Surveillance system, method of remotely controlling sensor apparatus, and surveillance remote controller

• US 20030222787A1
• Filed: 05/29/2003
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Oyagi, Masayuki, Otsuki, Yoshiyuki, Shimamoto, Hiroshi
• Granted Patent: US 6,950,020 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.07
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A vehicle surveillance system includes a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus for transmitting by radio, sensor information acquired by a sensor, a communication adapter for receiving by radio the sensor information from the vehicle-installed sensor apparatus and transmitting the received sensor information onto a public network, and a surveillance server for receiving the sensor information from the communication adapter. The vehicle surveillance system further includes at least one portable surveillance remote for relaying transmission of the sensor information from the vehicle-installed sensor apparatus to the communication adapter.

Claims

1. A surveillance system comprising:

a sensor apparatus including a sensor, for transmitting by radio, sensor information acquired by the sensor;

a communication adapter for receiving by radio the sensor information from said sensor apparatus and transmitting the received sensor information onto a public network;

a surveillance server for receiving the sensor information from said communication adapter; and

at least one portable information relay for relaying transmission of the sensor information from said sensor apparatus to said communication adapter.

2. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor apparatus, said at least one information relay, and said communication adapter form a radio LAN.

3. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information relay is a surveillance remote controller for providing a user within formation based on the sensor information received by radio from said sensor apparatus and remotely controlling said sensor apparatus.

4. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said information relay is a surveillance remote controller for providing a user with information based on the sensor information received by radio from said sensor apparatus and remotely controlling said sensor apparatus.

5. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor apparatus is a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus being attached to a vehicle for placing the vehicle under surveillance.

6. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said sensor apparatus is a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus being attached to a vehicle for placing the vehicle under surveillance.

7. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said sensor apparatus is a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus being attached to a vehicle for placing the vehicle under surveillance.

8. The surveillance system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said sensor apparatus is a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus being attached to a vehicle for placing the vehicle under surveillance.

9. A method of remotely controlling a sensor apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving by radio, sensor information from the sensor apparatus;

providing at least one portable information relay with information based on the received sensor information;

transmitting by radio, control information for remotely controlling the sensor apparatus to the sensor apparatus; and

transmitting by radio, the received sensor information.

10. The method of remotely controlling a sensor apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein radio transmission and reception of information are executed through a radio LAN.

11. A surveillance remote controller comprising:

a radio transmission section for receiving by radio, sensor information from a sensor apparatus, and transmitting by radio, control information for remotely controlling the sensor apparatus to the sensor apparatus; and

a notification section for providing a user with information based on the received sensor information,

wherein the radio transmission section transmits by radio, the received sensor information.

12. The surveillance remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ratio transmission section has a network I/F corresponding to a radio LAN.