Video Surveillance Interface with Segmented Playback Windows
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Solution Overview
Problem
In video surveillance systems, human operators face challenges in efficiently analyzing large amounts of data from multiple cameras, leading to potential missed events due to the limitations of human capabilities, such as attention span and processing speed.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that provides a graphical user interface for video surveillance, allowing users to select areas of interest, generate multiple windows for playback manipulation, and integrate intelligent analytics for event detection and alert systems, enabling efficient monitoring and analysis of video feeds from various sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If human operators manually analyze video feeds from multiple cameras, then they can interpret visual information, but they may miss events due to limited attention span and processing speed
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the video analysis task by creating multiple independent windows, each displaying a different camera feed or region of interest. This allows the system to process multiple video streams simultaneously rather than sequentially, improving both the throughput of analysis and the reliability of event detection across multiple sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a temporal dimension to the analysis by allowing playback manipulation in each window, enabling operators to review specific time periods of interest. This dimensional addition to spatial multi-view monitoring enhances both productivity through efficient time management and reliability through thorough review capabilities.
2Productivity
If the system displays multiple video streams simultaneously, then operators can monitor more cameras, but the complexity of the interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple standardized window templates, each capable of displaying a single video stream or region. This modular segmentation allows the system to handle multiple cameras without creating a monolithic complex interface, as each window can be independently configured and managed.
Solution Approach 2:
Each window in the interface is designed as a universal template that can display different video streams, regions of interest, or playback configurations. This multi-functionality reduces interface complexity by using a single reusable window design rather than requiring different interface elements for different monitoring tasks.
3Reliability
If the system allows playback manipulation in multiple windows, then operators can review specific time periods, but the system resources required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements playback manipulation capabilities in each window, allowing operators to review specific time periods when needed. Rather than continuously processing all video streams at full resolution, the system can selectively activate playback modes only when events are detected or suspected, reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining high detection accuracy when required.
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AI summary
A computer implemented method of performing video surveillance on a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a video and a display with a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a source window to view play back of the video, the surveillance method comprising: determining an area of interest of a frame of the video based upon a selection of the area of interest within the source window, and generating a plurality of windows within the graphical user interface, each of the windows displaying the area of interest of the frame of the video at a point in time, wherein the graphical user interface includes controls to manipulate the playback of the video from a point in time relative to each displayed portion.