Monitoring system, monitoring module apparatus and method of monitoring a volume
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for a periphery of a structure, the system comprising:
- a monitoring module comprising;
a detection system arranged to support monitoring of a portion of the periphery corresponding to a coverage field in order to detect, when in use, passage of a body beyond the periphery, the detection system having an imaging resolution that prevents conclusive visual identification by a human operator of the nature of the body;
a video capture apparatus arranged to provide video data in respect of the coverage field; and
a monitoring station apparatus arranged to receive data from the monitoring module and in response to detection of the passage of the body by the detection system to enable review of the video data by the human operator, the video data enabling the human operator to identify readily the nature of the body detected in order to provide confirmatory visual evidence when the body is human.
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Abstract
A monitoring system for a periphery of a structure (100) comprises a monitoring module (102) having a detection and ranging system (304, 308) arranged to support monitoring of a portion of the periphery in order to detect passage of a body beyond the periphery. The detector (304, 308) has an imaging resolution that prevents conclusive visual identification by a human operator of the nature of the body. The monitoring module also comprises a video capture apparatus (312, 314) arranged to provide video data. The system also comprises a monitoring station apparatus (200) arranged to receive data from the monitoring module (102). In response to detection of the passage of the body by the detection system (304, 308), the monitoring station (200) enables the operator to review the video data. The video data enables the operator to identify readily the nature of the body detected and thereby to provide confirmatory visual evidence when the body is human.
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25 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for a periphery of a structure, the system comprising:
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a monitoring module comprising; a detection system arranged to support monitoring of a portion of the periphery corresponding to a coverage field in order to detect, when in use, passage of a body beyond the periphery, the detection system having an imaging resolution that prevents conclusive visual identification by a human operator of the nature of the body; a video capture apparatus arranged to provide video data in respect of the coverage field; and a monitoring station apparatus arranged to receive data from the monitoring module and in response to detection of the passage of the body by the detection system to enable review of the video data by the human operator, the video data enabling the human operator to identify readily the nature of the body detected in order to provide confirmatory visual evidence when the body is human. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring a periphery of a structure, the method comprising:
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monitoring a portion of the periphery correspond to a coverage field using a detection system in order to detect passage of a body beyond the periphery, the monitoring using an imaging resolution that prevents conclusive visual identification by a human operator of the nature of the body; capturing video as video data in respect of the coverage field; and in response to detection of the passage of the body as a result of the monitoring enabling review of the video data by the human operator, the video data enabling the human operator to visually identify readily the nature of the body detected in order to provide confirmatory visual evidence when the body is human.
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