Method and apparatus for extending video content analysis to multiple channels
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1. A method of analyzing content in video data, comprising the acts of:
- spatially multiplexing said video data such that every frame of video of multiple scenes is spatially distributed in a single composite video stream, at least part of each of said video data being apportioned to a respective part of a moving image defined by a resulting multiplexed moving image; and
performing computerized operations on the content of said multiplexed video image such that data in others of said each of said video data is ignored to produce an analysis particular to one of said multiple scenes.
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Abstract
A video content analysis system extends content analysis capability of one system to multiple channels by providing for the spatial multiplexing of the multiple channels and appropriately analyzing the spatially multiplexed video signal. The resulting system may be lower in cost that present systems and permit the system to work with ancillary equipment such as video recorders. The system also preserves the real-time information inherent in the multiple source signals.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing content in video data, comprising the acts of:
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spatially multiplexing said video data such that every frame of video of multiple scenes is spatially distributed in a single composite video stream, at least part of each of said video data being apportioned to a respective part of a moving image defined by a resulting multiplexed moving image; and performing computerized operations on the content of said multiplexed video image such that data in others of said each of said video data is ignored to produce an analysis particular to one of said multiple scenes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of analyzing multiple video channels, comprising the acts of:
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non-selectively spatially multiplexing multiple video data sets at said multiplexer to produce a spatially multiplexed moving image; and performing computerized operations on at least a first portion of said spatially multiplexed moving image, said first portion corresponding to a first of said channels; said step of performing computerized operations include ignoring data in said multiplexed moving image corresponding to channels other than said first of said channels. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for analyzing video content on multiple channels, comprising:
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an input adapted to receive spatially multiplexed video data; a controller programmed to select spatially distinct portions of said multiplexed video data received from said input, each of said spatially distinct portions respective of a particular video data channel;
said controller being further programmed to perform computerized operations on said spatially distinct portions such that data from one spatially distinct portion does not interfere with the analysis of another spatially distinct portion. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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