MONITORING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. An improved monitoring system comprising:
- at least one image capturing module, which is disposed at a first appropriate position on an outer side of a door for taking at least one still image and at least one dynamic image of a visitor;
at least one warning module, which is disposed at a second appropriate position in a room for sending out a prompting message;
a door end intercom module, which is disposed at a third appropriate position on the outer side of the door and provided for a host to talk with the visitor;
a door end operating device, which is disposed at a fourth appropriate position on the outer side of the door and further comprises;
an input unit, which is provided for the visitor to input a number of a room where the host is located or a specific number;
a display unit, which is able to display the usage status of the monitoring system; and
a driving unit, which is provided for the visitor to trigger and drive the image capturing module and the warning module;
at least one storage unit, which is used for storing the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module; and
at least one internal communication device, which is disposed at a fifth appropriate position in a room and comprises;
a first image display, which is used for displaying the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module;
a first receiving intercom module, which is provided for the host to talk with the visitor; and
a security module, which is provided for the host to control the entrance of the visitor.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved monitoring system and a control method thereof. After a visitor operates an input unit of the improved monitoring system and triggers a driving unit, an image capturing module is driven to capture a still image of the visitor and simultaneously a warning module is driven to send out a prompting message. Subsequently, the still image is stored in a storage unit and transmitted to an internal communication device. If a host makes a response within a certain time period, the host can talk with the visitor and get a dynamic image of the visitor from the internal communication device. If the host has no response to the system within a certain time period, the still image is then transmitted to an assigned external communication device.
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1. An improved monitoring system comprising:
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at least one image capturing module, which is disposed at a first appropriate position on an outer side of a door for taking at least one still image and at least one dynamic image of a visitor; at least one warning module, which is disposed at a second appropriate position in a room for sending out a prompting message; a door end intercom module, which is disposed at a third appropriate position on the outer side of the door and provided for a host to talk with the visitor; a door end operating device, which is disposed at a fourth appropriate position on the outer side of the door and further comprises; an input unit, which is provided for the visitor to input a number of a room where the host is located or a specific number; a display unit, which is able to display the usage status of the monitoring system; and a driving unit, which is provided for the visitor to trigger and drive the image capturing module and the warning module; at least one storage unit, which is used for storing the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module; and at least one internal communication device, which is disposed at a fifth appropriate position in a room and comprises; a first image display, which is used for displaying the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module; a first receiving intercom module, which is provided for the host to talk with the visitor; and a security module, which is provided for the host to control the entrance of the visitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An improved monitoring system comprising:
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at least one image capturing module, which is disposed at a first appropriate position on an outer side of a door for taking at least one still image and at least one dynamic image of a visitor; at least one warning module, which is disposed at a second appropriate position in a room for sending out a prompting message; a door end intercom module, which is disposed at a third appropriate position on the outer side of the door and provided for a host to talk with the visitor; a door end operating device, which is disposed at a fourth appropriate position on the outer side of the door and further comprises; an input unit, which is provided for the visitor to input a number of a room where the host is located or a specific number; a display unit, which is able to display the usage status of the monitoring system; and a driving unit, which is provided for the visitor to trigger and drive the image capturing module and the warning module; at least one storage unit, which is used for storing the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module; at least one internal communication device, which is disposed at a fifth appropriate position in a room and comprises; a first image display, which is used for display the still image and the dynamic image taken by the image capturing module; a first receiving intercom module, which is provided for the host to talk with the visitor; and a security module, which is provided for the host to control the entrance of the visitor; and at least one external communication device, which further comprises; a second image display, which is able to receive the still image and the dynamic image transmitted by the storage unit; and a second receiving intercom module, which is provided for the user of the external communication device to talk with the visitor and the host. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A control method for an improved monitoring system comprising the steps of:
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(1) start; (2) a visitor standing still in front of the improved monitoring system; (3) operating an input unit by the visitor, displaying the input on a display unit; (4) triggering a driving unit by the visitor; (5) driving at lest one image capturing module by the driving unit to take at least one still image of the visitor, driving a warning module to send out a message to notify a host; (6) transmitting the still image from the image capturing module to a storage unit for storing; (7) transmitting the still image from the storage unit to an internal communication device and displaying them on a first image display; (8) the improved monitoring system determining that the host makes a response within a certain time period, if yes, going to step (9), otherwise, going to step (11); (9) switching the mode for the still image to a mode for dynamic images, the host and the visitor then talking with each other via intercom modules, then going to step (10); (10) processing a security operation for safety by the host, then going to step (12); (11) transmitting the still image to a external communication device and displaying the time of visit and other information by the monitoring system, then going to step (12); and (12) end. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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