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US 9,311,794 B2Granted
System and method for infrared intruder detection
OwnerPietro De Iesoinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is an intruder alarm system comprising: an infrared camera set up to monitor a predetermined area of interest; a video analysis module in communication with the infrared camera, the video analysis module for providing video analysis of at least one of a plurality of video frames received from the infrared camera; and an alarm signal module for generating an alarm signal in response to intruder activity indicated by the video analysis module.
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An intruder alarm system comprising:
- an infrared camera monitoring a predetermined area of interest and providing a video transmission signal including a plurality of video frames to a remote monitoring facility;
- a video analysis module in communication with said infrared camera, said video analysis module for providing video analysis of at least one of a plurality of said video frames provided by said infrared camera;
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- an alarm signal module for generating an alarm signal in response to intruder activity indicated in a predefined “no go” zone by said video analysis module, said alarm signal received at said remote monitoring facility at the same time as a corresponding video transmission signal.
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A method for infrared monitoring of a predetermined area of interest, said method comprising the steps of:
- setting up an infrared camera having a field of view including the predetermined area of interest;
- transmitting a video transmission signal including a plurality of video frames from said infrared camera to a video analysis module and to a remote monitoring facility;
- analyzing video images in said plurality of video frames with said video analysis module;
- if said video analysis module provides an indication of the presence of an intruder in a predefined “no go” zone, generating an alarm signal in response to said indication, said alarm signal received at said remote monitoring facility at the same time as a corresponding said video transmission signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.