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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukinori Kuwano, Katano, JP;
Toshiyuki Okino, Kadoma, JP;
Takashi Ikeda, Higashiosaka, JP;
Masato Arisawa, Hirakata, JP;
Hideto Fujita, Kadoma, JP;
Haruhiko Murata, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monitoring system capable of automatically detecting and reporting to a supervisor that a person enters a monitoring area from an area outside the monitoring area. The present invention comprises an imaging device for imaging the monitoring area, and means for detecting information relating to the movement of an object in the monitoring area.