Alias capture to support searching for an object-of-interest

1. A method comprising:

capturing, using a camera with a defined field of view, video image frames that include a moving object-of-interest;

tracking the object-of-interest over a period of time starting at a first instance in time when the object-of-interest enters the field of view and ending at a second instance in time when the object-of-interest exits the field of view; and

starting, at the first instance in time, a timer having a timer period, and wherein the timer counts up or counts down until the timer period has elapsed, and

when the second instance in time occurs before the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating a new object profile contemporaneous with the object-of-interest exiting the field of view, and

when the second instance in time occurs after the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating the new object profile contemporaneous with the end of the timer period.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing a plurality of object profiles for the object-of-interest, the plurality of object profiles including the new object profile.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the tracking of the object-of-interest and the starting of the timer are carried out within the camera.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting, from the camera to a server, object profile data related to the object-of-interest, and

wherein the transmitting is in response to at least the creating of the new object profile.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising storing the object prof ile data as a new entry within a database of the server.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person or a head of the person.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person.

8. A camera with a defined field of view, the camera comprising:

an image sensor configured to capture video image frames that include a moving object-of-interest; and

at least one processor configured to execute instructions to carry out a computer-implemented method that includes:

tracking the object-of-interest over a period of time starting at a first instance in time when the object-of-interest enters the field of view and ending at a second instance in time when the object-of-interest exits the field of view; and

starting, at the first instance in time, a timer having a timer period, and wherein the timer counts up or counts down until the timer period has elapsed, and

when the second instance in time occurs before the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating a new object profile contemporaneous with the object-of-interest exiting the field of view, and

when the second instance in time occurs after the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating the new object profile contemporaneous with the end of the timer period.

9. The camera of claim 8 wherein the camera is configured to transmit, in response to at least the creating of the new object profile, object profile data related to the object-of-interest to a server.

10. The camera of claim 8 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person or a head of the person.

11. The camera of claim 8 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person.

12. The camera of claim 8 wherein the camera is configured to transmit the new object profile after the tracking is over.

13. The camera of claim 8 wherein the camera is configured to transmit the new object profile before the tracking is over.

14. A surveillance network comprising:

one or more cameras including a first camera configured to capture video image frames that include a moving object-of-interest;

at least one processor configured to execute instructions to carry out a computer-implemented method that includes:

tracking the object-of-interest over a period of time starting at a first instance in time when the object-of-interest enters the field of view and ending at a second instance in time when the object-of-interest exits the field of view; and

starting, at the first instance in time, a timer having a timer period, and wherein the timer counts up or counts down until the timer period has elapsed, and

when the second instance in time occurs before the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating a new object profile contemporaneous with the object-of-interest exiting the field of view, and

when the second instance in time occurs after the timer has finished counting up or counting down, creating the new object profile contemporaneous with the end of the timer period; and

a server that includes a database within a server storage, the server being communicatively coupled to the one or more cameras and being configured to:

receive data corresponding to the new object profile from the first camera; and

store the data in the database as a new entry therein.

15. The surveillance network of claim 14 wherein the server is further configured to store a plurality of object profiles for the object-of-interest, the plurality of object profiles including the new object profile.

16. The surveillance network of claim 14 wherein the at least one processor is contained within the first camera.

17. The surveillance network of claim 14 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person or a head of the person.

18. The surveillance network of claim 14 wherein the object-of-interest is a full body of a person.