Configuration tool for video analytics
View Patent ↗Multiple cameras are configured for use in video analytics. A single configuration tool is provided. The interrelationships between cameras are included within the configuration. Using a combination of text entry fields, registration of the cameras on a floor or other map, and marking on images from the cameras, an efficient workflow for configuration may be provided.
1. A method for configuring for video analytics, the method comprising:
registering, by a processor in response to first inputs from a user input of locations on a map, cameras relative to the map;
for each of the cameras, defining a region by the processor based on a second user input indicating an area on an image captured by the camera, wherein the region is in the image captured by the camera;
establishing, by the processor, a relationship between two or more of the cameras; and
storing a configuration for each of the cameras, the configuration being a function of the location relative to the map, the region, the area, and the relationship.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein registering comprises setting a position of the cameras relative to the map.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein registering comprises textually labeling a view area for each of the cameras.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein registering comprises receiving an indication of a view direction for each of the cameras on the map while the image for the camera is displayed with the map.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein defining comprises defining the region as a floor surface.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein defining comprises receiving the second input as painted on the image captured by the camera.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein defining comprises the second input indicating a hotspot associated with entry or exit points in the image.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein indicating the hotspot comprises receiving the second input as indicating a floor surface and a polygon on the image, the hotspot comprising an intersection of the polygon with the floor surface.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising establishing, for each camera, a scale in response to user indication of a position of a height icon in the image.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing the relationship comprises receiving a third input from a user of selection of the two or more cameras and indication of a link between the selected two or more cameras.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing the relationship comprises receiving a third input from a user as common labeling of the region in each of the two or more cameras.
12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
automatically calculating the region, the relationship, or the region and the relationship with the processor wherein the second input is confirmation of the automatic calculation.