VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20090167493A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: March Networks Corporation (Infinova (Canada) Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: March Networks Corporation (Infinova (Canada) Ltd.)
• Inventors: COLCIAGO, Fabrizio
• Application Number:
  US12/347,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20090167493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.830
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/00 Power-operated mechanisms for wings motor-operated accessories in locks for completing closing or initiating opening of a wing E05B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 2015/767 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 5/003 Entrance control E05G5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/59 Travel display
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/814 Sound emitters, e.g. speakers
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/82 Images, Symbols
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/252 the elements functioning only in case of emergency
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion

Abstract

A video monitoring system is described, comprising at least one video camera disposed in such a way as to capture an entrance area to the premises to be video monitored, an automatic door controlled by an actuator to regulate the access to the premises to be video monitored and a control system connected to the video camera and to the actuator, said control system comprising recognition means to recognise a face from the images captured by said video camera and accordingly to command said actuator for opening the door.

Claims

1. A video monitoring system comprising:

at least one video camera disposed so as to capture an entrance area of premises to be video monitored, and

an automatic door controlled by an actuator to regulate the access to the premises to be video monitored,

characterised in that it further comprises

a control system connected to said video camera and to said actuator, said control system comprising recognition means to recognise a face from the images captured by said video camera and accordingly to control said actuator for opening the door.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a warning device connected to said control system to warn a user who is in the entrance area to turn his or her face towards the video camera, when the recognition means of the control system do not recognise the user'"'"'s face after a pre-set period of time.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a signalling device connected to said control system to signal an alarm to operators when the recognition means of the control system do not recognise a face after a pre-set period of time.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a display or monitor connected to said control system and accessible to said operators to display the scene in the entrance area after said signalling device has signalled the alarm to said operators.

5. The system according to claim 3, further comprising an interface connected to said control system and accessible to said operators to disable said signalling device.

6. The system according to claim 3, further comprising an interface connected to said control system and accessible to said operators to control said actuator to open the door.

7. The system according to claim 5, further comprising an alarm device connected to said control system that can be operated by the operators by means of said interface to signal an alarm to a guard who can intervene for the recognition of the person in the entrance area.

8. The system according to claim 6, further comprising an alarm device connected to said control system that can be operated by the operators by means of said interface to signal an alarm to a guard who can intervene for the recognition of the person in the entrance area.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising warning the user to turn his or her face towards the video camera, when his or her face is not recognised after a pre-set period of time.

11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising signalling an alarm to operators when the face of the user who is in the entrance area is not recognised after a pre-set period of time.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, after the signalling of the alarm to said operators, the scene in the entrance area is displayed.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said operators order the opening of said door if the viewing of the scene in the entrance area does not reveal risk situations.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said operators disarm the alarm state if the viewing of the scene in the entrance area does not reveal risk situations.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein said operators send an alarm to a guard if the viewing of the scene in the entrance area reveals risk situations.

9. A video monitoring method to control the access to a video monitored room, the method comprising the following steps:

capturing by means of a video camera of the scene in an entrance area in which there is an automatic door for the access to video monitored premises, when a user is in said entrance area,

recognition of a face from the images captured by said video camera, and

opening of said door in accordance with recognition of the face.