Monitoring apparatus and system

Abstract

Provided is a monitoring apparatus including a communication unit which receives streaming data and metadata of a video from each of a plurality of cameras installed indoors when the cameras obtain videos by capturing specific areas, respectively; a metadata analysis unit which analyzes the received metadata and extracts information about an event that occurred; a video selection unit which selects a video containing an area in which the event occurred from the videos based on the extracted information about the event; and a screen unit which receives the selected video from the video selection unit and immediately displays the received video when the monitoring apparatus is operated.

1 . A monitoring apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit which receives streaming data and metadata of a video from each of a plurality of cameras installed indoors when the cameras obtain videos by capturing specific areas, respectively;   a metadata analysis unit which analyzes the received metadata and extracts information about an event that occurred; a video selection unit which selects a video containing an area in which the event occurred from the videos based on the extracted information about the event; and   a screen unit which receives the selected video from the video selection unit and immediately displays the received video when the monitoring apparatus is operated,   wherein, the screen unit displays both a first video from a first camera and a second video from a second camera in a split screen when the first video and the second video have motion events at the same time, and the screen unit stops displaying the first video and displays the second video in a full screen when the first video has no more motion event and the second video still has the motion event.   
     
     
         2 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the videos are real-time live videos. 
     
     
         3 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein if the area in which the event occurred exists in plural numbers, the video selection unit selects a plurality of videos containing the areas in which the event occurred. 
     
     
         4 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the video selection unit synthesizes the videos in a specific arrangement and transmits the synthesized videos to the screen unit. 
     
     
         5 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the screen unit generates a split screen according to the specific arrangement. 
     
     
         6 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein when one of the videos is selected by a user, the screen unit displays only the video selected by the user. 
     
     
         7 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein if the area in which the event occurred changes over time, the video selection unit synthesizes a plurality of videos containing the area in which the event occurred in a time order and transmits the synthesized videos to the screen unit. 
     
     
         8 . A monitoring apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit which receives streaming data and metadata of a video from each of a plurality of cameras installed indoors when the cameras obtain videos by capturing specific areas, respectively;   a metadata analysis unit which analyzes the received metadata and extracts information about an event that occurred;   a video selection unit which selects a video containing an area in which the event occurred from the videos based on the extracted information about the event;   a screen unit which receives the selected video from the video selection unit and immediately displays the received video; and   a storage unit which stores the received streaming data and metadata of the videos,   wherein, the screen unit displays both a first video from a first camera and a second video from a second camera in a split screen when the first video and the second video have motion events at the same time, and the screen unit stops displaying the first video and displays the second video in a full screen when the first video has no more motion event and the second video still has the motion event.   
     
     
         9 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the videos are videos previously captured and stored in the storage unit. 
     
     
         10 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising a video search unit which receives a search condition and retrieves videos matching the search condition as search results among the videos stored in the storage unit. 
     
     
         11 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the video selection unit selects the video containing the area in which the event occurred from the videos retrieved as the search results. 
     
     
         12 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein if the area in which the event occurred exists in plural numbers, the video selection unit selects a plurality of videos containing the areas in which the event occurred. 
     
     
         13 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the video selection unit synthesizes the videos in a specific arrangement and transmits the synthesized videos to the screen unit. 
     
     
         14 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the screen unit generates a split screen according to the specific arrangement. 
     
     
         15 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein when one of the videos is selected by a user, the screen unit displays only the video selected by the user. 
     
     
         16 . The monitoring apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein if the area in which the event occurred changes over time, the video selection unit synthesizes a plurality of videos containing the area in which the event occurred in a time order and transmits the synthesized videos to the screen unit. 
     
     
         17 . A monitoring system comprising:
 a plurality of cameras installed indoors and each comprising an image pickup unit which obtains a video by capturing a specific area and an event occurrence determination unit which determines whether an event has occurred in the video; and   a monitoring apparatus comprising a communication unit which receives streaming data and metadata of the video from each of the cameras, a video selection unit which selects a video containing an area in which the event occurred from the videos based on information about the event that occurred, and a screen unit which receives the selected video from the video selection unit and displays the received video,   wherein, the screen unit displays both a first video from a first camera and a second video from a second camera in a split screen when the first video and the second video have motion events at the same time, and the screen unit stops displaying the first video and displays the second video in a full screen when the first video has no more motion event and the second video still has the motion event.   
     
     
         18 . The monitoring system of  claim 17 , further comprising a storage unit which stores the received streaming data and metadata of the videos, wherein the videos are videos previously captured and stored in the storage unit. 
     
     
         19 . The monitoring system of  claim 18 , further comprising a video search unit which receives a search condition and retrieves videos matching the search condition as search results among the videos stored in the storage unit, wherein the video selection unit selects the video containing the area in which the event occurred from the videos retrieved as the search results. 
     
     
         20 . The monitoring system of  claim 17 , wherein if the area in which the event occurred exists in plural numbers, the video selection unit selects a plurality of videos containing the areas in which the event occurred and synthesizes the videos in a specific arrangement, and the screen unit generates a split screen according to the specific arrangement.