Bidirectional communication system for CCTV

• US 5,305,100 A
• Filed: 12/28/1992
• Issued: 04/19/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Original Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Inventors: Choi, Hyeon J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Britton, Howard W.
• Application Number:
  US07/997,242
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 358/108, 358/210, 358/85, 358/86, 379/53, 359/146
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1963 Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19634 Electrical details of the system, e.g. component blocks for carrying out specific functions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19689 Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV in a monitoring system having a plurality of monitoring cameras, comprising a plurality of rotators, each for rotating a corresponding one of the plurality of cameras in vertical and horizontal directions in response to upward, downward, left and right rotation control signals, a plurality of voice transmission and reception adapters, each mounted to a corresponding one of the plurality of cameras, for transmitting and receiving a voice signal, a plurality of remote controllers, each having a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving the voice signal remotely through a corresponding one of the plurality of voice transmission and reception adapters, a video selector for selecting a desired one of video signals from the plurality of cameras, a channel selector for selecting a desired channel for voice communication and camera rotation control, a voice processing circuit for performing transmission and reception of the voice signal through the plurality of voice transmission and reception adapters, and a rotator control circuit for generating the upward, downward, left and right rotation control signals for controlling actuation of the plurality of rotators, thereby to control projection angles of the plurality of cameras.

Claims

1. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV in a monitoring system having a plurality of monitoring cameras, comprising:

a plurality of rotators, each for rotating a corresponding one of said plurality of cameras in vertical and horizontal directions in response to upward, downward, left and right rotation control signals;

a plurality of voice transmission and reception means, each mounted to a corresponding one of said plurality of cameras, for transmitting and receiving a voice signal;

a plurality of remote control means, each having a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving the voice signal remotely through a corresponding one of said plurality of voice transmission and reception means;

video selecting means for selecting a desired one of video signals from said plurality of cameras;

channel selecting means for selecting a desired channel for voice communication and camera rotation control;

voice processing means for performing transmission and reception of the voice signal through said plurality of voice transmission and reception means; and

rotator control means for generating the upward, downward, left and right rotation control signals for controlling actuation of said plurality of rotators, thereby to control projection angles of said plurality of cameras.

2. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said voice transmission and reception means each includes:

input means for receiving an infrared signal transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of remote control means and amplifying the received infrared signal by a predetermined level;

a detector for detecting the voice signal from an output signal from said input means;

a FM modulator for inputting the voice signal from said voice processing means and FM-modulating the inputted voice signal;

a transmitter for amplifying an output signal from said FM modulator by a predetermined level and transmitting the amplified signal to the corresponding one of said plurality of remote control means; and

a carrier oscillator for oscillating a carrier necessary to said detector and said FM modulator.

3. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said voice processing means includes:

voice signal input means for selectively inputting the voice signals from said plurality of voice transmission and reception means in response to a channel select signal from said the channel selecting means and outputting the inputted voice signals to a speaker;

tone detecting means for detecting tones of the voice signals from said plurality of voice transmission and reception means and outputting a control signal according to the presence of the detected tone;

channel indicating means for indicating a selected channel in response to an output signal from said tone detecting means and in response to the channel select signal from said channel selecting means;

transmission control means for combining the output signal from said tone detecting means with the channel select signal from said channel selecting means to output a tone generation control signal and a voice signal transmission control signal;

tone generating means for generating a tone of a corresponding channel in response to the tone generation control signal from said transmission control means; and

voice signal output means for combining an output signal from said tone generating means with an output signal from a microphone in response to the voice signal transmission control signal from said transmission control means and outputting the combined signal as the voice signal.

4. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said rotator control means includes:

first and second control voltage generators for generating positive and negative voltages for camera rotation control, respectively;

an upward/downward rotation control switch for selecting the positive voltage from said first control voltage generator or the negative voltage from said second control voltage generator to output the upward/downward rotation control signal;

a left/right rotation control switch for selecting the positive voltage from said first control voltage generator or the negative voltage from said second control voltage generator to output the left/right rotation control signal; and

a plurality of output select switches for turning on/off control lines of corresponding channels in response to a channel select signal from said channel selecting means to control the output of the left, right, upward and downward rotation control signals from said upward/downward rotation control switch and said left/right rotation control switch to said rotators of the corresponding channels.

5. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transmitters of said remote control means each includes:

a tone generator for generating a tone signal set by a tone setting circuit under a control of a tone switch;

a mixer for mixing an output signal from said tone generator with an output signal from a microphone;

an amplifier for amplifying an output signal from said mixer by a predetermined level;

a modulator for modulating an output signal from said amplifier; and

an infrared diode driving circuit for driving infrared generators in response to an output signal from said modulator to output an infrared signal.

6. A bidirectional communication system for a CCTV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said receivers of said remote control means each includes:

a first amplifier for inputting the voice signal from the corresponding one of said plurality of voice transmission and reception means through an antenna and amplifying the inputted voice signal by a predetermined level;

a FM detector for detecting a FM signal from an output signal from said first amplifier;

a tone detector for comparing an output signal from said FM detector with a tone frequency set by a tone frequency setting circuit to detect a tone signal of the same frequency from the output signal from said FM detector; and

a second amplifier for inputting the output signal from said FM detector in response to the tone detection of said tone detector, amplifying the inputted signal by a predetermined level and outputting the amplified signal to a speaker.