Automated Proximity Discovery of Networked Cameras
AssigneeScenera, Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Lee, Andrew Augustine Wajs, Seungoh Ryu, Chien Lim
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Abstract
Automated discovery of the relative positioning of a network of cameras that view a physical environment. The automated discovery is based on comparing TimeLines for the cameras. The TimeLines are time-stamped data relating to the camera's view, for example a sequence of time stamps and corresponding images captured by a camera at those time stamps. In one approach, the relative positioning is represented by a proximity graph of nodes connected by edges. The nodes represent spaces in the physical environment, and each edge between two nodes represents a pathway between the spaces represented by the two nodes.
Claims11
A method implemented on a computer system for discovering a relative positioning of a network of cameras that view a physical environment, the method comprising:
- receiving TimeLines for the cameras, each TimeLine for a camera comprising a sequences of time stamps and data relating to the camera's view at those time stamps, the data including images captured by the camera at those time stamps;
- comparing the TimeLines captured by the cameras;
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- determining a proximity of spaces viewed by the cameras, based on the comparison of the TimeLines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.