公开(公告)号：US06867798B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US09649589

申请日：2000-08-29

申请人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane ,  Noboru Takada

发明人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane ,  Noboru Takada

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/183

摘要： In a monitor camera system capable of understanding a direction, a monitor camera follows, through a picture taken by the monitor camera, the monitor camera makes 360-degree pan rotation and 180-degree tilt rotation, and generates image data in which a character representative of a photographing direction (for example, north) of the monitor camera is superimposed on a picture taken by the monitor camera. Accordingly, the monitor camera provides a picture in which the photographing direction indicating character appears. This enables an operator to easily understand the camera direction through the monitor picture, thus achieving efficient and accurate camera manipulation.

摘要翻译： 在能够理解方向的监视摄像机系统中，监视摄像机通过监视摄像机拍摄的照片进行360度平移旋转和180度倾斜旋转，并生成图像数据，其中字符代表 监视摄像机的拍摄方向（例如，北面）叠加在由监视器摄像机拍摄的照片上。 因此，监视摄像机提供拍摄方向指示字符出现的图像。 这使得操作者能够通过监视器图像容易地理解摄像机方向，从而实现高效和精确的相机操纵。

公开(公告)号：US06714236B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09660326

申请日：2000-09-12

申请人： Jyoji Wada ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane ,  Kazushige Tamura

发明人： Jyoji Wada ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane ,  Kazushige Tamura

IPC分类号： H04N718

CPC分类号： G08B13/1963 ,  G08B13/19645 ,  G08B13/19695 ,  H04N7/183

摘要： To provide a security camera system for displaying a picture so as to easily know a place where an abnormal situation occurs. The security camera system includes a security camera 61 having at least more than one rotation axis and a controller 70 for controlling the security camera 61. The controller 70 is provided with a moving picture detector 80 for detecting a motion from pictures taken by the security camera during an automatic monitoring operation. The controller switches an operation of the security camera from automatic monitoring to still monitoring in the case when the moving picture detector detects a motion from monitored pictures. Therefore, in the case when a suspicious person, fire smoke, or the like is detected in a subject building at night, for example, during an automatic monitoring operation for shooting target monitoring places sequentially, a shooting point of the security camera is fixed there so as to shoot and display an abnormal situation on a monitor screen.

摘要翻译： 提供用于显示图像的安全摄像机系统，以便容易地知道出现异常情况的地方。 安全摄像机系统包括具有至少多于一个旋转轴的安全摄像机61和用于控制安全摄像机61的控制器70.控制器70设置有运动图像检测器80，用于检测由安全摄像机拍摄的照片的运动 在自动监视操作期间。 在运动图像检测器检测到来自监视图像的运动的情况下，控制器将安全摄像机的操作从自动监视切换到仍然监视。 因此，在夜间的被摄体建筑物中例如在依次拍摄目标监视场所的自动监视操作期间，在被检体内检测到可疑人，防火烟等的情况下，将安全照相机的拍摄点固定在那里 以便在监视器屏幕上拍摄并显示异常情况。

公开(公告)号：US07151565B1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US09856889

申请日：2000-09-27

申请人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N7/18

摘要： A storage means (47) formed of a rewritable non-volatile memory for recording the operation history of the surveillance camera is provided within the surveillance camera apparatus. An auto panning operation time, a power supply turn-on time, a temperature within the surveillance camera apparatus, the number of preset operations, the number of changing operations of the filter of the camera or the number of a coordinate system resetting operations is recorded, whereby important information at the time of repairing can be provided.

摘要翻译： 在监视摄像机装置内设置有由用于记录监视摄像机的操作历史的可重写非易失性存储器形成的存储装置（47）。 记录自动平移操作时间，电源开启时间，监视摄像机装置内的温度，预设操作次数，相机的滤镜变化操作次数或坐标系复位操作次数 从而可以提供修理时的重要信息。

公开(公告)号：US06744461B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US09649173

申请日：2000-08-29

申请人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Ken Ikoma ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Jyoji Wada ,  Koji Wakiyama ,  Ken Ikoma ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N718

CPC分类号： H04N7/18

摘要： In a monitor camera system comprising a monitor camera making 360-degree panning rotation and more-than 90-degree tilting rotation and a control unit for controlling the monitor camera, for masking a privacy zone in a picture taken by the monitor camera, the control unit sets mask data through the use of a contour parameter of a configuration of a mask zone for covering the privacy zone, while the monitor camera side holds the mask data to mask a portion of the picture with the mask zone defined on the basis of the mask data. According to this monitor camera system, since only a portion of the picture is masked with the mask zone, it is possible to protect the privacy from the picture taken by the monitor camera without impairing the monitoring function. In addition, since the monitor camera side holds the mask data, quick processing becomes feasible.

摘要翻译： 在包括360度摇摄旋转和超过90度倾斜旋转的监视摄像机的监视摄像机系统中，以及用于控制监视摄像机的控制单元，用于屏蔽由监视摄像机拍摄的照片中的隐私区域， 单元通过使用用于覆盖隐私区域的掩模区域的配置的轮廓参数来设置掩模数据，同时监视摄像机侧保持掩模数据以掩蔽基于所述掩蔽区域的掩模区域的图像的一部分 掩码数据。 根据该监视摄像机系统，由于只有一部分画面被掩模区掩蔽，所以可以保护隐私免受监视摄像机拍摄的照片而不损害监视功能。 此外，由于监视摄像机侧保持掩模数据，因此快速处理变得可行。

公开(公告)号：US06977678B1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-20

申请号：US09649175

申请日：2000-08-29

申请人： Jyoji Wada ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Jyoji Wada ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N5/23238 ,  G08B13/1963 ,  H04N5/2251 ,  H04N5/23203

摘要： In a monitor camera system includes a monitor camera capable of rotation 360 degrees in pan directions and 180 degrees in tilt directions and a control unit for controlling the monitor camera remotely, the control unit sends control data indicative of a photographing position or photographing direction of the monitor camera to said monitor camera, while the monitor camera receives the control data to calculate, on the basis of the control data, a pan rotation quantity and a tilt rotation quantity by which the monitor camera is to be rotated from the present camera position, thus accomplishing its pan rotation or tilt rotation according to the calculated rotation quantity. Accordingly, with this configuration, an operator can align the monitor camera in a target direction by merely manipulating a joystick in the target direction, that is, can face the monitor camera to a target position through a simple manipulation. Additionally, this configuration makes it unnecessary for the operator to understand the present camera direction.

摘要翻译： 在监视摄像机系统中，包括能够在俯仰方向上360度旋转并且倾斜方向180度的监视摄像机以及用于远程控制监视摄像机的控制单元，控制单元发送指示摄像位置或拍摄方向的控制数据 将摄像机监视到所述监视摄像机，同时监视摄像机接收控制数据，以根据控制数据计算从本摄像机位置监视摄像机旋转的平移旋转量和倾斜旋转量， 从而根据计算出的旋转量完成其平转旋转或倾斜旋转。 因此，利用这种结构，操作者可以通过简单的操作仅仅通过操纵目标方向上的操纵杆来将目标方向对准监视摄像机，即可以通过简单的操作将监视摄像机面对目标位置。 此外，该配置使得操作者不必了解当前的照相机方向。

公开(公告)号：US06392693B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-21

申请号：US09354098

申请日：1999-07-15

申请人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Kazutaka Higuchi ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Kazutaka Higuchi ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N713

CPC分类号： H04N7/183

摘要： A monitoring camera apparatus includes: a video camera; a panning mechanism; and a tilting mechanism; and automatic pivoting portion for operating the panning mechanism to pan the video camera by a predetermined pan (tilt) angle or to a predetermined pan (tilt) angle position when the video camera reaches the predetermined vertical (horizontal) position and a tilt command is inputted. The predetermined vertical position may be determined when the video camera directs the downward in the vertical direction. The auto-pivoting function may be started in response to both predetermined pan and tilt positions. During the auto-pivoting, controlling the video signal processing is stopped, pan and tilt speed is set to maximum, the direction of panning may be judged when the predetermined angle position is set. After auto-pivoting, tilt is made upwardly though the tilt command indicates downward and the screen image may be inverted and the pan and tilt positions are held until pan (tilt) command is inputted. The predetermined pan (tilt) angle and auto-pivoting mode set/reset may be set externally.

摘要翻译： 监视摄像机装置包括：摄像机; 平移机制; 和倾斜机构; 以及当摄像机达到预定垂直（水平）位置并且输入倾斜命令时，用于操作摇摄机构以使摄像机平移预定摇摄（倾斜）角度或预定摇摄（倾斜）角位置的自动旋转部分 。 当摄像机在垂直方向上向下引导时，可以确定预定的垂直位置。 可以响应于预定的平移和倾斜位置而启动自动转动功能。 在自动转动期间，控制视频信号处理停止，平移和倾斜速度被设定为最大，可以在设定预定角度位置时判断平移方向。 自动转动后，倾斜指示向下倾斜，屏幕图像可能反转，并保持平移和倾斜位置，直到输入“pan（tilt）”命令。 可以从外部设定预定的平移（倾斜）角度和自动转动模式设定/复位。

公开(公告)号：US06803946B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-12

申请号：US09334593

申请日：1999-06-17

申请人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Katsumi Yano ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N5232

CPC分类号： H04N5/232

摘要： A preset operation is effected to a video camera which takes an image around it, generates a video signal from the image, processing and outputting the video signal. The video camera includes electrical control unit for controlling the video camera to process the video signal in accordance with preset video signal control data in the preset setting operation in addition to the preset operation by a mechanical control unit of the video camera in accordance with preset position data. A non-volatile memory stores the preset data including the position data and video signal control data in response to a preset data storing command. Time data includes the preset time data and month data or four-seasons data to distinguish between nighttime and daytime. The preset video signal control data immediately provides a clear video image on the monitor display irrespective of nighttime and daytime. The preset data may be inputted from the display monitor site by an operator or obtained from the mechanical control unit such as a pan encoder and a tilt encoder and from the video signal processing circuit.

摘要翻译： 对摄像机进行预置操作，摄像机拍摄图像，从图像生成视频信号，处理并输出视频信号。 视频摄像机包括用于控制摄像机的电气控制单元，除了根据预设位置的摄像机的机械控制单元的预设操作之外，还根据预置设置操作中的预设视频信号控制数据来处理视频信号 数据。 非易失性存储器响应于预设数据存储命令存储包括位置数据和视频信号控制数据的预设数据。 时间数据包括预设的时间数据和月数据或四季数据，以区分夜间和白天。 预设的视频信号控制数据立即在监视器显示器上提供清晰的视频图像，而不管夜间和白天。 预设数据可以由操作员从显示监视器位置输入，或者从诸如平移编码器和倾斜编码器的机械控制单元以及从视频信号处理电路输入。

公开(公告)号：US06667764B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-23

申请号：US09329309

申请日：1999-06-10

申请人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Kazutaka Higuchi ,  Haruo Kogane

发明人： Koji Wakiyama ,  Kazutaka Higuchi ,  Haruo Kogane

IPC分类号： H04N5225

CPC分类号： H04N7/188

摘要： A video camera apparatus effects one of predetermined operations regarding a video camera, generates historic data indicative of one of predetermined operations and stores tie historic data in a non-volatile memory, and reads the historic data from the non-volatile memory and outputs the historic data in response to a data reading request. A counter responsive counts the number of times of the present operations which is also stored as the historic data every predetermined interval. As historic data, an interval of the present operation, accumulates times interval of present operation, the detected trouble data, a count of troubles, the latest trouble, communication data communicating with an external controller, a temperature or a humidity are stored. A video monitoring system includes the video camera.

摘要翻译： 视频摄像装置实现关于摄像机的预定操作之一，产生指示预定操作之一的历史数据，并将历史数据存储在非易失性存储器中，并从非易失性存储器读取历史数据并输出历史数据 响应于数据读取请求的数据。 计数器响应计数当前操作的次数，其也被每个预定间隔存储为历史数据。 作为历史数据，存储当前操作的间隔，累积当前操作的时间间隔，检测到的故障数据，故障计数，最新故障，与外部控制器通信的通信数据，温度或湿度。 视频监控系统包括摄像机。

公开(公告)号：US20090251543A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US11573459

申请日：2005-07-29

申请人： Haruo Kogane ,  Yasuji Nakamura

发明人： Haruo Kogane ,  Yasuji Nakamura

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/188 ,  G08B13/1654 ,  G08B13/196

摘要： In a camera 12, a sound input unit inputs a monitoring sound obtained from a monitoring place, and an image generation unit generates a monitoring image obtained from the monitoring place. A sound anomaly detection unit then detects a sound anomaly in the monitoring place based on the monitoring sound, and an image anomaly detection unit detects an image anomaly in the monitoring place based on the monitoring image. A comprehensive anomaly judgment unit comprehensively judges whether or not there is an anomaly based on detection results of the sound anomaly detection unit and the image anomaly detection unit. When the comprehensive anomaly judgment unit judges that there is an anomaly, an anomaly notification unit notifies a controller 14 of the anomaly. An anomaly can be reliably detected by the comprehensive anomaly judgment.

摘要翻译： 在相机12中，声音输入单元输入从监视场所获得的监视声音，图像生成单元生成从监视位置获得的监视图像。 声音异常检测单元然后基于监视声音来检测监视场所的声音异常，并且图像异常检测单元基于监视图像来检测监视位置中的图像异常。 全面的异常判断部基于声音异常检测部和图像异常检测部的检测结果来综合判断是否存在异常。 当综合异常判断单元判断有异常时，异常通知单元向控制器14通知该异常。 综合异常判断可以可靠地检测出异常情况。

公开(公告)号：US20080284862A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-20

申请号：US11570971

申请日：2005-07-06

申请人： Haruo Kogane ,  Yasuji Nakamura

发明人： Haruo Kogane ,  Yasuji Nakamura

IPC分类号： H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N7/185

摘要： A camera (16) and a rotary base receiver (28) are connected to each other to be capable of transmitting a video signal. In the camera (16), a web server (50) sends out a video signal to the outside and receives a camera remote control signal and a rotary base remote control signal from the outside. A control unit (40) controls the camera (16) according to the camera remote control signal. The rotary base remote control signal is superimposed on a video signal to be transmitted to the rotary base receiver (28) by a video signal circuit (52). The rotary base receiver (28) extracts the rotary base remote control signal from the video signal, and controls a rotary base (14) according to the rotary base remote control signal. The configuration for a superimposed transmission can be utilized and both the camera and the rotary base can be controlled with ease through communications with the outside.

摘要翻译： 相机（16）和旋转底座接收器（28）彼此连接以能够发送视频信号。 在相机（16）中，网络服务器（50）向外部发送视频信号，并从外部接收摄像机遥控信号和旋转基座遥控信号。 控制单元（40）根据照相机遥控信号控制照相机（16）。 旋转基座遥控信号被叠加在视频信号上，由视频信号电路（52）发送到旋转基座接收器（28）。 旋转底座接收器（28）从视频信号中提取旋转基座遥控信号，并根据旋转基座遥控信号控制旋转座（14）。 可以利用叠加传输的配置，并且通过与外部通信可以容易地控制照相机和旋转底座。