Crime prevention monitor system

• US 5,283,644 A
• Filed: 07/09/1992
• Issued: 02/01/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ibaraki Security Systems Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ibaraki Security Systems Company Limited
• Inventors: Maeno, Yoshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Tommy P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIN, BRYAN T
• Application Number:
  US07/910,958
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 358/108, 358/93, 382/2
• US Class Current: 348/152
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A crime prevention monitor system which, when detecting an intruder entering into a monitor region, automatically judges quickly and reliably whether or not the intruder is an illegally intruding person on the side of its concentrator center and if so, then issues a highly reliable report to such a restraint organization as a police station. In the system, an image database having image data of authorized persons for the respective monitor regions previously registered therein is provided in the concentrator center so that, when the intruder is present in the monitor region, the image data of the intruder is sampled through a monitor camera and collated with the image data of the authorized persons of the monitor region in question, whereby, when the intruder does not correspond to any of the authorized persons of the associated monitor region, the system determines that the intruder is illegal and reports the presence of the intruder to the restraint organization.

Claims

1. A crime prevention monitor system comprising:

a terminal apparatus for generating monitor data on a monitor region to be monitored on the basis of a picture signal indicative of an intruder photographed by a monitor camera installed stalled in the monitor region and for sending the generated monitor data onto a predetermined first transmission line;

a concentrator for performing a concentrating operation over the monitor data received through the first transmission line to generally manage the monitor data of one or a plurality of the monitor regions on a remote control basis and, when the presence of an illegal intruder is recognized at any one of the monitor regions in carrying out the concentrating operation, for generating emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder and transmitting the emergent report data onto a predetermined second transmission line; and

a report receiver provided in a restraint organization such as a police station, for receiving the emergent report data sent through the second transmission line,

said terminal apparatus including;

sensor means provided in said monitor region for detecting presence or absence of the intruder entering into the monitor region;

monitor controller means for starting said monitor camera on the basis of the presence of the intruder detected by said sensor means and for sequentially receiving the picture signal photographed by said monitor camera therefrom;

image processing means for converting the received picture signal into image data;

identification data setting means for previously setting identification data for the monitor region;

timer means for outputting time data; and

first report controller means, in response to the direction of the presence of the intruder by said sensor means, for acquiring the time data of the timer means, calling said concentrator through said first transmission line, forming said monitor data on the basis of said converted image data, the identification data of the monitor region and the acquired time data, and sending the formed monitor data to the called concentrator,

said concentrator including;

image demodulator means for separating said image data from the received monitor data and demodulating the image data;

identification data extractor means for extracting the identification data of the monitor region from the received monitor data;

an image database for previously registering therein image data of authorized persons with respect to the respective monitor regions;

image collector means for collating said demodulated image data with all the image data of the authorized persons of one of the monitor regions specified said extracted identification data among the image data registered in said image database and for outputting a matching signal indicative of a coincidence when the demodulated image data coincides with the image data of any of the authorized persons and outputting a non-matching signal indicative of a non-coincidence when the demodulated image data fails to coincide with the image data of any of the authorized persons;

second report controller means, when the image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, for calling said report receiver through said second transmission line, forming together with said time data said emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sending the formed emergent report data to the called report receiver, and wherein

the image data previously registered in said image database correspond to face pictures of the authorized persons, and said image collator means includes means for extracting a plurality of still images from said demodulated image data, means for further extracting face parts from the plurality of extracted still images, means for generating a face picture model from the extracted face part images, and means for overlapping the corresponding images of the image data registered in said image database on said face picture model and for judging said coincidence or non-coincidence of the basis of extracted contours and features of the overlapped images.

2. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said report receiver is an image receiver, and said second report controller means forms predetermined image data as said emergent report data on the basis of the image data demodulated from said monitor data, the identification data extracted from the monitor data and said time data included in said monitor data.

3. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said identification data is code data uniquely defined in said crime prevention monitor system, and said concentrator further includes an identification data related database for previously registering therein related data indicative of addresses of buildings located within the monitor regions, locations and telephone numbers of the monitor regions in the buildings and features of the monitor regions in association with the identification data and also includes identification data processor means for retrieving the corresponding related data from said identification data related database on the basis of said extracted identification data, and said second report controller means, when said image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, adds the retrieved identification data related data thereto to form said emergent report data.

4. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said concentrator further includes:

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal for forming together with said time data and the retrieved identification data related data monthly report data recording that a person has entered into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from the monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.

5. A crime prevention monitor system comprising:

a terminal apparatus for generating monitor data on a monitor region to be monitored on the basis of a picture signal indicative of an intruder photographed by a monitor camera installed in the monitor region and for sending the generated monitor data onto a predetermined first transmission line;

a concentrator for performing a concentrating operation over the monitor data received through the first transmission line to generally manage the monitor data of one or a plurality of the monitor regions on a remote control basis and, when the presence of an illegal intruder is recognized at any one of the monitor regions in carrying out the concentrating operation, for generating emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder and transmitting the emergent report data onto a predetermined second transmission line; and

a report receiver provided in a restraint organization such as a police station, for receiving the emergent report data sent through the second transmission line,

said terminal apparatus including;

sensor means provided in said monitor region for detecting presence or absence of the intruder entering into the monitor region;

monitor controller means for starting said monitor camera on the basis of the presence of the intruder detected by said sensor means and for sequentially receiving the picture signal photographed by said monitor camera therefrom;

image processing means for converting the received picture signal into image data;

identification data setting means for previously setting identification data for the monitor region;

timer means for outputting time data; and

first report controller means, in response to the direction of the presence of the intruder by said sensor means, for acquiring the time data of the timer means, calling said concentrator through said first transmission line, forming said monitor data on the basis of said converted image data, the identification data of the monitor region and the acquired time data, and sending the formed monitor data to the called concentrator,

said concentrator including;

image demodulator means for separating said image data from the received monitor data and demodulating the image data;

identification data extractor means for extracting the identification data of the monitor region from the received monitor data;

an image database for previously registering therein image data of authorized persons with respect to the respective monitor regions;

image collator means for collating said demodulated image data with all the image data of the authorized persons of one of the monitor regions specified by said extracted identification data among the image data registered in said image database and for outputting a matching signal indicative of a coincidence when the demodulated image data coincides with the image data of any of the authorized persons and outputting a non-matching signal indicative of a non-coincidence when the demodulated image data fails to coincide with the image data of any of the authorized persons;

second report controller means, when the image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, for calling said report receiver through said second transmission line, forming together with said time data said emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sending the formed emergent report data to the called report receiver,

a display for visually displaying in a real time basis the image data separated and demodulated by the image demodulator means; and

a console including at least input means (key means) through which a forced reporting operation is carried out,

and wherein said second report controller means, when the forced reporting operation is carried out through the console, calls said report receiver through the second transmission line even if the matching signal indicative of the coincidence is issued from said image collator means, forms together with said time data the emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sends the formed emergent report data to the called report receiver.

6. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said concentrator further includes:

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal and the forced reporting operation through the console is not carried out, for forming together with said time data monthly report data recording that a person has entered the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from said monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.

7. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said identification data is code data uniquely defined in said crime prevention monitor system,

said concentrator further includes an identification data related database for previously registering therein related data indicative of addresses of building located within the monitor regions, locations and telephone numbers of the monitor regions in the buildings and features of the monitor regions in association with the identification data and identification data processor means for retrieving the corresponding related data from said identification data related database on the basis of said extracted identification data, and

said monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means output said matching signal, adds the retrieved identification data related data thereto to form the monthly report data.

8. A crime prevention monitor system comprising:

a terminal apparatus for generating monitor data on a monitor region to be monitored on the basis of a picture signal indicative of an intruder photographed by a monitor camera installed in the monitor region and for sending the generated monitor data on to a predetermined first transmission line;

a concentrator for performing a concentrating operation over the monitor data received through the first transmission line to generally manage the monitor data of one or a plurality of the monitor regions on a remote control basis and, when the presence of an illegal intruder is recognized at any one of the monitor regions in carrying out the concentrating operation, for generating emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder and transmitting the emergent report data onto a predetermined second transmission line; and

a report receiver provided in a restraint organization such as a police station, for receiving the emergent report data sent through the second transmission line,

said terminal apparatus including;

sensor means provided in said monitor region for detecting presence or absence of the intruder entering into the monitor region;

monitor controller means for starting said monitor camera on the basis of the presence of the intruder detected by said sensor means and for sequentially receiving the picture signal photographed by said monitor camera therefrom;

image processing means for converting the received picture signal into image data;

identification data setting means for previously setting identification data for the monitor region;

timer means for outputting time data; and

first report controller means, in response to the direction of the presence of the intruder by said sensor means, for acquiring the time data of the timer means, calling said concentrator through said first transmission line, forming said monitor data on the basis of said converted image data, the identification data of the monitor region and the acquired time data, and sending the formed monitor data to the called concentrator,

said concentrator including;

image demodulator means for separating said image data from the received monitor data and demodulating the image data;

identification data extractor means for extracting the identification data of the monitor region from the received monitor data;

an image database for previously registering therein image data of authorized persons with respect to the respective monitor regions;

image collator means for collating said demodulated image data will all the image data of the authorized persons of one of the monitor regions specified by said extracted identification data among the image data registered in said image database and for outputting a matching signal indicative of a coincidence when the demodulated image data coincides with the image data of any of the authorized persons and outputting a non-matching signal indicative of a non-coincidence when the demodulated image data fails to coincide with the image data of any of the authorized persons;

second report controller means, when the image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, for calling said report receiver through said second transmission line, forming together with said time data said emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sending the formed emergent report data to the called report receiver,

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal, for forming together with said time data monthly report data recording that a person has entered into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from said monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.

9. A crime prevention monitor system comprising:

a terminal apparatus for generating monitor data on a monitor region to be monitored on the basis of a picture signal indicative of an intruder photographed by a monitor camera installed in the monitor region and for sending the generated monitor data onto a predetermined transmission line; and

a concentrator for performing concentrating operation over the monitor data received through the transmission line to generally manage the monitor data of one or a plurality of the monitor regions on a remote control basis,

said terminal apparatus including;

sensor means provided in said monitor region for detecting presence or absence of the intruder entering into the monitor region;

monitor controller means for starting said monitor camera on the basis of the presence of the intruder detected by said sensor means and for sequentially receiving the picture signal photographed by said monitor camera therefrom;

image processing means for converting the received picture signal into image data;

identification data setting means for previously setting identification data for the monitor region;

timer means for outputting time data; and

first report controller means, in response to the detection of the presence of the intruder by said sensor means, for acquiring the time data of the timer means, calling said concentrator through said transmission line, forming said monitor data on the basis of said converted image data, the identification data of the monitor region and the acquired time data, and sending the formed monitor data to the called concentrator,

said concentrator including;

image demodulator means for separating said image data from the received monitor data and demodulating the image data;

identification data extractor means for extracting the identification data of the monitor region from the received monitor data;

an image database for previously registering therein image data corresponding to face pictures of authorized persons with respect to the respective monitor regions;

image collator means for collating said demodulated image data with all the image data of the authorized persons of one of the monitor regions specified by said extracted identification data among the image data registered in said image database and for outputting a matching signal indicative of a coincidence when the demodulated image data coincides with the image data of any of the authorized persons and outputting a non-matching signal indicative of a non-coincidence when the demodulated image data fails to coincide with the image data of any of the authorized persons, said image collating means including means for extracting a plurality of still images from the demodulated image data, means for further extracting face parts from the plurality of extracted still images, means for generating a face picture model from the extracted face part images, and means for overlapping the corresponding images of the image data registered in the image database on said generated face picture model and for judging said coincidence of non-coincidence on the basis of extracted contours and features of the overlapped images; and

second report controller means, when the image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, for calling a receiver previously installed in a restraint organization, forming together with said time data emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sending the formed emergent report data to the called receiver.

10. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said receiver previously installed in said restraint organization is an image receiver, and said second report controller means forms predetermined image data as said emergent report data on the basis of the image data demodulated from said monitor data, the identification data extracted from the monitor data and the time data included in the monitor data.

11. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said identification data is code data uniquely defined in said crime prevention monitor system,

said concentrator further includes an identification data related database for previously registering therein related data indicative of addresses of buildings located within the monitor regions, locations and telephone numbers of monitor regions in the buildings and features of the monitor regions in association with the identification data and identification data processor means for retrieving the corresponding related data from said identification data related database on the basis of the extracted identification data, and

said second report controller means, when said image collator means outputs said non-matching signal, adds the retrieved identification data related data thereto to form said emergent report data.

12. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said concentrator further includes:

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal, for forming together with the time data and the retrieved identification data related data monthly report data recording that a person has entered into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from said monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.

13. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said concentrator further includes:

a display for visually displaying in a real time basis the image data separated and demodulated by said image demodulator means; and

a console including at least input means (keying means) through which a forced reporting operation is carried out,

said second report controller means, when the forced reporting operation is carried out through the console, calls said receiver previously installed in the restraint organization even if the matching signal indicative of the coincidence is issued from said image collator means, forms together with said time data the emergent report data informing the presence of the illegal intruder into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from said monitor data, and sends the formed emergent report data to the called receiver.

14. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 13, wherein said concentrator further includes:

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal and the forced reporting operation through said console is not carried out, for forming together with the time data monthly report data recording that a person has entered into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from said monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.

15. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 14, wherein said identification data is code data uniquely defined in the crime prevention monitor system,

said concentrator further includes an identification data related database for previously registering therein related data indicative of addresses of buildings located within the monitor regions, locations and telephone numbers of the monitor regions in the buildings and features of the monitor regions in association with the identification data and, identification data processor means for retrieving the corresponding related data from said identification data related database on the basis of the extracted identification data, and

said monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal, adds the retrieved identification data related data thereto to form said monthly report data.

16. A crime prevention monitor system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said concentrator further includes:

monthly report data forming means, when said image collator means outputs said matching signal, for forming together with said time data monthly report data recording that a person has entered into the monitor region specified by the identification data extracted from the monitor data;

monthly report database for registering therein the formed monthly report data for each of the monitor regions; and

output means, in response to an output request of the monthly report data made through suitable input means, for reading out from the monthly report database the monthly report data of the monitor region specified through said input means and for visually outputting the read-out monthly report data in a predetermined format.