TWI622024B - Smart image-type monitoring alarm device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a smart image-type monitoring and alarm device, which uses various advanced image recognition and detection software modules according to different needs, and sets specific time intervals to identify and track unique image movements of people in specific areas to issue image detection alarms and The output is concentrated in video storage, and finally, the relevant responsible personnel are asked to dismiss the alarm by electronic certification to ensure that the monitored events have been properly notified and requested to be disposed of.

Description

Smart image-type monitoring alarm device

The invention relates to a kind of intelligent image monitoring and management using electronic image detection and identification technology, video enrichment technology and electronic authentication technology, and particularly refers to the use of electronic image identification technology to help identify the guardian and the guardian within a specific time There are indeed settings for identification and detection to complete the actions that should be performed, which can be mainly applied to long-term care, medical inpatient care, rehabilitation training requirements, and pet supervision and care in the elderly.

In the prior art, an image-type monitoring alarm device can remind a person to take an absorbable substance, such as a drug, when the person eats, mainly because it can know when to notify the patient to take the drug. The image-type monitoring alarm device is configured with one or more sensors, and uses preset activity data to monitor whether the user is eating. These activity data include the speed and strength of the person's movements, and rotational movements. The device detects when someone is eating: let ’s say you pick up a spoon and drink soup, the device can send a notification. However, for some patients, such as those with diabetes and those with Alzheimer's disease, it is really important to have a device to remind you to take your medicine on time. In addition, in order to prevent accidents such as the elderly living alone, some operators also provide emergency contact devices similar to watches. In another prior art, a security image recognition system, in which a camera of the system sequentially captures images of a plurality of monitoring areas and combines them into a first continuous image, and initially captures images of the same monitoring area And assembled into a second continuous image. The identification module finds a moving object from the first continuous image according to the second continuous image, and determines whether the moving object in the continuously captured first continuous image is abnormal according to the usual behavior rule, and thus causes the alarm module to issue alarm. However, there are always more advanced image recognition; tracking and detection technologies have been proposed. To this end, we have conceived to replace these monitoring devices with fixed-point cameras in conjunction with today's more advanced image recognition technology to achieve various monitoring functions more effectively. In addition, condensed video technology is added to greatly reduce the video storage capacity and improve the efficiency of post-mortem inspection. It will be able to more effectively review the cause of the incident and propose improvement measures.

The invention is a smart image-type monitoring and alarm device. Various advanced image recognition and detection software modules can be selected according to different needs, and a specific time period can be used to identify and track unique image movements in a specific area, thereby issuing an image detection alarm. And the production of concentrated video storage, and finally, the relevant responsible personnel are asked to dismiss the alarm by electronic certification to ensure that the monitored events have been properly informed of the requirements. In addition to video condensing, it can save a lot of image storage space, and it can also be used to quickly search for specific people and things afterwards, and effectively confirm the cause of the incident. It can also include a network interface terminal, which is used to send alarm messages and image of the party, so that the other party on the other end of the network can handle it in real time, and more effectively achieve the requirements of monitoring alarms or reminders.

The present invention provides a smart image-type monitoring alarm device, which includes a camera module to provide image capture, a storage module to store concentrated video digital data to provide search queries, and an electronic arithmetic processing module to provide A software module is required, and a plurality of electronic input / output ports are triggered by the software module to connect an external network and an external input / output device. The software module further includes: an image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module that provides analysis and tracking of moving object images in a fixed area, in addition to detecting specific event behavior to trigger an alarm, and can intercept The key moving image is made into the concentrated video digital data and stored in the storage module; and an image detection start, alarm output and alarm release input setting software module is provided, which provides input to set the time period for image detection startup and selects the detection event behavior. Type, set alarm output method and condition, and set authentication method and authority for alarm release.

The storage module is a hard disk, a solid state disk (Solid State Disk) or a magnetic tape, and any medium to be used as a memory for electricity, magnetic or optical methods in the future.

It also includes a display and input setting module, which provides direct operation, input settings, and retrieval and query of the content of condensed video digital data.

It also includes a mobile network interface. The mobile network interface provides 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile communication links to the Internet, and provides a remote electronic device to receive alarm messages sent by the intelligent video surveillance alarm device. , And control the smart image-type monitoring and alarm device.

It also includes a wireless network interface. The wireless network interface uses the WiFi network to connect to the Internet, and provides a remote electronic device to receive and receive alarm messages sent by the intelligent video monitoring alarm device, and control The intelligent image-type monitoring alarm device.

It also includes a wired network interface, which is connected to the Internet, and provides a remote electronic device to receive and receive alarm messages sent by the intelligent video surveillance alarm device, and to control the intelligent video surveillance Alarm device.

It also includes one or more alarm devices, which directly send alarm prompts when a specific event behavior is detected.

The alarm device is an alarm, a warning light or a broadcasting system.

It further includes one or more alarm release devices, and after detecting a specific event behavior to issue an alarm, the alarm release device is used to release the alarm.

The alarm release device is a credit card machine or a button device.

The alarm release device is a remote electronic device connected to the Internet, and the alarm is released by entering an account password, or a mobile device with an authentication login number is remotely released by the Internet.

The software module further includes a download and update image recognition and detection software module, and the download and update image recognition and detection software module provides update of any image analysis software in the image recognition and detection and video enrichment output software module. element.

The download and update image recognition and detection software module, and the updated image analysis software component is one of a remnant image analysis component, a gesture image analysis component, a fall image analysis component or a face image analysis component. Or more.

The download and update image recognition and detection software module, when installing and setting the image analysis software component, input a pre-recorded reality image, and test and verify the image recognition output result and threshold adjustment of the image analysis software component.

The download and update image recognition and detection software module downloads and installs the image analysis software component through the smart image type monitoring alarm device or remotely through the network.

The purpose of the present invention is mainly to use continuous sophisticated electronic image detection and recognition technology to detect events in specific areas at specific times, to help identify whether the guardian and the guardian do indeed have a setting based on recognition detection within a specific time, Complete the actions that should be performed. In addition to ensuring that relevant personnel are informed of what they should do, they can also provide caregivers when they fall to the ground, or directly With gestures, it can automatically provide emergency assistance to caregivers, especially for long-term care in the elderly society, such as regular reminders of medication confirmation, regular reminders of rehabilitation confirmation, and bed care. The present invention can also use a wired, wireless or mobile network interface to send an alarm start message and image at the time when an event is detected and start an alarm, so that the electronic monitoring device or mobile device at the other end of the network can immediately learn the event alarm The notification and relevant personnel shall be responsible for disarming the alarm through electronic certification to ensure that the incident has been properly notified and handled.

It can be mainly applied to long-term care, medical inpatient care, rehabilitation training requirements, and supervision of pets in elderly society.

Compared with other conventional technologies, the "smart image-type monitoring and alarm device" provided by the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The present invention can set a time period to identify and track unique image movements of people in specific areas, so as to issue image detection alarms and produce concentrated video storage.

2. The condensed video of the present invention can greatly reduce the amount of video storage and improve the efficiency of post-mortem inspection. It will effectively review the cause of the incident and propose improvement measures.

3. The present invention may require relevant responsible personnel to dismiss the alarm in an electronic authentication manner to ensure that the monitored event has been properly requested to be disposed of.

4. The present invention may further include a wired, wireless or mobile network interface. When a specific event behavior is detected, it can be connected to the Internet to send alarm activation messages and images to allow the other end of the network to be authenticated. To identify and determine whether the alarm should be canceled, determine whether to cancel the alarm via network transmission, and also control and edit related settings via the remote network.

5. The invention is very suitable for long-term care, medical inpatient care, rehabilitation training requirements and supervision of pets in elderly society.

10‧‧‧Display and input setting module

20‧‧‧Storage Module

30‧‧‧ Camera Module

40‧‧‧Electronic Computing Module

41‧‧‧Image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module

411‧‧‧Image analysis software components

42‧‧‧Download and update image recognition detection software module

43‧‧‧Image detection start, alarm output and alarm release input setting software module

44‧‧‧ Software touches electronic input / output port

50‧‧‧ mobile web interface

60‧‧‧Wireless network interface

70‧‧‧Wired network interface

80‧‧‧Alarm device

90‧‧‧ alarm release device

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a module of a smart image-type monitoring alarm device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the smart image-type monitoring and alarm device according to the present invention will be described with reference to related drawings. In order to facilitate understanding, the same elements in the following embodiments are described with the same symbols.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a module of a smart image-type monitoring alarm device according to the present invention. Basically, an electronic operation processing module 40 is equipped with a camera module 30, a display and input setting module 10, a storage module 20, and an action. The peripheral modules such as the network interface 50, the wireless network interface 60, the wired network interface 70, the alarm device 80, and the alarm release device 90 become the hardware body of the intelligent image-type monitoring alarm device of the present invention. Measurement and video enrichment output software module 41, download and update image recognition detection software module 42, image detection startup, alarm output and alarm release input setting software module 43 and other program modules to achieve the cost of inventing intelligent image-type monitoring alarms The functions described in the device.

The electronic arithmetic processing module 40 is a high-speed electronic arithmetic processing device. The hardware basically includes a high-performance arithmetic processor, a cooperative arithmetic processor, a controller, a memory, and various software-driven electronic input / output ports 44, etc., which can be installed. Image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41, download and update image recognition detection software module 42, image detection startup, alarm output and alarm release input setting software module 43, and other program modules, in conjunction with the camera module 30 , Display and input setting module 10, storage module 20, mobile network interface 50, wireless network interface 60, The peripherals such as the wired network interface 70, the alarm device 80, and the alarm release device 90 become hardware input / output devices that can capture images and perform digital calculations, and provide software with various types of digital data input, calculation, processing, transmission, and control. And output capabilities.

The display and input setting module 10 can be a flat touch screen or a general display screen with a plurality of keys, which mainly provide input editing of the display and setting of the status of the smart image-type monitoring alarm device of the present invention.

The storage module 20 is used to store the concentrated video digital data for effective retrieval afterwards. It can be used as a memory medium for today's hard disks, solid state disks, magnetic tapes and any future electrical, magnetic or optical methods. .

The photographic lens module 30 is an image capturing device of the smart image type monitoring alarm device of the present invention. The captured image is used for image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 for image analysis identification and behavior detection. The video condensed output image is stored in the storage module 20. In addition, you can replace the general photography lens with an infrared thermal imaging photography lens, which is suitable for use at night or in a dark place.

The mobile network interface 50 can be the existing 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE and future telecommunication wireless communication network interfaces. When the image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 detects a specific event behavior, By connecting to the Internet through telecommunications and wireless communications, it sends alarm activation messages and images so that the other end of the network can be authenticated by the authenticator to identify and determine whether the alarm should be cleared via network transmission. The related settings of the electronic computing processing module 40 can also be controlled and edited via a remote network.

The wireless network interface 60 can be a wireless LAN interface such as WiFi, IEEE 802.11 standard, or a wireless USB interface or a wireless transmission interface such as BlueTooth. When the detection and video enrichment output software module 41 detects a specific event behavior, it connects to the Internet through wireless transmission, sends alarm activation messages and images, and allows the other end of the network to be authenticated to identify and determine whether The alarm should be dismissed via network transmission. The related settings of the electronic computing processing module 40 can also be controlled and edited via a remote network. Alternatively, the related settings of the electronic operation processing module 40 can also be directly controlled and edited by a permitted electronic device through a wireless network interface WiFi or the like that is in communication with the device of the present invention.

Among them, the wired network interface 70 can be an Ethernet connector or an ADSL / VDSL or future optical fiber terminal interface that is generally widely used at present. It is used for image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 detection. When a specific event behavior is detected, the wired transmission method is used to connect to the Internet to send alarm activation messages and images, so that the other end of the network can be identified by the authenticator to determine whether the alarm should be dismissed via the network transmission. Control and edit related settings of the electronic arithmetic processing module 40 via a remote network.

The alarm device 80 is an alarm output device of the intelligent image-type monitoring alarm device of the present invention. When the image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 detects a specific event behavior, it alerts the relevant personnel directly with the alarm device alarm, such as an alarm. Or warning lights or broadcasting systems.

The alarm release device 90 is the alarm release input device of the smart image-type monitoring alarm device of the present invention. After detecting a specific event and issuing an alarm, the alarm release device can be used to release the alarm, such as a card swipe machine or a button.

The intelligent image-type monitoring alarm device of the present invention has the aforementioned electronic operation processing module 40 and is equipped with a camera module 30, a display and input setting module 10, a storage module 20, a mobile network interface 50, a wireless network interface 60, and a wired network. Around the network interface 70, alarm device 80, and alarm release device 90, you can set the time period to capture the image of a specific area by the camera module 30. For subsequent image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 for identification analysis detection, used to analyze and track images of moving objects in a fixed area, in addition to detecting specific event behavior to trigger alarms, and intercepting key movements The image production concentrated video is stored in the storage module 20. In addition to the concentrated video, the video storage volume can be greatly reduced, and the efficiency of post-viewing can be improved. The image detection start, alarm output and alarm release input setting software module 43 is used to input and set the image detection startup period of the image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 and select the type of detection event behavior. Set alarm output methods and conditions, and set authentication methods and permissions for alarm release. And downloading and updating the image recognition detection software module 42 is to enable the device to update some image analysis software components 411 in the image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module 41 from time to time to improve performance. More applicable. The updated image analysis software component 411 may be a leftover image analysis component; or a gesture image analysis component; or a fall image analysis component; or a face image analysis component. Download and update the image recognition and detection software module 42. When selecting the image analysis software component 411 required for installation and setup, you can input pre-recorded real-world images, and perform image recognition and output test and verification on individual image analysis software components 411. Value adjustment. The selected image analysis software component 411 can be downloaded and installed from the device of the present invention or remotely from the network. It can be seen that the present invention has indeed achieved the desired effect under the breakthrough of the previous technology, and it is not easy for those skilled in the art to think about, and its progressiveness and practicability obviously meet the requirements of patent application. I filed a patent application in accordance with the law, and kindly ask your office to approve this invention patent application in order to encourage creativity and to feel good.

The above description is exemplary only, and not restrictive. Any other equivalent modifications or changes made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (13)

An intelligent image-type monitoring and alarm device includes: a camera module that provides image capture; a storage module that stores concentrated video digital data to provide retrieval and query; an electronic operation processing module that provides the required A software module, and through the software module, a plurality of electronic input and output ports are touched to connect external networks and external input and output devices; the software module further includes: an image recognition detection and video enrichment output A software module that provides analysis and tracking of moving object images in a fixed area. In addition to detecting specific event behavior to trigger alarms, it can intercept key moving images to make concentrated video digital data and store it in the storage module; an image detection The software module for test activation, alarm output and alarm release input setting provides input to set the time period for image detection activation, select the type of detection event behavior, set the alarm output mode and condition, and set the authentication method and authority for alarm release; and Download and update the image recognition detection software module. The download updates the image recognition detection software module. Update any image analysis software component in the image recognition detection and video enrichment output software module. The download update image recognition detection software module enters a pre-recorded reality image when installing and setting the image analysis software component. The image analysis software component performs image verification output test verification and threshold adjustment. The intelligent image-type monitoring alarm device described in the first patent application scope, wherein the storage module is a hard disk, a solid state disk (Solid State Disk), or a magnetic tape. As described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the smart image-type monitoring and alarm device further includes a display and input setting module, which provides direct operation, input settings, and retrieval and query of the content of the concentrated video digital data. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the smart image-type monitoring alarm device further includes an action Network interface. The mobile network interface provides 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile communication links to the Internet. It also provides a remote electronic device to receive alarm messages sent by the smart image-based monitoring and alarm device, and to control the Smart image-type monitoring alarm device. As described in the first patent application scope, the smart image-type monitoring alarm device further includes a wireless network interface. The wireless network interface uses a WiFi network to connect to the Internet and provides a remote electronic device. Receive and receive the alarm message sent by the intelligent video monitoring alarm device, and control the wireless network interface of the intelligent video monitoring alarm device. The smart image-type monitoring and alarm device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further includes a wired network interface, which is connected to the Internet and provides a remote electronic device to receive and receive the smart image The alarm message sent by the type monitoring alarm device, and controlling the intelligent image type monitoring alarm device. As described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the smart image-type monitoring alarm device further includes one or more alarm devices that directly send an alarm prompt when a specific event behavior is detected. As described in item 7 of the scope of the patent application, the smart image-type monitoring alarm device is an alarm device, a warning light, or a broadcasting system. The smart image-type monitoring alarm device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further includes one or more alarm release devices. After detecting a specific event and issuing an alarm, the alarm release device is used to release the alarm. As described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, the smart image-type monitoring and alarm device, wherein the alarm release device is a credit card machine or a button device. As described in item 9 of the scope of the patent application, the smart image-type monitoring and alarm device, wherein the alarm release device is a remote electronic device connected to the Internet, input the account password to cancel the alarm, or authenticate the login A mobile device is remotely deactivated on the Internet. The smart image-type monitoring and alarm device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the download is more New image recognition detection software module, the updated image analysis software component is one or more of a remnant image analysis component, a gesture image analysis component, a fall image analysis component or a face image analysis component . The intelligent image-type monitoring and alarm device as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the downloaded and updated image recognition and detection software module is downloaded and installed through the intelligent image-type monitoring and alarm device or remotely through the network. element.