Title :
Fast response CCTV image recall and motion detection
Author :
Folinsbee, Terry ; Pelkowitz, Lionel ; Ball, Roy ; Blum, Julian ; Lavigne, Bob
Author_Institution :
IMAGO Machine Vision Inc., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An Advanced Alarm Assessment System has resulted from the merging of two CCTV (closed-circuit television) related technologies: (1) a Presearch Image Capture System (PICS) which captures and displays images from before and after an intrusion alarm; and (b) an IMAGO series video sentry and target tracker which detects motion and, optionally, controls camera pan/tilt. The new technology MPICS (Motion PICS) was evaluated at a Canadian penitentiary. The system uses a transputer network with a distributed image frame store to yield fast recall from many cameras of the events leading up to, at the time of, and just after the alarm. The most likely causes of the alarm are indicated on the display to assist user decision-making. This is especially useful during periods of high alarm activity when many zones may alarm in rapid succession
Keywords :
alarm systems; closed circuit television; motion estimation; television applications; transputers; Advanced Alarm Assessment System; IMAGO series video sentry; MPICS; Motion PICS; PICS; Presearch Image Capture System; camera pan control; camera tilt control; closed-circuit television; distributed image frame store; fast recall; fast response CCTV image recall; intrusion alarm; motion detection; target tracker; transputer network; user decision-making; Image motion analysis; Image storage; Microprocessors; Protection/safety; TV surveillance systems;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1993. Security Technology, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1993 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1479-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1993.386827
