Correlation of video inputs in a digital video recorder system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9767607-B1
Application number	US-201113316834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 12, 2011
Priority date	Dec 12, 2011
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

Systems, methods, and software for operating video systems are provided herein. In one example, a video system is provided. The video system includes a digital video recorder and a translation unit. The digital video recorder comprises a camera interface configured to receive video captured from a first plurality of camera and a storage system configured to store the video captured by the first plurality of cameras. The translation unit comprises a processing system configured to translate video stored in a first configuration on a first digital video recorder storage system for storage in a second configuration on a second digital video recorder storage system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A video system, comprising:
a digital video recorder comprising:
a camera interface configured to receive video captured from a plurality of cameras, and
a storage system configured to store the received video, wherein the video captured from each of the plurality of cameras was captured in a respective configuration format and stored in the storage system in the same respective configuration format; and

a translation unit coupled to the digital video recorder and coupled to an archive storage system, wherein the archive storage system is separate from the storage system, the translation unit is configured to:
receive archive video stored in a first configuration format on the archive storage system, wherein the archive video comprises video previously captured from at least a first one of the plurality of cameras and captured in the first configuration format,
identify video captured from at least a second one of the plurality of cameras in a second configuration format and stored by the storage system in the second configuration format,
translate the configuration of the archive video from the first configuration to the second configuration, and
transfer the translated archive video to the storage system.

2. The video system of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration comprises a first correlation of the video previously captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a storage location on the archive storage system, and wherein the second configuration comprises a second correlation of video captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a storage location of the storage system.

3. The video system of claim 1 , comprising:
the translation unit configured to process the archive video in the first configuration to determine a scene associated with the at least a first one of the plurality of cameras and transfer the archive video of the first one of the plurality of cameras for storage on the storage system in the second configuration in a storage location based on the scene.

4. The video system of claim 1 , comprising:
the translation unit configured to determine scenes associated with individual storage locations of the archive storage system, correlate the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system to scenes associated with storage locations of the storage system, transfer the archive video for storage on the storage system as the scenes associated with the storage locations of the storage system.

5. The video system of claim 4 , wherein the translation unit is configured to determine a video signature for each of the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system to determine the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system.

6. The video system of claim 4 , wherein the translation unit is configured to compare frames of each of the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system to frames of each of the scenes associated with the storage locations of the storage system to determine the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system.

7. A method of operating a video system, the method comprising:
receiving video captured from a plurality of cameras wherein the video was captured in a respective configuration format;
storing the video captured by the plurality of cameras in a storage system in the same respective configuration format;
receiving archive video stored in a first configuration on an archive storage system, wherein the archive storage system is separate from the storage system, wherein the archive video comprises video previously captured from at least a first one of the plurality of cameras and captured in the first configuration format,
identifying video captured from at least a second one of the plurality of cameras in a second configuration format and stored in the storage system in the second configuration format;
translating the configuration of the archive video from the first configuration to the second configuration; and
transferring the translated archive video to the storage system in the second configuration.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first configuration comprises a first correlation of the video previously captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a first storage location on the archive storage system, and wherein the second configuration comprises a second correlation of video captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a storage location of the storage system.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
processing the archive video in the first configuration to determine a scene associated with the at least a first one of the plurality of cameras and transferring the archive video of the first one of the plurality of cameras for storage on the storage system in the second configuration in a storage location based on the scene.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining scenes associated with individual storage locations of the archive storage system, correlating the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system to scenes associated with storage locations of the storage system, transferring the archive video for storage on the storage system as the scenes associated with the storage locations of the storage system.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system comprises determining a video signature for each of the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system comprises comparing frames of each of the scenes associated with the individual storage locations of the archive storage system to frames of each of the scenes associated with the storage locations of the storage system.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon for operating a video system, that when executed by the video system, direct the video system to:
receive video captured from a plurality of cameras;
store the received video, wherein the video captured from each of the plurality of cameras is in a respective configuration format and stored in the storage system in the same respective configuration;
receive archive video stored in a first configuration format on an archive storage system, wherein the archive video comprises video previously captured from at least a first one of the plurality of cameras and captured in a first configuration format;
identify video captured from at least a second one of the plurality of cameras in a second configuration formation and stored by the storage system in the second confirmation format;
translate the configuration of the archive video from the first configuration to the second configuration, and
transfer the translated archive video to the storage system.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first configuration comprises a first correlation of the video previously captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a storage location on the archive storage system, and wherein the second configuration comprises a second correlation of video captured from the first one of the plurality of cameras to a storage location of the storage system.

15. The non-transito

Assignees

• Lampe Charles Gregory
• Moran James Craig
• Verint Americas Inc

Inventors

• Lampe Charles Gregory
• Moran James Craig

Classifications

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N5/76 Primary

  Television signal recording · CPC title

• G01S19/42

  Determining position · CPC title

• H04N5/23293

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06T19/006 Primary

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title