WO2023174535A1 - Procédé de configuration d'un système de surveillance, programme informatique et support de stockage - Google Patents

Procédé de configuration d'un système de surveillance, programme informatique et support de stockage Download PDF

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WO2023174535A1
WO2023174535A1 PCT/EP2022/056901 EP2022056901W WO2023174535A1 WO 2023174535 A1 WO2023174535 A1 WO 2023174535A1 EP 2022056901 W EP2022056901 W EP 2022056901W WO 2023174535 A1 WO2023174535 A1 WO 2023174535A1
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Satendra Singh
Sai Krishna KALLURI
Fatih Ozturk
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  • the present invention is directed to a method for configuration of a surveillance system, wherein the surveillance system comprises a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are adapted and/or configured to run at least one application.
  • Surveillance system typically comprise a plurality of cameras. Such cameras often implement a complete use case in a single application. More advanced surveillance systems may contain multiple applications, each serving different use cases independently. The applications are developed independently by different developers and often result in duplicate processing. Information generated and/or produced by the applications are just used for the one use case of the application and are not shared with other applications.
  • the document US 2018/0101367 describes a method for automatically and dynamically generating a mobile application for a variety of different contexts and/or different users.
  • the invention concerns a method for configuration of a surveillance system with the features of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention concerns a computer program and a storage medium. Preferred and/or advantageous embodiments are described in the subclaims, the description and the attached figures.
  • the disclosure is directed to a method for configuring of a surveillance system.
  • the method may be implemented by a computer and/or software.
  • the methods is especially for the orchestration and/or adaptation of the surveillance system to a special task and/or to a special task, wherein task is especially also understood as use case.
  • Configuration of the surveillance system is especially understood and/or adapted as enabling the surveillance system to fulfil the special and/or complex tasks, to coordinate an interaction of components of the surveillance system, such as an interaction of cameras and/or applications of the cameras.
  • configuration of the surveillance system comprises for example an coordination of sharing information, e.g. coordinating an exchange of information between the cameras and/or between applications of the cameras.
  • the surveillance system may be adapted as a network, especially a network comprising devices.
  • the devices are especially distributed in a surveillance area.
  • the surveillance system comprises as devices for example the cameras, microphones, sensors and/or actors.
  • the surveillance system comprises a plurality of cameras. Especially, the surveillance system comprises at least 10, especially at least 100 or at least 1000 cameras.
  • the cameras of the surveillance system are especially connected, preferably connected for an exchange of data and/or data streams.
  • the cameras are adapted and/or configured to run, implement and/or execute at least one application.
  • the cameras are adapted and/or configured to run, execute and/or implement more than one application, preferably in parallel.
  • the applications are for example software modules.
  • the cameras comprise for example a processing unit for running, executing and/or implementing the applications.
  • the applications are for example applications that produce output data, especially an output data stream. Preferably, the applications consume and/or need input data.
  • the application processes and/or analyses the input data and/or produces output data based on and/or for the input data.
  • the input data comprises for example a video and/or image provided and/or taken by the camera.
  • the method comprises a step of storing a plurality of application package files.
  • the plurality of application package files is especially different and/or generally not forced to be equal to the plurality of cameras.
  • the plurality of application package files is stored in a first database.
  • the first database is for example a cloud storage and/or a cloud store.
  • the first database is for example configured to provide users the application package files, especially for download and/or purchase.
  • the application package files preferably comprise application package components.
  • the application package files are for example a folder, a compressed and/or encoded package.
  • the application package files can be downloaded by a user and/or triggered by the surveillance system to download.
  • the application package files are especially for storing and/or saving on the surveillance system and/or on components of the surveillance system.
  • the application package files comprise at least one application.
  • Each of the application comprised by the application package file is adapted and/or configured for execution, running and/or implementation on the surveillance system and/or the cameras of the surveillance system.
  • the application package files comprise more than one application.
  • the applications comprised by each and/or one of the application package files are different.
  • the applications of the application package file are adapted and/or configured for independent execution and/or running.
  • the applications and/or application package files are configured to solve an associated task.
  • one application package file is configured to solve the fire surveillance task.
  • the application package file comprises at least two applications, e.g. one for detecting a variation in illumination and a second application for detection of smoke based on an optical flux.
  • the method comprises a step of storing a plurality of distributed solution package files.
  • the plurality of distributed solution package files is especially not necessarily equal to the plurality of application package files and/or to the plurality of cameras.
  • the distributed solution package files are stored in a second database.
  • the second database is for example a cloud storage and/or a cloud store.
  • the second database is especially configured and/or adapted to provide the distributed solution package files to users of the surveillance system and/or to enable developers to develop and/or provide their distributed solution package files to users.
  • the distributed solution package files comprise at least one solution module.
  • the solution module may be a dataset or functional module.
  • the solution module may be configured and/or comprises a description, configuration and/or implementation to solve the specialised task.
  • the solution module is adapted and/or configured to connect a subset of applications, especially applications stored in the first database. Furthermore, the solution module is preferably adapted and/or configured to connect data streams, wherein the data streams are preferably produced and/or generated by the cameras and/or applications executed, ran and/or implemented by the cameras. With other words, the solution module describes, implements and/or configures an interaction between applications, especially applications executed and/or run on different cameras of the surveillance system.
  • the distributed solution package file and/or the solution module is configured and/or adapted to solve a special task. The special task is especially based on at least one task solved by the applications of the first database and/or uses information, output data and/or processing tasks of the different applications to solve the specialised and/or complex task.
  • the method comprises as a step a receiving of an user request for at least one distributed solution package file.
  • a user can request and/or choose the requested distributed solution package file in and/or based on the second database.
  • the distributed solution package file Based on the requested distributed solution package file at least one application and/or application package file is determined and/or chosen.
  • the applications and/or application package files are identified based on the distributed solution package file and/or the solution module of the distributed solution package file.
  • the distributed solution package file may comprise a list of required applications and/or required application package files.
  • the identified applications and/or the identified application package files are deployed on the surveillance system, especially are deployed on the cameras and/or devices of the surveillance system.
  • the distributed solution package file comprises a deployment module.
  • the deployment module or the solution module is configured to purchase, download and/or receive the identified applications and/or application package files.
  • the request of a distributed solution package file results in an identification of required applications and/or required application packet files and the deployment, implementation and/or execution of these applications and/or application package files, that are downloaded and/or provided by the first database.
  • the invention is based on the idea to share information and/or data provided by independent applications in a coordinated fashion.
  • An integrator can directly get the distributed solution package files from a second database and use them for deploying all the required applications provided by application package files and the first database.
  • This brings more flexibility to the usage of surveillance system and large-scale solutions.
  • applications and/or application package files stored in the first database are reusable and usable in different complex tasks.
  • time to develop distributed solutions may be reduced. Instead of just carrying out different tasks using separate applications and application package files.
  • the output of the applications is used to develop more valuable solutions. For instance, the output data from an application detecting objects in a scene could help in understanding the types of objects involved in the scene.
  • the data stream can for example be used by other applications to track the location of a particular object.
  • each application is a software logic carrying out a specific task that can produce and consume data, wherein complex and/or specialised use cases are built by connecting is information and/or data streams.
  • the solution module is adapted as a software module.
  • the software module of the solution module is adapted and/or configured for execution, running and/or implementation on the surveillance system, the cameras, the devices of the surveillance system and/or a computer.
  • the solution module is adapted and/or configured to control, manage and/or implement the connection of the subset of application and/or the connection of the data streams.
  • the applications of the application package files are adapted and/or configured to consume input data, for example, sensor data, camera data like images or videos. Especially, the applications are adapted and/or configured to process, analyse and/or compute the input data.
  • the input data may be adapted and/or configured as input data stream.
  • the applications are adapted and/or configured to generate, produce and/or provide output data.
  • the output data are for example adapted and/or configured as a data stream.
  • the output data are based, configured and/or adapted as processed, analysed and/or a modified input data.
  • the solution module is preferably adapted and/or configured to connect output data of an application with another application, especially different application and/or running on a different camera application.
  • the provided output data of one application is input data for another application. This embodiment is based on the idea to use applications and/or information generated by applications as input data for another applications, especially in order to avoid double and/or multiple processing of same steps and/or tasks.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is directed to distributed solution package files comprising meta data.
  • the meta data is for example a dataset and/or a collection of data and/or parameters.
  • the meta data include, for example, information about the components of the distributed solution package file, especially the required applications.
  • the solution module is adapted and/or configured to check if it is possible to deploy the applications required for the distributed solution package file on the surveillance system, the cameras or devices.
  • the distribution solution package file comprises and/or the solution module comprises the connection model.
  • the connection model describes, defines and/or shows the connection of and/or the connection between the subset of applications.
  • the connection model is adapted as and/or configured as, especially based on, a graph.
  • the graph comprises nodes and connections.
  • the nodes are adapted and/or formed by the applications, wherein the edges, also called connections, are formed by data streams and/or the connections for data exchange between the applications.
  • the connection model especially adapted as a graph, allows the implementer (user) an easier development of distributed solution packages and/or a secure and improved way to check the execution and security of the solution module and/or specialised task based on graph theory.
  • the applications are configured to solve tasks in the surveillance monitoring domain.
  • the tasks of the applications are for example tasks in the surveillance system, like object detection, people detection, tracking of moving objects and/or persons.
  • the applications solve tasks based and/or relied to image processing.
  • the first database is different from the second database.
  • the first database is adapted as the first cloud store and the second database is adapted as a second cloud store.
  • the first database in the second database has different security regulations and/or allows different things to different user.
  • the deployment module is a software module, especially executed and/or implemented on the cameras and/or the surveillance system.
  • the deployment module is part of the solution module.
  • the deployment module determines the subset of cameras and subset of devices, that are needed and/or chosen for implementation of the applications and/or deployment of the applications.
  • the distributed solution package file is adapted for tracking objects over a large surveillance area, especially moving between fields of views of different cameras, such that intersecting fields of cameras are needed, wherein the deployment module chooses the cameras for implementing and deploying the applications and/or maps, connections, parameters and/or required amendments to them.
  • the deployment module is adapted and/or configured to import and/or to trigger the import of the requested distributed solution package file and/or the required applications and/or the required application package files.
  • the deployment module triggers the cameras and/or the surveillance system to download and install the required applications and/or to download and/or implement the distributed solution package file.
  • a further subject of the invention is a computer program.
  • the computer program is adapted and/or configured for implementation and/or execution on a computer, especially on the surveillance system and/or the cameras of the surveillance system.
  • the computer program is adapted and/or configured to execute the steps of the method for the configuration of the surveillance system and/or steps of the method.
  • a further subject of the invention is a storage medium, wherein the storage medium is especially machine readable.
  • the computer program is the stored on the storage medium.
  • Figure 1 shows an example of a workflow for development of an application 1.
  • the application 1 is an application in the surveillance and/or monitoring domain.
  • the application 1 adapted and/or configured for execution and/or running on a camera of a surveillance system.
  • the application 1 is developed by an application developer 2.
  • the application developer 2 is a person who develops applications 1 that solve one or more tasks in the surveillance domain.
  • the developed applications 1 are configured and/or programmed to produce and/or consume information during the operation.
  • the applications 1 are configured to be part of a bigger solution, especially a distributed solution in the surveillance system.
  • the developed applications 1 are stored and/or saved on a first database 3 and are made available for deployment and/or for development of distributed solution modules.
  • Figure 2 shows an example of a workflow for development of a distributed solution package file 4.
  • a distributed solution developer 5 uses a graphical user interface for the development.
  • the developer 5 imports form the first database 3 applications 1, e.g., from an app store.
  • the developer 5 connects interfaces, especially input interfaces and output interfaces of the applications 1, to use the functionalities and results (e.g. as interim result) to solve a specialised and/or more complex task.
  • the developer 5 can use drag-and-drop to import and arrange the applications 1 and/or the developer 5 connects the applications 1 in a graph structure, where in the applications 1 form nodes and the connections between the applications 1 form edges.
  • the developer 5 and/or the method saves and/or stores the developed distributed solution package files 4 in a second database 6, e.g. in a cloud store.
  • FIG 3 shows an example of a workflow for deployment of the distributed solution package files 4 onto the surveillance system 7.
  • the surveillance system comprises a plurality of cameras 8, wherein the cameras 8 are adapted and/or configured for installing, implementing and/or running of the applications 1.
  • a user as integrator 9 selects and/or requests a distributed solution package file 4 for deployment, e.g., using a deployment environment 10 and/or in the second database 6.
  • the selected and/or requested distributed solution package files 4 is imported from the second database 6.
  • the surveillance system 7 or the deployment environment 10 imports the needed applications 1, especially auto imports them based on the data in the distributed solution package file 4.
  • the applications 1 are imported from the first database 3.
  • the imported applications 1 are deployed onto the surveillance system 7, especially onto the cameras 8 of the surveillance system 1.
  • the deployment environment 10 preferably also sets up the connections between the applications and/or between the cameras 8 to form the distributed solution package file 4 and/or to solve the specialised task.

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Procédé de configuration d'un système de surveillance (7), le système de surveillance (7) comprenant une pluralité de caméras (8), les caméras (8) étant adaptées et/ou configurées pour exécuter au moins une application (1), le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes : le stockage d'une pluralité de fichiers de progiciel d'application dans une première base de données (3), chacun des fichiers de progiciel d'application comprenant au moins une application exécutable par une caméra (8), chacune des applications (1) étant configurée pour résoudre une tâche associée, stocker une pluralité de fichiers de progiciel de solution distribuée (4) dans une seconde base de données (6), chacun des fichiers de progiciel de solution (4) comprenant un module de solution, le module de solution étant conçu et/ou configuré pour connecter un sous-ensemble d'applications et/ou pour connecter des flux de données du sous-ensemble d'applications pour résoudre une tâche spécialisée, recevoir une demande d'utilisateur pour l'un des fichiers de progiciel distribués (4), identifier les applications (1) et/ou les progiciels d'application requis par le fichier de solution distribuée demandé (4) et/ou le module de solution, déployer les applications identifiées et/ou les fichiers de progiciel d'application sur un sous-ensemble des caméras (8).
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