Unattended surveillance device and associated methods
First Claim
1. A surveillance device comprising:
- a housing;
a video camera associated with the housing to capture surveillance video;
an image processor carried by the housing and cooperating with the video camerato remove moving objects in a foreground of the surveillance video from a background,to generate at least one silhouette image using the moving objects removed from the background,to compress the at least one silhouette image, andto generate a surveillance information packet based upon the compressed silhouette image; and
a wireless transmitter associated with the image processor to transmit the surveillance information packet to a surveillance monitoring station.
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Abstract
The unattended surveillance device may include a housing to be positioned for unattended surveillance, a video camera associated with or carried by the housing to capture video, and an image processor carried by the housing and cooperating with the video camera. The image processor extracts moving objects in the foreground of the captured video, generates a profile image or sequence of profile images of the extracted moving objects, compresses the sequence of profile images, and generates a surveillance information packet based upon the compressed sequence of profile images. Also, a wireless transmitter or transceiver may be associated with the image processor to transmit the surveillance information packet to a surveillance monitoring station.
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20 Claims
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1. A surveillance device comprising:
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a housing; a video camera associated with the housing to capture surveillance video; an image processor carried by the housing and cooperating with the video camera to remove moving objects in a foreground of the surveillance video from a background, to generate at least one silhouette image using the moving objects removed from the background, to compress the at least one silhouette image, and to generate a surveillance information packet based upon the compressed silhouette image; and a wireless transmitter associated with the image processor to transmit the surveillance information packet to a surveillance monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surveillance information device comprising:
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an image processor configured to remove moving objects in a foreground of surveillance video from a background, generate a sequence of silhouette images using the moving objects removed from the background, generate object classification information based upon the sequence of silhouette images, compress the sequence of silhouette images, and generate a surveillance information packet based upon the compressed sequence of silhouette images and the object classification information; and a wireless transmitter cooperating with the image processor and configured to transmit the surveillance information packet to a surveillance monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of surveillance comprising:
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positioning a surveillance device for unattended surveillance, the device comprising a housing and associated video camera, an associated image processor and an associated wireless transmitter; and operating the surveillance device to capture surveillance video, to remove moving objects in a foreground of the surveillance video from a background, to generate at least one silhouette image using the moving objects removed from the background, to compress the silhouette image, to generate a surveillance information packet based upon the compressed silhouette image and to transmit the surveillance information packet to a surveillance monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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