Apparatus and method for generating alarm
AssigneeHanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung Bong Cho, Dooman Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for generating an alarm are provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor configured to implement: a determination unit analyzing at least one of an image, which includes an object, and a sound related to the object, and, as a result of the analysis, determining a type of the object; and an alarm generation unit controlling an alarm generator to generate an alarm according to a result of the determination performed by the determination unit.
Claims20
An apparatus for generating an alarm comprising at least one hardware processor configured to execute instructions to:
- analyze at least one of a current image, which includes an object, and a sound related to the object, the current image and the sound being captured by a camera;
- determine a type of the object in response to the analysis;
- and
- control an alarm generator to generate an alarm according to a result of the determination, the alarm comprising a prevention alarm configured to prevent the object from approaching,
- wherein the processor is configured to determine, after the prevention alarm is generated, whether the object is included in a next image captured by the camera after the current image, and in response to determining that the object is included in the next image, determine a type of the object included in the next image as being different from the type determined from the current image,
- wherein the processor is configured to control the alarm generator to generate a tactile alarm,
- wherein the tactile alarm comprises vibration at different intensities or in different patterns according to the type of the object, and heat of different temperatures depending on the type of the object, and
- wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one additional camera located to capture the object near a lens of the camera.
A method of generating an alarm executed by at least one hardware processor, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one of a current image, which comprises an object, and a sound related to the object, the current image and the sound being captured by a camera;
- determining a type of the object by analyzing the at least one from among the current image and the sound received;
- controlling an alarm generator to generate an alarm according to a result of the determination, the alarm comprising a prevention alarm configured to prevent the object from approaching;
- determining, after the prevention alarm is generated, whether the object is included in a next image captured by the camera after the current image;
- and
- determining a type of the object included in the next image as being different from the type determined from the current image
- wherein the alarm comprises a tactile alarm,
- wherein the tactile alarm comprises vibration at different intensities or in different patterns according to the type of the object, and heat of different temperatures according to the type of the object, and
- wherein the object is captured by an additional camera located to capture the object near a lens of the camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.