JPH07135649A - Control system for monitor camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the monitor camera device in a sense of direct visual observation by the supervisor without need of skill by touching a touch panel fitted onto a map of a supervised location and a touch panel on a monitor television screen CONSTITUTION:A supervisor selects a location desired to be supervised from a map 3 of a supervised location and presses a corresponding point on a 1st touch panel 1 fitted to the map 3. A coordinate signal of a location desired to be supervised is entered to a signal processing circuit 6 of a controller 5. The signal processing circuit 6 calls a drive control signal and a switching control signal corresponding to the entered coordinate signal from a storage circuit 7 thereby selecting a television camera corresponding to the entered coordinate among plural 1st, 2nd and 3rd television cameras 21, 22, 23. A turning base receiving the drive control signal is turned in a desired direction and the supervisor zooms up a desired position from the picture displayed on a monitor television receiver 4 by using a 2nd touch panel 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control system for a surveillance camera device for monitoring the inside of a factory or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a surveillance camera device using a plurality of television cameras is used to monitor a premises such as a factory, a supervisor selects a camera by judging which of the plurality of cameras is suitable for viewing. Then, switch to the corresponding camera with the switch on the operation panel, operate the camera with the push button switch or lever switch on the operation panel, search for the target location while watching the image on the monitor TV, and monitor the desired surveillance location. I am trying to do it.

[0003]

However, in such a surveillance system, it is necessary for an observer to know in advance the installation location of each camera, the surveillance range of each camera, the map of the surveillance location, and the like. There was a problem. Further, there is a problem that it requires skill to operate the push button switch or the lever switch on the operation panel. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and it is desirable for a surveillance person to touch a touch panel attached on a map of a surveillance place and a touch panel attached on a screen of a monitor TV without requiring any skill and familiarity with surveillance. Since the TV camera faces in the direction where the touch panel is directly touched with a finger, the surveillance camera device control system can be provided so that the surveillance camera device can be controlled as if the observer directly saw the surveillance place. That is the purpose.

[0004]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a map indicating a monitoring place divided by coordinates, a first touch panel having electrodes provided corresponding to the coordinates on the map, and a monitor for monitoring are provided. A plurality of television cameras, a monitor television for displaying images from the television cameras, a second touch panel having electrodes provided corresponding to coordinates displayed on the images of the monitor television, and supporting the television cameras Is connected to the first touch panel, and a coordinate signal transmitted from the first touch panel is input by touching an arbitrary selected position on the coordinates of the first touch panel. At the same time, control means for converting the coordinate signal and controlling so as to select a TV camera corresponding to a selected position from the plurality of TV cameras; With coordinate signal is input originating from Chipaneru converts the coordinate signal to the drive signal,
Control means for operating the television camera and the rotating means to control the television camera to display an image of a selected location; and control means for switching an image on the monitor television in accordance with the coordinate signal of the selected position. , The coordinate signal transmitted from the second touch panel is input by being connected to the second touch panel and touching an arbitrary selected position of the second touch panel, and the coordinate signal is converted into a drive signal, The television camera and the rotating means are operated to include control means for controlling the television camera to display an image of a selected location.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the entire system according to the present invention, FIG.
Is a block diagram of a system according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the system according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of a touch panel on a map according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a touch panel on a monitor TV according to the present invention. It is a figure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the surveillance camera apparatus of this embodiment has a map 3 of the entire surveillance location divided into coordinates, a first touch panel 1 provided on the map 3, and an image of the surveillance location. A monitor TV 4 for displaying the image, a second touch panel 2 provided on the monitor TV 4, three first TV cameras 21, second TV cameras 22 and third TV cameras 23 for monitoring, and respective TV cameras. Three first swivel bases 11, a second swivel base 12, and a third swivel base 13 that can be supported and can be freely rotated in the vertical and horizontal directions.
And a control device 5 that controls the operation of these TV cameras and the operation of the swivel base, and controls the image switching to the monitor TV 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the map 3 of the monitoring place is divided into coordinates with the horizontal axis being A to G and the vertical axis being a, b, and d to f. A first touch panel 1 having a divided electrode surface is provided. The first touch panel 1 is connected to the control device 5 and outputs a coordinate signal when a monitor touches it.

As shown in FIG. 5, the screen of the monitor TV 4 for monitoring is divided into coordinates whose horizontal axis is H to N and vertical axis is g to k. A second touch panel 2 whose surface is divided and divided is provided. The second touch panel 2 is connected to the control device 5 and outputs a coordinate signal when the monitor touches it. The coordinate Hk is used as the zoom-up cancellation switch 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 5 comprises an image switching circuit 8, a signal processing circuit 6, and a storage circuit 7. The image switching circuit 8 is connected to the signal processing circuit 6, the first television camera 21, the second television camera 22, the third television camera 23, and the monitor television 4, and the signal processing circuit 6 is connected.
From the respective cameras, images are input from the respective cameras, and the images are output to the monitor television 4. The signal processing circuit 6 is connected to the first touch panel 1 and the second touch panel 2, and is connected to the first touch panel 1 and the second touch panel 2.
Coordinate signals are input from the touch panel 2. Further, the signal processing circuit 6 is connected to the first swivel base 11, the second swivel base 12, and the third swivel base 13, and the operation of the respective cameras and the swivel base causes the camera to display the position selected by the observer. Output the signal to control. In the memory circuit 7, a camera that shares each coordinate of the map of the monitoring place in advance,
Rotation angle of the swivel for pointing the camera to the monitoring range corresponding to each coordinate, and rotation of the swivel for pointing the camera to the monitoring range corresponding to each coordinate on the screen displayed on the monitor TV 4. The angle is entered and stored.

As shown in FIG. 1, a first swivel base 11 for supporting and rotating the first television camera is attached to the top of a column 31. The first swivel base 11 has a built-in drive device (motor) (not shown) for rotating the first swivel base 11 vertically and horizontally. The second swivel base 12 and the third swivel base 13 have the same structure as the first swivel base. Further, the first swivel base 11 is connected to the signal processing circuit 6 of the control device 5, and a control signal for controlling rotation is input from the signal processing circuit 6. First TV camera 21
Is attached to the first swivel base 11. This television camera is a monitor television camera with a built-in autofocus device with zoom function, and a control signal for controlling the operation is input from the signal processing circuit 6. The second TV camera 22 and the third TV camera 23 also have the same structure as the first TV camera.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, an observer selects a place to be monitored from the map 3 of the monitoring place and pushes a corresponding point on the first touch panel 1 attached to the map 3 with his / her finger, and then the signal processing circuit 6 of the control device 5 is pressed.
The coordinate signal of the place to be monitored is input to. The signal processing circuit 6 calls the drive control signal and the switching control signal corresponding to the input coordinate signal from the storage circuit 7, whereby the plurality of first television cameras 21, second television cameras 22 and third television cameras 23 are operated. The TV camera corresponding to the coordinates input from among them is selected. Further, the signal processing circuit 6 outputs the called drive control signal to the selected television camera, and outputs the called switching control signal to the image switching circuit 8.

The swivel, to which the drive control signal is input, rotates so that the camera attached to the swivel faces the place to be monitored. At this time, the zoom of the camera is in the "far" state, and the entire image of the place is displayed. The image switching circuit 8 to which the switching control signal is input selects which image signal to output to the monitor television 4, and switches the image signal so as to display the image at that location. As a result, the image signal of the place to be monitored is sent to the monitor TV 4, and the monitor TV 4 displays an image of the outline of the place.

Next, the monitor selects a place to be further enlarged and displayed from the monitor places displayed on the monitor TV 4. At that time, when the observer presses an arbitrary point on the second touch panel 2 on the monitor TV 4 corresponding to the location, the coordinate signal at that location is converted into the signal processing circuit 6.
Is output to. The drive control signal is called from the storage circuit 7 by the signal processing circuit 6 to which the coordinate signal is input, and this is output to the corresponding swivel base. The drive control signal input to the swivel base drives the swivel base so that the camera faces the selected location, and the camera zooms up so that the entire selected coordinates are displayed on the monitor TV 4. It The zoomed-up image signal is output to the monitor television 4 via the image switching circuit 8 and the image is displayed.

When it is desired to further zoom up the image displayed at this point, the drive control signal is input to the camera through the signal processing circuit 6 and the swivel base by continuously pressing the same point on the second touch panel 2. , Zoom the screen up to the limit of the camera's zoom-up function.

The zoomed-up screen can be returned to the screen before zoomed-in by pressing the zoom-up cancel switch 9.

In the above embodiment, the coordinate signal is output by the first touch panel 1 provided corresponding to the coordinates on the map 3 indicating the monitoring place, but the image provided in the control device 5 By sending an image signal of the map indicating the surveillance place from the storage device to the monitor television and displaying the map indicating the surveillance place on the screen of the monitor television, the map signal is provided corresponding to the coordinates displayed on the image of the monitor television. The touch panel may output the coordinate signal.

[0017]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
Since the desired location can be monitored simply by touching the touch panel attached on the map of the surveillance location and the touch panel attached on the screen of the monitor TV, the surveillance location can be set in advance by the surveillance person. There is an excellent effect that it is possible to monitor a desired place without having to be familiar with the surveillance range of the camera and the map of the surveillance place. Further, since the television camera faces in the direction in which the touch panel is directly touched with a finger, there is an excellent effect that the surveillance camera device can be controlled as if the surveillance person directly looked at the surveillance place.

[0018]

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a touch panel on a map according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a touch panel on a monitor television according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st touch panel 2 2nd touch panel 3 Premise map 4 Monitor TV 5 Processing device 6 Signal processing circuit 7 Memory circuit 8 Image switching circuit 9 Zoom up release switch 10 Monitoring stand 11 First swivel stand 12 Second swivel stand 13 Third swivel Platform 14 Connection cord 15 Connection cord 16 Connection cord 21 1st camera 22 2nd camera 23 3rd camera 31 Strut 32 Strut 33 Strut

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A map showing a surveillance place divided by coordinates, a first touch panel having electrodes provided corresponding to the coordinates on the map, and a plurality of television cameras for surveillance.
A monitor TV displaying an image from the TV camera, a second touch panel having electrodes provided corresponding to the coordinates displayed on the image of the monitor TV, and freely rotating while supporting the TV camera. Rotating means for
The coordinate signal transmitted from the first touch panel is input by being connected to the first touch panel and touching an arbitrary selected position on the coordinates of the first touch panel, and the coordinate signal is converted into a switching signal. Control means for controlling to select a TV camera corresponding to a selected position from the plurality of TV cameras, and a coordinate signal transmitted from the first touch panel are input, and the coordinate signal is converted into a drive signal. Then, the control means for operating the television camera and the rotating means so as to control the television camera to display the image of the selected location, and the control for switching the image of the monitor television corresponding to the coordinate signal of the selected position. Means and the second touch panel, and by touching an arbitrary selected position of the second touch panel, the second touch panel is touched. The coordinate signal transmitted from the panel is input, the coordinate signal is converted into a drive signal, and the television camera and the rotating means are operated to control the television camera to display an image of a selected place. A control system for a surveillance camera device, which comprises a control means. 2. An image storage device for storing a map of a surveillance location divided by coordinates, a plurality of television cameras for surveillance, and a monitor television for displaying the image from the image storage device and the image from the television camera. A touch panel having electrodes provided corresponding to the coordinates displayed on the image of the monitor TV, a rotating means for supporting and rotating the TV camera freely, and being connected to the touch panel, A coordinate signal transmitted from the touch panel is input by touching an arbitrary selected position on the touch panel, the coordinate signal is converted into a switching signal, and a TV camera corresponding to the selected position is selected from the plurality of TV cameras. Control means for controlling so that the coordinate signal transmitted from the touch panel is converted into a drive signal, and the coordinate signal is transmitted to the television camera. Surveillance camera device comprising control means for activating the means to control the television camera to display an image of a selected place, and control means for switching the image of the monitor television in accordance with the coordinate signal. Control system