Cloud-based segregated video storage and retrieval for improved network scalability and throughput

A method comprising:

• determining a computed pixel value from a zone of an event-detected image frame captured from a video camera;
• referencing the zone-specific value against a pre-defined reference table of event-recognized computed pixel values;
• detecting a threshold-grade event based on the referencing;
• categorizing the threshold-grade event into any one of a recognized event based on the referencing;
• storing a single stream of the recognized event in a single cloud-based server and feeding the single stream from the single cloud-based server to a retrieval cloud-based server;
• overlaying a contextual data comprising information of the recognized event on the single stream of the recognized event;
• and
• transmitting a status message indicating that the video camera is operating improperly, in response to determining that the video camera is operating improperly.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• determining a computed pixel value from a zone of an event-detected image frame captured from a video camera;
• referencing the zone-specific value against a pre-defined reference table of event-recognized computed pixel values;
• detecting a threshold-grade event based on the referencing;
• categorizing the threshold-grade event into any one of a recognized event based on the referencing;
• storing a single stream of the recognized event in a single cloud-based server and feeding the single stream from the single cloud-based server to a retrieval cloud-based server;
• overlaying a contextual data comprising information of the recognized event on the single stream of the recognized event;
• and
• transmitting a status message indicating that the video camera is operating improperly, in response to determining that the video camera is operating improperly.