Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus accepts selection of an image that is to be processed, from among a plurality of images in which one scene is captured respectively at exposures that are different from each other, extends a first output range corresponding to an input range of brightness values of the selected image so as to be wider than a second output range that is the output range when the image is not selected, and outputs a combined image generated by combining the selected image for which the output range of brightness values has been extended to the first output range, and the unselected image.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to customization of courses of action for responding to incidents in information technology (IT) environments. An incident management service executes incident response monitoring, identification and remediation across an IT environment for one or more entities that may have their own configuration of computing assets (computing environment) within the IT environment. A course of action outlines remediation actions for responding to specific types of incidents within an IT environment. A course of action is customized for implementation within a particular computing environment associated with an entity. Customization of a course of action comprises generation and implementation of instruction sets that are usable to tailor remedial actions for execution in computing environments of different entities.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for evaluating particles in a liquid, which is provided with: a main body member that has a first opening part and a second opening part, which face each other, and an internal hollow part; a first flow path and a second flow path, which are connected to the main body member and are in communication with the hollow part; a first drive member and a second drive member, which are arranged within the hollow part so as to face each other and which are slidable within the hollow part; a drive means which drives the first drive member and/or the second drive member in the facing direction within the hollow part; a liquid supply means which introduces a liquid containing particles into the hollow part through the first flow path; and an imaging means which captures an image of particles within the hollow part through the first opening part or the second opening part.

Abstract: A mount for an image capturing device comprising a fixed frame, and a support frame arranged to support an image capturing device. The support frame is attached to the frame by a pivot joint defining a pivot axis for the support frame relative to the fixed frame, and an adjustment joint for adjusting a pivot position for the support frame comprising a first element forming a first contact surface, and a second element forming a second contact surface. The first element is arranged to be moved along a linear axis that traverses the pivot axis and that extends trough a plane of the contact surfaces. At least one of the contact surfaces is curved. The first and second elements are arranged to be magnetically connected during abutment. A system and method for adjustment are also disclosed.

Abstract: Improvements to network switches and other network components that enable improved status monitoring and logging of network and device parameters, particularly for networked video surveillance applications. The network switch or other network component, which may be an IP camera for example, outputs a networked video stream which contains graphical representations of relevant data, such as simple graphs or indicators. The networked video stream, and therefore the relevant data, can then be conveniently viewed and/or stored as a networked video stream with existing standard technology. An additional benefit is that conventional motion detection can be performed on the graphical representations in the networked video stream to generate alarms or trigger events.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-resistant imaging camera configured to move in a high temperature furnace and configured to capture high-definition images of the outer side or the inner side of a painted object passing in a high temperature drying furnace. Heat insulators (13a to 13f) are attached to all inner surfaces of an outer case (10) of a heat-resistant imaging camera (1) except a double glass window (21), and cold storage material packs (15a to 15e) are disposed inward of the heat insulators (13a to 13f) in layers so as to cover around a camera (2). Intrusive heat is absorbed by melting latent heat when the cold storage material packs (15a to 15e) are melted and changed in phase from a solid to a liquid at a specific temperature or higher, thereby ensuring heat resistance that maintains the camera (2) at a safely operatable temperature.

Abstract: A video management method and apparatus, image capturing device and storage medium are provided. The video management method includes: obtaining a first driving record video from storage space when a capacity of available space of the storage space is less than a target capacity threshold, wherein the storage space stores at least one driving record video of a target vehicle, and the first driving record video includes a plurality of video frames; and deleting at least one video frame from the video frames included in the first driving record video to obtain a second driving record video. Object captured in the first driving record video are in the second driving record video, so that information safety of users is ensured.

Abstract: An imaging system positioned relative to a three-dimensional area for capturing an image includes an image sensor having an X-Y plane and an aspect ratio defined by the quantity of pixels in the X-Y plane; and a non-linear light focusing element constructed with a profile to form an altered view of a three-dimensional desired zone of the area with a desired pixel distribution. The non-linear light focusing element redirects the pixels of the image sensor from an undesired zone of the area to within a frame that encompasses the three-dimensional desired zone of the area to form the altered view of the desired zone. The image sensor captures the altered view of the desired zone to match the aspect ratio of the image sensor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for vehicle inspection and passenger tracking. In one aspect, a portable vehicle data input device includes an electronic display and a data processor coupled to the display and containing instructions configured to cause the device to: display information related to inspection of different portions of a vehicle, receive driver input indicating completion of vehicle inspection tasks, display information related to a plurality of passengers associated with the vehicle, receive input identifying specific passengers as the specific passengers board or exit the vehicle, and update a roster of passengers in response to receiving the input.

Abstract: A lens adjustment device includes a base assembly, a lens assembly, a light blocking member and an elastic member. The lens assembly is disposed on the base assembly and is rotatable relative to the base assembly along an axis. The light blocking member is disposed between the base assembly and the lens assembly. The light blocking member is rotatable relative to the lens assembly and the base assembly. The light blocking member is movable along the axis between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position. The elastic member abuts against the light blocking member to provide an elastic force for moving the light blocking member from the second predetermined position toward the first predetermined position such that the light blocking member abuts against the base assembly.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring a set of images from a plurality of cameras in a monitored environment, detecting a first entity based on the set of images, and determining a first set of locations of the first entity based on locations of the first entity in the set of images. The method also includes acquiring sensor measurements from a plurality of sensors and determining a second set of locations of the first entity based on the sensor measurements. The method also includes determining whether the first set of locations should be associated with the second set of locations based on a confidence factor, and, in response to determining that the first and second set of locations should be associated, determining a sequence of locations of the first entity through the monitored environment.

Abstract: A method of assisting tilt angle adjustment of a thermal camera comprises arranging the thermal camera at an initial tilt angle, acquiring at least one thermal image by the thermal camera, determining, from the at least one thermal image, a series of sharpness indicators of image parts corresponding to vertically spaced parts of the camera view, identifying a maximum in the series of sharpness indicators, based on the identified maximum, determining a target sharpness indicator as a predetermined fraction of the identified maximum, during tilt angle adjustment, assisting by providing a target signal for indicating a target tilt angle of the thermal camera in which a sharpness indicator of a lower part of the camera's field of view equals the determined target sharpness indicator.

Abstract: In a method and supporting system for intelligent buffering of large scale videos, a video presentation includes a plurality of sub-videos, each associated with a field of view. During presentation of the large scale video, sub-videos within a user's field of view are loaded and presented to the user, and sub-videos in proximate fields of view are loaded for potential presentation. On identifying a change in the user's field of view to one of the proximate fields of view, sub-videos are loaded for presentation within the new field of view. In a method and supporting system for seamless transitions in large scale videos, a video having a plurality of sub-videos is provided for presentation to a user, and distraction levels based on video content and user interactions are tracked. A transition point for the video is identified based on one or both distraction levels, and a sub-video is changed to a different sub-video at the transition point.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for displaying an image based on privacy masking, which belong to the field of video monitoring. The method includes: acquiring a to-be-masked original image provided by an image capture terminal and privacy masking area information of the original image; wherein, the privacy masking area information is obtained by identifying the original image or is obtained from the image capture terminal and indicates an area in the original image which is required to be masked; determining whether the original image is required to be privacy-masked based on whether privacy unmasking permission information is stored; if the original image is required to be privacy-masked, performing privacy-masking on the original image based on the privacy masking area information to obtain a masked image, and displaying the masked image.

Abstract: An electronic doorbell system can be configured to allow simultaneous video and audio communication to a user on a computing device in which the video is provided by a camera that is selected from among multiple available cameras provided at different locations, while the audio is provided by a microphone of the doorbell system such as a microphone associated with the doorbell or a selected camera. User input can allow selection of one or more cameras. When multiple cameras are selected, the system can take an audio/video feed from the cameras in predetermined sequence or random sequence based on events observed by the system The camera could be selected by default, based on user input, and/or automatically using artificial intelligence. Selection by artificial intelligence could comprise, for example, selecting a camera based on a detected motion and/or sound, a captured image matching a predetermined image and/or a captured sound matching a predetermined sound.

Abstract: A management server receives a request to view video content; access a stream of video content corresponding to the request; access and store, in one or more databases, metadata associated with the video content, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of detections and was generated by the video gateway device based on an analysis of the video content and previously uploaded to a remote computing device; generating and causing display of a user interface that includes: the stream of the video content, a seek bar configured to be manipulated by a user so that the user can navigate through the video content, and the metadata overlaid on the seek bar such that the plurality of detections are overlaid at locations on the seek bar corresponding to when the plurality of detections were detected.

Abstract: Novel system, methods, which include machine learning, and device for providing color and fashion recommendations, including for persons with visual impairment such as color blindness or complete blindness.

Abstract: A method of capturing an image of a scene. A current location of a plurality of objects in a frame of a video capturing the scene having one or more events of interest, is determined. For at least one of the events of interest, a time and a location for each of the plurality of objects associated with the event of interest is predicted based on the current location of the plurality of objects. A frame subset score is determined for each of a plurality of frame subsets in the frame, each of the plurality of frame subsets including one or more of the plurality of objects based on the predicted time and the predicted location for the event of interest. One of the determined plurality of frame subsets is selected based on the determined frame subset score. An image of the event of interest is captured using a camera, based on a camera orientation setting for the selected frame subset, where the captured image comprises the selected frame subset.

Abstract: The present invention falls within the technical field of robots, and particularly relates to a robot monitoring system. The robot monitoring system based on human body information comprises an image collection unit for collecting an image; a human body detection unit for determining whether human body information matching a training sample exists in the image; a target acquisition unit for acquiring position information and size information about the human body information in the image; a target tracking unit for acquiring a current motion region according to a frame difference between the image and a predetermined image frame and acquiring a moving target from the motion region; and an adjustment unit for adjusting the orientation of the image collection unit such that the moving target is located in the centre of the image.

Abstract: Processing and analysis of video data received from surveillance cameras, and more specifically detecting moving objects in the video and further tracking using a rotating video camera. A system for tracking moving objects comprises video cameras, a memory, a graphical user interface (GUI), and a data processing device. The GUI comprises a selection unit, a calibration unit, an operation mode selection unit, and a display unit. A method for tracking moving objects implemented by the computer system comprises the steps at which: the system is set up; the moving object is tracked by a video camera; video data from the video cameras are displayed simultaneously by the GUI display unit in different panes on the video camera layout screen in accordance with the selected system operation mode.

Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for a computer-aided or autonomous driving (CA/AD) system to detect an anomalous image associated with image data from one or more cameras of a computer-aided or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle. Embodiments may include a sensor interface disposed in the CA/AD vehicle to receive, from the one or more cameras, a stream of image data including single view image data captured by the one or more cameras or multi-view image data collaboratively captured by multiple ones of the one or more cameras. In embodiments, a consistency analysis unit disposed in the CA/AD vehicle is coupled to the sensor interface to perform a consistency check on pixel-level data using single view or multi-view geometric methods to determine whether the image data includes an anomalous image. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an angle control unit configured to change an angle between an imaging plane of an image sensor and a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an imaging lens, an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information of a specific area of an image, and a management unit configured to change the positional information based on the angle.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence entry management device for an entry management system includes a camera, a microphone, a motion detector, a speaker, and a housing. The housing has an oval shape with a substantially open middle. The substantially open middle has a housing protrusion portion configured to house the camera, the microphone, the motion detector, and the speaker.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a microphone configured to receive voice; a sound output unit configured to output sound; an artificial intelligence unit configured to acquire context information of a target, based on at least one of an image received from a camera disposed outside and a voice received from the microphone, generate feedback information according to the acquired context information, and determine output volume intensity of the generated feedback information; and a controller configured to control the sound output unit to output the feedback information at the determined output volume intensity.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention detects a queue (20) of objects from video data (12). Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention generates element information using a video frame (14) in which the queue (20) of objects is detected. The element information is information in which an object area (24) in the video frame (14) occupied by the object (22) included in the queue (20) of objects is associated with an attribute of the object (22). Furthermore, the information processing apparatus of the present invention detects a change in the queue (20) of objects based on the element information and the detection result of the object to video frame (14) generated after the video frame (14) in which the element information is generated. Then, the information processing apparatus of the present invention generates element information for the queue (20) of objects in which a change is detected to update the element information used later.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing of video footage from audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices to smart television (TV) devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for playing back video footage captured by A/V recording and communication devices located in a plurality of neighborhoods, using a smart TV, is provided, the method comprising: connecting the smart TV to a neighborhood subscriber channel; subscribing to a first channel of the neighborhood subscriber channel, wherein the first channel is associated with a first neighborhood of the plurality of neighborhoods; receiving a list of available content shared with the first neighborhood, wherein the available content shared with the first neighborhood includes first image data captured using a camera of a first A/V recording and communication device; and selecting and playing back, on the smart TV, the first image data.

Abstract: A method for controlling a non-contact electric power supply system in which an electric power receiving coil mounted on a host vehicle is opposed to an electric power transmitting coil set on a ground, the non-contact electric power supply system supplying electric power from the electric power transmitting coil to the electric power receiving coil in a non-contact manner and, when a moving object is detected in a detection region around the electric power receiving coil or the electric power transmitting coil during the electric power supply, stopping or reducing the electric power supply, the method including: determining whether another vehicle is parked around the host vehicle; and expanding, when determining that the other vehicle is parked, the detection region as compared to when not determining that the other vehicle is parked.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system comprising a gateway that includes a processor coupled to sensors and/or network devices installed at a premises. The system includes a remote server coupled to the gateway and located remote to the premises. The gateway and/or the remote server includes data of the sensors and/or network devices. The system includes an application running on at least one of the gateway and the remote server. The application controls events corresponding to the data and/or the premises in response to content of the data. The system includes a client interface coupled to the gateway and/or the remote server. The client interface presents the data to client devices.

Abstract: Work efficiency is improved while necessary and sufficient monitoring on the surroundings of a working machine is performed. A working machine includes an undercarriage 132 on which an upperstructure 131 including a front working device is mounted in a swingable manner, and includes a surrounding monitoring device 200 that monitors surroundings. The surrounding monitoring device 200 has an information controller 161 that: sets a working region by use of terrain data and work states received from sensors detecting work states of the front working device of the working machine; calculates proximity for each of the obstacles around the working machine by use of the working regions and relative positions of each of obstacles and the working machine, the obstacles being detected by an obstacle sensor that detects obstacles around the working machine; and outputs a control instruction in accordance with the proximity.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to application mapping and alerting based on data dependencies in business and technology logic. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive a request to map enterprise technology resources. Then, the computing platform may generate a business capability model. Next, the computing platform may cause a user computing device to display a graphical user interface comprising selectable graphical representations of applications associated with the enterprise technology resources. Then, the computing platform may receive a user input identifying an occurrence of a technology incident by selecting one of the graphical representations. In response to the selection, the computing platform may trace, using the generated business capability model, upstream or downstream impacts of the technology incident.

Abstract: A listing of objects expected to be loaded into a container is received, and as an object is added to a container sensors monitoring an opening of the container detect the object. The added object is identified by object recognition techniques applied to received sensor data. Detection of a triggering event indicating completion of adding objects to the container is determined, and in response, the identity of the added object is compared to the received list of objects. In response to determining the object added to the container fails to match an object on the received list of objects, a notification of non-matching content is generated, and in response to determining the object added to the container matches an object on the received list of objects, a notification confirming the match of content in the container to the list of objects is generated.

Abstract: A calibration system for calibrating tracking equipment includes a segmented dish formed from a plurality of individual panels, a support frame formed from a plurality of individual structural shafts to support the segmented dish, and a rotatable platform to hold the tracking equipment to be calibrated. The segmented dish includes a plurality of sensor assemblies rotatably coupled to its individual panels and a plurality of motor assemblies to control operation of the sensor assemblies.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a doorbell unit that includes a camera and a display and that is configured to receive a request to access the property. The monitoring system includes a monitor control unit that is configured to determine an authentication protocol for determining whether to grant the visitor access to the property. The monitor control unit generates a first image and transmits authentication data to a computing device. The monitor control unit provides the first image and instructions to output the first image on the display of the doorbell unit. The monitor control unit receives a second image captured by the camera of the doorbell unit. The monitor control unit determines whether the second image includes a representation of data that is based on processing the first image in combination with the authentication data. The monitor control unit grants or denies the visitor access to the property.

Abstract: A system is disclosed that obtains an image of an apparel item and text describing the apparel item. The system also determines descriptive metadata of the apparel item by extracting information from the text. Further, the system further determines categorization metadata of the apparel item by analyzing the image. Additionally, the system stores the image, the descriptive metadata, and the categorization metadata in a virtual closet. Moreover, the system provides a recommendation of an outfit from a stylist to a user based on the virtual closet.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for monitoring passengers in within a cabin of a vehicle and determining whether the passengers are engaging in abnormal behavior. The method and system uses a novel vector to robustly and numerically represent the activity of the passengers in a respective frame, which is referred to herein as an “activity vector.” Additionally, a Gaussian Mixture Model is utilized by the method and system to distinguish between normal and abnormal passenger behavior. Cluster components of the Gaussian Mixture Model are advantageously learned using an unsupervised approach in which training data is not labeled or annotated to indicate normal and abnormal passenger behavior. In this way, the Gaussian Mixture Model can be trained at a very low cost.

Abstract: A method for controlling a robotic camera capturing a portion of a playing field is suggested. An image region of interest is determined in a reference image of the playing field. The image region of interest is determined by artificial intelligence. The image region of interest is associated with a physical region of interest on the playing field. From the physical region of interest control parameters for the robotic camera are deducted such that the robotic camera captures the physical region of interest on the playing field. As a result it is achieved that the robotic camera automatically captures the most interesting scene on the playing field. Furthermore, a camera system is suggested that implements the method.

Abstract: A system is provided for partial matching of settings across cameras. The system includes a camera setting controller that controls control elements of a target camera for capturing video content of a scene. Moreover, a transfer module detects a request to transfer settings from a reference camera to the target camera and a look determiner determines a look of a scene of the video content being captured by the at least one target camera. The transfer module retrieves the control elements of the reference camera and related image capture control settings that correspond to the obtained image capture control settings of the at least one target camera. The transfer module then transfers the image capture control settings of the control elements from the reference camera to the target camera, such that the settings are applied to the target camera to modify the capturing of video content of the scene.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including: a second main body including a second camera configured to photograph a second storage chamber; and a first main body including a first display provided on at least one side of the first main body, a first camera configured to photograph a first storage chamber, and a first controller allowing an image captured by the first camera and an image captured by the second camera to be displayed on the first display. The refrigerator allows information about stored contents stored in a plurality of main bodies to be displayed on a single display, and thus a user may easily manage the stored contents in the plurality of main bodies.

Abstract: A camera system is disclosed that enables movement in the pan and tilt directions while maintaining a level image when wall or ceiling mounted. The camera system includes one or more motors to pan or tilt the camera, but does not include a motor to rotate the camera image. The camera system can have a wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted configuration, with the pan axis of the camera in the vertical direction. In this way, movements in the pan or tilt direction of the camera maintain the level image, thereby avoiding any need to rotate the camera. For example, the camera system may include a support body and a camera subsystem, which includes the camera. The position of the support body relative to the camera may be different in the wall-mounted configuration versus the ceiling-mounted configuration; however, in both configurations, the camera can have its pan axis in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A video retention system comprising a camera operated by a recording entity, and a video retention server adapted to receive, analyze, and manage video captured by the camera. The video retention server generates a one or more rules using a plurality of user-specified retention parameters which describe the recording entity and a desired retention objective. The rules embody video retention requirements applicable to the recording entity under applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards, and the video retention server executes the rules to delete unnecessary video files while retaining the video files which are necessary to comply with the video retention requirements associated with the specified retention objectives.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence entry management device for an entry management system includes a camera, a microphone, a motion detector, a speaker, and a housing. The housing has an oval shape with a substantially open middle. The substantially open middle has a housing protrusion portion configured to house the camera, the microphone, the motion detector, and the speaker.

Abstract: A package unit capturing arrangement includes a belt conveyor for transporting a package unit having an identification marking along a conveying direction and includes an optical sensor. The belt conveyor has, parallel to the conveying direction, a sideguard for preventing the packing unit from falling off a belt of the belt conveyor. The sideguard is designed to have a grate in a region. The sensor is arranged laterally with respect to the belt and behind the grate on a side of the sideguard facing away from the belt so that the belt and the grate lie in a field of view of the sensor. A depth of field region of the sensor is narrower than a width of the belt, with the result that the identification marking of the packing unit is optically capturable by the sensor.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of devices, methods, and software for image processing to identifying conditions of interest within SSTs, such as ATMs and self-checkout POS terminals. Conditions of interest may include media misalignment within media cassettes, such as currency, and items within an SST reject bin that have not been removed when the SST is being serviced. One method embodiment includes receiving an image from an imaging device located within an SST, the image including a view of at least one area of interest within the SST. This method further includes processing the image to detect presence of a condition of interest within at least one of the at least one areas of interest and generating and providing an alert of a detected presence of the condition of interest with regard to at least one of the areas of interest.

Abstract: A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying image data from a signal, analyzing the image data based at least in part on a first parameter, identifying a presence of an object based at least in part on the analyzing, and detecting an object event based at least in part on the identifying.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic driving system, fault alarm method and device, the system includes a primary monitoring device, an auxiliary monitoring device, at least one device to be detected and a fault alarm device; where the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device are respectively connected to each device to be detected and the fault alarm device; the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device are connected, the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device respectively perform a fault detection on the each device to be detected; and if it is detected that any device to be detected is abnormal, the primary monitoring device or the auxiliary monitoring device sends an alarm instruction to the fault alarm device, so that the fault alarm device performs an alarm operation according to the alarm instruction.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cloud-based surveillance for an operation area are disclosed. At least two input capture devices, at least one safety control device and at least one user device are communicatively connected to a cloud-based analytics platform. The cloud-based analytics platform automatically generates 3-Dimensional (3D) surveillance data based on received 2-Dimensional (2D) video and/or image inputs and perform advanced analytics and activates the at least one safety control device based on analytics data from advanced analytics.

Abstract: A system detects multiple instances of an object in a digital image by receiving a two-dimensional (2D) image that includes a plurality of instances of an object in an environment. For example, the system may receive the 2D image from a camera or other sensing modality of an autonomous vehicle (AV). The system uses a first object detection network to generate a plurality of predicted object instances in the image. The system then receives a data set that comprises depth information corresponding to the plurality of instances of the object in the environment. The data set may be received, for example, from a stereo camera of an AV, and the depth information may be in the form of a disparity map. The system may use the depth information to identify an individual instance from the plurality of predicted object instances in the image.

Abstract: A video stream moving object identifier takes a series of video frames as input, reduces the scale of the video frames, then performs pixel analysis on the sequential video frames to identify moving objects. Once moving objects are identified, the moving objects are resized according to input rules for a neural network object classifier to make the resized objects the correct size to be input to the neural network object classifier. The moving objects are then sent to a neural network object classifier, which processes the objects and returns an identification of the moving objects. The neural network object classifier can operate using one or more whitelists and one or more blacklists.

Abstract: A drone autonomously operates to track an object and/or observe the details of an object while maintaining communication at a rate equal to or greater than a threshold. A drone may operate to maintain the image of an object at or above a predetermined resolution in an image captured by a camera mounted on the drone and to maintain a wireless communication rate equal to or greater than a threshold rate. The object resolution may be a function of the position of the drone relative to the object. The position of the drone may include the altitude of the drone. The communication rate may be a function of the position of the drone relative to one or more base stations. The position of the drone relative to the object and to the base stations may be a function of altitude. A drone may autonomously move to capture an image of an object at an object resolution and maintain wireless communication at or above a threshold.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing video data includes three or more cameras and a storage space. The storage space is partitioned into an initial set of allotted portions for storing video data captured by the video cameras. A video quality value is set for encoding video by each camera, and it is periodically determined whether maintaining the video quality value would cause the camera to exceed the allotted portion of storage space. If it is determined that the amount of video data for a camera exceeds its allotment of space, the video quality is reduced. If it is determined that the video quality from a camera falls below a quality threshold, the storage space is re-partitioned into which increased storage space is allotted to the camera having a video quality that falls below the threshold value, and decreased storage space is allotted to at least one other camera.