Abstract: Video monitoring installations ensure protection for people at railway stations, airports or in public spaces. Use of the recorded video data allows immediate or subsequent tracking of criminal acts to be implemented or at least supported. A monitoring installation 1 having at least one monitoring camera 4 for recording a monitoring image is proposed, wherein the monitoring image shows a monitored area 5 in surroundings 3, having a second camera 9, 16 for recording a control image 8, wherein the control image 8 shows a control area 13 in the same surroundings 3, wherein the monitored area 5 and the control area 13 at least partially overlap in an overlap area 14, having a portable data processing device 6, wherein the data processing device 6 has a display module 7, wherein the data processing device 6 is designed to display the control image 8 on the display module 7 with an identification 10 for the monitored area 5.

Abstract: A method for controlling energy consumption within a building includes providing at least one environment sensing device and at least one energy consumption sensing device associated with the building. Current data is collected from the environment sensing device and the energy consumption sensing device along with associated time-of-day data. A value of a future energy consumption parameter is predicted based upon the collected current data, the associated time-of-day data, and historic data collected from the environment sensing device and the energy consumption sensing device. A profile of future costs per unit of energy consumption as a function of time is determined. Energy consumption is controlled dependent upon the predicted future energy consumption parameter value and the determined profile of energy consumption costs.