Method and System for Collecting Evidence in a Security System
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of security cameras;
a monitoring processor that tracks a focus of attention of a user via selection of cameras one at a time from among the plurality of security cameras; and
a collection processor that detects an evidence collection request from the user, opens an evidence file in response thereto and saves a sequence of video images from at least some of the plurality of video cameras into the evidence file based upon the tracked focus of attention of the user.
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Abstract
An apparatus for a security system is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of security cameras, a monitoring processor that tracks a focus of attention of a user via selection of cameras one at a time from among the plurality of security cameras, a collection processor that detects an evidence collection request from the user, opens an evidence file in response thereto and saves a sequence of video images from at least some of the plurality of video cameras into the evidence file based upon the tracked focus of attention of the user.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of security cameras; a monitoring processor that tracks a focus of attention of a user via selection of cameras one at a time from among the plurality of security cameras; and a collection processor that detects an evidence collection request from the user, opens an evidence file in response thereto and saves a sequence of video images from at least some of the plurality of video cameras into the evidence file based upon the tracked focus of attention of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a user interface that receives from an instruction from a user to collect video evidence; a tracking processor that detects a location of suspicious objects within each a plurality of windows where each window displays a sequence of images from a respective security camera and where the tracking processor selects at least one of the plurality of windows at a time based upon the detected location of the suspicious object and tracks the location of the suspicious object among the plurality of windows as the suspicious object moves across respective coverage areas of the cameras; and a collection processor that opens an evidence file in response to the instruction from the user and that saves video from the selected windows into the evidence file based upon the tracked location of the suspicious object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a user interface that receives from the user an instruction to collect video evidence; a tracking processor that tracks a position of a cursor on a display screen over a plurality of windows where each window displays a sequence of images from a respective security camera; and a collection processor that opens an evidence file in response to the instruction from the user and that saves video from a selected one of the plurality of windows at a time into the evidence file based upon the position of the cursor and a window selection instruction from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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