Monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring monitored locations by means of a monitoring system comprising a plurality of monitoring modules (1), each of which has a light-sensitive sensor, for monitoring the monitored locations, and a remote monitoring station (3) with an operator, comprising the steps of recording by each of the monitoring modules (1) an image (100) of the monitored location associated with the monitoring module, extracting (120) in each of the monitoring modules an area in the recorded image that differs from a reference image, extracting in each of the monitoring modules an object (140) from the area, 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, transmitting, if the object is classified as a human alarm object, 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 object.
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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 object.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring monitored locations by means of a monitoring system comprising a plurality of monitoring modules (1), each of which has a light-sensitive sensor, for monitoring the monitored locations, and a remote monitoring station (3) with an operator, comprising the steps of
recording by each of the monitoring modules (1) an image (100) of the monitored location associated with the monitoring module, extracting (120) in each of the monitoring modules an area in the recorded image that differs from a reference image, extracting in each of the monitoring modules an object (140) from the area, 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,
transmitting, if the object is classified as a human alarm object, 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 object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- size, shape and/or movement history, associated with the object, if the object is a human alarm object,
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6. A monitoring system for monitoring monitored locations, comprising a plurality of monitoring modules (1), each of which has a light-sensitive sensor for recording images of the monitored locations, and a remote monitoring station, the monitoring modules being arranged to carry out computer-based analysis of the images, which comprises extracting areas from the images that differ from a reference image, extracting an object from the area, classifying the object based on characteristics, such as a characteristic of the type:
- size, shape and/or movement history, associated with the 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) which is arranged to recreate and display said transmitted data to the operator for verification of the human alarm object.
- View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A monitoring module (1) for monitoring a monitored location, which comprises a memory, a light-sensitive sensor for recording an image of the monitored location, and a communication device for communication with an external unit and a calculating unit for detecting a moving object from the recorded information, which monitoring module is arranged to carry out computer-based analysis of the image, which comprises extracting an area from the image that differs from a reference image, extracting an object from the area, classifying the object based on characteristics, such as a characteristic of the type:
- size, shape and/or movement history, associated with the object, and, if the object is classified as a human alarm object, transmitting data representing the area in a stylized way to an external unit.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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