Method and apparatus for detecting and reacting to occurrence of an event
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1. A method of detecting occurrence of an event, the method comprising:
- comparing a first compressed digital frame size to a later compressed digital frame size in a sequence of compressed digital image frames to determine whether a change in size exists that is greater than a predetermined amount, and, if the change in size is greater than the predetermined amount, using that determination to indicate the occurrence of the event, wherein the occurrence of the event is an appearance of a new object in the later compressed frame;
periodically selecting a frame in the sequence of compressed frames after the occurrence of the event and transmitting each selected frame, wherein the step of periodically selecting selects at least one of every 10 adjacent frames during the occurrence of the event; and
performing external pattern recognition on the selected frame using an external pattern.
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Abstract
A method of detecting occurrence of an event. The method includes comparing a first compressed frame size to a later compressed frame size to determine the occurrence of an event.
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1. A method of detecting occurrence of an event, the method comprising:
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comparing a first compressed digital frame size to a later compressed digital frame size in a sequence of compressed digital image frames to determine whether a change in size exists that is greater than a predetermined amount, and, if the change in size is greater than the predetermined amount, using that determination to indicate the occurrence of the event, wherein the occurrence of the event is an appearance of a new object in the later compressed frame; periodically selecting a frame in the sequence of compressed frames after the occurrence of the event and transmitting each selected frame, wherein the step of periodically selecting selects at least one of every 10 adjacent frames during the occurrence of the event; and performing external pattern recognition on the selected frame using an external pattern.
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2. A method of detecting occurrence of an event, the method comprising:
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comparing a first compressed digital frame size to a later compressed digital frame size in a sequence of compressed digital image frames to determine whether a change in size exists that is greater than a predetermined amount, and, if the change in size is greater than the predetermined amount, using that determination to indicate the occurrence of the event, wherein the occurrence of the event is an appearance of a new object in the later compressed frame, and performing external pattern recognition on the later compressed frame using an external pattern and further comprising generating an alert when the external pattern recognition matches the external pattern to the new object. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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