Virtual sensors

摘要

Virtual sensor technology, in which a camera is controlled to capture at least one configuration image of an area monitored by a monitoring system and input is received that defines one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image that enable sensing of an event in the area. Based on the received input, configuration data used in sensing the event is generated and stored. After storage of the configuration data, the camera is controlled to capture one or more images of the area, the one or more images are analyzed based on the configuration data, and occurrence of the event is detected based on the analysis of the one or more images. Based on detecting occurrence of the event, a transmitting device is controlled to send, to a controller of the monitoring system, a signal that indicates the detection of the occurrence of the event.

主权项

1. An electronic sensor comprising:
a camera configured to capture images of an area monitored by a monitoring system; an electronic storage device configured to store data; a transmitting device configured to send signals to a controller of the monitoring system; a processing device configured to perform operations comprising:
controlling the camera to capture at least one configuration image of the area monitored by the monitoring system;receiving input defining one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image that enable sensing of an event in the area monitored by the monitoring system;based on the received input defining the one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image, generating configuration data used in sensing the event through image data captured by the camera;storing, in the electronic storage device, the configuration data used in sensing the event through image data captured by the camera;after storing the configuration data, controlling the camera to capture one or more images of the area monitored by the monitoring system;analyzing the one or more images based on the configuration data;detecting occurrence of the event based on the analysis of the one or more images; andbased on detecting occurrence of the event, controlling the transmitting device to send, to the controller of the monitoring system, a signal that indicates the detection of the occurrence of the event.