Monitoring devices, authentication systems, monitoring methods, and programs

Claims

1. A communication means for communicating with the authentication system of a vehicle equipped with an authentication system that authenticates whether or not a person approaching is a pre-registered user, An analysis means for analyzing images taken of the aforementioned vehicle, If a person meeting predetermined conditions is found in the aforementioned image, a request means is made to request the authentication system to authenticate the person, and to cause the authentication system to authenticate the person. A monitoring device equipped with the following features.

2. The monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the requesting means detects a person crouching near the vehicle, a person remaining near the vehicle, or a person peering into the vehicle, and requests the authentication system to authenticate the person.

3. moreover, The authentication system receives the authentication result of the person, The monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising recording means for recording images captured by a camera based on the results of the authentication of the person.

4. moreover, The vehicle has access to information on the placement of camera equipment in the area where it is located. The monitoring device according to claim 1, which selects a camera device in a position suitable for photographing the person by referring to the arrangement information of the aforementioned camera devices, and is equipped with a request means for requesting the camera device to photograph the person.

5. An authentication system that, in response to an authentication request from a monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, requests user authentication from a nearby person and responds to the monitoring device with the result of the user authentication.

6. A monitoring device equipped with a communication means for communicating with the authentication system of a vehicle that is equipped with an authentication system that authenticates whether or not a person approaching is a pre-registered user, The images of the aforementioned vehicle were analyzed, If a person meeting predetermined conditions is found in the aforementioned image, the system requests authentication of the person, and the system performs the authentication of the person. Monitoring method.

7. A monitoring device comprising a communication means for communicating with an authentication system that authenticates whether a person approaching a vehicle is a pre-registered user, The process involves analyzing images captured by a camera capable of photographing the area around the vehicle, If a person meeting predetermined conditions is found in the aforementioned image, the authentication system is requested to authenticate the person. A program that executes the command.