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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Yoneji, Kodaira, JP;
Tomoaki Yoshinaga, Sagamihara, JP;
Daisuke Matsubara, Koganei, JP;
Tatsuhiko Kagehiro, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G08B 13/19608 (2013.01); G08B 13/19643 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image monitoring technology for accurately collecting information about a monitoring target is provided. An image monitoring apparatus according to the present invention tracks the monitoring target on the basis of images sent from an overhead camera and images sent from gazing cameras, and switches gazing targets for the gazing cameras on the basis of the position and event information of the monitoring target, and tracking information about the monitoring target.