Patent ID: 8438175
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a macro video analytics system, the method comprising: persistently storing by a first micro event persistent storage component that is collocated with a first video analysis system and at a macro event persistent storage component a first number of sets of event metadata generated by the first video analysis system monitoring a first remote location remote from the macro event persistent storage component, at least some of the first number of sets of event metadata indicative of an occurrence of respective ones of events occurring at the first remote location, the first number of sets of event metadata representing aspects of the respective event, the first number of sets of event metadata stored in both the first micro event persistent storage component and the macro event persistent storage component without reference to any of a number of digitized images on which identification of the occurrence of the event was based; transforming a format of at least one of the first number of sets of event metadata by the macro event persistent storage component before storing the first number of sets of event metadata at the macro event persistent storage component; persistently storing by a second micro event persistent storage component that is collocated with a second video analysis system and at the macro event persistent storage component a second number of sets of event metadata from the second video analysis system monitoring a second remote location remote from the macro event persistent storage component, at least some of the second number of sets of event metadata indicative of an occurrence of respective ones of events occurring at the second remote location, the second number of sets of event metadata representing aspects of the respective event, the second number of sets of event metadata stored in both the second micro event persistent storage component and the macro event persistent storage component without reference to any of a number of digitized images on which identification of the occurrence of the event was based; and executing by at least one processor at least a first query on information including both of at least one of the stored first number of sets of event metadata and at least one of the stored second number of sets of event metadata.