TWI385603B - Environment monitoring system - Google Patents

Description

Environmental monitoring system

The present invention relates to an environmental monitoring system, and more particularly to an environmental monitoring system for use in a communication network in conjunction with a network camera and an environmental monitoring mechanism.

With the emphasis on privacy and security for individuals, as well as network communication systems such as remote Internet or regional networks, and the enhancement of hardware and software technology and performance and performance of communication terminal devices such as personal computers and mobile phones. . The user can already perform remote environmental monitoring through the network communication system, and can further transmit video information through the network communication system to care for the family's work schedule.

Specifically, the user can install a network monitoring device at home, such as a webcam lens, which can be directly connected to the network communication system, or connected to a personal computer at home, and then by the individual The computer is connected to the network communication system, and because the network camera lens or the personal computer itself has a specific IP address. Therefore, users who are not at home can connect to the network communication system through another personal computer, notebook computer or mobile phone with network communication function, and then connect to the specific IP address, and then from the far side. The image or sound message captured by the network camera lens is obtained to implement the environmental security control of the monitoring terminal.

The above-mentioned conventional security monitoring technology can enable the user to obtain the immediate environmental condition and even the family's work situation from the far end, and provides the convenience of the user's security monitoring. However, since the conventional security monitoring can only provide the image signal and the sound message, For the purpose of constructing a comprehensive security system, only image signals and voice messages are insufficient.

In fact, factors hidden in the environment that may affect the safety of the environment or family life may not be obtained through the capture of images and sounds as intruder surveillance. For example, whether the gas leaks, whether there is a fire or smoke, whether the concentration of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide is normal, etc. is difficult to obtain through the capture of images and sounds, so that the effect of safety monitoring is greatly reduced.

In summary, how to provide a comprehensive environmental monitoring system that can solve the shortcomings of the above-mentioned technology and can not provide sufficient security protection monitoring information, and become a person who is engaged in home life safety management needs to be solved. Question.

In view of the above disadvantages of the prior art, the main object of the present invention is to provide an environmental monitoring system to integrate a complete security parameter monitoring scheme.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a parameter monitoring system comprising three main components: a network camera for monitoring an environment and generating a monitoring signal, and adopting a TCP/IP transmission protocol and having an IP address to communicate through The network transmits a monitoring signal; the environmental monitoring unit is configured to measure an environmental state and generate environmental monitoring parameters, and is connected to the network camera to transmit environmental monitoring parameters through a network communication mechanism of the network camera; the monitoring platform, It is used to receive the monitoring signals transmitted by the network camera and the environmental monitoring parameters sent by the environmental monitoring unit, and to judge the monitoring signals and the environment. Monitor the dangerous situation in the parameters, and then send control signals according to the dangerous situation.

In one form of the invention, the network camera is used to capture analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals, and convert analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals into digital signals and receive The control signal and/or schedule sent by the monitoring platform, and according to the control signal and/or scheduling, at least includes turning on and off analog or digital image and/or sound capture, adjusting the focal length of the near and far image, and/or the network. The operation of the road camera body movement.

In another form of the present invention, the environmental monitoring system includes a terminal device having network communication, data processing, data input and display functions, and the communication network and the monitoring platform are interconnected to pass through the monitoring platform. Accessing and/or displaying digital signal data, and receiving input control signals and/or scheduling data, and transmitting control signals and/or scheduling data to the monitoring platform via the communication network, so that the monitoring platform is based on The control signal and/or scheduling data generates a control signal, and the control signal is transmitted to the network camera control operation through the communication network.

In another form of the present invention, the monitoring platform further includes a database and an authentication module; the database pre-stores usage authority data corresponding to the identity identification data of different users; the authentication module is used to confirm the usage permission. After the data, the authentication network camera is connected to the usage authority of the monitoring platform, and is used to authenticate the usage rights and rights of the user who logs in to the terminal device. Preferably, the identification data corresponding to different network cameras is pre-stored in the database, and the authentication module determines different network cameras and their corresponding identification data through the media access control address of the network camera.

In still another aspect of the present invention, a firewall and/or a network routing device is included between the network camera and the monitoring platform, wherein the network camera uses a physical address, a floating address, a real address, or a virtual bit. One of the addresses, and can penetrate the limits of the firewall and/or network routing device to communicate with the monitoring platform and reject communication requests that are not from the monitoring platform.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the encryption module is configured to encrypt the digital signal transmitted to the monitoring platform through the communication network, and the monitoring platform includes a decryption module corresponding to the encryption module. The encrypted digital signal is decrypted prior to processing and storage.

In a further aspect of the present invention, the manual control module is further disposed on the network camera end for switching the monitoring function of the network camera, monitoring function of the switch environment monitoring unit, and setting the network camera control. Send warning signals by parameters and/or manually.

In summary, compared with the conventional video remote management technology, the environmental monitoring system of the present invention has a signal transmission function network camera, and the network camera is connected to the environmental monitoring unit to monitor the gas, smoke or the safety affecting safety. The criticality factor such as temperature, and then send environmental monitoring parameters to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera. In this way, through the centrally managed monitoring platform to process and store security incident messages and generate corresponding security monitoring messages and security notification messages, users can obtain or receive security monitoring messages through the monitoring platform and receive security from the monitoring platform. Notify the message and achieve the purpose of complete security monitoring.

The embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of specific examples, and those skilled in the art can readily appreciate other advantages and functions of the present invention from the disclosure herein. The present invention may be embodied or applied in various other specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

First embodiment:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a first embodiment of the environmental monitoring system of the present invention. The environment monitoring system 10 of the present invention includes a network camera 11 , an environment monitoring unit 12 and a monitoring platform 13 . The network camera 11 is used to monitor the environment and capture analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals, and convert analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals into digital signals, and can receive the monitoring platform 13 to send Controlling signals and/or scheduling, and performing at least the opening and closing of analog or digital image and/or sound capture, adjustment of focus and distance of the near and far image, and/or webcam according to the control signal and/or scheduling 11 the operation of the body movement.

The network camera 11 adopts a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) transmission protocol and is equipped with an IP address to transmit a monitoring signal through the communication network 1, and can be used to capture images into digital signals and transmit through, for example, TCP/ The communication network 1 formed by the Internet of the IP protocol transmits transmission monitoring signals, so that authorized users can monitor, store and manage images on the local area network or remotely through the standard basic network architecture. data.

In addition, the network camera 11 can be equipped with an infrared night vision device 111 and a data buffer module 112 for receiving infrared images to maintain image monitoring and data buffering under conditions of insufficient visible light source. The module 112 is used to temporarily store the message to be sent when the network connection is interrupted. And the network camera 11 adopts one of a physical address, a floating address, a real address or a virtual address, and can penetrate the firewall and/or the limitation of the network routing device with the monitoring platform 13 Communication and rejection of communication requests not from the monitoring platform 13.

In the connection security part, the network camera 11 preferably adopts a tunnel network channel connection mode to define a single and fixed communication object, so that it is accessed by the near end through a dedicated control device. Permission or verification by the end device, no external connection request is allowed or responded to, and the presence of the network camera cannot be monitored even through IP scanning or connection scanning, so that the signal transmitted by the network camera 11 is In the fixed and protected transmission channel to strengthen information security and privacy protection.

The environment monitoring unit 12 is configured to measure the environment and generate warning signals and environmental monitoring parameters, and is connected to the network camera 11 to transmit monitoring signals and environmental monitoring parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11.

In this embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 can be a gas leakage monitoring unit 121 for monitoring and recording the gas concentration in the environment, and outputting and transmitting gas outside the gas concentration after the gas concentration exceeds the set value. The warning signal and the environmental parameter are sent to the monitoring platform 13; and when the gas leakage monitoring unit 121 transmits the generated gas leakage warning signal and the environmental parameter through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the gas leakage area is captured and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is a fire monitoring unit 122 for monitoring and recording the flame reaction and temperature change in the environment, and outputting and transmitting the flame reaction and the temperature change exceeding a set value. The fire warning signal and the environmental parameter are sent to the monitoring platform 13; and when the fire monitoring unit 122 transmits the monitored fire warning signal through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately captures the fire warning An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the area, and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is a smoke monitoring unit 123 for monitoring and recording the concentration change of the smoke in the environment, and generating and transmitting the smoke warning signal and the environment after the smoke concentration exceeds the set value. The parameter is sent to the monitoring platform 13; and when the smoke monitoring unit 123 transmits the monitored smoke warning signal and environmental parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately captures the periphery of the smoke warning area. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the environment, and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is a carbon monoxide monitoring unit 124 for monitoring and recording the concentration change of carbon monoxide in the environment, and outputting and transmitting a carbon monoxide warning signal and environmental parameters after the carbon monoxide concentration exceeds the set value. To the monitoring platform 13; and the carbon monoxide monitoring unit 124 transmits the detected one of the carbon oxide warning signals and the environmental parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately captures the environment surrounding the carbon monoxide warning area. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is a carbon dioxide monitoring unit 125 for monitoring and recording the concentration change of carbon dioxide in the environment, and outputting and transmitting a carbon dioxide warning signal and environmental parameters after the carbon dioxide concentration exceeds the set value. To the monitoring platform 13; and when the carbon dioxide monitoring unit 125 transmits the monitored carbon dioxide warning signal and environmental parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately captures the environment surrounding the carbon dioxide warning area. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal, and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is a power load monitoring unit 127 for monitoring and recording the change of the power load in the environment, and outputting and transmitting the power load warning signal and the environment after the power usage exceeds the load setting value. The parameter is to the monitoring platform 13; and when the power load monitoring unit 127 transmits the monitored power load warning signal and environmental parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately draws the power load. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment is alerted and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

In another embodiment, the environment monitoring unit 12 is an access control monitoring unit 128 for monitoring and recording the security of the access control in the environment, and generating and transmitting the access security warning signal and environment when the access control is abnormally opened or damaged. The parameter is sent to the monitoring platform 13; and when the access control monitoring unit 128 transmits the monitored access control security warning signal and environmental parameters through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11, the network camera 11 immediately obtains the security of the access control. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding area of the abnormal area, and the captured signal is sent to the monitoring platform 13.

It should be noted that the environment monitoring unit 12 may preferably be a gas leakage monitoring unit, a fire monitoring unit, a smoke monitoring unit, a carbon monoxide monitoring unit, a carbon dioxide monitoring unit, an electric load monitoring unit, an access control unit, and/or other environment. A combination of condition monitoring mechanisms.

The monitoring platform 13 is configured to receive the monitoring signal transmitted from the network camera and the warning message and the environmental monitoring parameter sent from the environment monitoring unit 12, and determine the dangerous situation in the monitoring signal and the environmental monitoring parameter. Further, according to the dangerous situation, the control signal is sent to the network camera 11 and/or the environmental monitoring unit 12, and accordingly, the network camera 11 and the environmental monitoring unit 12 are controlled or otherwise notified to other dangerous situation processing units such as a police station or a fire station. .

The monitoring platform 13 further includes an authentication module 131 and a database 132. The database 132 pre-stores usage authority data corresponding to the identity identification data of different users; the authentication module 131 is used after confirming the usage authority data. The authentication network camera 11 is connected to the usage authority of the monitoring platform 13, and is also used to authenticate the usage rights and rights of the users of the login monitoring platform 13. The identification data corresponding to the different network cameras 11 is pre-stored in the database 132, and the authentication module 131 determines different networks through the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the network camera 11. Camera 11 and its corresponding identification material.

Second embodiment:

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of an environmental monitoring system according to the present invention. The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is that the environment monitoring system 20 includes the terminal device 14 and the manual control module 15.

The terminal device 14 has network communication, data processing, data input and display functions, and the communication network 1 and the monitoring platform 13 are connected to each other to access and/or display digital signal data through the monitoring platform 13. Receiving the input control signal and/or scheduling data, and transmitting the control signal and/or scheduling data to the monitoring platform 13 via the communication network 1 to cause the monitoring platform 13 to control the signal and/or schedule according to the control signal The data generates a control signal, and the control signal is transmitted to the network camera 11 through the communication network 1 to control the operation.

The manual control module 15 is disposed on the network camera 11 and is used to manually switch the monitoring function of the network camera 11. It is also used to manually switch the monitoring function of the environment monitoring unit 12, and is also used to manually set the environment. Monitor system parameters and manually send alert signals.

Third embodiment:

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of the environmental monitoring system of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment and the previous embodiment is that the environment monitoring system 30 includes an encryption and decryption module 16 disposed between the network camera 11 and the monitoring platform 13 for the network camera 11 and the monitoring. The platform 13 encrypts the digital signal before transmitting the digital signal to the communication network 1, and receives the encrypted digital signal from the network camera 11 and the monitoring platform 13 and decrypts the encrypted digital signal before processing.

In summary, compared with the conventional video remote management technology, the environmental monitoring system of the present invention is a network camera 11 having a signal transmission function, and is connected to the network camera 11 to the environment monitoring unit 12, the environment monitoring unit. The 12 series is used to monitor the safety factors such as gas, smoke or temperature affecting safety, and then send warning signals and environmental monitoring parameters to the monitoring platform 13 through the network communication mechanism of the network camera 11. In this way, the centrally managed monitoring platform 13 processes and stores the security event information, and generates corresponding security monitoring message data and security notification messages, so as to provide the user to obtain or receive the security monitoring message data through the monitoring platform 13, and receive the monitoring platform from the monitoring platform. 13 security notification messages to achieve complete security monitoring purposes.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its effects, and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be as set forth in the scope of the claims described below.

1. . . Communication network

10. . . Environmental monitoring system

11. . . Webcam

111. . . Infrared night vision equipment

112. . . Data buffer module

12. . . Environmental monitoring unit

121. . . Gas leakage monitoring unit

122. . . Fire monitoring unit

123. . . Smoke monitoring unit

124. . . Carbon monoxide monitoring unit

125. . . Carbon dioxide monitoring unit

126. . . Power load monitoring unit

127. . . Access control unit

13. . . monitoring platform

131. . . Authentication module

132. . . database

14. . . Terminal device

15. . . Manual control module

16. . . Add and decrypt module

20. . . Environmental monitoring system

30. . . Environmental monitoring system

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of an environmental monitoring system according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of an environmental monitoring system according to the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of an environmental monitoring system according to the present invention. Schematic diagram of the structure of the example.

1. . . Communication network

10. . . Environmental monitoring system

11. . . Webcam

111. . . Infrared night vision equipment

112. . . Data buffer module

12. . . Environmental monitoring unit

121. . . Gas leakage monitoring unit

122. . . Fire monitoring unit

123. . . Smoke monitoring unit

124. . . Carbon monoxide monitoring unit

125. . . Carbon dioxide monitoring unit

126. . . Power load monitoring unit

127. . . Access control unit

13. . . monitoring platform

131. . . Authentication module

132. . . database

Claims (28)

An environmental monitoring system comprising: a network camera for monitoring an environment and adopting a TCP/IP transmission protocol, and having an IP address for transmitting a monitoring signal through a communication network; and an environmental monitoring unit The network camera is configured to measure the environmental state and generate environmental monitoring parameters, and when the environmental monitoring parameter exceeds the set value, generate a warning signal to send the environmental monitoring parameter through the network communication mechanism of the network camera And the warning signal, at the same time, causing the network camera to capture an analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the environment surrounding the environmental monitoring unit to transmit the captured signal. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 includes a monitoring platform for connecting to the network camera through the communication network for receiving the monitoring signal transmitted by the network camera and transmitting by the environmental monitoring unit. The environmental monitoring parameter is used to determine the dangerous situation in the monitoring signal and the environmental monitoring parameter, to send a control signal to the network camera and/or the environmental monitoring unit according to the dangerous situation. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the network camera is used for capturing analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals, and converting the analog or digital image and/or sound monitoring signals. a digital signal, and can receive the control signal and/or schedule sent by the monitoring platform, and execute the package according to the control signal and/or scheduling Including the opening and closing of analog or digital image and / or sound capture, remote image capture focus adjustment and / or network camera body movement. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 2 includes a terminal device having network communication, data processing, data input and display functions, and the communication network is interconnected with the monitoring platform to transmit the The monitoring platform accesses and/or displays the digital signal data, and can receive the input control signal and/or scheduling data, and transmit the control signal and/or scheduling data to the monitoring platform by using the communication network. The monitoring platform generates the control signal according to the control signal and/or the scheduling data, and then transmits the control signal to the network camera control operation by using the communication network. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the monitoring platform includes a database and an authentication module. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the database stores usage rights data corresponding to identity identification data of different users. The environmental monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the authentication module is configured to authenticate the usage rights of the network camera to the monitoring platform, and authenticate the user of the terminal device after confirming the usage permission data. Usage rights and permission content. For example, in the environmental monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the database has pre-stored identification data corresponding to different network cameras, and the authentication module is controlled by the media access of the network camera. The Media Access Control (MAC) address determines different network cameras and their corresponding identification data. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the network camera adopts one of a physical address, a floating address, a real address or a virtual address, and can penetrate the firewall and/or the A restriction of the network routing device, communicating with the monitoring platform, and rejecting communication requests not from the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 2 includes an encryption and decryption module disposed between the network camera and the monitoring platform for transmitting digital signals to the network and the monitoring platform to the communication network. Before the road, the digital signal is encrypted, and the encrypted digital signal is received by the network camera and the monitoring platform, and the encrypted digital signal is decrypted before processing. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the network camera comprises an infrared night vision device. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 includes a manual control module, which is disposed at the network camera end and is used for manually switching the monitoring function of the network camera, manually monitoring the monitoring function of the environmental monitoring unit, and manually Set the environmental monitoring system parameters and manually send warning signals. For example, in the environmental monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the network camera includes a data buffer module for temporarily storing a message to be sent when the network connection is interrupted. Such as the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the ring The environmental monitoring unit is a gas leakage monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the gas concentration in the environment, and after the gas concentration exceeds the set value, the gas leakage warning signal and environmental parameters are generated and sent to the monitoring. platform. For example, in the environmental monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the environmental monitoring unit transmits the warning signal and the environmental parameter to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera, An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the environment surrounding the environmental monitoring unit area to transmit the captured signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 is wherein the environmental monitoring unit is a fire monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the flame reaction and temperature change in the environment, and the flame reaction and temperature change exceed the set value. After that, the fire warning signal and environmental parameters are generated and sent to the monitoring platform. For example, in the environmental monitoring system of claim 16, wherein the environmental monitoring unit extracts the surrounding environment of the environmental monitoring unit when the fire warning signal is generated and transmitted to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal is sent to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 is wherein the environmental monitoring unit is a smoke monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the concentration change of the smoke in the environment, and outputting and transmitting the smoke concentration after the concentration exceeds the set value. Smoke warning signals and environmental parameters to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 18, wherein the environmental monitoring unit takes the environmental monitoring when the smoke warning signal and environmental parameters are generated and transmitted to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the unit to transmit the captured signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 is wherein the environmental monitoring unit is a carbon monoxide monitoring unit for monitoring and recording changes in the concentration of carbon monoxide in the environment, and outputting and transmitting the carbon monoxide concentration after the concentration exceeds the set value. Carbon monoxide warning signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 20, wherein the environmental monitoring unit captures the environment by outputting a carbon monoxide warning signal and environmental parameters to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the monitoring unit is sent to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 is wherein the environmental monitoring unit is a carbon dioxide monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the concentration change of carbon dioxide in the environment, and outputting and transmitting the carbon dioxide concentration after the concentration exceeds the set value. Carbon dioxide warning signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 22, wherein the environmental monitoring unit produces carbon dioxide warning signals and environmental parameters. When the number is transmitted to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera, an analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the environment surrounding the environment monitoring unit is captured to send the captured signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 is wherein the environmental monitoring unit is an electric load monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the change of the electric load in the environment, and is output and sent after the power usage exceeds the load setting value. The power load warning signal is sent to the monitoring platform. For example, in the environmental monitoring system of claim 24, wherein the environmental monitoring unit transmits the environmental load warning signal and environmental parameters to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera, taking the environment An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the monitoring unit is sent to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the environmental monitoring unit is an access control monitoring unit for monitoring and recording the security of the access control in the environment, and outputting when the access control is abnormally opened or damaged Send an access security warning signal to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 26, wherein the environmental monitoring unit captures the environment when the access control security warning signal and environmental parameters are transmitted to the monitoring platform through the network communication mechanism of the network camera. An analog or digital image and/or audio signal of the surrounding environment of the monitoring unit is sent to the monitoring platform. For example, the environmental monitoring system of claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the communication network adopts a tunnel communication network.