Intelligent video for building management and automation
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a video processing system that is configured to receive images from one or more video sources, and to produce therefrom video-based information, and one or more building management systems that are configured to control operation of one or more resources of a building based on the video-based information.
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Abstract
A video processing and analysis system is coupled to a building management and control system. The video processing system provides traffic, occupancy, and other information derived from video images of sections of the building and its environs to the building management and control systems. The building systems use this information in a variety of business management applications, including maintenance scheduling, asset replacement, elevator dispatching, HVAC and lighting control, and so on, to reduce operational or maintenance costs, expedite emergency procedures, improve service levels of building facilities, and regulate the building'"'"'s environmental conditions
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55 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a video processing system that is configured to receive images from one or more video sources, and to produce therefrom video-based information, and one or more building management systems that are configured to control operation of one or more resources of a building based on the video-based information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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11. The system of claim 11, wherein
the video-based information includes traffic-flow information, and the maintenance planning system is configured to control maintenance activities based on the traffic-flow information.
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36. A method comprising:
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receiving images from one or more video sources, processing the images to produce video-based information, and controlling one or more resources of a building based on the video-based information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer program that, when executed on a processing system, causes the processing system to:
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receive images from one or more video sources, process the images to produce video-based information, and control one or more resources of a building based on the video-based information. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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