SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FIELDS OF VIEW LIMITATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of addressing video surveillance fields of view limitations, the method comprising:
- loading a first video image of an area from a first vantage point into a database;
loading a second video image of the area from a second vantage point into the database;
loading a first set of data relating to the size and distance of objects in the area from the first vantage point into the database;
loading a second set data relating to the size and distance of the objects in the area from the second vantage point into the database;
loading a global position of the first vantage point and the second vantage point into the database; and
loading a global position of the objects in the area based on information in the database into the database; and
creating a synthetic video image of the area from a point that is located between the first vantage point and the second vantage point using information in the database.
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Abstract
A system and method for addressing video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system includes a first video camera that located at a first vantage point and a second video camera that is located at a second vantage point. A first lidar is located at the first vantage point and a second lidar is located at the second vantage point. A global positioning system is used to determine the global position of the first and second cameras and the first and second lidars. A processor receives data from the first camera, the second camera, the first lidar, the second lidar and the global positioning system. The processor creates a synthetic video image from any vantage point that is located between the first and second vantage points using the data from the first and second video cameras, the first and second lidars and the global positioning system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of addressing video surveillance fields of view limitations, the method comprising:
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loading a first video image of an area from a first vantage point into a database; loading a second video image of the area from a second vantage point into the database; loading a first set of data relating to the size and distance of objects in the area from the first vantage point into the database; loading a second set data relating to the size and distance of the objects in the area from the second vantage point into the database; loading a global position of the first vantage point and the second vantage point into the database; and loading a global position of the objects in the area based on information in the database into the database; and creating a synthetic video image of the area from a point that is located between the first vantage point and the second vantage point using information in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a first video camera located at a first vantage point; a second video camera located at a second vantage point; a first lidar located at the first vantage point; a second lidar located at the second vantage point; a global positioning system that detects the location of the first video camera, the second video camera, the first lidar and the second lidar; and a processor that receives data from the first camera, the second camera, the first lidar, the second lidar and the global positioning system and creates a synthetic video image from a viewpoint that is located between the first vantage point and the second vantage point using the data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a first video camera located at a first vantage point; a second video camera located at a second vantage point; a first lidar located at the first vantage point; a second lidar located at the second vantage point; a global positioning system for detecting the location of the first video camera, the second video camera, the first lidar and the second lidar; and a processor to receive data from the first camera, the second camera, the first lidar, the second lidar and the global positioning system to create a synthetic video image from a viewpoint that is located between the first vantage point and the second vantage point using the received data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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