METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

• US 20120218408A1
• Filed: 10/23/2009
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Huang, Bo, Ping, Huibing, Wang, Yujian, Huang, Qiangxiong, Jiang, Hongyue
• Application Number:
  US13/503,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20120218408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for improving video surveillance. The system comprises a video surveillance platform ViSS and a first server SVAS connected to the video surveillance platform. The video surveillance platform includes also a second server CSM and a gateway CSG. A user side camera captures the user'"'"'s head motion and a user side DVS sends the captured video to the SVAS via the ViSS. The SVAS processes the video, analyzes the head motion and sends the result of analysis to the CMS, Then, the CMS sends a corresponding instruction to the CSG according to the result of analysis. Next, the CSG translates the received instruction into a PTZ control instruction and sends this PTZ control instruction to an on-site DVS. Finally, the on-site DVS indicates an on-site camera to perform a corresponding action according to the PTZ control instruction.

Claims

1. A method for improving video surveillance, characterized in that a video surveillance platform is connected to a first server, the video surveillance platform also comprises a second server and a gateway, the method comprising:

at a user'"'"'s side, a user side camera capturing the user'"'"'s head motion and a user side digital video processing unit sending the captured video to the first sever via the video surveillance platform;

the first server processing the video, analyzing the head motion and sending the result of analysis to the second server; and

the second server sending a corresponding instruction to the gateway according to the result of analysis.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gateway translates the received instruction into a PTZ control instruction and sends this PTZ control instruction to an on-site digital video processing unit, and then the on-site digital video processing unit indicates an on-site camera to perform a corresponding action according to the PTZ control instruction.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the head motions comprises raising up, lowering down, turning left, turning right, going forward, going backward, raising up on the left, raising up on the right, lowering down on the left or lowering down on the right.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first server analyzes the head motion using an intelligent motion detection and analysis algorithm.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the intelligent motion detection and analysis algorithm is a robust estimation algorithm for three-dimensional parameter.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first server, the second server, the user side and the on-site digital video processing units and the gateway exchange information therebetween using a technology of HTTP in combination with XML.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first server is a semantic video application server, the second server is a central management server, the user side and the on-site digital video processing units are digital video servers, and the gateway is a control signaling gateway.

8. A system for improving video surveillance, wherein it comprises a video surveillance platform and a first server connected to the video surveillance platform, the video surveillance platform includes also a second server and a gateway, the first server is used for processing a video about a user'"'"'s head motion forwarded by the video surveillance platform upon reception of said video, analyzing the head motion and sending the result of analysis to the second server, the second server is used for sending a corresponding instruction to the gateway after having received the result of analysis, according to the result of analysis.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the gateway is used for translating the received instruction into a PTZ control instruction and sending this PTZ control instruction to an on-site digital video processing unit, and the on-site digital video processing unit is used for indicating an on-site camera to perform a corresponding action according to the PTZ control instruction.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the head motions comprises raising up, lowering down, turning left, turning right, going forward, going backward, raising up on the left, raising up on the right, lowering down on the left or lowering down on the right.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first server analyzes the head motion using an intelligent motion detection and analysis algorithm.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the intelligent motion detection and analysis algorithm is a robust estimation algorithm for three-dimensional parameter.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first server, the second server, the user side and the on-site digital video processing units and the gateway exchange information therebetween using a technology of HTTP in combination with XML.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first server is a semantic video application server, the second server is a central management server, the user side and the on-site digital video processing units are digital video servers, and the gateway is a control signaling gateway.