ADDRESSABLE MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20150077554A1
• Filed: 09/12/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yomore Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yomore Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Lin, Jao-Ching
• Application Number:
  US14/484,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20150077554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

An addressable monitoring system includes at least one image module and a control module. Each image module of the at least one image module has an identification code and includes a lens unit, an encoder, and a first transceiver unit. The lens unit captures an image according to a control signal. The encoder modulates the identification code into the image to generate a modulation signal. The first transceiver unit transmits the modulation signal. The control module includes a signal generation unit, a second transceiver unit, a decoder, and a comparison unit. The signal generation unit generates the control signal. The second transceiver unit receives the modulation signal. The decoder decodes the modulation signal to generate a decoded image and the identification code. The comparison unit compares the decoded image with a reference image and determines whether the decoded image matches the reference image.

Claims

1. An addressable monitoring system, comprising:

at least one image module, wherein each image module of the at least one image module has an identification code, and the image module comprises;

a lens unit, for capturing an image according to a control signal;

an encoder, for modulating the identification code into the image to generate a modulation signal; and

a first transceiver unit, for transmitting the modulation signal; and

a control module, comprising;

a signal generation unit, for generating the control signal;

a second transceiver unit, for receiving the modulation signal;

a decoder, for decoding the modulation signal to generate a decoded image corresponding to the image and the identification code; and

a comparison unit, for comparing the decoded image with a reference image, and determining whether the decoded image matches the reference image.

2. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the signal generation unit generates the control signal in real-time or regularly.

3. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the first transceiver unit transmits the modulation signal in a wired manner.

4. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the first transceiver unit transmits the modulation signal through a wireless local area network (WLAN), a Zigbee (IEE 802.15.4) standard, a Bluetooth, a wireless wide area network (WLAN), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a general packet radio service (GPRS), a third generation (3G) technique, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) antenna, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (Wimax) or an actor network theory+ (Ant+) technique.

5. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the image comprises a current state of at least one object.

6. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the identification code is burned to the image module before or after the image module is shipped.

7. The addressable monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the control module further comprises:

a notification unit, for generating and transmitting an alarm signal to a portable device when the comparison unit determines that the decoded image does not match the reference image.

8. The addressable monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the notification unit transmits the alarm signal through a wireless local area network, a Zigbee standard, a Bluetooth, a wireless wide area network, a global system for mobile communications, a general packet radio service, a third generation technique, a wireless fidelity antenna, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access or an actor network theory+ technique.

9. The addressable monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the portable device is a cell phone, a tablet or a personal digital assistance (PDA).

10. An addressable monitoring system, comprising:

at least one image module, wherein each image module of the at least one image module has an identification code, and the image module comprises;

a lens unit, for capturing an image according to a control signal;

a comparison unit, for comparing the image with a reference image, and determining whether the image matches the reference image, wherein when the image does not match the reference image, the comparison unit generates and transmits an alarm signal; and

a first transceiver unit, for transmitting the alarm signal and the identification code; and

a control module, comprising;

a signal generation unit, for generating the control signal;

a second transceiver unit, for receiving the alarm signal and the identification code; and

a notification unit, for transmitting the alarm signal and the identification code to a portable device.

11. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the signal generation unit generates the control signal in real-time or regularly.

12. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the first transceiver unit transmits the modulation signal in a wired manner.

13. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the first transceiver unit transmits the modulation signal through a wireless local area network, a Zigbee standard, a Bluetooth, a wireless wide area network, a global system for mobile communications, a general packet radio service, a third generation technique, a wireless fidelity antenna, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access or an actor network theory+ technique.

14. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the notification unit transmits the alarm signal through a wireless local area network, a Zigbee standard, a Bluetooth, a wireless wide area network, a global system for mobile communications, a general packet radio service, a third generation technique, a wireless fidelity antenna, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access or an actor network theory+ technique.

15. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the portable device is a cell phone, a tablet or a personal digital assistance.

16. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the image comprises a current state of at least one object.

17. The addressable monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the identification code is burned to the image module before or after the image module is shipped.

18. An addressable monitoring system, comprising:

at least one image module, wherein each image module of the at least one image module has an identification code, and the image module comprises;

a lens unit, for capturing an image;

a comparison unit, for comparing the image with a reference image, and determining whether the image matches the reference image, wherein when the image does not match the reference image, the comparison unit generates and transmits an alarm signal; and

an alarm unit, for generating a combination of flicker light and special sound according to the alarm signal.

19. The addressable monitoring system of claim 18, wherein the image comprises a current state of at least one object.

20. The addressable monitoring system of claim 18, wherein the identification code is burned to the image module before or after the image module is shipped.