Patent ID: 7843491
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying video surveillance system information comprising the steps of: capturing a video stream from a camera of the video surveillance system; detecting an event; in response to detecting the event, selecting, from the video stream, an event video clip that is associated with the event and no other event; without receiving any user input to indicate the frames to be selected, selecting a first frame from a first portion of the event video clip, selecting a second frame from a second portion of the event video clip; in response to selecting the first and second frames, storing the first and second frames in an event card that is associated with the event; wherein the event card is a visual indicator that represents the event video clip that corresponds to the occurrence of the event; wherein the first portion is different from the second portion; and causing the event card to be displayed; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.