Intelligent video network protocol

• US 20090158367A1
• Filed: 06/04/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ObjectVideo Incorporated (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aldrich, William, Morris, James, Myers, Gary, Martone, Andrew, Borrebach, Nathan D., Cutting, Robert A., Shayne, Ethan, Conger, David V., Hoskote, Satyajeet S., Yen, Chung-Cheng, Lipton, Alan J., Mannebach, Michael C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,021,006 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing

Abstract

Software capabilities of a video analytics device are obtained. The software of the video analytics device is configured. An output from the video analytics device is received. The output is sent to a user device.

Claims

1. A communication system for communication between a device with video analytics capability and an application running on a computer, the device and the application comminuting with each other via a physical network, the communication system comprising:

a communication layer disposed between the device and the application and having a communication protocol and an application program interface, the communication protocol including protocol data, device configuration data, channel configuration data, rule management data, event output data, user management data, and metadata output data.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the protocol data comprises information regarding the capabilities of the communication protocol.

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the device configuration data comprises information regarding the device.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the channel configuration information comprises a list of available channels and channel specific information.

5. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the communication protocol further includes view management data.

6. The communication system of claim 5 wherein the view management data comprises a list of views for the device.

7. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the rule management data comprises information regarding rules for a channel.

8. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the event output data comprises an alert or a count.

9. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the user management data comprises authentication and authorization information for a user.

10. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the metadata output data comprises binary data that is analyzed by a device.

11. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the metadata output data further comprises target data output data.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the target data output data comprises data regarding targets detected by the device.

13. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the physical network is one of socket-based or peripheral-based.

14. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the communications layer is one of HTTP, SIP, or SNMP.

15. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the API is one of XML, SOAP, JSON, or Binary.

16. A method for communication between a device with video analytics capability and an application running on a computer, the device and the application sending messages to each other via a physical network, the method comprising:

disposing a communication layer disposed between the device and the application and having a communication protocol and an application program interface; and

sending the messages using the communication protocol, the messages including protocol data, device configuration data, channel configuration data, rule management data, event output data, user management data, and metadata output data defined according to the communication protocol.

17. The communication method of claim 16, further comprising analyzing the metadata to determine events that occurred during post real-time analysis.

18. The communication system of claim 16, wherein the metadata output data further comprises target data output data.

19. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the target data output data comprises data regarding targets detected by the device.

20. A method for communication in a video analytics system including a plurality of devices, the method comprising:

sending a message from a device to other devices in the system, the message including protocol data, device configuration data, channel configuration data, rule management data, event output data, user management data, and metadata output data;

receiving at the device messages from other devices in the system, the received message including protocol data, device configuration data, channel configuration data, rule management data, event output data, user management data, and metadata output data; and

setting up the system of devices based on the exchanged messages.

21. A computer-readable medium comprising software that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

discovering video analytics devices;

authenticating the discovered video analytics devices;

obtaining software capabilities of a video analytics device, including;

obtaining information regarding the protocol supported by the device;

obtaining information regarding the device configuration;

obtaining information regarding any channels of the device;

obtaining information regarding views provided by the device; and

obtaining information regarding rules defined for the device;

receiving an output from the video analytics device, including

outputting information regarding events detected by the device;

outputting information regarding targets tracked by the device; and

outputting information used in frame analysis;

and

sending the output to a user device.

22. A system, comprising:

a plurality of video analytics devices which capture and manipulate video data;

a plurality of user devices; and

an interface which couples any one of the plurality of video analytics devices to any one of the plurality of user devices, the interface transmitting protocol data, device configuration data, channel configuration data, rule management data, event output data, user management data, and metadata output data between any one of the plurality of video analytics devices to any one of the plurality of user devices.