System and method for detecting motion and providing an audible message or response
First Claim
1. A system for detecting motion and providing an audible alert to a location being monitored by a video camera, the system comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU);
at least one video camera in communication with the CPU, each video camera monitoring an area and transmitting a video signal of the area to the CPU; and
at least one audio output device (AOD) in communication with the CPU, each AOD producing an output and providing the output to at least one of the areas;
wherein the CPU is programmed to;
(a) analyze at least one of the video signals from the at least one video camera to detect whether there is motion in at least one of the areas and,(b) upon detecting motion in a first area of the at least one of the areas, and in response to the detected motion, determine whether the motion was detected within a first time period or within a second, different time period, and select and transmit at least one first audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the first time period, and select and transmit at least one second audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the second time period.
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a system and method for monitoring a location that may include detecting motion in an area and providing an audible message in the area where motion is detected. The system may include a central processing unit (CPU), one or more video cameras coupled to the CPU, each camera monitoring an area and transmitting a video signal of the area to the CPU, and one or more audio output devices (AODs) coupled to the CPU, each AOD capable of producing an output and providing the output to at least one of the areas. A system may be provided in which the CPU is programmed to analyze the video signals from the video cameras to detect whether there is motion in one or more of the areas and transmits an audio file to the AODs producing an output to the one or more areas in which motion is detected. A method according the present invention includes the steps of monitoring at least one area using one or more video cameras, transmitting one or more video signals of the at least one area from each of the video cameras to a central processing unit (CPU); detecting motion in the at least one area; and transmitting an audio file over one or more AODs in the at least one area when motion is detected in the at least one area.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for detecting motion and providing an audible alert to a location being monitored by a video camera, the system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); at least one video camera in communication with the CPU, each video camera monitoring an area and transmitting a video signal of the area to the CPU; and at least one audio output device (AOD) in communication with the CPU, each AOD producing an output and providing the output to at least one of the areas; wherein the CPU is programmed to; (a) analyze at least one of the video signals from the at least one video camera to detect whether there is motion in at least one of the areas and, (b) upon detecting motion in a first area of the at least one of the areas, and in response to the detected motion, determine whether the motion was detected within a first time period or within a second, different time period, and select and transmit at least one first audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the first time period, and select and transmit at least one second audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the second time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for detecting motion and providing an audible alert to a location being monitored by a video camera, the system comprising:
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at least one video camera, each video camera having an internal central processing unit (CPU), each of the cameras monitoring an area and producing a video signal of the area; at least one audio output device (AOD) in communication with a corresponding one of the at least one video camera, each AOD capable of producing an output and providing the output to the area monitored by the corresponding one of the at least one video camera; wherein the CPU is programmed to; (a) analyze at least one of the video signals to detect whether there is motion in at least one of the areas and, (b) upon detecting motion in a first area of the at least one of the areas, and in response to the detected motion, determine whether the motion was detected within a first time period or within a second, different time period, and select and transmit at least one first audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the first time period, and select and transmit at least one second audio file to the at least one AOD producing an output to the first area if the motion is detected within the second time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of monitoring a location and providing an audible alert, comprising the at least one of sequential, non-sequential and sequence independent steps of:
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monitoring at least one area using one or more video cameras; transmitting at least one video signal of the at least one area to a central processing unit (CPU); providing at least one audio output device (AOD) in the at least one area; detecting motion in the at least one area; upon detecting motion in the at least one area, and in response to the detected motion, determining, by the CPU, whether the motion was detected within a first time period or within a second, different time period; selecting and outputting at least one first audio file over the at least one AOD to the at least one area when the motion is detected in the at least one within the first time period; and selecting and outputting at least one second audio file over the at least one AOD to the at least one area when the motion is detected in the at least one area within the second time period. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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