user identification module via the phone number (step 222). In this way, the user can be provided to confirm whether the set phone number is incorrect, and to prevent the camera unit from being controlled by the unallowed SMS and the designated cloud server 160.

The following description will be made by way of example with reference to "Fig. 3" and "Fig. 4". Please refer to "Fig. 3" and "Fig. 3" for a schematic diagram of remote monitoring using the present invention. In actual implementation, when the user at the user terminal 310 wants to perform remote monitoring by using the monitoring device 300 of the present invention, the short message 312 can be transmitted to the monitoring device 300 through the mobile phone 311. Then, after receiving the short message 312 through the user identification module, the monitoring device 300 detects the incoming call number of the short message 312 and compares it with the preset phone number, and reads the content of the short message 312 when the comparison result is the same. Control command, which includes at least a shooting start time (16/05/01, 17:15:00), a shooting end time (16/05/01, 17:15:20), and a shooting interval (1000) And the login message of the cloud server 160 (ftp://user:pwd@abc.com). Then, the camera unit is activated according to the shooting start time, and the camera unit continuously captures the image to form an image message according to the shooting interval time, and temporarily stores the formed image message until the image message is transmitted through the network 150 according to the login message. The image message is deleted after being transmitted to the cloud server 160, and the camera unit is turned off according to the shooting end time. In this way, the user located at the client 310 can connect to the cloud server 160 to browse the image information through the network 150. Since the cloud server 160 and the monitoring device 300 are disposed in different geographical locations, when the monitoring device 300 is damaged, the image information is not affected. In addition, since the user can specify the cloud server 160 through the SMS 312, the cloud server 160 can be a computer server maintained by the user, without worrying about the security of the image message or unauthorized browsing. Finally, since the monitoring device 300 is controlled by the SMS 312, even if the monitoring device 300 is installed in the network environment of the firewall or the NAT, it is not necessary to change any network settings, thereby effectively improving the convenience of remote monitoring.

As shown in "Fig. 4", "Fig. 4" is a schematic diagram of the application of the present invention to output a warning message without verification. As mentioned above, the verification module 130 ignores the received short message when the comparison result is different, and can generate the warning message 410 through the user identification module to output to a preset phone number, such as the phone of the mobile phone 311. number. The alert message 410 includes at least the caller number of the received newsletter. For example, the alert message 410 can be presented in the text: "Unverified newsletter, caller number is +1-916-8643260". In actual implementation, in addition to including the caller number, the complete content of the newsletter may be included, so that the user can judge whether the newsletter is a simple misinformation according to the content or an unauthorized user attempts to control the monitoring device by using the short message. 300 camera unit. For example, if the unverified newsletter has the same content format as the verified newsletter, it can be judged as having unauthorized users. Conversely, if the content format is completely different, it is only a simple text message. It can be judged as a simple misinformation.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the short message is received and the caller number is detected to be compared with the preset phone number, and the content of the message is read when the comparison result is the same. Controlling the command, and controlling the camera unit to generate the image message according to the control command, and transmitting the image message to the cloud server according to the login message in the control command, thereby solving the problems of the prior art by using a technical means, thereby achieving the improvement of the far-reaching The convenience of end monitoring and the technical efficacy of image security.

While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

110‧‧‧Scratch module

120‧‧‧Communication module

130‧‧‧ verification module

140‧‧‧Monitoring module

150‧‧‧Network

160‧‧‧Cloud Server

300‧‧‧Monitor

310‧‧‧User

311‧‧‧Mobile Phone

312‧‧‧News

410‧‧‧Warning Newsletter

Step 210‧‧‧ Receive a text message through a user identification module

Step 220‧‧‧ detects a caller number of the short message and compares it with a preset phone number, and reads the content of the newsletter to obtain a control command when the comparison result is the same, the control command includes at least one Shooting start time, one shooting end time, one shooting interval time, and a login message of a cloud server

Step 221‧‧‧ ignoring the short message when the comparison result is different, and generating a warning message output to the phone number through the user identification module, the warning message at least containing the received caller number of the newsletter

Step 222‧‧‧ After the phone number is completed, the user identification module transmits a confirmation message to the phone number for notification

Step 230‧‧ ‧ starting a camera unit according to the shooting start time, and causing the camera unit to continuously capture an image to form the image message according to the shooting interval time, and temporarily storing the formed image message until the login according to the login The message is transmitted to the cloud server and then the image message is deleted.

Step 240‧‧‧ Turn off the camera unit according to the shooting end time

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the system of the remote monitoring system of the present invention. 2 is a flow chart of a method for remote monitoring of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of remote monitoring using the present invention. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the application of the present invention to output a warning message without verification.

Claims (10)

A remote monitoring system, comprising: a temporary storage module for temporarily storing an image message, and deleting the image message after the image message is transmitted to a cloud server; and a communication module for transmitting A user identification module receives a short message and transmits the image message to the cloud server; a verification module is configured to detect a caller number of the message and compare it with a preset phone number, when comparing When the result is the same, the content of the short message is read to obtain a control command, and the control instruction includes at least a shooting start time, a shooting end time, a shooting interval time, and a login message of the cloud server; and a monitoring mode. The group is configured to activate a camera unit according to the shooting start time, and enable the camera unit to continuously capture an image to form the image message according to the shooting interval, and enable the communication module to transmit the image message according to the login message. And the camera unit is turned off according to the shooting end time. According to the remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the image message includes at least one of a picture and an image, the image message is formed and stored in the temporary storage module, and the image message exceeds a preset time range. It is deleted from the temporary storage module when it is not read. According to the remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the verification module ignores the short message when the comparison result is different, and generates a warning message output to the phone number through the user identification module, the warning message at least The caller number of the received newsletter. According to the remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the telephone number is set and stored to the verification module by pressing a physical button. According to the remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the communication module transmits a confirmation message to the phone number through the user identification module after the preset is completed. A remote monitoring method includes the steps of: receiving a short message through a user identification module; detecting a caller number of the short message and comparing it with a preset one of the phone numbers, and reading the comparison result when the comparison result is the same The content of the newsletter obtains a control command, and the control command includes at least a shooting start time, a shooting end time, a shooting interval time, and a login message of a cloud server; and starting a camera unit according to the shooting start time, And the image capturing unit continuously captures the image to form the image message according to the shooting interval, and temporarily stores the formed image message until the image message is transmitted to the cloud server according to the login message, and then the image is deleted. a message; and closing the camera unit according to the shooting end time. According to the remote monitoring method of claim 6, wherein the image message includes at least one of a picture and an image, and the image message is deleted when it is not read within a preset time range. According to the remote monitoring method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises ignoring the short message when the comparison result is different, and generating a warning message output to the phone number through the user identification module, the warning message at least The step of including the incoming call number of the received newsletter. According to the remote monitoring method of claim 6, wherein the telephone number is set and stored by pressing a physical button. According to the remote monitoring method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises the step of transmitting a confirmation message to the phone number through the user identification module after the preset is completed.