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Video surveillance

  • US 8,244,542 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2005
  • Issued: 08/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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;

    invoking at least one policy based on the comparison;

    determining a first area to be monitored based on the invoked policy, wherein the first area is selected from a plurality of monitored areas;

    assigning a priority to the first area to be monitored based on the invoked policy; and

    based on the priority, selecting at least one video sensor to monitor the first area.

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