AU2018101564A4 - A unified control system for hybrid surveillance network - Google Patents
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Abstract
A unified control system for hybrid surveillance network, the hybrid surveillance network comprising a plurality of video recorders recording video data from a respective plurality of video cameras, the system comprising a surveillance station in operable communication with the plurality of the videorecorders across a wide area network, the surveillance station configured with a plurality of operational function APIs for the plurality of video recorders and configured for exposing a unified control interface for viewing of the video data and for functional control of the video recorders, wherein the control computer is further configured with an operational function to video recorder API mapping such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the control computer is able to select an API from the plurality of operational function APIs and use the API to control a respective videorecorder accordingly. *" C/) >1 > _ _ _ _ _ C Cl ~ CjCj ~) Cl) z) z a 0~~~~_ co ~jH \H j CD I- c-0 0 C-)D 00 4--
Description
A unified control system for hybrid surveillance network
Field of the Invention [1] This invention relates generally to the unified control of a hybrid surveillance network comprising a mix of NVR and DVR videorecorders and, more specifically, the unified operational function utilisation of different types of vendor specific APIs for the videorecorders.
Background of the Invention [2] Surveillance networks employed video recorders to record video data from respective video cameras. Typical video recorders comprise network video recorders (NVRs) typically coupled to IP cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs) typically coupled to network video recorders.
[3] Each videorecorder typically comprises a vendor specific API for functional control thereof for various operational functions such as fast forward, rewind, pause operational functions and the like.
[4] Furthermore, each videorecorder may be accessed across a wide area network (such as the Internet) by knowing the relevant network settings (such as IP address, web port and the like) and authentication credentials if necessary.
[5] Typically, a vendor specific API is installed on a monitoring station which may also be configured with the relevant network settings for the control of the vendor's videorecorder.
[6] However, surveillance systems are often times large and spread out across various locations and regions and may be updated over time. As such, some surveillance systems are hybrid systems in that they comprise a mix of different types of video recorders (such as mix of DVR and NVR video recorders) belonging to a mix of vendor's and which may be located across various data networks in differing locations.
[7] The present invention seeks to provide a unified control system for such a hybrid surveillance network, which will overcome or substantially ameliorate at least some of the deficiencies of the prior art, or to at least provide an alternative.
[8] It is to be understood that, if any prior art information is referred to herein, such reference does not constitute an admission that the information forms part of the common general knowledge in the art, in Australia or any other country.
Summary of the Disclosure [9] There is provided herein a unified control system for a hybrid surveillance network. The hybrid surveillance network may comprise a mix of different types of videorecorders (such as NVR and DVR videorecorders) recording video data from a respective plurality of analog and digital video cameras. Furthermore, these videorecorders may be provided by differing vendor's and therefore may each
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2018101564 19 Oct 2018 may require vendor specific APIs for the operational function control thereof. Furthermore, these videorecorders may be located in differing regions and locations across a wide area network.
[10] The present system therefore comprises a surveillance station in operable communication with the plurality of videorecorders across a wide area network such as the Internet.
[11] The surveillance station may comprise an I/O interface supporting a digital display and one or more user interface devices for the display of unified control interface thereon.
[12] The surveillance station may further comprise a configurational controller for configuring the setup of the surveillance station. The configurational controller may allow for mapping of each of the videorecorders with a respective API from a plurality of vendor specific APIs stored by the surveillance station.
[13] As such, for each operational function control received via the unified control interface for a particular videorecorder, the surveillance station may use the mapping to look up the appropriate API and then send API specified operational function control instruction data across the wide area network to the particular videorecorder to control the operation thereof.
[14] The configurational controller may further configure the surveillance station with network settings such as IP address and web port configurations and, in embodiments, authentication credentials. As such, for each operational function control received by the interface, the surveillance station may further transmit the API specified operational functional control data across the wide area network using the network settings.
[15] According to one aspect, there is provided a unified control system for hybrid surveillance network, the hybrid surveillance network comprising a plurality of video recorders recording video data from a respective plurality of video cameras, the system comprising a surveillance station in operable communication with the plurality of the videorecorders across a wide area network, the surveillance station configured with a plurality of operational function APIs for the plurality of video recorders and configured for exposing a unified control interface for viewing of the video data and for functional control of the video recorders, wherein the control computer is further configured with an operational function to video recorder API mapping such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the control computer is able to select an API from the plurality of operational function APIs and use the API to control a respective videorecorder accordingly.
[16] The control computer may be further configured with a network setting mapping such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the
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[17] The network settings comprise at least one of IP address and web port.
[18] The controller computer may be further configured with videorecorder authentication credentials such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the surveillance station is able to authenticate with a respective videorecorder across the wide area network using the authentication credentials.
[19] The control system may further comprise a configuration controller controlling a configuration interface for the specification of the plurality of video cameras and the relation of the plurality of video cameras to the plurality of videorecorders and, for each of the videorecorders, specification of at least one of a make and model thereof.
[20] Other aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
Brief Description of the Drawings [21] Notwithstanding any other forms which may fall within the scope of the present invention, preferred embodiments of the disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
[22] Figure 1 shows a unified control system for a hybrid surveillance network in accordance with an embodiment.
Description of Embodiments [23] Figure 1 shows unified control system 100 for a hybrid surveillance network 127. The hybrid surveillance network 127 may comprise a plurality DVR 121 videorecorders 122 each recording video data from a respective plurality of analog video cameras 123 and a plurality of NVR 124 videorecorders 122 each recording video data from a plurality of respective digital video cameras 123.
[24] The control system 100 further comprises a surveillance station 101 in operable communication with the hybrid surveillance network 127 across a wide area network 119, such as the Internet.
[25] The surveillance station 101 comprises a microprocessor 105 for processing digital data. In operable communication with the microprocessor 105 across a system bus 107 is a memory/storage device 109. The memory device 109 is configured for storing digital data including computer program code instructions. In use, the microprocessor 105 fetches these computer program code instructions and associated data from the memory device 109 for interpretation and execution.
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2018101564 19 Oct 2018 [26] The surveillance station 101 may further comprise an I/O interface 106 in operable communication with the microprocessor 105 across a system bus 107. The I/O interface 106 may support a digital display device 129 and associated user interface devices 104, such as pointer and keyboard devices.
[27] For illustrative convenience, the various computer program code instructions have been shown in the memory device 109 as having been divided into various computer program code instruction controllers including an application controller 110, resolution controller 111 and configuration controller 112, the operation of which will be described in further detail hereunder.
[28] The surveillance station 101 may further comprise a network interface card 108 configured for sending and receiving data across the wide area network 109.
[29] The memory device 109 may be configured with a plurality of vendor specific APIs 115 for each of the respectively vendor specific videorecorders 122.
[30] During the initial setup, the configuration controller 112 may display a configuration interface 102 on the digital display device 129. The configuration interface 102 allows the system user to specify an operational function mapping 114 for the function control of the plurality of videorecorders 122.
[31] Specifically, using the configuration interface 102, for each of the videocameras 123, the user may specify the associated videorecorder 122. For each videorecorder 122, the user may further specify at least one of the make and model of the videorecorder 122 and the vendor of the videorecorder 122.
[32] With reference to the operational function mapping 114, there is shown the mapping 114 comprising a camera table 116 for each of the cameras 123. The mapping 114 may further comprise a videorecorder type table 117 for each of the videorecorders 122, the videorecorder type table 117 stored in relation to the camera table 116. The mapping 140 may further comprise an API ID table 128 stored in relation to the videorecorder type table 117. In embodiments, the mapping 114 may further comprise a network setting table 118 stored in relation to the videorecorder type table 117.
[33] Configuration of the surveillance station 101 using the configuration interface 102 may be an iterative process for each of the cameras 123 such as by way of drop-down interface wherein, for example, for each camera 123, drop-down may populate with the available videorecorders and inputs may allow for the configuration of network settings.
[34] As alluded to above, the surveillance station 104 is configured with vendor specific operational function APIs 115 for the control of the various videorecorders of the hybrid surveillance system 127. In embodiments, should a videorecorder be specified for which an API 115 does not yet reside within the memory 109 of the surveillance station 101, the surveillance station 101 may retrieve the relevant
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API from a vendor database 126. Typically, the vendor database 126 may be indexed according to make and model of the videorecorder 123 allowing for the specification of the make and model of a videorecorder 123 for the retrieval of the relevant API 115 for storage within memory 109.
[35] As such, once configured in this way, the application controller 110 of the surveillance station 101 may display a unified control interface 103. The unified control interface 103 may comprise a plurality of windows displaying video data feeds for each of the cameras 123.
[36] The unified control interface 103 may further comprise operational functional inputs for controlling the operational function of each of the videorecorders 122 or cameras 123. These various operational functions may comprise videorecorder operational function such as seek, pause, playback speed and the like and videocamera operational functions such as pan, tilt, zoom, infrared and the like.
[37] For each operational function received via the user interface 104, the surveillance station 101 is able to use the mapping 114 to resolve which API 115 to use.
[38] For example, during the configuration stage, the configuration controller 112 may have been configured with mapping data 114 specifying that two IP cameras are connected to a Hikvision™ DS7700 Series™ NVR which is accessible at IP address 216.3.128.12 on web port 172. As such, the configuration controller 112 would have updated the mapping data 114 to update the camera table 116 with the data relating to the two IP cameras and the videorecorder type table 117 specifying the Hikvision DS-7700 Series NVR. The API ID table 128 would furthermore be updated with an idea of the appropriate API 115 to use for the Hikvision™ DS-7700 Series™ NVR.
[39] As such, in use, the system user may use the user interface device 104 to rewind the video feed. In this regard, the resolution controller 111 may receive the operational function from the application controller 110 and identity of the relevant camera 123. The resolution controller 111 may firstly search for the camera within the cameras table 116 and then identify the associated Hikvision DS-7700 Series NVR from the videorecorder type table 117.
[40] Having identified the associated videorecorder, the controller 111 may ascertain the API ID from the API table 128.
[41] Having obtained the API ID from the API table 128, the resolution controller 111 is able to select the appropriate API 115 to use and dynamically load the API 115 for use. The resolution controller 111 may interface with the API such as by way of a dynamic link libraries (DLL) interface.
[42] Then, API configured function control data may be sent across the wide area network 119 to the respective Hikvision DS-7700 Series NVR to perform the relevant function.
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2018101564 19 Oct 2018 [43] As alluded to above, in embodiments, the configuration controller 112 may further configure network settings for the plurality of videorecorders 122 and, in embodiments, the cameras 123.
[44] For example, during the configuration stage, the system user may have used the configuration interface 102 to specify that the Hikvision DS-7700 Series NVR which is accessible at IP address 216.3.128.12 on web port 172.
[45] As such, when receiving the rewind operational function instruction from the user interface device 104, the resolution controller 111 may cause the API configured function control data to be sent across the wide area network 119 using the network configuration settings.
[46] As alluded to above, the network configuration settings may comprise network configuration settings including IP address and web port. The network configuration settings may be employed in embodiments. In embodiments, the system 100 may employ two types of web ports, one type being a first type of web port that provides specific and full supports for each API 115 and a second type of web port which provides basic functional support for all of the APIs 115.
[47] In embodiments, the configuration controller 112 may further configure authentication credentials so as to allow the surveillance station 101 to authenticate with the relevant videorecorder 122.
[48] The foregoing description, for purposes of explanation, used specific nomenclature to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that specific details are not required in order to practice the invention. Thus, the foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the invention are presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed; obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, they thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the following claims and their equivalents define the scope of the invention.
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1. A unified control system for hybrid surveillance network, the hybrid surveillance network comprising a plurality of video recorders recording video data from a respective plurality of video cameras, the system comprising a surveillance station in operable communication with the plurality of the videorecorders across a wide area network, the surveillance station configured with a plurality of operational function APIs for the plurality of video recorders and configured for exposing a unified control interface for viewing of the video data and for functional control of the video recorders, wherein the control computer is further configured with an operational function to video recorder API mapping such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the control computer is able to select an API from the plurality of operational function APIs and use the API to control a respective videorecorder accordingly.
2. A unified control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control computer is further configured with a network setting mapping such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the surveillance station is able to transmit functional control instruction data across the wide area network using the network settings.
3. A unified control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the network settings comprise at least one of IP address and web port.
4. A unified control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller computer is further configured with videorecorder authentication credentials such that, for each user interface functional control instruction received via the unified control interface, the surveillance station is able to authenticate with a respective videorecorder across the wide area network using the authentication credentials.
5. A unified control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a configuration controller controlling a configuration interface for the specification of the plurality of video cameras and the relation of the plurality of video cameras to the plurality of videorecorders and, for each of the videorecorders, specification of at least one of a make and model thereof.
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