VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IP-BASED NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A video surveillance system comprising:
- a plurality of cameras that capture images;
a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras;
an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras; and
a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras,wherein the information generating apparatus acquires the images captured by the cameras, generates retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmits the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus, andwherein the search apparatus stores the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus in a storage device, and transmits the stored retrieval data to the monitoring apparatus.
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Abstract
A technique capable of preventing an increase in the load of a system and a IP-based network that perform both a process of transmitting information in real time and a process of storing and searching history information and of improving the scalability of the system. A video surveillance system includes: plural cameras that capture images; a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras; an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras; and a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras. The information generating apparatus acquires the images captured by the cameras, generates retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmits the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus. The search apparatus stores the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus in a storage device, and notifies the monitoring apparatus that the retrieval data has been stored.
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12 Claims
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1. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras that capture images; a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras; an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras; and a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras, wherein the information generating apparatus acquires the images captured by the cameras, generates retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmits the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus, and wherein the search apparatus stores the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus in a storage device, and transmits the stored retrieval data to the monitoring apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video data management method in a video surveillance system including a plurality of cameras that capture images, a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras, an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras, and a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras, the method comprising:
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allowing the information generating apparatus to transmit the images captured by the cameras in response to a request from the image storage apparatus, acquire the images captured by the cameras, generate retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmit the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus; allowing the search apparatus to store the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus and notifies the monitoring apparatus that the retrieval data has been stored; and allowing the monitoring apparatus to display an image related to the retrieval data on the basis of the notice received from the search apparatus.
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12. A video data management method in a video surveillance system including a plurality of cameras that capture images, a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras, an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras, an image storage apparatus that stores the images captured by the cameras, and a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras, the method comprising:
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allowing the image storage apparatus to request the information generating apparatus to transmit the images captured by the cameras in a predetermined timing; allowing the information generating apparatus to transmit the images captured by the cameras in response to the image transmission request from the image storage apparatus; allowing the information generating apparatus to acquire the images captured by the cameras, generate retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmit the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus; allowing the search apparatus to store the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus and to transmit the stored retrieval data to the monitoring apparatus; allowing the monitoring apparatus to determine whether an image related to the retrieval data is required on the basis of the retrieval data received from the search apparatus, and request the image storage apparatus to transmit the image related to the retrieval data when determining that the image related to the retrieval data is required; allowing the image storage apparatus to transmit the requested image data to the monitoring apparatus, which is a request source, in response to the image transmission request from the monitoring apparatus; and allowing the monitoring apparatus to display the image data acquired from the image storage apparatus.
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