Monitoring system
US7479980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/188
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of monitoring monitored locations by means of a monitoring system. The monitoring system comprises a plurality of monitoring modules 1, each of which has a light-sensitive sensor for monitoring the monitored locations. The monitoring system further comprises a remote monitoring station 3 with an operator. The method comprises the steps of recording by each of the monitoring modules 1 an image of the monitored location associated with the monitoring module 1, extracting in each of the monitoring modules an area in the recorded image that differs from a reference image, and extracting in each of the monitoring modules an object from the area. The method further comprises classifying in each of the monitoring modules 1 the object based on characteristics, such as a characteristic of the type: size, shape and/or movement history, associated with the object, if the object is a human alarm object, and, if the object is classified as a human alarm object, transmitting data representing the area in a stylized way to the monitoring station 3, and recreating said transmitted data in the monitoring station 3 and displaying the same to the operator for verification of the human alarm …
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