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Method and apparatus for surveillance of a determined space such as a portion of premises, an area of ground, or an industrial installation, for example

US5229601A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 1992
Grant dateJul 20, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/194
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for surveillance of a determined space in which a camera lens enables an image of said space to be formed on a set of photodetectors associated with information processing means, the set of photodetectors being a linear strip of photodetectors, for example, mounted so as to be fixed relative to the lens which is itself mounted to rotate about a transverse axis and which is displaceable by drive means to occupy predetermined angular positions about said axis.

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