WO2018173689A1 - Camera-side device, image information download system, and image information download method - Google Patents

Abstract

A camera-side device (10): detects a marker (23) on the basis of image information obtained by imaging performed by a monitoring camera (11); and if a terminal-side device (20) to which the marker (23) is provided is not present in a recommended download area (107), communicates information relating to the recommended download area (107) to the terminal-side device (20) through a wireless communication unit. The terminal-side device (20) communicates guidance information for guiding the terminal-side device (20) into the recommended download area (107) to a user, using the information communicated from the camera-side device (10). If the terminal-side device (20) moves into the recommended download area (107), image information is download by the terminal-side device (20) through a millimeter-wave RF unit.

Description

Camera side apparatus, image information download system and image information download method

The present disclosure relates to a camera device capable of easily downloading image information obtained by photographing with a camera by a terminal device, an image information downloading system, and an image information downloading method, and in particular, a camera using wireless communication for downloading image information. The present invention relates to a side device, an image information download system, and an image information download method.

In order to download stored camera image information by wireless communication, an environment in which stable communication can be performed is required. As an example for realizing such an environment, it is conceivable to discover a communicating party by an optical means using a camera and communicate with the communicating party.

As a technique for discovering a communicable device, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1. This prior art describes a technique for discovering a device capable of communicating with a portable terminal using a portable terminal having a photographing unit and a display unit.

Moreover, there exists a thing described, for example in patent document 2 as a technique which marks an object and manages the said object. In this prior art document, the code of the attached marker is read with respect to the optically readable code described on the surface and the attached marker having an IC tag capable of communicating by wireless communication, and the IC tag of the attached marker A technology for reading data in an IC tag and writing data to the IC tag is disclosed.

JP, 2011-097167, A JP, 2006-004006, A

Since the surveillance camera monitors for a long time, the volume of image information stored in the camera is enormous. Therefore, in order to cause the terminal device to download the image information, it is preferable to use a wireless communication method capable of high-speed communication. As an example of such a wireless communication method, wireless communication using a millimeter wave band (for example, WiGig (registered trademark · IEEE 802.11ad)) can be considered.

However, the millimeter wave has a high rectilinearity and easily attenuates. Therefore, in order to perform stable communication, it is required to precisely adjust the position of the terminal device and the angle of the antenna. That is, when image information is downloaded by the terminal device using wireless communication using the millimeter wave band, the position and antenna of the terminal device can be reduced in order to suppress the propagation loss between the camera device and the terminal device. It is required to adjust the angle of (1) to the position where the attenuation of the millimeter wave is small or the direction and polarization plane of the antenna of the wireless device installed in the camera apparatus. However, there is a problem that it is difficult for a user who is not familiar with the millimeter wave communication technology to adjust these positions and angles to a suitable one.

Therefore, the present disclosure relates to a camera-side device capable of suppressing propagation loss between the camera-side device and the terminal-side device when the terminal-side device downloads image information using wireless communication using a millimeter wave band. An object of the present invention is to provide an image information download system and an image information download method.

In the camera side device of the present disclosure, a marker detection unit for detecting a marker based on image information obtained by photographing with a camera, and a terminal side device provided with the marker are present in a recommended download area set in advance. A presence determination unit that determines whether or not the image information is downloaded, and an image information download unit that transmits the image information to the terminal device by wireless communication when the terminal device is present in the recommended download area; And.

According to the above configuration, the marker provided on the terminal device is detected based on the image information obtained by photographing with the camera, and the terminal device provided with the detected marker is present in the recommended download area. If it is, the terminal device downloads image information obtained by photographing with a camera via wireless communication. Therefore, when image information is downloaded by the terminal device using wireless communication using the millimeter wave band, propagation loss between the camera device and the terminal device can be suppressed, so downloading in a stable communication environment It can be performed.

As one aspect of the camera-side device of the present disclosure, for example, when the wireless communication is the first wireless communication and the terminal-side device does not exist in the recommended download area, information on the recommended download area is The information processing apparatus further includes an information notification unit configured to notify the terminal device via a second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication.

According to the above configuration, since the terminal device is notified of information on the recommended download area using the second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication, the terminal device can be guided to the recommended download area it can. Therefore, even in an environment where the first wireless communication can not be used, the second wireless communication can be used to guide the terminal device to the recommended download area.

As one mode of the camera side device of the present disclosure, for example, the marker is a barcode.

According to the above configuration, the terminal device can be easily identified by using the bar code as the marker. Therefore, even if there are a plurality of terminal devices for which image information is to be downloaded It can be downloaded surely.

As one aspect of the camera side device of the present disclosure, for example, the recommended download area is pre-databaseized as a recommended download map.

According to the above configuration, since the recommended download area is made into a database in advance as a recommended download map, the terminal device can be quickly guided.

As one aspect of the camera side device of the present disclosure, for example, the information on the recommended download area includes information on the moving direction and the moving distance from the terminal side device to the recommended download area.

According to the above configuration, since the information on the recommended download area includes the information on the moving direction and the moving distance from the terminal device to the recommended download area, the terminal device can be reliably and quickly guided to the recommended download area .

As one aspect of the camera-side device of the present disclosure, for example, the first wireless communication has a narrower communicable area than the second wireless communication, and can perform high-speed communication.

According to the above configuration, the camera apparatus can complementarily use the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication in order to achieve the purpose of downloading the image at high speed. That is, by having the information related to the relatively small recommended download area downloaded by the second wireless communication, even if the terminal side device is present at a place greatly deviated from the recommended download area, it is surely guided to the recommended download area be able to. Then, the image data can be downloaded at high speed to the terminal side device guided to the recommended download area by the first wireless communication.

The image information download system of the present disclosure includes a camera side device and a terminal side device, and the image information obtained by photographing with the camera side device is transmitted to the terminal side device via the first wireless communication. The image information download system to be downloaded, wherein the camera side device is set in advance by a marker detection unit for detecting a marker based on the image information obtained by photographing with a camera, and the terminal side device provided with the marker. A presence determination unit that determines whether or not it exists in the recommended download area, and, if the terminal-side device does not exist in the recommended download area, information on the recommended download area, An information notification unit for notifying the terminal device via the second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication, the terminal device further comprising: A guidance information notification unit for notifying a user of guidance information for guiding the terminal device into the recommended download area using information on the recommended download area notified from the information notification unit; When the device moves into the recommended download area, the image information is downloaded by the terminal device via the first wireless communication.

According to the above configuration, the camera device detects the marker provided on the terminal device based on the image information obtained by photographing with the camera, and the terminal device provided with the detected marker has the recommended download area If not present, the terminal device is notified of information on the recommended download area via the second wireless communication, and the terminal device uses the information on the recommended download area notified from the camera device. The user is notified of guidance information for guiding the self apparatus into the recommended download area, and when the terminal apparatus moves into the recommended download area, the camera apparatus transmits the image information to the terminal via the first wireless communication. Download on the remote device. Therefore, when image information is downloaded by the terminal device using wireless communication using the millimeter wave band, propagation loss between the camera device and the terminal device can be suppressed, so downloading in a stable communication environment It can be performed.

The image information downloading method of the present disclosure detects a marker based on image information obtained by shooting with a camera, and the terminal side device provided with the marker is present in a preset recommended download area. If the terminal device is present in the recommended download area, the image information is downloaded by the terminal device via wireless communication.

According to the above method, the marker provided on the terminal device is detected based on the image information obtained by photographing with the camera, and the terminal device provided with the detected marker is present in the recommended download area. If it is, the terminal device downloads image information obtained by photographing with a camera via wireless communication. Therefore, when image information is downloaded by the terminal device using wireless communication using the millimeter wave band, propagation loss between the camera device and the terminal device can be suppressed, so downloading in a stable communication environment It can be performed.

The camera side apparatus, the image information downloading system and the image information downloading method according to the present disclosure include the camera side apparatus and the terminal side apparatus when the terminal side apparatus downloads image information using wireless communication using a millimeter wave band. Can be suppressed in a stable communication environment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image information download system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing schematic configurations of a camera side device and a terminal side device which constitute the image information download system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a terminal position management table used by the position information server of the camera apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the camera side device and the terminal side device which constitute the image information download system shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image information download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of each of the camera side apparatus 10 and the terminal side apparatus 20 which comprise the image information download system 1 which concerns on this embodiment. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the image information download system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a camera side device 10 having a monitoring camera 11, a millimeter wave transmitter 12, a position information server 13 and an image recognition server 14, a millimeter wave receiver 21 and a terminal device 20 having a host terminal 22.

[Camera-side device 10]
In the camera-side device 10, the monitoring camera 11 has an imaging device (not shown) such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and is obtained by photographing the monitoring target area (not shown). The obtained image information is output to the millimeter wave transmitter 12.

The millimeter wave transmitter 12 accumulates the image information output from the monitoring camera 11 and transmits the accumulated image information to the terminal device 20 (downloads it to the terminal device 20). The download of the image information in the terminal device 20 is performed when the terminal device 20 exists in the recommended download area 107. In addition, the first wireless communication in the millimeter wave band (for example, WiGig (registered trademark, IEEE802.11ad) capable of high-speed communication is used to download image information to the terminal-side device 20. Note that WiGig (registered trademark) Is a 60 GHz band, for example.

The millimeter wave transmitter 12 transmits image information when the terminal device 20 exists in the recommended download area 107. At this time, whether or not the terminal device 20 exists in the recommended download area 107 is performed based on the terminal position information of the terminal device 20. A marker 23 is provided in the terminal device 20, and the terminal position information of the terminal device 20 can be obtained by detecting the marker 23 from the image captured by the monitoring camera 11. That is, the fact that the marker can be photographed by the surveillance camera 11 means that there is no shield at least between the marker and the surveillance camera 11 and the terminal device 20 is located in the vicinity of the surveillance camera 11 It means that. In addition, it is also possible to detect a more specific position of the terminal-side device 20 from the size of the photographed marker and the information of the surrounding terrain photographed together. Here, the marker 23 provided in the terminal device 20 is detected by the image recognition server 14.

The marker 23 provided on the terminal device 20 is, for example, a barcode. As well known, barcodes include one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcodes, and in particular, a two-dimensional barcode is also called a QR code (registered trademark). The marker 23 also has information such as a MAC (Media Access Control) address of the terminal device 20 provided with the marker 23.

The millimeter wave transmitter 12 determines whether the terminal device 20 in which the marker 23 is detected is present in the recommended download area 107, and when it is determined that the terminal device 20 is present in the recommended download area 107. , And transmits the image information to the terminal device 20 via the first wireless communication. The millimeter wave transmitter 12 determines whether the terminal device 20 in which the marker 23 is detected is present in the recommended download area 107 based on the information registered in the position information server 13. The position information server 13 includes a recommended download (DL) map 130 (see FIG. 2) as a database of the recommended download area 107 and a terminal position management table 131 (see FIG. 2) for managing the position of the terminal device 20. It is memorized.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the terminal position management table 131 stored in the position information server 13. As shown in the figure, in the terminal position management table 131, the time at which the marker 23 of the terminal device 20 present in the receivable area 106 is detected (ie, the marker detection time) is present in the receivable area 106. Coordinates of the terminal device 20 (i.e., in-area terminal coordinates), a MAC address of the terminal device 20 present in the receivable area 106, and the like are registered. In the example shown in FIG. 3, four terminal devices 20 are registered. The MAC address is actually uniquely assigned to the host terminal 22 of the terminal device 20.

The millimeter wave transmitter 12 refers to the terminal position management table 131 of the position information server 13 and determines whether or not the terminal device 20 in which the marker 23 is detected is present in the recommended download area 107. If it is determined that the terminal device 20 in which the marker 23 is detected is not present in the recommended download area 107, the second wireless communication (for example, IEEE 802.11a) having a slower communication speed than the first wireless communication Information on the recommended download area 107 is notified to the terminal device 20 where the marker 23 is detected via Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The information on the recommended download area 107 is, for example, information on the moving direction and moving distance from the terminal device 20 at which the marker 23 is detected to the recommended download area 107.

Since the second wireless communication described above is weak in rectilinearity because the frequency is lower than that of the first wireless communication, the guidance information can be transmitted over a wider area than the first wireless communication. That is, the receivable area of the terminal device 20 can be made large. The area where the terminal device 20 can receive the guidance information is referred to as a receivable area 106.

When the terminal device 20 notified of the information on the recommended download area 107 moves into the recommended download area 107, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 downloads the stored image information by the terminal device 20.

The surveillance camera 11, the millimeter wave transmitter 12, and the image recognition server 14 are communicably connected to each other. Further, the communication between the millimeter wave transmitter 12 and the position information server 13 is similarly made.

As shown in FIG. 2, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 includes an external storage SD memory 121, a CPU 122, an internal memory 123, a millimeter wave RF unit (first wireless communication unit) 124, and a wireless communication unit (second The wireless communication unit 125), the millimeter wave antenna 15, and the wireless communication antenna 16 are provided. The external storage SD memory 121 is, for example, a non-volatile flash memory, and stores image information obtained by photographing with the monitoring camera 11. The external storage SD memory 121 can be attached to and detached from the main body of the millimeter wave transmitter 12. By removing this from the millimeter wave transmitter 12, the stored image information can be stored in a notebook computer or tablet type terminal. Etc. can be reproduced and displayed by electronic devices such as

The CPU 122 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 controls the external storage SD memory 121, the millimeter wave RF unit 124, and the wireless communication unit 125 in accordance with a control program stored in the internal memory 123. That is, the CPU 122 stores the image information output from the monitoring camera 11 in the external storage SD memory 121, and the image information stored in the external storage SD memory 121 for the millimeter wave RF unit 124. Control to transmit toward the terminal device 20 is performed. Further, control is performed to transmit information related to the recommended download area 107 to the terminal device 20 with respect to the wireless communication unit 125.

The CPU 122 refers to the terminal position management table 131 of the position information server 13 to determine whether or not the terminal device 20 provided with the marker 23 is present in the recommended download area 107, and in the recommended download area 107. If the image data is stored in the external storage SD memory 121, the terminal device 20 downloads the image information stored in the external storage SD memory 121 via the millimeter wave RF unit 124. When the terminal device 20 provided with the marker 23 does not exist in the recommended download area 107, the CPU 122 requests the position information server 13 for information on the recommended download area 107. When the information on the recommended download area 107 is received from the position information server 13, the terminal device 20 is notified via the wireless communication unit 125 (that is, via Wi-Fi (registered trademark)).

For example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) is used as the internal memory 123, but a flash memory may be used. The millimeter wave RF unit 124 transmits the image information stored in the external storage SD memory 121 under the control of the CPU 122 (that is, the terminal device 20 downloads it). The wireless communication unit 125 performs communication for establishing a connection with the wireless communication unit 220 of the terminal device 20 under the control of the CPU 122, and then transmits information on the recommended download area 107 to the terminal device 20. The wireless communication unit 125 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 and the wireless communication unit 220 of the terminal device 20 communicate in both directions.

The position information server 13 searches the recommended download area 107 in the recommended download map 130 from the terminal position information of the terminal device 20 provided with the marker 23, and if the recommended download area 107 is found, calculates the movement direction and movement distance. . Then, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 is notified of the obtained recommended download area information and the like. After that, the notification completion to the terminal device 20 is reported to the image recognition server 14.

The image recognition server 14 detects the marker 23 from the image information obtained by photographing with the monitoring camera 11. When the image recognition server 14 detects the marker 23, the image recognition server 14 notifies the millimeter wave transmitter 12 of marker detection. Further, the image recognition server 14 notifies the position information server 13 of the position information and the like of the terminal device 20 that has detected the marker 23.

[Terminal device 20]
In the terminal device 20, the millimeter wave receiver 21 receives and stores the image information transmitted (i.e., downloaded) from the millimeter wave transmitter 12 of the camera device 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the millimeter wave receiver 21 includes a millimeter wave RF unit (first wireless communication unit) 210, an internal memory 211, an external storage SD memory 212, a CPU 213, and a millimeter wave antenna 24. Equipped with The CPU 213 controls the millimeter wave RF unit 210 and the external storage SD memory 212 in accordance with the control program stored in the internal memory 211. That is, the CPU 213 causes the millimeter wave RF unit 210 to receive the image information transmitted (that is, downloaded) from the camera device 10, and the millimeter wave RF unit for the external storage SD memory 212. 210 stores the received image information. Further, when there is a request for image information from the host terminal 22, the CPU 213 reads the image information from the external storage SD memory 212 and outputs the image information to the host terminal 22.

The host terminal 22 is an electronic device such as a laptop computer or a tablet terminal, and receives information on the recommended download area 107 transmitted (that is, notified) from the wireless communication unit 125 of the camera device 10. Then, guidance information for guiding the terminal device 20 into the recommended download area 107 is organized using the received information on the recommended download area 107 and notified to the user. The information on the recommended download area 107 is, for example, information on the movement direction and the movement distance from the terminal device 20 to the recommended download area 107. Notification of guidance information created using information on the recommended download area 107 to the user is performed by displaying it on a display (not shown) that the host terminal 22 has. As described above, the host terminal 22 is an electronic device such as a notebook computer or a tablet terminal, and the guidance information is displayed on a display provided on the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the host terminal 22 includes a wireless communication unit (second wireless communication unit) 220, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) control unit 221, a CPU 222, and a wireless communication antenna 25. The CPU 222 controls the wireless communication unit 220 and the USB control unit 221 in accordance with the control program. That is, the CPU 222 causes the wireless communication unit 220 to receive the information on the recommended download area 107 transmitted from the wireless communication unit 125 of the camera device 10, and the millimeter wave receiver for the USB control unit 221. Communication with USB 21 is performed. When acquiring the image information stored in the external storage SD memory 212 of the millimeter wave receiver 21, the CPU 222 controls the USB control unit 221.

The image recognition server 14 corresponds to a marker detection unit. The CPU 122 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 corresponds to the presence determination unit. Further, the CPU 122 and the millimeter wave RF unit 124 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 constitute an image information download unit. Further, the CPU 122 and the wireless communication unit 125 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 constitute an information notification unit. The CPU 222 and display (not shown) of the host terminal 22 constitute a guidance information notification unit.

Next, operations of the millimeter wave transmitter 12, the position information server 13, the image recognition server 14, the millimeter wave receiver 21 and the host terminal 22 constituting the image information download system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. 4 shows each of the millimeter wave transmitter 12, the position information server 13, the image recognition server 14, and the millimeter wave receiver 21 of the terminal device 20 and the host terminal 22 of the camera apparatus 10 constituting the image information download system 1. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement. In the figure, "DL" means "download" and "DB" means "database".

In the figure, the image recognition server 14 performs an image recognition process on image information obtained by photographing with the monitoring camera 11 and detects a marker 23 provided on the terminal device 20. When the marker 23 is detected, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 is notified that the marker 23 has been detected (step S01). Next, the image recognition server 14 calculates position information and the like of the terminal device 20 provided with the detected marker 23, and notifies the position information server 13 of terminal position information and the like (step S02). When the position information server 13 receives a notification such as terminal position information from the image recognition server 14, the terminal position management table 131 displays “terminal management No.”, “marker detection time”, “in-area terminal coordinates”, and “MAC address Etc. are registered (step S03).

When receiving the marker detection notification from the image recognition server 14, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 requests the position information server 13 for information on the recommended download area 107 (step S04). When receiving a request for information on the recommended download area 107 from the millimeter wave transmitter 12, the position information server 13 searches the database for the recommended download area 107 from the terminal position information notified from the image recognition server 14, and then the recommended download area 107 After the search, the moving direction and the moving distance to the recommended download area 107 are calculated (step S05). Next, the position information server 13 notifies the millimeter wave transmitter 12 of the recommended download area information etc. in order to notify the terminal device 20 of the recommended download area information etc. (including the moving direction and the movement distance) (step S06). Next, the position information server 13 reports to the image recognition server 14 that the terminal device 20 has been notified of the recommended download area information etc. (step S07).

The millimeter wave transmitter 12 transmits a notification such as recommended download area information from the position information server 13 to the host terminal 22 via the second wireless communication (step S09). At this time, the host terminal 22 has already started the application (software for wireless connection with the wireless communication unit 125 of the millimeter wave transmitter 12 and operating on the operating system (OS) of the host terminal 22). A connection is established with the wave transmitter 12 by the second wireless communication (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) (step S08).

When the host terminal 22 receives the notification of the recommended download area information and the like transmitted from the millimeter wave transmitter 12, the host terminal 22 performs application processing using the notified and recommended download area information and the like (step S10). That is, the guidance information is organized. The host terminal 22 performs an application process, and after the terminal device 20 moves to the recommended download area, performs a download start process to the millimeter wave transmitter 12 for the second wireless communication (Wi-Fi (registered trademark) Request the download of image information (step S11). The user of the terminal-side device 20 moves to the recommended download area according to the guidance information during the period from when the host terminal 22 starts the application processing to when the download start processing is performed.

Upon receiving the image information download request from the host terminal 22, the millimeter wave transmitter 12 reads the image information from the external storage SD memory 121 in the millimeter wave transmitter 12 and transmits the image information to the millimeter wave receiver 21. (Step S12).

As described above, according to the image information download system 1 according to the present embodiment, the image information obtained by photographing with the camera device 10 is transmitted to the terminal side via the millimeter wave RF unit 124 which is the first wireless communication. This is an image information download system to be downloaded to the device 20. The camera side device 10 detects the marker 23 based on the image information obtained by photographing with the monitoring camera 11, and the terminal side device 20 provided with the detected marker 23 is present in the recommended download area 107 If the terminal apparatus 20 does not exist in the recommended download area 107, the terminal apparatus 20 is notified of information on the recommended download area 107 via the wireless communication unit 125. The terminal device 20 notifies the user of guidance information for guiding the terminal device 20 into the recommended download area 107 using the information on the recommended download area 107 notified from the camera device 10. When the terminal device 20 moves into the recommended download area 107, the image information is downloaded to the terminal device 20 via the millimeter wave RF unit 124. Therefore, when making the terminal device 20 download image information using wireless communication using the millimeter wave band, the propagation loss between the camera device 10 and the terminal device 20 can be suppressed, and a stable communication environment is achieved. You can download it with

In the above-described embodiment, one recommendation download area 107 is provided, but a plurality of recommendation download areas 107 may be provided. In this case, among the plurality of recommended download areas 107, the one closest to the terminal device 20 may be selected, and the recommended download area 107 may be notified to the terminal device 20.

Further, in the above embodiment, the wireless communication unit 220 of the host terminal 22 may be provided on the millimeter wave receiver 21 side.

In the above embodiment, the millimeter wave antenna 24 connected to the millimeter wave RF unit 210 of the millimeter wave receiver 21 is provided with a driving device (not shown) for changing the direction of the antenna to obtain the maximum reception sensitivity. The CPU 213 may control the drive device in the direction. At this time, it is also possible to display the direction of the millimeter wave antenna 24 on the display of the host terminal 22.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the camera side apparatus 10 was demonstrated as what contains the surveillance camera 11, it is not restricted to this. The camera side device 10 may be realized as another device connectable to the monitoring camera 11.

In the above embodiment, the information on the recommended download area 107 is described as the information indicating the moving direction and the moving distance to the recommended download area 107, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the position information of the recommended download area 107 may be used. If the terminal device 20 can recognize its own current position by GPS or the like, the terminal device 20 moves to the recommended download area 107 from the difference between the position information of the recommended download area 107 and the current position. Information of direction and movement distance can be calculated.

In the above embodiment, the information on the recommended download area 107 may include information on the recommended height and antenna angle. This is because it is preferable to adjust also the three-dimensional position including the height, the direction of the antenna, and the like in order to suppress the propagation loss in the communication using the millimeter wave band. The height of the terminal device 20 and the antenna angle can be obtained from the analysis result of the photographed image including the marker, or from various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, and an altimeter provided in the terminal device 20. You can also get it.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the terminal positional information on the terminal side apparatus 20 was obtained from the detection result of the marker 23, it is not restricted to this. For example, the terminal device 20 may obtain the current position and notify the camera device 10 via the second wireless communication. In this case, when the marker 23 is detected, the camera-side device 10 requests the terminal-side device 20 to transmit the terminal position information. By doing this, the same operation as the above embodiment can be realized even if the marker 23 is a marker such as an LED that blinks at a specific cycle, whose position and the like are difficult to analyze only from the photographing result. it can.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although guidance information was notified by being displayed on a display, it is not restricted to this. There is no limitation on the form of output as long as the guidance information can be output in a manner that can be recognized by the user. Specifically, voice and vibration can be considered.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although WiGig (trademark) was used as 1st wireless communication, it is not restricted to this. Other communication methods are available as long as high-speed communication is possible, such as in the millimeter wave band, but the relative position and angle between the transmitter and receiver are likely to affect propagation loss. It does not matter.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although Wi-Fi (trademark) was used as 2nd wireless communication, it is not restricted to this. For example, in the second wireless communication, it is sufficient if at least the camera device 10 can transmit information on the recommended download area to the terminal device 20, so the method is different from Wi-Fi (registered trademark) such as LTE. It may be wireless communication.

Further, each functional block used in the description of the above-described embodiment is typically implemented as an LSI which is an integrated circuit. These may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include some or all. Although an LSI is used here, it may be called an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.

Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI's, and implementation using dedicated circuitry or general purpose processors is also possible. After the LSI is manufactured, a programmable field programmable gate array (FPGA) may be used, or a reconfigurable processor may be used which can reconfigure connection and setting of circuit cells in the LSI.

Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology comes out to replace LSI's as a result of the advancement of semiconductor technology or a derivative other technology, it is naturally also possible to carry out function block integration using this technology. The application of biotechnology etc. may be possible.

While one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described in detail, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

The camera side apparatus, the image information download system, and the image information download method according to the present disclosure can be applied to a surveillance camera or the like having a function of downloading image information obtained by shooting with a camera via wireless communication.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 image information download system 10 camera side apparatus 11 surveillance camera 12 millimeter wave transmitter 13 position information server 14 image recognition server 15, 24 millimeter wave antenna 16, 25 antenna for wireless communication 20 terminal side apparatus 21 millimeter wave receiver 22 host Terminal 23 marker 106 receivable area 107 recommended download area 121, 212 external storage SD memory 122, 213, 222 CPU
123, 211 internal memory 124, 210 millimeter wave RF unit 125, 220 wireless communication unit 130 recommended download map 131 terminal position management table 221 USB control unit

Claims (8)

A marker detection unit that detects a marker based on image information obtained by shooting with a camera;
A presence determination unit that determines whether a terminal device provided with the marker is present in a preset recommended download area;
An image information download unit that transmits the image information to the terminal device by wireless communication when the terminal device is present in the recommended download area;
Camera side device. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The wireless communication is a first wireless communication,
When the terminal device is not present in the recommended download area, the terminal device is notified of information on the recommended download area via a second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication. Further comprising an information notification unit
Camera side device. The camera side device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The marker is a barcode,
Camera side device. The camera apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The recommended download area is databased in advance as a recommended download map,
Camera side device. The camera side apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
The information on the recommended download area includes information on the moving direction and the moving distance from the terminal device to the recommended download area.
Camera side device. The camera side apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
The first wireless communication has a narrower communicable area than the second wireless communication, and is capable of high-speed communication.
Camera side device. An image information download system, comprising: a camera side device; and a terminal side device, wherein the terminal side device downloads image information obtained by photographing with the camera side device via a first wireless communication. ,
The camera device is
A marker detection unit that detects a marker based on image information obtained by shooting with a camera;
A presence determination unit that determines whether the terminal device provided with the marker is present in a preset recommended download area;
When the terminal device is not present in the recommended download area, the terminal device is notified of information on the recommended download area via a second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication. Information notification unit, and
The terminal device is
A guidance information notification unit for notifying a user of guidance information for guiding the terminal device into the recommended download area using information on the recommended download area notified from the information notification unit;
When the terminal device moves into the recommended download area, the image information is downloaded by the terminal device via the first wireless communication.
Image information download system. A marker is detected based on image information obtained by shooting with a camera,
It is determined whether the terminal device provided with the marker is present in a preset recommended download area,
When the terminal device is present in the recommended download area, the image information is downloaded by the terminal device via wireless communication.
Image information download method.

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