Method for processing queries for surveillance tasks
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1. A method for querying a surveillance database, comprising:
- storing in a surveillance database videos and events, the videos acquired by cameras in an environment, and the events signaled by detectors in the environment, each event including a time at which the event was detected;
indexing the videos according to the events;
specifying a query including a spatial and temporal context;
searching the database for events that match the spatial and temporal context of the query; and
displaying only segment of the videos that correlate with the events.
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A method for querying a surveillance database stores videos and events acquired by cameras and detectors in an environment. Each event includes a time at which the event was detected. The videos are indexed according to the events. A query specifies a spatial and temporal context. The database is searched for events that match the spatial and temporal context of the query, and only segment of the videos that correlate with the matching events are displayed.
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1. A method for querying a surveillance database, comprising:
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storing in a surveillance database videos and events, the videos acquired by cameras in an environment, and the events signaled by detectors in the environment, each event including a time at which the event was detected;
indexing the videos according to the events;
specifying a query including a spatial and temporal context;
searching the database for events that match the spatial and temporal context of the query; and
displaying only segment of the videos that correlate with the events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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