Intelligent video applications work by:

1. Detecting objects.
2. Segmenting different shapes/objects into areas of interest.
3. Classifying the objects by type (person, vehicle, object).
4. Characterizing objects by color, size, direction of travel, or motion.

After this information has been processed, user defined rules can determine if a car is traveling the wrong way, someone is entering a prohibited area, or if an object is left behind (security threat). 

If these rules are broken, alerts and alarms can automatically notify you of an event taking place.

Below, I’ve outlined some of the advanced intelligent video applications.…

I’ve been posting about intelligent video lately and in lieu of yet another educational lecture (don’t be sad for too long, I’ll be returning to that soon) on the topic I thought a few article links about industry news and real world application examples would be helpful.

Smart Phones and Facial Recognition

Security Products Magazine takes a look at the emerging role that smart phones will play with intelligent video with the article, “Animetrics App Uses Facial Recognition to Secure Smartphones“:

FaceR CredentialME AppLock enables the Android smart phone user to use facial recognition as the biometric authentication to unlock any application installed on the user’s Android device. CME AppLock provides the options of using a password or letting the device camera automatically …

Earlier I talked about what intelligent video is and why it is used.  This post tackles how intelligent video applications are used.

Keep in mind that intelligent video is an emerging market comprised of relatively new technology so, it’s not perfect and it may not quite be able to work the way you want it to yet.  In short, it’s best to have realistic expectations.

However there are some well-developed and well-used intelligent video features that won’t require a whole lot of finagling or adjustments on your part and, they will significantly boost IP camera performance.  Features such as:

• Video Motion Detection
• Camera Tampering
• Image Enhancement
• IP Camera Audio with Advanced Detection

Speed is important in IP video surveillance. Early and accurate detection are key …

Brief explanations of intelligent video functions and IP camera software have been touched upon in other posts like this one, however the information is scattered so I’d like to devote some space to the what, why, and how of intelligent video:

• What it is and what it can do.
• Why you want to use it and how it will save you time.
• How intelligent video applications are used.