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Smart camera
About: Smart camera is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5571 publications have been published within this topic receiving 93054 citations. The topic is also known as: intelligent camera.
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15 Feb 2012
TL;DR: This paper discusses the use of visual Wireless Sensor Networks, i.e., networks of tiny smart cameras, to address the need for pervasive technologies to collect traffic-related data and proposes a modular architecture for them.
Abstract: Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs) are gaining growing interest from governments and research communities because of the economic, social and environmental benefits they can provide. An open issue in this domain is the need for pervasive technologies to collect traffic-related data. In this paper we discuss the use of visual Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), i.e., networks of tiny smart cameras, to address this problem. We believe that smart cameras have many advantages over classic sensor motes. Nevertheless, we argue that a specific software infrastructure is needed to fully exploit them. We identify the three main services such software must provide, i.e., monitoring, remote configuration, and remote code-update, and we propose a modular architecture for them. We discuss our implementation of such architecture, called ScanTraffic, and we test its effectiveness within an ITS prototype we deployed at the Pisa International Airport. We show how ScanTraffic greatly simplifies the deployment and management of smart cameras collecting information about traffic flow and parking lot occupancy.
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TL;DR: Experimental results reveal that the proposed algorithm can be efficiently executed, and the handoff method for feasible and continuously tracking active objects under real-time surveillance.
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11 Feb 2004
TL;DR: In this article, an abnormality detection support device, suitable for a case where rescue operations are made under situations that visibility is disturbed by smoke due to fire, includes an infrared camera, a display which, at least when the infrared camera is in use, comes to be positioned in front of a user's eyes and reproduces an image taken by the IR camera thereon and a face protector or a helmet.
Abstract: An abnormality detection support device, suitable for a case where rescue operations are made under situations that visibility is disturbed by smoke due to fire, includes an infrared camera, a display which, at least when the infrared camera is in use, comes to be positioned in front of a user's eyes and reproduces an image taken by the infrared camera thereon and a face protector or a helmet, on which the infrared camera and the display are provided, and the infrared camera and the display are arranged to be within an outline of the user's head in a front view when the device is put on the user. The present invention can, therefore, provide the abnormality detection support device which enables an operator to work with both hands available while directly watching the infrared image even under a circumstance that smoke or the like due to occurrence of fire disturbs the field of vision of the operator, and has excellent usability.
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16 May 1997TL;DR: In this paper, a remote controller is detachably coupled to a still video camera, and when the remote controller was coupled to the camera, a signal transmission device was utilized for transmitting the image data to an external device.
Abstract: A still video camera system including a still video camera and a remote controller for remotely operating the still video camera by transmitting a control signal to the still video camera. The remote controller is detachably coupled to the still video camera, and when the remote controller is coupled to the still video camera, a signal transmission device of the remote controller is utilized for transmitting the image data to an external device.
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TL;DR: A model that allows users to directly interact with specially designed, trustworthy cameras and provide direct feedback about the tasks that are executed by the camera and how privacy-sensitive data is handled is presented.
Abstract: Especially in urban environments, video cameras have become omnipresent. Supporters of video surveillance argue that it is an excellent tool for many applications including crime prevention and law enforcement. While this is certainly true, it must be questioned if sufficient efforts are made to protect the privacy of monitored people. Privacy concerns are often set aside when compared to public safety and security. One reaction to this situation is emerging: community-based efforts where citizens register and map surveillance cameras in their environment. Our study is inspired by this idea and proposes a user-specific and location-aware privacy awareness system. Using conventional smartphones, users not only can contribute to the camera maps, but also use community-collected data to be alerted of potential privacy violations. In our model, we define different levels of privacy awareness. For the highest level, we present a mechanism that allows users to directly interact with specially designed, trustworthy cameras. These cameras provide direct feedback about the tasks that are executed by the camera and how privacy-sensitive data is handled. A hardware security chip that is integrated into the camera is used to ensure authenticity, integrity and freshness of the provided camera status information.
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