Remote monitoring system and method for controlling the same

• US 20050071883A1
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Oh, Jong Sang
• Application Number:
  US10/947,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20050071883A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/108
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19669 Event triggers storage or change of storage policy
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19671 Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

There is provided a remote monitoring system, which includes: means for recognizing a visitor; means for obtaining video/voice data from the recognized visitor; a controlling means for checking whether the visitor is an intruder on the basis of the obtained video/audio data; means for transmitting the obtained video/audio data to a security company if the visitor is an intruder. Therefore, it is possible to accurately identify an intruder using video/audio data of a visitor and swiftly take measures by adding a monitoring function to a video apparatus having a PVR function.

Claims

1. A remote monitoring system comprising:

means for recognizing a visitor;

means for obtaining video/voice data of the recognized visitor;

a controlling means for checking whether the visitor is an intruder on the basis of the obtained video/audio data; and

means for transmitting the obtained video/audio data to a security company if the visitor is the intruder.

2. The system according to claim 1, furthering comprising:

a storage means for storing the obtained video/voice data, wherein the storage means stores in advance an alarming siren to be provided to an intruder and video/voice data of a non-intruder.

3. The system according to claim 1, furthering comprising:

means for receiving a predetermined broadcasting signal; and

means for selectively outputting the received broadcasting signal or the obtained video/voice data.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein whether the visitor is the intruder is determined through comparison of the obtained video/voice data of the recognized visitor with the video/voice data of the non-intruder.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controlling means controls to check and store a place where an intruder has broken in, an alarming time during which an alarming siren has rung, and a recording time for constantly obtained video data.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein a power is always supplied to the controlling means and if a visitor is recognized, a power is supplied to each means.

7. A remote monitoring system comprising:

means for recognizing a visitor;

means for obtaining video/voice data of the recognized visitor; and

means for transmitting the obtained video/audio data to a security company.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a storage means for storing the obtained video/voice data.

9. The system according to claim 7, further comprising:

means for receiving a predetermined broadcasting signal; and

means for selectively outputting the received broadcasting signal and the obtained video and voice data.

10. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a controlling means for checking and storing a place where an intruder has broken in, an alarming time during which an alarming siren has rung, and a recording time for constantly obtained video data.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein a power is always supplied to a controlling means and if a visitor is recognized, a power is supplied to each means.

12. A method for controlling a remote monitoring system, comprising the steps of:

recognizing a visitor;

obtaining and storing video/voice data regarding the recognized visitor;

checking identity of the visitor based on the obtained video/voice data; and

if the visitor is an intruder, providing the obtained video/audio data to a security company.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein if the intruder persists to exist constantly, the video/voice data for the intruder is constantly obtained and stored.

14. A method for controlling a remote monitoring system, the method comprising the steps of:

recognizing a visitor;

obtaining video/voice data regarding the recognized visitor; and

storing the obtained video/voice data and simultaneously providing the same to a security company.