Surveillance system and surveillance robot
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1. A surveillance system comprising:
- a stationary unit including a first camera unit; and
a surveillance robot that comprises a second camera unit, and means for controlling movement of the surveillance robot so that the second camera acquires images in an imaging range excluding an imaging range of the first camera unit.
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Abstract
A surveillance system including a stationary unit and a surveillance robot, the stationary unit includes a first camera unit, and the surveillance robot includes a second camera unit; determination unit for determining an imaging range of the first camera unit; and unit for moving the surveillance robot such that the second camera unit images a range in a to-be-monitored range, which excludes the imaging range of the first camera unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A surveillance system comprising:
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a stationary unit including a first camera unit; and
a surveillance robot that comprises a second camera unit, and means for controlling movement of the surveillance robot so that the second camera acquires images in an imaging range excluding an imaging range of the first camera unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surveillance robot that constitutes, along with a stationary unit with a first camera unit, a surveillance system, comprising:
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a second camera unit;
means for determining an imaging range of the first camera unit; and
means for moving the surveillance robot so that the second camera unit acquires images in a to-be-monitored range, excluding the imaging range of the first camera unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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providing a surveillance system including a stationary unit and a surveillance robot; and
determining an imaging range of the surveillance robot by (i) detecting the surveillance robot being within an imaging range of the stationary unit, (ii) determining a location of the surveillance robot when detected to be within the imaging range of the stationary unit, and (iii) excluding the location from the imaging range of the surveillance robot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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