Abstract: A remote management system, a remote management method, and a monitoring server are provided. The remote management system includes at least one camera which captures at least one of a moving image and a still image of a remote place; a storage unit which stores the captured image; a control unit which controls operation of the at least one camera; and a communication unit which transmits to a device selectively the stored image or an email attached by the stored image.

Abstract: A remote management system, a remote management method, and a monitoring server are provided. The remote management system includes at least one camera which captures at least one of a moving image and a still image of a remote place; a storage unit which stores the captured image; a control unit which controls operation of the at least one camera; and a communication unit which transmits to a device selectively the stored image or an email attached by the stored image.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of detecting change in a background area. The apparatus comprises: at least one image pick-up device for picking up an image of an object zone; a background area extraction section for extracting a background area by excluding a moving area from a current input image picked up by the at least one image pick-up device; a reference image storage section for storing a predetermined reference image for the object zone; a comparison section for comparing the background area with the reference image; and a judging section for determining whether there has been change in the background area on the basis of the comparison result of the comparing section and outputting the result. Using the disclosed apparatus and method, it is possible to enhance efficiency of security, and to effectively cope with theft, calamity, or the like, because the apparatus and method can determine an invader's action of intentionally interrupting normal operation of an image pick-up apparatus.

Abstract: A multi-channel image encoding apparatus for selectively receiving image signals transmitted through a plurality of input channels and encoding the image signals. The multi-channel image encoding apparatus includes a channel data processor that has a frame buffer group having a plurality of frame buffers for each input channel in order to receive a plurality of frame data through the plurality of input channels and to store the plurality of frame data, the channel data processor for selecting the data transmitted to the frame buffer group to output the selected data, and an encoder for encoding image signals output from the channel data processor with an MPEG method.