Information transmission system

Abstract

To provide an information transmission system that can provide convenience to a user.SOLUTION: An information transmission system 1 provides a contracted user with an image picked up by a monitoring camera 11 in a predetermined place (park 2). When providing the image to the user, the information transmission system combines an avatar image with at least an image of a person other than the relatives of the user to protect the portrait right of the person other than the relatives of the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information transmission system for transmitting video information captured by a surveillance camera. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, surveillance cameras have been installed in various places such as shopping centers and streets for the purpose of crime prevention, etc. Images captured by these cameras are sent in real time via a network to a remote centralized monitoring center or the like and displayed on a monitor.

[0003] Conventionally, when transmitting such camera images, in order to effectively utilize the communication bandwidth of the network, the captured video signal is compressed by a video compression device according to a predetermined standard (e.g., H.264 or MPEG2) before being transmitted. Then, at the transmission destination, a video decoding device decodes the received video signal according to the corresponding standard.

[0004] However, even if the image compression technology described above is used, there is a limit to the data compression rate. Therefore, for example, when transmitting images from multiple surveillance cameras in real time, a wide bandwidth is still required.

[0005] In response to this, Patent Document 1 discloses an information transmission system including a feature point extraction unit that divides an image of a person that is a subject in an image captured by at least one camera into a plurality of parts corresponding to parts of the human body, extracts feature points from each part, and outputs them as feature information; a coordinate information addition unit that acquires coordinate information of the subject within the shooting range of the camera; a dynamics generation unit that generates an avatar image of the subject based on the feature information; and an image synthesis unit that generates a synthetic image by synthesizing the avatar image with a background image that represents the background of the shooting range of the camera based on the coordinate information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6357595 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] In the above-mentioned conventional information transmission system, the avatar image is simply synthesized on a background image representing the background of the camera's shooting range based on coordinate information, and it cannot be said that the system is of sufficient value to users.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide an information transmission system that can improve convenience for users. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The information transmission system of the present invention is an information transmission system that provides images captured by a surveillance camera at a specified location to a contracted user, and is characterized in that when providing the images to the user, an avatar image is combined with an image of at least one person other than the user's relatives, thereby protecting the portrait rights of persons other than the user's relatives.

[0010] In addition, the information transmission system of the present invention is characterized in that the administrator of the system directly confirms the user and the user's relatives when making a contract for providing the image.

[0011] Furthermore, the information transmission system of the present invention further comprises a portable item which has identification information for identifying the user's relative and is provided to the user's relative and carried by the user's relative, a kitchen car which provides food and beverages at the designated location, an identification information reading means carried by an employee of the kitchen car which reads the identification information on the portable item, and an information acquisition means which acquires information related to this system, wherein the employee confirms the user's relative by reading the identification information on the portable item carried by the user's relative with the identification information reading means, and provides food and beverages to the user's relative based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means. Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the present invention, convenience for users can be achieved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information transmission system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a front view showing a key holder with a QR code of an information transmission system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view showing a park in which an information transmission system according to an embodiment is used. [Figure 4] 4 is a first flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] 5 is a second flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] 10 is a third flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an image captured by the information transmission system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 1 to 7. This embodiment is an information transmission system that provides an image captured by a surveillance camera at a predetermined location to a contracted user, and is characterized in that when providing the image to the user, an avatar image is synthesized with an image of at least a person other than the user's relatives, thereby protecting the portrait rights of people other than the user's relatives.

[0015] <Configuration of the embodiment> FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information transmission system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a key holder with a QR code of the information transmission system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a park in which the information transmission system according to the embodiment is used. FIG. 4 is a first flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a second flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a third flowchart showing a data flow in the information transmission system according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an image captured by the information transmission system according to the embodiment.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, the information transmission system 1 of this embodiment is an information transmission system that provides images captured by a surveillance camera 11 in a specified location (park 2) to contracted users, and is composed of the surveillance camera 11, Internet 12, member terminal 13, AP server 14, and avatar video database (avatar video DB) 15 on the online side, and a QR code key chain 21, administrator personal computer 22, member registration face image database (member registration face image DB) 23, reflected face image database (reflected face image DB) 24, and converted avatar image database (converted avatar image DB) 25 on the offline side.

[0017] A plurality of surveillance cameras 11 are placed in a park 2, and transmit image data capturing an image of the park 2 to an AP server 14 via the Internet 12.

[0018] The AP server 14 includes avatar software, face authentication software, game application software, a mail server, and a member registration database, and is managed by an administrator of the system.

[0019] The member terminal 13 is used by the member who is the user (guardian) of this system, and may be a tablet computer, notebook computer, desktop computer, smartphone, etc., and is connected to the AP server 14 via the Internet 12. The member terminal 13 also has the app of this system downloaded onto it. The app of this system not only displays images from the surveillance camera 11, but also enables the user to play games.

[0020] Avatar animation DB 15 stores avatar animations generated by AP server 14. The avatar animations stored in avatar animation DB 15 are distributed to member terminal 13 via Internet 12 in response to an avatar release request.

[0021] The QR code key holder 21 is an item carried by a child who is a relative of a user (member, guardian) of this system, and as shown in Fig. 2, identification information 32 in the form of a QR code is displayed on the main body 31. A GPS receiving unit is built into the main body 31, and by receiving radio waves from the GPS 3, the GPS unit generates location data indicating the current location and transmits it to the member terminal 13 and the AP server 14.

[0022] 1, the administrator's personal computer 22 is directly connected to the AP server 14 without going through the Internet 12, and is used for inputting data, checking data of members who are users of this system, viewing member registration details stored in the AP server 14, etc. The administrator's personal computer 22 also performs member registration as our data registration, and face registration of children who are relatives of members of this system, etc. in the member registration face image DB 23.

[0023] The AP server 14 accumulates and stores data on images of faces of people reflected in the park 2 (reflected face images) from image data captured in the park 2 and transmitted from the surveillance camera 11 in the reflected face image DB 24.

[0024] In addition, AP server 14 accumulates and stores in converted avatar image DB 25 data of converted avatar images in which the faces of people are avatarized using avatarization software.

[0025] Furthermore, the AP server 14 associates the data of the reflected face image stored in the reflected face image DB 24 with the data of the converted avatar image stored in the converted avatar image DB 25.

[0026] Furthermore, the AP server 14 compares the data of the reflected face image stored in the reflected face image DB 24 with the data of the child's face image registered in the member registration face image DB 23.

[0027] Furthermore, the AP server 14 compares the image data captured within the park 2 with the data of the reflected face image stored in the reflected face image DB24, and replaces the data of the reflected face image in the image data captured within the park 2 with the data of the linked converted avatar image, thereby generating an avatar video within the park and storing it in the avatar video DB15.

[0028] If the reflected face image data and the child's face image data match, the AP server 14 sends a park arrival / departure notification to the member terminal 13 via the Internet 12 indicating that the child has arrived at the park, and also sends an avatar release request, reads out an in-park avatar video corresponding to the reflected face image data from the avatar video DB 15, and sends it to the member terminal 13 via the Internet 12.

[0029] After that, when the data of the reflected face image and the data of the child's face image no longer match, the AP server 14 delivers a park arrival / departure delivery indicating that the child has left the park to the member terminal 13 via the Internet 12.

[0030] The park 2 in which the information transmission system 1 is used will be described below. In FIG. 3, iron pillars 41 and 42 are provided in a park 2, and a plurality of surveillance cameras 11 are attached to the tops of the iron pillars 41 and 42.

[0031] In the park 2, a revolving jungle gym 43 and a swing 44 are installed as play equipment, a bench 45 is installed as a rest area, and a sandbox 46 and a pond 47 are provided as play areas.

[0032] Also staying in park 2 are a child 48 who is a relative of the member, persons 49, 50, 51, and 52 who are not relatives of the member, and a dog 53 that is a pet of person 52.

[0033] A food truck 54 is also brought into the park 2. An employee 55 prepares and serves food and drink in the food truck 54. The employee 55 has a contract with the management company of the information transmission system 1, and uses a scanner to read the identification information 32 in the form of a QR code on a key holder 21 with a QR code carried by a child 48 who is a relative of the member, thereby confirming the relative of the member, and providing food and drink to the child 48 who is a relative of the member, based on the points the member has earned in a game within the app.

[0034] In the information transmission system 1, each member registers one main park 2 and five sub-parks.

[0035] <Membership Registration Process of the Embodiment>

[0036] The member registration process of the information transmission system 1 will now be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the parent of a child 48 on the user side uses the member terminal 13 to access the provisional registration web page of the information transmission system 1 in step S1.

[0037] As a result, in step S2, AP server 14 on the system management side of information transmission system 1 transmits the data of the temporary registration web page to member terminal 13 on the user side, and causes member terminal 13 on the user side to display the temporary registration web page.

[0038] Thereafter, in step S3, the user performs processing for inputting provisional registration information such as address, name, and email address on the provisional registration web page displayed on member terminal 13.

[0039] As a result, the AP server 14 on the system management side of the information transmission system 1 performs provisional registration processing for the user (guardian of the child 48) in step S4. When the provisional registration is completed, the system administrator of the information transmission system 1 (an employee of the management company of the information transmission system 1) visits the home of the user in step S5.

[0040] The guardian of the child 48 on the user side is visited at home by the system administrator, and both the guardian who wishes to become a member and the child 48 meet with the system administrator, and in step S6, the guardian who wishes to become a member submits identification documents to the system administrator to verify their identity (the guardian who wishes to become a member, and the child 48).

[0041] As a result, in step S7, the system administrator on the system management side returns to the head office to carefully examine the identity verification documents and perform identity verification processing. If the identity verification is valid, he or she operates the administrator's personal computer 22 to have the AP server 14 send the official registration web page to the user's member terminal 13, and in step S8, causes the official registration web page to be displayed on the user's member terminal 13.

[0042] Thereafter, in step S9, the parent of the child 48 on the user side performs an input process for the main registration on the main registration web page displayed on the member terminal 13.

[0043] As a result, the AP server 14 on the system management side of the information transmission system 1 performs a formal registration process for the user (guardian of the child 48) in step S10. When the formal registration is complete, the system administrator of the information transmission system 1 (an employee of the management company of the information transmission system 1) provides the QR code key holder 21 to the guardian of the child 48 by mail or hand delivery in step S11.

[0044] <Avatar Image Data Display Process of the Embodiment>

[0045] The avatar image data display process of the information transmission system 1 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 5, a child 48 on the user side moves to a park 2 in step S21.

[0046] As a result, in step S22, the AP server 14 on the system management side of the information transmission system 1 verifies the user's child 48 using the location data from the GPS unit of the QR code key holder 21 via the Internet 12, and in step S23, obtains image data of the park 2 captured by the surveillance camera 11 in the park 2, and stores the obtained image data in the reflected face image DB 24.

[0047] Next, in step S24, the AP server 14 on the system management side performs face authentication by comparing the data of the reflected face image stored in the reflected face image DB24 with the data of the child's face image registered in the member registration face image DB23.

[0048] Next, in step S25, the AP server 14 on the system management side compares the image data captured within the park 2 with the reflected face image data stored in the reflected face image DB24, and replaces the reflected face image data in the image data captured within the park 2 with the linked converted avatar image data, thereby performing avatar processing, generating an avatar video within the park, and saving it in the avatar video DB15.

[0049] Next, the AP server 14 on the system management side sends a park arrival / departure notification to the member terminal 13 via the Internet 12, indicating that the child has arrived at the park, and in step S26, sends an avatar release request as avatar image data processing, reads out the avatar video in the park from the avatar video DB 15, and sends it to the member terminal 13 via the Internet 12.

[0050] As a result, in step S27, member terminal 13 on the user side causes the application to display the in-park avatar moving image provisional registration web page as the avatar video data display.

[0051] The game point usage process of the information transmission system 1 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 6, in step S31, a user member (guardian of a child 48) uses the member terminal 13 to play a game within the application of the information transmission system 1, thereby earning points.

[0052] In step S32, a child 48 on the user side presents the QR code key holder 21 to an employee 55 of a food truck 54 that has arrived at the park 2.

[0053] After this, in step S33, employee 55 of kitchen car 54 uses a scanner to read identification information 32 based on the QR code on QR code key chain 21 carried by child 48, and in step S34 uses a terminal device of kitchen car 54 connected to the scanner to transmit the QR code data based on the read identification information 32 to AP server 14 on the system management side.

[0054] As a result, in step S35, the AP server 14 on the system management side identifies the user member (parent of child 48) by receiving QR code data from the terminal device of the kitchen car 54, and in step S36, transmits point data indicating the points that the user member (parent of child 48) has earned in the game to the terminal device of the kitchen car 54.

[0055] As a result, in step S37, the terminal device of kitchen car 54 displays on the screen the points that the user member (guardian of child 48) has earned in the game as point data, and in step S38, an employee of kitchen car 54 communicates the points that can be used to the user child 48.

[0056] Thereafter, the child 48 on the user side selects food and drink from the menu of the kitchen car 54 based on the points transmitted by the staff of the kitchen car 54, and in step S39, orders the selected food and drink from the staff of the kitchen car 54.

[0057] As a result, the staff of the food truck 54 provides food and drink to the child 48 of the user in step S40, and the child 48 of the user receives the food and drink from the staff of the food truck 54 in step S41.

[0058] Thereafter, in step S42, the terminal device of the food car 54 transmits data on the food and drink provided to the child 48 on the user side to the AP server 14 on the system management side.

[0059] As a result, in step S43, the AP server 14 on the system management side receives the food and drink data from the terminal device of the food truck 54, subtracts the points held by the user-side member (guardian of child 48), and in step S44 transmits the point data after the subtraction to the member terminal 13 of the user-side member (guardian of child 48). As a result, in step S45, the member terminal 13 uses the app to display the point data after the subtraction on the screen.

[0060] <Image data of the embodiment> The image data used in the information transmission system 1 will be described below.

[0061] Figure 7(a) shows image data 61 captured by one of the multiple surveillance cameras 11 installed in park 2 in Figure 3, and the image data 61 displays, on a background 62, an image 63 of the revolving jungle gym 43 shown in Figure 3, an image 64 of a child 48 who is a relative of the member, images 65 and 66 of persons 49 and 52 who are not relatives of the member, an image 67 of a pet dog 53 of person 52, an image 68 of a food truck 54, and an image 69 of an employee 55 of food truck 54.

[0062] 7(b) is image data 71 displayed on the member terminal 13 of the user in step S26 of FIG. 5, and the image data 71 displays the background 62 and the image 63 of the rotating jungle gym 43 similar to those in FIG. 7. The face of the image 64 of the child 48 who is a relative of the member is converted into an avatar image 74, the faces of the images 65, 66 of the persons 49, 52 who are not relatives of the member are converted into avatar images 75, 76, the image 67 of the dog 53 who is the pet of the person 52 (see FIG. 7(a)) is converted into the entire dog avatar image 77, the image 68 of the food truck 54 (see FIG. 7(a)) is converted into the entire car avatar image 78, and the face of the image 69 of the employee 55 of the food truck 54 is converted into the avatar image 79.

[0063] Here, in the information transmission system 1, although this has been omitted in the explanation of FIG. 1, things moving within the park 2 are turned into avatars.

[0064] The facial avatar image 74 of image 64 of child 48, who is a relative of the member, is notified to the member, and the member can verify from the facial avatar image 74 that image 64 is child 48. Furthermore, the facial avatar image 74 of child 48 can be changed to the original image shown in Figure 7(a) at the member's option.

[0065] In the information transmission system 1, the portrait rights of people other than the member's relatives are protected by combining an avatar image with an image of the person other than the member's relatives.

[0066] In addition, in order to avoid identifying individuals other than relatives, the faces of image 67 of person 52's pet dog 53, image 68 of food truck 54, and image 69 of an employee 55 of food truck 54 have been turned into avatars.

[0067] <Summary of the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention> The configuration and operation of such an embodiment of the present invention will be summarized below. The information transmission system 1 is an information transmission system that provides images captured by a surveillance camera 11 in a specified location (park 2) to a contracted user, and when providing the images to the user, an avatar image is synthesized with an image of at least a person other than the user's relatives, thereby protecting the portrait rights of persons other than the user's relatives.

[0068] The information transmission system according to claim 1, further characterized in that, in the information transmission system 1, an administrator of the system directly verifies the user and the user's relatives when making a contract for providing the image.

[0069] Furthermore, the information transmission system 1 further comprises a portable item (key chain 21 with QR code) which has identification information for identifying the user's relative and is provided to the user's relative and carried by the user's relative, a kitchen car 54 which provides food and beverages at the specified location, an identification information reading means (scanner) carried by an employee 55 of the kitchen car 54 and which reads the identification information on the portable item, and an information acquisition means (point acquisition means which allows a user to earn points by playing games) which acquires information related to this system, and the employee confirms the user's relative by reading the identification information on the portable item carried by the user's relative with the identification information reading means, and provides food and beverages to the user's relative based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means.

[0070] According to the information transmission system 1 configured as described above, when an image captured by a surveillance camera 11 at a specified location is provided to the user, an avatar image is synthesized with an image of at least a person other than the user's relatives, thereby protecting the portrait rights of persons other than the user's relatives, thereby making it easy to introduce the system and providing convenience to the user.

[0071] Furthermore, according to the information transmission system 1, when an administrator of the system makes a contract to provide the images, the administrator directly confirms the user and the user's relatives, thereby making it possible to increase the reliability of the system.

[0072] Furthermore, according to the information transmission system 1, food and drink can be provided to the user's relatives based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means (points acquired by the user by the point acquisition means), thereby enhancing the appeal of the system, providing convenience to the user, and contributing to the spread of the system.

[0073] In this embodiment, a park is used as the predetermined location, but the predetermined location can be various other locations such as sports facilities, government offices, event venues, and railway facilities.

[0074] For example, it is entirely conceivable that in railway facilities such as JR (for example, station platforms and station parking lots), anyone could monitor the situation over the Internet, etc. In this case, there would be a problem if it were possible to know who is walking or which cars are approaching, so the avatarization technology of the present invention can be effectively applied. In this case, too, it is possible for authorized police and railway facility staff to view people who are not avatarized.

[0075] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a points acquisition means is used as an information acquisition means for acquiring information related to the present system, whereby the user acquires points by playing games, and food and drink are provided to the user's relatives based on the points acquired by the points acquisition means. However, information related to the present system may be obtained not only through points as a result of games, but also through purchases, charges, transfers from other points, gifts, or some other action (reviews, surveys, etc.).

[0076] Furthermore, the configuration of the information transmission system of the present invention is not limited to that shown in Figure 1 and various other applications are possible. For example, it is possible for the user to provide toys to his or her relatives based on the points he or she has earned using the point earning means.

[0077] In addition, the user (member, guardian) can select whether or not the QR code key holder 21 has a GPS function.

[0078] Although the description of the specific embodiment is finished above, the aspects of the present invention are not limited to these. For example, it is possible to transfer the management rights of the offline member registration face image database (member registration face image DB) 23, the reflected face image database (reflected face image DB) 24, and the converted avatar image database (converted avatar image DB) 25 to the police, a government office, etc. In addition, the specific configuration, program, specific procedure, etc. of the information transmission system can also be appropriately changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1. Information Transmission System 2 park 3. GPS 11. Surveillance Cameras 12. Internet 13 Member terminal 14 AP Server 15 Avatar Video DB 21 QR code keychain 22 Administrator's personal computer 23 Member registration face image DB 24 Reflected Face Image DB 25 Converted avatar image DB

Claims

1. An information transmission system for providing images captured by a surveillance camera at a specified location to a contracted user, An information transmission system characterized in that, when providing the image to the user, an avatar image is combined with an image of at least one person other than the user's relatives, thereby protecting the portrait rights of persons other than the user's relatives.

2. 2. An information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein an administrator of the system directly verifies the user and the user's relatives when making a contract for providing the image.

3. a portable object having identification information for identifying the user's relative, the portable object being provided to the user's relative and carried by the user's relative; A kitchen car that provides food and beverages at the specified location; An identification information reading means carried by an employee of the food truck and reading the identification information of the personal belongings; An information acquisition means for acquiring information related to the present system; Further comprising: The information transmission system described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the employee verifies the user's relatives by reading the identification information on an item carried by the user's relative using the identification information reading means, and provides food and drink to the user's relatives based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means.

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