Monitoring devices
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for monitoring one or more objects located within a field of view, comprising:
- an image detector;
an on-board image processor adapted to determine one or more parameters relating to the one or more objects; and
communication means for transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location.
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Abstract
Monitoring systems, devices, and methods for monitoring one or more objects within an environment are disclosed. An illustrative monitoring device in accordance with the present invention can include an image detector, an on-board image processor, and communication means for transmitting an imageless signal to a remote location. The image processor can be configured to run one or more routines that can be used to determine a number of parameters relating to each object detected. In some embodiments, the monitoring device can be configured to run an image differencing routine that can be used to initially detect the presence of motion. Once motion is detected, the monitoring device can be configured to initiate a higher rate mode wherein image frames are processed at a higher frame rate to permit the image processor to compute higher-level information about the moving object.
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60 Claims
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1. A monitoring device for monitoring one or more objects located within a field of view, comprising:
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an image detector;
an on-board image processor adapted to determine one or more parameters relating to the one or more objects; and
communication means for transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A monitoring device for detecting movement of one or more objects located within a field of view, comprising:
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an image detector including at least one camera;
a detector control unit for adjusting the settings of the image detector;
an on-board image processor adapted to determine one or more object parameters relating to the one or more objects; and
communication means for transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location, said imageless output signal including at least one object output parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A monitoring system for monitoring one or more objects within an environment, comprising:
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a plurality of monitoring devices each equipped with an on-board image processor adapted to determine one or more object parameters; and
communication means for transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A monitoring system for monitoring one or more objects within an environment, comprising:
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a plurality of monitoring devices each equipped with an image detector including at least one camera, and an on-board image processor adapted to determine one or more object parameters; and
communication means for transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location, said imageless output signal including at least one object output parameter. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for monitoring one or more objects using a monitoring device equipped with an on-board image processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image of the one or more objects;
compute one or more parameters relating to the one or more objects;
determining whether the one or more computed parameters are significant; and
transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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55. A method for monitoring one or more objects using a monitoring device equipped with an on-board image processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating an image differencing routine within the monitoring device to detect the presence of motion;
initiating a higher rate mode within the monitoring device upon the detection of motion, said higher rate mode including an image processing step to compute one or more parameters relating to the one or more moving objects;
determining whether the one or more computed parameters are significant; and
transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location upon determining that one or more of the computed parameters are significant. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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58. A method for monitoring one or more objects using a motion detector equipped with an on-board image processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a higher rate mode within the motion detector, said higher rate mode including an adjustment step to adjust the rate of image capture, and an image processing step to compute one or more parameters relating to the one or more moving objects;
determining whether the one or more computed parameters are significant;
transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location upon determining that one or more of the computed parameters are significant;
determining whether an image override event has been triggered; and
outputting an image to the remote location upon determining that an image override event has been triggered.
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59. A method for monitoring one or more objects using a motion detector equipped with an on-board image processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating an image differencing routine within the motion detector to detect the presence of motion;
initiating a higher rate mode within the motion detector upon the detection of motion, said higher rate mode including an adjustment step to adjust the rate of image capture, and an image processing step to compute one or more parameters relating to the one or more moving objects;
determining whether the one or more computed parameters are significant;
transmitting an imageless output signal to a remote location upon determining that one or more of the computed parameters are significant;
determining whether an image override event has been triggered; and
outputting an image to the remote location upon determining that an image override event has been triggered.
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60. A method for monitoring one or more objects using a monitoring device equipped with an on-board image processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing one or more images within a field of view at an observing location;
processing one or more of the images to determine one or more parameters related to one or more objects within the field of view; and
transmitting one or more imageless output signals to a location remote from the observing location.
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