Method and system for performing surveillance
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1. A method for performing surveillance comprising:
- monitoring an indicia of manual imaging sensor control;
switching to automatic imaging sensor control when said indicia indicates that manual imaging sensor control is not being used and switching to manual imaging sensor control when said indicia indicates that manual imaging sensor control is being used;
determining imaging sensor coordinates for at least one imaging sensor;
mapping the imaging sensor coordinates to image pixel coordinates; and
processing the image pixel coordinates to determine information regarding an actual detection of at least one object in motion within a scene that is captured by the at least one imaging sensor;
wherein said processing comprising generating parameters indicative of a first motion detection threshold, generating parameters indicative of a first consistent motion of the object over a predetermined number of captured images;
generating parameters indicative of isolation of the pixel coordinates in a particular image and generating parameters indicative of a secondary consistent motion of the object over the predetermined number of captured images.
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting moving objects and controlling a surveillance system includes a processing module adapted to receive image information from at least one imaging sensor. The system performs motion detection analysis upon captured images and controls the camera in a specific manner upon detection of a moving object. The image processing uses the camera'"'"'s physical orientation to a surveillance area to facilitate mapping images captured by the camera to a reference map of the surveillance area. Using the camera orientation, a moving object'"'"'s position (e.g., latitude, longitude and altitude) within a scene can be derived.
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1. A method for performing surveillance comprising:
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monitoring an indicia of manual imaging sensor control; switching to automatic imaging sensor control when said indicia indicates that manual imaging sensor control is not being used and switching to manual imaging sensor control when said indicia indicates that manual imaging sensor control is being used; determining imaging sensor coordinates for at least one imaging sensor; mapping the imaging sensor coordinates to image pixel coordinates; and processing the image pixel coordinates to determine information regarding an actual detection of at least one object in motion within a scene that is captured by the at least one imaging sensor;
wherein said processing comprising generating parameters indicative of a first motion detection threshold, generating parameters indicative of a first consistent motion of the object over a predetermined number of captured images;
generating parameters indicative of isolation of the pixel coordinates in a particular image and generating parameters indicative of a secondary consistent motion of the object over the predetermined number of captured images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of performing surveillance comprising:
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pointing an imaging sensor at a location in a scene; detecting at least one moving object within the scene; determining imaging sensor coordinates for at least one imaging sensor; mapping the imaging sensor coordinates to image pixel coordinates; processing the image pixel coordinates to determine information regarding an actual detection of the moving object within a scene that is captured by the at least one imaging sensor;
wherein said processing comprising generating parameters indicative of a first motion detection threshold, generating parameters indicative of consistent motion of the object over a predetermined number of captured images;
generating parameters indicative of isolation of the pixel coordinates in a particular image and generating parameters indicative of a secondary consistent motion of the object over the predetermined number of captured images; andcontrolling pan, tilt and zoom functions of the imaging sensor to automatically track the moving object. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surveillance system comprising:
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an imaging sensor control module for pointing an imaging sensor at a location in a scene; an image processor for detecting a moving object within the scene, determining imaging sensor coordinates for the imaging sensor and mapping the imaging sensor coordinates to image pixel coordinates. said image processor comprise a plurality of object detection filters to determine an actual detection of the moving object, wherein a first filter of the plurality of filters generates parameters indicative of a first motion detection threshold, a second filter of the plurality of filters generates parameters indicative of consistent motion of the object over a predetermined number of captured images, a third filter of the plurality of filters generate parameters indicative of the isolation of the pixel coordinates in a particular image, and a fourth filter of the plurality filters generates parameters indicative of a secondary consistent motion of the object over a predetermined number of captured images; and a controller for controlling pan, tilt and zoom functions of the imaging sensor to automatically track the moving object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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