Method and system for spatio-temporal event detection using composite definitions for camera systems
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1. A method for monitoring events, comprising:
- defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by one or more monitoring devices;
setting alert parameters for each alert event;
combining alert events to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events; and
determining if multiple events comprising the composite alert event have occurred by monitoring one or more tracking engines.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring events includes defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by monitoring devices. Alert parameters are set for each alert event, and alert events are combined to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events. A plurality of engines is monitored to determine if multiple events comprising the composite alert event have occurred.
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1. A method for monitoring events, comprising:
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defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by one or more monitoring devices; setting alert parameters for each alert event; combining alert events to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events; and determining if multiple events comprising the composite alert event have occurred by monitoring one or more tracking engines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program for establishing events for monitoring by camera, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by one or more monitoring devices; setting alert parameters for each alert event; combining alert events to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events; and determining if multiple events comprising the composite alert event have occurred by monitoring a plurality of engines.
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9. A graphical user interface for establishing events to monitor by camera, comprising:
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a camera view panel for displaying at least one camera view; a control panel configured to display camera views of primitive events with set alert parameters; and display effects configured for defining relationships between the camera views of primitive events the relationships combining primitive events to create a composite event based on the combined primitive events. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring events, comprising:
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an event manager configured to detect events of interest in accordance with composite events defined by a user for one or more monitoring devices; and at least one tracking engine configured to receive parsed event definitions from the event manager, to track the least one monitoring device and to report information to the event manager; the event manager being configured to determine whether an event has been detected in accordance with all primitive events and operators in the composite events for issuing an alert in accordance with the composite events. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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