TWI590200B - Camera with image recognition function - Google Patents
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本發明係有關一種具影像辨識功能之攝影機，特別是一種利用色彩辨識技術而分辨人體並發出警示之攝影機。 The invention relates to a camera with image recognition function, in particular to a camera which uses color recognition technology to distinguish the human body and issue a warning.
目前市售的消費型網路攝影機，有相當大的比例是用在家庭監控上，除了影像記錄之外，為了能即時掌握監控環境，部份產品也有支援網路串流，或3G/3.5G手機監控等功能。然而，一般家庭不太可能隨時盯著監控的影像，外出時若透過手機觀看家裡的影像，在電池續航跟網路資源上也都是個負擔，若家中有事件發生，多半還是得要回頭調閱影片，被動地尋找事件發生的時間點。 A large proportion of commercially available consumer Internet cameras are used in home monitoring. In addition to video recording, some products also support network streaming, or 3G/3.5G, in order to instantly monitor the monitoring environment. Mobile phone monitoring and other functions. However, it is unlikely that the average family will stare at the surveillance image at any time. If you watch the home image through your mobile phone when you go out, it will also be a burden on battery life and network resources. If there is an incident at home, you will have to go back and read it. The film passively looks for the point in time at which the event occurred.
除了網路攝影機之外，許多公司、機關或家庭也多使用保全系統來監控環境安全，其必須裝設許多紅外線偵測裝置於每一門窗上，造成所需費用大幅提高，也需要額外花費時間進行安裝。此外，更常因人員不清楚保全系統目前是否為警戒狀態，而誤觸門窗造成誤送警報。 In addition to network cameras, many companies, agencies, or homes use security systems to monitor environmental security. They must install many infrared detection devices on each door, causing a significant increase in costs and additional time. Install it. In addition, it is often unclear whether the security system is currently in an alert state, and accidentally touching the doors and windows causes a false alarm.
本發明提供一種具影像辨識功能之攝影機，包括：一影像擷取單元，用以取得影像；一影像辨識單元，係利用該影像擷取單元取得之影像進行影像辨識，以分析是否有一異常狀況發生；以及一傳送單元，係電性連接至該影像擷取單元及該影像辨識單元，當該異常狀況發生時，該傳送單元將取得之影像傳送至一第一儲存單元。 The invention provides a camera with an image recognition function, comprising: an image capturing unit for acquiring an image; and an image recognition unit for performing image recognition by using the image obtained by the image capturing unit to analyze whether an abnormal condition occurs. And a transmitting unit electrically connected to the image capturing unit and the image recognition unit, and when the abnormal condition occurs, the transmitting unit transmits the acquired image to a first storage unit.
本發明提供一種異常狀況偵測方法，適用於一攝影機，包括：利用一影像擷取單元取得影像；藉由一影像辨識單元對該影像擷取單元所取得之影像進行影像辨識，以分析是否有一異常狀況發生；以及當該異常狀況發生時，利用一傳送單元將取得之影像傳送至一第一儲存單元。 The present invention provides an abnormality detecting method, which is applicable to a camera, comprising: acquiring an image by using an image capturing unit; and performing image recognition on the image obtained by the image capturing unit by an image recognition unit to analyze whether there is a An abnormal condition occurs; and when the abnormal condition occurs, the acquired image is transmitted to a first storage unit by using a transmitting unit.
本發明係利用影像分析技術，分析攝影機所擷獲的畫面，偵測是否有人形物件活動，若有異常狀況，則發出警訊，並提供相關資訊至指定的伺服器或行動設備上，藉此可達到主動偵測環境中的變化，若有異常狀況，則發出警訊，讓保全系統可即時做反應，而非僅是事後的蒐證功能。也就是說，有此自動偵測機制後，可有效降低監控系統所需要的人力成本，並可即時獲得現場狀況，進而在最短時間內做適當的處理。 The invention utilizes image analysis technology to analyze the images captured by the camera, detect whether the humanoid object is active, and if there is an abnormal situation, send a warning and provide relevant information to the designated server or mobile device, thereby It can achieve changes in the active detection environment. If there is an abnormal situation, it will send out a warning, so that the security system can react immediately, not just the post-mortem search function. That is to say, with this automatic detection mechanism, the labor cost required by the monitoring system can be effectively reduced, and the on-site condition can be obtained immediately, and then the appropriate processing can be performed in the shortest time.
100‧‧‧攝影機 100‧‧‧ camera
110‧‧‧影像擷取單元 110‧‧‧Image capture unit
130‧‧‧影像辨識單元 130‧‧‧Image recognition unit
150‧‧‧傳送單元 150‧‧‧Transfer unit
170‧‧‧第一儲存單元 170‧‧‧First storage unit
200‧‧‧偵測系統 200‧‧‧Detection system
300‧‧‧螢幕 300‧‧‧ screen
310‧‧‧物體 310‧‧‧ objects
400‧‧‧攝影機 400‧‧‧ camera
410‧‧‧警衛室 410‧‧‧Guardhouse
430‧‧‧可攜式裝置 430‧‧‧ portable device
圖1為根據本發明攝影機繪示之元件方塊圖；圖2A及圖2B為根據本發明之攝影機之一實施例；圖3為根據本發明之攝影機之一實施例。 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram of a component of a camera in accordance with the present invention; Figures 2A and 2B are an embodiment of a camera in accordance with the present invention; and Figure 3 is an embodiment of a camera in accordance with the present invention.
為使本發明更易於了解，以下列舉實施例配合所附圖式以詳細說明本發明。 In order to make the invention easier to understand, the following examples are presented to illustrate the invention in detail.
請同時參照圖1、圖2A及圖2B，圖1為根據本發明攝影機繪示之元件方塊圖，包括：攝影機100、影像擷取單元110、影像辨識單元130、傳送單元150、第一儲存單元170以及偵測系統200。 Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a camera according to the present invention, including: a camera 100 , an image capturing unit 110 , an image recognition unit 130 , a transmitting unit 150 , and a first storage unit 170 and detection system 200.
圖2A及圖2B係為本發明之攝影機之一實施例。 2A and 2B show an embodiment of a camera of the present invention.
攝影機100之元件包括：影像擷取單元110用以取得影像，影像辨識單元130利用影像擷取單元110取得之影像進行影像辨識，以分析是否有一異常狀況發生，以及傳送單元150，當異常狀況發生時，傳送單元150將取得之影像傳送至第一儲存單元170。 The component of the camera 100 includes: the image capturing unit 110 is configured to acquire an image, and the image recognition unit 130 performs image recognition by using the image captured by the image capturing unit 110 to analyze whether an abnormal condition occurs, and the transmitting unit 150, when an abnormal condition occurs. The transmitting unit 150 transmits the acquired image to the first storage unit 170.
其中影像擷取單元110可為攝影機100之鏡頭或其他等效之元件，而其所取得之影像將藉由影像辨識單元130持續進行影像辨識，例如，攝影機100所拍攝之畫面，如圖2A所示，螢幕300可為與攝影機100連接所取得之畫面，其顯示攝影機100所取得之畫面，包括畫面中之房屋及花草樹木等物體，此時若有一物體310接近畫面中之房屋，如圖2B所示，攝影機100之影像辨識單元130將針對物體310進行影像辨識，本發明為了提高辨識的效率，特別引用人體膚色的特徵值，以過濾影像中可能是人體 的區塊，即使各種不同的人種具有各種不同的膚色，仍可過濾掉生活中大量常見物件，例如藍色、綠色、紅色或高飽和的顏色，也就是說，因此影像辨識單元130於物體310出現於攝影機100之拍攝畫面中時，除了可識別出物體310係為一外來之物體而非原拍攝之背景畫面中之影像外，亦藉由色彩針對物體310進行人體辨識。 The image capturing unit 110 can be a lens of the camera 100 or other equivalent components, and the captured image will be continuously recognized by the image recognition unit 130, for example, the image captured by the camera 100, as shown in FIG. 2A. The screen 300 can be a screen obtained by connecting to the camera 100, and displays a screen obtained by the camera 100, including objects such as houses and flowers and trees in the screen. If an object 310 approaches the house in the screen, as shown in FIG. 2B. As shown in the figure, the image recognition unit 130 of the camera 100 performs image recognition on the object 310. In order to improve the efficiency of recognition, the present invention specifically refers to the feature value of the skin color to filter the image. Blocks, even if different people have different skin tones, can filter out a large number of common objects in life, such as blue, green, red or highly saturated colors, that is, the image recognition unit 130 is therefore When the 310 appears in the shooting screen of the camera 100, in addition to recognizing that the object 310 is an external object rather than the image in the background image of the original shooting, the human body is also recognized by the color 310.
當影像辨識單元130辨識之結果係認定物體310包括人體之任一部分時，判定為一異常狀況，同時將透過傳送單元150將即時影像傳送至第一儲存單元170，其中第一儲存單元170可為一可攜式裝置、一伺服器或一雲端儲存空間等，即時影像可包括由影片所擷取之數張擷取圖片或者同步拍攝之影像等。 When the image recognition unit 130 recognizes that the object 310 includes any part of the human body, it determines that it is an abnormal condition, and transmits the live image to the first storage unit 170 through the transmitting unit 150, wherein the first storage unit 170 can be A portable device, a server or a cloud storage space, etc., the instant image may include a plurality of captured images captured by the movie or images captured simultaneously.
當影像辨識單元130判定為一異常狀況時，更可開啟攝影機100之音訊擷取裝置，例如麥克風，以取得即時音訊，並與即時影像同時透過傳送單元150被傳送至第一儲存單元170。 When the image recognition unit 130 determines that the abnormality is abnormal, the audio capturing device of the camera 100, such as a microphone, can be turned on to obtain the instant audio, and simultaneously transmitted to the first storage unit 170 through the transmitting unit 150 simultaneously with the instant image.
此外，攝影機100更可連結至一偵測系統200，而當一異常狀況發生時，可藉由傳送單元150發出一警示訊息至偵測系統200或/及第一儲存單元170，其中偵測系統200可為一保全系統，而當第一儲存單元170為一可攜式裝置時，其使用者可立刻得知警示訊息並藉由即時影像及即時音訊了解異常狀況。 In addition, the camera 100 can be coupled to a detection system 200. When an abnormal condition occurs, a warning message can be sent to the detection system 200 or/and the first storage unit 170 by the transmission unit 150. The 200 can be a security system. When the first storage unit 170 is a portable device, the user can immediately know the warning message and understand the abnormal condition by using the instant image and the instant voice.
此外，攝影機100更可包括一備用電源，當攝影機100因為各種原因而發生電力中斷的情形時，可自動取用備用電源之電力以恢復其運作功能。 In addition, the camera 100 can further include a backup power source. When the camera 100 is interrupted by power for various reasons, the power of the backup power source can be automatically taken back to restore its operational function.
此外，攝影機100更可將取得之即時影像及即時音訊同步傳送至第二儲存單元作為備份，其中第二儲存單元可為另一可攜式裝置、另一伺服器或另一雲端儲存空間等。 In addition, the camera 100 can simultaneously transmit the obtained instant image and instant audio to the second storage unit as a backup, wherein the second storage unit can be another portable device, another server or another cloud storage space, and the like.
請參照圖3，圖3為根據本發明之攝影機之一實施例，包括：攝影機400、警衛室410以及可攜式裝置430，其中攝影機400係設置於需監控之空間，警衛室410可同時為一偵測系統之監控端或一儲存空間，可攜式裝置430為使用者隨身攜帶以便接收並掌控監控狀況之裝置。 Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a camera according to the present invention, including: a camera 400, a guard room 410, and a portable device 430. The camera 400 is disposed in a space to be monitored, and the guard room 410 can be simultaneously A monitoring device or a storage space of the detection system, the portable device 430 is a device that the user carries with him to receive and control the monitoring status.
此外，警衛室410更可根據使用者之需求而變更為另一處 所，使得使用者可至該處所進行監控。 In addition, the guard room 410 can be changed to another location according to the needs of the user. So that the user can monitor the location.
根據本實施例，當一異常狀況發生時，攝影機400發出一警示訊息至警衛室410，並傳送攝影機400所取得之影像及音訊至警衛室410，使得異常狀況能在最短時間內進行處理，同時，警示訊息及攝影機400所取得之影像及音訊亦被傳送至可攜式裝置430，使用者可透過可攜式裝置430立即掌握異常狀況，並持續進行監控。 According to the embodiment, when an abnormal condition occurs, the camera 400 sends a warning message to the guard room 410, and transmits the image and audio acquired by the camera 400 to the guard room 410, so that the abnormal condition can be processed in the shortest time. The image and audio information obtained by the warning message and the camera 400 are also transmitted to the portable device 430. The user can immediately grasp the abnormal condition through the portable device 430 and continuously monitor.
攝影機400所取得之影像及音訊亦同時儲存於一儲存空間進行備份，例如：雲端硬碟等，以便後續調閱之用。 The images and audio captured by the camera 400 are also stored in a storage space for backup, such as a cloud hard disk, for subsequent retrieval.
透過本發明之攝影機與不同裝置之連結，例如偵測系統、保全公司、警鈴裝置等，可擴大其應用範圍，除了監控、辨識功能之外，更發揮主動警示的功效，使得本發明不需額外複雜的設置及操作，即可安裝使用，並依使用者所需而搭配不同之裝置，以減少裝設一般監控系統所需要的成本，更藉由色彩變化的辨識提高辨認異常狀況的準確度，特別是辨識人體膚色來辨識異常狀況之種類，以達到減少人力需求的功效，尤其是當異常狀況發生時，使用者可立即得知其發生時間，使得其事後之搜證困難度大幅降低。 Through the connection of the camera of the present invention and different devices, such as a detection system, a security company, an alarm device, etc., the application range can be expanded, and in addition to the monitoring and identification functions, the active warning effect is further exerted, so that the present invention does not need to Additional complicated settings and operations can be installed and used, and different devices can be used according to users' needs to reduce the cost of installing a general monitoring system. Moreover, the identification of color changes can improve the accuracy of identifying abnormal conditions. In particular, it is possible to identify the type of abnormal condition by recognizing the skin color of the human body, so as to reduce the manpower requirement, especially when an abnormal situation occurs, the user can immediately know the time of occurrence, so that the difficulty of searching after the event is greatly reduced.
雖然本發明以前述實施例揭露如上，然其前非用以限定本發明，任何熟習相像技藝者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，所作更動與潤飾之等效替換，仍為本發明之專利保護範圍之內。 While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the equivalents of the modifications and retouchings are still in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Within the scope of patent protection.
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