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System and method for ensuring the performance of a video-based fire detection system

  • US 8,538,063 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2008
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of initializing a video-based fire detection system to detect the presence of fire, the method comprising:

  • acquiring video data comprised of individual frames from a video detector;

    calculating background features associated with one or more of the individual frames;

    assessing the ability of the video-based fire detection system to detect the presence of fire based on the calculated background features; and

    generating an output indicating the ability of video-based fire detection system to detect the presence of fire.

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