SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM USE OF OBJECT LOCATION TRACKING DATA
A dictionary/database of allowable and non-allowable conditions is used in a security camera system to generate alerts.
1 . A surveillance system comprising:
a sensor system to detect objects;
a dictionary/database of actionable conditions based on the objects; and
an analysis unit analyzing the objects detected by the sensor system and determining whether the analyzed objects are contained in the dictionary/database, wherein the actionable conditions are one or a series of events.
2 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor system is a camera surveillance system.
3 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor system detects objects nonvisually.
4 . The surveillance system according to claim 3 , wherein the objects detected non visually include radio frequency emitting objects.
5 . The surveillance system according to claim 4 , wherein the radio frequency emit ti ng objects include cell phones.
6 . The surveillance system according to claim 2 , wherein the camera surveillance system includes a plurality of cameras.
7 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein the actionable conditions include movement of predetermined objects within a defined area.
8 . The surveillance system according to claim 7 , wherein movement of the predetermined objects is by entering the defined area.
9 . The surveillance system according to claim 7 , wherein movement of the predetermined Objects is by leaving the defined area.
10 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein the actionable conditions include predetermined objects which are excludible from a particular area.
11 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , Wherein actionable conditions include objects identified by law enforcement procedures.
12 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , further comprising an insert unit inserting metadata into video when an actionable condition is detected.
13 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein video is highlighted when an actionable condition is detected.
14 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , further comprising an alarm generating unit generating an alarm when actionable conditions are determined by the analysis unit.
15 . The surveillance system according to claim 14 , wherein the alarm generating unit generates at least one visual alarm.
16 . The surveillance system according to claim 14 , wherein the alarm generating unit generates at least one audible alarm.
17 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein when an actionable condition is detected, video displayed on one or more displays is changed.
18 . The surveillance system according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis unit analyzes pre-recorded detections by the sensor system.