JP4194406B2 - Video distribution method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a video distribution method by an external center server that distributes video of a monitoring device to a consignee terminal and a monitoring company terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to monitor theft and criminal activities at stores, etc., multiple surveillance cameras are attached and these images are displayed in multiple areas on the screen, and employees monitor to prevent theft. Things have been done.
[0003]
Further, a specialized trader receives an image of a monitoring camera from a customer, displays each image on a divided area, and monitors a plurality of customer images.
[0004]
In addition, as a monitoring display method of the disaster prevention monitoring system, when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring area, the corrective action and precautions are notified to the observer by displaying the items to be treated for the abnormality in a window. (Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Reference is made from [0006] to [0010] of JP-A-5-28380.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, in the former case, when the number of monitoring cameras is increased at a store or the like, it is necessary to increase the number of areas and monitor devices to be displayed on the screen for the number of the monitoring cameras, and the monitor who monitors the images of these monitoring cameras. There is a problem that it becomes necessary to increase the number of employees.
[0007]
Also, in the second case, when the customer of the entrustee adds a monitoring camera, it is necessary to add an area to be displayed on the screen and a monitor device, and a monitor who monitors the images of these monitoring cameras. There is a problem that it becomes necessary to increase the number of employees.
[0008]
In addition, in the latter case, when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring area, it is possible to perform an appropriate treatment by displaying the items to be treated for the abnormality. There is a problem that it is necessary to increase the area to be displayed on the screen and the monitor device, and it is necessary to increase the number of monitoring personnel who monitor the images of these monitoring cameras.
[0009]
In order to solve these problems, the present invention accepts registration of a consignee with a surplus monitoring at the center and registration of a monitoring contractor who desires monitoring, links them together, and consigns data from the monitoring device via the network. The information is sent to the screen and displayed on the screen or divided into screens, and the monitoring is entrusted. The center that receives the notification when an abnormality occurs saves the information at the time of the abnormality and notifies the monitoring company. The purpose is to support efficient monitoring of theft and criminal activity by combining the two of the monitors and effective use of the observers without increasing the number of employees.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG.
[0011]
In FIG. 1, the external center server performs monitoring management of information from the monitoring device 4 according to a program. Here, the information registration means 11, the association means 12, the distribution means 13, the abnormal information storage means 16, the notification It comprises means 10 and the like.
[0012]
The information registering means 11 accepts and registers a request for monitoring information from the terminal 2 as a consignee and a request for monitoring information from the terminal 3 as a monitoring company.
[0013]
The association means 12 determines a consignment destination that satisfies the conditions of the registered monitoring agent.
[0014]
The distribution means 13 transmits information from the monitoring device 4 of the monitoring company to the terminal 2 as a consignee.
[0015]
The abnormality information storage means 14 stores the relevant information when receiving the abnormality information from the consignee terminal 2.
[0016]
The reporting means 10 reports the abnormality information to the terminal 3 of the corresponding monitoring company when receiving the notification of the abnormality information from the consignee terminal 2.
[0017]
A terminal (consignee) 2 is a terminal of a consignee who is entrusted with information monitoring.
A terminal (monitoring company) 3 is a terminal of a monitoring company that installs and manages the monitoring device 4.
[0018]
Next, the operation will be described.
The information registering means 11 constituting the external center server 1 accepts registration of a monitoring contractor that monitors information from the monitoring device 4, and accepts registration of a consignee who is entrusted with monitoring of information of the monitoring device 4. The distribution means 13 transmits the information from the monitoring device 4 of the monitoring company to the terminal 2 of the trustee, and the abnormality information storage means 16 receives the information from the monitoring apparatus 4. When the information is monitored from the transmitted terminal 2 and the abnormality report is received, the information of the monitoring device 4 is stored, and the reporting means 10 reports to the terminal 3 of the corresponding monitoring company.
[0019]
At this time, the information after the mosaic processing of the information from the monitoring device 4 of the monitoring company is transmitted to the terminal 2 as a consignee.
[0020]
In addition, when information is transmitted to the terminal 2 as a consignee, the monitoring information to be consigned is transmitted together, and the monitoring information is displayed in the information so that the monitoring consignment is performed.
[0021]
Accordingly, registration of a contractor with a margin for monitoring at the center 1 and registration of a monitoring contractor who desires monitoring are received and linked to each other, and information from the monitoring device 4 is transmitted to the contractor via the network. Displayed in the divided areas and entrusted monitoring, and the center 1 that received the notification when the abnormality occurred saves the information at the time of the abnormality and notifies the monitoring company, so that the monitoring company does not increase the number of monitoring devices and monitoring personnel The contractor can effectively monitor theft and criminal acts by connecting the monitors and the surveillance staff effectively.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be described in detail sequentially with reference to FIGS.
[0023]
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, an external center server 1 executes various processes in accordance with a program loaded on a computer, and is installed in an external center that mediates a monitoring device 4, a consignee terminal 2 and a monitoring company terminal 3. Here, it is a server computer system, where information registration means 11, association means 12, distribution means 13, watermark information addition means 14, mosaic processing means 15, abnormality information storage means 16, notification means 10, entrustee master 17, monitoring location It comprises a master 18, a monitoring company master 19, an abnormality information DB 20, and the like.
[0024]
The information registration means 11 accepts the information monitoring entrustment from the entrusting terminal 2 and registers it in the entrusting master 17 or receives the information monitoring request from the monitoring agency terminal 3 to the monitoring agency master 19. Registration or registration of the monitoring location of the monitoring device 4 in the monitoring location master 18 is performed (see FIGS. 2 and 5 (a) to (c)).
[0025]
The associating means 12 determines a consignee satisfying the conditions of the registered monitoring company (described later with reference to FIG. 2).
[0026]
The distribution unit 13 transmits information from the monitoring device 4 of the monitoring company to the terminal 2 as a consignee (described later with reference to FIG. 2).
[0027]
The abnormality information storage means 14 stores the relevant information when receiving a report of abnormality information from the consignee terminal 2 (described later with reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5D).
[0028]
The watermark information adding means 14 adds watermark information to the information from the monitoring device 4 so that the information can be displayed and monitored only at the consignee terminal 2 (to be described later with reference to FIG. 3). .
[0029]
The mosaic processing means 15 excludes a part necessary for monitoring in the information from the monitoring device 4 or makes it mosaic so that it cannot be seen in detail (for example, so that individual faces of humans cannot be recognized). A known mosaic process is performed (to be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6).
[0030]
The abnormality information storage means 16 stores the information (for example, 30 minutes before the present and the future information required from the past recorded) when the abnormality notification is received.
[0031]
The reporting means 10 reports the abnormality information to the terminal 3 of the corresponding contractor when receiving the notification of the abnormality information from the terminal 2 of the consignee.
[0032]
The terminal (consignee) 2 is a consignee terminal to which information monitoring is consigned, and here is composed of a monitoring information acquisition means 21, a monitoring information file 22, a control unit 23, and the like.
[0033]
The monitoring information acquisition means 21 acquires information from the monitoring device 4 that has been entrusted with monitoring, cancels the watermark information when there is watermark information, displays the information in an empty area on the screen of the monitoring device, and The monitoring information (for example, “please monitor violent behavior”) for which monitoring is entrusted is displayed on the lower telop (described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6).
[0034]
The monitoring information file 22 records information at the time of monitoring.
The control unit 23 performs various types of control, and receives information from the monitoring device 4 and reports abnormality information to the external center server 1.
[0035]
The terminal (monitoring company) 3 is a terminal of a monitoring company that installs and manages the monitoring device 4. Here, the monitoring information acquisition unit 31, the abnormality information acquisition unit 32, the abnormality information file 33, the monitoring information file 34, the control The unit 35 and the like are configured.
[0036]
The monitoring information acquisition means 31 acquires information from the monitoring device 4 or the like.
[0037]
The abnormality information acquisition unit 32 receives the abnormality information of the information commissioned from the external center server 1 (information of the monitoring device 4), stores the received abnormality information in the abnormality information file 33, and the like. .
[0038]
The abnormality information file 33 stores the abnormality information of the monitoring device 4 when the monitoring abnormality notification is received.
[0039]
The monitoring information file 34 stores monitoring information and the like.
The control unit 35 performs various types of control. Here, the control unit 35 receives an abnormality alarm from the external center server 1, receives a signal from the monitoring device 4, and transmits a monitoring request to the external center server 1. And so on.
[0040]
Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be sequentially described in detail according to the order of the flowchart of FIG.
[0041]
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention. Here, the terminal (monitoring contractor) 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal (consignee) 2 correspond to the terminal 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal 2 in FIG.
[0042]
In FIG. 2, in S1, a monitoring supplier registration request and a monitoring location registration request are made. This is done by operating the terminal (monitoring company) 2 and the monitoring company transmits information regarding its own monitoring company registration and the location of the monitoring device to the external center server 1. Here, for the monitoring contractor registration request and the monitoring location registration request, for example, the following information shown in the figure is transmitted to the external center server 1 to request registration.
[0043]
・ Monitoring company: b1
・ Address: b-1
・ Contact: bb1
・ Monitoring content: Violent behavior monitoring
・ Contract time: 12-13
・ Other:
Here, “monitoring trader: b1” has the monitoring trader name “b1” as a monitoring request. “Address: b-1” is “b-1” as the address of the monitoring company to be requested. “Contact: bb1” is “bb1”, which is the address and telephone number of the contact to be contacted when a monitoring abnormality occurs. “Monitoring content: violent behavior monitoring” is the requested monitoring content “monitoring violent behavior”. “Delegation time: 12-13” is a monitoring delegation time of “12-13” (12: 00-13: 00) (for example, an employee (monitor) is in the lunch break).
[0044]
S2 requests consignment registration. In this case, the administrator of the entrustee sends information to the external center server 1 by operating the terminal (consignee) 3. Here, for the entrustee registration request, for example, the following information shown in the figure is transmitted to the external center server 1 to request registration.
[0045]
・ Consignee: a1
・ Address: a-1
・ Time zone: 09-18
・ Other:
Here, “consignee: a1” is “a1” as the name of the consignee requesting the consignment. “Address: a-1” is “a-1”, which is the address of the outsourcer who requests the entrustment. “Time period: 09 to 18” is “08 to 18” as a possible time period for receiving entrustment.
[0046]
In S3, the external center server 1 registers information. Here, information relating to the monitoring company, outsourced party, and monitoring location will be described later, the monitoring company master 19 in FIG. 5A, the outsourced master 17 in FIG. 5B, and the monitoring location master in FIG. 5C. 18, the information transmitted in S1, S2, and S1 is registered as shown in the figure.
[0047]
As described above, the monitoring agent information and the monitoring location information from the monitoring agent are registered in the monitoring agent master 19 of FIG. 5A and the location information master 18 of FIG. 5C, and the outsourcing destination information from the outsourcing agent is registered. It becomes possible to register in the consignee master 17 of FIG.
[0048]
In S4, the monitoring contractor and the consignee are linked. This is because, for example, the record (1) is recorded as the commissioned time zone from the monitoring location master 18 in FIG.
・ Time zone: 12-13
5 and satisfies the “consignment time zone = 12 to 13”. The acceptable time zone of the consignee in FIG. 5B, for example (2) (acceptable time zone of the consignee ID = a3) “09˜ 18 ”is selected, and“ 12-13 ”of these are linked (assigned) to the contractor, and the consignee ID = a3 of the record (1) in FIG. 5C is set. As a result, the monitoring contractor and the consignee are linked. In addition, as for the association, the monitoring time zone (consignment time zone) of the monitoring company has found outsourcing companies in the acceptable time zone of the accepted outsourcing company, but the address is close when there are multiple accepting outsourcing companies Link things preferentially.
[0049]
S5 distributes information. This notifies the outsourcer of the start of entrustment and notifies the monitoring company of the start of monitoring.
[0050]
In S <b> 6, the terminal 3 of the monitoring company receives a notification of consignment monitoring from the external center server 1.
[0051]
In S <b> 7, the consignee's terminal 2 receives a notification of monitoring start from the external center server 1.
[0052]
As described above, when the monitoring contractor registers the monitoring contractor information and the monitoring location information in the external center server 1 and the consignment destination registers the consignment information, the external center server 1 links the portions where the time zones coincide with each other. 5 (c), the monitoring location information and the entrustee are registered in the monitoring location master 18, and the monitoring agent and the entrustee are notified of entrustment monitoring and start of monitoring. It is possible to display the above and start monitoring.
[0053]
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention. Here, the terminal (monitoring contractor) 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal (consignee) 2 correspond to the terminal 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal 2 in FIG.
[0054]
In FIG. 2, S11 acquires the image | video of the monitoring place. This is because, when the external center server 1 becomes the entrusted time zone of the monitoring location master 18 of FIG. 5C, the record location CD (monitoring device name), IP address, which is the entrusted time zone, The time zone and the entrustee ID (further, the IP address of the entrustee from the entrustee master 17 in FIG. 5B) is extracted, and the monitoring device (camera connected to the network via the network based on these information) ) Get video from 4.
[0055]
S12 starts recording recording. This is because the video acquired from the monitoring device 4 is always recorded, and the video from immediately before the abnormality notification is extracted and stored in the past when the abnormality notification is made.
[0056]
In step S13, watermark information is added. This is because the image acquired from the monitoring device 4 is embedded with known watermark information (in this case, the information of the monitoring company ID = b1 and the location CD = c-1 so as not to be seen by others) Otherwise, add information that prevents viewing the original video.
[0057]
In S14, the external center server 1 performs mask processing represented by mosaic processing. This is a non-monitoring target area portion or a monitoring target area portion in the video, but a person can be monitored, but a known mosaic process is performed to such an extent that even a human face cannot be recognized.
[0058]
In S15, a telop is added. In order to make it easy to understand the contents of the monitoring, for example, monitor the violent action with a telop as shown in FIG. In addition to the telop, a predetermined symbol may be displayed and the monitoring contents may be displayed in the video.
[0059]
In S16, the monitoring video is distributed. Note that all or part of the processing of S11 to S16 may be arranged inside the monitoring device 4 or inside the terminal (monitoring company) 3.
[0060]
In S17, the consignee terminal 2 acquires the monitoring video.
In step S18, the video is monitored. These S17 and S18, for example, display the entrusted video on the lower right empty screen of the monitor screen (consignee) in FIG. 6 a) to be described later, and the telop “violence act” of the entrusted content at the bottom of the video Monitor the video according to the instructions below.
[0061]
As described above, when the commissioned time zone registered in the monitoring location master 18 in FIG. 5C is reached, the video is automatically acquired from the monitoring device 4 at the monitoring location, watermark information addition, mosaic processing, telop addition, Send it to the contractor's terminal 2 and follow the monitoring content “Please monitor violence” in the image and telop on the monitor's monitor in FIG. The administrator can start monitoring other images together.
[0062]
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention. Here, the terminal (monitoring contractor) 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal (consignee) 2 correspond to the terminal 3, the external center server 1, and the terminal 2 in FIG.
[0063]
In FIG. 4, an abnormality occurs at the installation location of the monitoring device 4 (S21). This occurs in the video of the area displayed at the lower right of the monitor screen (consignee) in FIG. 6A in S18 of FIG. 3 described above (violent action occurs).
[0064]
S22 recognizes the occurrence of an abnormality. The supervisor recognizes that a violent act has occurred in the video of the area displayed at the lower right of the monitor screen (consignee) in FIG. The abnormal location CD: c1 (location of the monitoring device 4 that has received the monitoring request) at this time, and the occurrence time at that time is set to 12:29. This monitor notifies the external center server 1 of the abnormal information (in this case, the occurrence of a violent act for which a monitoring request has been received).
[0065]
In S 23, the external center server 1 receives the notification and transmits the video to the terminal (monitoring company) 3. The monitoring company terminal 3 corresponding to the received video is identified by extracting from the database. At this time, report the following information on the right side.
[0066]
・ Current video:
・ Video at the time of abnormality:
・ Error location CD: c1
・ Occurrence time: 12:29
・ Other:
Here, the “current video” is a live video acquired from the current monitoring device 4. The “video at the time of abnormality” is a video from the previous occurrence of the abnormality, for example, from 5 minutes before to the present, which has been recorded in S12 of FIG. “Abnormality occurrence location CD: c1” is the location CD of the monitoring device 4 that is transmitting the abnormality occurrence video. “Occurrence time: 12:29” is the hour and minute when the consignee recognizes the occurrence of the abnormality.
[0067]
S24 stores the abnormality information. This stores the abnormality information transmitted to the terminal 3 in S23.
[0068]
In S25, the terminal (monitoring company) 3 acquires abnormality information. This is the illustrated information transmitted in S23.
[0069]
In S26, the abnormal video is confirmed and dealt with.
As described above, for the video displayed in the lower right area of the monitor screen (consignee) in FIG. 6 (a) of the outsourcer, monitor the monitoring content (for example, violent behavior) displayed in the bottom row of the image. ), And when the monitoring content is recognized in the video, the entrusted monitor immediately reports the abnormality occurrence CD = c1 and the abnormality occurrence time = 12: 29 to the external center server 1. The center server 1 stores the current video, video at the time of abnormality (recorded video at the time of abnormality), abnormality location CD = c1, abnormality occurrence time = 12: 29, and transmits it to the terminal 3 of the monitoring company for notification. The monitoring company can take an appropriate action in consideration of the current video, the video at the time of occurrence of the past abnormality, the location CD, the time of occurrence of the abnormality, and the like.
[0070]
FIG. 5 shows an example of the master / DB of the present invention.
FIG. 5A shows an example of a monitoring company master. The monitoring company master 19 registers information of the monitoring company, and registers the following information shown in association with each other.
[0071]
・ Monitoring company ID:
·Street address:
·name:
·Contact phone number:
・ Contact address:
・ IP address:
・ Other:
Here, the “monitoring company ID” is an ID that uniquely represents the monitoring company. “Address” is the address of the monitoring company. “Name” is the name of the monitoring company. “Contact telephone number” is a telephone number of a contact person when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring company. “Contact address” is an IP address (e-mail address, HTTP server address, etc.) for notifying information such as video when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring company.
[0072]
FIG. 5B shows an example of a consignee master. The entrustee master 17 registers entrustee information, and registers the following information in association with each other.
[0073]
・ Consignee ID:
·Street address:
·name:
・ Acceptable time zone:
・ IP address:
・ Monitoring contents:
·Contact phone number:
・ Contact address:
・ Contract request time zone:
-Monitoring request destination:
・ Monitoring location CD:
・ Other:
Here, “consignee ID” is an ID that uniquely represents the consignee. “Address” is the address of the consignee. “Name” is the name of the contractor. The “acceptable time zone” is a possible time zone for accepting the monitoring. “IP address” is an IP address of the consignee, and is an address for receiving video information and displaying it on the monitor screen. “Monitoring content” is the monitoring content that has been commissioned (for example, “monitoring violence”). “Contact phone number” and “contact address” are a contact phone number, an e-mail address, etc. The “consignment request time zone” is a time zone in which the commission is received. “Monitoring request destination” is the ID of the monitoring request destination that has been commissioned. The “monitoring place CD” is a monitoring place CD (placement CD where the monitoring device 4 is arranged) that has been commissioned.
[0074]
FIG. 5C shows an example of the monitoring location master. The monitoring location master 18 registers information related to the monitoring device 4 entrusted to monitoring by the monitoring company, and is registered in association with the following information shown in the figure.
[0075]
・ Location CD:
·Street address:
·name:
・ IP address:
・ Consignment hours:
・ Monitoring company ID:
・ Consignee ID:
・ Other:
Here, “location CD” is a CD (code) representing the location of the monitoring device 4 entrusted by the monitoring company. “Address” and “name” are a set address of the monitoring device 4 and a name of the monitoring device 4. What is “IP address”? The IP address of the monitoring device 4 is an IP address for acquiring the video of the monitoring device 4 via the network. The “consignment time zone” is a consignment time zone for entrusting video monitoring of the monitoring device 4. “Monitoring company ID” is the ID of the monitoring company that installs and manages the monitoring device 4. The “consignee ID” is an ID of a consignee who has entrusted the video of the monitoring device 4.
[0076]
FIG. 5D shows an example of the abnormality information DB. The abnormality information DB 20 is for registering and storing the abnormality information at the time of abnormality recognition at the outsourcing party requested to monitor, and registering and storing the abnormality information at that time. It is.
[0077]
・ Abnormal date and time:
・ Location CD:
・ Abnormal information:
・ Recording time:
・ Recording field:
・ Other:
Here, “abnormal date and time” is the date and time when the contractor recognized the abnormality and notified by the abnormality report. “Location CD” is the location CD of the target monitoring device 4 that has received the abnormality report. “Abnormal information” is abnormal information recognized by the contractor (for example, “occurrence of violent behavior”). “Recording time” and “recording field” are the time of recording at the time of occurrence of an abnormality (for example, the time from 5 minutes before the occurrence of the abnormality to a predetermined lapse after the occurrence of the abnormality) and its fields.
[0078]
FIG. 6 shows an example screen of the present invention.
FIG. 6A shows an example of a monitor screen (consignee). The monitor screen shown (consignee) divides the monitor screen into four areas a1, a2, a3, and a4. Among these, a1 to a3 are used by the company (consignee itself), and a4 is lent out to monitor The video is displayed as shown. In the area a4, the video to be monitored is displayed in a mosaic pattern, and the face of the person cannot be seen in detail, but the monitoring content displayed in the lower telop should be monitored. Can be monitored. In this state, if the supervisor sees the video displayed in the area a4 and recognizes that violence has occurred, immediately send an abnormality alarm to the contact displayed in the detailed information on the upper left. The external center server 1 can recognize the notification of the occurrence of the abnormality in S21 to S23 of FIG. 4 described above, and can immediately store the abnormality information and notify the monitoring company (see S23 to S25 of FIG. 4). . At this time, the priority monitoring target range of the video to be transmitted to the consignee terminal 2 is clearly displayed with a frame or the like.
[0079]
FIG. 6B shows an example of a monitor screen (monitoring company). This is because when the video displayed in the area a4 in FIG. 6A is monitored and the occurrence of abnormality is reported to the external center server 1, the external center server 1 displays the video of the corresponding monitoring device 4 of the relevant monitoring company 3. This is transmitted to the terminal 3 and displayed on the lower right of the monitor screen (monitoring company).
[0080]
FIG. 6C shows an example of a monitoring screen (enlarged display, monitoring company). This is a magnified display of the video in the lower right corner of the monitor screen (monitoring company) in FIG. 6B. In this example, the contents of the monitoring “Registry (safe)” are stolen at the bottom. Monitor the video according to the above. "Real-time video enlarged when an abnormality occurs and video recorded in the past when the abnormality occurred. The enlarged real-time video and the video recorded in the past are displayed, and the monitoring company can recognize the situation and take appropriate measures.
[0081]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, registration of a consignee with a monitoring margin at the center 1 and registration of a monitoring contractor who desires monitoring are received and linked to each other, and information from the monitoring device 4 is transmitted via the network. The center 1 that received the report when the abnormality occurred and saved the information at the time of the abnormality and also sent to the monitoring contractor was adopted. Therefore, it is possible to support efficient monitoring of theft, criminal activity, etc. by linking the monitoring contractor without increasing the number of monitoring devices and monitoring personnel, and the contractor trying to effectively use the monitoring and monitoring personnel. Become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart (part 3) illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an example of a master / DB of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a screen example of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Center (external center server)
10: Reporting means
11: Information registration means
12: Pegging means
13: Distribution means
14: Watermark information adding means
15: Mosaic processing means
16: Abnormal information storage means
17: Consignee master
18: Monitoring location master
19: Monitoring company master
20: Abnormal information DB
2: Terminal (consignee)
21: Monitoring information acquisition means
22: Monitoring information file
23: Control unit
3: Terminal (monitoring company)
31: Monitoring information acquisition means
32: Abnormal information acquisition means
33: Abnormal information file
34: Monitoring information file
35: Control unit
4: Monitoring device
41: Surveillance video distribution means
5: Network

Claims (3)

A video distribution method by an external center server that distributes the video of a monitoring device to a consignee terminal and a monitoring company terminal,
A first registration step of accepting a monitoring request including monitoring device information installed at a monitoring location and entrusted time information from a monitoring company terminal and registering it in a database;
A second registration step of accepting a commission registration request including possible time zone information to be commissioned from a commission terminal and registering it in the database;
Requested by the monitoring request based on the commission time information included in the monitoring request received in the first registration step and the time zone included in the commission registration request received in the second registration step. Determining a contractor to entrust the monitoring, and registering the monitoring contractor terminal that sent the monitoring request, the monitoring device, and the contractor terminal in the database,
A first transmission step of transmitting the video received from the monitoring device to the consignee terminal;
Receiving abnormality occurrence information from the entrusted terminal; and
Extracting the monitoring agent terminal information corresponding to the monitoring device from the database storing the relevant information with the monitoring device, the outsourced terminal, and the monitoring agent terminal;
A second transmission step of transmitting the image received from the monitoring device and the abnormality occurrence information to a monitoring agent terminal specified by the monitoring agent terminal information extracted in the extracting step; Distribution method.   The video distribution method according to claim 1, wherein in the first transmission step, the video after mask processing is performed on part or all of the video is transmitted.   The video distribution method according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission step transmits the video after adding character information set in advance to the video.

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