Patent ID: 8350908
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of tracking a target across a region using a plurality of video devices, comprising: providing a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface displays, in a first region, video from a current field of view of a main video device, and, in a plurality of second regions, video from a field of view corresponding to each of a plurality of perimeter video devices, the field of view of each perimeter video device being proximate to the field of view of the main video device, the field of view defining a position based on a camera pointing direction and on static or dynamic movement of the perimeter video devices independent of the location of the perimeter video devices; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of perimeter video devices; and in response: displaying video from a field of view of the selected perimeter video device in the first region; calculating a distance and direction from the field of view of the selected perimeter video device to proximate fields of view of other proximate video devices; identifying a plurality of candidate perimeter video devices based on the calculated distance and direction, the calculated distance and direction based on the field of view of the corresponding video device; using the calculated distance and direction to discard one or more candidate perimeter video devices from the plurality of candidate perimeter video devices; and repopulating the plurality of second regions with video from a field of view corresponding to each of the plurality of identified candidate perimeter video devices.