MONITORING BLIND SPOT USING MOVING OBJECTS

• US 20150042815A1
• Filed: 08/08/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: PARK, Se-Zoo, PARK, Chul-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,992,454 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

The disclosure is related to monitoring a blind spot of a target monitoring area using at least one moving object. At least one moving object located near to a blind spot in a target monitoring area may be detected upon generation of a predetermined initiation event. The blind spot may be monitored using a monitoring device mounted on the detected at least one moving object.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring a blind spot using a moving object in a target monitoring area by a service server, the method comprising:

detecting at least one moving object located near to a blind spot in a target monitoring area upon generation of a predetermined initiation event; and

monitoring the blind spot using a monitoring device mounted on the detected at least one moving object.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising, prior to the detecting;

monitoring the target monitoring area using stationary monitoring devices; and

determining whether the predetermined initiation event is generated based on first monitoring result received the stationary monitoring device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining comprises:

determining the predetermined initiation event is generated when a target object to monitor is located at the blind spot based on analysis of images captured by the stationary monitoring devices.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining comprises:

determining the predetermined initiation event is generated when a predetermined signal generated from a target object is detected based on analysis of images captured by the stationary monitoring devices.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining comprises:

obtaining location information of the blind spot in the target monitoring area;

receiving location information of a target object to monitor; and

determining the predetermined initiation event is generated when the target object is located at the blind spot based on comparison of the obtained location of the blind spot and the received location information of the target object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting at least one moving object comprises:

collecting information on the at least one moving object located in the target monitoring area;

extracting current location information of the at least one moving object from the collected information;

obtaining information on a current location of a target object to monitor based on images captured from stationary monitoring devices installed in the target monitoring area when the target object is determined to be located at the blind spot; and

detecting at least one moving object located near to the target object to monitor as the at least one moving object located near to the blind spot.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the collected information on the moving object includes information on at least one of identification, a current location, a monitoring device mounted on the moving object, and an operation status.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring comprises:

transmitting a monitoring signal to the detected at least one moving object;

receiving monitoring results from the detected at least one moving object in response to the monitoring signal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring signal includes information on a target object to monitor, a target blind spot to monitor, a monitoring time duration, and a destination to provide monitoring results.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the monitoring results include at least one of images, moving images, audio data, temperature data, and vibration data, captured and sensed through various devices of the detected at least one moving object.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving the monitoring result from the detected at least one moving object; and

outputting the received monitoring result through constituent elements of the service server.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving the monitoring result from the detected at least one moving object; and

transmitting the received monitoring result to a designated device through a communication network.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring comprising:

transmitting a signal to control a camera of the detected at least one moving object to capture images of activities occurring in the blind spot to the detected at least one moving object; and

receiving images captured by the camera of the detected at least one moving object and transmitted from the detected at least one moving object in response to the signal.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising, after the monitoring;

determining whether a predetermined activity occurs in the blind spot based on the monitoring result of monitoring the blind spot;

transmitting a control signal to the detected at least one moving object when the predetermined activity occurs in the blind spot.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining whether a predetermined activity occurs comprises:

analyzing images of activities occurring in the blind spot, captured by a camera of the detected at least one moving object and transmitted from the detected at least one moving object.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting a control signal comprises:

controlling a camera mounted on the detected at least one moving object to capture images of activities occurring in the blind spot through the control signal.

17. A method of monitoring a blind spot in a target monitoring area by a moving object in the target monitoring area, the method comprising:

monitoring a blind spot of a target monitoring area in response to a signal from a service server for monitoring the target monitoring area; and

transmitting the monitoring result to a designated device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the monitoring comprises:

receiving a monitoring signal from the service server;

obtaining monitoring information from the received monitoring signal; and

controlling a camera mounted on the moving object to capture images of activities occurring in the blind spot based on the obtained monitoring information.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the monitoring comprising:

receiving a control signal from the service server;

obtaining controlling information from the received control signal; and

controlling at least one constituent element of the moving object based on the obtained controlling information.

20. The method of claim 17, comprising:

establishing a communication link to the service server when the moving object enters the target monitoring area associated with the service server; and

transmitting information on the moving object to the service server regularly.