Monitoring system and monitoring method

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EP 1 381 006 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	14.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/03

(21)	Application number: 03254377.9

(22)	Date of filing: 10.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G08B 13/196, G08B 15/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

11.07.2002 JP 2002203213

(71)	Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
	Tokyo 141 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Falk, Dietrich, I.P.D. Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Hosoda, Takashi I.P.D. Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Chu, Chu Hui I.P.D. Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP) Weston, Boyd I.P.D. Sony Corporation Tokyo 141 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Goddard, Frances Anna
	D Young & Co 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	Monitoring system and monitoring method

(57) To provide a monitoring system and method that allows customization of a monitoring system and method according to a user's instruction, thereby achieving a higher flexibility in configuring the monitoring scheme. The monitoring system comprises a user system (10) and a security server (136). The user system (10) includes a capture unit (118), an input unit (142), a sensor (112), an imaging unit (110) and a home server (126). The home server (126) accepts the user's instructions and configure monitoring program realized by the home server (126). The user may specify logical connections between imaging unit (110) and sensor (112), notification rule when the alarm is occurred.

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