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Monitoring system and imaging system

US6456320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 1998
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/19697
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a monitoring system capable of automatically detecting and reporting to a supervisor that a person enters a monitoring area from an area outside the monitoring area. The present invention comprises an imaging device for imaging the monitoring area, and means for detecting information relating to the movement of an object in the monitoring area.

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