Virtual fence
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1. A method for providing a virtual fence, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of video cameras about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas and completely encircling an area, wherein the positioning the plurality of video cameras comprises;
providing a series of poles about the perimeter to be monitored, wherein each designated area comprises an area between a respective pair of the poles;
mounting a pair of video cameras on each of the poles such that an overlap in coverage between video data of a plurality of the video cameras is provided in each designated area;
for each of the designated areas;
capturing video data in a thin strip in the designated area using a pair of the video cameras on two adjacent poles;
analyzing the captured video data to detect an event; and
sending at least one of an alarm, image data, or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a virtual fence provided using a plurality of video cameras. A method for providing a virtual fence in accordance with an embodiment includes: positioning a plurality of video cameras about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas; for each of the designated areas: capturing video data of the designated area using at least one video camera; analyzing the captured video data to detect an event; and sending at least one of image or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event.
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1. A method for providing a virtual fence, comprising:
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positioning a plurality of video cameras about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas and completely encircling an area, wherein the positioning the plurality of video cameras comprises; providing a series of poles about the perimeter to be monitored, wherein each designated area comprises an area between a respective pair of the poles; mounting a pair of video cameras on each of the poles such that an overlap in coverage between video data of a plurality of the video cameras is provided in each designated area; for each of the designated areas; capturing video data in a thin strip in the designated area using a pair of the video cameras on two adjacent poles; analyzing the captured video data to detect an event; and sending at least one of an alarm, image data, or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A virtual fence, comprising:
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a plurality of video cameras positioned about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas and completely encircling an area, wherein the plurality of video cameras are positioned on a series of poles about the perimeter to be monitored, wherein each designated area comprises an area between a respective pair of the poles, wherein a pair of video cameras are mounted on each of the poles such that an overlap in coverage between video data of a plurality of the video cameras is provided in each designated area; for each of the designated areas; a pair of the video camera cameras on two adjacent poles for capturing video data in a thin strip in the designated area; a system for analyzing the captured video data to detect an event; and a system for sending at least one of an alarm, image data, or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, which when executed, provides a virtual fence, the computer readable medium comprising program code for:
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capturing video data using a plurality of video cameras positioned about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas and completely encircling an area, wherein a series of poles are provided about the perimeter to be monitored, wherein each designated area comprises an area between a respective pair of the poles, and wherein a pair of video cameras are mounted on each of the poles such that an overlap in coverage between video data of a plurality of the video cameras is provided in each designated area; monitoring the video data using background subtraction in a thin strip in each designated area to detect an event; and sending at least one of an alarm, image data, or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for deploying an application for providing a virtual fence, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; capture video data using a plurality of video cameras positioned about a perimeter to be monitored, the perimeter comprising a plurality of designated areas, wherein a series of poles are provided about the perimeter to be monitored, wherein each designated area comprises an area between a respective pair of the poles, and wherein a pair of video cameras are mounted on each of the poles such that an overlap in coverage between video data of a plurality of the video cameras is provided in each designated area; monitor the video data using background subtraction in a thin strip in each designated area to detect an event; and send at least one of an alarm, image data, or video data to a central facility only in response to the detection of the event.
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