Protocol conversion system and method for camera

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of video monitoring, and in particular relates to a protocol conversion system and method for a camera. According to the protocol conversion system and method for the camera disclosed by the invention, a front-end gateway system is arranged between an application system and a camera system; a converter unit, a storage unit and a transcoder unit are arranged in the front-end gateway system; the converter unit is used for converting a protocol of the application system or a protocol of the camera system; the storage unit is used for storing camera information from the camera system and converted through the converter unit; and the transcoder unit is used for converting a video flow from the camera system into a video flow in any format, and sending the video flow in any format to the application system. No matter how the protocol of the camera is changed, the application system can be compatible with various standard protocol cameras; therefore, communication between the camera and the application system is ensured; furthermore, when the protocol conversion system disclosed by the invention is used, the camera system is unnecessary to replace; and thus, the cost is greatly reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of video monitoring, and in particular relates to a camera protocol conversion system and a conversion method thereof. Background technique [0002] In the early days, various camera manufacturers in the field of video surveillance produced cameras according to custom protocols. In recent years, with the development of the field of video surveillance, in order to standardize the standards in the field of video surveillance, a number of protocol standards have been gradually introduced in the industry, such as the domestic standard protocol GB / T-28181, the international commercial standard protocol ONVIF, the communication industry standard Clairvoyance, the global eyes and so on. [0003] Both the early self-defined private protocols and the newly launched diversified standard protocols have increased the complexity of camera access and enhanced the interdependence between the system and cameras. Public se...

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Problems solved by technology

According to the newly launched standard protocol, the upgraded new standard monitoring platform cannot be compatible with these existing old cameras; and if the previous monitoring platform is retained and the old cameras are replaced with cameras of the new standard protocol, the cameras will not be able to connect enter

[0004] Due to the diversification of camera protocol standards, the protocol dependence between the camera and the monitoring platform is too high, and flexible interconnection and intercommunication cannot be realized, which curbs the advantages of communication network sharing. Therefore, it is urgent to propose a solution that can solve the problem of camera A protocol conversion system that depends on the protocol between the monitoring platform

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