WEB SERVER AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20080122920A1
• Filed: 01/10/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, Ching-Shan
• Application Number:
  US11/621,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20080122920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

A web server for a monitoring system and a method thereof are provided. With a free website, users can watch monitoring images any where at any time by registering cameras on the website. The web sever provides such functions as camera management, monitoring image management, data storage, image edit, etc so that a user can easily set up a personal monitoring system on the website.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

a camera management interface module, providing a website for a plurality of users to register, and receiving video/audio monitor data registered by the users and at least one configuration data input by the users;

a network connection unit, connected to at least one network camera according to the configuration data;

a data processing unit, controlling the network camera and obtaining a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data from the network camera according to the configuration data; and

a storage unit, storing the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera;

wherein the data processing unit establishes affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users according to the configuration data, so as to allow the users to browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera, and the camera management interface module further comprises a device management module for configuring addresses of at least one network camera, a remote watch module for displaying or recording the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera according to the configuration data, an event recording module for obtaining a video/audio monitor data complying with a predetermined condition from the network camera according to the configuration data, and a customized configuration module for configuring an alarm notification condition and giving an alarm notification when the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera complies with the alarm notification condition.

2. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera management interface module displays the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera according to the configuration data.

3. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera management interface module comprises a web page.

4. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera management interface module further comprises:

a dynamic domain name system (DDNS) module, for configuring a dynamic domain name of a user; and

an account management module, for configuring an account name and a password of the user.

5. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera management interface module displays a video/audio monitor data obtained within a predetermined period of time by the network camera according to the configuration data.

6. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data processing unit obtains a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data from a storage device of the network camera according to the configuration data.

7. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data processing unit is further used for controlling a working track of the network camera.

8. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection unit is connected to at least one network video decoder according to the configuration data.

9. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection unit is connected to at least one video server according to the configuration data.

10. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection unit is connected to at least one video server according to the configuration data, and the video server is connected to at least one analog camera.

11. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection unit is connected to a storage device of at least one network camera according to the configuration data.

12. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network connection unit is connected to at least one wireless network camera according to the configuration data.

13. A camera management interface module, comprising:

a device management module, configuring a network address of at least one network camera;

an event recording module, obtaining a video/audio monitor data complying with a predetermined condition from the network camera;

a remote watch module, displaying or recording the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera; and

a customized configuration module, configuring an alarm notification condition and giving an alarm notification when the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera complies with the alarm notification condition.

14. The camera management interface module as claimed in claim 13 further comprising:

a DDNS module, configuring a dynamic domain name of a user; and

an account management module, configuring an account name and a password of the user.

15. The camera management interface module as claimed in claim 13 comprising a web page.

16. The camera management interface module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the event recording module obtains a video/audio monitor data complying with the predetermined condition from a storage device of the network camera.

17. The camera management interface module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the remote watch module displays a video/audio monitor data obtained by the network camera during a predetermined period of time according to a configuration data.

18. A camera management method, comprising:

providing a website;

receiving at least one configuration data by using the website;

connecting at least one network camera or at least one network video recorder (NVR) to a network connection unit according to the configuration data;

controlling the network camera according to the configuration data and obtaining a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data from the network camera;

storing the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera; and

establishing affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users according to the configuration data, so as to allow the users to browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera.

19. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18 further comprising obtaining a video/audio monitor data complying with a predetermined condition from the network camera;

displaying or recording the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera; and

configuring an alarm notification condition and giving an alarm notification when the video/audio monitor data obtained from the network camera complies with the alarm notification condition.

20. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of connecting at least one network camera according to the configuration data further comprises connecting to a video server, a storage device of a network camera, or a wireless network camera.

21. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the website comprises a web page.

22. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of obtaining a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data comprises obtaining a video/audio monitor data corresponding to the configuration data from a storage device of the network camera.

23. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of allowing the users to browse the video/audio monitor data obtained from the corresponding network camera comprises displaying a video/audio monitor data obtained by the network camera during a predetermined period of time according to the configuration data.

24. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of establishing affiliations between the network camera and a plurality of users according to the configuration data further comprises configuring the users'"'"' account names and passwords.

25. The camera management method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the configuration data comprises dynamic domain name configuration.