Abstract: A video surveillance system is disclosed. The system includes: at least one camera to observe a surveillance field and provide resulting video data; at least one beacon comprising at least one light emitting element and a controller providing an actuation sequence to the light emitting element such that it emits a binary signal comprising sequential on/off flashes; and a video analytics system comprising a processor configured to receive video data captured by the, at least one camera and analyse the video for the presence of light emissions from a beacon. The binary signal may consist of a plurality of transmission packets, each repeating an encoded set of data. Each transmission packet may comprise a plurality of functional sub packets, for example, a first sub-packet comprising a fixed code and a second sub-packet which changes between transmission packets.

Abstract: A video surveillance system is disclosed. The system includes: at least one camera to observe a surveillance field and provide resulting video data; at least one beacon comprising at least one light emitting element and a controller providing an actuation sequence to the light emitting element such that it emits a binary signal comprising sequential on/off flashes; and a video analytics system comprising a processor configured to receive video data captured by the, at least one camera and analyse the video for the presence of light emissions from a beacon. The binary signal may consist of a plurality of transmission packets, each repeating an encoded set of data. Each transmission packet may comprise a plurality of functional sub packets, for example, a first sub-packet comprising a fixed code and a second sub-packet which changes between transmission packets.

Abstract: A video surveillance system is disclosed. The system includes: at least one camera to observe a surveillance field and provide resulting video data; at least one beacon comprising at least one light emitting element and a controller providing an actuation sequence to the light emitting element such that it emits a binary signal comprising sequential on/off flashes; and a video analytics system comprising a processor configured to receive video data captured by the, at least one camera and analyse the video for the presence of light emissions from a beacon. The binary signal may consist of a plurality of transmission packets, each repeating an encoded set of data. Each transmission packet may comprise a plurality of functional sub packets, for example, a first sub-packet comprising a fixed code and a second sub-packet which changes between transmission packets.