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US 2026/0120550 A1Published application
Method, apparatus, and system for consolidated viewing from multiple cameras
AssigneeHanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
InventorJeffrey M. Sweeney
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Abstract
Disclosed is a scheme for displaying a combined view comprising a comprehensive 2D view of the multi-camera coverage area together with a quasi-3D view of at least a portion of the target of interest. Such is achieved by performing image processing on video feeds from multiple cameras to provide a consolidated multi-camera viewing experience on a single display window or screen that offers more user efficiency and comprehensive intelligence related to the target of interest when compared to a system that lacks the processor and the network interface.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- coordinating one or more operations of multiple surveillance cameras, each camera having its own field-of-view (FOV), that are operatively linked to each other via network connectivity, the multiple surveillance cameras including at least one camera designated as a primary camera and at least one other camera designated as a secondary camera, the primary and secondary cameras providing video feeds related to a multi-camera coverage area;
- integrating at least some portions of multiple video feeds, from the multiple surveillance cameras including the primary and secondary cameras, to obtain consolidated images by leveraging video analytics of the multiple surveillance cameras for tracking or monitoring of at least one target of interest;
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- selectively displaying either a non-consolidated view or a consolidated view comprising a comprehensive 2D view of the multi-camera coverage area together with a quasi-3D view of at least a portion of the target of interest being shown within a single bounding box, the quasi-3D view being based upon the consolidated images.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a memory that contains information related to video feeds from multiple surveillance cameras for a multi-camera coverage area, each camera having its own field-of-view (FOV) and the cameras being operatively linked to each other via network connectivity;
- an interface that cooperates with the multiple surveillance cameras to receive the video feeds therefrom and deliver control signals to the multiple surveillance cameras;
- an image processing module, operatively connected with the memory and the interface, that performs image processing on the video feeds from the multiple surveillance cameras to cause integrating of at least some portions of multiple video feeds to obtain consolidated images by employing video analytics of the multiple surveillance cameras for tracking or monitoring of at least one target of interest;
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- a controller, operatively connected with a display, the memory, the interface and the image processing module, that provides the control signals to the multiple surveillance cameras and offers an enhanced multi-camera viewing experience by providing instructions, to the image processing module and the display, for selectively displaying either a separated view of two or more fields-of-view (FOVs) from two or more cameras, respectively, or a combined view comprising a comprehensive 2D view of the multi-camera coverage area together with a quasi-3D view of at least a portion of the target of interest.
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A system comprising:
- a network interface, which cooperates with multiple surveillance cameras to receive video feeds therefrom and to deliver control signals thereto, and obtaining, from at least one primary camera, information about a primary view that comprises one or more images of a target of interest in a coverage area and obtaining, from one or more secondary cameras, information about one or more secondary views, which have different fields-of-view (FOVs) than that of the primary view, that also comprises one or more images of the target of interest in the coverage area;
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- a processor that performs image processing on the video feeds to cause providing of a consolidated multi-camera viewing experience on a single display window or screen that offers more user efficiency and comprehensive intelligence related to the target of interest when compared to a system that lacks the processor and the network interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.