Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device, and a method for transmitting and a method for receiving data streams, in particular video streams, are described. The transmitting device for data streams, in particular video data, has at least one unit. This at least one unit is designed for subdividing the data streams into sections, the sections into packets, and for providing the sections in a sequence that is the reverse of an original sequence and the packets in an original sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display (30) for displaying the progress of a recording process, which shows video data of events that are recorded during the recording process in chronologically graduated resolution.

Abstract: In the present digital age, the storage of data and the administration of the stored data is a problem area which, despite rapidly dropping prices for storage media, is increasingly important as technology becomes more sophisticated. In the field of security technology, for instance, storing streams of video data or compressed streams of video data that are recorded by surveillance cameras plays an important role. Some of the streams of video data stored should be stored for a defined length of time, such as a few days, while some data should be stored permanently, and there is accordingly a need for a highly flexible solution to the problem. A video recording system for recording video data, a method for memory space distribution in the video recording system, and a computer program for this purpose are proposed.

Abstract: A surveillance system (1) includes a configuration module (7) that defines object characteristic ranges, the configuration module including a selection device (10, 13) for interactive selection and/or confirmation of selection of an object (9) as a reference object (14), the object characteristic ranges being defined on the basis of the object characteristics of the reference object (14). The selection device includes a display device (13) on which the surveillance scene (12) containing the objects (9) is depicted in real time, and a human-machine interface to mark an object on the display device as the reference object. An object detector is programmed and/or electronically configured to detect moving objects in the surveillance scenes and to classify them as objects to be monitored on the basis of their object characteristics. The classification is performed by comparing the object characteristics of the object to the object characteristic ranges that form classification conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a recording assembly (10) and such a recording assembly (10). The recording assembly (10) according to the invention has at least one active video recording system (12, 14, 16) and at least one security video recording system (18) wherein the at least one security video recording system (18) determines that an active video recording system (12, 14, 16) fails and takes over the function of the failed video recording system (12, 14, 16) by using the configuration thereof, wherein it reconstructs the current recording state from the memory unit (12, 32, 42) allocated to the failed video recording system (12,14.16).

Abstract: Video monitoring systems are used for camera-supported monitoring of relevant areas, and usually comprise a plurality of monitoring cameras placed in the relevant areas for recording monitoring scenes. The monitoring scenes may be, for example, parking lots, intersections, streets, plazas, but also regions within buildings, plants, hospitals, or the like. In order to simplify the analysis of the monitoring scenes by monitoring personnel, the invention proposes displaying at least the background of the monitoring scene on a monitor as a virtual reality in the form of a three-dimensional scene model using background object models.

Abstract: The invention relates to surveillance systems, for example, video surveillance systems, used to observe at least one region to be monitored, surveillance cameras being oriented towards the areas to be monitored. The video images recorded by the surveillance cameras are frequently transmitted to a central unit, for example a central surveillance station, and evaluated by surveillance personnel or in an automated manner. The invention also relates to a configuration module (7) for a surveillance system (1) which is designed to classify objects (9) having object characteristics in a surveillance scene (12) based on object characteristic regions as objects to be monitored. The configuration module (7) is used to define the object characteristic regions, and has a selection device (10, 13) for the interactive selection and/or confirmation of the selection of an object (9) as a reference object (14).

Abstract: The invention relates to a display (30) for displaying the progress of a recording process, which shows video data of events that are recorded during the recording process in chronologically graduated resolution.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the time-synchronised relaying of signals, whereby various signals from at least one signal source are relayed over various signal paths to at least one signal receiver, with time markers overlaid on the various signals. The delays occurring in the various signal paths are determined, a minimum total delay is calculated from the determined delays and information as to the minimal total delay is inserted in the various signals in the form of time-markers. A time-synchronous relaying of the signals is guaranteed in each signal path by means of an individual signal delay, the delay value of which corresponds to the difference between the minimal total delay and the delay caused by signal processing imposed on the signal in each signal path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling and/or exchanging data for multimedia appliances and an appliance suitable therefor According to prior art, methods and systems for controlling and exchanging data for multimedial appliances have the disadvantage that said methods, systems and appliances are very simple with regard to the requirements and the possibilities at hand and involve considerable hardware requirements. The invention is based upon the fact that each appliance which is integrated into the system sends a message at regular intervals and by means of the bus as soon as said appliance has been activated The type of the appliance can be detected by means of said message which also reveals that the appliance is switched on, i.e. active. All the remaining active appliances in the system evaluate said messages and send such messages themselves as long as said appliances are active.

Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device, and a method for transmitting and a method for receiving data streams, in particular video streams, are described. The transmitting device for data streams, in particular video data, has at least one unit. This at least one unit is designed for subdividing the data streams into sections, the sections into packets, and for providing the sections in a sequence that is the reverse of an original sequence and the packets in an original sequence.

Abstract: In the present digital age, the storage of data and the administration of the stored data is a problem area which, despite rapidly dropping prices for storage media, is increasingly important as technology becomes more sophisticated. In the field of security technology, for instance, storing streams of video data or compressed streams of video data that are recorded by surveillance cameras plays an important role. Some of the streams of video data stored should be stored for a defined length of time, such as a few days, while some data should be stored permanently, and there is accordingly a need for a highly flexible solution to the problem. A video recording system for recording video data, a method for memory space distribution in the video recording system, and a computer program for this purpose are proposed.

Abstract: A method for handling content information has the steps of carrying out the method using at least one device in a network, carrying out a video content analysis to provide content information for video data, and accumulating the content information in different hierarchal levels; and also a device for handling content information, a network which includes the device, a computer program with program codes to carry out all steps of the method in the device or in the network, and a computer program with program codes stored on a computer-readable storage device to carry out the method in the device of the invention, are proposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling and/or exchanging data for multimedia appliances and an appliance suitable therefor According to prior art, methods and systems for controlling and exchanging data for multimedial appliances have the disadvantage that said methods, systems and appliances are very simple with regard to the requirements and the possibilities at hand and involve considerable hardware requirements. The invention is based upon the fact that each appliance which is integrated into the system sends a message at regular intervals and by means of the bus as soon as said appliance has been activated The type of the appliance can be detected by means of said message which also reveals that the appliance is switched on, i.e. active. All the remaining active appliances in the system evaluate said messages and send such messages themselves as long as said appliances are active.