TW201820859A - Power line image recording device for real plug-and-play and with lower limitation to installation environment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a power line image recording device, which comprises an image capture module using power line for signal transmission and an image recording module. The image capture module is configured with a first microprocessor, a signal transmitter, a first transformer inside a first machine body, and is further configured with an image senor correspondingly connected with the first microprocessor. The image recording module is configured with a second transformer, a signal receiver, a second microprocessor, and a network bridge inside a second machine body, and is further configured with an image recorder correspondingly connected with the network bridge. The first transformer and the second transformer are respectively configured with a power plug, such that by connecting the power plugs individually belonged to the image capture module and the image recording module to the power line of a building, it may constitute an image recording system that is really plug-and-play.

Description

Power line image recording device

The invention relates to a real-time image recording system, in particular to a power line image recording device that can truly achieve plug and play and has a relatively low installation environment.

There are many ways to establish a network environment in existing buildings, such as network lines, coaxial cables for cable television, wireless networks, or power line communication. Among them, power line communication is generally referred to as PLC (Power Line Communication), which is mainly Load the high-frequency signal with information on the power line, use the power line for data transmission, separate the high-frequency signal from the power line through the dedicated power line modulation / demodulation, and then transmit it to the terminal equipment power line modulation / demodulation Change, get the signal from the power line.

Since the power line network can be regarded as the most common and most extensive resource in general buildings, power line communication is more convenient and flexible in installation and use. It can use the existing power line network to connect the broadband network to the building. Any location of the object, as a whole, has significant advantages such as no rewiring, no use of communication frequency resources, wide coverage, and easy connection.

There are also many power line networks available for consumers to install and build on their own. In principle, as long as there are at least two sets of corresponding bridges, a power line network can be established. Data communication signals are carried at a frequency of a general power transmission frequency.

In recent years, semiconductor technology has continued to advance, and PLC equipment has also advanced. It is relatively more helpful to use the power line technology to connect home communication devices to share the network provided by the power line. Because of this, the current power line network bridges Devices focus on the development of strong communication capabilities and noise immunity, resulting in the application of image monitoring and recording, but because of software settings and hardware matching problems, the installation operation tends to be complicated and cumbersome, and even installation and use due to volume impact Many restrictions.

In view of this, the present invention is to provide a power line image recording device that can truly achieve plug and play and has a relatively low installation environment.

In order to achieve the above object, the power line image recording device of the present invention basically includes: an image capture module, a first microprocessor is provided inside a first body, and an electrical connection with the first microprocessor Signal transmitter, a first transformer electrically connected to the signal transmitter, and an image sensor for corresponding connection with the first microprocessor; an image recording module, which is connected inside a second body A second transformer, a signal receiver electrically connected to the second transformer, a second microprocessor electrically connected to the signal receiver, and a network bridge electrically connected to the second microprocessor, An image recorder is provided for corresponding connection with the network bridge; and the first transformer and the second transformer are respectively provided with an electrical plug.

Utilizing the above technical features, the power line image recording device of the present invention only needs to connect the electrical plug to which the image capture module and the image recording module belong to the building's power line to form a truly plug-and-play image recording system. ; 俾 Can be more active and reliable to improve the practicality and convenience of the overall power line image recording device.

According to the above technical features, the first microprocessor is electrically integrated with a compression unit, a first control unit and a first frequency conversion unit; the second microprocessor is electrically integrated with a decompression unit, a second control Unit and a second frequency conversion unit.

According to the above technical features, the image capture module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor, and at least one and the first body are provided in the first body. Control signal connector for microprocessor electrical connection.

According to the above technical features, the image capturing module is further provided with a microphone which can be correspondingly connected with the first microprocessor.

According to the above technical features, the image capture module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor and a microphone that can be connected to the first microprocessor. In addition, at least one control signal connector electrically connected to the first microprocessor is provided in the first body.

According to the above technical features, the image capture module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor and a microphone that can be connected to the first microprocessor. And at least one control signal connector electrically connected to the first microprocessor is provided in the first body; the first microprocessor is electrically integrated with a compression unit, a first control unit, and a first frequency converter Unit; the second microprocessor is electrically integrated with a decompression unit, a second control unit and a second frequency conversion unit.

The image sensor is disposed on the first body.

The image sensor is disposed on a lens body and is connected to the first body through a transmission line.

The image sensor and the at least one environmental sensor are disposed on the first body.

The at least one environmental sensor and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body, and are connected to the first body through a transmission line.

The image sensor and the microphone are disposed on the first body.

The microphone and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body, and are connected to the first body through a transmission line.

The image sensor, the at least one environmental sensor, and the microphone are disposed on the first body.

The at least one environmental sensor, the microphone, and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body, and are connected to the first body through a transmission line.

The at least one environmental sensor is a temperature sensor.

The at least one environmental sensor is an illuminance sensor.

The at least one environmental sensor is an infrared motion sensor.

The power line image recording device disclosed in the present invention can use plug-and-play and low installation environment restrictions in addition to the design of the image capture module and the image recording module, and can also be controlled through The signal connector connects related home appliances, security or alarm devices, and cooperates with the operation of environmental sensors to expand the convenience and comfort of life and reduce the threat of fire, theft or damage to the home environment.

The present invention mainly provides a power line image monitoring system that can be truly plug-and-play and has a low installation environment. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the power line image recording device of the present invention basically includes: An image capturing module 20 and an image recording module 30;

The image capturing module 20 is provided inside a first body 21 with a first microprocessor 22, a signal transmitter 23 electrically connected to the first microprocessor 22, and a signal transmitter 23 electrically connected to the signal transmitter 23. The connected first transformer 24 is further provided with an image sensor 25 which can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor 22. In this embodiment, the image sensor 25 is provided on the first body 21. .

The image recording module 30 is provided inside a second body 31 with a second transformer 34, a signal receiver 33 electrically connected to the second transformer 34, and a second microcomputer electrically connected to the signal receiver 33. The processor 32, a network bridge 35 electrically connected to the second microprocessor 32, and an image recorder 36 that can be connected to the network bridge 35 correspondingly.

And, the first transformer 24 and the second transformer 34 are respectively provided with electrical plugs 241 and 341; even, the first microprocessor 22 can be electrically integrated with a compression unit 221 and a first control unit on a single chip thereof. Unit 222 and a first frequency conversion unit 223 (as shown in FIG. 5); the second microprocessor 32 can be electrically integrated with a decompression unit 321, a second control unit 322, and a second Frequency conversion unit 323 (as shown in FIG. 6).

During implementation, the image sensor 25 includes a photosensitive coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and an image processing function. After the processor compresses the multimedia information captured by the image sensor 25, and then amplifies the signal through the signal transmitter 23, the output can be modulated by the first transformer 24.

As for the image recorder 36, it can be a network video recorder (NVR) or other device. The second transformer 34 of the image recording module 30 and the first transformer 24 of the image capturing module 20 The power line 10 is connected to each other to form an Ethernet network. The signal receiver 33 receives the information from the image capture module 20 through the network, and then performs the information restoration processing by the second microprocessor 32, and finally through the network. The bridge 35 transmits the multimedia information to the image recorder 36 to store the record.

In principle, the power line image recording device of the present invention, when in use, only needs to connect the electrical plugs 241 and 341 of the image capturing module 20 and the image recording module 30 to the power line 10 of the building to constitute a real supply. Plug-and-play video recording system, and you can choose whether to connect a monitor for real-time monitoring and use according to the actual use requirements.

In particular, the power line image recording device of the present invention integrates the compression unit 221, the first control unit 222, and the first frequency conversion unit 223 into a single chip of the first microprocessor 22 (as shown in FIG. 5), and The compression unit 321, the second control unit 322, and the second frequency conversion unit 323 are integrated into a single chip of the second microprocessor 32 (as shown in FIG. 6), which can not only greatly reduce the space occupied by related equipment, but also reduce the installation environment. Limitation, to improve the practicability and convenience of the overall power line image recording device in a more active and reliable manner.

Because the image capturing module 20 in the present invention is a single chip (as shown in FIG. 5) integrated with the first microprocessor 22 using the compression unit 221, the first control unit 222, and the first frequency conversion unit 223 Even if the image sensor 25 is set on the first body 21, the overall image capturing module 20 will not occupy much space.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the image sensor 25 may be disposed on a lens body 251 and connected to the first body 21 through a transmission line 26, so that the installation position of the image sensor 25 is opposite. It has more maneuverability and privacy, and can even connect a plurality of image sensors 25 installed at different positions and angles through the same first body 21 to obtain a relatively more comprehensive image monitoring effect.

When the power line image recording device of the present invention is implemented, the image capture module 20 may further be provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22 correspondingly. A body 21 is provided with at least one control signal connector 28 electrically connected to the first microprocessor 22; and the image capturing module 20 may further be provided with a first microprocessor 22 corresponds to the connected microphone 29 to produce the effect of synchronous audio-visual monitoring and recording.

During implementation, the at least one environmental sensor 27 may be a temperature sensor, an illuminance sensor, or an infrared motion sensor; the overall power line image recording device may be connected to related home appliances through a control signal connector 28, Security or alarm devices, in conjunction with the operation of the environmental sensor 27, expand the convenience and comfort of life, and reduce the threat of fire, theft or damage to the home environment.

Of course, the overall power line image recording device and the image capture module 20 are further provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22 correspondingly, and one that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22 A microprocessor 22 corresponds to a connected microphone 29, and at least one control signal connector 28 electrically connected to the first microprocessor 22 is provided in the first body 21.

In an embodiment where the image capturing module 20 is further provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor 22, the image sensor 25 and the at least one environment The sensor 27 can be installed on the first body 21 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

In the embodiment where the image capturing module 20 is further provided with a microphone 29 that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor 22, the image sensor 25 and the microphone 29 can be the same as the first The figure and the second figure are provided on the first body 21.

The image capture module 20 is further provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22 and a microphone 29 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22. In an implementation form, the image sensor 25, the at least one environmental sensor 27, and the microphone 29 can be disposed on the first body 21 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

Similarly, in the embodiment where the image capturing module 20 is further provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor 22, the at least one environmental sensor 27 And the image sensor 25 can be integrated on a lens body 251 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and connected to the first body 21 through a transmission line 26.

In the embodiment where the image capturing module 20 is further provided with a microphone 29 that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor 22, the microphone 29 and the image sensor 25 may be the same as the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, it is integrated on a lens body 251 and is connected to the first body 21 through a transmission line 26.

The image capture module 20 is further provided with at least one environmental sensor 27 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22 and a microphone 29 that can be connected to the first microprocessor 22. In an implementation form, the at least one environmental sensor 27, the microphone 29, and the image sensor 25 can be integrated on a lens body 251 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and through the transmission line 26 and The first body 21 is connected.

Compared with the conventional conventional technology, the power line image recording device disclosed in the present invention can use plug-and-play, and has a lower installation environment, in addition to the design of the image capture module and the image recording module. In addition to the purpose, you can also connect related home appliances, security or alarm devices through the control signal connector, cooperate with the operation of environmental sensors, expand the convenience and comfort of life, and reduce the threat of fire, theft or damage to the home environment. .

The above-mentioned embodiments are only for explaining the technical ideas and characteristics of the present invention. The purpose is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and implement them accordingly. When the scope of the patent of the present invention cannot be limited, That is, any equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit disclosed in the present invention should still be covered by the patent scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Power Line

20‧‧‧Image capture module

21‧‧‧first body

22‧‧‧The first microprocessor

221‧‧‧Compression unit

222‧‧‧First Control Unit

223‧‧‧The first frequency conversion unit

23‧‧‧Signal transmitter

24‧‧‧First Transformer

241‧‧‧electric plug

25‧‧‧Image Sensor

251‧‧‧Lens body

26‧‧‧Transmission line

27‧‧‧Environment Sensor

28‧‧‧Control signal connector

29‧‧‧ Microphone

30‧‧‧Image Recording Module

31‧‧‧Second body

32‧‧‧Second Microprocessor

321‧‧‧ Decompression Unit

322‧‧‧Second Control Unit

323‧‧‧Second Frequency Conversion Unit

33‧‧‧Signal Receiver

34‧‧‧Second Transformer

341‧‧‧electric plug

35‧‧‧Network Bridge

36‧‧‧Image Recorder

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a basic composition and structure of a power line image recording device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance and use configuration of the related equipment of the power line image recording device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a basic composition and structure of a power line image recording device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance and use configuration of the related equipment of the power line image recording device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the basic composition and architecture of the first microprocessor in the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the basic composition and architecture of the second microprocessor in the present invention.

Claims (17)

A power line image recording device includes: an image capture module, a first microprocessor provided inside a first body, a signal transmitter electrically connected to the first microprocessor, and a signal transmitter A first transformer electrically connected to the receiver is provided with an image sensor for corresponding connection with the first microprocessor; an image recording module is provided in a second body with a second transformer, and a first transformer A signal receiver electrically connected to the transformer, a second microprocessor electrically connected to the signal receiver, a network bridge electrically connected to the second microprocessor, and a second bridge for connecting to the network An image recorder corresponding to the device; and the first transformer and the second transformer are respectively provided with an electrical plug. The power line image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the first microprocessor is electrically integrated with a compression unit, a first control unit and a first frequency conversion unit; the second microprocessor is electrically integrated with a solution A compression unit, a second control unit and a second frequency conversion unit. The power line image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor, and further provided in the first body. There is at least one control signal connector electrically connected to the first microprocessor. The power line image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing module is further provided with a microphone which can be correspondingly connected to the first microprocessor. The power line image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the image capture module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor and a first sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor. The microprocessor corresponds to a connected microphone, and at least one control signal connector electrically connected to the first microprocessor is provided in the first body. The power line image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the image capture module is further provided with at least one environmental sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor and a first sensor that can be connected to the first microprocessor. The microphone is correspondingly connected to the microprocessor, and at least one control signal connector electrically connected to the first microprocessor is provided in the first body; the first microprocessor is electrically integrated with a compression unit, a first A control unit and a first frequency conversion unit; the second microprocessor is electrically integrated with a decompression unit, a second control unit and a second frequency conversion unit. The power line image recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the image sensor is provided on the first body. The power line image recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the image sensor is disposed on a lens body and is connected to the first body through a transmission line. The power line image recording device according to 5 or 6, wherein the image sensor and the at least one environmental sensor are disposed on the first body. The power line image recording device according to 5 or 6, wherein the at least one environmental sensor and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body and connected to the first body through a transmission line. The power line image recording device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the image sensor and the microphone are provided on the first body. The power line image recording device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the microphone and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body and connected to the first body through a transmission line. The power line image recording device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the image sensor, the at least one environmental sensor, and the microphone are disposed on the first body. The power line image recording device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the at least one environmental sensor, the microphone, and the image sensor are integrated on a lens body and connected to the first body through a transmission line. The power line image recording device according to 5 or 6, wherein the at least one environmental sensor is a temperature sensor. The power line image recording device according to 5 or 6, wherein the at least one environmental sensor is an illuminance sensor. The power line image recording device according to 5 or 6, wherein the at least one environmental sensor is an infrared motion sensor.