Archiving of surveillance data

• US 7,707,037 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Issued: 04/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Acott, John Louis, Urmston, Richard, Claudatos, Christopher Hercules, Andruss, William Dale
• Primary Examiner(s): Opsasnick; Michael N
• Application Number:
  US11/096,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20060004580A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,853 Days
• Field of Search: 704/2, 704/275, 348/48
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1672 using sonic detecting means, e.g. a microphone operating in the audio frequency range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19641 Multiple cameras having overlapping views on a single scene
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19671 Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for monitoring a location having a plurality of audio sensors and video sensors are disclosed. In an embodiment, this comprises receiving auditory data, comparing a portion of the auditory data to a lexicon comprising a plurality of keywords to determine if there is a match to a keyword from the lexicon, and if a match is found, selecting at least one video sensor to monitor an area to be monitored. Video data from the video sensor is archived with the auditory data and metadata. The video sensor is selected by determining video sensors associated with the areas to be monitored. A lookup table is used to determine the association. Cartesian coordinates may be used to determine positions of components and their areas of coverage.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring a location having a plurality of audio sensors and video sensors, comprising:

receiving auditory data from at least one of the plurality of audio sensors;

comparing at least a first portion of the auditory data to a lexicon comprising a plurality of keywords to determine if there is a match to a first keyword from the lexicon;

triggering a policy based on the keyword match;

associating at least one video sensor with at least one audio sensor;

selecting the at least one video sensor if a match is found;

receiving video data from the at least one video sensor; and

archiving the auditory data and the video data, wherein archiving the auditory data includes associating the auditory data with data indicating the triggered policy.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising comparing at least a second portion of the auditory data to the lexicon if the first comparison returns a positive result.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein selecting the at least one video sensor includes selecting a video sensor associated with the audio sensor receiving the auditory data in which the match is found.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising receiving auditory data from a user, and archiving the auditory data from the user.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein archiving the auditory data from the user includes associating the auditory data from the user with the auditory data from the at least one audio sensor.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein archiving the auditory data includes associating the auditory data with a priority level.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the priority level is specified by a policy.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising comparing the first portion of the auditory data to the lexicon to determine if there is a match to a second keyword from the lexicon.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein archiving includes associating the auditory data with the video data.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein archiving includes associating the auditory data with data indicating the keyword matches.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein archiving includes storing data relating to the at least one audio sensor.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein archiving includes storing data relating to the at least one video sensor.

13. A system for monitoring a location, comprising:

a plurality of audio sensors configured to transmit auditory data;

a plurality of video sensors configured to transmit video data;

a storage; and

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

receive auditory data from at least one of the plurality of audio sensors;

compare at least a first portion of the auditory data to a lexicon comprising a plurality of keywords to determine if there is a match to a first keyword from the lexicon;

trigger a policy based on the keyword match;

associate at least one video sensor with at least one audio sensor;

select the at least one video sensor if a match is found;

receive video data from the at least one video sensor; and

archive the auditory data and the video data on the storage, wherein archiving the auditory data includes associating the auditory data with data indicating policies triggered by the keyword matches.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to select the at least one video sensor includes by determining at least one video sensor associated with at least one audio sensor.

15. The system as recited in claim 14, further configured to associate the auditory data with the video data.

16. The system as recited in claim 15, further configured to associate the auditory data with data indicating the keyword matches.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, further configured to store data relating to the at least one audio sensor.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, further configured to store data relating to the at least one video sensor.

19. The system as recited in claim 18, further comprising a user audio sensor, and configured to receive and archive auditory data from the user audio sensor.

20. A computer program product for monitoring a location having a plurality of audio sensors and video sensors, comprising a computer usable medium storing machine readable code embodied therein for:

receiving auditory data from at least one of the plurality of audio sensors;

comparing at least a first portion of the auditory data to a lexicon comprising a plurality of keywords to determine if there is a match to a first keyword from the lexicon;

triggering a policy based on the keyword match;

associating at least one video sensor with at least one audio sensor;

selecting the at least one video sensor if a match is found;

receiving video data from the at least one video sensor; and

archiving the auditory data and the video data, wherein archiving the auditory data includes associating the auditory data with data the triggered policy.