Apparatus and method for automatically storing an intrusion scene, and method for controlling the apparatus using wireless signal

A method for automatically storing an intrusion scene, comprising the steps of:

• (a) photographing an image every time a predetermined time interval elapses, converting each image into a digital signal, and storing the signals;
• (b) dividing the stored signals into a predetermined number of regions;
• (c) sampling the signals within each region, extracting image data from sampled data, and storing the extracted data;
• (d) determining whether or not intrusion occurred by comparing image data extracted in step (c) with image data extracted immediately before;
• (e) storing scene data that is a digital signal stored in step (a) corresponding to image data in which intrusion is recognized, if it is determined that intrusion occurred.

A method for wirelessly controlling an apparatus for automatically storing an intrusion scene, in a method for controlling an image monitoring apparatus by a wireless signal generated by a combination of pushed keypads of a remote controller, the image monitoring apparatus having a function for the operations of a video camera, and operations for sending images to an image display means, a function for automatically storing intrusion scenes if intrusion is recognized, a function for manually storing a current scene, a function for checking already stored scenes, a function for deleting stored scenes, a function for setting the time of an embedded clock, and a function for setting a time interval for automatically storing scenes, the method for wirelessly controlling an apparatus for automatically storing an intrusion scene comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a function-setting menu on the image display means if a first keypad and a second keypad are simultaneously pushed;
• (b) advancing through plurality of screens, in each of which a different function can be made to operate, by pushing a third keypad to advance one screen;
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• (c) setting the unique operation of a function corresponding to a screen, by pushing the first keypad or the second keypad for each screen of step (b).