Multiple object processing in wide-angle video camera
First Claim
1. A multi object processing video camera, comprising:
- a wide-angle optical unit connected to a image sensor and a capture circuit configured to capture a wide-angle field of view in high resolution;
a processing circuit inside the camera which;
executes a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions from said image sensor and capture circuit based upon said wide-angle field of view one of said software tasks being always the correction of geometric distortions introduced by said wide-angle optical system;
monitors multiple specific objects without losing sight of other objects, the processing of the digital image covering a wide-angle frame or regions of interest within the frame, and simultaneously able to monitor multiple objects;
selectively conditions transmission of a partial set of images from the camera based on the results of image processing event detection and said action of monitoring multiple objects in ones of software tasks; and
an internal program and data memory to hold said software for execution by said processing circuit.
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Abstract
A multi object processing video camera is disclosed. The video camera comprises an image scan and capture circuit capable of capturing a wide-angle field of view in high resolution and a processing circuit capable of executing a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions from the image sensor and capture circuit based upon the wide angle field of view. The video camera includes memory for storing programs for the processing circuit based upon the captured wide angle field of view and a network connection coupled to the processing circuit. A wide-angle motion video camera for use in surveillance and security applications is disclosed in which multiple objects can be processed by the camera and the results of the processing transmitted to a base station.
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21 Claims
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1. A multi object processing video camera, comprising:
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a wide-angle optical unit connected to a image sensor and a capture circuit configured to capture a wide-angle field of view in high resolution; a processing circuit inside the camera which; executes a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions from said image sensor and capture circuit based upon said wide-angle field of view one of said software tasks being always the correction of geometric distortions introduced by said wide-angle optical system; monitors multiple specific objects without losing sight of other objects, the processing of the digital image covering a wide-angle frame or regions of interest within the frame, and simultaneously able to monitor multiple objects; selectively conditions transmission of a partial set of images from the camera based on the results of image processing event detection and said action of monitoring multiple objects in ones of software tasks; and an internal program and data memory to hold said software for execution by said processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A multi object processing video camera, comprising:
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a wide-angle optical unit connected to a image sensor and a capture circuit configured to capture a wide-angle field of view in high resolution; a processing circuit within the camera which; executes a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions from said image sensor and capture circuit based upon said wide-angle field of view, one of said software tasks being always the correction of geometric distortions introduced by said wide-angle optical system; monitors multiple specific objects without losing visibility of other objects, the processing of the digital image covering a wide-angle frame or regions of interest within the frame, and simultaneously monitors multiple objects; and selectively conditions transmission of images from said camera to a base station connected to said camera based on the results of an event detection algorithm and said action of monitoring multiple objects in at least one of said software tasks; and an internal program and data memory to hold said software for execution by said processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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20. A multi object processing video camera, comprising:
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a wide-angle optical unit connected to a image sensor and a capture circuit configured to capture a wide-angle field of view in high resolution; a processing circuit within the camera which; executes a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions from said image sensor and capture circuit based upon said wide-angle field of view, one of said software tasks being always the correction of geometric distortions introduced by said wide-angle optical system; and selectively conditions transmission of a partial set of images from said wide-angle optical unit to a base station connected to said wide-angle optical unit based on; the results of event detection image processing in at least one of said software tasks; and a validation of said results by another multi object processing wide-angle optical unit connected to said wide-angle optical unit; and the wide-angle optical unit including software to autonomously identify a specific object, while maintaining sight of other objects, to track and communicate position and trajectory data of the object to at least one other wide-angle optical unit, or receive position and trajectory data from another wide-angle optical unit, and automatically maintain sight of the specific object as it moves across the field of view of multiple wide-angle optical units; and a program and data memory to hold said software for execution by said processing circuit.
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