VEHICLE DETECTION AND COUNTING
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring one or more vehicles passing through an area within a field of view of a scene observed by a video camera, the method comprising:
- receiving video data representing the field of view of the scene observed by the video camera;
using video analytics to track the one or more vehicles represented in the video data;
configuring a detection zone within the area, the detection zone including an entrance side and an exit side positioned opposite to each other and thereby defining opposite sides of the detection zone, the detection zone comprising a specified region of vehicle travel;
signaling an occurrence of an event when the one or more tracked vehicles is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone on the entrance side and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone from the exit side;
performing a count of the one or more vehicles; and
using the count of vehicles to monitor vehicle traffic patterns in the specified region.
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Abstract
Video analytics is used to track an object of interest represented in video data representing the field of view of a scene observed by a video camera. A multidimensional virtual beam is used to detect whether the tracked object of interest is continually present in a detection zone within the field view of the scene. An occurrence of an event is signaled when the tracked object of interest is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone through the opposite side, after having completely crossed through the detection zone. Use of a virtual beam detection zone reduces false alarms as compared to the numbers of incidences of false alarms of traditional detection methods, while adding several features and benefits.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring one or more vehicles passing through an area within a field of view of a scene observed by a video camera, the method comprising:
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receiving video data representing the field of view of the scene observed by the video camera; using video analytics to track the one or more vehicles represented in the video data; configuring a detection zone within the area, the detection zone including an entrance side and an exit side positioned opposite to each other and thereby defining opposite sides of the detection zone, the detection zone comprising a specified region of vehicle travel; signaling an occurrence of an event when the one or more tracked vehicles is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone on the entrance side and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone from the exit side; performing a count of the one or more vehicles; and using the count of vehicles to monitor vehicle traffic patterns in the specified region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A video surveillance system, comprising:
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at least one video camera configured to monitor whether an object of interest is passing through a detection zone within a field of view of a scene observed by the at least one video; a computer system connected to the at least one video camera, and wherein the computer system further comprises; a memory; and a processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive video data representing the field of view of the scene observed by the video camera; track the one or more vehicles represented in the video data using video analytics; configure the detection zone, the detection zone including an entrance side and an exit side positioned opposite to each other and thereby defining opposite sides of the detection zone, the detection zone comprising a specified region of vehicle travel; signal an occurrence of an event when the one or more tracked vehicles is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone on the entrance side and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone from the exit side; perform a count of the one or more vehicles; and monitor vehicle traffic patterns in the specified region using the count of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instruction, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of:
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receiving video data representing a field of view of a scene observed by at least one video camera; using video analytics to track a plurality of vehicles represented in the video data; configuring a detection zone, the detection zone including an entrance side and an exit side positioned opposite to each other and thereby defining opposite sides of the detection zone, the detection zone comprising a specified region of vehicle travel; signaling an occurrence of an event when the plurality of tracked vehicles is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone on the entrance side and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone from the exit side; performing a count of the plurality of vehicles; and using the count of the plurality of vehicles to monitor vehicle traffic patterns in the specified region.
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