Security camera system for tracking moving objects in both forward and reverse directions
US6690374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8233
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A surveillance system that includes a number of camera subsystems. Each camera subsystem includes a number of single lens cameras pointing in different directions which simultaneously capture images. Each camera subsystem covers a particular theater of interest. Each single lens camera captures an image of a particular region in a particular theater. When an object of interest is identified, the system can follow the object as it moves between regions and theaters in a facility. When an object is being followed, the system can provide a view of the object as it transitions between regions covered different single lens cameras in a particular camera subsystem and as it transitions between theaters covered by different camera subsystems.
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