Surveillance system having a multi-area motion detection function

1. A surveillance apparatus having a multi-area motion-detection function, comprising:

a host;

a camera connected to the host;

a display connected to the host for displaying a surveillance video provided from the camera;

an area selection device connected to the host for selecting a first area and a second area on the surveillance video;

a threshold input device connected to the host for setting a motion-detection threshold of the first area and a motion-detection threshold of the second area; and

a storage medium for storing the surveillance video when a detected motion of either the first area or the second area exceeds the motion-detection thresholds of the first or second area, respectively.

2. The surveillance apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the area selection device comprises a pointing device for framing and selecting the first area and the second area.

3. The surveillance apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the threshold input device comprises at least one selection bar controlled by a pointing device for adjusting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

4. The surveillance apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the threshold input device comprises at least one screen input block for inputting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

5. A surveillance apparatus having a multi-area motion-detection function, comprising:

a display for displaying a surveillance video;

an area selection device for selecting a first area and a second area on the surveillance video;

a threshold input device for setting a motion-detection threshold of the first area and a motion-detection threshold of the second area; and

a storage medium;

wherein the surveillance video is stored in the storage medium when a detected motion of the first area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the first area and a detected motion of the second area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

6. The surveillance apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the area selection device comprises a pointing device for framing and selecting the first area and the second area.

7. The surveillance apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the threshold input device comprises at least one selection bar controlled by a pointing device for adjusting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

8. The surveillance apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the threshold input device comprises at least one screen input block for inputting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

9. A surveillance method having a multi-area motion-detection function, comprising:

selecting a first area on a surveillance video provided from a camera by an area selection device;

selecting a second area on the surveillance video by the area selection device;

setting a motion-detection threshold of the first area by a threshold input device;

setting a motion-detection threshold of the second area by the threshold input device;

storing the surveillance video in a storage medium when a detected motion of the first area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the first area; and

storing the surveillance video in the storage medium when a detected motion of the second area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

10. The surveillance method of claim 9 , wherein the steps of selecting the first area and the second area include framing a first specific area and a second specific area, respectively, on the surveillance video.

11. The surveillance method of claim 9 , wherein the steps of setting the motion-detection thresholds of the first area and the second area comprise:

shifting at least one selection bar so as to adjust the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

12. The surveillance method of claim 9 , wherein the steps of setting the motion-detection thresholds of the first area and the second area comprise:

inputting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area via a screen.

13. A surveillance method having a multi-area motion-detection function, comprising:

selecting a first area on a surveillance video provided from a camera by an area selection device;

selecting a second area on the surveillance video by the area selection device;

setting a motion-detection threshold of the first area by a threshold input device;

setting a motion-detection threshold of the second area by the threshold input device;

storing the surveillance video in a storage medium when a detected motion of the first area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the first area and a detected motion of the second area exceeds the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

14. The surveillance method of claim 13 , wherein the steps of selecting the first area and the second area include framing a first specific area and a second specific area on the surveillance video, respectively.

15. The surveillance method of claim 13 , wherein the steps of setting the motion-detection thresholds of the first area and the second area comprise:

shifting at least one selection bar so as to adjust the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area.

16. The surveillance method of claim 13 , wherein the steps of setting the motion-detection thresholds of the first area and the second area comprise:

inputting the motion-detection threshold of the first area and the motion-detection threshold of the second area via a screen.