Patents Assigned to Avigilon Fortress Corporation
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Patent number: 9524437Abstract: The automatic generation (702) of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream (701) may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams (703) to concentrate on one or more targets, events, and/or areas of interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 9509961Abstract: A system and method of analyzing a plurality of video signals received concurrently from a plurality of video cameras includes receiving a plurality of video signals captured from a plurality of respective video cameras, each video signal received over a respective camera channel; multiplexing the plurality of video signals to output a multiplexed video signal including frames from each of the captured video signals; performing automated video content analysis on the multiplexed video signal, including performing automated video content analysis for at least two of the camera channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Gary Myers, Khanh Lam, Albert Au
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Patent number: 9449432Abstract: Methods and systems for facial recognition are provided. The method includes determining a three-dimensional (3D) model of a face of an individual based on different images of the individual. The method also includes extracting two-dimensional (2D) patches from the 3D model. Further, the method includes generating a plurality of signatures of the face using different combinations of the 2D patches, wherein the plurality of signatures correspond to respective views of the 3D model from different angles.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Atul Kanaujia, Narayanan Ramanathan, Tae Eun Choe
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Patent number: 9443143Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for performing video content analysis to detect humans or other objects of interest a video image is disclosed. The detection of humans may be used to count a number of humans, to determine a location of each human and/or perform crowd analyzes of monitored areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter Venetianer
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Patent number: 9378632Abstract: A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Alan J. Lipton, Yongtong Hu, Andrew J. Martone, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9363487Abstract: A video surveillance system may include at least one sensing unit capable of being operated in a scanning mode and a video processing unit coupled to the sensing unit, the video processing unit to receive and process image data from the sensing unit and to detect scene events and target activity.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew J. Chosak, Paul C. Brewer, Geoffrey Egnal, Himaanshu Gupta, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Li Yu
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Patent number: 9338409Abstract: A home health care monitoring method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: capturing a plurality of video sequences from a plurality of respective cameras disposed in different locations within a patient's home, including capturing two-dimensional image data and depth data for each video sequence; defining a plurality of events to monitor associated with the patient, the events including, during a predetermined time period, at least (1) the patient's body being in a particular position for at least a predetermined amount of time; performing depth-enhanced video content analysis on the plurality of video sequences to determine whether the event (1) has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Patent number: 9277185Abstract: A method of monitoring a point of sale (POS) transaction including: receiving non video data regarding the POS transaction; defining exceptional transaction rules based at least on predetermined non video POS data events; inferring a potentially exceptional transaction based on a corresponding exceptional transaction rule and the received POS non video data; and verifying the inferred potentially exceptional transaction with video data regarding a corresponding POS transaction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Péter L. Venetianer, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, W. Andrew Scanlon, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin
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Patent number: 9247211Abstract: A method and system for performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Video content analysis may be performed on the two-dimensional image data, and then the depth data may be used along with the results of the video content analysis of the two-dimensional data for tracking and event detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Patent number: 9240051Abstract: A video camera may overlook a monitored area from any feasible position. An object flow estimation module monitor the moving direction of the objects in the monitored area. It may separate the consistently moving objects from the other objects. A object count estimation module may compute the object density (e.g. crowd). A object density classification module may classify the density into customizable categories.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Haiying Liu, Peter L. Venetianer, Niels Haering, Omar Javed, Alan J. Lipton, Andrew Martone, Zeeshan Rasheed, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9219889Abstract: A system and method of analyzing a plurality of video signals received concurrently from a plurality of video cameras includes receiving a plurality of video signals captured from a plurality of respective video cameras, each video signal received over a respective camera channel; multiplexing the plurality of video signals to output a multiplexed video signal including frames from each of the captured video signals; performing automated video content analysis on the multiplexed video signal, including performing automated video content analysis for at least two of the camera channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Gary Myers, Khanh Lam, Albert Au
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Patent number: 9204107Abstract: A content analysis engine receives video input and performs analysis of the video input to produce one or more gross change primitives. A view engine coupled to the content analysis engine receives the one or more gross change primitives from the content analysis engine and provides view identification information. A rules engine coupled to the view engine receives the view identification information from the view engine and provides one or more rules based on the view identification information. An inference engine performs video analysis based on the one or more rules provided by the rules engine and the one or more gross change primitives.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Michael C. Mannebach, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9195883Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9185354Abstract: A home health care monitoring method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: capturing a plurality of video sequences from a plurality of respective cameras disposed in different locations within a patient's home, including capturing two-dimensional image data and depth data for each video sequence; defining a plurality of events to monitor associated with the patient, the events including, during a predetermined time period, at least (1) the patient's body being in a particular position for at least a predetermined amount of time; performing depth-enhanced video content analysis on the plurality of video sequences to determine whether the event (1) has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9165190Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for performing video content analysis to detect humans or other objects of interest a video image is disclosed. The detection of humans may be used to count a number of humans, to determine a location of each human and/or perform crowd analyses of monitored areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter Venetianer
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Patent number: 9158975Abstract: A system for video monitoring a retail business process includes a video analytics engine to process video obtained by a video camera and generate video primitives regarding the video, A user interface is used to define at least one activity of interest regarding an area being viewed, each activity of interest identifying at least one of a rule or a query regarding the area being viewed. An activity inference engine processes the generated video primitives based on each defined activity of interest to determine if an activity of interest occurred in the video.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Peter L. Venetianer, Niels Haering, Paul C. Brewer, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, Gary W. Myers, Andrew J. Chosak, Robert A. Cutting, W. Andrew Scanlon
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Patent number: 9020261Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system. The method for segmenting video data may be implemented in hardware.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Omar Javed, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 9021006Abstract: Software capabilities of a video analytics device are obtained. The software of the video analytics device is configured. An output from the video analytics device is received. The output is sent to a user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Gary Myers, Robert A. Cutting, Ethan Shayne, Andrew Martone, David V. Conger, James Morris, William Aldrich, Michael C. Mannebach, Chung-Cheng Yen, Nathan D. Borrebach, Satyajeet S. Hoskote, Alan J. Lipton