MONITORING DEVICE, HANDHELD DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD

• US 20140139662A1
• Filed: 10/31/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHANG, CHIH-CHUN
• Application Number:
  US14/068,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20140139662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves

Abstract

A monitoring device communicates with a handheld device and at least one image capturing device, the handheld device is capable of communicating with the image capturing device. The monitoring device responds with a warning signal from the handheld device and controls the handheld device to detect whether the image capturing device is connected with the handheld device, and obtains the identification information of the image capturing device when the image capturing device is detected to be connected with the handheld device, and further controls the image capturing device to capture video and/or image of the emergency scene surrounding the handheld device according to the identification. As a result, the user of the monitoring device can get a visual of the emergency scene. A handheld device and a monitoring method are also provided.

Claims

1. A monitoring device communicating with a handheld device and at least one image capturing device, the monitoring device comprising:

a first receiving module receiving an alarming signal from the handheld device; and

a first controlling module controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image of the emergency scene surrounding the handheld device, and obtaining the captured video and/or image by the image capturing device in response to the alarming signal.

2. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image capturing device is independent of the handheld device, the monitoring device further comprises a second controlling module, the second controlling module controlling the handheld device to detect whether the image capturing device connects with the handheld device, and obtaining the identification information of the image capturing device by the handheld device when the image capturing device is detected to be connected with the handheld device, the identification information used by the first controlling module for controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image.

3. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the handheld device and the image capturing device are connected to a wireless router, the handheld device detects the image capturing device via the wireless router.

4. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the identification information of the image capturing device is address information.

5. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the address information is an IP address.

6. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a storing module for storing the captured video and/or image.

7. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image capturing device is integrated with the handheld device.

8. A handheld device communicating with a monitoring device, the handheld device comprising:

an operating module for generating an alarming signal;

wherein the monitoring device is used for communicating with at least one image capturing device, and controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image of an emergency scene surrounding the handheld device, and further obtaining the captured video and/or image by the image capturing device in response to the alarming signal.

9. The handheld device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the image capture device is independent of the handheld device, the handheld device further comprises:

a detection module detecting whether the image capturing device connects with the handheld device in response to a controlling signal from the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device generates the controlling signal in response to the alarming signal;

an obtaining module for obtaining an identification information of the image capturing device when the image capturing device is detected to be connected with the handheld device;

a sending module for sending the identification information to the monitoring device, wherein the identification information used by the monitoring device for controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image.

10. The handheld device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the handheld device and the image capturing device are connected to a wireless router, the handheld device detects the image capturing device via the wireless router.

11. The handheld device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the identification information of the image capturing device is address information.

12. The handheld device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the address information is an IP address.

13. The handheld device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the address information is GPS information.

14. The handheld device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the image capturing device is integrated with the handheld device.

15. A monitoring method used by a monitoring device for capturing video and/or image of scene surrounding a handheld device by at least one capturing image unit, comprising:

receiving an alarming signal from the handheld device; and

controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image of the emergency scene surrounding the handheld device, and obtaining the captured video and/or image by the image capturing device in response to the alarming signal.

16. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the image capturing device is independent of the handheld device, the monitoring method further comprises:

controlling the handheld device to detect whether the image capturing device connects with the handheld device, and obtaining the identification information of the image capturing device when the image capturing device is detected to be connected with the handheld device in response to the alarming signal, the identification information used by the monitoring device for controlling the image capturing device to capture video and/or image.

17. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the handheld device and the image capturing device are connected to a wireless router, the handheld device detects the image capturing device via the wireless router.

18. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the identification information of the image capturing device is address information.

19. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the address information is IP address.

20. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the image capturing device is integrated within the handheld device.