Change detecting method and apparatus and monitoring system using the method or apparatus
First Claim
1. A change detecting apparatus comprising:
- an input unit that receives a monitor image picked up by a pickup unit;
a region specification unit that specifies N regions (N is a positive integer equal to or larger than
2) in the monitor image;
a notification destination specification unit that specifies notification destinations of image changes in the monitor image in advance according to characteristics or features of the image changes;
a change detection unit that detects an image change in the N regions;
a characteristics extraction unit that extracts at least one characteristic or feature of the image changes from said change detection unit;
a monitor information generation unit that generates monitor information related to each of the detected image changes; and
a transmission unit that transmits the monitor information, wherein said transmission unit transmits the monitor information to a predetermined notification destination, which is set in said notification destination specification unit, based on the detected characteristics or features of the image change.
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Abstract
A change detecting apparatus and monitoring system using the apparatus as a notification apparatus. The change detecting apparatus has an input unit receiving a monitor image captured by a pickup unit, a region specification unit specifying N regions (N≧2) in the monitor image, a notification destination specification unit specifying notification destinations of image changes in the monitor image in advance according to the image change characteristics, a change detection unit detecting an image change in the N regions, a characteristics extraction unit extracting a feature of the image change, a monitor information generation unit generating monitor information related to the detected image change and a transmission unit transmitting the monitor information. Based on the detected image change characteristics, the monitor information is transmitted to a notification destination set in the notification destination specification unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A change detecting apparatus comprising:
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an input unit that receives a monitor image picked up by a pickup unit;
a region specification unit that specifies N regions (N is a positive integer equal to or larger than
2) in the monitor image;
a notification destination specification unit that specifies notification destinations of image changes in the monitor image in advance according to characteristics or features of the image changes;
a change detection unit that detects an image change in the N regions;
a characteristics extraction unit that extracts at least one characteristic or feature of the image changes from said change detection unit;
a monitor information generation unit that generates monitor information related to each of the detected image changes; and
a transmission unit that transmits the monitor information, wherein said transmission unit transmits the monitor information to a predetermined notification destination, which is set in said notification destination specification unit, based on the detected characteristics or features of the image change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16)
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7. A monitoring system comprising:
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a video signal input unit;
an encoder that converts a video signal received from said video signal input unit into digital image data;
an image accumulation unit that has a function of accumulating the digital image data received from said encoder;
a notification apparatus that reads an image accumulated in said image accumulation unit and detects an image change; and
a transmission path and a hub that interconnect said video signal input unit, said encoder, said image accumulation unit, and said notification apparatus, wherein said notification apparatus includes a monitor information generation unit that generates monitor information related to a detected image change and a notification destination determination unit that determines a transmission destination of the monitor information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 17)
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10. A change detecting method comprising the steps of:
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setting N monitor regions (N is an integer equal to or larger than
2) in a pickup range of a camera in advance;
creating, in advance, a notification destination table in which notification destinations of image changes in an image from the camera are set according to characteristics of the image changes;
reading an image from an image accumulation unit, in which images from said camera are accumulated, detecting an image change in the image that has been read;
extracting characteristics or features of the detected image change;
creating monitor information related to the detected image change; and
transmitting the monitor information to a predetermined notification destination based on the extracted characteristics features. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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