Master-slave automated video-based surveillance system
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1. A video surveillance system comprising:
- a first sensing unit;
a second sensing unit; and
a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit;
wherein the first sensing unit provides information about a position of a target to the second sensing unit via the communication medium, the second sensing unit using the position information to locate the target.
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Abstract
A video surveillance system comprises a first sensing unit; a second sensing unit; and a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit. The first sensing unit provides information about a position of a target to the second sensing unit via the communication medium, and the second sensing unit uses the position information to locate the target.
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1. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a first sensing unit;
a second sensing unit; and
a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit;
wherein the first sensing unit provides information about a position of a target to the second sensing unit via the communication medium, the second sensing unit using the position information to locate the target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 56, 57)
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18. A method of operating a video surveillance system, the video surveillance system including at least two sensing units, the method comprising the steps of:
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using a first sensing unit to detect the presence of a target;
sending position information about the target from the first sensing unit to at least one second sensing unit; and
training the at least one second sensing unit on the target, based on the position information, to obtain a higher resolution image of the target than one obtained by the first sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of operating a guidable sensing unit in a video surveillance system,
receiving position information about at least one target from at least two sensing units; -
employing a conflict resolution algorithm to select the sensing unit whose position information will be used; and
using the position information to train the guidable sensing unit on a target corresponding to the selected sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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