Patent ID: 8743204
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamically adjusting a camera in response to detecting an event comprising: detecting in real-time an event within a surveilled area, wherein the event is outside the field of view of a camera associated with the surveilled area, wherein the event is detected by a fiber optic sensor associated with the surveilled area, wherein the fiber optic sensor measures a metric associated with the event, wherein the surveilled area is a physically bounded region; receiving event information associated with the event, wherein the event information is at least one of a timing information, a sensor measurement, and a location information; determining an adjustment operation associated with the camera, wherein the adjustment operation is determined utilizing a mapping and the event information, wherein the adjustment operation is associated with a camera functionality and an adjustment value, wherein the mapping comprises a camera identification value, a camera location, and a field of view dimension; and dynamically adjusting the field of view of the camera, wherein the adjusting results in the location of the event is within the field of view, wherein the adjusting is at least one of a pan, tilt, and zoom functionality, wherein the detecting, the receiving, the determining, and the dynamically adjusting are performed by one or more processors executing program instructions, which are stored on a non-transitory storage medium, wherein the program instructions are part of an IBM SMART SURVEILLANCE SERVER.