Systems and Methods for Video System Management

• US 20140375827A1
• Filed: 08/05/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Verint Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Golan, Oren, Dudovich, Boaz, Daliyot, Shahar, Schwartz, Ron
• Application Number:
  US14/451,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20140375827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A video system comprises a video source and a video management system. The video management system is configured to receive video from the video source and process the video to generate a report containing information pertaining to activity within the video. The video management system displays the report and receives a selection of an element of the report. The video management system then displays a portion of the video associated with the selected element of the report in response to selection of the element.

Claims

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

receiving video captured by a camera, wherein the video is received by a video management system executing on a computer;

processing the video by the video management system using an image processing algorithm to generate a report containing information pertaining to activities viewable within the video;

displaying the report using a graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of an element displayed in the report, wherein the element is selected by interacting with the graphical user interface;

generating metadata by the video management system that links the selected element to indexed segments of the video; and

in response to receiving the selection of an element of the report, displaying at least one of the segments of the video associated with the selected element using the metadata.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the report comprises foot traffic report indicating a quantity of people appearing in an area of a scene during a specified time period in the captured video.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting an element of the report comprises placing a cursor over a data value on the traffic report.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a path map illustrating a path taken by a person moving through an area of a scene in the captured video.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein selecting an element of the report comprises placing a cursor over the path on the path map.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a dwell map illustrating a dwell location as indicated by a person remained for at least a specified period of time in a scene in the captured video.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein selecting an element of the report comprises placing a cursor over the dwell location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the segment of the captured video comprises a single frame of the video.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving video comprises receiving video from a plurality of video cameras.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying at least another one of the segments of the video associated with the selected element using the metadata.

11. A video system comprising:

a video source; and

a video management system configured to;

receive video captured by a camera, wherein the video is received by a video management system executing on a computer;

process the video by the video management system using an image processing algorithm to generate a report containing information pertaining to activities viewable within the video;

display the report using a graphical user interface;

receive a selection of an element displayed in the report, wherein the element is selected by interacting with the graphical user interface;

generate metadata by the video management system that links the selected element to indexed segments of the video; and

in response receiving the selection of an element of the report, display at least one of the segments of the video associated with the selected element using the metadata.

12. The video system of claim 11, wherein the report comprises foot traffic report that indicates a quantity of people appearing in an area of a scene during a specified time period in the captured video.

13. The video system of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a path map that illustrated a path taken by a person moving through an area of a scene in the captured video.

14. The video system of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a dwell map that illustrates a dwell location as indicated by a person remained for at least a specified period of time in a scene in the captured video.

15. The video system of claim 11, wherein the video is received from a plurality of video cameras.

16. The video system of claim 11, wherein the video management system is further configured to display at least another one of the segments of the video associated with the selected element using the metadata.

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 video captured by a camera, wherein the video is received by a video management system executing on a computer;

process the video by the video management system using an image processing algorithm to generate a report containing information pertaining to activities viewable within the video;

display the report using a graphical user interface;

receive a selection of an element displayed in the report, wherein the element is selected by interacting with the graphical user interface;

generate metadata by the video management system that links the selected element to indexed segments of the video; and

in response receiving the selection of an element of the report, display at least one of the segments of the video associated with the selected element using the metadata.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the report comprises foot traffic report that indicates a quantity of people appearing in an area of a scene during a specified time period in the captured video.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the report comprises a path map that illustrates a path taken by a person moving through an area of a scene in the captured video.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the report comprises a dwell map that illustrates a dwell location as indicated by a person remained for at least a specified period of time in a scene in the captured video.