EVENT DETECTION IN A VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM

摘要

A video recording system (10) monitoring a scene to detect occurrence of an event within the scene. A camera (C1) monitors the scene and provides a vide o signal representative of the scene. A sensor (C2) senses movement within a portion of the observed scene and provides a signal indicative of the movement. A processor (12) connected to the camera and sensor determines if there is any movement within the scene; and if there is, the portion of the scene where it occurred based upon the signals received from the camera and sensor. The processor produces a signal indicative of the event and the portion of the scene where it occurs. A digital video recorder (18) connecte d to the processor now records the scene and the signal indicative of the occurrence of the event.