Multi-residence monitoring using centralized image content processing
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1. A multi-residence security system comprising:
- a plurality of cameras distributed among remote sites and producing pictorial images;
a central monitoring facility having an image content processor and a monitor, the image content processor analyzing content of the images to prioritize transmission of at least some of the images to the monitor for observation by at least one human operator, wherein the analyzing involves at least some filtering of video images based on image content; and
a plurality of remote speakers producing auditory information at the remote sites under at least partial control of the at least one operator.
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Improved multi-residence security systems combine distributed cameras with centralized image content processing and interactive monitoring. This particular combination improves cost-effectiveness by increasing the number of residences or other sites that a single operator can monitor, and by providing the operator with the ability to remotely communicate with an intruder.
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1. A multi-residence security system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras distributed among remote sites and producing pictorial images;
a central monitoring facility having an image content processor and a monitor, the image content processor analyzing content of the images to prioritize transmission of at least some of the images to the monitor for observation by at least one human operator, wherein the analyzing involves at least some filtering of video images based on image content; and
a plurality of remote speakers producing auditory information at the remote sites under at least partial control of the at least one operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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