SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING VIDEO SOURCES

• US 20110193966A1
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cognyte Technologies Israel Ltd. (Cognyte Software Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Daliyot, Shahar, Dudovich, Boaz, Schwartz, Ron, Golan, Oren
• Granted Patent: US 10,084,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A video system for video surveillance or video monitoring includes a video source, a video control system, and a video management system. The video management system is configured to receive configuration data and generate maps based on the configuration data, wherein at least one of the maps is associated with the video source. The video management system displays the map associated with the video source and displays a graphical symbol on the map which indicates the location of the video source. The video management system then receives a selection of the video source, receives information associated with the selected video source, and displays the received information.

Claims

1. A method of operating a video system for video surveillance, the method comprising:

receiving configuration data;

generating a plurality of maps based on the configuration data, wherein at least one of the plurality of maps is associated with a video source;

displaying the at least one of the plurality of maps;

displaying a graphical symbol on the at least one of the plurality of maps wherein the graphical symbol indicates the location of the video source;

receiving a selection of the video source;

receiving information associated with the video source; and

displaying the received information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

making the selection of the video source by moving a cursor over the graphical symbol.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises video.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second video source;

receiving second video associated with the second video source; and

displaying the second video.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of maps have a hierarchical relationship.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein an orientation of the graphical symbol indicates a direction in which the video source is pointed.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises data identifying the video source.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises data which describes a scene covered by the video source.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises a background image of a scene covered by the video source.

16. The video system of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises data which identifies the video source.

10. A video system for video surveillance comprising:

a video source;

a video control system; and

a video management system configured to;

receive configuration data;

generate a plurality of maps based on the configuration data, wherein at least one of the plurality of maps is associated with the video source;

display the at least one of the plurality of maps;

display a graphical symbol on the at least one of the plurality of maps wherein the graphical symbol indicates the location of the video source;

receive a selection of the video source;

receive information associated with the video source from the video control system; and

display the received information.

11. The video system of claim 10 wherein the selection of the video source comprises moving a cursor over the graphical symbol.

12. The video system of claim 10 wherein the received information comprises video.

13. The video system of claim 10 wherein the plurality of maps have a hierarchical relationship.

14. The video system of claim 10 wherein an orientation of the graphical symbol indicates the orientation of the video source.

15. The video system of claim 10 wherein the received information comprises a background image of a scene covered by the selected video source.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a video management system, direct the video management system to:

receive configuration data;

generate a plurality of maps based on the configuration data, wherein at least one of the plurality of maps is associated with a video source;

display the at least one of the plurality of maps;

display a graphical symbol on the at least one of the plurality of maps wherein the graphical symbol indicates the location of the video source;

receive a selection of the video source;

receive information associated with the video source; and

display the received information.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the received information comprises video.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the received information comprises data identifying the video source.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the received information comprises data which describes a scene covered by the video source.