Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and filter setting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9384642-B2
Application number	US-201414197929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2014
Priority date	Jun 30, 2006
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus including an image data acquisition section, a metadata acquisition section, a display section, a filter setting section, and a combination setting section. The image data acquisition section is configured to acquire image data from a camera. The metadata acquisition section is configured to acquire, from the camera, metadata representing information concerning an object of surveillance. The display section is configured to display a setting screen usable for setting a plurality of filters. The filter setting section is configured to perform filter setting using the information of the metadata. The combination setting section is configured to set a combination of the plurality of filters. The filter setting section and the combination setting section are provided on the same setting screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image data acquisition section configure to acquire image data;
a metadata acquisition section configured to acquire metadata representing information concerning an object of surveillance;
a display control section configured to control a display section to display a setting screen usable for setting a plurality of filters;
a filter setting section configured to perform filter setting using the information of the metadata; and
a combination setting section configured to set a combination of the plurality of filters,
wherein
said filter setting section and said combination setting section are provided on the same setting screen,
the filter setting section sets at least a first filter and a second filter,
the first filter is set to perform at least one first function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function,
the second filter is set to perform at least one second function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function,
the display control section is configured to control the display section to display an acquired image,
the filter setting section performs the filter setting by drawing an area on the image, and
the at least one first function performed by the first filter and the at least one second function performed by the second filter are performed on the area.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said combination setting section is a switching section configured to switch a type of the combination of the plurality of filters, the switching section being provided in the setting screen.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein options of a type of the combination of the plurality of filters include:
a parallel mode configured to output an alarm each time a condition of any of the plurality of filters is satisfied by the metadata ; and
a sequential mode configured to output one alarm when the conditions of the plurality of filters are satisfied by the metadata in a set order.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said filter setting section is an enable/disable setting section configured to specify whether or not each of the plurality of filters is used, the enable/disable setting section being provided in the setting screen.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said filter setting section performs the filter setting by drawing a figure on a screen provided at a part of the setting screen and showing the image data.

6. A filter setting method, comprising the steps of:
acquiring image data;
acquiring metadata representing information concerning an object of surveillance;
controlling display of a setting screen usable for setting a plurality of filters;
performing, by a filter setting section, filter setting by using the information of the metadata;
setting, by a combination setting section, a combination of the plurality of filters,
wherein
said filter setting section and said combination setting section are provided on the same setting screen,
the filter setting section sets at least a first filter and a second filter,
the first filter is set to perform at least one first function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function, and
the second filter is set to perform at least one second function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function; and

controlling display of an acquired image,
wherein
the filter setting section performs the filter setting by drawing an area on the image, and
the at least one first function performed by the first filter and the at least one second function performed by the second filter are performed on the area.

7. An image processing system, comprising:
a camera configured to generate image data of an image and metadata representing information concerning an object of surveillance;
a display device; and
an imaging processing apparatus including:
an image data acquisition section configure to acquire the image data from the camera;
a metadata acquisition section configured to acquire the metadata from the camera;
a display control section configured to control a display section to display a setting screen on the display device usable for setting a plurality of filters;
a filter setting section configured to perform filter setting using the information of the metadata; and
a combination setting section configure to set a combination of the plurality of filters,
wherein
said filter setting section and said combination setting section are provided on the same setting screen,
the filter setting section sets at least a first filter and a second filter,
the first filter is set to perform at least one first function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function,
the second filter is set to perform at least one second function of capacity function, loitering object detection function, unattended object detection function or removed object detection function,
the display control section is configured to control the display section to display an acquired image,
the filter setting section performs the filter setting by drawing an area on the image, and
the at least one first function performed by the first filter and the at least one second function performed by the second filter are performed on the area.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Suzuki Masafumi
• Tsukuda Kazuma
• Yanai Shin
• Ohara Isao

Classifications

• G06F16/78

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• G08B13/1968

  Interfaces for setting up or customising the system · CPC title

• G08B13/19608 Primary

  Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position · CPC title

• G06F16/735

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title

• G08B13/19671 Primary

  Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream · CPC title