WO2008054479A2 - Integrated motion-image monitoring method and device - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to a method and device for monitoring the inside of a facility or residence and, more specifically, to a method and device using an integrated motion detector and camera.
- a variety of applications benefit from protection of residents, employees, personal property, and the like, by using security monitoring systems within facilities, e.g., to monitor and/or sense certain conditions such as a facility-operations problem or the presence of an unwanted intruder.
- Many such security systems are connected to a central control unit and monitored by an operator who can alert the appropriate emergency services in the event of an unwanted intruder.
- a home monitoring security system includes a combination of sensing devices and alarm devices and some also include cameras. To achieve the maximum monitoring coverage, these devices are distributed throughout the interior of the facility.
- Security systems that employ cameras are advantageous in that they are able to record any and all activity associated with a suspected breach of the facility. In some instances, however, the cameras record the regular activities of the facilities' residents and/or employees. The cameras also record activities that are falsely perceived to be security breaches such as pet behaviors and authorized users that have been accidentally locked out.
- detectors and cameras that operate using an external power source can be circumvented by removing the power source.
- an external power source such as an electrical outlet
- reliance on an external power source often complicates the installation process because the installation requires a connection to the external power source. This may require routing of wires carrying power to the detectors and cameras.
- Small devices have the additional problem of not having space to include large independent power sources, such as batteries. Accordingly, the functionality and time between charging of the devices is often sacrificed for size. For example, many wireless communications protocols drain batteries and other power sources rapidly.
- Other power hungry portions of cameras and detectors include the camera, the detector, image processing and illumination devices.
- the present invention is directed to the above and related types of integrated security devices. These and other aspects of the present invention are exemplified in a number of illustrated implementations and applications, some of which are shown in the figures and characterized in the claims section that follows. Various aspects of the present invention are applicable to a security device that uses both motion detection and image-capture to detect a security breach.
- a security system uses a controller to communicate with security-monitoring devices and has an integrated image- capture device comprising a circuit board structure having an angle-setting support article, a circuit board with a nonadjustable surface, and data-communicating electrical conductors.
- a camera is secured to the nonadjustable surface and is directed at a first angle relative to the nonadjustable surface.
- a motion detector is secured to the nonadjustable surface and is directed at a second angle relative to the nonadjustable surface of the circuit board.
- the support article sets the first angle relative to the second angle for capturing both images and motion in a target area.
- a data-communication circuit communicates data from the camera and the motion detector via the data-communicating electrical conductors and wirelessly communicates the data to the controller.
- a security system uses a controller to communicate with security-monitoring devices.
- An integrated image- capture device has a circuit board structure with an angle-setting support article, a circuit board with a nonadjustable surface and electrical conductors.
- An integrated arrangement includes a camera secured to the nonadjustable surface and directed at a first angle relative to the nonadjustable surface.
- the arrangement also includes a motion detector secured to the nonadjustable surface and differently directed at a second angle relative to the nonadjustable surface of the circuit board.
- the support article sets the first angle relative to the second angle for capturing both images and motion in a target area.
- the camera and the motion detector are electrically connected to respective ones of the electrical conductors.
- a control circuit provides wireless communication between the controller and the integrated arrangement.
- a security system uses a controller to with communicate security-monitoring devices.
- an integrated image-capture device is used that has a battery circuit.
- the battery circuit is connected to a circuit for receiving wireless control signals.
- the receiving circuit is connected to a power-control circuit that is responsive to reception of the wireless control signals and that controls use of the battery circuit.
- the device also includes a camera, a motion detector and a circuit board structure to electrically integrate the camera and the motion detector.
- the circuit board structure sets a first angle at which the camera is to capture images and a second angle, different from the first angle, at which the motion detector is to detect motion.
- Logic synchronizes transmission of data between the circuit for receiving wireless control signals and the controller.
- a security system uses a controller to communicate with security-monitoring devices.
- An image-capture device having a circuit board with a nonadjustable surface includes a circuit for wirelessly interfacing with the controller.
- the image-capture device has a camera secured to the nonadjustable surface of the circuit board and directed at a first angle substantially perpendicular to the surface of the circuit board.
- a motion detector integrates with the nonadjustable surface of the circuit board using one or more through-hole connections.
- a support directs the motion detector at a second angle different from said first angle during soldering of the through-hole connections.
- FIG. 1 shows a building-security system, according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 illustrates a security device mounted to a wall, according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a side view of a motion-image security device, according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4A illustrates orientations of LEDs, according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4B is a bottom view of a motion-image security device showing LED orientation, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an internal support piece of a motion-image security device, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a graph of filter responses, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention is believed to be applicable to a variety of different approaches for, and arrangements used in, monitoring a target area.
- the invention has been found to be particularly advantageous for addressing security-monitoring applications in a residence or office-facility environment where one or more peripheral devices communicate with another device and are used to monitor one or more respective target areas. While the present invention is not necessarily so limited, such a security-monitoring application is used in the following discussion to exemplify certain embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 depicts a security system according to an example embodiment of the present invention, as might be useful for monitoring a building (such as a home or workplace).
- FIG. 1 includes building 100, control panel 102, and peripheral devices 104-110.
- the security system is implemented in such a manner so as to reduce the power consumption of one or more of the control panel 102 and the peripheral devices 104-1 10 as related to the wireless communications between the devices.
- the devices use multiple frequencies (channels) as well as communication intervals. The devices are able to reduce the power consumption by utilizing information regarding a specific frequency from the multiple frequencies used and the communication interval.
- a receiving device may reduce the power consumption by decreasing the time the receiving device is listening for a transmission from another device.
- the system lends itself to implementing bi-directional communications between the devices, which typically require more power consumption than unidirectional communications.
- the jagged lines and ellipses found between the control panel 104 and the peripheral devices 104-1 10 represent wireless communications between the control panel and the peripheral devices.
- the wireless communications may be implemented using suitable frequencies. For instance, wireless communications frequencies in industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands (900Mhz, 2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz) have been found to be suitable for security systems; however, alternate frequencies may be implemented in accordance with the particulars of the system or its intended implementation.
- ISM industrial, scientific and medical
- the various elements of the peripheral devices 104-110 and the control panel 102 are implemented using one or more of electric circuit arrangements, processors, memory elements, software code, programmable logic devices, input/output interfaces or combinations thereof.
- the embodiments disclosed herein are implemented in combination with the embodiments described in the above-referenced patent document No. 11/388,764, entitled "Security Monitoring Arrangement And Method Using A Common Field Of View” (fully incorporated herein by reference).
- Building 100 represents a facility for which the building security system is implemented. Common implementations of building 100 include, but are not limited to, residential homes, retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, museums and other facilities. Typically, the security system will monitor several locations of building 100. Accordingly, FIG.
- Peripheral communications devices 104-110 may take the form of various different devices, a few of which are depicted in FIG. 1.
- device 104 depicts a window sensor that may, among other things, detect when the window has been opened or otherwise compromised;
- device 106 depicts a camera for video capture;
- device 108 depicts an alarm; and
- device 110 depicts a mobile peripheral, such as a key fob for interfacing with the control panel 102 or another peripheral.
- These peripheral devices 104-110 communicate with control panel 102 using wireless communications.
- Block 1 12 depicts several elements that may be implemented in the peripheral devices 104-1 10, including a transceiver block, a message protocol block, a synchronization block and a transmit (Tx) anticipation block.
- a peripheral device wirelessly transmits a signal using the transceiver block.
- the peripheral device uses information regarding a transmission period and the listening channel of the control panel in the transmission process.
- the peripheral devices 104-1 10 transmit building security information to the control panel 102. For instance, device 106 might transmit video images or device-status information to the control panel 102, while device 104 might transmit information relating to the window sensor.
- FIG. 1 depicts control panel 102 as including a transceiver block, a message protocol block, a synchronization block and a transmit (Tx) anticipation block.
- the transceiver block is used for receiving signals from one of the peripheral devices 104-1 10 as a function of the communication intervals and the frequency the control panel 102 uses to listen for transmissions.
- the listening frequency is one of several potential frequencies available for communication between the peripheral devices and the control panel.
- the system may use a number of contiguous frequency slots (channels) within a suitable frequency band.
- One example of such a use includes 25 or more channels within the ISM frequency band from 902-928 MHz.
- control panel and peripherals are implemented using a similar set of elements as depicted by blocks 102 and 112; however, various components may be implemented differently.
- the synchronization block can be implemented differently in the control panel versus the peripheral devices where the control panel provides synchronization information to each of the peripherals and the peripherals must use the synchronization information to maintain synchronization using a local clock.
- the peripherals would compare the synchronization information with the local clock in order to compensate for any difference between the peripherals' time frames and the control panel's time frame.
- control panel 102 and the peripheral blocks 104-110 are depicted as having a transceiver; however, the system may be implemented using variations of receivers and transmitters. In some instances, the control panel may be implemented with only a receiver and the peripherals with only a transmitter. In other instances, the control panel may be implemented with only a transmitter, while the peripherals are implemented with only a receiver. Other implementations allow for one or more of the control panels and peripherals to have both a transmitter and receiver (transceiver). Thus, transceiver is used herein to describe a receiver, transmitter or both a receiver and transmitter.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a security device mounted to a wall, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- An example embodiment of the present invention involves a monitoring device that includes an integrated motion detector and an image- capture device.
- the motion detector is designed with a passive infrared (PIR) detector 202. While other motion detectors may be used, the remaining discussion of the motion detector will refer to a PIR-type detector.
- the security device points the PIR detector at an angle 212.
- the PIR detector 202 is positioned at an angle 212 of about five degrees to a horizontal axis (e.g., parallel to the ground).
- the monitoring device also includes an image sensor 204.
- the lens of the image sensor is a wide angle lens (e.g., a Fresnel lens).
- the security device directs the image sensor 204 in a direction 210.
- the image sensor 204 may be oriented such that the upper bound 206 of the viewing area 208 is at or near horizontal, one example being parallel to the ground. While maintaining this common upper bound 206, the two components (i.e., the PIR detector 202 and the image sensor 204) can be angled at different angles so as to form a common field of view. This can be useful for increasing the effective coverage of the components.
- the devices can be easily installed because the installer knows the coverage (shown by field of view 208) will extend horizontally from the height the components are placed on the wall.
- the installation height is easily established by determining the highest point for which coverage is desired (e.g., head level).
- the highest point for which coverage is desired e.g., head level.
- such an alignment between components can be beneficial because the components can have a common field of view. More specifically, an indication of motion by a PIR sensor will directly correspond to the image captured by a camera.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of a motion-image security device, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- the monitoring device includes a housing 302 that contains a single circuit board 310 for both components (motion sensor 312 and image-capture device 314).
- circuit board 310 is one of a variety of commonly used solid printed-circuit-boards (PCB).
- PCB solid printed-circuit-boards
- circuit board 310 may be implemented using a common 2 (or more) layer FR4 circuit board that has a rectangular shape as shown by FIG. 3.
- Many standard circuit components e.g., image detectors and PIR devices are designed to mount flush with a circuit board.
- a common alignment e.g., perpendicular to the circuit board
- Certain aspects of the present invention provide for the use of such a solid circuit board and standard components having different alignments.
- an angled support 502 (shown in FIG. 5) is used in connection with the single circuit board 310 to provide the PIR sensor angle depicted at 316.
- Wired legs 320 and 322 of the sensor 312 pass through and are used with "through holes" to package the PIR sensor 312 with the circuit board 310.
- the angle difference between the wired legs 320 and 322 and circuit board 310 can be accommodated using any number of techniques.
- a few example techniques include, without limitation, bending the wired legs 320 and 322, using holes in circuit board 310 sufficiently large to allow for angled entrance of wired legs 320 and 322, using angled holes in circuit board 310 and fastening the wired legs to one side of the circuit board using solder, screws or similar fastening techniques.
- Either side of the circuit board 310 includes areas 328 and 330 for mounting circuitry such as PIR signal-manipulation circuitry and radio frequency (RF) transceiver circuits (discrete and/or integrated components) and the antenna 331.
- the circuit board 310 includes areas for mounting an image-capture related- device (e.g., lens) 332 and a video processor 334 programmed to process (manipulate) captured images.
- FIGS. 4A-4B and FIG. 5 illustrate various views of one embodiment of the monitoring device shown in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 4A illustrates IR-type LEDs (infrared emitting diodes or IREDs) 410 and 412 that emit light as used by the monitoring device for night- vision image capture.
- IREDs infrared emitting diodes
- FIG. 4B is a bottom view of such a device that orients the LEDs 410 and 412 for motion-image security purposes.
- a sensor such as image-capture 314 and PIR detector 312 captures the reflected IR.
- FIG. 4A shows two possible illumination patterns 420 and 430 for IREDs 410 and 412. 420 shows a first illumination pattern where the bases of the IREDs are parallel to each other. Such a pattern would result from standard mounting on a common PCB.
- 430 shows a second illumination pattern that has less overlap of illumination and provides a broader illumination angle. This is accomplished by angling the IREDs away from one another.
- Such an angled illumination pattern can be accomplished using techniques similar to those discussed in relation to PIR sensor 312 and as further discussed herein.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an internal support piece of a motion-image security device, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- the PIR sensor support of FIG. 5 is connected with the body of the main plastic (structural) part 516 using strippable ribs 512. These ribs 512 may be cut to gain access to the circuit board 310, for example, to make repairs, without interfering with the PIR sensor 312. The ribs 512 allow for access to the circuitry without need to unsolder the PIR sensor or potentially disturb the PIR sensor's angle as depicted at 316 of FIG. 3.
- the image- capture device may be of surface-mounted device (SMD) type and soldered using a reflow process.
- the housing 302 is generally shown in FIG. 3, and for a more particular view of such a housing, reference may be made to U.S. Design Application No. 29/256,856, filed on March 24, 2006 (Docket No. RSIA.002DE), entitled "Mountable Security Detector.”
- parasitic reflection of light can be reduced using a thin wall 510.
- this wall 510 has a cone shape that minimizes adverse effects to the view pattern of the PIR sensor.
- IRED supports 506 can include keying portions 504 and PIR support 502 can include keying portion 508.
- Various keying solutions can be implemented depending upon the component being used and the housing design.
- Certain embodiments include a compact housing which involves miniaturization of the circuitry and components of the motion-image security device.
- the electronic components are assembled on both sides of the circuit board.
- the placement includes the image sensor located on a top side with the video processor located on the opposite side.
- the length of the connections between the image sensor and the processor can be reduced so as to avoid signal noise.
- the "noisy" components e.g., video components, image sensor, video processor, memory
- the RF and the PIR conditioning circuits are located near another portion such as the upper end.
- the image sensor is used in connection with two infrared emitting diodes (IREDs) to provide night vision and image-capture in light-deficient environments.
- IREDs infrared emitting diodes
- they are located near the image sensor, in a symmetrical fashion, to evenly distribute the infrared energy.
- the IREDs are not positioned horizontally but instead have angled bases or supports to provide an infrared distribution that reduces the overlap between the two IREDs in the central axis and increases the angle of illumination.
- the IREDs also draw a high level of current, which limits the use of small SMD types, which cannot dissipate high power. Instead, the through hole-type is used. This is also advantageous for allowing flexibility in the angles of illumination provided by the IREDs.
- the IREDs are positioned by adapting IRED supports on the plastic support to orient the desired angles of the IREDs, and thereby avoiding the soldering of the thru hole IRED during the initial placement.
- the IRED (through-hole) legs can be bent and using a screw 404 to create pressure on the legs of each of the IREDs thereby forming an electrical contact with the circuit board.
- these two screws also serve to fastening the image sensor lens holder 514 tightly to the circuit board to reduce parasitic light due to gaps between the circuit board and the lens holder.
- the various components can be integrated independently from a single, non-adjustable circuit board.
- a flex board can be used to provide different angles for the IREDs, camera and motion detector.
- Another such implementation may incorporate flexible/angled interconnects, such as ribbon cable or angled connecters, to integrate the components and circuit board(s) upon which the components reside.
- flexible/angled interconnects such as ribbon cable or angled connecters
- These and other embodiments include the use of a power control circuit that is used in conjunction with a battery circuit.
- the power control circuit responds to various control signals by reducing the power consumption of the device. This is particularly useful for implementing a self-powered device that operates for extended periods of time without replacing, recharging or otherwise supplementing power to the device.
- the power control circuit receives control signals from the central controller.
- the power control circuit can implement any one of a number of different power saving techniques.
- One such technique involves placing the device in reduced power state by disabling or otherwise reducing power consumption by one or more of the motion detector, camera and IREDs.
- the power control circuit can maintain the reduced power state until a control signal is received that prompts the device to leave the reduced power state.
- a control signal can be from the central controller or from other sources, such as a keyfob or an intrusion sensor.
- Additional logic can further control the various power states.
- the motion detector can be activated in response to a control signal, while keeping the camera disabled until motion is detected.
- the image captures can be reduced in frequency. For example, instead of capturing an image every second, the device could be configured to capture and/or transmit an image every minute. This can significantly reduce the average power consumption over a period of time.
- the power control circuit controls the transmission of images from the camera to the central controller.
- Wireless transmission circuitry can require a significant amount of power to operate.
- the transmission of large amounts of data may require extensive periods of transmission activity and corresponding power draw.
- One technique employed by the device is performed by compression logic that reduces the size of the image data to be transferred.
- Another technique involves logic to limit the transmitted data to necessary images. For instance, the device may be enabled to capture images when a door or window sensor is triggered; however, the captured images need not be sent if a correct authorization code is provided by the person triggering the sensor.
- Various other logic implementations can be used to reduce unnecessary transmissions of captured images.
- Yet another technique involves the use of efficient handshake protocols between the devices.
- the motion-image security device may be used to capture images both in daylight and using night vision technology.
- the image sensor may capture images in color.
- the image-capture device includes a camera that can also obtain black and white pictures in low-light environments such as at night using an infrared illuminator. This can be achieved with a black and white image sensor since color image sensors integrate a filter, which rejects the IR wavelength in order to keep the color fidelity.
- a color image sensor is used with specific color filters.
- FIG. 6 shows a graph of filter responses (illustrated by lines representing green 604, red 602 and blue 606 colors), according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- the illustrated filters' responses show that in the IR wavelength, the sensitivity of each color is balanced, and is close to the sensitivity in the visible spectrum. This allows night vision with the IRED illuminators where the color signal is ignored, and only the luminescence signal is used to obtain black and white pictures.
- Another embodiment allows for multiple image-capture possibilities in daylight environments. If the level of IR light is low (e.g., indoor light with fluorescent bulbs), the color fidelity will be good because the response to each color will not be overly effected by IR light and the camera can capture color images. If the level of IR is high (e.g., incandescent bulbs or direct sun exposure), the color fidelity of the image sensor may be adversely effected by the IR light, and the camera can deliver black and white images. In still other embodiments, all image acquisition operates using the color signals while a remote monitoring station (e.g., PC) determines if the black and white or color images will be displayed.
- a remote monitoring station e.g., PC
- the image-capture device is initialized with multiple operating modes. For example, in an auto mode, once the image-capture device is armed, the device will begin video image acquisition as soon as the motion detector detects motion. In another example, in a control panel mode the motion-image security device sends an intrusion notification to the control panel and waits for a video acquisition command from the panel. The video acquisition and video transfer to the control panel are two independent actions. This allows the image-capture device to obtain video images within a delayed zone, before the system is disarmed. If the disarming is done before the end of a delay, the video will be erased; otherwise the control panel will request the video data and send the video data to a remote monitoring station.
- an auto mode once the image-capture device is armed, the device will begin video image acquisition as soon as the motion detector detects motion.
- the motion-image security device sends an intrusion notification to the control panel and waits for a video acquisition command from the panel.
- the video acquisition and video transfer to the control panel are two independent actions. This
- a video transfer requires several times more power than video acquisition.
- the image-capture device is able to transfer video data at a request of the control panel through a radio channel.
- the control panel can also request video erasing in memory. Since video data transfer can take more than two minutes, during the transfer time, a destruction of the image-capture device will result in the loss of the remaining video stored in RAM memory.
- a non volatile memory e.g., Flash type
- the small size of the Flash chip (e.g., SO8) makes it difficult to break, and thus, increases the likelihood of the video data being recovered in case of the device being damaged by an intruder.
- circuits and logic describe herein can be implemented using a variety of devices including, but not limited to, discrete logic components, analog components, general purpose processors configured to execute software instructions, programmable logic devices and combinations thereof.
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