Detection device, method for detection of an event, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10560667-B2
Application number	US-201716097986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2017
Priority date	May 4, 2016
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

A device and method for detection of an event in a monitoring area. The detection device includes a camera interface for transferring at least one image of the monitoring area, an image analysis unit configured to determine event specifications for at least any one position in the monitoring area, an alarm unit configured to define an alarm based on a comparison of alarm specifications with the event specifications, a storage unit configured to store the event specifications for the at least any one position, a calculation unit configured to determine at least one false event area based on the event specifications and the alarm specifications, and a masking unit configured to automatically modify the alarm specifications within the at least one false event area, exclude the false event area from the determination of event specifications by the image analysis unit, or both.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A detection device ( 1 ) for detection of an event in a monitoring area ( 3 ), the detection device comprising:
a camera interface ( 4 ) for transferring at least one image, wherein the at least one image shows the monitoring area ( 3 ),
an image analysis unit ( 6 ), wherein the image analysis unit ( 6 ) is configured to determine event specifications for at least any one position in the monitoring area ( 3 ) on the basis of the image,
an alarm unit ( 15 ) with alarm specifications, wherein the alarm unit ( 15 ) is configured to define an alarm on the basis of a comparison of the alarm specifications with the event specifications,
a storage unit ( 14 ), wherein the storage unit ( 14 ) is configured to store the event specifications for the at least any one position in the monitoring area ( 3 ),
a calculation unit ( 8 ) configured to determine at least one false event area ( 5 ) on the basis of the event specifications and the alarm specifications, wherein the false event area ( 5 ) is an area of the monitoring area ( 3 ) in which the event is detected with selected alarm specifications even though the event has not actually occurred, and
a masking unit ( 9 ) configured to (a) automatically modify the alarm specifications within the at least one false event area ( 5 ), (b) exclude the false event area ( 5 ) from the determination of event specifications by the image analysis unit ( 6 ), or both (a) and (b).

2. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modification of the alarm specifications by the masking unit ( 9 ) is a non-evaluation of a false event area ( 5 ) by the alarm unit ( 15 ).

3. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the event specifications comprise information relating to the magnitude, duration, or intensity of an event or false event.

4. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit ( 8 ) is configured, following a manual modification of the alarm specifications, to redetermine the at least one false event area ( 5 ) on the basis of the event specifications.

5. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a user interface ( 10 ), wherein the user interface ( 10 ) is configured as a man-machine interface for modification of the alarm specifications.

6. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a user interface ( 10 ) comprises a display unit ( 11 ) for the graphical display of the monitoring area ( 3 ) as a display image, wherein the display unit ( 11 ) is configured for the graphical display in the display image of the false event areas determined for the respective currently set alarm specifications.

7. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a user interface ( 10 ) is configured to define manually by means of user input at least one area of the monitoring area ( 3 ) as an additional false event area ( 5 ).

8. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a storage time is manually settable via a user interface ( 10 ) of the storage unit ( 14 ), wherein the storage time corresponds to the time duration of the event specifications stored by the storage unit ( 14 ).

9. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment unit, wherein the adjustment unit is configured to adjust the alarm specifications in such a way that a false event is not detected as an event for the stored event specifications in the monitoring area ( 3 ).

10. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the event is a fire in the monitoring area ( 3 ).

11. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the event is smoke in the monitoring area ( 3 ).

12. The detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the event is a person in the monitoring area ( 3 ).

13. A method for detection of an event implemented with a detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an image of the monitoring area ( 3 ) is evaluated and event specifications are determined for any position in the monitoring area ( 3 ), wherein an alarm is output on the basis of a comparison of the event specifications with alarm specifications, wherein the event specifications are stored and the position in the monitoring area ( 3 ) is stored for the event specifications, wherein the location of a false event area ( 5 ) in the monitoring area ( 3 ) is determined on the basis of the event specifications and the alarm specifications, and wherein (a) the alarm specifications are automatically modified in the false event area ( 5 ), (b) the false event area ( 5 ) is excluded from the further determination of event specifications, or both (a) and (b).

14. A non-transitory computer-readable media containing program code, that when executed on the detection device ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 cause the detection device ( 1 ) to
evaluate an image of a monitoring area ( 3 ) and determine event specifications for any position in the monitoring area ( 3 ), and
output an alarm on the basis of a comparison of the event specifications with alarm specifications, wherein the event specifications are stored and the position in the monitoring area ( 3 ) is stored for the event specifications, wherein the location of a false event area ( 5 ) in the monitoring area ( 3 ) is determined on the basis of the event specifications and the alarm specifications, and wherein (a) the alarm specifications are automatically modified in the false event area ( 5 ), (b) the false event area ( 5 ) is excluded from the further determination of event specifications, or both (a) and (b).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Stadler Anton
• Ebling Julia
• Wittmann Soeren

Classifications

• G08B17/125 Primary

  by using a video camera to detect fire or smoke · CPC title

• H04N7/185

  from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control · CPC title

• H04N7/188 Primary

  Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253) · CPC title

• G06K9/00362

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06V40/10

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title