Monitoring system for monitoring multiple locations with 360 degree camera apparatuses
Systems and methods include a monitoring system. The monitoring system includes a plurality of camera apparatuses and a server. Each camera apparatus includes a plurality of sensors including an array of image sensors arranged to simultaneously capture a combined 360 degree view thereabout. The server also includes memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to determine a location for each of the plurality of camera apparatuses, display a map with an icon identifying the location of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses, and display images from the combined 360 degree view, in response to a selection of the icon of a corresponding camera apparatus by a user, from the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user.
1. A monitoring system for monitoring a commercial location having equipment therein, comprising:
a plurality of camera apparatuses, each camera apparatus including
a plurality of sensors including an array of image sensors arranged to simultaneously capture a combined 360 degree view thereabout; and
a server including
a network interface and a processor communicatively coupled to one another; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to
display a map with an icon identifying a location of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses,
display images from the combined 360 degree view, in response to a selection of the icon of a corresponding camera apparatus by a user, from the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, wherein the images include live images being streamed form the corresponding camera apparatus and icons identifying equipment within the live images, and
monitor data associated with the equipment within the 360 degree view and issue an alert in response to the data being above or below a predetermined threshold, wherein issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
2. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein icons representing each of the other of the plurality of camera apparatuses are displayed within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, each of the icons being selectable and displayed in a respective image of the combined 360 degree view of images where a respective camera apparatus location is represented within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus by an icon.
3. The monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to
receive a selection, via the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus, of one of the icons representing a location of the respective camera apparatus; and
display images from the respective camera apparatus based on the selection of the icon being displayed within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus.
4. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of camera apparatuses includes at least one of infrared sensors, sound sensors, and motion sensors.
5. The monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the infrared sensors are configured to capture a 360 degree view of thermographic data around the camera apparatus, and, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to compare thermographic data of equipment within the 360 degree view to a predetermined threshold for the equipment and issue an alert in response to a temperature of a piece of equipment being above the predetermined threshold, and wherein issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
6. The monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the image sensors and the motion sensors are configured to detect motion within the combined 360 degree view around the camera apparatus, and wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed cause the processor to issue an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus, in response to motion detected by at least one of the image sensors and the motion sensors.
7. The monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the sound sensors are configured for at least one of communicating with an individual within the combined 360 degree view of the respective camera apparatus and monitor sounds emanating from equipment within the combined 360 degree view of each of the plurality camera apparatuses, and wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to issue an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus, in response to the sound sensors detecting a sound above a predetermined threshold.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform the steps of:
obtain a data from the plurality of camera apparatuses including a plurality of images from captured using an array of image sensors of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses, the image sensors of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses arranged to simultaneously capture a combined 360 degree view thereabout;
determine a location for each of the plurality of camera apparatuses;
display a map with an icon identifying the location of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses;
display images from the combined 360 degree view, in response to a selection of the icon of a corresponding camera apparatus by a user, from the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, wherein the images include live images being streamed form the corresponding camera apparatus and icons identifying equipment within the live images; and
monitor data associated with the equipment within the 360 degree view and issue an alert in response to the data being above or below a predetermined threshold, wherein issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform the steps of display icons representing each of the other of the plurality of camera apparatuses within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, each of the icons being selectable and displayed in a respective image of the combined 360 degree view of images where a respective camera apparatus location is represented within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus by an icon.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform the steps of
receive a selection, via the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus, of one of the icons representing a location of the respective camera apparatus; and
display images from the respective camera apparatus based on the selection of the icon being displayed within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of camera apparatuses includes at least one of infrared sensors, sound sensors, and motion sensors.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the infrared sensors are configured to capture a 360 degree view of thermographic data around the camera apparatus, the data includes the thermographic data, the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform the steps of compare thermographic data of equipment within the 360 degree view to a predetermined threshold for the equipment and issue an alert in response to a temperature of a piece of equipment being above the predetermined threshold, and wherein issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the image sensors and the motion sensors are configured to detect motion within the combined 360 degree view around the camera apparatus, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform the steps of issue an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus, in response to motion detected by at least one of the image sensors and the motion sensors.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the sound sensors are configured for at least one of communicating with an individual within the combined 360 degree view of the respective camera apparatus and monitor sounds emanating from equipment within the combined 360 degree view of each of the plurality camera apparatuses, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform the steps of issue an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus, in response to the sound sensors detecting a sound above a predetermined threshold.
15. A method for monitoring a commercial location having equipment therein, comprising:
obtaining a data from the plurality of camera apparatuses including a plurality of images captured using an array of image sensors of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses, the image sensors of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses arranged to simultaneously capture a combined 360 degree view thereabout;
determining a location for each of the plurality of camera apparatuses;
displaying a map with an icon identifying the location of each of the plurality of camera apparatuses;
displaying images from the combined 360 degree view, in response to a selection of the icon of a corresponding camera apparatus by a user, from the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, wherein the images include live images being streamed form the corresponding camera apparatus and icons identifying equipment within the live images; and
monitoring data associated with the equipment within the 360 degree view and issue an alert in response to the data being above or below a predetermined threshold, wherein issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying icons representing each of the other of the plurality of camera apparatuses within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus selected by the user, each of the icons being selectable and displayed in a respective image of the combined 360 degree view of images where a respective camera apparatus location is represented within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus by an icon.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising
receiving a selection, via the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus, of one of the icons representing a location of the respective camera apparatus; and
displaying images from the respective camera apparatus based on the selection of the icon being displayed within the 360 degree view of the corresponding camera apparatus.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of camera apparatuses includes infrared sensors configured to capture a 360 degree view of thermographic data thereabout, the method further comprising comparing thermographic data of equipment within the 360 degree view to a predetermined threshold for the equipment and issuing an alert in response to a temperature of a piece of equipment being above the predetermined threshold, and issuing the alert includes displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map and the icon associated with the piece of equipment within the live images.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of camera apparatuses includes sound sensors configured for at least one of communicating with an individual within the combined 360 degree view of the respective camera apparatus and monitoring sounds emanating from equipment within the combined 360 degree view of each of the plurality camera apparatuses, the method further comprising issuing an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus, in response to the sound sensors detecting a sound above a predetermined threshold.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of camera apparatuses includes motion sensors, the image sensors and the motion sensors are configured to detect motion within the combined 360 degree view thereabout, and the method further comprising issuing an alert, including displaying the alert with the icon associated with the corresponding camera apparatus on the map, in response to motion detected by at least one of the image sensors and the motion sensors.