Universal motion and intrusion detection system
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1. A motion and intrusion detection system comprising:
- means for scanning a given field and for generating scan signals corresponding to the content of said field;
means responsive to said signals for converting said scan signals into a plurality of coded digital signals which correspond to a predetermined characteristic of said field content at a plurality of points in said field;
storage means for selectively storing said coded information corresponding to said plurality of points;
means for comparing predetermined coded information corresponding to said plurality of points from a first scan of said field with the coded information corresponding to said plurality of points generated during a subsequent scan of said field on a point-by-point basis;
means for generating an alarm signal when a given difference is detected between said compared signals for corresponding points; and
means responsive to said alarm signals for generating an alarm indication.
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Abstract
A motion and intrusion detection system utilizing video techniques samples fixed points during a video scan of the field of view of a camera and stores information concerning the fixed scanned points. During subsequent scans, information concerning the respective scanned points is compared with previous scans and threshold conditions are set up in order to detect an alarm condition. Further, apparatus is provided to change the field of view of the video system and in order to automatically focus and zoom in to magnify a particular portion of the field of view. Still further, means is provided to display a "map" of the alarmed areas on the screen of the television monitor.
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1. A motion and intrusion detection system comprising:
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means for scanning a given field and for generating scan signals corresponding to the content of said field; means responsive to said signals for converting said scan signals into a plurality of coded digital signals which correspond to a predetermined characteristic of said field content at a plurality of points in said field; storage means for selectively storing said coded information corresponding to said plurality of points; means for comparing predetermined coded information corresponding to said plurality of points from a first scan of said field with the coded information corresponding to said plurality of points generated during a subsequent scan of said field on a point-by-point basis; means for generating an alarm signal when a given difference is detected between said compared signals for corresponding points; and means responsive to said alarm signals for generating an alarm indication. - 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. Method of detecting motion and intrusion, comprising:
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scanning a field and generting scan signals corresponding to the content of said field; converting said scan signals into a plurality of coded digital signals which correspond to a predetermined characteristic of said field content at a plurality of points in said field; selectively storing said coded information corresponding to said pluraity of points; comparing predetermined coded information corresponding to said plurality of points from a first scan of said field with the coded information corresponding to said plurality of points generated during a subsequent scan of said field on a point-by-point basis; generating an alarm signal when a given difference is detected between said compared signals for corresponding points; and generating an alarm indication responsive to said alarm signals. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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