Detecting and monitoring event occurrences using fiber optic sensors
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically adjusting a camera in response to detecting an event comprising:
- detecting in real-time an event within a surveilled area, wherein the event is outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area, wherein the event is detected by a fiber optic sensor associated with the surveilled area, wherein the fiber optic sensor measures a metric associated with the event, wherein the surveilled area is a physically bounded region;
receiving event information associated with the event, wherein the event information is at least one of a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information;
determining an adjustment operation associated with the camera, wherein the adjustment operation is determined utilizing a mapping and the event information, wherein the adjustment operation is associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value, wherein the mapping comprises a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension; and
dynamically adjusting the field of view of the camera, wherein the adjusting results in the location of the event is within the field of view, wherein the adjusting is at least one of a pan, tilt, and zoom functionality, wherein the detecting, the receiving, the determining, and the dynamically adjusting are performed by one or more processors executing program instructions, which are stored on a non-transitory storage medium, wherein the program instructions are part of an IBM SMART SURVEILLANCE SERVER.
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Abstract
An event within a surveilled area, a physically bounded region, can be detected in real-time. The event can be outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area. The event can be detected by a fiber optic sensor within the surveilled area which can measure an event metrics. Event information associated with the event can be received which can include a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information. An adjustment operation associated with the camera can be determined utilizing a mapping and the event location. The adjustment operation can be associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value. The mapping can include a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension. The field of view of the camera can be adjusted dynamically which can result in the location of the event being within the field of view.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically adjusting a camera in response to detecting an event comprising:
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detecting in real-time an event within a surveilled area, wherein the event is outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area, wherein the event is detected by a fiber optic sensor associated with the surveilled area, wherein the fiber optic sensor measures a metric associated with the event, wherein the surveilled area is a physically bounded region; receiving event information associated with the event, wherein the event information is at least one of a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information; determining an adjustment operation associated with the camera, wherein the adjustment operation is determined utilizing a mapping and the event information, wherein the adjustment operation is associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value, wherein the mapping comprises a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension; and dynamically adjusting the field of view of the camera, wherein the adjusting results in the location of the event is within the field of view, wherein the adjusting is at least one of a pan, tilt, and zoom functionality, wherein the detecting, the receiving, the determining, and the dynamically adjusting are performed by one or more processors executing program instructions, which are stored on a non-transitory storage medium, wherein the program instructions are part of an IBM SMART SURVEILLANCE SERVER. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for dynamically adjusting a camera in response to detecting an event comprising:
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a processor; a volatile memory; a bus connecting said processor, non-volatile memory, and volatile memory to each other, wherein the volatile memory comprises computer usable program code execute-able by said processor, said computer usable program code comprising; a surveilled area comprising of a physically bounded region and a fiber optic sensor within the surveilled area able to detect an event, wherein the fiber optic sensor can receive a measurement associated with the event, wherein the measurement is at least one of a pressure, strain, and temperature; a surveillance engine able to identify a camera proximate to the event and communicate a camera adjustment operation to the proximate camera resulting in the modifying of the proximate camera state, wherein the surveillance engine is a component of an IBM MIDDLEWARE FOR LARGE SCALE SURVEILLANCE entity; a proximate camera with a field of view configured to convey a video stream within the surveilled area to a video management system, wherein the video stream is video information associated with the field of view, wherein the proximate camera is a capable of at least one adjustment operation, wherein the adjustment operation is a pan, tilt, and zoom functionality modifying the field of view; and a mapping capable of tracking the proximate camera state, wherein the proximate camera state is at least one of a camera identification, camera location, and a camera field of view dimension. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code stored in a non-transitory storage medium, when said computer usable program code is handled by a processor it is operable to detect in real-time an event within a surveilled area, wherein the event is outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area, wherein the event is detected by an fiber optic sensor associated with the surveilled area, wherein the fiber optic sensor measures a metric associated with the event, wherein the surveilled area is a physically bounded region; computer usable program code stored in a non-transitory storage medium, when said computer usable program code is handled by a processor it is operable to receive event information associated with the event, wherein the event information is at least one of a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information; computer usable program code stored in a non-transitory storage medium, when said computer usable program code is handled by a processor it is operable to determine an adjustment operation associated with the camera, wherein the adjustment operation is determined utilizing a mapping, wherein the adjustment operation is associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value, wherein the mapping comprises a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension; and computer usable program code stored in a non-transitory storage medium, when said computer usable program code is handled by a processor it is operable to dynamically adjust the field of view of the camera, wherein the adjusting results in the location of the event is within the field of view, wherein the adjusting is at least one of a pan, tilt, and zoom functionality, wherein the computer program product is a component of an IBM SMART SURVEILLANCE SERVER. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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