AUTOMATIC ALERTS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

• US 20160241818A1
• Filed: 02/18/2015
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Muktevi, Srinivas, Palanisamy, Prabhu, Ingle, Vilas, Mahasenan, Arun V.
• Application Number:
  US14/624,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20160241818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/16 Actuation by interference with mechanical vibrations in air or other fluid
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1672 using sonic detecting means, e.g. a microphone operating in the audio frequency range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1963 Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/10 Transforming into visible information
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/57 for processing of video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A method includes receiving sound from an area being monitored by a video surveillance system having a camera and microphone, analyzing the sound to determine a classification of the sound, and capturing video of the area being monitored responsive to the classification of the sound.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving sound from an area being monitored by a video surveillance system having a camera and microphone;

analyzing the sound to determine a classification of the sound; and

capturing video of the area being monitored responsive to the classification of the sound.

2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

determining a direction of the sound;

causing the camera of the video surveillance system to move to point in the determined direction of the sound based on the classification of the sound; and

capturing video of the area being monitored in the determined direction of the classified sound.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises determining the received sound includes a human voice and other unclassified noises.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises determining the received sound includes at least one of a gunshot, baby crying, barking, screaming, a human voice, and an aggressive sentiment in a human voice and other ambient noises.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises determining the received sound includes a sound emanating from an automobile.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises:

performing speech recognition on the sound; and

detecting a keyword from a list of keywords.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein determining a classification of the sound further comprises performing a sentiment analysis to identify emotional sentiment of the speech.

8. The method of claim 6 and further comprising:

generating a transcript of the recognized speech; and

displaying the transcript on a display device with the corresponding video.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises determining the received sound includes a human scream.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein analyzing the sound to determine a classification of the sound comprises using audio sourcing techniques wherein the microphone comprises an array of microphones.

11. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

generating an alert based on the classification of the sound; and

sending the alert to an operator.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises performing a sentiment analysis on the sound to determine an emotional identification from a group of sentiment including crying, aggression, anger, sadness, and laughter.

13. A machine readable storage device having instructions for execution by a processor of the machine to perform actions comprising:

receiving sound from an area being monitored by a video surveillance system having a camera and microphone;

analyzing the sound to determine a classification of the sound; and

capturing video of the area being monitored responsive to the classification of the sound.

14. The machine readable storage device of claim 13 wherein the actions further comprise:

determining a direction of the sound;

causing the camera of the video surveillance system to move to point in the determined direction of the sound based on the classification of the sound; and

capturing video of the area being monitored in the determined direction of the classified sound.

15. The machine readable storage device of claim 13 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises determining the received sound includes a voice, a gunshot, or a sound emanating from an automobile and other ambient noise.

16. The machine readable storage device of claim 13 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises:

performing speech recognition on the sound; and

detecting a keyword from a list of keywords.

17. The machine readable storage device of claim 13 wherein the actions further comprise:

generating an alert based on the classification of the sound, the alert including an identification of the classification of the sound; and

sending the alert to an operator.

18. A device comprising:

a processor;

a camera coupled to the processor;

a microphone coupled to the processor; and

a memory device coupled to the processor and having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to;

receive sound from an area being monitored by the camera via the microphone;

analyze the sound to determine a classification of the sound; and

capture camera provided images of the area being monitored responsive to the classification of the sound.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein execution by the processor further comprises:

determining a direction of the sound;

causing the camera to move to point in the determined direction of the sound based on the classification of the sound; and

capturing video of the area being monitored in the determined direction of the classified sound.

20. The device of claim 18 wherein determining a classification of the sound comprises:

performing speech recognition on the sound; and

detecting a keyword from a list of keywords.