Abstract: There is provided a monitoring camera system including at least one monitoring camera and a recorder connected to the monitoring camera. The monitoring camera captures an image of an area of a monitoring target, detects a motion in a captured video of the area, associates information relating to the motion with the captured video, and transmits the associated result to the recorder. The recorder associates the captured video of the area captured by the monitoring camera and the information relating to the motion with the monitoring camera, and records the associated result. The recorder reproduces the captured video of the area on a monitor recorded in the way that a reproduction speed of the captured video in a section in which the motion is not detected on the monitor is faster than a reproduction speed of the captured video in a section in which the motion is detected, based on the information relating to the motion.

Abstract: There is provided a monitoring camera system including at least one monitoring camera and a recorder connected to the monitoring camera. The monitoring camera captures an image of an area of a monitoring target, detects a motion in a captured video of the area, associates information relating to the motion with the captured video, and transmits the associated result to the recorder. The recorder associates the captured video of the area captured by the monitoring camera and the information relating to the motion with the monitoring camera, and records the associated result. The recorder reproduces the captured video of the area on a monitor recorded in the way that a reproduction speed of the captured video in a section in which the motion is not detected on the monitor is faster than a reproduction speed of the captured video in a section in which the motion is detected, based on the information relating to the motion.

Abstract: A pre-record data storage device includes: a first recorder; a second recorder having a capacity larger than that of the first recorder; a face comparison processor that executes a face comparison process on a person's face detected from an image obtained by photographing the person; and a recording controller. The recording controller allows the first recorder to start pre-recording of the image of the person from a face detection time when the person's face is detected, and to finish the pre-recording at a matched time when matching is confirmed as a result of the face comparison process of the face comparison processor. The recording controller stores pre-recorded data from the face detection time to the matched time in the second recorder.

Abstract: A video recording method includes: detecting an intrusion of a person into a predetermined monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; recording the intrusion time when the intrusion of the person into the monitoring area is detected; detecting a left-behind object after the person has passed through the monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; generating alarm information in response to the detection of the left-behind object; overwriting so as to record the video information by every given amount of information until the alarm information is received. The method further includes receiving and recording, of the video information recorded in the first video recording step, video information from the intrusion time of the person to a time corresponding to the alarm information in accordance with the intrusion time of the person in a case in which the alarm information is generated.

Abstract: A pre-record data storage device includes: a first recording unit; a second recording unit having a capacitance larger than that of the first recording unit; a face comparison process executing unit that executes a face comparison process on a person's face detected from an image obtained by photographing the person; and a recording control unit. The recording control unit allows the first recording unit to start pre-recording of the image of the person from a face detection time when the person's face is detected, and to finish the pre-recording at a matched time when matching is confirmed as a result of the face comparison process of the face comparison process executing unit. The recording control unit stores pre-recorded data from the face detection time to the matched time in the second recording unit.

Abstract: A video recording method includes: detecting an intrusion of a person into a predetermined monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; recording the intrusion time when the intrusion of the person into the monitoring area is detected; detecting a left-behind object after the person has passed through the monitoring area based on the video information from the monitoring camera; generating alarm information in response to the detection of the left-behind object; overwriting so as to record the video information by every given amount of information until the alarm information is received. The method further includes receiving and recording, of the video information recorded in the first video recording step, video information from the intrusion time of the person to a time corresponding to the alarm information in accordance with the intrusion time of the person in a case in which the alarm information is generated.

Abstract: A surveillance device control system is provided which can continue the system operation between a control terminal and a surveillance device even if an authentication server has gone down and cannot authenticate the control terminal to give it access permission. In the surveillance device control system (1000), the control terminal (200) sends a control request with a ticket as access permission information to the surveillance device (300) if the control terminal (200) has successfully acquired the ticket from the authentication server (100), and sends the control request without the ticket to the surveillance device (300) if the control terminal (200) has failed to acquired the ticket.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing device is provided which, when a removable recording unit is mounted, can continuously use the unit while keeping previously recorded images and can improve convenience. A recording device 16 is an image recording/reproducing device and an HDD is a removable recording unit. When an HDD is added, the recording device 16 determines a format status of the added HDD, and further determines whether an HDD operation status, such as Single operation or Mirror operation, corresponds with a device operation status of the recording device 16 or not. The HDD operation status corresponds to a unit operation status. The recording device 16 recognizes an added HDD which is in the recording-device-formatted state and whose HDD operation status corresponds with the device operation status, with the current HDD operation status.

Abstract: An image recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing a multiple picture signal obtained by multiplexing picture signals from a plurality of cameras via a frame switcher, the image recording and reproducing apparatus performing high-accuracy fast-forwarding of a prerecorded image from a specific camera and allowing easy retrieval of a target image. The image recording and reproducing apparatus has a skip reproduction feature for alternating skipping of n frames and continuous reproduction of m frames. m is set to a number related to the frame switching pattern. In case n=4 and m=3, four frames are skipped after reproduction of Frame A1. Then Frames C6, A7, B8 are continuously reproduced. Thus, the images displayed on the monitor are A1, A7, and A13.

Abstract: Plural security units are coupled to plural control units through a communication line including transmission and response lines. Each control unit detects data collision on the transmission line to avoid the data collision. Re-transmission interval is independently assigned to each control unit. If the command to or from a security unit in charge of this control unit is received, the control unit rewrites the conditional data of the security unit in accordance with the detected command. The control (security) unit further includes a transmission (response) line monitoring portion, so that bi-directional communication is provided in addition of the response (transmission) line monitoring portion. Address data is classified to provide all unit communication, a group communication, and independent communications.

Abstract: When a video input (image data) sequentially fetched from a monitor camera is to be stored in data storage means, frame rate calculating means calculates a frame rate for storage of the image data by using a picture recording time mode, a residual capacity of the data storage means, the presence of generation of an alarm signal and a value of a picture quality parameter for data compression. The frame rate calculating means thins a video signal which does not correspond to the frame rate so as not to be stored in the data storage means. Consequently, image data for a predetermined time are stored in the data storage means.

Abstract: An integrated security system includes a plurality of security devices each issuing an alarm signal. A plurality of control units are associated to control the security devices via a communication line. Each security device comprises an alarm storing section for storing alarm signals received from individual security devices as alarm information. An alarm transmitting section transmits the alarm information to all of the control units via the communication line. The alarm information stored in the alarm storing section during a predetermined storage time are transmitted at a time as an alarm notification command to the control units.

Abstract: The identification information input apparatus comprises a rotary encoder group for giving the user a click feel per unit rotation and generating an electric signal, and inputting arbitrary alphanumeric characters forming alphanumeric characters assigned in proportion to rotation angle via rotating operation, a pushbutton switch group for confirming alphanumeric characters input via the dial unit, password conversion unit for converting the electric signal generated by the dial unit to the alphanumeric characters based on a conversion table, and password authentication unit for authenticating the converted alphanumeric characters by checking whether the alphanumeric characters converted by the conversion unit are alphanumeric characters constituting the password.

Abstract: When a video input (image data) sequentially fetched from a monitor camera is to be stored in data storage means, frame rate calculating means calculates a frame rate for storage of the image data by using a picture recording time mode, a residual capacity of the data storage means, the presence of generation of an alarm signal and a value of a picture quality parameter for data compression. The frame rate calculating means thins a video signal which does not correspond to the frame rate so as not to be stored in the data storage means. Consequently, image data for a predetermined time are stored in the data storage means.

Abstract: An image recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing a multiple picture signal obtained by multiplexing picture signals from a plurality of cameras via a frame switcher, the image recording and reproducing apparatus performing high-accuracy fast-forwarding of a prerecorded image from a specific camera and allowing easy retrieval of a target image. The image recording and reproducing apparatus has a skip reproduction feature for alternating skipping of n frames and continuous reproduction of m frames. m is set to a number related to the frame switching pattern. In case n=4 and m=3, four frames are skipped after reproduction of Frame A1. Then Frames C6, A7, B8 are continuously reproduced. Thus, the images displayed on the monitor are A1, A7, and A13.

Abstract: An integrated security system includes a plurality of security devices each issuing an alarm signal. A plurality of control units are associated to control the security devices via a communication line. Each security device comprises an alarm storing section for storing alarm signals received from individual security devices as alarm information. An alarm transmitting section transmits the alarm information to all of the control units via the communication line. The alarm information stored in the alarm storing section during a predetermined storage time are transmitted at a time as an alarm notification command to the control units.

Abstract: Plural security units are coupled to plural control units through a communication line including transmission and response lines. Each control unit detects data collision on the transmission line to avoid the data collision. Re-transmission interval is independently assigned to each control unit. If the command to or from a security unit in charge of this control unit is received, the control unit rewrites the conditional data of the security unit in accordance with the detected command. The control (security) unit further includes a transmission (response) line monitoring portion, so that bi-directional communication is provided in addition of the response (transmission) line monitoring portion. Address data is classified to provide all unit communication, a group communication, and independent communications.