SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING TRACKING CONTROL AUTHORITY BETWEEN CAMERAS
First Claim
1. A system for automatically shifting tracking control authority between cameras, the system comprising a tracking control authority manager configured to:
- share at least one target object information obtained from each of IP cameras with an entire collection of IP cameras;
receive reports on a position of a shared target object from the respective IP cameras,select an IP camera which provides a report of the nearest position of the shared target object to a center of a shooting range of the IP camera based on video properties information acquired from the respective IP cameras; and
assign tracking control authority to the selected IP camera.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically shifting tracking control authority between cameras, regardless of whether shooting ranges of cameras overlap, by allowing target object information to be shared between all IP cameras, receiving reports on a position of the target object from the respective IP cameras, comparing the received reports on a position of the target object, selecting an IP camera which provides a report of the nearest position of the target object to a center of a shooting range of the IP camera, and assigning tracking control authority to the selected IP camera.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for automatically shifting tracking control authority between cameras, the system comprising a tracking control authority manager configured to:
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share at least one target object information obtained from each of IP cameras with an entire collection of IP cameras; receive reports on a position of a shared target object from the respective IP cameras, select an IP camera which provides a report of the nearest position of the shared target object to a center of a shooting range of the IP camera based on video properties information acquired from the respective IP cameras; and assign tracking control authority to the selected IP camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automatically shifting tracking control authority between cameras in a system for automatically shifting tracking control authority between cameras, wherein the system comprises IP cameras and a tracking control authority manager that works in association with each of the IP cameras, the method performed by the tracking control authority manager and comprising:
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receiving, from each of the IP cameras, video properties information of itself and at least one target object information; storing the video properties information and the at least one target object information in a database; transmitting the at least one target object information to each of the IP cameras to allow the IP cameras to share the at least one target object information; receiving reports on a position of a shared target object from the respective IP cameras; selecting an IP camera which provides a report of the nearest position of the target object to a center of a shooting range of the IP camera; and assigning tracking control authority to the selected IP camera. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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