Video surveillance system with omni-directional camera
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1. A video surveillance system, comprising:
- a first sensing unit having a substantially 360 degree field of view and adapted to detect an event in the field of view;
a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and at least one second sensing unit, the at least one second sensing unit receiving commands from the first sensing unit to follow a target when an event of interest is detected by the first sensing unit.
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Abstract
A method of operating a video surveillance system is provided. The video surveillance system including at least two sensing units. A first sensing unit having a substantially 360 degree field of view is used to detect an event of interest. Location information regarding a target is sent from the first sensing unit to at least one second sensing unit when an event of interest is detected by the first sensing unit.
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1. A video surveillance system, comprising:
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a first sensing unit having a substantially 360 degree field of view and adapted to detect an event in the field of view;
a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and at least one second sensing unit, the at least one second sensing unit receiving commands from the first sensing unit to follow a target when an event of interest is detected by the first sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a video surveillance system, the video surveillance system including at least two sensing units, the method comprising:
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using a first sensing unit having a substantially 360 degree field of view detect an event in a field of view of the first sensing unit;
sending location information regarding a target from the first sensing unit to at least one second sensing unit when an event is detected by the first sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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