Monitoring system and monitoring method which monitor persons and materials passing through monitoring point

• US 8,416,077 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2008
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Monden, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/664,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20100194566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,782 Days
• Field of Search: 340/568.1, 340/539.1, 340/573.1, 340/6.1, 340/8.1, 340/5.1, 340/5.2, 340/5.6, 340/5.65, 340/573.4, 340/603
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19608 Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19643 wherein the cameras play different roles, e.g. different resolution, different camera type, master-slave camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A monitoring system according to the present invention includes a detecting unit, a tracking unit, a place judging unit and a reporting unit. When a pass unpermitted material that is not permitted to pass through a pass monitoring point passes through the pass monitoring point, the detecting unit detects the pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material. The tracking unit tracks a position of the fraudulent passing material detected by the detecting unit. The place judging unit judges whether or not the fraudulent passing material exists inside a predetermined area. The reporting unit visibly reports the position of the fraudulent passing material and the judged result by the place judging unit.

Claims

1. A monitoring system comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

a tracking unit configured to track a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting unit;

a place judging unit configured to judge whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material, based on said position of said fraudulent passing material specified by said tracking unit; and

a reporting unit configured to visibly report said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said place judging unit,

wherein said place judging unit includes;

a storage unit configured to store information of a distance to be a threshold, and

a judging unit configured to judge whether or not a pass permitted material preliminarily permitted to pass through said pass monitoring point exists within a range of said distance to be said threshold from said fraudulent passing material.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit stores information of distances to be said threshold while said distances to be said threshold are correlated with a plurality of areas in a monitoring area, respectively, and

wherein said judging unit judges whether or not said pass permitted material exists by using a distance to be said threshold correlated with an area where said fraudulent passing material exists.

3. A monitoring system comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

a tracking unit configured to track a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting unit;

a place judging unit configured to judge whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material, based on said position of said fraudulent passing material specified by said tracking unit; and

a reporting unit configured to visibly report said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said place judging unit,

wherein said place judging unit includes;

a storage unit configured to preliminary store information indicating an area where there is no possibility to disturb action of a pass permitted material which is preliminarily permitted to pass through said pass monitoring point, or information indicating and area where there is no possibility to cause a danger to said pass permitted material as information indicating said handling available area.

4. A monitoring system comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

a tracking unit configured to track a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting unit;

a place judging unit configured to judge whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material, based on said position of said fraudulent passing material specified by said tracking unit; and

a reporting unit configured to visibly report said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said place judging unit,

wherein said detecting unit includes;

a passing material judging unit configured to judge whether or not a passing material which tries to pass through said pass monitoring point is a pass permitted material which is preliminarily permitted to pass,

an extracting unit configured to extract moving materials in a monitoring area, and

a fraudulent passing material detecting unit configured to detect as said fraudulent passing material said moving materials extracted by said extracting unit except moving materials judged as said pass permitted material by said passing material judging unit.

5. A monitoring system comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

a tracking unit configured to track a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting unit;

a place judging unit configured to judge whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material, based on said position of said fraudulent passing material specified by said tracking unit; and

a reporting unit configured to visibly report said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said place judging unit,

wherein said reporting unit includes;

a spotlight configured to illuminate said fraudulent passing material by using light with a color corresponding to said judged result by said place judging unit.

6. A monitoring system comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

a tracking unit configured to track a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting unit;

a place judging unit configured to judge whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material, based on said position of said fraudulent passing material specified by said tracking unit; and

a reporting unit configured to visibly report said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said place judging unit,

wherein said reporting unit includes;

an electrical light display configured to emit light from a floor of an area where said fraudulent passing material exists in a floor of a monitoring area by using light with a color corresponding to said judged result by said place judging unit.

7. A monitoring method comprising:

detecting, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

tracking a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting step;

judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material; and

visibly reporting said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area,

wherein said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area, includes;

a storage means configured to store information of a distance to be a threshold, and

judging whether or not a pass permitted material preliminarily permitted to pass through said pass monitoring point exists within a range of a predetermined distance to be a threshold from said fraudulent passing material.

8. The monitoring method according to claim 7, further comprising:

storing information of distances to be said threshold while said distances to be said threshold are correlated with a plurality of areas in a monitoring area, respectively, and

wherein said step of judging whether or not said pass permitted material exists, includes;

judging whether or not said pass permitted material exists by using a distance to be said threshold correlated with an area where said fraudulent passing material exists.

9. A monitoring method comprising:

detecting, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

tracking a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting step;

judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material;

visibly reporting said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area; and

preliminary storing information indicating an area where there is no possibility to disturb action of a pass permitted material which is preliminarily permitted to pass through said pass monitoring point, or information indicating and area where there is no possibility to cause a danger to said pass permitted material as information indicating said handling available area.

10. A monitoring method comprising:

detecting, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

tracking a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting step;

judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material;

visibly reporting said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area,

wherein said detecting step includes;

judging whether or not a passing material which tries to pass through said pass monitoring point is a pass permitted material which is preliminarily permitted to pass,

extracting moving materials in a monitoring area, and

detecting as said fraudulent passing material said moving materials extracted by said extracting means except moving materials judged as said pass permitted material by said step of judging whether or not said passing material is said pass permitted material.

11. A monitoring method comprising:

detecting, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

tracking a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting step;

judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material;

visibly reporting said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area,

wherein said reporting step includes;

illuminating said fraudulent passing material by using light with a color corresponding to said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area.

12. A monitoring method comprising:

detecting, when a pass unpermitted material passes through a pass monitoring point, said pass unpermitted material as a fraudulent passing material;

tracking a position of said fraudulent passing material detected by said detecting step;

judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside a handling available area proper for performing a predetermined handling on said fraudulent passing material;

visibly reporting said position of said fraudulent passing material and said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area,

wherein said reporting step includes;

emitting light from a floor of an area where said fraudulent passing material exists in a floor of a monitoring area by using light with a color corresponding to said judged result by said step of judging whether or not said fraudulent passing material exists inside said handling available area.