TWI697852B - Monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

A monitoring system is provided. The monitoring system includes a plurality of sensor units, a plurality of indicator units, an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. Each sensor unit is disposed each subject, the sensor unit senses in a monitored area and generates a detection signal. Each indicator unit is connected to the corresponding the sensor unit. The indicator unit receives the detection signal which is transmitted by the corresponding the sensor unit. The indicator unit generates a corresponding first display mode when a value of the corresponding detection signal reaches the setting judgment value. The image capturing unit is used for capturing an image of the plurality of indicator units in the monitored area. The image processing unit is connected to the image capturing unit. The image processing unit receives the image captured by the image capturing unit to interpret the corresponding indicator unit of each subject in the monitored area whether the first display mode changes.

Description

Supervision system

The present invention relates to a monitoring system, and more particularly to a monitoring system that collects and judges the display mode of the indicating unit by capturing images of the target, so as to facilitate tracking management.

With the rapid development of science and technology, the well-known human management model has gradually evolved into partial or full automation management, that is, the work in a monitoring site is handed over to the computer for monitoring and manpower deployment, so as to achieve technology management and conform to the economy. benefit.

Take hospital ward management as an example. The beds in the ward are connected to the detection device. The detection device can detect the physiological information of the patient. The doctor or related nursing staff can use the physiological signal detected by the detection device to evaluate the patient's status. In addition, the detection device on each hospital bed is connected to the nursing station, and the doctor or related nursing staff can also learn the real-time patient status in the nursing station. In another embodiment, taking environmental detection as an example, multiple detection devices are also set up in the factory, and each detection device is connected to an environmental quality observation station to obtain relevant environmental conditions by detecting environmental signals in the factory. And can take relatively effective protective measures.

In the above embodiment, since each detection device needs to individually transmit the detection result to a back-end processing system (such as nursing station, environmental quality observation station), each detection device needs to be connected to the back-end through wired or wireless means. End processing system to form a multi-channel connection mode, which not only increases the difficulty in line configuration or wireless pairing, but may also increase the cost of maintenance or replacement.

Therefore, how to improve and provide a "supervisory system" to avoid the above-mentioned problems is an urgent issue in the industry.

The present invention provides a monitoring system that captures the display modalities of multiple indicator units through a single channel of the image capture unit, in addition to being able to evaluate whether the tested person needs to be taken care of or further treatment, and to detect whether the monitored area is In addition to concerns about environmental pollution, the supervision system uses a single-channel method to replace the above-mentioned multi-channel method to improve the convenience of use and also have the opportunity to reduce the cost of maintenance or replacement.

The present invention provides a monitoring system suitable for monitoring a plurality of objects in a monitored area. The monitoring system includes a plurality of detecting units, a plurality of indicating units, an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. Each detection unit is respectively arranged on each target, and each detection unit senses a vital sign signal of the target in the monitored area. The indicating unit is connected to the corresponding detecting unit, the indicating unit receives the vital sign signal transmitted by the corresponding detecting unit, and each indicating unit generates a corresponding one when one of the corresponding vital sign signals reaches a set judgment value. The first display mode. The image capturing unit is used for capturing an image of each indicator unit in the monitored area. The image processing unit is connected to the image capturing unit, and the image processing unit receives the image captured by the image capturing unit to interpret whether the first display mode of the indicator unit corresponding to each target in the monitored area changes.

The present invention also provides a monitoring system suitable for monitoring a plurality of objects in a monitored area. The monitoring system includes a plurality of detecting units, a plurality of indicating units, an image capturing unit, and an image processing unit. Each detection unit is respectively arranged on each target, and each detection unit detects the monitored area and generates a detection signal. The indicating unit is connected to the corresponding detecting unit. The indicating unit receives the detection signal transmitted by the corresponding detecting unit. Each indicating unit generates a corresponding one when one of the corresponding detection signals reaches a set judgment value. The first display mode. The image capturing unit is used for capturing an image of the indicator unit in the monitored area. The image processing unit is connected to the image capturing unit, and the image processing unit receives the image captured by the image capturing unit to interpret whether the first display mode of the indicator unit corresponding to each target in the monitored area changes.

In one embodiment, the above-mentioned detection unit senses a vital sign signal of each target in the monitored area, and the detected signal is a vital sign signal.

In one embodiment, the detection unit senses an environmental signal in the monitored area, and the detected signal is an environmental signal.

In one embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units converts the value of the vital sign signal reaching the set judgment value into a corresponding electric signal, and each indicating unit displays the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electric signal. A display mode can be changed according to the brightness, frequency or wavelength of the light signal.

In an embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units generates a corresponding second display mode at every set time, and the second display mode can be changed according to the light signal of brightness, frequency, or wavelength.

In one embodiment, the monitoring system further includes an auxiliary image capturing unit, which is connected to the image processing unit. When the image processing unit determines that there is no second display mode in the images captured by the image capturing unit In the state, the auxiliary image capturing unit is used to capture images of each indicator unit.

In one embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units can display a corresponding third display mode according to different targets, and the third display mode can be changed according to the light signal of the brightness, frequency, or wavelength.

In one embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units can display a corresponding fourth display mode according to different disease symptoms, and the fourth display mode can be changed according to the light signal of brightness, frequency or wavelength.

In an embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units is connected to a corresponding specific object, and the image processing unit generates each specific object in the monitored area according to the corresponding specific position of each specific object in the image The image processing unit obtains the corresponding position of the indicating unit according to each of the position characteristic information in the image.

In one embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units is connected to a radio frequency identification element.

In an embodiment, each of the above-mentioned indicating units can be an optical communication element.

Based on the above, the monitoring system of the present invention can capture each indicator unit in the monitored area by the image capture unit, the image processing unit receives the images captured by the image capture unit, and obtains a plurality of images via the image processing unit Whether the first display mode of the indicating unit changes, to evaluate the status of the target or monitored area connected to each indicating unit. Therefore, the monitoring system of the present invention captures a plurality of indicator units through a single image capturing unit to form a one channel method to obtain whether the first display mode of each indicator unit in the monitored area is generated Therefore, each indicator unit does not need to individually send the corresponding first display mode to the back-end processing station (such as a nursing station). In other words, each indicator unit does not need to be transmitted separately in a multi-channel manner. The corresponding first display mode is sent to the back-end processing station, which can reduce the difficulty in line configuration or wireless pairing, and has the opportunity to reduce the cost of maintenance or replacement and improve the convenience of use.

The monitoring system of the present invention can be applied to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or infant (infant) care. Take an infant room as an example. The monitoring system of the present invention does not use sound reminders such as alarm sounds. The present invention uses different first display modes of the indicator unit to assess whether the baby needs care or further treatment. Homework, so it can be supervised without affecting the baby’s sleep. In addition, the baby itself does not have the problem of turning over and moving too much, so the image capturing unit can still effectively capture whether the display mode of the indicating unit has changed.

In another embodiment, the supervisory system of the present invention can be applied to factories or environmental inspection areas. The supervisory system of the present invention evaluates whether there is environmental pollution in the factory or the environmental inspection area through different first display modes of the indicating unit. Doubts to remind factory personnel or those in the environmental testing area to take protective measures.

In order to make the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific examples are given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to describe in detail as follows.

50, 60‧‧‧Monitored area

52‧‧‧Another monitored area

51‧‧‧Capture range

521~526‧‧‧Hospital Bed

54, 64A, 64B‧‧‧Subject

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542‧‧‧second target

100, 200, 300, 400‧‧‧Supervision system

110, 310, 410‧‧‧Detection unit

112‧‧‧Physiological sensor

120, 120A~120F, 220‧‧‧Indicating unit

122‧‧‧First display element

130‧‧‧Image capture unit

230‧‧‧Another image capture unit

140‧‧‧Image Processing Unit

150‧‧‧Auxiliary image capture unit

250‧‧‧Another auxiliary image capture unit

160‧‧‧Radio frequency identification component

224‧‧‧Second display element

312‧‧‧Environmental sensor

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the supervisory system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the supervisory system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an indicator unit of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the indication unit of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a plurality of indicating units of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. The following embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly, and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the supervisory system of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the supervisory system of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an indicator unit of Fig. 2. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 first.

In this embodiment, the monitoring system 100 is adapted to supervise a plurality of subjects 54 in a monitored area 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the monitored area 50 in this embodiment is an infant room, and the target 54 For babies, there are multiple hospital beds 521-526 in the monitored area 50, and each baby is placed on a corresponding hospital bed 521-526. In another embodiment, the monitored area may be a hospital ward (including an intensive care unit), and the subject may be a patient.

The monitoring system 100 includes a plurality of sensor units 110, a plurality of indicator units 120, an image capturing unit 130, and an image processing unit 140.

The detection unit 110 is located in the monitored area 50, and each detection unit 110 is respectively set at the corresponding target 54. The physiological sensing element 112 in the detection unit 110 senses one of the vital signs of the target 54 in the monitored area 50 (vital sign). As shown in FIG. 1, the physiological sensing element 112 in the detection unit 110 can directly contact the skin of the target 54 (such as a baby or patient) or connect to clothes to sense the target 54 (such as a baby). (Or patient) vital signs, such as electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), impedance (Impedance), respiratory (Respiratory), perspiration (Perspiration), Heartbeat (Heat beat), Blood oxygen (Blood oxygen), Blood pressure (Pressure), Blood sugar (Glucose), Electrolyte (Electrolyte) or body temperature (temperature) can express the physiological functions of the human body to provide medical staff to evaluate and test The target 54 physiological condition parameter signals, but the present invention does not limit the sensed vital signs signals.

The indicating unit 120 is connected to the corresponding detecting unit 110, the indicating unit 120 receives the vital sign signal transmitted by the corresponding detecting unit 110, and the indicating unit 120 generates when one of the corresponding vital sign signals reaches a set judgment value A corresponding first display mode. It should be noted that this set judgment value can be an abnormally large value, an abnormally small value, a sudden sudden drop or rise in the vital sign signal, or a specific trend to be monitored, depending on the vital sign signal It is necessary to adjust the set judgment value corresponding to the symptoms.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 3. Each indicating unit 120 includes a first display element 122. The indicating unit 120 can first set one or more judgment values, and each indicator unit 120 can display vital signs that reach the set judgment value. The value is converted into a corresponding electrical signal. The first display element 122 in each indicating unit 120 displays the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal. In this embodiment, the first display mode is The first display element 122 lights up. In other words, when the vital sign signal does not reach the set judgment value, the indicating unit 120 is turned off, that is, the first display element 122 is not lit, which can indicate that the tested target 54 is in a normal state or not required The state of care. When the vital sign signal reaches the set judgment value, that is, when the vital sign signal has an abnormally large value, an abnormally small value, a sudden drop or rise value in the vital sign signal, the first display element 122 will light up, indicating The unit 120 is in an open state, which can indicate that the tested target 54 is in an abnormal state. Therefore, each indicator unit 120 will be turned on and lighted only when the received vital sign signals have special conditions (such as reaching the set judgment value mentioned above), so that power consumption can be saved. In another embodiment, the first display element 122 can display the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal, and the first display mode can be changed according to the light signal such as the brightness, frequency, or wavelength. By this, the change of the first display mode provides a basis for the medical staff to evaluate whether the vital sign signal of the tested target 54 has changed.

The image capturing unit 130 is used to capture an image of each indicator unit 120 in a capturing range 51 in the monitored area 50. The image capturing unit 130 is, for example, a camera, which includes one or more CCD or CMOS devices. The image processing unit 140 is connected to the image capturing unit 130, and the image processing unit 140 receives the image captured by the image capturing unit 130 to interpret the first display of the indicator unit 120 corresponding to each target 54 in the monitored area 50 Whether the modal changes.

Under the above configuration, the monitoring system 100 of the present invention can capture each indication unit 120 in the monitored area 50 by the image capture unit 130, and the image processing unit 140 receives the image captured by the image capture unit 130 The image processing unit 140 is used to obtain whether the first display mode of the plurality of indicator units 120 has changed, so as to evaluate whether the target 54 connected to each indicator unit 120 needs care or further treatment. Therefore, the monitoring system 100 of the present invention uses a single image capturing unit 130 to capture the first display mode of a plurality of indicator units 120 to form a one channel method to obtain each of the monitored areas 50 Whether the first display modality of the indicating unit 120 has changed, so each indicating unit 120 does not need to individually send the corresponding first display modality to the back-end processing station (such as a nursing station). In other words, each indicating unit 120 does not It is necessary to transmit the corresponding first display mode to the back-end processing station in a multi-channel manner. This can reduce the difficulty in line configuration or wireless pairing, and there is a chance to reduce maintenance or replacement. Cost and convenience can be improved.

Furthermore, the monitoring system 100 of the present invention can also be applied to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or infant (infant) care. Taking an infant room as an example, the monitoring system 100 of the present invention does not adopt a sound reminder method such as an alarm sound. The present invention uses different first display modes of the indicating unit 120 to assess whether the baby needs to be taken care of or further The operation of the treatment can be supervised without affecting the baby’s sleep, and the baby does not have the problem of turning over or moving too much, so the image capturing unit 130 can still effectively capture the first display mode of the indicating unit 120 Whether the state has changed.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the indicating unit of the present invention. The indicating unit 220 of FIG. 4 is similar to the indicating unit 120 of FIG. 3, in which the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals and have the same functions and will not be described again. Only the differences are described below. The difference between FIG. 4 and FIG. 3 is that the indicating unit 220 further includes a second display element 224.

In this embodiment, the second display element 224 generates a corresponding second display mode at every set time, and the image capturing unit 130 is used to capture each second display element 224 in the monitored area 50 The image processing unit 140 receives the image captured by the image capturing unit 130 to interpret whether the second display mode of the second display element 224 corresponding to each target 54 in the monitored area 50 has changed . If the image processing unit 140 does not detect the second display mode of the second display element 224, it may be that the image capturing unit 130 cannot capture the second display when the tested target 54 turns over, moves or falls accidentally. The second display mode of the element 224, so the second display mode of the second display element 224 can be used to determine that the tested target 54 has an accident of turning over, moving or falling, to remind the relevant medical staff that they need confirmation or assistance Adjust the state of the tested target 54, and if the first display element 122 displays the change of the first display mode at this time, the image capturing unit 130 is caused to turn over, move or fall accidentally due to the tested target 54. The second display mode of the second display element 224 cannot be captured, and the image capturing unit 130 cannot capture the change of the first display mode of the first display element 122. Therefore, the first display element 122 of the present invention generates the first display mode, which is used as a basis for evaluating whether the vital sign signal of the tested target 54 changes. The function of the second display element 224 is different from that of the first display element 122. The second display element 224 generates a fixed second display mode, which is used to identify whether the indicator unit 220 connected to the target 54 can be imaged. Captured by the capturing unit 130.

In this embodiment, the second display mode is to light a flashing light with a frequency of 1 Hz every three minutes for 10 seconds. In another embodiment, the second display mode can be changed according to the brightness, frequency, or wavelength of the light signal.

It should be noted that, for ease of illustration, the first display mode of the first display element 122 and the second display mode of the second display element 224 respectively have different functions in FIG. 4, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the first display element 122 in FIG. 3 may have a first display mode and a second display mode at the same time.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5. The monitoring system 100 of FIG. 5 is similar to the monitoring system 100 of FIG. 1, wherein the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and have the same functions and will not be described again. Only the differences are described below. The difference between FIG. 5 and FIG. 1 is that the monitoring system 100 further includes an auxiliary image capturing unit 150, and the auxiliary image capturing unit 150 is connected to the image processing unit 140.

The auxiliary image capturing unit 150 of this embodiment can be located in the monitored area 50, and the auxiliary image capturing unit 150 and the image capturing unit 130 can be located at different positions and/or different angles. Under the above-mentioned configuration, when the image processing unit 140 determines that there is no second display mode in the images captured by the image capturing unit 130, the auxiliary image capturing unit 150 is used to capture the images of each indicating unit 120 . Therefore, with the aforementioned FIG. 4 as an example, if the image processing unit 140 does not detect the second display mode of the second display element 224, in addition to reminding the relevant medical staff to confirm or assist in adjusting the state of the tested target 54, this The embodiment may first activate the auxiliary image capturing unit 150 to capture the image of the indicating unit 120 to confirm the current state of the target 54 under test.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a plurality of indicating units of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 6. In this embodiment, each indicator unit 120A~120F can display a corresponding third display mode according to different target 54, and the third display mode is each indicator The units 120A to 120F display different colors according to the corresponding target 54. For example, the third display mode of the indicator unit 120A connected to patient A is displayed in red. The third display mode of the indicator unit 120B connected to patient B is displayed in green. The third display mode of the indicator unit 120C connected to patient C is displayed in blue. Therefore, even if each target 54 moves in the monitored area 50, different targets 54 can still be distinguished by the third display mode of the indicator units 120A to 120F. In another embodiment, the third display mode can be changed according to the brightness, frequency, or wavelength of the light signal to identify different targets 54 in the monitored area 50.

In this embodiment, each indicator unit 120A-120F can also display a corresponding fourth display mode according to different symptoms, and the fourth display mode can display different colors to represent different symptoms. For example, if it is a normal state, the fourth display mode is white, the fourth display mode for fever symptoms is red, the fourth display mode for palpitations is blue, and the fourth display mode for diabetes symptoms is blue. The status is displayed in green. When the body temperature of the target 54 exceeds 38 degrees, the first display mode of the target 54 can be used to assess that the vital signs of the body temperature are abnormal, and the red color displayed in the fourth display mode can be used to determine whether the target 54 may have a fever. Symptoms. Therefore, the present invention can distinguish the target 54 as a normal mode or at least one other symptom mode according to the fourth display mode displayed by the indicator units 120A to 120F, so as to subsequently determine whether the target 54 has a symptom mode. In another embodiment, the fourth display mode can be changed according to the brightness, frequency, or wavelength of the light signal

In this embodiment, each indicating unit 120A~120F is connected to a specific object, and each specific object has a corresponding specific position in the monitored area 50. After the image capturing unit 130 captures the image of the monitored area 50 The image processing unit 140 causes each specific object to generate a corresponding position characteristic information in the monitored area 50 according to the corresponding specific position of each specific object in the image, and the image processing unit 140 according to the position characteristic information in the image , To obtain the positions of the corresponding indicating units 120A~120F.

The specific objects in this embodiment are hospital beds 521 to 526, and each hospital bed 521 to 526 has a corresponding specific position in the monitored area 50. Thus, after the image capturing unit 130 captures an image of the monitored area 50, the image The processing unit 140 can perform a series of image processing procedures on the captured images. By means of Feature Extraction, each hospital bed 521-526 is separated according to the specific position corresponding to each hospital bed 521-526 in the image. Generate a piece of location feature information corresponding to the monitored area 50. Under this configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 6, the indicating unit 120A corresponds to the sickbed 521, the indicating unit 120B corresponds to the sickbed 522, the indicating unit 120C corresponds to the sickbed 523, and the indicating unit 120D corresponds to the sickbed 524, The indicating unit 120E corresponds to the hospital bed 525 and the indicating unit 120F corresponds to the hospital bed 526. If the first display modality of the indicating unit 120E changes, after the image capturing unit 130 captures the image of the monitored area 50, the image processing unit 140 according to the position of the hospital bed 525 corresponding to the indicating unit 120E in the monitored area 50 The feature information is used to obtain the position of the indicating unit 120E, and then the position of the target 54 connected to the indicating unit 120E. This can help to grasp the problematic target 54 in time to determine the target 54 connected to the indicating unit 120A. Need care or further treatment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 7, the monitoring system 200 of this embodiment further includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) element 160. The first target 541 and the second target 542 are respectively connected to a radio frequency identification element 160. The first target 541 is in the monitored area 50. The monitored area 50 has an image capture unit 130 and an auxiliary image capture unit 150. The first target The indicating unit 120 of 541 is connected to the radio frequency identification element 160. In this embodiment, the second target 542 is moved from the monitored area 50 to another monitored area 52. The indicator unit 120 of the second target 542 is connected to the radio frequency identification element 160, and the other monitored area 52 has another The image capturing unit 230 and another auxiliary image capturing unit 250. Accordingly, the present invention can use the back-end system to perform information interpretation of each RFID component 160, obtain the interpretation position of the RFID component 160, and then obtain the position of the target connected to the RFID component 160 to achieve the purpose of target identification.

In this embodiment, each radio frequency identification element 160 is continuously detected and interpreted. Therefore, even if the second target 542 moves from the monitored area 50 to another monitored area 52, the radio frequency identification element 160 can still be Interpret the position to know that the second target 542 is located in another monitored area 52. In another embodiment, if the image capturing unit 130 and the auxiliary image capturing unit 150 in the monitored area 50 have not captured the image of the indicator unit 120 of the second target 542, at this time, the back-end system performs information interpretation for each The radio frequency identification component 160 learns that the second target 542 is located in another monitored area 52, and then uses another image capturing unit 230 and another auxiliary image capturing unit 250 in another monitored area 52 to capture the first The indicator unit 120 of the second target 542 can also achieve the function of identifying and supervising the target.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned indicator unit of the present invention has a variety of different display modes, and these display modes can be used in combination: for example, the first display mode can be used as a basis for assessing whether the vital sign signal is abnormal; the second display mode can It is judged that the tested target 54 has accidental turning over, moving or falling; the third display mode can be used as a basis for judging 54 different targets, and the fourth display mode can be used as a basis for judging different symptoms. In addition, the present invention can also combine a radio frequency identification component and an auxiliary image capture unit to assist in judging the monitoring system and improve the feasibility of the monitoring system.

In addition, the indicating unit 120 can itself be an optical communication device. When the indicating unit 120 generates the first display mode, the indicating unit 120 can also be transmitted to the nursing station through its own optical communication device. , Doctor (doctor) or family members (family members).

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention. Refer to Figure 8. In this implementation, the monitoring system 300 is suitable for monitoring multiple targets 64A and 64B in a monitored area 60. As shown in FIG. 8, the monitored area 60 is, for example, a factory or an environmental inspection area, and the targets 64A and 64B are, for example, Factory personnel or process machines in the factory, personnel or buildings in the environmental inspection area.

The monitoring system 300 includes a plurality of detecting units 310, a plurality of indicating units 120, an image capturing unit 130, and an image processing unit 140. The indicating unit 120, the image capturing unit 130 and the image processing unit 140 can be referred to the aforementioned FIG. 1 To Figure 7 described.

A plurality of detection units 310 are located in the monitored area 60, and each detection unit 310 is respectively set at the corresponding target 64A and 64B. The detection unit 310 detects the monitored area 60 and generates a detection signal. Each indicator unit 120 generates a corresponding first display mode when a value of the corresponding detection signal reaches a set judgment value. Each indicator unit 120 converts the value of the detection signal that reaches the set judgment value into a corresponding electrical signal. Each indicator unit displays a corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal. The first display mode can be It changes according to light signals such as brightness, frequency, or wavelength.

As shown in FIG. 8, the environmental sensing element 312 in the detecting unit 310 detects an environmental signal in the monitored area 60, so the detection signal is an environmental signal. The present embodiment does not limit the types of environmental sensing elements. The sensing element is, for example, an infrared sensor, a pH sensor, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, a turbidity sensor, an air pollution sensor, a flow sensor, a humidity sensor, At least one of the chemical oxygen meter or the pressure sensor is a parameter representing the environmental condition of the monitored area 60, and can be replaced depending on the environmental requirements of the monitored area 60.

Under the above configuration, the indicating unit 120 displays the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal. The image capturing unit 130 captures each indicating unit 120 in the monitored area 60, and the image processing unit 140 receives the image captured by the image capturing unit 130, and obtains through the image processing unit 140 whether the first display mode of the plurality of indicating units 120 has changed, and evaluates the target under test according to the change of the first display mode Whether there are concerns about environmental pollution in the area where 64A and 64B are located.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the supervision system of the present invention. Refer to Figure 9. The difference between FIG. 9 and FIG. 8 is that the detection unit 410 in the monitoring system 400 of this embodiment further includes a physiological sensing element 112, and the physiological sensing element 112 in each detection unit 410 is sensed in the monitored area 60 Each target 64A, 64B is one of the vital sign signals, so the detection signal in this embodiment includes an environmental signal and a vital sign signal. Therefore, in addition to detecting environmental signals in the monitored area 60 to assess whether there is a concern about environmental pollution, this embodiment can also detect vital signs of persons located in the monitored area 60 to assess whether the person under test is People who have been polluted by the environment or are in poor physical condition and need to be taken care of or treated further.

To sum up, the monitoring system of the present invention can capture each indicator unit in the monitored area by the image capture unit, the image processing unit receives the image captured by the image capture unit, and obtains it through the image processing unit Whether the first display mode of the plurality of indicator units changes, to evaluate the status of the target or monitored area connected to each indicator unit. Therefore, the monitoring system of the present invention captures the first display mode of a plurality of indicator units through a single image capture unit to form a one channel method to obtain the first display mode of each indicator unit in the monitored area Whether a display mode changes, so each indicator unit does not need to individually send the corresponding first display mode to the back-end processing station (such as nursing station). In other words, each indicator unit does not need to be multi-channel (multi-channel). Channel) method to respectively transmit the corresponding first display mode to the back-end processing station, which can reduce the difficulty in line configuration or wireless pairing, and has the opportunity to reduce the cost of maintenance or replacement and improve the convenience of use .

The monitoring system of the present invention can be applied to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or infant (infant) care. Take an infant room as an example. The monitoring system of the present invention does not use sound reminders such as alarm sounds. The present invention uses different first display modes of the indicator unit to assess whether the baby needs care or further treatment. Homework, so it can be supervised without affecting the baby’s sleep. In addition, the baby does not have the problem of turning over and moving too much, so the image capturing unit can still effectively capture whether the display mode of the indicator unit has changed.

In another embodiment, the supervisory system of the present invention can be applied to factories or environmental inspection areas. The supervisory system of the present invention evaluates whether there is environmental pollution in the factory or the environmental inspection area through different first display modes of the indicating unit. Doubts to remind factory personnel or those in the environmental testing area to take protective measures.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned indicator unit of the present invention has a variety of different display modes, and these display modes can be used in combination: for example, the first display mode can be used as a basis for assessing whether the vital sign signal is abnormal; The target of the test is caused by accidents such as turning over, moving or falling; the third display mode can be used as a basis for judging different targets, and the fourth display mode can be used as a basis for judging different symptoms. In addition, the present invention can also be combined with a radio frequency identification component and an auxiliary image capture unit to assist in judging the monitoring system, and improve the feasibility of the monitoring system of the present invention.

In addition, the indicating unit itself can be an optical communication device. When the indicating unit generates a display mode (such as the aforementioned first display mode to the fourth display mode), the indicating unit can also communicate through its own optical communication The components are transmitted to the relevant personnel in the monitored area.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to those defined by the attached patent application scope.

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Claims (15)

A monitoring system is suitable for monitoring a plurality of objects in a monitored area. The monitoring system includes: a plurality of detection units respectively arranged on each object, and each detection unit senses each object in the monitored area A vital sign signal; a plurality of indicating units are connected to each corresponding detection unit, each indicating unit receives the vital sign signal transmitted by each corresponding detecting unit, and each indicating unit is in the corresponding When a value of the vital sign signal reaches a set judgment value, a corresponding first display mode is generated, and each of the indicating units converts the value of the vital sign signal that reaches the set judgment value into a corresponding telecommunication Each of the indicating units displays the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal, and the first display mode can be changed according to the brightness, frequency, or wavelength of the light signal; an image capture Unit for capturing an image of each indicator unit in the monitored area; and an image processing unit connected to the image capturing unit, the image processing unit receiving the image captured by the image capturing unit To interpret whether the first display mode of the indicator unit corresponding to each target in the monitored area has changed. For example, in the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units generates a corresponding second display mode at every set time, and the second display mode can be based on brightness, frequency or wavelength The length of the light signal changes. For example, the monitoring system described in item 2 of the scope of patent application further includes: an auxiliary image capturing unit connected to the image processing unit, when the image processing unit determines that there is no image captured by the image capturing unit In the second display mode, the auxiliary The auxiliary image capturing unit is used to capture the image of each indicator unit. For example, in the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units can display a corresponding third display mode according to different objects, and the third display mode can be based on brightness and frequency Or the wavelength of the light signal changes. For example, in the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units can display a corresponding fourth display mode based on different symptoms, and the fourth display mode can be based on brightness, frequency or wavelength The length of the light signal changes. For example, in the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units is connected to a corresponding specific object, and the image processing unit makes each specific object according to the corresponding specific position of each specific object in the image A piece of location feature information corresponding to the monitored area is respectively generated, and the image processing unit obtains the corresponding position of the indicating unit according to each location feature information in the image. For the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units is connected with a radio frequency identification element. In the supervision system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units can be an optical communication element. A monitoring system is suitable for monitoring a plurality of objects in a monitored area. The monitoring system includes: a plurality of detection units respectively arranged on each object; each detection unit detects the monitored area and generates a detection Signal; a plurality of indicating units are connected to each corresponding detection unit, each indicating unit receives the detection signal transmitted by each corresponding detection unit, and each indicating unit is in the corresponding detection signal When a value reaches a set judgment value, a corresponding first display mode is generated, wherein each of the indicating units will reach the set judgment value to the value of the detection signal Into a corresponding electrical signal, each of the indicating units displays the corresponding first display mode according to the size of the electrical signal, and the first display mode can be based on the brightness, frequency, or wavelength of the light signal Change; an image capturing unit for capturing an image of the plurality of indicating units in the monitored area; and an image processing unit connected to the image capturing unit, the image processing unit receiving the image capturing The image captured by the unit is used to interpret whether the first display mode of the indicator unit corresponding to each target in the monitored area changes. For example, in the monitoring system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the detection units senses a vital sign signal of each target in the monitored area, and the detection signal is the vital sign signal. For example, in the monitoring system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the detection units senses an environmental signal in the monitored area, and the detection signal is the environmental signal. For example, in the supervision system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units can display a corresponding third display mode according to different objects, and the third display mode can be based on brightness and frequency Or the wavelength of the light signal changes. For example, in the monitoring system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units is connected to a corresponding specific object, and the image processing unit makes each specific object according to the corresponding specific position of each specific object in the image A piece of location feature information corresponding to the monitored area is respectively generated, and the image processing unit obtains the corresponding position of the indicating unit according to each location feature information in the image. For the monitoring system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units is connected with a radio frequency identification element. As the supervision system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, each of the indicating units can be an optical Communication components.

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