Method and apparatus for implementing multipurpose monitoring system
First Claim
1. Method for the monitoring of an environment by use of one or more pairs of imagers, each imager monitoring said environment from a different angle of view, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing one or more pairs of imagers, wherein at least one of said pairs comprises an optical imager and at least one of said pairs comprises a Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) imager;
b) positioning both imagers of said one or more pairs of imagers on a common vertically oriented pole such that they are located at a distance of 0.5 to 50 meters from each other and capture a same object at a different angle of view, in order to perform a vertical stereoscopic observation of objects;
c) defining and storing in a memory, programs for processing, in real-time, photographic data to be obtained from the stereoscopic observation of objects by use of said one or more pairs of imagers;
d) determining and storing parameters according to which the observation of a controlled space or sections thereof is effected;
e) carrying out an unmanned, real-time vertical stereoscopic observation of said controlled space or sections thereof, according to the observation parameters;
f) determining the distance to said observed objects from said one or more pairs of imagers;
g) evaluating the size of each of said observed objects;
h) classifying a type and degree of danger of each of said observed objects by jointly processing said real-time data obtained from said stereoscopic observation with respect to the angle of view of each of said imagers, the path and size of, and distance from, said observed objects, and said stored danger parameters; and
i) providing an indication when one or more of said observed objects is approaching said controlled space and has been classified as having a sufficiently high degree of danger so as to be liable of damaging an authorized body within said controlled space.
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Abstract
Method for the monitoring of an environment, by procuring, adjourning and storing in a memory, files representing the background space. Programs for processing data obtained from the observation of objects are defined and stored in a memory, for identifying the objects and for determining whether they are dangerous. Parameters, according to which the observation of the controlled space is effected, are determined and stored. Photographic observation of the controlled space or sections thereof, is performed according to the aforesaid observation parameters. The digital data representing these photographs are processed to determine whether possible dangerous objects have been detected, and if so, these objects are classified according to the stored danger parameters.
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1. Method for the monitoring of an environment by use of one or more pairs of imagers, each imager monitoring said environment from a different angle of view, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing one or more pairs of imagers, wherein at least one of said pairs comprises an optical imager and at least one of said pairs comprises a Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) imager; b) positioning both imagers of said one or more pairs of imagers on a common vertically oriented pole such that they are located at a distance of 0.5 to 50 meters from each other and capture a same object at a different angle of view, in order to perform a vertical stereoscopic observation of objects; c) defining and storing in a memory, programs for processing, in real-time, photographic data to be obtained from the stereoscopic observation of objects by use of said one or more pairs of imagers; d) determining and storing parameters according to which the observation of a controlled space or sections thereof is effected; e) carrying out an unmanned, real-time vertical stereoscopic observation of said controlled space or sections thereof, according to the observation parameters; f) determining the distance to said observed objects from said one or more pairs of imagers; g) evaluating the size of each of said observed objects; h) classifying a type and degree of danger of each of said observed objects by jointly processing said real-time data obtained from said stereoscopic observation with respect to the angle of view of each of said imagers, the path and size of, and distance from, said observed objects, and said stored danger parameters; and i) providing an indication when one or more of said observed objects is approaching said controlled space and has been classified as having a sufficiently high degree of danger so as to be liable of damaging an authorized body within said controlled space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Apparatus for the monitoring an environment by use of one or more pair of imagers, each imager monitoring said environment from a different angle of view, comprising:
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a) one or more pairs of imagers for obtaining real-time photographic data of a controlled space or sections thereof, wherein both imagers of said one or more pairs of imagers are positioned along a common vertically oriented pole and are vertically spaced by a distance of 0.5 to 50 meters from each other, for performing an unmanned vertical stereoscopic observation of objects by capturing a same object at a different angle of view; b) memory means in which are stored boundary parameters of a controlled space or sections thereof, danger parameters of observed objects and real-time photographic data processing instructions; and c) a processing unit, operable to; i. jointly process real-time photographic data obtained from said stereoscopic observation, with respect to the angle of view of each of said imagers and according to said instructions; ii. determine the distance to said observed objects from said one or more pairs of imagers; iii. evaluate the size of each of said observed objects; iv. classify a type and degree of danger of each of said observed objects according to said processed photographic data, the path and size of, and distance from, said observed objects, and said stored danger parameters; and v. provide an indication when one or more of said observed objects is approaching said controlled space and has been classified as having a sufficiently high degree of danger so as to be liable of damaging an authorized body within said controlled space, wherein at least one of said pairs comprises an optical imager and at least one of said pairs comprises a Forward Looking Infra Red (FUR) imager. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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