TWI735374B - Safekeeping apparatus with function of storing image related data - Google Patents

Abstract

A safekeeping apparatus with a function of storing image related data comprises a cabinet having an accommodation space, a door selectively blocking the accommodation space, a detection device for generating a status signal by detecting the opened or closed status of the door with respect to the cabinet, an image capturing device for capturing an image of the accommodation space, a storage device comprising a first storage block and a second storage block, and a processing device. The processing device controls the image capturing device to get a first image when determining that the indication of the status signal changes from the opened status to the closed status, accordingly generates a first object data, and stores the data and a first block code in the first storage block. When determining that the indication of the status signal changes from the opened status to the closed status again, the processing device controls the image capturing device to get a second image, accordingly generates a second object data, and stores the data and a second block code into the second storage block, wherein the second block code includes a converted code associated with the first block code.

Description

Storage equipment with image-related data storage function

The present invention relates to a storage device, in particular to a storage device with image-related data storage function.

Storage equipment such as safes is commonly used to store valuables. In addition to home-type safes, general vaults, banks, or post offices often provide storage equipment rental services, responsible for the custody of the items stored in the custody equipment, and provide corresponding compensation when the custody is damaged or stolen.

In order to facilitate the determination of the time of occurrence when the user declares the theft case, the use record of the storage device can be stored electronically. However, the electronic data storage faces the problem of easy tampering.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a storage device with image-related data storage function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a storage device with an image-related data storage function includes a box body and a door body.置空间. The door body is provided with a lock device, and when the door body is turned from an open state to a closed state relative to the box body, the lock device is locked. The storage equipment also includes a detection device, a camera device, another camera device, a storage device, and a processing device. The detecting device is arranged on the box body or the door body, and detects the opening and closing state of the door body relative to the box body to generate a status signal. The camera device is arranged on the box body or the door body, and is used for shooting images of the accommodating space. The other camera device is arranged on the box body or the door body, and is used for shooting images outside the accommodating space. The storage device includes a first storage block and a second Storage block. The processing device is connected to the detection device, the camera device, the other camera device, and the storage device. The processing device controls the camera device to obtain the first image when it determines that the status signal indicates that the state signal changes from the on state to the off state, and generates the first image based on the first image. The first article data, and the first article data and the first block code are stored in the first storage block, and the processing device again judges that the status signal indicates from the open state to the closed state after generating the first article data, and controls The camera device obtains the second image, generates the second article data according to the second image, and stores the second article data and the second block code in the second storage block. Wherein, the second block code includes a conversion code, and the conversion code is associated with the first block code. Wherein, the processing device further inputs the first block code into the hash function to generate the conversion code. The processing device further controls the other camera device to obtain the third image when determining that the state signal indicates that the state signal changes from the off state to the on state, and the processing device further stores the processed third image and the third block code in the storage device The third storage block, where when the generation time of the processed third image is earlier than the first image, the first block code includes another conversion code, and the other conversion code is associated with the third block code.

With the above structure, the storage device with image-related data storage function disclosed in this case can shoot an image of the housing space every time it changes from an open state to a closed state, and generate corresponding article data based on it, and then store the article The data is stored in a storage block that is different from the storage block used in the previous operation, and the block code of the currently used storage block is linked with the block code of the storage block used last time, so that it can be easily found The act of tampering reduces the possibility of tampering with stored data, thereby increasing the security of data storage.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

1. 1’: Storage equipment

11: Cabinet

111: accommodating space

13: Door body

15: circuit board

151: Detection Device

153: Camera Device

155: storage device

157, 157’: Processing device

155a: The first storage block

155b: The second storage block

157a: first processor

157b: second processor

C1: The first block code

C2: The second block code

D1: First article information

D2: Second item information

H1: The first conversion code

H2: Second conversion code

R1: The first data code

R2: The second data code

FIG. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a functional block diagram of a plurality of electronic devices of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a plurality of storage blocks of a storage device and their storage data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic structural diagram of a storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a functional block diagram of a plurality of electronic devices of a storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings. Anyone who is familiar with relevant skills can easily understand the purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B, where FIG. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a storage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a plurality of electronic devices of the storage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention Function block diagram. As shown in FIG. 1A, the storage facility 1 includes a box body 11, a door body 13, and a circuit board 15 provided with a plurality of electronic devices. The box body 11 has an accommodating space 111, and the door body 13 is swingably connected to the box body and used to selectively close the accommodating space 111 of the box body 11. Furthermore, the door body 13 may be provided with a lock device, such as a key lock, a turntable lock, an electronic lock, or other types of lock devices, which is not limited by the present invention. When the lock device receives a correct trigger signal (such as a key, a password, a biometric feature, etc.), it will open so that the door 13 relative to the box 11 will be turned from a closed state (ie, a state in which the accommodating space 111 is closed) to an open state. When the door body 13 is transferred from the open state to the closed state relative to the box body 11 by an external force, the locking device will automatically lock. FIG. 1A exemplarily shows that the box body 11 and the door body 13 together form a rectangular parallelepiped, but the present invention does not limit the shape of the box body 11 and the door body 13.

The circuit board 15 of the storage device 1 is provided with multiple electronic devices, including detection devices Set 151, camera 153, storage device 155, and processing device 157. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the processing device 157 may be electrically connected to the detection device 151, the camera device 153, and the storage device 155. In particular, it should be noted that FIG. 1A exemplarily shows that the electronic devices included in the storage device 1 are all integrated on the circuit board 15 provided on the door 13; however, in other embodiments, the detection device 151, the camera The device 153, the storage device 155, and the processing device 157 can also be distributed in different areas of the box body 11 or the door body 13, and can be arranged on the surface of the box body 11 or the door body 13 or embedded in the box body 11 or the door body 13 , And are electrically or communicatively connected to each other.

The detecting device 151 can detect the opening and closing state of the door 13 relative to the box 11 to generate a status signal. For example, the detection device 151 may be electrically or communicatively connected to a lock device provided on the door 13 to obtain the closed state of the door 13 relative to the box 11. For another example, the detecting device 151 can also detect the rotation state of the door shaft on the door 13 relative to the door shaft on the box 11 to obtain the closed state of the door 13 relative to the box 11. For another example, the detecting device 151 may also include a photosensitive element, which determines that the door 13 is in an open state relative to the box 11 when light is sensed.

The imaging device 153 is, for example, a black-and-white camera, a color camera, an infrared camera, a depth camera, or other types of cameras, and can be used to capture images of the accommodating space 111 of the box 11. The storage device 155 includes, for example, one or more flash memory (Flash memory), read-only memory (Read-only memory, ROM), magnetic memory (Magnetoresistive random access memory, MRAM) or other non-volatile storage media. It can include a first storage block and a second storage block, and more storage blocks can also be included as needed. These storage blocks can be different memories, different sectors on the same memory, or multiple storage blocks constructed by computer programs.

The processing device 157 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller (Microcontroller unit, MCU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and a special application integrated circuit (Application specific integrated circuit). circuit, ASIC) or other processors, can also include a wireless communication It uses communication protocols such as 4G, 5G, or Wi-Fi to transmit information to a network database or a monitoring center that monitors multiple storage devices. The processing device 157 can control the camera 153 to photograph the housing space 111 of the housing 11 according to the change of the opening and closing state of the door 13 relative to the housing 11 to record possible objects in the housing space 111.

Specifically, when the processing device 157 determines that the status signal generated by the detection device 151 indicates that the door 13 changes from an open state to a closed state with respect to the box 11, it controls the camera 153 to photograph the housing space 111 of the box 11 To get the first image. Then, the processing device 157 generates the first article data according to the first image, and stores the first article data and the first block code in the first storage block of the storage device 155. Generally speaking, when the user puts the items to be kept in the safe deposit box, the door of the safe deposit box is opened first, the items are put into the box, and then the door is closed. Therefore, the processing device 157 is set to control the camera 153 to shoot when judging that the door is changed from the open state to the closed state with respect to the box 11, and treat the captured image or the data generated from it as the current storage state and record it .

It is further explained how the processing device 157 generates the first article data according to the first image. The generation of the first article data includes the processing device 157 analyzing the first image to obtain the first digital data, and then according to the first digital data and the first encryption Function to generate the first item data. In detail, the analysis of the first image can be binarization processing, 3D modeling, image recognition or other image processing, and the first encryption function uses, for example, a symmetric or asymmetric encryption algorithm. Among them, symmetric encryption algorithms include Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), etc.; asymmetric encryption algorithms include Rivet-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) encryption Algorithms, Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), Elliptic Curves Cryptography (ECC), etc.

In another embodiment, the processing device 157 may generate the first item data based on the first digital data obtained by analyzing the first image and the pre-stored value conversion list. Furthermore, the processing device 157 can learn the items contained in the first image through image recognition, and the value The conversion list may include multiple items and the corresponding value (for example, amount) of each item, and the processing device 157 can use the value corresponding to the item included in the first image as the first item data. In addition, the processing device 157 can communicate with the outside through a wireless communicator to update the value conversion list according to the current financial environment. In this embodiment, the processing device 157 can perform the above-mentioned encryption operation on the converted first article data before storing the encrypted first article data in the storage device 155.

After generating and storing the first article data, when the processing device 157 again determines that the status signal indicates that the door 13 changes from an open state to a closed state with respect to the box 11, the processing device 157 controls the camera 153 to photograph the contents of the box 11. Set the space 111 to obtain the second image, generate the second article data according to the second image, and store the second article data and the second block code in the second storage block of the storage device 155, where the second block code includes A conversion code, this conversion code is associated with the first block code, and its detailed relevance will be described later. Similarly to the generation of the first article data, the generation of the second article data can include analyzing the second image to obtain the second digital data, and generating the second article data according to the second digital data and the second encryption function. Among them, the second encryption function can be the same or different from the first encryption function, and the detailed related encryption algorithms are listed above, and will not be repeated here. Similarly, the second item data can also be generated using the value conversion list, and the detailed implementation content is also as described above, so it will not be repeated.

After generating and storing the second article data, the processing device 157 can control the camera device 153 to generate a third image when the state signal indicates that the status signal has changed from the on state to the off state, and then generate the third article data, and then store it in The third storage block of the storage device 155 then generates and stores the fourth item data, the fifth item data, etc. in the same way. In short, the processing device 157 can control the camera device to shoot every time the status signal indicates from the on state to the off state, generate corresponding item data based on the captured image, and then save it to a different operation from the previous operation. The storage block used.

To further illustrate the storage of item data, please refer to FIG. 1B and FIG. 2. FIG. 2 shows a plurality of storage blocks of a storage device 155 and their storage data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the material. As shown in FIG. 2 and described in the previous embodiment, the storage device 155 may include a first storage block 155a and a second storage block 155b, and the processing device 157 may combine the first item data D1 and the first item data generated by the foregoing process. The block code C1 is stored in the first storage block 155a, and the second item data D2 and the second block code C2 generated according to the foregoing process are stored in the second storage block 155b.

The first block code C1 includes at least a first conversion code H1 and a first data code R1; the second block code C2 includes at least a second conversion code H2 and a second data code R2. Wherein, the second conversion code H2 is the hash value generated by inputting the first block code C1 into the hash function, and the first conversion code H1 is the default hash value (that is, the first storage block 155a is the original block) or It is the hash value generated by inputting the hash function of the block code of the previously recorded storage block. The first data code R1 and the second data code R2 are respectively associated with the first item data D1 and the second item data D2. For example, the first/second data code R1/R2 can be the hash value obtained after the first/second article data D1/D2 is hashed. For another example, the first/second item data D1/D2 may include multiple sub-data (such as image digital file, image generation time, item value data, etc.), and the processing device 157 may form a hash tree based on these sub-data (Hash Tree), and use the root value of the hash tree as the first/second data code R1/R2.

In addition, the storage device 155 may further include more storage blocks, and when the processing device 157 generates other item data after storing the second item data D2, it is analogous to the above method based on the second block code and the newly generated item data. With the new block code, the block code and the newly generated item data are stored together in storage blocks other than the first and second storage blocks. In one embodiment, the storage block of the storage device 155 may be created when the processing device 157 newly generates item data and intends to record it. In other words, the aforementioned first storage block 155a and second storage block 155b can be established sequentially. Furthermore, the storage methods described in the previous embodiments can be implemented by blockchain or a technology similar to blockchain.

For multiple storage blocks using the above storage method, when the item data in one of the storage blocks is tampered with, not only the hash value in the block code will change accordingly, the storage block The block codes of the subsequent storage blocks are also changed, so it is easy to find tampering behaviors and tampered data. In this way, the incidence of tampering incidents can be reduced.

In addition to storing the item data, the processing device 157 can also send relevant data to the client and the bank through a wireless communicator. The user refers to the owner of the custody device 1, and the bank refers to the custody service of the custody device 1. Provider. In one embodiment, the storage device 155 stores bank server address data, such as the network code of the server. The processing device 157 can provide the first item data, the first block code, the second item data, and the second block code to the bank server through the wireless communicator based on the bank server address data. The bank server can confirm whether the item data has been tampered with based on the block code to monitor the security of the storage device 1, which can be used to determine the authenticity when the user reports the theft, and it can also estimate the corresponding theft based on the item data compensation.

In the foregoing embodiment where the item data is generated through an encryption function, the storage device 155 stores user device address data in addition to the bank server location data. The user device address data is, for example, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like. Wait. In this embodiment, the processing device 157 provides the first item data, the first block code, the second item data, and the second block code to the bank server, and in addition, it will correspond to the first item data according to the user device address data. The first decryption key of the encryption function and the second decryption key corresponding to the second encryption function are transmitted to the user device. In this embodiment, the bank server can only confirm whether the item data has been tampered with according to the block code, and cannot directly know the content of the encrypted item data. The user device can then provide the decryption key to the bank server when it wants to report the theft to decrypt the item data to estimate the available compensation. In this way, the authenticity of the theft reported by the client can be confirmed, and the privacy of the client can be maintained.

In another embodiment, the storage device 155 stores a bank authentication code, such as a string or a password composed of other forms, which is not limited by the present invention. When the processing device 157 receives a code to be recognized through the wireless communicator, it will determine whether the code to be recognized matches the user authentication code or the bank authentication code. When the processing device 157 determines that the code to be recognized is a bank authentication code, it means that the sender of the code to be recognized is the bank server, and the processing device 157 will return the first thing through the wireless communicator. The product data, the first block code, the second item data, and the second block code are sent to the sender of the code to be identified. Similarly to the previous embodiment, the bank server can confirm whether the item data has been tampered with, and can also estimate the compensation for theft. In the embodiment where the item data is generated through an encryption function, the storage device 155 stores the user authentication code in addition to the bank authentication code. When the processing device 157 determines that the code to be recognized is a bank authentication code, it will also return the item data and block code, and when the processing device 157 determines that the code to be recognized is a user authentication code, it means that the sender of the authentication code is the user device, then The processing device 157 returns the first decryption key corresponding to the first encryption function and the second decryption key corresponding to the second encryption function. In the same way as in the foregoing embodiment, the authenticity of the theft event reported by the client can be confirmed, and the privacy of the client can be maintained.

In addition to the electronic devices of the storage equipment 1 being installed in the box 11 or the door 13, part of the electronic device may also be installed in other areas other than the box 11 and the door 13, and connected to the box 11 or the door 13 through wireless communication. Electronic device. Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a storage device 1'according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a storage device 1'according to another embodiment of the present invention. Functional block diagram of multiple electronic devices.

The storage device 1'shown in Figs. 3A and 3B is similar to the storage device 1 shown in Figs. 1A and 1B, and includes a box body 11, a door body 13, and a circuit board 15 provided with a plurality of electronic devices. The difference is that only a part of the electronic device is provided on the circuit board 15, and the other part of the electronic device is provided outside the box 11 and the door 13. In particular, it should be noted that FIG. 3A exemplarily shows that the electronic device is integrated on the circuit board 15. However, in other embodiments, the electronic devices on the circuit board 15 in the figure can also be dispersedly arranged on the cabinet 11 or the door. 13 different areas of the body.

The storage device 1'includes a detection device 151, a camera 153, a storage device 155, and a processing device 157'. The processing device 157' includes a first processor 157a and a second processor 157b. In this embodiment, the first processor 157a is electrically connected to the detection device 151 and the camera device 153, and the three are disposed on the circuit board 15. The storage device 155 and the second processor 157b are disposed outside the cabinet 11 and the door 13, such as a server. The second processor 157b is communicatively connected to the first processor 157a, and can be communicatively or electrically connected with the storage device 155. The functions and operations of the detection device 151, the camera 153, and the storage device 155 are substantially the same as those of the detection device 151, the camera 153, and the storage device 155 of the storage device 1 described in the previous embodiments. No longer. The first processor 157a is used to control the camera 153 to obtain images of the accommodating space 111 of the box 11, such as the first and second images in the foregoing embodiment; the second processor 157b is used to generate the first image according to the first image An article data, the first article data and the first block code are stored in the first storage block of the storage device 155, the second article data is generated according to the second image, and the second article data is stored in the first storage block of the storage device 155 Two storage blocks, in which detailed implementations are the same as those in the previous embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

In another embodiment, the storage device 1 or 1'in the preceding embodiment may include, in addition to the aforementioned electronic device, another camera device for taking images of the space other than the accommodating space 111 of the box 11. This camera The device is connected to the processing device 157 or the first processor 157a. Hereinafter, the processing device 157 or the first processor 157a is generally referred to as a processing device, and the aforementioned camera device for photographing the accommodating space 111 is referred to as the first camera device, and the aforementioned camera device for taking images of the space other than the accommodating space 111 is called It is called the second camera. The second camera device can be set on the box 11 or the door 13, especially when the door 13 is opened, the user who opened the door 13 can be photographed. The present invention does not limit the actual situation of the second camera. The setting location. In addition, in an embodiment, the first camera device and the second camera device may be the same camera device, which captures corresponding images at different time points.

When the processing device determines that the status signal indicates that the door 13 changes from the closed state to the open state relative to the box 11, it can control the second camera device to obtain an image (called the third image) and perform image processing (for example, converting it into a digital image). Data), and then store the processed image and a block code (referred to as the third block code) into a storage block (referred to as the third storage block) of the storage device 155. Furthermore, according to the storage method described in the previous embodiment in FIG. 2, the processing device can store the data and the block code in different storage blocks according to the time sequence when the data is acquired or generated, and the block code is associated with the previously used storage block. The block code of the storage block is also related to the current data to be stored. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the processed third image is generated earlier than the previous implementation In the case of the first image described in the example, the first block code will include a conversion code associated with the third block code. More specifically, the processing device may first obtain an image that may include the opener when the door 13 is opened, and store it in a storage block after processing; then, obtain the next image when the door 13 is changed from open to closed. , After processing, it is stored in the next storage block, and the block code of this storage block is related to the block code of the previous storage block. In this way, when the user reports the theft, the bank can trace the identity of the thief.

With the above structure, the storage device disclosed in this case can shoot an image of the accommodating space every time it changes from an open state to a closed state, and generate corresponding article data based on it, and then store the article data to a value different from the previous one. The storage block used in the operation, and the block code of the currently used storage block is linked with the block code of the previously used storage block, so that tampering behavior can be easily found and the stored data can be reduced The possibility of tampering, thereby increasing the security of data storage. In addition, by encrypting the item data, the security of data storage can be further improved.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. All changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention fall within the scope of the patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached scope of patent application.

1 Storage equipment 11 Cabinet 111 Housing space 13 Door body 15 Circuit board 151 Detection device 153 Camera device 155 Storage device 157 Processing device

Claims (7)

A storage device with an image-related data storage function, comprising: a box body with an accommodating space; a door body oscillatingly connected to the box body for selectively enclosing the accommodating space; and a detection device , Installed in the box or the door, detecting the opening and closing state of the door relative to the box to generate a status signal; a camera device, installed in the box or the door, used to photograph the housing An image of the space; another camera device, set in the box or door, for shooting images outside the accommodating space; a storage device, including a first storage block and a second storage block; and A processing device is connected to the detection device, the camera device, the other camera device, and the storage device. The processing device controls the camera device to obtain a first An image, generating a first article data based on the first image, and storing the first article data and a first block code in the first storage block; wherein the processing device generates the first article data When it is determined again that the state signal indicates that the state signal is changed from the open state to the closed state, the camera is controlled to obtain a second image, generate a second article data based on the second image, and combine the second article data and a second The block code is stored in the second storage block, wherein the second block code includes a conversion code, and the conversion code is associated with the first block code; wherein the processing device further inputs the first block code A hash function to generate the conversion code; wherein the processing device further controls the other camera device to obtain a third image when determining that the state signal indicates that the state signal changes from the off state to the on state, and the processing device further processes The subsequent third image and a third block code are stored in a third storage block of the storage device, wherein when the generation time of the processed third image is earlier than the first image, the first area The block code includes another conversion code, and the other conversion code is associated with the third block code; wherein the door body is provided with a lock device, and when the door body is relative to the box body from the open state to the closed state In the state, the lock device is locked. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the generating of the first article data executed by the processing device includes analyzing the first image to obtain a first digital data, and according to the first digital data and a first encryption function The first item data is generated by the method, and the second item data generated by the processing device includes analyzing the second image to obtain a second digital data, and generating the second digital data based on the second digital data and a second encryption function The second item information. The custody device according to claim 2, wherein the processing device includes a wireless communicator, the storage device further stores a user device address data and a bank server address data, and the processing device is further used to rely on the user Device address data, a first decryption key corresponding to the first encryption function and a second decryption key corresponding to the second encryption function are provided to a user device through the wireless communicator, and according to the bank The server address data provides the first item data, the first block code, the second item data, and the second block code to a bank server through a wireless communicator. The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the processing device includes a wireless communicator, the storage device further stores a user authentication code and a bank authentication code, and the processing device is further used to receive a waiting message through the wireless communicator. Identification code. When the processing device determines that the code to be identified belongs to the user authentication code, it returns a first decryption key corresponding to the first encryption function and a corresponding one of the second encryption function through the wireless communicator The second decryption key, and when the processing device determines that the code to be identified belongs to the bank authentication code, it returns the first item data, the first block code, the second item data, and the first item data through the wireless communicator Two block code. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the processing device includes: a first processor, disposed in the box or the door, electrically connected to the detecting device and the camera device, and the first processing device The device is used to control the camera device to obtain the first image and the second image; and a second processor, which is communicatively connected to the first processor, the detection device, the camera device, and the storage device, and is used for the basis The first image generates the first article data, the first article data and the first block code are stored in the first storage block, the second article data is generated according to the second image, and the second The item data and the second block code are stored in the second storage block. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the processing device further inputs the third block code into the hash function to generate the another conversion code. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the generating of the first article data performed by the processing device includes analyzing the first image to obtain a first digital data, and generating based on the first digital data and a value conversion list The first item information.

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