(19)
(11)EP 2 000 998 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
28.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/30

(43)Date of publication A2:
10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50

(21)Application number: 08153388.7

(22)Date of filing:  27.03.2008
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G08B 17/12(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30)Priority: 31.05.2007 CN 200710108527
11.12.2007 TW 96147304

(71)Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
Chutung Hsin chu 310 (TW)

(72)Inventors:
  • Chao, Hao-Ting
    Dadu Township (TW)
  • Lu, Chung-Hsien
    Jhubei City (TW)
  • Hsu, Yu-Ren
    Daliao Township (TW)
  • Chang, Shen-Kuen
    Chiayi City (TW)
  • Chen, Yi Chih
    111, Taipei City (TW)
  • Huang, Kun-Lin
    Hsinchu City (TW)
  • Wang, Cheng-Wei
    Tainan City (TW)

(74)Representative: Skuhra, Udo 
Reinhard, Skuhra, Weise & Partner GbR Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Friedrichstraße 31
80801 München
80801 München (DE)

  


(54)Flame detecting method and device


(57) A flame detecting method and device are provided to improve the accuracy of flame detection and reduce the possibilities of the false fire alarm. The flame detecting method and device capture a plurality of images of a monitored area; determines whether a moving area image exists in the plurality of images; analyzes at least one of a color model and a flickering frequency of the moving area image to generate a first analyzed result and compares the first analyzed result with a feature of a reference flame image; analyzes at least one of a variation of a location and an area of the moving area image to generate a second analyzed result and compares the second analyzed result with a predetermined threshold; and determines whether the moving area image is a flame image based on results of the comparing steps.







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