Year
1998
Abstract
Present surveillance camera systems have become overwhelmed by new remote monitoring requirements, multiple camera requirements, smart video (motion detection and object recognition), and very high processing power functions such as authentication, encryption, and very high speed communication systems. These requirements demand a system that possesses abundant processing power, as well as ease of expandability to handle a myriad of real time tasks. As a result, surveillance cameras and their video processing units must be 1) capable of very high speed communications, 2) highly adaptable from a software perspective for future requirements and a hardware perspective for increasing data throughput, 3) internally low power, and 4) extremely stable and reliable, In addition, the functions of the video processing unit should be scaleable to support both simple security operations or more complex safeguards operations in a cost-effective manner. This paper investigates how current and future surveillance systems will meet these new demands.