KR20130124757A - Video management system and method of controlling video thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present specification are a video management system, and an image control method for the same. The video management system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of video devices; a control unit for controlling the recording schedule of the video devices; and an output unit for outputting a control window for controlling the video devices, or images photographed by the video devices, wherein the control unit controls to output at least one management map of the video devices in a first region of the control window, and event log information about at least one of a video device and a predetermined space selected from the management map in a second region thereof, and generates and recommends a recording scheduling recommendation template for the video device or the predetermined space on the basis of the event log information.

Description

VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIDEO THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a video management system, and more particularly, to a management and control of at least one or more video devices and to a method and a video management system for controlling an image collected from the video device.

Conventionally, a closed circuit TV called Closed-Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) has been mainly used in place of the human role to continuously monitor or intercept a specific space or area, but its use is limited and expensive, so there is not much demand and technology development. It was also not active and did not spread widely.

However, due to the recent increase in crime and lack of limited manpower, it is not enough to cover (cover) all.

On the other hand, despite the widespread use of CCTV, there are still many problems in terms of data utilization acquired through CCTV, and questions about its effectiveness continue to be raised. Improving the picture quality of CCTV is also an important issue in one way or another. For example, compared to the growing rate of CCTVs, the software and hardware that manages and controls them are not enough and the problem is getting worse.

If a large number of CCTVs are installed on a large scale, compared to the case where only a small number of CCTVs are installed, how to efficiently operate them can be just as important as supplementing spatial coverage through CCTV populations. However, most of them are interested only in spatial issues that cannot be covered through CCTV, and ignore the system operation, software, and hardware aspects, and even if they do not secure or obtain high-quality data, it is a utility problem because they cannot use them properly. For example, in general, in managing a plurality of CCTVs having different uses or ranges or characteristics, scheduling or setting for manually controlling each CCTV is required each time, which may be troublesome and frustrating for the administrator.

As described above, in the conventional CCTV operation, the user or the administrator incurs considerable trouble and inconvenience, resulting in a problem of lowering the reliability of the CCTV.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to automatically recommend and edit scheduling and setting of video device (s), and to configure the video management system (Video Management System). Increase the operational efficiency of the VMS.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the recognition and ease of use of a video management system (VMS) manager by using various means (s) such as UI / UX, templates, and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of the entire video management system (VMS) and to improve the reliability by providing the administrator with the recognition and ease of use.

In order to solve the above problems, an example of a video management system according to the present invention, a plurality of video devices; A control unit controlling a recording schedule of the plurality of video devices; And an output unit for outputting a control window for controlling the plurality of video devices or an image captured by the plurality of video devices, wherein the control unit is configured to provide the plurality of video devices to a first area of the control window. Control to output event log information about at least one of a video device selected from the management map and a predetermined space in at least one management map and a second region of the at least one management map, and record the video device or space based on the event log information. Create and recommend a schedule recommendation template.

One example of an image control method in a video management system according to the present invention includes: outputting a management map for a video device to a first area of a control window; Outputting event log information for at least one of a video device selected from the management map and a predetermined space in a second area; Generating and recommending a recording schedule for a corresponding video device or a predetermined space based on the event log information; And outputting an image photographed according to the recommended recording schedule from each video device.

According to the present invention,

First, it is possible to automatically recommend scheduling and setting of video device (s) and to edit the system, thereby increasing the operational efficiency of the system.

Second, the use of various means (s) such as UI / UX, templates, etc. has the effect of improving the administrator's recognition and ease of use.

Third, the reliability of the video management system can be improved by improving the efficiency of the entire video management system and providing the administrator with the convenience and convenience of use.

1 is a view showing an example of a schematic diagram for a video management system (VMS) according to the present invention;
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a video device management / control method according to the present invention;
3 is a view showing an example of a detailed setting method of FIG.
4 to 5 are views showing another example of a video device management / control method according to the present invention;
6 to 11 are diagrams illustrating an example of a method for automatically recommending a schedule to a video device belonging to a video management system (VMS) and a UI related thereto according to the present invention;
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatically reproduced screen and a recommended video screen according to the present invention;
13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a video data management / processing method according to the present invention; and
14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of performing an automatic playback function according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments.

In addition, the terminology used herein was selected as a general term widely used as possible in consideration of the functions in the present invention, but may vary according to the intention or custom of the person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. In addition, in certain cases, there may be a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

The video management system (VMS) or security system described in the present specification is for efficiently managing and controlling video data collected from at least one video device. In this case, video devices generally have different uses, cover ranges, properties, and characteristics, and mainly collect video data, but may also collect (or acquire) audio data.

On the other hand, the video management system (VMS) may provide a recommendation setting so as to facilitate recognition or use of the video device, and to increase the accuracy of the prediction value suitable for the purpose of the video device. For example, collected video data analysis information, recording quality, recording schedule, storage space, event log information, etc. may be utilized for such management convenience.

In addition, the video management system (VMS) is often the limited storage space, how well managed and efficient management is an important issue. In this regard, the capacity of the storage space also affects the scheduling for each video device in the video management system (VMS) operation. Therefore, as in the present invention, even when automatically recommended, the capacity of the storage space, that is, the capacity of the remaining storage space is considered.

As described herein, a "video device or video apparatus" includes various types of video devices capable of communicating via wired / wireless networks as well as CCTV, ie, closed-circuit TVs. On the other hand, the video management system (VMS) may be operated by mixing the CCTV and other types of video equipment. Other types of video devices may be connected to each other through a wired / wireless network as described above, including a fixed or mobile device including a recording device such as a camera.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic diagram of a video management system (VMS) according to the present invention.

An example of a video management system (VMS) according to the present invention includes a plurality of video devices, a controller for controlling a recording schedule of the plurality of video devices, a control window for controlling the plurality of video devices, or the plurality of video devices. It includes an output unit for outputting the image taken in the field. The control unit may include at least one management map for the plurality of video devices in a first area of the control window and at least one of a video device selected from the management map in a second area and a predetermined space. Event log information may be controlled to be output, and a recording schedule recommendation template for a corresponding video device or space may be generated and recommended based on the event log information.

The control unit may include a camera including at least one of a device name, a network address, a recording schedule, an event type, and event graph information based on the event log information for the selected video device or a predetermined space in a third area of the control window. You can control the output of event templates. Here, the event type may include no event, continuous event, sensor, motion, and text.

The controller may output the recording schedule recommendation template to a fourth area of the control window, and display and output an event type of a corresponding video device or a predetermined space so as to visually recognize the recording schedule corresponding to the day and time. The camera event template and the recording schedule recommendation template may be displayed to be visually distinguished using at least one of color, size, format, and highlight according to the event type.

If the outputted recording schedule recommendation template is not approved, the controller provides an add and edit recording schedule template, wherein the event type having the highest frequency is based on the camera event template. The control window may be controlled to be assigned to a predetermined schedule or the entire schedule, and at least two of the management map, the recording schedule recommendation template, the camera event template, and the addition and edit recording schedule templates may be screen-split and simultaneously displayed on the control window. It may be.

Referring to FIG. 1, a video management system VMS may include a client unit, a video camera unit, a storage unit, a plurality of server units, a monitoring unit, and an output unit. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail with respect to each component block in the video management system (VMS) according to the present invention.

The client unit 1010 requests management or / and control of at least one video device. Here, the client unit 1010 may include at least one client.

The first server unit includes at least one or more of a load balancing server 1022 and a streaming server 1024 to deliver a request received from the client unit 1010 to related components. .

The load balancing server 1022 balances the load by sharing network traffics of the main streaming service in the case of traffic overloading due to communication with a plurality of clients. The load balancing server 1022 can do this by using round robin, list connection, response time, hash, minimum missies, and bandwidth-based load balancing. At least one of server load balancing algorithms, such as based load balancing) may be used.

The streaming server 1024 performs at least one or more of video distribution, transcode, and multi-stream. The streaming server 1024 distributes video streams from network video units to at least one client. The streaming server 1024 may transmit video data to a mobile device or a hand-held device such as a cellular phone, a PDA, a smart phone, or a tablet PC. However, in some cases, the streaming server 1024 transcodes and transmits the video data so as to be suitable for the device. The streaming server 1024 may generate various video streams by referring to codec, resolution, quality, and the like from the original video data individually or in combination thereof.

The video camera unit includes a network switch unit 1030 and at least one video camera (video devices to video units). The video cameras may include at least one network cameras connected via a wired / wireless network, analog cameras 1055 connected through a video server 1050, and a digital video recorder (DVR). Analog cameras and the like connected to device 1060 may be included, where the cameras may be combined with each other.

The network switch unit 1030 is connected to the video camera unit to classify and control the input or output to be delivered to a destination.

The second server unit includes at least one recording server 1070 to mainly store an image recorded or photographed by the video camera unit. Here, the second server unit further includes an archiving server 1072, a redundancy server 1074, etc. to support or back-up the recording servers 1070. You may.

The recording servers 1070 receive and store video streams from network video devices such as a network video recorder (NVR). In addition, the recording servers 1070 may form a property database file system on a Windows file system or a raw hard disk. However, considering reliability, the latter is a more improved model.

The archiving server 1072 archives the stored video data of the multi-recording system and the DVR to back up the video data.

The redundancy server 1074 replaces the main recording system in the event of a system failure due to an error such as excessive load, network instability, or the like. (failover recording system) is supported.

The third server unit, as video management servers, includes at least one of a management server 1080 and a failover server 1082.

The management server 1080, like a gateway for a solution, connects all clients to the corresponding service to perform centralized user management. Here, the service is meant to include users and / or groups and policies that descriptive device access and / or detailed operation authority. The management server 1080 configures all services and network video devices as a system by using a configuration tool to perform integrated solution management. The management server 1080 stores events from all network video devices, distributes events stored in services and clients according to a detailed event handling policy, and then integrates event management ( Perform integrated event management. The management server 1080 also monitors the system health status of all network video devices and services and reports or returns to clients in case of system failure. Perform system health monitering.

Failover server 1082 supports a failover administration system that replaces the main administration system in case of system failure.

The monitoring unit 1090 may directly handle the above-mentioned third server unit by a plurality of main monitoring staffs.

The output unit receives the video data and outputs the video data to the video wall 1120. Video data output to the video wall 1120 may be controlled from at least one of, for example, a keyboard controller 1110 and a video wall server 1100.

The video wall server 1100 generates a video wall display in a controllable CCTV control center.

In addition, the video management system (VMS) may further include a video analytics server 1130, an access control server 1140, an alliance server 1150, and the like. have.

The video analytics server 1130 may obtain or acquire a video stream from network video devices, tripwire, object counting, reitering, left behind, Video data or video content is analyzed using at least one of video analysis algorithms such as Object Remove, Facial Detection, and the like.

The access control server 1140 performs access management by providing more efficient video management for access control events through integration with a 3rd party ACU (Access Control Unit).

The alliance server 1150 generates a multi-site federation by creating two or more NEXUS solutions, each of which is operated as a solution, using one administration service. Perform multi-site federation.

In the above, the whole structure of the video management system VMS was demonstrated with reference to FIG. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated configuration, and some configurations may be added or omitted as necessary to construct a video management system (VMS).

Hereinafter, a method of managing / controlling video devices, that is, video cameras, in a video management system (VMS) will be described in more detail.

Meanwhile, in the present specification, the contents related to the setting method in the video management system, the scheduling of each video device, and the like may be provided in the form of a web page. Therefore, the web page (s) for such video management is available to all devices, such as a fixed device, a mobile device that can run a web browser (wired) via a wired or wireless network. For example, in a central control unit of a video management system, an administrator may use a web page through a web browser, or the administrator may use a web page while traveling with a mobile device.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a video device management / control method according to the present invention. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a detailed setting method of FIG. 2.

2 and 3 illustrate a video device management / control method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in one (left) area 2010 of the screen, a camera and storage, events and output, scheduling and archiving, and users Items or information such as, Services, etc. are output in a hierarchical structure. The items may include at least one or more lower items as an upper item. For example, the camera and storage items are each camera identification item, the scheduling and archiving item are items such as logs, e-mail, server access, and the user items are registered. It may include sub-items that are authorized or permitted adjuvant and each user.

In another (top right) area 2020 of the screen, a camera summary, which is a summary of information on a specific camera, is output. In this case, information provided through the camera summary includes an enable or disable check, a camera name (Camera 1), and a video format of video data stored by the camera (eg, MPEG). ), Recording Settings, Retention Time of Video Data, Recording Path of Recorded Video Data (eg, C: \ MediaDatabase) and Archiving Path (eg, Using Dynamic Paths) may be included.

In addition, in another (lower right) area 2030 of the screen, a summary of storage usage information is output. In this case, the storage space usage summary includes a storage space drive, a path, a usage, a drive size of the storage space drive, a video data stored in the storage space, Other data and free space items may be included.

On the other hand, on the right side of the region 2030, a graph or the like may be further output so that the user or administrator can easily recognize the summary of the storage space usage information described above. For example, when there are a plurality of drives, the occupancy status of the storage space of the selected drive may be displayed to be distinguished using a graph form and color. Alternatively, a single drive may be provided to more easily recognize video data, other data, and remaining space. For example, unless a particular drive on the storage space usage summary is selected in the page of FIG. However, when a specific drive is selected in the page, the graph may be changed to display each data usage capacity, remaining space, etc. of the drive.

On the other hand, the page as shown in FIG. 2 may be efficient when a small number of video devices belonging to the video management system (VMS), but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 is an example of a page relating to a method of newly adding a camera in the management / control page shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The page of FIG. 3 may be provided in a pop-up form when an additional item is selected from the page of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, a corresponding page includes an area 3010 indicating adding a camera device, an area 3020 displaying a setting item required for adding the device, and specific setting items for a specific item in the area 3020. Areas 3030 to be displayed and areas 3040 including the final selection.

Items shown in one region 3020 of FIG. 3 include privacy masks, disk management, recording visualization rights, filters, image buffers, and cameras. camera, media profiles, recording, live visualization, IO control, scheduling, motion sensors, event items, and the like.

For example, suppose that a camera item is selected in one region 3020 in FIG. 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the page provides an input window (e.g., general camera data) related to the selected camera item in another area 3030. As the provided input window, a camera name and a camera description input window, a camera device manufacturer input window, a camera model model input window, a firmware status input window, A recording directory input window and items for selecting whether to activate the corresponding camera device may be included.

However, when a plurality of video devices in the video management system (VMS) belong to each device, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the setting or control may be very complicated and time consuming, which may be inconvenient for an administrator. In addition, although it is possible to control individual video devices in a video management system (VMS), efficiency may be lowered in the case of controlling video devices in a group unit or interlocked with each other.

Hereinafter, a method of managing and controlling a plurality of video devices belonging to a video management system (VMS) will be described.

As a video device management and control method, it connects multiple video devices to multiple setting values, connects necessary values for video device setting such as recording quality, recording schedule, storage space as visual elements, and gives importance to each video device. do. In addition, it visually shows that the storage space is occupied for easier management and control of the user's video device, and data collected from each video device can be visually easily distinguished by using color, etc. It is easy to identify the current stored state and the remaining space. This makes scheduling of each video device easier and more accurate.

Or, the longer the period of collecting specific data through the video device, the higher the accuracy of the predicted value. Therefore, the user can select the collection period so that each video device repeatedly collects and analyzes the image data for a certain period of time. Predict recording settings and remaining schedules.

In addition, one day prior to the storage period during video management, the administrator is notified or automatically set to an appropriate setting to provide convenience.

In addition, warnings are displayed in order of video devices that take up more capacity than the importance of video devices so that they can be changed to recommended values.Warnings are also given to video devices that take up less storage space than importance. ) To change to the recommended value.

4 to 5 illustrate another example of a video device management / control method according to the present invention.

4 to 5, the video management system (VMS) may manage, control, and schedule a plurality of video devices easily and easily by using page (s) described below.

In particular, in the pages of FIGS. 4 to 5, by providing necessary functions or items on one screen, it is possible to easily and quickly control a plurality of video devices at the same time, thereby reducing the management and control time of the administrator, and the video devices. Knowing the relationship between each other and the amount of storage space you use at a glance can help you improve system efficiency with more accurate scheduling. Meanwhile, all or some of FIGS. 4 to 5 may be provided as one screen or page.

4 (a) to 4 (d) and 5 (a) to 5 (d), each of which is referred to as a page (page) for the understanding of the present invention and for the convenience of the applicant's explanation, will be described. It is not limited to a name. Thus, Figures 4 (a) and 5 (a) show device (s) page 4010/5010, and Figures 4 (b) and 5 (b) show video quality page 4020. / 5020), the event schedule page (4030/5030) and the storage (Storage) page (4040/5040).

In addition, at least two or more of FIGS. 4 (a) to 5 (d) may be combined and provided on one page or screen.

Meanwhile, each page of FIGS. 4 to 5 may or may not be associated with each other. If each page of FIGS. 4 to 5 or each video device or a function or item thereof is related to each other, it may be indicated by a solid line or a dotted line shown between each page of FIGS. 4 to 5. Here, the solid line or the dotted line may be displayed only when a predetermined item is selected on each page, or may be provided so that the item of the page associated with the selected item may be distinguished from other solid lines or dotted lines.

In addition, when a predetermined item is selected in each page, at least one or more item (s) of at least one or more pages may be provided to be visually and / or audibly recognizable.

Meanwhile, each page or an arrangement of items in the page may be rearranged arbitrarily by another page or a predetermined item of the page. For example, if an office hour item is selected from the event schedule page of FIG. 4 (c), video devices whose video devices listed on the device (s) page of FIG. The video device located above and not located below or not displayed (or deactivated) may have items arranged in the same manner in the video quality page of FIG. 4B and the storage page of FIG. 4D.

First, FIG. 4 will be described.

In the device (s) page of FIG. 4A, items relating to at least one video device (s) belonging to one video management system (VMS) are listed.

Referring to FIG. 4A, at least one video device (s) connected to the video management system (VMS) through a device addition item and an address of a corresponding network (for example, 255.255.255.10 (NetEVS)) are listed-. Listed up.

Meanwhile, in the detailed items for each video device listed in the device (s) page of FIG. 4 (a), a weight (eg, 1 to 5) item exists, and the weight item is related to the importance of the video device. May be an item. The weight may be used to recognize importance by displaying using numbers such as 1 to 5 or texts such as English or Korean, sounds, colors, highlights, 2D / 3D, and the like. For example, if the weight is a number, a larger number may mean higher importance or vice versa.

In addition, when the user selects a weight item in FIG. 4 (a), the user may input or change the weight of the corresponding video device, and in some cases, the video devices may be arranged in order of importance according to the weight. have. For example, a video device of higher importance is located at the top of the screen, and a video device of low importance is located at the bottom of the screen. However, the reverse may be located.

In addition, when the user selects a video device addition item, the user is added to the top position of the screen to input or select a camera name and a weight item. If the additional end is completed, it may be moved to the corresponding position on the screen according to the input or the selected weight.

In addition, in FIG. 4A, when at least two or more video devices are grouped, the corresponding group may be displayed and the video devices may be classified and arranged in group units. In addition, the video quality, the event schedule, and the storage space of FIG. 4 (b), which will be described later, may be set at a time by group.

The page of FIG. 4 (b) is for setting video quality associated with each video device belonging to the video management system VMS, that is, the devices of FIG. 4 (a).

On page 4 (b), items of video quality are shown. The frame and resolution are displayed in the video quality of FIG. 4 (b). 20 frames 480x200, 30 frames 704x480, 60 frames 748x480, and 60 frames 800x600 are shown from the top.

Each item in the page of FIG. 4 (b) may include an image in order to more easily recognize the degree of video quality of the item as well as the information in the text format.

Each video quality item of the page of FIG. 4 (b) may be linked to each video device item of the page of FIG. 4 (a) described above. 4 (a) and 4 (b), it can be seen that each video device item and the video quality item are connected to each other by a dotted line. For example, it can be seen that the uppermost video device is set to 704x480 video quality of 30 frames. For example, when the particular video device of FIG. 4 (a) is selected or the specific video quality item of FIG. 4 (b) is set, the dotted line indicates a line darkened or highlights the corresponding items. Changes, resizing, etc. make it easy for users to recognize the relationship between video equipment and video quality.

In addition, an administrator of the VMS may easily change and set the video quality item through any one of the corresponding video device item, the dotted line, and the video quality item. Alternatively, when the administrator selects a specific video device, the video management system VMS may provide a recommendation value in consideration of the weight, the current storage state, the event schedule, and the like to change the setting.

In addition, when a specific video quality item in the page of FIG. 4 (b) is selected, the video device arrangement order of the page of FIG. 4 (a) is rearranged according to the selected specific video quality item, or as described above, changes in size, highlights, It may be provided to be identified or recognized by a color change or the like.

On page 4 (c), event schedule items for each video device are shown.

Here, the event schedule includes, for example, the recording time setting of each video device. That is, in relation to the recording time setting of each video device as the event schedule of FIG. 4 (c), 'all the time' item means recording 24 hours and 'office hour' means recording only during working hours. Items are shown. In addition, the video device can record only during off hours, record only at certain times, or record only outside certain times. In addition, the recording time may be set to a period or an aperiod on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. In addition, the user may manually input a desired recording time. In addition, the page of FIG. 4C may also set a recording time in a group unit including at least two video devices.

As described above, when the specific event schedule item of FIG. 4 (c) is selected, at least one or more of the items of FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), and 4 (d) may be selected from the selected specific event schedule item. Related items can be size changes, highlights, color changes, pop-ups, rearrangements, and so on.

In FIG. 4 (d), items for storage space allocated to each video device are shown.

Each item on the page of FIG. 4 (d) corresponds to each storage space, and the items are displayed in the form of numbers or graphs as shown in FIG. Can be.

As described above, when a particular storage space item of FIG. 4 (d) is selected, at least one or more of the items of FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c) associated therewith may be resized, highlighted, changed color, pop-up. Ups, rearrangements, and so on.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, each page may be associated with at least one other page, and the items of neighboring pages are displayed and connected to each other to help the administrator to easily and quickly set up the pages. In addition, if necessary, a dotted line may be displayed as a solid line or flickering.

In addition, when a particular item of a page is selected in Fig. 4, all or predetermined items of the related Figs. 4 (a) to 4 (d) pages have the highest priority accordingly and the size, color change, highlight, pop-up Ups, rearrangements, and so on.

In addition, the predetermined video device may be set to a default video quality, an event schedule, and a storage space based on the importance based on the weight, and set when a value added or existing among the existing video devices is different from the default value. You can also recommend or visualize changes to make it easier for users to recognize them.

Meanwhile, each page of FIGS. 4A to 4D may recommend a predetermined item or provide related information in a neighboring page when setting of a predetermined item of a predetermined page is completed according to an association relationship with each other. have. For example, if a certain camera name (weight 5) is selected in the device page, the neighboring video quality page has a weight of 5, so it is recognized as an important camera and recommends a video quality of 60frame 800x600.In the event schedule page, “all the time Item is recommended, and on the Storage Spaces page, you can recommend a storage media item with the largest storage capacity or the most storage space remaining. In this case, the administrator can simply complete the settings for the camera. Meanwhile, each page may recommend changing a preset value according to an attribute or an association relationship with each other. For example, even when a camera device having a weight of 5 is set, since there is little storage space, it may be induced to change the item set in the event schedule page or the item set in the video quality page. On the other hand, the device page may display the recordable time according to different page settings after the initial setting to facilitate setting of items on other pages.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for changing detailed information and settings of FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method for changing a setting in FIG. 4, and the description overlapping with FIG. 4 uses the above description, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

5 (a) to (d), there are highlighted portions, which are related to the present invention, for example, in a video management system (VMS), for example, a video device that needs to be automatically changed and its associated settings. It is a visualization of the contents.

For example, as described above, the topmost video device of FIG. 5 (a) indicates that the weight is 5, which is the most important video device. It can be seen that the video quality item set in the corresponding video device is 30 frames 704x480, the set event schedule item is always recorded for 24 hours, and the set storage item is storage space 2.

Here, the video management system (VMS) according to the present invention may automatically perform a function recommended by an administrator or perform an automatic setting function.

Referring to FIG. 5, as described above, the video device may know that the video device having the highest priority of weight 5 or the allocated storage space remains. In this case, when the video data transmitted from the video device is completely stored in the allocated storage space, the VMS automatically deletes the first stored video data based on the preset contents and stores the newly added data. Alternatively, storage space that is not yet allocated can be randomly allocated and notified. On the contrary, the video management system (VMS) may store a predetermined portion of the storage space allocated to the user, for example, about 90% or when there is enough space for a predetermined time, for example, one day. The user may be warned and a setting change may be induced or recommended by changing a corresponding video device and setting items linked thereto as shown in FIG. 5. In this case, the video management system (VMS) may change the user's setting by pop-up or displaying a storage space calculation, storage time calculation, etc. of the storage space according to the user's setting change process. You can also write.

Alternatively, the video management system VMS may recommend storage space that is available without being allocated among the storage spaces held.

In addition, the video management system VMS may recommend a setting change of the video device through comparison with other video devices having the same weight.

In this case, of course, the video management system VMS may delete the pre-stored video data according to the administrator's selection to secure the storage space.

In particular, the storage space display of FIG. 5 (d) may facilitate the user's cognitive convenience in various formats such as a simple graph, a graph, a numerical description (such as a percentage or the remaining bytes), and a numeric display.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5, even when there are many video devices belonging to one video management system (VMS), a user can easily manage and control the device more easily and faster than the above-described FIGS. 2 to 3.

Hereinafter, a video management system (VMS) and a method for automatically scheduling and setting appropriate settings for the corresponding video devices in managing the video devices having different uses, cover ranges, or characteristics will be described in more detail. Explain. In addition, the present invention aims to enhance the efficiency and further improve the reliability of the video management system by providing recognition and convenience of the video management system (VMS) manager through means such as UI / UX and templates.

In this regard, the video management system (VMS), as described above, requires recording settings for each video device in order to efficiently collect video data from a plurality of video devices in a limited storage space, in which case the quality and schedule of the recording. Setting each time for each device can be a significant time and burden for the administrator.

In order to solve this problem, for example, by using an event log statistics of a camera, a template of a recording schedule for a video device is automatically provided so that it can be applied to the video device setting so that the administrator can manage the video. We want to minimize the time and burden on control. According to the present invention, as time passes, a lot of event log statistics data accumulates to provide more accurate scheduling information, thereby enabling more efficient video data management and control.

On the other hand, in the present specification, using the statistical information on the previous event log of the video device automatically provides a schedule template (Schedule Template) required for recording settings of each video device to apply to each video device.

Meanwhile, in the present specification, the statistics of the event log are visualized using a map, an integration solution, and the like, and data is analyzed within a predetermined period to predict an event in a corresponding video device in the future and adaptively adapt it accordingly. I want to provide information. Event log information necessary for providing such adaptive information may provide more accurate prediction data by utilizing event log statistics of not only individual video devices but also other neighboring video devices.

In addition, the type or type of visualization may show the degree of accumulation by timeline, video device, and event. For example, providing an event viewer in the form of a calendar may be useful for automatically recommending a schedule based on event log statistics and future event prediction. Meanwhile, in the present specification, not only a schedule template using event log statistics information, but also a preset template such as continuous (weekdays) or sensor (weekdays), and a user can create a schedule. By creating and providing a special template, a recording schedule suitable for each video device or a predetermined group of video devices can be automatically applied.

6 to 11 illustrate examples of a method for automatically recommending a schedule to a video device belonging to a video management system (VMS) and a UI related thereto according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of a management map page related to map information on a location, an operation, a cover area, an area, or an area of a plurality of video devices belonging to a video management system (VMS).

The administrator may visually grasp information about video devices belonging to the video management system VMS at once based on the management map page as shown in FIG. 6.

The management map page of FIG. 6 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The management map page of FIG. 6 may be provided at the request of an administrator.

The management map page may include a plurality of areas including items related to specific information or function execution, but is largely included in the information area 6010 and the information area 6010 including items for requesting the specific information or function execution. A screen area 6020 provided with selected specific information or functions is performed and an event log related timeline area 6100 for video devices.

First, the information area 6010 is an area for outputting information (eg, 3 May 2012 12:17:00) on the current time and date, and an item for selecting various types of information or functions output on the screen area 6020. An area provided with a button, an area provided with an item button which is classified into lower levels according to selection of a corresponding item button, and the like may be provided.

For example, the item button is the first screen provided with the UI of FIG. 6, which provides login information for checking an administrator or determining whether there is a legitimate authority when necessary, and updates firmware or other information required for UI configuration, or corresponding information. A home item for providing overall information of the UI provided in FIG. 6, such as a notification of an update status, a device item for executing a video device and related information as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, and a screen area 6020 of FIG. 6. Map items for executing map information showing the coverage of the illustrated video management system (VMS) in 2D or 3D, etc., recording settings of video equipment or video recording stored in each storage medium separately or in association with the device items. Definition of recording items and video management system (VMS) to provide all information related to recording such as current status It may include information on an administrator who has proper authority, all information related to the administrator, such as changing or adding an administrator, and a user item for performing an additional function.

In addition, the information area 6010 may further include, for example, a link item for displaying related information when the information of each item is provided separately.

Here, suppose that the administrator selects a device item among items provided in the information area 6010.

In this case, the video management system VMS may provide the UI of FIGS. 4 to 5, for example. In addition, when the link item is deactivated, for example, information of the respective areas may be provided separately from each other. When the administrator requests activation through the link item, the information provided in each area as described above. They can provide information about link relationships through dotted lines, solid lines or pop-ups, resizing, highlighting, color changes, and rearrangements.

Also, in the map information provided in the screen area 6020 of FIG. 6, for example, if a link item is inactivated, the link relationship between each installed video device or the first map 6030 and the second map 6040 is displayed. It may also be provided only when the link item is not provided and the link item is activated.

This is for the convenience of the administrator by allowing the administrator to determine the degree of information provision according to the administrator's choice because there may be confusion for the administrator due to the provision of link information when a plurality of video devices are provided.

Next, the screen area 6020 will be described. 6, it is assumed that the above-described map item of the information area 6010 is selected.

At least one map may be output to the screen area 6020. For example, in FIG. 6, the first map 6030 and the second map 6040 are output. Here, the second map 6040 may be linked to the first map 6030, for example, when a predetermined video device is selected from the first map. In other words, the first map 6030 is provided with full or outer map information covered by the video management system (VMS), and when a specific area or video device is selected, detailed or internal map information associated with the first map 6030 is selected. May be provided as a map (6040). In the above description, the displayed information such as the video device among the map information provided in the first map 6010 may refer to a specific video device, or the specific area according to the cover area or that shown in FIG. 6 for the convenience of an administrator. Likewise, as a representative video device representing a plurality of video devices linked thereto, a video device having a symbolic meaning may be referred to.

In the screen area 6020, two video devices of the first map 6030 are selected, and an area interlocked or covered with the selected video device in the second map 6040 and each video device provided in the area are displayed. It may be displayed together with map information about. In this case, even when the administrator selects a specific video device from the first map 6030, for example, when the area covered by the selected video device as shown in FIG. 6 neighbors or interworks with another video device in the first map 6030. It may be provided together or provided but excludes link information. In addition, each video device displayed on the first map 6030 and the second map 6040 may be displayed with directions and heights so that the cover area can be easily understood. In addition, the first map 6030 and the second map 6040 may separately display a moving object or a person in the provided area.

Referring to FIG. 6, the second map 6040 in the screen area 6020 is activated and appears large, and the first map 6030 is inactivated and reduced. However, it may be provided in reverse depending on the user's choice. In the latter case, the second map 6040 may not be provided when switching to the first map 6030.

In addition, a specific area may be selected for a specific portion of the first map 6030 and the second map 6040 in the screen area 6020 by using a box at the bottom right of the screen area 6020 of FIG. 6. In this case, the corresponding portion may be further enlarged. In addition, although the square box may be used only for the purpose of selecting a corresponding area, the size may be changed so that a desired area may be freely selected. In addition, a ruler item for selecting an overall reduction / enlargement of the screen area may be further included on the square box.

In addition, when the administrator selects a specific video device illustrated in the second map 6040 provided in the screen area 6020, for example, any one of pages 2 to 5 is provided or selected in the predetermined area of FIG. 6. The screen currently being shot may be provided in a predetermined area or all of the screen area 6020. In this case, the manager may directly control the direction, distance, height, and the like of the video device, or directly control the direction, distance, height, and the like of the video device in the second map 6040 of FIG. 6. In this case, the area covered by each video device is immediately displayed on the second map 6040 so that the area not covered by the provided second map 6040 can be directly known through visualization, and thus an area requiring addition of the video device is required. It is possible to determine the error, such as the direction, distance, height, etc. of each video device, so that it is simple and convenient to grasp the overall management, monitoring or control situation and respond immediately. In the above, the distance means, for example, adjusting the range being photographed by adjusting a portion targeted by the current video device from a short distance to a long distance or vice versa. In this case, the video management system (VMS) additionally provides related information such as change of video quality or event according to distance adjustment of the corresponding video device, change or setting of information on the relationship with the storage medium, and the like. You can also make variables work together. In this case, a pop-up type UI may be provided to control the direction of the video device, or the corresponding video device may be enlarged to provide more control.

Finally, the timeline area 6100 will be described.

Each video device photographs a predetermined area according to a preset schedule and stores video data in a storage unit. In the above process, the video management system VMS may extract event log information from the video data.

Referring to FIG. 6, the timeline area 6100 is provided at the bottom of the screen area 6020 and is provided in the form of a bar on a time axis. Meanwhile, the timeline is not limited to the bar as shown in FIG. 6, and may be implemented in various forms.

Meanwhile, on the time axis of the timeline area 6100 of FIG. 6, bars are displayed discontinuously with time. Here, the discontinuously displayed bar means, for example, an event of a predetermined video device. On the other hand, the event may mean an individual person or thing, respectively, if one person or one thing is stationary, the person or thing is moved again, such as the object of any movement or information unlike before The concept includes all cases. In other words, when there is no change in the screen for a predetermined time when the predetermined video device is photographed in the predetermined video device, all of the changes may be the target of the event. Alternatively, the event is not limited to the above example and may be determined according to a setting of a user or a system.

The bar, that is, the event of the timeline area 6100 may have a different shape because, for example, a cover area or an activation time is different for each video device.

On the other hand, when the administrator places or accesses a pointer on a portion where a predetermined event occurs on the time axis, that is, a bar, a thumbnail image or an image of the corresponding event of the corresponding time may be directly provided in a predetermined region of the page. In this case, the first map 6030 or / and the second map 6040 which are previously provided in the screen area 6020 may be displayed to identify the corresponding video device.

The administrator can also edit the bars on the time axis as shown in FIG. For example, when the storage space is insufficient or there are too many sections where no event occurs, the storage space may be wasted, and a section other than the event occurrence section may be selected or automatically deleted according to a setting. In addition, even in a section in which an event occurs, an event part having similar attributes, inconsistent with the purpose or characteristic of the corresponding video device, or unnecessary parts may be deleted.

Meanwhile, the page of FIG. 6 may generate and store a desired image or page screen in an extract or snapshot form.

Meanwhile, when the manager selects a predetermined space or area other than a predetermined video device in FIG. 6, the first or second map 6030/6040 of the screen area 6020 of FIG. 6 is in a predetermined range or corresponding to the selected space or area. The video device targeting the area may be automatically activated, and the timeline area 6100 may also provide timeline information of the activated video device sequentially or in cascade. In addition, when the administrator selects a predetermined time zone of each timeline region, video data captured by each video apparatus may be simultaneously reproduced in the predetermined region of the page.

On the other hand, when a plurality of timeline regions are provided in sequence or at the same time, event information of each video device may be edited to generate one event or video data.

It is also possible to display identification information, time information, or a separate mark for each event, and use it in the case of combining data photographed by different video devices. Through this combination, a screen as shown in FIG. 12 may be configured.

The above-described management map page shown in FIG. 6 may be provided as a pop-up or other window or separately provided in the setting process through the above-described FIGS. 4 to 5 and the setting UI. In addition, the management map page illustrated in FIG. 6 may be linked to at least one of the aforementioned pages 2 to 5.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 illustrates event log statistics information of a corresponding space or video device when a predetermined space or video device of the second map 6040 on the screen is selected as a template, for example. . This may be for use in aspects of providing more detailed information to the user and automatic recommendation of a future recording schedule according to the present invention. On the other hand, the camera event template of FIG. 7 may be provided near a device selected in the second map 6040 of FIG. 6 or may be provided by dividing an entire screen on which a page is provided as shown in FIG. 11 to be described later. In this case, the size of the page of FIG. 6 originally provided may be changed.

The camera event template may include a device name including an identifier for identifying a corresponding video device, an address for communication, a date regarding time information at which the corresponding event (s) were captured, and an event (s) photographed at the corresponding time at the video device. Contains event data about the type of. Meanwhile, the camera event template may be provided separately in each event type in a bar graph form in a predetermined area of the template in addition to the data.

In addition, the bar graph may be provided sorted according to the amount or type of event log data. In addition, numbers, text, etc. may be written together to make it easier to recognize or identify the amount or type of data in the event log. The staging may be done only for that bar graph when the pointer accesses a given bar graph. On the other hand, for the convenience of recognizing the event that each bar graph means may be provided with a different color. Alternatively, the events may be rearranged based on the time, day of the week, type, and the like.

In the bar graph of FIG. 7, C (Continuous) is a continuous event, S (Sensor) is a sensor, M (Motion) is a motion of an object or a person, T (Text) is text, and N (None) is no event. May mean no.

8 is an example of a schedule template according to the present invention. 8 may be a schedule template automatically recommended according to the present invention.

For example, the schedule template of FIG. 8 may be automatically recommended based on information of the camera event template of FIG. 7.

Referring to Figure 8, the configuration of the schedule template in more detail, as follows.

The top region 8010 outputs an icon for identifying a schedule template, a schedule template display, and information for identifying a video device for which the schedule template is recommended. For example, the administrator may identify from the top of FIG. 8 that the schedule template is an automatic recommendation schedule template for camera 24 in the house.

In the next higher region 8020, data for identifying the purpose of the corresponding schedule template, that is, applied to the recording mode is output, and additional information about the schedule table provided in the next higher region 8030 is provided. Such additional information includes, for example, N (no event), C (continuous event), S (sensor), M (motion) and T (text) in FIG.

In the next higher area 8030, a table is provided with a schedule table for the corresponding video device (home camera 24), with the horizontal axis representing the day of the week (Monday-Sunday) and the vertical axis representing the time (1-24 hours). For example, a previously created schedule is automatically recommended based on the existing event log statistical data as shown in FIG. 7.

The lower area 8040 is provided with a save or cancel selection button for a schedule automatically recommended through the corresponding schedule template.

Meanwhile, when the administrator calls a schedule template separately or presses a cancel button in the lower area 8040 of the schedule template of FIG. 8, the addition and edit schedule template of FIG. 9 may be provided.

Hereinafter, with respect to the addition and editing schedule template of FIG. 9, the description overlapping with the above-described FIG. 8 is used here, and the description will be mainly focused on different points.

When the schedule table of FIG. 9 is all empty or based on event log statistical information as shown in FIG. 7, an item having the largest amount of events may be previously assigned to a predetermined area or all areas. For example, in the case of FIG. 9, since the continuous event is the most frequent in FIG. 7, the house camera 24 is pre-allocated the 24-hour continuous event from Monday to Friday. This may be for the convenience of editing by allocating the most frequent items in advance so that the user may individually allocate only necessary event items later. Or by minimizing errors by using at least the most frequent event items.

Meanwhile, unlike the schedule template of FIG. 8, the schedule template of FIG. 9 includes a schedule name, so that it is possible to select which schedule to input or edit at a corresponding time of the day.

In addition, the schedule template of FIGS. 8 to 9 selects a region to be recommended or adopted in a schedule table by dragging in a schedule table, such as selecting a plurality of regions in an Excel of a PC for the convenience of editing by an administrator. You can make it editable.

Meanwhile, the editing operation as shown in FIG. 9 may be directly edited in FIG. 8 without using FIG. 9 through the cancel button in the system automatic recommendation schedule template as shown in FIG. 8.

In addition, FIGS. 8 to 9 may be provided in the form of a pop-up or an alternative page in FIG. 6 on a screen on which a page as shown in FIG. 6 is provided, or may be provided in the form of a PIP of a TV. Alternatively, starting from FIG. 6, when a template or page as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is called, the screen may be divided and provided simultaneously as shown in FIGS. 10 to 11. 10 to 11, by providing each page or template at the same time through the screen division, the user can work on the schedule management for each video device on a single screen at the same time to improve the accuracy and convenience to minimize errors It becomes possible.

In the case of FIG. 10, for example, FIGS. 6 and 7 are divided and provided simultaneously on one screen, and FIG. 11 is an example provided simultaneously with FIGS. However, embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto, and may be implemented in various forms.

The automatic recommendation schedule template of FIG. 8 and the addition and editing schedule template of FIG. 9 provided at the bottom of FIG. 11 may be provided only one of them, rather than simultaneously provided. Thus, in this case, the page or template of FIGS. 6 and 7 is provided at the top and the template of FIG. 8 or 9 is provided at the bottom left, and the page or template or screen required according to the case of accessing a predetermined area of the page or template provided at the bottom right. This may be provided.

On the other hand, if a video device other than the current video device is selected in the upper left (FIG. 6 management map page) in FIG. 11, the camera event template in the upper right and the automatic recommendation schedule template in the lower right or the addition and edit schedule template are displayed in the same form. It can be provided sequentially or simultaneously.

When the predetermined event bar of the upper left timeline area of FIG. 11 is accessed, the upper right camera event template is the item associated with the accessed event and the associated item of the schedule template on the lower left is highlight, color change, flicker, etc. Recognition can be facilitated, and at the same time, a thumbnail image or a video related to the corresponding event can be output on the bottom right. Here, the output image may be provided in the form of, for example, FIG. 12 to be described later. The above description may be equally implemented in the upper page or template even when a predetermined item in the lower region of FIG. 11 is selected. In summary, the page and template (s) provided in FIG. 11 may be related to each other and may be provided on a screen so that such associations may be easily recognized, thereby facilitating management, control, or editing of an administrator.

In addition, in FIG. 6 or 11, the manager may refer to or select a predetermined space, area, object, or person instead of selecting a video device from the management map page.

Even in this case, a video device capable of securing the most reliability in relation to the selected space, area, object or person may be recommended, and a schedule template may be provided to the approved video device (s) as shown in FIG. 8. . On the other hand, when a plurality of video devices approved above may be provided by dividing the screen, if it is difficult, it may be provided separately in sequence based on the video device identification information. Meanwhile, the camera event template as shown in FIG. 7 may also be provided. In this case, information on an event related to a space selected by an administrator may be provided differently from information on other events. Meanwhile, the schedule event of FIG. 8 may refer to such information in relation to automatic recommendation.

On the other hand, if the contents selected by the administrator are moving rather than a fixed area or space, it is not necessary to schedule all video devices to be activated at the same time. This is because the efficiency of the video management system (VMS) is reduced. Thus, for a plurality of recommended video devices or a plurality of approved video devices, the activation time of each video device may be scheduled along with the day of the week in a manner similar to that of FIG. 8, and is automatically based on previously stored event log statistical data. You can also recommend.

6 to 11 mainly describe contents of an image or a video, but voice data may be output individually or simultaneously to provide convenience to a user.

12, in the case of image analysis collected through a plurality of video devices according to the present invention, provides a connection between a plurality of videos by providing related video images through various properties such as a time attribute, a position attribute, an event attribute, and the like. It provides a video management system (VMS) that increases the accuracy of image analysis. In this case, the video management system (VMS) automatically provides a sequence of video sequences to the administrator to automatically play (Auto Playing) to make it easier to track, analyze, etc. for moving people or objects, multiple video We want to manage and manage the data more efficiently through individual or group management of devices.

Playback of a video image obtained from a video device is useful for image analysis by providing an image of a video device selected by a user or by providing information of a faucet that allows a user to recognize a physically adjacent video device by using a map technology. This supports the analysis of only the physical movement and orientation of an object within a single video image. Tracking of objects with various movements and directions is problematic and problematic.

Accordingly, in the present specification, in order to recommend the previous and next video of the video device currently being monitored by connecting properties such as time, location, event, etc. of each video device, sequentially successively among the plurality of video devices. It is intended to enable video monitoring. To this end, in the present specification, the video management system (VMS) gives an event attribute for an object when recording is set for each video device so that recording and storage is performed according to the event. In this case, the object may be assigned event attributes related to audio and video, such as motion, motion, sound, temperature, and the like, to be recorded and stored according to an event. In addition, the video device may have metadata in addition to basic physical information such as time and location.

In the video management system (VMS) according to the present invention, a navigation view in which an administrator recommends the previous and next images by automatically replaying CCTVs having the same property information when playing a recorded image through a client. ), Continuous video playback can be performed by selecting the video of interest. Therefore, when the object of interest is moving, the administrator can automatically know the video device according to the moving position and can also edit and store the continuously reproduced screen separately.

To this end, in the present invention, when recommending a video device physically connected to the moving direction of the object, the thumbnail image of the candidate video device receiving the automatic playback command is visually arranged to have the same orientation around the currently playing image. This makes it easier to track objects. In addition, the object tracking image can be stored as continuous playback data without additional image editing, which may facilitate the task of security management.

12 illustrates an example of an automatically reproduced screen and a recommended video screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 illustrates a process of automatically playing a tracking video of an object according to the present invention. In this case, a screen of a video device photographing an area where an object is currently located is located at the center of the screen and is conveniently located in four directions of east, south, north, and south according to the expected movement direction of the object. It provides a recommended video.

Here, in FIG. 12, since the video image screen of the region where the current object is located has the highest priority or interest, this is enlarged and provided compared to other image screens. In addition, for the same reason, the screen to which the current object belongs can be activated to be easily recognized by the administrator, and the recommended video screens can be relatively inactivated or darkened. That is, if the object moves to the area of another video device, the video image may move to the center and may be output in the same principle.

In addition, when providing a screen to which the current object belongs, information on the time photographed in a predetermined area of the screen and a video device name or tag information for identifying the corresponding video device are provided, and within the provided video area. An item for reducing / enlarging a specific area or reducing / enlarging the entire screen, an item for storing or editing an output screen, or obtaining a thumbnail image may be provided. In addition, an item for switching the screen direction to 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction may be provided. In this case, the recommended video may also be switched.

In addition, in addition to the automatic playback on the screen to which the current object belongs, the user may manually activate / deactivate the screen arbitrarily through the arrow item shown in FIG. 9.

In addition, in the UI of FIG. 12, the upper item is similar to, for example, FIG. 6, but an item is provided for realizing functions of live, recorded playback, map, event, and user. In addition, information about neighboring areas and information for identifying a corresponding area may be displayed at the bottom of the UI of FIG. 12 so that the area to which the current object belongs is identified in a previously distinguished upper area. For example, in FIG. 9, the current object is moving in a predetermined area of the hall 001 area, and the neighboring area may be marked as a room 021 to predict the next moving destination of the object. In the lower part of FIG. 12, although only the current position is provided in the form of a bar, displaying all video devices in the corresponding area under each area and displaying the continuous moving direction of the object makes it easier for an administrator to move the object and the next area. It is possible to predict the time and the like to move. In addition, in the lower region, an export item for separately storing or extracting the current screen or a snapshot item for acquiring the above-mentioned thumbnail image may be separately provided.

When the administrator selects a specific item for the image of the current area to which the object belongs, the screen to be played may be temporarily stored. For example, even if you pause in live mode, perform a function such as obtaining a thumbnail image or taking a snapshot, or provide related information, the system continues to display video data as if it were a time-shift in broadcast. It can be provided by processing or automatically switching from live to recording mode. In this case, it can be played back in live mode according to the administrator's request.

In the above-described UI of FIG. 12, in the automatic play mode according to the present invention, the object provides an image captured or recorded by a video device of a corresponding viewpoint or an area to which the object belongs, on the screen, and based on the moving direction of the object or It is to provide a recommendation image in predetermined predetermined directions. For example, when the automatic playback mode is set even when playing a recorded video as well as live video, it may be edited through collection and extraction of related data and provided as shown in FIG. 12.

13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a video data management / processing method according to the present invention.

An example of an image control method in a video management system according to the present invention includes outputting a management map for a video device to a first area of a control window, and at least one of a video device selected from the management map and a predetermined space in a second area. Outputting event log information for the video, generating and recommending a recording schedule for the corresponding video device or a predetermined space based on the event log information, and outputting an image photographed according to the recommended recording schedule from each video device. It comprises a step.

And outputting a camera event template including at least one of a device name, a network address, a recording schedule, an event type, and event graph information based on the event log information for the selected video device or a predetermined space in a third area of the control window. In addition, the event type may include no event, a continuous event, a sensor, a motion, and text.

The recording schedule recommendation template may be output to a fourth area of the control window, and the event type of a corresponding video device or a predetermined space may be displayed and displayed to visually recognize the recording schedule corresponding to the day and time. The camera event template and the recording schedule recommendation template may be displayed to be visually distinguished using at least one of color, size, format, and highlight according to the event type.

And if the output recording schedule recommendation template is not approved, outputting additional and editable recording schedule templates to a fifth area of the control window, wherein the predetermined schedule or the total schedule of the additional and editable recording schedule templates is further included. The event type with the highest frequency may be assigned to the camera event template, and at least two of the management map, the recording schedule recommendation template, the camera event template, and the addition and edit recording schedule template may be assigned to the control window. The screen can be split and output at the same time.

When an event occurs in the video device (S13010), event log information is collected (S13020).

The management map page is called according to the manager's request (S13030).

A video device or a predetermined space, area, person, or object is selected from the called management map page (S13040).

The event log statistics collected in relation to the selected video device or a predetermined space, area, person, or object are visualized and provided (S13050).

A schedule template is generated and provided based on the event log statistics provided by the visualization (S13060).

The image is captured and stored according to a schedule defined based on the template provided in operation S13060 (S13070).

The captured or stored video data is extracted and played back (S13080).

In the above steps S13050 and S13060 may be performed simultaneously or only one of the two.

Meanwhile, in operation S13060, a recommendation and editing schedule template may be provided in place of the automatically recommended schedule template at the request of an administrator.

In addition, the management map page, the event log statistics, and the template may be output in a pop-up form or replace the previous screen or simultaneously on one screen.

14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of performing an automatic playback function according to the present invention.

In operation S14010, an image of a video device is recorded according to an object event.

The administrator plays an image of a video device on which an object event to be tracked is recorded (S14020). In this case, video devices having the same time and location information may be grouped to reproduce an image.

In the auto play mode, a thumbnail navigation image of a candidate video device to receive a corresponding command is provided (S14030). In this case, the navigation image may be visually arranged with the same orientation based on the image currently being played. In addition, the user may select a desired video device among the thumbnail images of the candidate video device.

Each video of the video device is automatically played in succession (S14040).

As described above, the video management system (VMS) and the management / processing method thereof according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described as described above, but the embodiments may be modified in various ways. All or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined to make this possible.

According to the present specification described above, it is possible to automatically recommend and edit the scheduling, settings, and the like for the video device (s) to increase the operational efficiency of the system, and various means (s) such as UI / UX, templates, etc. ) Improves administrators 'perception and ease of use, and ultimately improves the efficiency of the entire Video Management System (VMS) and improves reliability through administrators' perception and ease of use.

On the other hand, the video management system (VMS) of the present invention and its management / processing method can be embodied as processor-readable codes on a processor-readable recording medium included in the video management system (VMS). The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium that can be read by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed fashion can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1010: client portion 1022: load balancing server
1024: streaming server 1030: network switch unit
1050, 1055, 1060: Video equipment 1070: recording servers
1072: Archiving Server 1074: Redundancy Server
1080: management server 1082: failover server
1090: monitoring unit 1100: video wall server
1110: keyboard controller 1120: video wall
1130: video analysis unit 1140: access control server

Claims (14)

Multiple video devices;
A control unit controlling a recording schedule of the plurality of video devices; And
And a control window for controlling the plurality of video devices or an output unit for outputting images captured by the plurality of video devices.
The control unit,
Control at least one management map for the plurality of video devices in the first area of the control window and event log information for at least one of a video device selected from the management map and a predetermined space in the second area;
And a recording schedule recommendation template for a corresponding video device or space based on the event log information. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
Control to output a camera event template including at least one of a device name, a network address, a recording schedule, an event type, and event graph information based on the event log information for the selected video device or a predetermined space in a third area of the control window; Video management system, characterized in that. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the event type,
Video management system comprising no events, sequence of events, sensors, motion and text. The method of claim 3,
The control unit,
Outputting the recording schedule recommendation template to a fourth area of the control window;
And displaying and outputting an event type of a corresponding video device or a predetermined space so as to visually recognize a recording schedule corresponding to a day and time. 5. The method of claim 4,
The camera event template and recording schedule recommendation template,
And displaying them visually by using at least one of color, size, format, and highlighting according to the event type. The method of claim 5,
The control unit,
If the output recording schedule recommendation template is not approved,
Providing an addition and editing recording schedule template, wherein the event type of the highest frequency is controlled to be assigned to a predetermined schedule or the entire schedule of the addition and editing recording schedule template based on the camera event template. The method according to claim 6,
The control unit,
And at least two or more of the management map, the recording schedule recommendation template, the camera event template, and the addition and edit recording schedule template on the control window. Outputting a management map for a video device in a first area of the control window;
Outputting event log information for at least one of a video device selected from the management map and a predetermined space in a second area;
Generating and recommending a recording schedule for a corresponding video device or a predetermined space based on the event log information; And
And outputting an image photographed according to the recommended recording schedule from each video device. 9. The method of claim 8,
Outputting a camera event template including at least one of a device name, a network address, a recording schedule, an event type, and event graph information based on the event log information for the selected video device or a predetermined space in a third area of the control window; Image control method in a video management system, characterized in that it further comprises. 10. The method of claim 9,
In the event type,
A video control method in a video management system comprising no events, consecutive events, sensors, motion and text. The method of claim 10,
Outputting the recording schedule recommendation template to a fourth area of the control window;
And displaying and outputting an event type of a corresponding video device or a predetermined space so as to visually recognize a recording schedule corresponding to a day and time. 12. The method of claim 11,
The camera event template and recording schedule recommendation template,
And controlling the image to be visually distinguished using at least one of color, size, format, and highlighting according to the event type. The method of claim 12,
If the output recording schedule recommendation template is not approved,
Outputting the addition and editing recording schedule template in the fifth area of the control window;
The event control method of the video management system, characterized in that the most frequent event type is assigned to the predetermined schedule or the entire schedule of the addition and edit recording schedule template based on the camera event template. The method of claim 13,
And at least two of the management map, the recording schedule recommendation template, the camera event template, and the adding and editing recording schedule template are output by simultaneously screening the control window.

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