EA013957B1 - System and method of videomonitoring - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to local monitoring systems of such objects of municipal infrastructure as streets, crossroads, squares, parks, sport grounds, railway stations, air ports, car parking lots etc. The video monitoring system comprises three or more networking stationary video chambers 1 with an Ethernet interface mounted at at least one support 2; and, at least one rotatable video chamber 3 with an analog interface; a switch 4 and a server 5 record connected with Ethernet 13 internal network; a video server 14 and a controller 15 mounted between the rotatable video chamber 3 and the switch 4; a work place 6 equipped with manipulator 7 and video monitor 8; each stationary video chamber 1 has a viewing angle not exceeding 75° and connected to the switch 4 connected to the Ethernet external network; the video monitor8 display 9 has a window 10 with a panoramic view of the observed area formed from images received from the stationary video chamber 1 and another window 11 with increased image of the observed area or an object therein received from the rotatable video chamber 3. A server of intellectual analysis of video data can be connected to the Ethernet 18 external networks. Switch 4, controller 15, video server 14 and modules 16 and 19 are placed in a thermo-regulated vandal-protected board 20, three or more video chambers 1 and one video chamber 3 are mounted an one support and form a video set 21. The system provides to shorten the analysis time and take the decision. The method of video monitoring provides to receive a panoramic view using stationary video chambers and an increased view using rotatable video chambers in automated, automatic and manual modes of operation.

Description

The invention relates to local monitoring systems.

A well-known video monitoring system (patents I8 No. 6791602 dated 04/20/2000 and I8 No. 6707947 dated 06/08/2000), consisting of stationary and rotary cameras with video encoders; video switch; communication channels between stationary and PTZ cameras and a video switch; a controller connected by a communication channel to PTZ cameras and used to control them; an archive server for images received from video cameras through a video switch; video monitor connected to the video switch.

The disadvantage of the system is that it has a buffer device and a switch with the function of sequential transmission of image frames from video cameras at a certain speed, which complicates the system and slows down the transmission of images from video cameras.

A known control system (EP No. 0776130A2 of 11.26.1996) of PTZ cameras, including a controller having means for changing the frame rate of images from video cameras.

In this system, the user can step by step set information for the operational management of video cameras, change the frame rate, obtain an image and display it.

The disadvantage of this system and method of video monitoring is that the user, controlling each of the cameras and receiving individual images, does not have a constant image of the observed area.

A well-known video monitoring system (1P No. 2006-129218 dated 10.29.2004) of a large territory. The system consists of several PTZ cameras located around the observed object, a video encoder and a video decoder, a switch and a video monitor. Images of the object observed from different sides are displayed in the windows of the video monitor.

The disadvantage of this system and method of video monitoring is that they do not allow to receive on the screen of the video monitor an enlarged image of the zone of the observed area highlighted by the operator or an object that appears while saving the image of the entire observed territory.

Video monitoring systems are known (1P publ. No. 10-136344 from 10/30/1996 and 1P publ. No. 2000-050237 from 02/18/2000), which include PTZ cameras controlled via a controller both automatically and by an operator. The disadvantage of such systems is the significant time spent pointing the cameras at an object that has invaded the observed area.

Known video surveillance systems (yyr: //81googogt.gi/u16eo.yt1), including video cameras: analog, digital (network or 1P-cameras), analog-digital (hybrid).

A video surveillance system with analog or analog-to-digital (hybrid) video cameras includes a multiplexer, video switch, video monitor, video recorder (video recorder, video recorder).

The video surveillance system with digital video cameras includes a switch, server, video monitor. Each of the systems can be connected to the EFegpeE network.

A well-known video surveillance system (yyr: //tetet.8181eta-oytapu.ga/? Rade16 = 11), containing 16 analog cameras, a digital video server with recording images to the hard disk when the motion detector is triggered by an operator or constantly; monitor, the screen of which displays a lot of images transmitted from cameras on dedicated coaxial cables to the server.

Known video surveillance systems (yyr: //8esigyu.rapa8oshs.gi), containing many cameras, fixed and rotary, analog and network, digital disk recorder, matrix switcher (for large systems), video monitor, system controller with a manipulator to control the camera operator. It is envisaged to connect the equipment to the EFegpeE network. In this system, the image from the cameras is displayed in the corresponding window on the screen of the video monitor.

The disadvantages of the system are its complexity and high cost, the difficulty in making decisions by the operator when observing many windows on the screen.

A well-known video surveillance system (yyr: //^ ете ете ете. 16 16 ос ос .1 1 = = = = 1.105), containing fixed and rotary analog and network digital (1P) video cameras, a personal computer with a monitor, connected to the network E1jetpe1 (analog - through a 1P-video server and 1P-video recorder), a security video monitor connected to the E1jetpe1 network through a 1P-decoder and 1P-video recorder.

The disadvantages of this system are complexity, high cost, time and possible decision-making errors due to fuzzy communication in the operator –– monitor image –– fixed and PTZ cameras.

A known system and method for automated monitoring (patent VI No. 2268497C2 06/23/2003). The system contains at least two video cameras, one of which is rotary in the vertical and horizontal planes and has means for changing the focal length, a computing device including a target recognition device and providing a rotary camera to aim at the target, a device with memory as part of a computing device, with a base data on alarm situations, at least one monitoring terminal, adapted to inform the operator and receive control commands from him through viaturu, mouse or joystick. The known method of video surveillance includes the following steps:

- 1 013957 receiving a video signal of a controlled area from at least one video camera;

analysis of a video signal by a computing device using information about alarm situations in the database;

generating a control signal according to the results of the analysis and obtaining data about the target;

transmission of a control signal to a mobile video camera;

pointing the PTZ camera at the target and obtaining an enlarged image of the target, suitable for further analysis;

transferring the target image to the database for storage.

The disadvantages of the known system and method of video monitoring are as follows:

a large amount of information supplied to computing devices for analysis, and, accordingly, a large delay time with the issuance of a control signal to a PTZ camera;

the complexity of the operator’s work with the system due to the lack of orderliness of the images of the observed area on the monitor and, as a result, the slowdown in decision-making by the operator;

the use of only analog video cameras limits the range of use of ΙΡ-cameras and modern solutions of the SSTU.

A known video surveillance system (patent SV No. 2289144 dated 04/30/1994), which includes many sensor devices fixedly mounted on a frame mounted on a support so that each sensor has its own viewing area;

a rotary camera mounted above the sensor devices, controlled by the controller by a signal from the sensor, and sent to the sensor field of view;

a lighting device that rotates with the PTZ camera;

a controller for controlling a PTZ camera and a lighting device;

computing devices, each of which receives a signal from a sensor connected to it and transmits to a controller.

The disadvantage of this video surveillance system is its inertia and, as a consequence, the long reaction time (180 ° rotation in 3.7 s) from the sensor triggering to pointing the video camera and lighting device to the object that has invaded the observed area. For modern video cameras, this rotation time is from 0.6 to 1.8 s.

A monitoring device is known (application SV No. 2323236 of 03/10/1998), including a plurality of stationary video cameras;

at least one monitor on which an image obtained by one of the cameras is displayed;

a scanner designed to detect an object that has invaded the observed area, and transmit a signal about the position of the object to the controller, which sends a command to transmit an image to the monitor from the camera in the field of view of which the object is located, or to many monitors, each of which receives an image of a moving object from the camera in the field of view of which is a moving object.

The device may have a memory unit and a comparison unit.

The disadvantage of this device is the complexity of image analysis on several monitors of a fast moving object.

There is a method of displaying a detailed view of a zone within a territory (Patent I8 No. 6563529B1 of 08/10/1999). The method includes displaying on the map a territory and images of a detailed view of a zone of that territory;

changing the angle of the direction of movement and the zone with a detailed view by the operator or user having means of access to control;

displaying images of a detailed view of a part of the territory represented on the panoramic image and in accordance with the map displayed on the display.

This method is used in video tours provided via the Internet. There are no strict restrictions on the reaction time of the system to changing the image of a detailed view of the territory, including by referring to a map of the observed territory.

A monitoring device is known (application \ ¥ O No. 2004 / 042667A2 of November 7, 2002) having a support fixed to any structure; a first display device fixed to the support; a second display device with a servomotor that is movable relative to the support and has an optical axis whose direction is adjustable.

The first display device may have several cameras located so as to obtain a constant and continuous field of view.

Data obtained by the first display device is processed by the processor so as to automatically detect movement and automatically control the servomotor of the second display device when movement is detected. The second display device may be a digital video camera, movable in horizontal and vertical planes, having a lens with adjustable focal length. Camcorders can be analog.

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The disadvantage of a surveillance device, which in a particular case is a video surveillance device, is that it does not have the means adapted for operational monitoring, detecting an alarming situation, and making decisions about responding to an invasion of a zone of a monitored territory.

A method for observing a territory using a first display device having a video camera fixedly mounted on a support and a second device having a mobile video camera includes the use of fixed video cameras and automatic image processing in order to detect a moving object and generate a signal for guiding the second mobile device video camera to the area with a moving object and further transmission of information about the movement of the object.

The disadvantage of this method of monitoring the territory is the lack of operator action to control the second monitoring device, analyze the alarm situation and make a decision.

A known system and method of video surveillance (application \ ¥ About No. 2006/017402A2 from 08/06/2004). The video surveillance system includes the first subsystem of cameras with a wide field of view, in the form of two opposed cameras with a wide-angle lens (for example, with fisheye lenses with a viewing angle of up to 180 °), providing a viewing angle of the territory of 360 °;

the second subsystem of video cameras, including a rotatable horizontal and vertical video camera with a variable focal length (with optical zoom); the second system of video cameras provides an image of a part (zone) of the observed area;

a processor connected to the first and second subsystems of the cameras;

a user interface connected to the processor, which includes at least a portion of the image of the observed area received from the first subsystem of cameras;

image of the area of the observed area obtained from the second subsystem of cameras;

a user control input device comprising a controller for controlling a second camera subsystem;

video display with images of part of the territory received from the first subsystem of cameras and the area of the observed territory from the second subsystem of cameras.

The disadvantages of the system:

the use of the first subsystem of video cameras with a wide-field field of view and a processor for processing the obtained spherical image or image of a different shape with the aim of converting it into a flat image does not allow real-time images of processes occurring in the observed area to be obtained;

the complicated composition of the display, which displays one observed area in three or four windows of one video monitor or on three video monitors, complicates the operator’s work and increases his response time to a change in the situation in one observed territory;

the image obtained from the first subsystem of cameras has geometric distortion.

The video surveillance method (application \ ¥ O No. 2006/017402A2) includes obtaining an image of the observed area from the first subsystem of video cameras with a wide-angle view, which can be either stationary or rotating;

correction of the received image by the processor before sending it to the user display;

displaying the image of the observed territory or its part obtained from the first subsystem of cameras on the user’s display (in a rectangular display window);

obtaining an image of the area of the observed area from the second subsystem of cameras;

the image of the area of the observed area, obtained from the second subsystem of cameras, can be selected by the user on the image of the observed area, received on the display from the first subsystem of cameras, in the event of the appearance of an object or movement of interest to the user;

displaying the image received from the second subsystem of cameras in a window on the user's display.

The disadvantages of the video surveillance method are associated with the disadvantages of the video surveillance system:

processing by the processor of the image (hemispherical, spherical, etc.) received from the first subsystem of cameras causes a significant delay in the transmission of a flat image to the display or the transmission of a distorted image;

displaying three images of one observed in three or more windows of one monitor or in three or more monitors complicates the operator’s work and increases the time of his response to a change in the situation on one observed territory.

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A known system and method for monitoring and monitoring (patent I8 No. 6215519 from 03/04/1998). The system includes a first subsystem creating a display having a wide-angle field of view approximately equal to or greater than the observed area; the first subsystem provides control information;

one or more second managed subsystem that creates a display and receives control information from the first subsystem and occupies a position of observation of at least one part of the observed territory and is capable of producing an image of this part of the observed territory with high resolution;

one or more controllers for controlling a second managed subsystem;

a monitoring device having one or more displays, of which at least one is connected to the first subsystem, and through the controller to the second subsystem to control its movement and positioning in the zone of interest;

operator input device for controlling information (mouse, joystick, etc.).

The disadvantage of this monitoring system is that it uses a video camera with a wide-angle lens as the first subsystem with a wide-field field of view equal to or greater than the observed area. The image obtained by such a video camera has a low resolution, and when deployed in a panoramic image, it requires processing on a powerful processor, which causes a delay in the transmission of the image to the operator’s monitor and the image does not match the actual situation in the observed area.

The method of observation and monitoring of the patent ϋδ No. 6215519В1 includes the following steps: displaying the observed area with the first display subsystem;

the location of the zone of interest within the observed territory;

the issuance of control information from the first display subsystem;

performing the second display subsystem displaying the region of interest on the basis of control information from the first display subsystem, the display of the zone of interest having a higher resolution than the display of the observed area obtained from the first display subsystem, detecting a moving object based on the received images, monitoring the moving object, controlling the second display subsystem.

The disadvantage of this method is that it does not allow real-time display due to delays in transmitting a spherical image from a camera with a wide-angle lens to the operator’s video monitor due to the need to deploy it using a processor.

The first technical objective of the invention is to reduce the amount of equipment in the system and, accordingly, reduce the complexity and cost of the system.

The second technical task of the invention is to reduce the decision-making time by the operator of the video surveillance system or the operator with the support of an automatic system for detecting an alarm situation or object that has invaded the observed area.

The first technical problem has been solved with the help of a video monitoring system, consisting of networked stationary video cameras with an El1ie1 interface;

at least one PTZ camera with an analog interface; the switch and archive server connected to the E! éegie1 network;

a video server and a control controller installed between the PTZ camera and the switch;

operator’s workplace equipped with a video monitor and manipulator;

communication channels between system elements equipped with interfaces of the EchegpeE network; in this case, the system includes at least three stationary video cameras, each of which has a viewing angle of not more than 75 ° and is connected by an internal communication channel to a switch connected to an external network Е1йегие1; on the screen of the video monitor there is a first window with a panoramic image of the observed area, formed from images obtained from stationary video cameras, and a second window with an enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory or object in it, received from a PTZ camera pointing at the center of the zone or at a zone with predetermined boundaries , and located outside the window with a panoramic image of the observed area.

The choice of the number of stationary video cameras of at least three is due to the fact that when the focal lengths of the lenses of the cameras do not introduce strong geometric distortions into the images and do not visually remove objects in the viewing area, the use of less than three stationary cameras to form a panoramic image of the observed area is irrational. A maximum viewing angle of 75 ° is adopted based on the availability of high resolution lenses. At large viewing angles of the lens, significant geometric distortions are introduced into the image of the territory. The minimum viewing angle is taken based on the maximum remoteness of the site of the territory being viewed.

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When using one or two cameras with such lenses, it is impossible to obtain a detailed picture of the situation in the observed area. In the case of using three or more stationary cameras, it is possible to obtain a panoramic image of the territory with a total viewing angle of approximately 160-360 ° without significant geometric distortions in the panoramic image, which is convenient for observing and analyzing the operational situation occurring in the observed territory (for example, on the area or on a city street).

Stationary cameras can be mounted on one support or different supports so that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point located in front of the lenses. In this case, the size of the dead zone in front of the cameras is reduced, and it is also possible to view the territory from different angles, while elements that are poorly viewed by one camera are clearly visible by others.

Stationary cameras can be mounted on one or different supports so that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point located behind the lenses or intersect. In this case, the area observed by cameras increases, but the size of the dead zone increases.

Fixed cameras are mounted on one support so that the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary cameras is in the range β = (3/4 - 1) a, where β is the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary cameras;

α is the viewing angle of a stationary video camera.

With an increase in the angle β, the size of the dead zone increases, and with a decrease in the angle β, the viewing zones of adjacent stationary cameras are mutually superimposed.

To monitor an extended rectilinear territory (for example, a straight section of a highway), stationary video cameras can be mounted on different supports so that the axes of their lenses are parallel. In this case, the distortion of images transmitted from cameras to a video monitor is minimal.

To obtain fragments of the observed territory with high resolution, the system’s rotary video camera has a lens with a magnification of at least 30. The operator perceives video information if the window size on the screen of the video monitor with the image of the area zone observed by the rotary video camera is larger than the window size with the image of part of the territory observed by one stationary camcorder.

For the automated and automatic operation of the system to the external network EPzsgps! a video data mining server is connected, and a video data mining module is included in the communication channel between each PTZ camera and the switch.

If stationary video cameras have an additional analog interface, the video data mining module can be included in the communication channels between each stationary video camera and a switch, which will speed up the processing of information by a video server to control a PTZ camera when an alarm situation is detected in the observed area.

For more convenient reading by the operator of the information received from the cameras, the following options for the relative position of the panoramic and enlarged images are possible:

the panoramic image obtained from stationary video cameras is horizontally located adjacent to the lower or upper side of the screen of the video monitor, and the enlarged image of the zone obtained from the PTZ camera is located above or below the panoramic image;

the panoramic image obtained from the stationary video cameras is located vertically and adjacent to the left or right side of the screen of the video monitor, and the enlarged image of the zone obtained from the PTZ camera is located to the right or left of the panoramic image.

To speed up the process of processing video data, the video monitoring system may have a video data analysis module in the communication channel between the PTZ camera and the switch, as well as in the communication channels between each stationary video camera and the switch.

If the video monitoring system in this design has from three to six stationary and one or two rotary cameras, and the switch, video server and video analysis modules are located in a vandal proof cabinet with thermal control, then the vandal proof cabinet, from three to six stationary and one rotary camera can mounted on one support and form a video kit.

In different versions of the video monitoring system, a switch and a video server, or a switch, a video server and a video analysis module from a PTZ camera, or a switch, a video server and all video analysis modules can be placed in a vandal proof cabinet with thermal control.

If two video sets are located on opposite sides of the observed territory, panoramic images can be placed horizontally on the screen of the video monitor and adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the video monitor can occupy no more than half the screen height, and enlarged zone images received from PTZ cameras are located between panoramic .

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If panoramic images received from two video sets are located vertically on the screen of the video monitor, are adjacent to the left and right sides of the video monitor and occupy no more than half the width of the screen, then enlarged zone images obtained from PTZ cameras are located between panoramic ones.

Such a mutual arrangement of the windows of the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of its zone creates convenience in the operator’s work and helps to speed up decision-making.

A panoramic image obtained from a plurality of video sets installed around a monitored area can be located on a closed screen contour of the video monitor, while the geometric center of the enlarged image of the zone received from one of the PTZ cameras coincides with the geometric center of the screen.

If two video sets are located on opposite sides of the observed territory, panoramic images can be placed horizontally on the screen of the video monitor and adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the video monitor can occupy no more than half the screen height, and enlarged zone images received from PTZ cameras are located between panoramic .

If panoramic images received from two video sets are located vertically on the screen of the video monitor, are adjacent to the left and right sides of the video monitor and occupy no more than half the width of the screen, then enlarged zone images obtained from PTZ cameras are located between panoramic ones.

Such a mutual arrangement of the windows of the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of its zone creates convenience in the operator’s work and helps to speed up decision-making.

A video monitoring system can have from three to six stationary and one or two PTZ cameras; as well as a switch and a video server, or a switch, a video server and a video data mining module from a PTZ camera, or a switch, a video server and all video data mining modules located in a vandal proof cabinet with temperature control. The vandal proof cabinet can be installed on a separate support or on one of the supports together with one or more video cameras. Such an arrangement of the system components contributes to video surveillance coverage of a large area with a small length of communication channels.

The following set of distinguishing features of the system provides a solution to the technical problem and obtaining a technical effect: reducing the reaction time of the system to the occurrence of an alarming situation in the observed area and accelerating the decision-making on prompt response to the alarming situation:

the system includes at least three stationary video cameras, each of which has a viewing angle of not more than 75 ° and is connected by an internal communication channel to a switch connected to an external network E111gps1;

the video monitor screen has a first window with a panoramic image of the observed area, formed from images obtained from stationary cameras, and a second window with an enlarged image of the zone of the observed area or object in it, received from a PTZ camera pointing at the center of the zone or at a zone with predetermined boundaries, and located outside the window with a panoramic image of the observed area.

The first variant of the video monitoring method includes receiving images from stationary and PTZ cameras through the E111cps1 network and storing the received images on the archive server;

switching stationary cameras with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor, switching a rotary camera with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor using a video server that converts an analog signal to a digital form, guiding a rotary video camera based on operational information for the observed area or object at a given focus using the rotary control controller video camera, placing the image of a given area of the observed territory on the video monitor screen in a separate window, while at least three stationary network video cameras are constantly switched with the video monitor and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on a part of the screen in the form of a panoramic image of the observed territory, the rotary analog video camera is oriented in the center of the panoramic image area of the observed area in which the alarm situation occurred, or in the image area with the specified operators m borders, receive an enlarged image of the panoramic image area of the observed area in which the alarm situation arose,

- 6 013957 display an enlarged image of the zone in a video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed area, and decide on a prompt response to an alarming situation.

The second version of the automated video monitoring method for a system having a video data mining server connected to an external network E111cps1. and a video data mining module included in the communication channel of the PTZ camera, with the video server and connected to the switchboard, includes receiving images from stationary and PTZ cameras, storing the received images on the archive server and analyzing them to detect alarm situations;

switching stationary cameras with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on the screen of a video monitor, switching a rotary camera with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor using a video server that converts an analog signal to digital form, guiding the rotary video camera using the controller-based information received from the server to obtain an image of a given zone of the observed area or object with a given focus In particular, placement of the image of a given zone of the observed territory on the screen of the video monitor in a separate window, while at least three stationary network cameras are constantly connected to the video monitor, and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on the screen part of the video monitor in the form of a panoramic image of the observed territory, through an external the E111cgps1 network connects the video data mining server to the video surveillance system, and the module turns on between the PTZ camera and the video server video data mining connected to the switch, the video data mining server analyzes the images received from the stationary cameras, the data for the video data mining module is generated and transmitted, based on the data received from the video data mining server, control commands are generated by the video data mining module and through the communication channel E111cgps1 are transmitted by the controller to the PTZ camera, having processed the control commands I, the PTZ camera is guided by the center of the panoramic image area of the observed area in which the alarm situation occurred, or by the panoramic image of the zone with the boundaries set by the operator and changes the lens settings, from the PTZ camera an enlarged image of the area of the observed area in which the alarm situation occurred is issued for the intellectual analysis of video data according to a given program, analyzes the video data and displays an enlarged image of the surveillance zone through an external network E111cgp C1 to the video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory, based on the results of processing the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, a decision is made on actions to quickly respond to the alarm situation.

The third version of the automatic video monitoring method for a system having a video data mining server connected to an external network E111gps1; a module for the intellectual analysis of video data included in the communication channel between each stationary video camera additionally having an analog interface and a switch; and also between a PTZ camera and a video server, it includes receiving images from stationary and PTZ cameras, transmitting information over the E network (NSGPS1, storing the received images on the archive server and analyzing them to detect alarm situations;

switching stationary cameras with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor, switching a rotary camera with a video monitor through the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor using a video server that converts an analog signal to digital form, pointing a rotary video camera using information based on the controller from the video server, to obtain an image of a given zone of the observed area or object at a given focus placement, the image of a given zone of the observed area on the screen of the video monitor in a separate window, with at least three stationary network cameras, additionally having an analog interface

- 7 013957 sys, are constantly switched with the video monitor, and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on the screen part of the video monitor in the form of a panoramic image of the observed territory, between each stationary video camera and the switch modules for the intellectual analysis of video data are inserted, between the PTZ camera and the video server, an intelligent module is introduced video data analysis, video data from stationary video cameras via video data channels are transmitted to the video data mining modules, based on their analysis, data is generated for the video data mining module of the PTZ camera, the video data mining module of the PTZ camera generates control commands and transmits control commands to the PTZ camera, processing the control commands, the PTZ camera is oriented in the center of the image area of the observed area in which the alarm situation has occurred , the PTZ camera intelligent analysis module analyzes the area of the enlarged image and by It confirms the presence of an alarm situation or cancels an alarm, transmitting data about these activities to the external network E111sgps1.

through an external network E111cgps1, an enlarged image of the observation zone is output to a video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory; according to the results of processing the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, a decision is taken on how to respond quickly to the alarm situation.

The following combination of distinguishing features of the method provides a solution to the second technical problem and the resulting technical effect: reducing the reaction time of the system to the occurrence of an alarming situation in the observed area and accelerating the decision to promptly respond to the alarming situation:

in the first variant of the method, at least three stationary network video cameras are constantly switched with a video monitor and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on a part of the screen in the form of a panoramic image of the observed area, the rotary analog video camera is oriented in the center of the panoramic image area of the observed area in which the alarm situation occurred , or along the image zone with the boundaries set by the operator, an enlarged image of the panoramic image area of the observed area is obtained, in which an alarm situation has arisen, an enlarged image of the zone is displayed in a video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed area, and a decision is made to quickly respond to the alarm situation;

in the second variant of the method, at least three stationary network video cameras are constantly switched with the video monitor, and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on the screen part of the video monitor in the form of a panoramic image of the observed territory, through the external network E111cgsps1 a video data mining server is connected to the video surveillance system, and between the PTZ camera and the video server turn on the video data mining module connected to the switch, the server intelligently On the analysis of video data, the analysis of images received from stationary video cameras is carried out, data for the video data mining module are generated and transmitted, based on the data received from the video data mining server, control commands are generated by the video data mining module and transmitted by the controller to the PTZ camera via the communication channel E111gps1 Having processed the control commands, the PTZ camera is oriented in the center of the panoramic image area observed the area in which the alarm situation occurred, or according to the panoramic image of the zone with the boundaries set by the operator, and changes the lens settings, from the PTZ camera, an enlarged image of the zone of the observed area in which the alarm situation occurred is issued, the video data mining module analyzes the video data and outputs an enlarged image of the observation zone through the external network E111gps1 to the video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory, p about the results of processing a panoramic image of the observed territory and an enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, a decision is made on actions to quickly respond to an alarming situation;

- 8 013957 in the third version of the method, at least three stationary network video cameras, additionally having analog interfaces, are constantly switched with a video monitor, and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on a part of the video monitor screen in the form of a panoramic image of the observed area, between each stationary video camera and a switch video data mining modules are introduced, a video data mining module is introduced between the PTZ camera and the video server data from stationary cameras via video data channels are transmitted to the video data mining modules, and based on their analysis, data is generated for the video data mining module of the PTZ camera, the video data mining module of the PTZ camera generates control commands and transmits control commands to the PTZ camera by processing control commands, the PTZ camera is oriented in the center of the image area of the observed area in which the alarm occurred I’m in a situation, the PTZ camera’s intelligent analysis module analyzes the area of the enlarged image and confirms the presence of an alarm situation or cancels the alarm by transmitting data about these actions to the external network E111sgps1.

through an external network E111cgps1, an enlarged image of the observation zone is output to a video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory; according to the results of processing the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, a decision is made on actions to quickly respond to the alarm situation.

The above set of distinctive features was not found when conducting patent information research, therefore, the invention meets the criterion of world novelty.

This combination of distinctive features does not follow explicitly from the technical level of modern systems and methods of video monitoring; it was obtained in the process of research and experimental work carried out by employees of CJSC Gollard using information and technical resources of the enterprise, therefore, the proposed technical solutions meet the criterion of inventive step.

Distinctive features that are available in other claims, enhance the technical effect.

In FIG. 1 shows a diagram of a video monitoring system including stationary video cameras with an E111gps1 interface and a rotary analog video camera.

In FIG. 2 is a diagram of a video monitoring system including a video data mining module in a communication channel of a PTZ camera with a switch.

In FIG. 3 is a diagram of a video monitoring system including stationary and rotary cameras, each of which is connected to a switch through a video data mining module.

In FIG. 4a-4c is a video monitor screen with a horizontally located window with a panoramic image of the observed area.

In FIG. 5a-5c is a video monitor screen with a vertically arranged window with a panoramic image of the observed area.

In FIG. 6 - video monitor screen with a panoramic image of the observed area, located around the perimeter of the screen.

In FIG. 7 is a diagram of the location of the cameras relative to the observed rectilinear section of the road with the adjacent territory.

In FIG. 8 is a diagram of the location of the cameras relative to the observed enclosed area.

In FIG. 9 is a diagram of the location of the video kit relative to the observed section of the road with adjacent territory.

In FIG. 10 is a diagram of the location of two video sets relative to the observed intersection of a road with adjacent territory.

In FIG. 11 is a location diagram of video kits with respect to a closed observable territory.

In FIG. 12 is an algorithm for processing video data obtained in the system of FIG. one.

In FIG. 13 is an algorithm for automatically processing video data obtained in the system of FIG. 2.

In FIG. 14 is an algorithm for automatically processing video data obtained in the system of FIG. 3.

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The system consists of (Fig. 1) stationary video cameras 1 (for example, Rayakosh ΑΥ-ΝΡ472. Voksy YAS 0495) having an E111cgs1 interface and installed on at least one support 2. receiving and transmitting an image of the observed territory; PTZ camera 3 (for example. Raiakosh AU-SA964. Re1so Ekrgy E830 / 31C. Re1so 8res1ga IV) with an analog interface. perceiving and transmitting the image of the part of the observed territory or object in it; switch 4 and archive server 5; workplace 6 operator. equipped with a manipulator 7 and a video monitor 8. on the screen 9 of which there is a window 10 with a panoramic image of the territory observed by stationary video cameras 1 and. located outside window 10 with a panoramic image. window 11 with the image of the zone of the observed territory or object in it. received from a PTZ camera 3. aimed at the center of a zone or at a zone with boundaries set by the operator; channels 12 of internal communication between system elements; each of the stationary video cameras 1 is connected by a channel 12 to the internal network 13 EFepeE PTZ camera 3 has a lens with a magnification of at least thirty and is connected by an internal communication channel 12a through a video server 14 and connected in parallel by a channel 12b through a controller 15 to a switch 4. The video server 14 processes and converts analog signals. coming from stationary cameras 2. in digital form and sends them to switch 4 E111egpe1.

The choice of the number of stationary video cameras 1 from three to several (1) is due to that fact. that at the focal lengths of the camcorder lenses. not introducing strong geometric distortions in the image and not visually removing objects in the field of view. the use of less than three stationary video cameras 1 to form a panoramic image 10 of the observed area is irrational. For example. the focal length 1 = 3.5-4.5 mm (when the matrix size of the camera is 1/3) gives the horizontal viewing angle of the lens about 56-68 °. The maximum viewing angle of the 75 ° lens is based on the availability of such lenses. having high resolution. At large viewing angles of the lens, significant geometric distortions are introduced into the image of the territory. The minimum viewing angle is taken based on the maximum remoteness of the site of the territory being viewed. When using one or two cameras with such lenses, it is impossible to obtain a detailed picture of the situation in the observed area. In the case of using three or more stationary video cameras 1, it is possible to obtain a panoramic image of the territory with a total viewing angle of about 160-360 ° without significant geometric distortions in the panoramic image. which is convenient for observing and analyzing the operational situation. occurring in the observed territory (for example, on the square or city street).

Stationary video cameras 1 (Fig. 8) can be installed on one or different supports 2 so. that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point. located in front of the lenses. or so. that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point. located behind the lenses. or intersect (Fig. 9-11).

Fixed video cameras 1 (Fig. 9. 10) can be installed on one support 2 so. that the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary cameras is in the range

where β is the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary video cameras 1;

α is the viewing angle of a stationary video camera 1.

As the angle β increases, the size of the dead zone increases. and with decreasing angle β there is a mutual overlap of the viewing zones of adjacent stationary cameras.

For monitoring an extended rectilinear territory (for example, a straight section of a highway, Fig. 7), stationary video cameras 1 can be installed on different supports 2 like this. that the axes of their lenses are parallel. In this case, image distortion is minimal. transmitted from camcorders 1 to video monitor 8.

To obtain fragments of the observed territory with high resolution, the rotary camera 3 of the system has a lens with a magnification of at least 30. The operator’s perception of video information is improved. if the size of the window 11 on the screen of the video monitor 8 with the image of the area zone. observed by a rotary video camera 3. larger window 10 with an image of a part of the territory. observed by one stationary video camera 1 (Fig. 4-6).

For more convenient reading by the operator of information. coming from cameras 1 and 3. The following options for the relative position of panoramic 10 and enlarged 11 images are possible:

panoramic image 10. obtained from stationary cameras 1. is located horizontally and is adjacent to the lower or upper side of the screen 9 of the video monitor 8. and the enlarged image 11 of the zone. received from the PTZ camera 3. is located above or below the panoramic image 10 (Fig. 4a. 4b);

panoramic image 10. obtained from stationary video cameras 1. is located vertically and is adjacent to the left or right side of the screen 9 of the video monitor 8. and the enlarged image 11 of the zone. obtained from the PTZ camera 3. is located to the right or left of the panoramic image 10 (Fig. 5a. 5b).

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If the video data mining module 16 (Fig. 2) is included in the communication channel 12a between each PTZ camera 3 and the switch 4, which together with the video data mining server 17 connected to the external network 18 ESCPS accelerates the process of processing the image stream. 8 operators coming to the video monitor from PTZ cameras

3. If the communication channel 12c between each stationary video camera 1 and the switch 4 includes a module 19 for the intellectual analysis of video data (Fig. 3). then, when working with the server 17 for the intellectual analysis of video data, the process of analyzing a panoramic image and issuing control signals to PTZ cameras 3 is significantly accelerated to provide an enlarged image of the observed area with an alarming situation.

If the system has three to six stationary cameras 1 and one PTZ camera

3. then the switch 4. the video server 14 and the controller 15 are placed in a vandal proof cabinet 20 with thermoregulation; wherein the vandal proof cabinet 20. from three to six stationary video cameras 1 and one rotary video camera 3 are mounted on one support 2 and form a video kit 21 (Fig. 9-11). Modules 16 and 19 are also housed in the vandal-proof cabinet 20. The length of the communication channels is reduced and the video kit 21 has one external communication channel 22 with the network 18 EGGPSE for more convenient reading by the operator of information. coming from video cameras 1 and 3. combined into video set 21. The following options for the relative position of the panoramic image 10 and the enlarged image 11 are possible:

panoramic image 10. obtained from a variety of video sets 21. installed around the observed area. positioned around the perimeter (Fig. 6) of the screen 9 of the video monitor 8. wherein the geometric center of the enlarged image 11 of the zone. received from one of the rotary cameras 3. coincides with the geometric center of the screen 9;

when two video sets 21 are placed on opposite sides of the observed territory, panoramic images 10a and 10b are placed horizontally on the screen 9 of the video monitor 8 (Fig. 4c).

Adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the video monitor 8. they occupy no more than half the height of the screen 9. and enlarged images 11a and 11b of the zones. obtained from the PTZ cameras 3. are located between the panoramic images 10A and 10b;

with the vertical placement of panoramic images 10c and 10ά (Fig. 5c). received from two video sets 21. on the screen 9 of the video monitor 8 on the right and left so. that images 10c and 10ά occupy no more than half the width of the screen 9. enlarged images 11c and 11ά zones. obtained from PTZ cameras 3. are placed between panoramic images 10c and 10ά.

Such placement of images on the screen 9 of the video monitor 8 provides a reduction in the response time of the operator in case of an alarm due to the maximum correspondence of the size of the display sector of the observed area to the natural viewing angles of the operator’s eyes.

To increase the area of the observed territory with a small length of communication channels 12. 12a. 12b, the video monitoring system has from three to six stationary video cameras 1 and one or two rotary video cameras 3. connected by communication channels 12a and 12b to switch 4. and the switch

4. video server 14. controller 15 and modules 16 and 19 are placed in a vandal proof cabinet 20 with thermoregulation. mounted on a separate support 2 or on one of the supports 2 together with one or more cameras 1 and 3 (Fig. 8).

The operation of the video surveillance system (Fig. 1) occurs in accordance with the algorithm (Fig. 12). The video server 14 processes and converts the analog signal. received from the PTZ camera 3. in digital form and transmits it to the switch 4 E111sgps1 (for example. Βπιά ΌΚΕ-36288С). All stationary video cameras 1 are connected via a communication channel 12c to the switch 4 E111SGPS1. The switch 4 is connected to the external network 18 E111gps1 through the communication channel 22. The switch 4 transmits the video data to the external network 18.

By means of an external network 18, video data is transmitted to the operator’s workstation 6. are output to video monitor 8. as well as to archive server 5. where they are recorded on various types of storage media (hard drives. streamer libraries. ΌνΌ libraries. removable media, etc.). Management teams. coming from the manipulator 7. are transmitted by means of an external network 18 to the switch 4 E111sgps1. from where they are sent to controller 15. Controller 15 (for example, Mokha Νροή 5150. Lailos υΌ81100) converts the control data into the control interface format of the PTZ camera 3 (for example. K.8-485. K8-422. K8-232) and transfers them to the PTZ camera 3. Having processed the control commands. PTZ camera 3 makes a change in its position in space. Changes the lens settings.

Images from stationary video cameras 1 are displayed in a panoramic view in window 10 of video monitor 8. Image from a rotary video camera 3 is displayed in window 11 of video monitor 8 in an enlarged size relative to the image from stationary video camera 1.

The viewing area of the PTZ camera 3 is selected. so that it completely covers the observed area. The operator can through the PTZ camera 3 in detail view any section of the observed area. Selecting it in a panoramic image.

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The operation of the video surveillance system (Fig. 2) occurs in accordance with the algorithm (Fig. 13). By means of the external network 18, the video data is transmitted to the operator’s workstation 6, where they are output to the video monitor 8, to the archive server 5, where they are recorded on various types of storage media, and to the mining server 17. Server 17 processes images from stationary cameras 1 to automatically detect abnormal or disturbing situations in the field of view of stationary cameras 1 and PTZ cameras 3. After analyzing images from stationary cameras 1, the intelligent analysis server 17 generates data for module 16 and transmits them using an external network 18 to switch 4. Switch 4 transmits the processing data to module 16. Module 16, based on this data, generates control commands and through the communication channel 12b E111gps1 and Using the controller 15, it transfers them to the PTZ camera 3. Having processed the control commands, the PTZ camera 3 changes its position in space, changes the lens settings. After analyzing the image, the module 19 transmits the processing results via the communication channel 12c to the switch 4, which transmits them to the external network 18 of the ECSGPSE. From the external network 18, the results of the intellectual analysis of the module 19 go to the operator’s workstation 6, where they are displayed in the window 9 of the video monitor 8, on archive server 5, where they are recorded, and to the mining server 17, where their further processing takes place. After analyzing the enlarged image, the module 16 transmits the processing results via the communication channel 12a to the switch 4, which transmits them to the external network 18 EchetpeE From the external network 18, the results of the intellectual analysis of the module 16 go to the operator’s workstation 6, which are displayed in the window 10 of the video monitor 8, to the archive server 5, where they are recorded, and to the mining server 17, where their further processing takes place. Based on the results of processing a panoramic image of the observed territory and an enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, the operator decides on actions to quickly respond to an alarming situation.

During operation of the video surveillance system (Fig. 3) in accordance with the algorithm (Fig. 14), video data from stationary cameras 1 are transmitted via communication channels 12c to modules 17. After analyzing the images, modules 17 generate data for module 16. Module 16 generates data on the basis of these data control commands and through the communication channel 126 and the controller 15 transmits them to the PTZ camera 3. Having processed the control commands, the PTZ camera 3 changes its position in space, changes the lens settings. After analyzing the image, the module 16 transmits the processing results via the communication channel to the switch 4, which transmits them to the external network 18 E1bpe1. From the external network 18, the results of the intellectual analysis of the module 16 are sent to the operator’s workstation 6, where they are displayed in the window 10 of the video monitor 8, to the archive server 5, where they are recorded, and to the mining server 17, where they are further processed.

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CLAIM 1. Video monitoring system consisting of network stationary video cameras with E1etpe1 interface installed on at least one support; at least one PTZ camera with analog interface; Switch and archive server, connected to the E1etpe1 network; video server and control controller installed between the PTZ camera and the switch; operator's position, equipped with a video monitor and manipulator; communication channels between system elements equipped with E1etpe1 network interfaces, characterized in that the system includes at least three stationary video cameras, each of which has a viewing angle of no more than 75 ° and is connected by an internal communication channel to a switch connected to an external E111Enpe1 network; On the video monitor screen there is a first window with a panoramic image of the observed territory, formed from images received from stationary video cameras, and a second window with an enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory or object in it, obtained from a PTZ camera, aimed at the center of the zone or at the zone with specified boundaries , and located outside the window with a panoramic image of the observed territory. 2. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the stationary video cameras are mounted on a support so that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point located in front of the lenses, or intersect. 3. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the stationary video cameras are mounted on a support so that the axes of their lenses intersect at a point located behind the lenses, or intersect. 4. The video monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein stationary video cameras are installed on the same support, and the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary video cameras is in the range β = (3 / 4-1) α, where β is the angle between the viewing directions of adjacent stationary video cameras; α - viewing angle of a stationary video camera. 5. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the stationary video cameras are installed - 12 013957 lena on different supports so that the axes of their lenses are parallel. 6. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the PTZ video camera has a lens with a magnification of at least 30. 7. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the dimensions of the window with the image of the zone observed by the PTZ video of the territory are larger than the window with the image of the portion of the territory that is observed by one stationary video camera. 8. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the panoramic image obtained from stationary video cameras is located horizontally and is adjacent to the lower or upper side of the video monitor screen, and the magnified image of the zone obtained from the PTZ video camera is located above or below the panoramic image. 9. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the panoramic image obtained from stationary video cameras is located vertically and is adjacent to the left or right side of the video monitor screen, and the magnified image of the zone obtained from the rotary video camera is located to the right or left of the panoramic image . 10. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one turning video camera; the switchboard and the video server are placed in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermoregulation, while the vandal-resistant cabinet, from three to six stationary and one pivoting video cameras are installed on one support and form a video set. 11. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent data analysis module is connected to the communication channel between each PTZ camera and the switch, and an intelligent video analysis server is connected to the external E111cgs1 network. 12. The video monitoring system according to claim 11, characterized in that the stationary video cameras additionally have an analog interface, the module of intelligent data analysis is included in the communication channels between each stationary video camera and the switch. 13. The video monitoring system according to claim 11, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one turning video camera; A switchboard, a video server and a video mining module are located in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermal control, while a vandal-resistant cabinet, from three to six fixed and one pivoting video cameras are installed on one support and form a video set. 14. The video monitoring system according to claim 11, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one or two PTZ cameras; at the same time, the switchboard, the video server and the module for the intellectual analysis of video data are placed in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermal control installed on a separate support or on one of the supports together with one or several video cameras. 15. The video monitoring system according to item 12, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one turning video camera; the switchboard, the video server and all the intellectual data analysis modules are housed in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermoregulation, while the vandal-resistant cabinet, from three to six fixed and one pivoting video cameras are installed on one support and form a video set. 16. The video monitoring system according to item 12, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one or two PTZ cameras; at the same time, the switchboard, the video server and all the modules for the intellectual analysis of video data are located in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermal control installed on a separate support or on one of the supports together with one or several video cameras. 17. The video monitoring system according to any one of paragraphs.13, 15, characterized in that the panoramic image obtained from a variety of video sets installed around the observed territory is located along the closed contour of the video monitor screen, and the geometric center of the enlarged image of the zone obtained from one of the PTZ cameras , coincides with the geometric center of the screen. 18. Video monitoring system according to any one of paragraphs 13, 15, characterized in that the two video sets are located on opposite sides of the observed territory, while the panoramic images are located on the video monitor screen horizontally and adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the video monitor, occupy no more than half the height screen, and enlarged images of the zone obtained from the PTZ cameras are located between the panoramic. 19. A video monitoring system according to any one of paragraphs 13, 15, characterized in that the panoramic images obtained from two video sets are located on the video monitor screen vertically and, adjacent to the left and right sides of the video monitor, occupy no more than half the width of the screen, and enlarged images the zones received from the PTZ cameras are located between the panoramic ones. 20. The video monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that it has from three to six stationary and one or two PTZ cameras; at the same time, the switchboard and the video server are located in a vandal-resistant cabinet with thermal control installed on a separate support or on one of the supports together with one or several video cameras. 21. A method of video monitoring, including - 13 013957 receiving images from stationary and pivoting cameras through the E111cgsps1 network and saving the received images on the archive server; switching stationary video cameras with a video monitor via the E111sgps1 network and placing images on a video monitor, switching a rotating video camera with a video monitor through the E111gsgs1 network and placing images on a video monitoring monitor through a video server that converts an analog signal into a digital form, aiming a rotating video camera based on operational information for receiving a receive program message for receiving a rotating video recorder. the observed territory or object at a given focus using the rotary control controller video camera, placing the image of a given area of the observed territory on the video monitor screen in a separate window, characterized in that they constantly switch at least three fixed network video cameras with the video monitor and display the images received from them in a rectangular window on the part of the screen as a panoramic image of the observed territory, orient the rotary analog video camera in the center of the panoramic image zone of the observed territory in which the alarm situation occurred, or in the image zone with the specified E operator boundaries are enlarged view of the panorama image area of the observed area in which there was an alarming situation, display an enlarged image area in the monitor window located outside the panorama image of the observed area, and make a decision on the operational response to the alarming situation. 22. The method of video monitoring, including obtaining images from stationary and rotary video cameras, saving the received images on the archive server and analyzing them to identify alarm situations; switching stationary video cameras with a video monitor via the E111sgps1 network and placing images on the video monitor screen, switching a rotating video camera with a video monitor through the E111gsgs1 network and placing images on the video monitor through a video server that converts an analog signal into a digital form; received from the server to obtain an image of a given zone of the observed territory or object with a given focus the placement of the image of a given zone of the observed territory on the video monitor screen in a separate window, characterized in that at least three stationary network video cameras are constantly switched to the video monitor and the images obtained from them are displayed in a rectangular window on the video monitor screen as The external network E111sgps1 is connected to the video surveillance system by the server of the intellectual analysis of video data, and between the PTZ camera and the video server A video mining module connected to a switch, a video mining server analyzes images received from stationary video cameras, and generates and transmits data for a video mining module. Based on data received from a video mining server, commands are generated by a video intelligence module. control and through the communication channel E111sgps1 transmitted by the controller to the PTZ camera, processing command The control unit, the PTZ camera is oriented at the center of the panoramic image zone of the observed territory in which the alarm situation occurred, or according to the panoramic image of the zone with the operator’s boundaries and changes the lens settings, the PTZ camera is given an enlarged image of the observed area, in which the alarm situation occurred, the module of intellectual analysis of video data according to a given program analyzes the video data and displays an enlarged image of the observation zone through the external The E111sgps1 network into the video monitor window, located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory, according to the results of processing the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory, makes a decision on prompt response actions to the alarming situation. 23. The method of video monitoring, including - 14 013957 receiving images from stationary and pivoting cameras, transmitting information over the network of Eeype, saving the received images on the archive server and analyzing them to identify alarm situations; switching stationary video cameras with a video monitor through the network Efegpe! and placement of images on a video monitor, switching a PTZ camera with a video monitor through the network of SFE! and placing images on a video monitor by means of a video server that converts an analog signal into digital form, pointing a video camera using a controller based on control information received from a video server to obtain an image of a given zone of the observed territory or object with a given focus, positioning an image of a given zone of the observed territory on the video monitor screen in a separate window, characterized in that at least three fixed network video cameras will complement which have analog interfaces, are constantly switched to the video monitor and the images received from them are displayed in a rectangular window on a part of the video monitor screen as a panoramic image of the monitored territory, an intelligent analysis module is inserted between each stationary video camera and the switch video data, video data from stationary video cameras are transmitted via video data channels to the intellectual modules After analyzing video data and based on their analysis, data is generated for a video camera intellectual data analysis module, a video camera intellectual data analysis module generates control commands and transmits control commands to a video camera, having processed control commands, the video camera is oriented in the center of the image area of the observed territory which caused an alarming situation, the intelligent camera module of the PTZ camera analyzes the zone of personal image and confirms the presence of an alarm situation or cancels the alarm by transmitting data on these actions to the external network E111gpe1. through the external network Efegpe! display an enlarged image of the observation zone into the video monitor window located outside the panoramic image of the observed territory; the results of processing the panoramic image of the observed territory and the enlarged image of the zone of the observed territory make a decision on prompt response actions to the alarming situation.