Moving information analyzing system, camera, and moving information analyzing method

1. A moving information analyzing system comprising:

a camera; and

a server that is connected to the camera,

wherein the camera includes:

an imaging section that, in operation, captures an image of a predetermined imaging region;

a background image generating section that, in operation, repeatedly generates a background image of a captured image of the imaging region at predetermined timings by removing a moving object from the captured image;

a moving information analyzing section that, in operation, extracts moving information, the moving information visually indicating a location at which a moving object stays or a location through which the moving object passes in the imaging region included in the captured image; and

a transmitter that, in operation, transmits the background image generated by the background image generating section and the moving information extracted by the moving information analyzing section to the server at a predetermined transmission cycle, and

wherein the server includes;

an image generating section that, in operation, generates a moving information analysis image in which the moving information is superimposed on the background image of the captured image, the moving information analysis image including a heat map; and

a display control section that, in operation, displays the moving information analysis image generated by the image generating section on a display unit.

2. The moving information analyzing system of claim 1 ,

wherein the camera further includes:

a schedule control section that, in operation, gives, to the transmitter, an instruction for the predetermined transmission cycle for transmitting the background image and the moving information.

3. The moving information analyzing system of claim 2 ,

wherein the camera further includes:

an event information obtaining section that, in operation, obtains a notification of detection of a predetermined event, and

wherein the event information obtaining section, in operation,

gives an instruction for a transmission timing of the background image and the moving information to the transmitter after obtaining the notification of detection of the predetermined event.

4. The moving information analyzing system of claim 3 ,

wherein the transmitter, in operation,

does not transmit the background image and the moving information at the predetermined transmission cycle including a time point at which the event information obtaining section obtains a notification of change of the layout.

5. The moving information analyzing system of claim 3 ,

wherein the server further includes:

a report generating section that, in operation, generates a moving information analysis report including the moving information analysis image generated by the image generating section before the predetermined event is detected and the moving information analysis image generated by the image generating section after the predetermined event is detected.

6. The moving information analyzing system of claim 5 ,

wherein the report generating section, in operation,

displays the moving information analysis report on the display section in response to a predetermined input operation.

7. The moving information analyzing system of claim 1 ,

wherein the camera further includes:

an image change detecting section that, in operation, detects a change in the captured image,

wherein the image change detecting section, in operation,

gives an instruction for a transmission timing of the background image and the moving information to the transmitter after detecting the change in the captured image.

8. The moving information analyzing system of claim 1 ,

wherein the camera further includes:

a moving object detecting section that, in operation, counts the number of moving objects which are detected and included in the captured image, and

wherein the moving object detecting section, in operation,

outputs information regarding the number of moving objects which are detected and included in the captured image to the transmitter.

9. A camera which is connected to a server and is used in a moving information analyzing system, comprising:

an imaging section that, in operation, captures an image of a predetermined imaging region;

a background image generating section that, in operation, repeatedly generates a background image of a captured image of the imaging region at predetermined timings by removing a moving object from the captured image;

a moving information analyzing section that, in operation, extracts moving information, the moving information visually indicating a location at which a moving object stays or a location through which the moving object passes in the imaging region included in the captured image;

an image generating section that, in operation, generates a moving information analysis image in which the moving information is superimposed on the background image of the captured image at a predetermined transmission cycle by using the background image generated by the background image generating section and the moving information extracted by the moving information analyzing section, the moving information analysis image including a heat map; and

a transmitter that, in operation, transmits the moving information analysis image generated by the image generating section to the server which displays the moving information analysis image, at the predetermined transmission cycle.

10. A moving information analyzing method for a moving information analyzing system in which a camera and a server are connected to each other, the method comprising:

causing the camera to perform:

capturing an image of a predetermined imaging region;

repeatedly generating a background image of a captured image of the imaging region at predetermined timings by removing a moving object from the captured image;

extracting moving information, the moving information visually indicating a location at which a moving object stays or a location through which the moving object passes in the imaging region included in the captured image; and

transmitting the generated background image generated and the extracted moving information to the server at a predetermined transmission cycle, and

causing the server to perform:

generating a moving information analysis image in which the moving information is superimposed on the background image of the captured image, the moving information analysis image including a heat map; and

displaying the generated moving information analysis image on a display unit.