Abstract: A computer implemented method of operating a video management system, the method comprising inputting, into the video management system, a plurality of virtual video streams generated by virtual video cameras within a dynamic 3D virtual environment; receiving, in the computer, at least one command from a user indicative of an instruction to alter a functioning of the dynamic 3D virtual environment and/or a functioning of the video management system; and displaying on a display, from the video management system, at least one virtual video stream and/or at least one alert, alarm and/or message implementing at least one alteration caused by the received command.

Abstract: A method for setting a parameter value of a first video source device comprises: determining a first set of image characteristic values from an image captured by the first video source device configured with a first set of parameter values; obtaining a second set of image characteristic values generated from an image captured by a second video source device different from the first video source device, the second video source device being configured with a second set of parameter values; determining if the obtained second set of image characteristic values comprises values equivalent to values of the determined first set of image characteristic values; and if there are equivalent values, setting the parameter value of the first video source device using the second set of image characteristic values.

Abstract: A method for setting parameters values of a video source device comprising obtaining a value of an image characteristic for a current image generated by the video source device set with initial parameters values; determining a satisfaction level for the image characteristic of the current image based on the obtained value, the satisfaction level representing a probability to fulfil a task; obtaining a set of candidates, a candidate being defined as a set of parameters values; for each candidate, predicting an evolution of the satisfaction level for the image characteristic relatively to the satisfaction level determined while the video source device is set with the initial parameters values; selecting a candidate based on its predicted evolution of the satisfaction level; setting the parameters values of the video source device using the set of parameters values of the selected candidate.

Abstract: A method for improving settings of a camera, the method comprising: obtaining a first set of setting parameters that are adjustable by an auto-setting algorithm, the setting parameters of the first set being set as a function of a task to be performed based on images obtained from the camera; obtaining a second set of setting parameters, the setting parameters of the second set being setting parameters of the camera, values of which are settable remotely from the camera; determining, as a function of the first and second sets of setting parameters, whether the auto-setting algorithm and the camera are compatible to perform the task; and if the auto-setting algorithm and the camera are compatible to perform the task, executing the auto-setting algorithm to adjust values of setting parameters of the camera.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a video stream recommendation comprises identifying a plurality of peripheral devices monitoring zones of a physical area, the peripheral devices comprising a plurality of video cameras providing video streams of at least some of the monitored zones. The method further comprises querying a knowledge graph representing the peripheral devices and the monitored zones as ontology entities connected by edges representing physical paths between the monitored zones, and by edges representing which monitored zones the peripheral devices monitor, in order to identify a set of one or more video camera(s) monitoring zones other than a selected monitored zone, as a result of the querying. The method then comprises generating a video stream recommendation based on the result of the querying.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surveillance/monitoring system, comprising one or more peripheral devices for generating surveillance/monitoring signals and/or data, and a management system for controlling the peripheral devices. The management system comprises one or more applications, wherein each application is provided with an application-specific environment. The surveillance/monitoring system further comprises at least one value-added solution, each value-added solution comprising an external component and an application-independent adaption layer through which the external component communicates with the application-specific environment by implementing at least one first interaction request to the adaption layer according to a pre-defined application- independent interaction interface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surveillance/monitoring system, comprising one or more peripheral devices for generating surveillance/monitoring signals and/or data, and a management system for controlling the peripheral devices. The management system comprises one or more applications, wherein each application is provided with an application-specific environment. The surveillance/monitoring system further comprises at least one value-added solution, each value-added solution comprising an external component and an application-independent adaption layer through which the external component communicates with the application-specific environment by implementing at least one first interaction request to the adaption layer according to a pre-defined application-independent interaction interface.