Image monitoring device for elevator with image recording

An image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, comprising:

• an image recording section configured to record a sequence of images of an interior of a car photographed by a camera, with a delay between the recording of successive images in the sequence of images of the interior of the car;
• a detecting section configured to detect, based on an image in the sequence of images of the interior of the car, a violent behavior of a passenger in the car;
• and
• a display unit arranged in the interior of the car and configured to display the sequence of images of the interior of the car when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected, wherein
• the image recording section reduces the delay between the recording of the successive images in the sequence of images of the interior of the car when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected.

A method of monitoring an image for an elevator, the method comprising:

• recording a sequence of images of an interior of a car photographed by a camera, with a delay between the recording of successive images in the sequence of images of the interior of the car;
• detecting, based on an image in the sequence of images of the interior of the car, a violent behavior of a passenger in the car;
• displaying, on a display arranged in the interior of the car, the sequence of images of the interior of the car when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected;
• and
• reducing the delay between the recording of the successive images in the sequence of images of the interior of the car when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected.