Intelligent monitoring device and method

• US 10,110,857 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Sinonet Science & Technology Co.Ltd
• Original Assignee: Beijing Sinonet Science & Technology Co.Ltd
• Inventors: Qu, Honggui, Zhou, Chao
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhao, Daquan
• Application Number:
  US15/312,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20170099464A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,527 Days
• Field of Search: 348152, 348153, 348159, 348155, 348154
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/11 for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/71 Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/74 by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/20 Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters

Abstract

An intelligent monitoring device and method is provided in this invention. In the intelligent monitoring device, a video capture unit collects video information using a camera in real time; an audio processing unit is collects audio information using a pickup in real time; an audio/video analysis unit performs a recognition analysis on the video information and the audio information collected in real time and sends an analysis result to a control unit; according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if a monitored value that is greater than a corresponding threshold value exists in the video information or audio information collected in real time, the control unit triggers a speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit. Through monitoring an on-site environment in real time from different perspectives, it is convenient to comprehensively monitor situations in public places to enable the security department to effectively take early measures to handle situations that endanger public safety and prevent the occurrence of major accidents.

Claims

1. An intelligent monitoring device, comprising a video capture unit, a camera, an audio processing unit, a pickup, an audio/video analysis unit, a control unit, a speaker, a smell sensor and a smell analysis unit, wherein:

the video capture unit is used to collect video information using a camera in real time;

the audio processing unit is used to collect audio information using the pickup in real time;

the audio/video analysis unit is used to perform a recognition analysis on the video information and the audio information collected in real time and send an analysis result to the control unit;

the smell analysis unit is used to perform a detection analysis on smell information collected by the smell sensor in real time and send an analysis result to the control unit; and

wherein the control unit is used to, according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if a monitored value that is greater than a corresponding threshold value exists in the video information or audio information collected in real time, trigger the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit;

the control unit is further used to, according to the analysis result of the smell analysis unit, if a concentration of a smoke or organic volatile gas is greater than a corresponding concentration threshold value, trigger the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit;

wherein the camera comprises a first camera and a second camera with night vision function, wherein the control unit triggers the video capture unit to collect video information via the first camera when the device is activated, wherein;

the audio/video analysis unit determines, according to the video information, whether a current environment light intensity is greater than a predetermined light intensity threshold value; and

the control unit is further used to, according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if the current environment light intensity is greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, trigger the video capture unit to collect video information via the first camera;

if the current environment light intensity is not greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, trigger the video capture unit to collect video information via the second camera.

2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit, wherein:

the control unit is further used to send report information to the communication unit, wherein the report information comprises the video information and the audio information collected in real time, and the analysis result received by the control unit; and

the communication unit is used to send the report information sent from the control unit to a monitoring center.

3. The device according to claim 2, further comprising a positioning unit, wherein:

the positioning unit is used to send current positioning information to the control unit at a predetermined time interval; and

the report information further comprises the current positioning information provided by the positioning unit.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein,

the control unit is further used to trigger the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit when remote alarm information sent from the monitoring center is received through the communication unit.

5. The device according to claim 2, wherein,

the control unit is further used to trigger the speaker to broadcast through the audio processing unit when voice information sent from the monitoring center is received through the communication unit.

6. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an alarming button, wherein:

the alarming button is used to send alarm triggering information to the control unit as a trigger event; and

the control unit is further used to trigger the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit when the alarm triggering information is detected.

7. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a warning light, wherein:

the control unit triggers the warning light to flash when the speaker is triggered to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit.

8. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit, wherein:

the control unit stores video information collected by the video capture unit in real time in the storage unit during a period in which the speaker is triggered to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit.

9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an infrared light supplement lamp, wherein the control unit trigger to turn off the infrared light supplement lamp when the device is activated, wherein:

the audio/video analysis unit determines, according to the video information, whether a current environment light intensity is greater than a predetermined light intensity threshold value; and

the control unit is further used to, according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if the current environment light intensity is greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, trigger to turn off the infrared light supplement lamp;

if the current environment light intensity is not greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, trigger to turn on the infrared light supplement lamp to supplement light for the camera.

10. An intelligent monitoring method, comprising:

collecting, by a video capture unit, video information using a camera in real time;

collecting, by an audio processing unit, audio information using a pickup in real time;

performing, by an audio/video analysis unit, a recognition analysis on the video information and the audio information collected in real time and sending an analysis result to a control unit; and

according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if a monitored value that is greater than a corresponding threshold value exists in the video information or audio information collected in real time, triggering, by the control unit, a speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit;

wherein the method further comprises;

performing, by a smell analysis unit, a detection analysis on smell information collected by a smell sensor in real time and send an analysis result to the control unit; and

according to the analysis result of the smell analysis unit, if a concentration of a smoke or organic volatile gas is greater than a corresponding concentration threshold value, triggering, by the control unit, the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit;

wherein the camera comprises a first camera and a second camera with night vision function, wherein the control unit triggers the video capture unit to collect video information via the first camera when the device is activated, wherein;

the recognition analysis further comprises, according to the video information, determining whether a current environment light intensity is greater than a predetermined light intensity threshold value;

according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if the current environment light intensity is greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, the control unit further triggers the video capture unit to collect video information via the first camera; and

if the current environment light intensity is not greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, triggers the video capture unit to collect video information via the second camera.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

sending, by the control unit, report information to a monitoring center through a communication unit, wherein the report information comprises the video information and the audio information collected in real time, and the analysis result received by the control unit.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein

the report information further comprises current positioning information provided by a positioning unit.

13. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

triggering, by the control unit, the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit when remote alarm information sent from the monitoring center is received through the communication unit.

14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

triggering, by the control unit, the speaker to broadcast through the audio processing unit when voice information sent from the monitoring center is received through the communication unit.

15. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

triggering, by the control unit, the speaker to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit when it is detected that an alarming button is triggered.

16. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

triggering, by the control unit, a warning light to flash when the speaker is triggered to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit.

17. The method according to claim 10, further comprising

storing, by the control unit, the video information collected by the video capture unit in real time in a storage unit during a period in which the speaker is triggered to issue an alarm through the audio processing unit.

18. The method according to claim 10, wherein

the recognition analysis further comprises, according to the video information, determining whether a current environment light intensity is greater than a predetermined light intensity threshold value;

according to the analysis result sent from the audio/video analysis unit, if the current environment light intensity is greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, the control unit further triggers to turn off an infrared light supplement lamp; and

if the current environment light intensity is not greater than the predetermined light intensity threshold value, triggers to turn on the infrared light supplement lamp to supplement light for the camera;

wherein the control unit triggers to turn off the infrared light supplement lamp when the device is activated.