System and method for improved video operations

• US 9,866,858 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2016
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verint Americas Incorporated (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Verint Americas Incorporated (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Morin, Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhao, Daquan
• Application Number:
  US15/155,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20160295222A1
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 348154, 348155, 348135, 348161, 386239, 386248
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/46 Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process H04N19/517, H04N19/68, H04N19/70 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/85 using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A method of video operations includes generating derivative byproducts related to encoded video captured of a scene, initializing a first operation based on the encoded video, and initializing a second operation different from the first operation based on the derivative byproducts.

Claims

1. A computerized method of generating video byproducts comprising:

defining a plurality of macroblocks, wherein the plurality of macroblocks overlay a scene to be reported;

recording a plurality of images of the scene;

comparing motion of an object between a plurality of images by comparing a change in position of a macroblock that overlays the object;

recording the motion as a byproduct by recording a number of pixels of change in position of the macroblock; and

measuring a magnitude of change in position of the macroblock.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the video byproducts are based on byproducts of an encoding operation.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the byproduct is a number of pixels the macroblock moved vertically.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the byproduct is a number of pixels the macroblock moved horizontally.

5. The computerized method of claim 3, wherein the magnitude is calculated from the byproduct caused by vertical movement.

6. The computerized method of claim 4, wherein the magnitude is calculated from the byproduct caused by horizontal movement.

7. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the magnitude of change in position of the macroblock is sent in a header of encoded video data.

8. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the magnitude of change in position of the macroblock is sent separately of the encoded video data.

9. The computerized method of claim 8, wherein an area around the macroblock is highlighted or alarmed when the magnitude of change is measured.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having an instruction stored thereon for generating video byproducts, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to:

define a plurality of macroblocks, wherein the plurality of macroblocks overlay a scene to be reported;

record a plurality of images of the scene;

compare motion of an object between a plurality of images by comparing a change in position of a macroblock that overlays the object;

record the motion as a byproduct by recording a number of pixels of change in position of the macroblock; and

measure a magnitude of change in position of the macroblock.

11. The computerized method of claim 10, wherein the video byproducts are based on byproducts of an encoding operation.

12. The computerized method of claim 10, wherein the byproduct is a number of pixels the macroblock moved vertically.

13. The computerized method of claim 10, wherein the byproduct is a number of pixels the macroblock moved horizontally.

14. The computerized method of claim 12, wherein the magnitude is calculated from the byproduct caused by vertical movement.

15. The computerized method of claim 13, wherein the magnitude is calculated from the byproduct caused by horizontal movement.

16. The computerized method of claim 10, wherein the magnitude of change in position of the macroblock is sent in a header of encoded video data.

17. The computerized method of claim 10, wherein the magnitude of change in position of the macroblock is sent separately of the encoded video data.

18. The computerized method of claim 17, wherein an area around the macroblock is highlighted or alarmed when the magnitude of change is measured.