Distributed surveillance system
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1. A method for tracking an object in a distributed surveillance system comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising steps of:
- detecting an object in a monitoring area for a node of the plurality of nodes;
determining at least one signature for the object; and
transmitting a tracking message to at least one other node of the plurality of nodes, the tracking message including the at least one signature for the object.
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Abstract
A distributed surveillance system comprises a plurality of nodes including sensors for monitoring areas, and a network connecting the plurality of nodes. A node is operable to detect an object in one of the monitoring areas and transmit a tracking message to other nodes in the system via the network. The tracking message identifies the detected object.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for tracking an object in a distributed surveillance system comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising steps of:
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detecting an object in a monitoring area for a node of the plurality of nodes;
determining at least one signature for the object; and
transmitting a tracking message to at least one other node of the plurality of nodes, the tracking message including the at least one signature for the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for tracking an object in a distributed surveillance system comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising steps of:
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detecting an object in a monitoring area;
determining at least one signature for the object;
determining whether the at least one signature corresponds to an object previously detected by one of the plurality of nodes; and
transmitting a tracking message to at least one node of the plurality of nodes in response to determining the at least one signature corresponds to the object previously detected, the tracking message including the at least one signature for the object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting an object in a monitoring area for a node of a plurality of nodes;
means for determining at least one signature for the object; and
means for transmitting a tracking message to at least one other node of the plurality of nodes, the tracking message including the at least one signature for the object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting an object in a monitoring area for a node of a plurality of nodes;
means for determining at least one signature for the object;
means for determining whether the at least one signature corresponds to an object previously detected by one of the plurality of nodes; and
means for transmitting a tracking message to at least one node of the plurality of nodes in response to determining the at least one signature corresponds to the object previously detected, the tracking message including the at least one signature for the object. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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28. The apparatus of 23, wherein the medium comprises one or more of infrared, acoustic and visual.
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30. A distributed surveillance system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes including sensors for monitoring areas; and
a network connecting the plurality of nodes, wherein a node of the plurality of nodes is operable to detect an object in one of the monitoring areas and transmit a tracking message to other nodes of the plurality nodes via the network, wherein the tracking message identifies the detected object. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A node in a distributed surveillance system comprising:
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at least one sensor operable to detect an object;
a processor operable to determine a first signature for the object and generate a first tracking message including the first signature; and
a transmitter-operable to transmit the first tracking message to other nodes in the system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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