Systems and methods for video analysis

• US 20100205203A1
• Filed: 02/09/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vitamin D. Video, LLC
• Original Assignee: Vitamin D, Inc. (Vitamin D. Video, LLC)
• Inventors: Anderson, Doug, Case, Ryan, Haitani, Rob, Petersen, Bob
• Application Number:
  US12/378,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7335 Graphical querying, e.g. query-by-region, query-by-sketch, query-by-trajectory, GUIs for designating a person/face/object as a query predicate end-user interface involving hot spots associated with the video H04N21/4725; end-user interface for selecting a Region of Interest H04N21/4728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7837 using objects detected or recognised in the video content

Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods for video analysis are given. A method for providing a video analysis includes four steps. A target is identified by a computing device and is displayed from a video through a display of the computing device. A query related to the identified target is received via a user input to the computing device. A search result is generated based on the video. The search result includes information related to the identified target. The search result is then displayed through the display of the computing device.

Claims

1. A method for providing an analysis, the method comprising:

identifying a target by a computing device, the target being displayed from a video through a display of the computing device;

receiving a query related to the identified target via a user input to the computing device;

generating a search result based on the video, the search result comprising information related to the identified target, and

displaying the search result through the display of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the search result based on the video further comprises filtering the video based on the query.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the search result further comprises providing a clip of the video with a text description of the information related to the identified target.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information related to the identified target includes metadata associated with the clip of the video.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein generating the search result further comprises providing a thumbnail of the clip of the video.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the thumbnail includes a bounding box surrounding the identified target.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the thumbnail includes a frame of the clip of the video, the frame being where the identified target matches the query.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the query further comprises a user-defined rule.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the query and the search result is stored on a computer readable storage medium.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein the query comprises an instruction to provide the clip of the video based on a specified time period.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein the query comprises an instruction to provide the clip of the video from a video source.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the video source comprises one of an IP camera, a web camera, a security camera, a video camera, a video recorder, and any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein the query comprises an instruction to provide the clip of the video regarding the identified target, the identified target comprising a person, a vehicle or a pet.

14. The method of claim 3, wherein the query comprises an instruction to provide the clip of the video showing an identified target within a region.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the target comprises one of a recognized object, a motion sequence, a state, and any combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the target from the video further comprises receiving a selection of a predefined object.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the target from the video further comprises recognizing an object based on a pattern.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the recognized object is at least one of a person, a pet and a vehicle.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the video comprises one of a video feed, a video scene, a captured video, a video clip, a video recording, and any combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a selection of at least one delivery option for the search result.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the delivery option comprises an electronic mail message delivery, a text message delivery, a multimedia message delivery, a forwarding of a web link delivery option, an option to upload the search result onto a website, and any combination thereof.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising delivering the search result based on the delivery option selected.

23. The method of claim 3, wherein generating the search result further comprises providing a timeline showing triggered events that occur within a specified time period, as shown in the clip of the video.

24. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the search result further comprises providing a playback of the clip of the video.

25. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing an alert for display on the display of the computing device.

26. A system for providing an analysis, the system comprising:

a target identification module configured for identifying a target from a video supplied to a computing device;

an interface module in communication with the target identification module, the interface module configured for receiving a query related to the identified target via a user input to the computing device;

a search result module in communication with the interface module, the search result module configured for generating a search result based on the video, the search result comprising information related to the identified target; and

a display module in communication with the search result module, the display module configured for displaying the search result through the display of the computing device.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the search result module is configured to filter the video based on the query.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the search result module is configured to provide the clip of the video with a text description of the information related to the identified target.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the information related to the identified target includes metadata associated with the clip of the video.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the search result module is configured to provide a thumbnail of the clip of the video.

31. A system for generating a search result based on an analysis, the system comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable storage medium having instructions for execution by the processor which causes the processor to generate a search result;

wherein the processor is coupled to the computer readable storage medium, the processor executing the instructions on the computer readable storage medium to;

identify a target from a video supplied to a computing device;

receive a query related to the identified target; and

generate the search result based on the video, the search result comprising information related to the identified target.

32. The system of claim 31, further comprising a display for displaying the search result.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the computer readable storage medium further includes the instruction to provide a clip of the video with a text description of the information related to the identified target.