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Video analysis, archiving and alerting methods and apparatus for a distributed, modular and extensible video surveillance system

US7746378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2004
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/23109
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing, managing and cataloguing video tracks generated by a video surveillance system. Systems and methods operating in accordance with the present invention receive video tracks from a video surveillance system; analyze them for particular categories of, for example, objects or events, assign unique identifying tags to the video tracks; and save them in highly-cross-referenced databases so that video tracks containing, for example, particular objects or events can be easily searched for and recalled. In addition, the present invention provides browsing facilities for viewing events that have just elapsed, events that are occurring in near real-time.

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