Surveillance system with dynamic recording resolution and object tracking
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1. A surveillance system, comprising:
- a plurality of microphones for generating audio signals in response to detecting sound;
a video camera for generating a stream of video signals;
a driving unit for controlling the direction in which the video camera points; and
a decision unit for determining a location from which the detected sound is coming from based on the differences in the audio signals generated by the plurality of microphones to control the driving unit to point the video camera in the direction of the location from which the detected sound is coming from.
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A surveillance system includes a plurality of microphones for generating audio signals in response to detecting sound, a video camera for generating a stream of video signals, and a driving unit for controlling the direction in which the video camera points. The surveillance system also includes a decision unit for determining a location from which the detected sound is coming from based on the differences in the audio signals generated by the plurality of microphones to control the driving unit to point the video camera in the direction of the location from which the detected sound is coming from.
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1. A surveillance system, comprising:
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a plurality of microphones for generating audio signals in response to detecting sound;
a video camera for generating a stream of video signals;
a driving unit for controlling the direction in which the video camera points; and
a decision unit for determining a location from which the detected sound is coming from based on the differences in the audio signals generated by the plurality of microphones to control the driving unit to point the video camera in the direction of the location from which the detected sound is coming from. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing video and audio surveillance, the method comprising:
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generating audio signals with a plurality of microphones;
generating a stream of video signals with a video camera;
determining a location from which the detected sound is coming from based on the differences in the audio signals generated by the plurality of microphones; and
driving the video camera to point in the direction of the location from which the detected sound is coming from. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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