SCALABLE SYSTEM FOR WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE
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1. A controller for a surveillance system, comprising:
- a first port for coupling a camera;
a second port for coupling a camera;
a first synchronization logic block coupled to the first port;
a second synchronization logic block coupled to the second port;
an information aggregation logic block coupled to the camera ports; and
an output port coupled to the information aggregation logic block.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a controller for a surveillance system includes ports for coupling a camera, synchronization logic blocks coupled to the ports, an information aggregation logic block coupled to the camera ports, and an output port coupled to the information aggregation logic block. According to another embodiment, a method of scaling a surveillance system includes synchronizing a plurality of cameras, capturing images from the synchronized cameras, aggregating at least two processed synchronized images, and processing the aggregated synchronized images.
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25 Claims
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1. A controller for a surveillance system, comprising:
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a first port for coupling a camera; a second port for coupling a camera; a first synchronization logic block coupled to the first port; a second synchronization logic block coupled to the second port; an information aggregation logic block coupled to the camera ports; and an output port coupled to the information aggregation logic block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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synchronizing a plurality of cameras; capturing images from the synchronized cameras; aggregating information from at least two synchronized images; and processing the aggregated information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network of systems for surveillance, comprising:
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at least two subsystems, wherein each subsystem includes; at least two controllers for a surveillance system wherein each controller includes a first port for coupling a camera, a second port for coupling a camera, a first synchronization logic block coupled to the first port, a second synchronization logic block coupled to the second port, an image sharing logic block coupled to the synchronization logic block of the first port and the synchronization logic block of the second port, an image pair-processing logic block coupled to the image sharing logic block, an information aggregation logic block coupled to the output of the image pair-processing logic block, and an output port coupled to the information aggregation logic block; a communication channel coupled to the output port of the controllers; and a chassis supporting the controllers; a low latency switch coupled to the first system and the second system; a processor coupled to the communication channel; and a synchronization controller coupled to a synchronization channel on the communication channel coupled to at least two synchronization logic blocks on a controller, wherein the synchronization controller outputs a continuous source for isochronous cycle start times onto the synchronization channel. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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