Monitoring system and method

Monitoring system and method

MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

The invention relates to a monitoring system and method, in particular to a monitoring system and method combining a wireless sensing recognition device and an imaging device.

The conventional monitoring system generally sets an imaging device in the monitoring area, and the user can remotely monitor the monitoring area through the cloud system. However, a single camera monitoring is typically limited to monitoring a smaller range of monitoring areas.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a monitoring system that can be applied to a larger monitoring area.

In addition, it is necessary to provide a monitoring method corresponding to the above monitoring system.

A monitoring system for monitoring a monitoring area, the monitoring area comprising a plurality of monitoring sub-areas, the system comprising: a plurality of identifying devices disposed in the monitoring sub-area for identifying a signal generating device; An image capturing device is disposed in the monitoring sub-region and corresponding to the plurality of identifying devices for acquiring an image of the monitoring sub-region; and at least one server, the at least one server storing the signal recognized by the identifying device The current location of the device and the current image; the monitoring center, the monitoring center searches for a specific signal generating device by the identifying device, and if the identifying device searches for the specific signal generating device, the monitoring center turns on the specific signal The corresponding camera device in the monitoring sub-area of ​​the device is generated, and an instant image of the specific signal generating device is displayed.

A monitoring method for monitoring a monitoring area, the monitoring area includes a plurality of monitoring sub-areas, the method comprising: a plurality of identifying devices disposed in the monitoring sub-area for identifying a signal generating device; An image capturing device is disposed in the monitoring sub-area and corresponding to the plurality of identifying devices for acquiring an image of the monitoring sub-region; storing a current position and a current image of the signal generating device recognized by the identifying device; searching for a specific image The signal generating device, if the specific signal generating device is searched, turns on the corresponding camera device in the monitoring sub-area where the specific signal generating device is located, and displays an instant image of the specific signal generating device.

The monitoring system and method of the present invention can monitor a large-scale monitoring area by combining the identification device and the imaging device. For a specific signal generating device, the user can find the specific signal generating device according to the real-time image in time. .

<p>100‧‧‧Monitoring system</p><p>10‧‧‧Signal generating device</p><p>20‧‧‧ identification device</p><p>30‧‧‧ camera</p><p>40‧‧‧Cloud Server</p><p>50‧‧‧Monitoring Center</p>

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a monitoring system of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a monitoring method of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a schematic diagram of a monitoring system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The monitoring system 100 includes a plurality of signal generating devices 10, a plurality of identifying devices 20, and a plurality of imaging devices 30 corresponding to the plurality of identifying devices 20, the cloud server 40, and the monitoring center 50. The monitoring system 100 can be installed in a monitoring area of ​​an indoor space, such as a hospital, a nursing home, etc., for monitoring a specific person, or can be installed in a monitoring area in an outdoor space, such as a parking lot, for monitoring the vehicle. . The monitoring system 100 can also be used to monitor items within the monitored area.

The signal generating device 10 is configured to identify a person, a vehicle, an item, and the like in the monitoring area. The signal generating device 10 has an identification (ID), and can issue an identification signal, so that the identifying device 20 identifies the corresponding person, vehicle, and item. The identification signal may include the ID of the signal generating device 10, and may also include information such as a person's name, phone number, age, vehicle model, license plate number, color, and item name, quantity, and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the signal generating device 10 is an RFID (radio frequency identification) electronic tag that can be placed on a person, a vehicle, and an item to be monitored. In other embodiments, the signal generating device 10 can be any electronic device capable of emitting an identification signal, such as a Bluetooth device or a Wi-Fi device.

The identification device 20 is disposed in the monitoring area for detecting and identifying the signal generating device 10. In the preferred embodiment, the identification device 20 is an RFID reader that recognizes and reads the identification signal of the signal generating device 10. In the preferred embodiment, each of the monitoring sub-areas is provided with a recognition device 20, each of which includes location information. The current position information of each of the signal generating devices 10 is defined as the position information of the identification device 20 that recognizes the signal generating device 10. When a certain identification device 20 recognizes a certain signal generating device 10, it means that the identifying device 20 detects and reads the identification signal sent by the signal generating device 10. When the signal generating device 10 is recognized by the plurality of identifying devices 20, the position information of the identifying device 20 whose intensity of the identification signal of the signal generating device 10 is the strongest is defined as the signal generating device 10 Current location information.

The camera device 30 is disposed in the monitoring area, and the camera device 30 is associated with the identification device 20, and the camera device 30 is disposed in a corresponding monitoring sub-area in which the identification device 20 is located for acquiring the monitoring sub-area. image. In the preferred embodiment, each of the camera devices 30 corresponds to one of the identification devices 20. It can be understood that the camera device 30 and the recognition device 20 can also have a one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many correspondence.

The cloud server 40 is configured to store all the identification information, the current location, and the current image of the signal generating device 10.

The monitoring center 50 is used to search for a specific signal generating device 10. Specifically, the monitoring center 50 controls the identification device 20 to search for a specific signal generating device 10 corresponding to the ID by the ID of the specific signal generating device 10. In this embodiment, the monitoring center 50 can include at least one display. If the identification device 20 searches for the specific signal generating device 10, the monitoring center 50 turns on the corresponding camera in the monitoring sub-area where the specific signal generating device 10 is located. The device 30 displays an instant image of the particular signal generating device 10. If the identification device 20 does not search for the specific signal generating device The monitoring center 50 obtains the last position information of the specific signal generating device 10 from the cloud server 40, and the monitoring center 50 opens the corresponding camera device in the monitoring sub-area where the last position information of the specific signal generating device 10 is located. 30. An image of the last position of the specific signal generating device 10 is displayed. Therefore, the user can find the specific signal generating device 10 in time according to the real-time image and the last position information of the specific signal generating device 10.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring center 50 and the cloud server 40 can be combined into one server.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the initial state of the camera device 30 can be an on state, and the signal generating device 10 in the monitoring sub-area is monitored in real time, and the current image of each signal generating device 10 is The location information is stored in the cloud server 40. If the identification device 20 searches for the specific signal generating device 10, the monitoring center 50 does not need to enable the camera device 30 corresponding to the specific signal generating device 10 to directly directly The screen of the camera device 30 corresponding to the signal generating device 10 may be switched to the monitoring screen. If the identifying device 20 does not search for the specific signal generating device 10, the monitoring center 50 may also display the specific signal generating device 10. The last image stored in the cloud server 40.

Referring to FIG. 2, a monitoring method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

In step S101, each of the identification devices 20 scans all of the signal generating devices 10 to identify and read the identification information of all the signal generating devices 10 in the corresponding monitoring sub-areas.

In step S102, each of the identification devices 20 uploads the current location information and identification of all the identified signal generating devices 10 to the cloud server 40, and the cloud server 40 stores the current location information of all the signal generating devices 10.

It can be understood that the above steps S101 and S102 can be repeated at a preset time interval, for example every 1 second, 10 seconds or 10 minutes, in order to update the current position of each of the signal generating devices 10 in time.

In step S103, the monitoring center 50 searches for a specific signal generating device 10. Specifically, the monitoring center 50 controls the identification device 20 to search for a specific signal generating device 10 corresponding to the ID by the ID of the specific signal generating device 10.

In step S104, if the identification device 20 searches for the specific signal generation device 10, the process proceeds to step S105. If the identification device 20 does not search for the specific signal generation device 10, the process proceeds to step S107.

In step S105, the monitoring center 50 turns on the corresponding camera device 30 in the monitoring sub-area where the specific signal generating device 10 is located.

In step S106, the monitoring center 50 displays an instant image of the specific signal generating device 10. Therefore, the monitoring center 50 can find the specific signal generating device 10 in time according to the instant image.

In step S107, the monitoring center 50 acquires the last location information of the specific signal generating device 10 from the cloud server 40.

In step S108, the monitoring center 50 turns on the corresponding camera device 30 in the monitoring sub-area where the last position information of the specific signal generating device 10 is located, and displays the image of the last position of the specific signal generating device 10. Therefore, the monitoring center 50 can find the specific signal generating device 10 based on the image of the last location.

In another embodiment, in step S102, the camera device 30 corresponding to each of the identification devices 20 is turned on, and the signal generating device 10 in the monitoring sub-area is monitored in real time, and each signal generating device 10 is The current image is stored in the cloud server 40 together with the location information. Correspondingly, in step S105, the monitoring center 50 does not need to enable the camera device 30 corresponding to the specific signal generating device 10 to directly switch the specific signal generation. The screen of the camera device 30 corresponding to the device 10 may be displayed on the monitoring screen. In step S108, the monitoring center 50 may also display the last image stored by the specific signal generating device 10 in the cloud server 40.

The monitoring system 100 and method of the present invention combines the identification device 20 and the camera device 30 to monitor a large-scale monitoring area, corresponding to a specific signal generating device 10, regardless of whether the monitoring center 50 can be found, the user The specific signal generating device 10 can be found in time according to the instant image and the last position information of the specific signal generating device 10.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or changes in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.