Patent ID: 8368756
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an image creating section imaging a predetermined surveillance range and creating image data; an image processing section in which computing processing means having a predetermined processing ability performs first image processing of detecting an abnormality in the surveillance range in accordance with the image data and generating first detection signal and second image processing of converting the image data to a predetermined data format in parallel; and a determination processing section determining whether a predetermined subject under surveillance exists in the surveillance range or not based on the first detection signal, generating and supplying a first control signal to the image processing section if it is determined that the subject under surveillance does not exist in the surveillance range, and generating and supplying a second control signal to the image processing section if it is determined that the subject under surveillance exists in the surveillance range, wherein the image processing section allocates a larger proportion of the processing ability of the computing processing means to the first image processing performed by a detection processing section than that to the second image processing performed by a compression processing section, a distribution processing section and a recording processing section if the first control signal is supplied thereto and allocates a larger proportion of the processing ability of the computing processing means to the second image processing performed by the compression processing section, the distribution processing section and the recording processing section than that to the first image processing performed by the detection processing section if the second control signal is supplied thereto, wherein, both, the first image processing performed by a detection processing section and the second image processing performed by a compression processing section are performed whether or not the first control signal is supplied thereto.