KR20150115286A - Apparatus of generating header of surveillance image and apparatus of playing the surveillance image - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an imaging apparatus including an image acquiring unit acquiring a surveillance image photographed according to a photographing plan including a photographing time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions; A header generating unit for generating a header for the supervisory image so as to include information of the imaging plan; And an output unit for outputting the supervisory image and the header together.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a header of a surveillance image and a surveillance image reproducing apparatus,

An apparatus for generating a header of a surveillance image, and a surveillance image reproducing apparatus.

The surveillance system using the CCTV receives the image acquired through the camera through the network, monitors the situation directly through the monitor, stores it in the DVR or the like, and then retrieves and plays back the image stored afterwards. Intelligent video surveillance system is applied to various fields ranging from management of major national facilities such as airport, military, port, road and bridge to management of subway, bus, building, stadium, parking lot, It is possible.

Meanwhile, in order to perform wide area surveillance using a limited infrastructure, a pan-tilt device can be attached to the camera. Cameras with pan / tilt devices can be panned and tilted, and can be used as PTZ cameras that allow zooming of the lens. Using the PTZ camera, it is possible to move the shooting area, so that it is possible to efficiently monitor a large area with a single camera.

Such a video surveillance system has a limitation in direct monitoring and analysis due to long time shooting characteristics, and there is a problem that it is difficult to search for a reproduction point desired by the user when the recorded image is reproduced again.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a header generating apparatus and a supervised image reproducing apparatus for a supervised image. It is to be understood that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may be deduced from the following embodiments.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an imaging apparatus including an image acquiring unit acquiring a surveillance image photographed according to a photographing plan including a photographing time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions; A header generating unit for generating a header for the supervisory image so as to include information of the imaging plan; And an output unit for outputting the supervisory image and the header together.

In the present embodiment, the path information may include at least one of a moving speed moving along the path and a moving time taken to move along the path, .

In the present embodiment, the header may include Tn, which is the shooting start point of each of the n monitoring areas, and dTn, which is a moving time taken to travel along the path from the n-1th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area .

In the present embodiment, the control unit may further include a photographing setting unit that receives the photographing plan from the user and controls the surveillance camera to photograph the surveillance image according to the photographing plan.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including an input unit for receiving a desired surveillance region to be reproduced; Referring to a header including information on a shooting plan including shooting time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions, And a playback unit that plays back the video data from a start point of time.

In this embodiment, the header includes Tn, which is the imaging start point of each of the n monitoring areas, and dTn, which is the time taken to move from the (n-1) th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area, The starting point, Tk_s,

(Tk_s is the time at which the shooting of the desired surveillance area is started, T1_s is the time at which the first surveillance area is photographed, Ti is the time taken to shoot the i th surveillance area, dTi is moved to the i- The time taken to complete the process.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention. These general and specific aspects may be implemented by using a system, method, computer program, or any combination of systems, methods, and computer programs.

The apparatus for generating a header of a supervised image and the apparatus for reproducing a surveillance image according to embodiments of the present invention can easily search for a desired reproduction point by a user and meet the user's needs.

1 schematically illustrates a surveillance system according to one embodiment.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a header generating apparatus 200 provided in the server 20 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a supervisory image reproducing apparatus 400 provided in the terminal 40 according to an embodiment.
4 shows an example of a photographing plan according to an embodiment.
5 shows an example of a header according to an embodiment.
6 is a flowchart of a header file generation method according to an embodiment.
7 is a flowchart of a supervisory image reproducing method according to an embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding components throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted .

In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, and the like are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, not the limitative meaning.

In the following examples, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as inclusive or possessive are intended to mean that a feature, or element, described in the specification is present, and does not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or elements may be added.

1 schematically illustrates a surveillance system according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a monitoring system according to an embodiment includes a camera 10, a server 20, a storage device 30, and a terminal 40. In order to prevent the characteristic of the present embodiment from being blurred, only the components related to the present embodiment are shown in Fig. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIG. 1 may be further included.

1, the camera 10 captures an image of a surveillance area and transmits the captured image to the server 20, and the server 20 records the received image in the storage device 30 or transmits the captured image to the terminal 40 do. The terminal 40 may receive an image from the storage device 30. The camera 10, the server 20, the storage device 30, and the terminal 40 may be connected via a network.

Meanwhile, the camera 10 according to one embodiment may be directly connected to the storage device 30. [ For example, the image captured by the camera 10 may be transmitted directly to the storage device 30 via a wired or wireless network, and the storage device 30 may store the received image. Alternatively, the camera 10 may obtain the data stored in the storage device 30 from the storage device 30. [

The camera 10 according to an embodiment acquires a video signal for an area to be photographed. The camera 10 may be a surveillance camera that photographs the photographing area in real time for the purpose of surveillance or security. The camera 10 may be a PTZ camera capable of panning and tilting with a pan-tilt device and capable of adjusting a zoom magnification of the lens. Although only one camera 10 is shown in FIG. 1, this is for convenience of explanation. In one embodiment, another monitoring system may include a plurality of cameras, and each camera can perform monitoring in cooperation with each other.

The server 20 according to an embodiment receives the image from the camera 10, outputs the received image, generates a header for the received image, 10) or the storage device 30, for example. The contents of the server 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The storage device 30 is a device capable of storing images, and may be one of a hard disk and a solid state disk (SSD). However, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto, and that the storage device 30 may be a hard disk or other storage medium capable of storing data in addition to the SSD.

The terminal 40 refers to a device capable of exchanging data with the server 20 and / or the storage device 30 in a wired / wireless communication environment. The terminal 40 may be a user's personal computer or a portable terminal. Although the terminal 40 is shown as a personal computer in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a terminal equipped with an interface capable of data communication can be borrowed without limitation. The terminal 40 includes a display unit for displaying a screen and an input device for receiving data from a user. The input device may include, but is not limited to, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a microphone, a button, a touch panel, and the like.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a header generating apparatus 200 provided in the server 20 of FIG.

The header generating apparatus 200 according to one embodiment may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor. Accordingly, the header generating apparatus 200 can be driven in a form contained in another hardware apparatus such as a microprocessor or a general purpose computer system, and can be mounted on the server 20. [

Referring to FIG. 2, a header generating apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment includes an image obtaining unit 210, a header generating unit 220, and an output unit 230. The header generating apparatus 200 according to one embodiment further includes an image capture setting unit 240. [

The image acquisition unit 210 acquires an image from the camera 10. For example, the image acquiring unit 210 acquires a surveillance image photographed in accordance with a predetermined imaging plan from the camera 10. Here, the photographing plan means a photographing plan for photographing a surveillance region by using a camera capable of moving a photographing region equipped with a driving unit, or a camera system capable of moving the photographing region in a collaborative manner of a plurality of cameras. For example, the shooting plan includes shooting time for a plurality of surveillance areas and path information for moving between the surveillance areas.

Here, the path information includes the position information of the path moving between the surveillance regions, and may include a moving speed moving along the path and / or a moving time taken to move along the path.

The header generating unit 220 generates a header including information on the surveillance image acquired from the camera 10. The header according to an embodiment may include information of a shooting plan in which an image is shot. For example, if the shooting plan is for n surveillance areas, the header moves along the path from Tn, the shooting start point of each of the n surveillance areas, to the nth surveillance area, And a moving time dTn to be taken.

The output unit 230 may output the monitoring image obtained from the camera 10 and the header generated by the header generating unit 220 together. For example, the output unit 230 may output the supervised video and the header to the storage device 30 so as to be recorded in the storage device 30, or may be output to the terminal 40 and reproduced by the terminal 40 .

The photographing setting unit 240 receives the photographing plan from the terminal 40 and can control the surveillance camera to photograph the monitoring image in accordance with the photographing plan. The shooting plan may be input directly through the input / output device of the server 40 without being inputted through the terminal 40. [

Although the header generating apparatus 200 described above is described as being provided in a separate server 20, the header generating apparatus 200 according to one embodiment may include at least one processor in the camera 10 It is possible. According to such a configuration, the server 20 may be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a supervisory image reproducing apparatus 400 provided in the terminal 40 according to an embodiment.

The supervisory image reproducing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor. Accordingly, the surveillance image reproducing apparatus 400 can be driven in a form contained in another hardware device such as a microprocessor or a general-purpose computer system, and can be mounted on the terminal 40. [

Referring to FIG. 3, the monitoring video reproducing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment includes an input unit 410 and a reproducing unit 420.

The input unit 410 receives a desired surveillance region to be reproduced from the user. For example, when the supervised image is a surveillance image photographed from the first surveillance region to the third surveillance region, any one of the first surveillance region to the third surveillance region can be input from the user as a desired surveillance region for reproduction have.

The playback unit 420 outputs the video signal to the display unit so that the supervisory video is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 40 or the like. The playback unit 420 outputs the video signal to the display unit and reproduces the video signal so that the playback unit 420 can reproduce the video signal from the time of shooting the desired surveillance region selected by the user when the surveillance video is played back. For example, the playback unit 420 refers to a header including information on a shooting plan including information on a shooting time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions, and displays a surveillance image photographed according to the shooting plan Playback starts from the time when the desired surveillance area is photographed.

For example, the header includes Tn, which is the shooting start point of each of the n monitoring areas, and dTn, which is the time taken to move from the n-1th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area, It is possible to calculate Tk_s, which is the starting point of shooting, with reference to Equation 1 below.

In the above equation (1), Tks is a time at which imaging of the desired surveillance area is started, T1_s is a time at which imaging of the first surveillance area is started, Ti is a time taken for imaging of the ith surveillance area, dTi is i And the time taken to move to the second surveillance area.

4 shows an example of a photographing plan according to an embodiment.

Referring to Fig. 4, the imaging plan includes information on a plurality of surveillance areas and path information that moves between surveillance areas. 4 includes information of the first surveillance region 41, the second surveillance region 42 and the third surveillance region 43 and the information of the second surveillance region 41 in the first surveillance region 41. [ A first path 412 that moves to the area 42 and a second path 423 that moves from the second monitoring area 42 to the third monitoring area 43. [

The information of the surveillance area according to one embodiment may include a position of the surveillance area, a time of photographing the surveillance area, a pan / tilt / zoom setting value when photographing the surveillance area, and the like. The path information according to an embodiment may include a position of a path moving between surveillance areas, a speed of moving along the path, a time taken to travel, and the like.

5 shows an example of a header according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, a header of the image may include photographing plan information. Specifically, the header includes a start point of shooting according to the shooting plan, a time point at which shooting of the first monitoring area starts (51), a time required to shoot each monitoring area (52) (53) time taken to complete the process. Referring to the header shown in Fig. 5, the photographing plan starts photographing the first surveillance region at 1:00:00, captures the first surveillance region for 20 seconds, and transmits the second surveillance region over 10 seconds Moving the second surveillance region for 18 seconds, moving the third surveillance region for 9 seconds, and photographing the third surveillance region for one minute. Although only the shooting time T3 of the third monitoring area is shown in Fig. 5, the fourth monitoring area and the subsequent shooting information may be further included in the header.

Although an example of a header according to an embodiment is shown in FIG. 5, embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. For example, the header may be generated so as to include only the start point and the end point of shooting of each surveillance area. That is, the header may be set in various formats so as to include minimum data that can be used to calculate the shooting time points of a plurality of surveillance regions.

6 is a flowchart of a header file generation method according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 61, the image obtaining unit 210 obtains a surveillance image photographed according to a photographing plan including photographing time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions. The path information according to an exemplary embodiment includes at least one of a moving speed moving along the path and a moving time taken to move along the path.

In step 62, the header generating unit 220 generates a header for the supervisory image so as to include information of the photographing plan. The header according to an exemplary embodiment includes Tn, which is the shooting start point of each of the n monitoring areas, and dTn, which is a moving time taken to travel along the path from the n-1th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area.

In step 63, the output unit 230 outputs a supervisory image and a header together.

On the other hand, a step of receiving the photographing plan from the user before step 61 and controlling the surveillance camera to photograph the surveillance image according to the photographing plan may be further performed.

7 is a flowchart of a supervisory image reproducing method according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step 71, the input unit 410 receives a desired surveillance area to be reproduced.

In step 72, the playback unit 420 refers to a header that includes information on the shooting plan including the shooting time for the plurality of surveillance areas and the path information for moving between the surveillance areas, and displays the surveillance image photographed in accordance with the shooting plan Playback starts from the time when the desired surveillance area is photographed.

The header according to an embodiment includes Tn, which is an imaging start point of each of the n surveillance regions, and dTn, which is a time taken to move from the (n-1) th surveillance region to the nth surveillance region, Tk_s can be calculated with reference to Equation (1).

Meanwhile, the header file generation method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 and the supervisory image playback method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 can be realized as a program that can be executed by a computer, And may be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that operates the program using the program. The computer-readable recording medium includes a storage medium such as a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, etc.)

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

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20: Server
30: Storage device
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220: header generation unit
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Claims (6)

An image acquiring unit acquiring a surveillance image photographed according to a photographing plan including a photographing time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions;
A header generating unit for generating a header for the supervisory image so as to include information of the imaging plan; And
And an output unit for outputting the supervisory image and the header together
Header generator of supervised video. The method according to claim 1,
The route information includes:
And a path for moving between the surveillance regions,
Further comprising at least one of a moving speed of moving along the path and a moving time of moving along the path
Header generator of supervised video. The method according to claim 1,
The header
and a moving time dTn for moving along the path from the n-1th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area,
Header generator of supervised video. The method according to claim 1,
And a photographing setting unit that receives the photographing plan from a user and controls the surveillance camera to photograph the surveillance image according to the photographing plan
Header generator of supervised video. An input unit for receiving a desired surveillance region to be reproduced;
Referring to a header including information on a shooting plan including shooting time for a plurality of surveillance regions and path information for moving between surveillance regions, And a playback unit for playing back from a time point
A surveillance video playback device. 6. The method of claim 5,
The header includes Tn, which is the shooting start point of each of the n monitoring areas, and dTn, a time taken to move from the (n-1) th monitoring area to the nth monitoring area,
Tk_s, which is the time point at which the shooting of the desired surveillance region is started

(Tk_s is the time at which the shooting of the desired surveillance area is started, T1_s is the time at which the first surveillance area is photographed, Ti is the time taken to shoot the i th surveillance area, dTi is moved to the i- Time it took to do it)
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A surveillance video playback device.

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