Method and device for partially unmasking an object in a video stream

    公开(公告)号:US11704435B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17313137

    申请日:2021-05-06

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method for partially unmasking an object in a video stream comprises: displaying a first video stream in which objects are covered by privacy masks; receiving user input regarding a selection of an object being covered by a privacy mask, wherein the object has a first portion being associated with a first privacy level and a second portion being associated with a second, higher, privacy level; checking that a permission associated with the user input grants access to video data depicting object portions being associated with the first privacy level; giving access to video data depicting the first portion of the object; and displaying a second video stream which differs from the first video stream in that it includes the video data depicting the first portion of the object, while the second portion of the object is still covered by a privacy mask.

    Content security for a video stream

    公开(公告)号:US11457179B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US16552830

    申请日:2019-08-27

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A video capturing device configured to capture video data, the image capturing device comprising: an image processing pipeline configured to generate a video stream from the captured video data; an encryption key activating module configured to, upon request, activate an encryption key and deactivate any previously activated encryption key used for encrypting the video stream, such that only one encryption key is activated to be used for encryption of the video stream at each instance in time; an encryption scheduler module configured to, at a predetermined time interval, instruct the encryption key activating module to activate an encryption key; an event handling module configured to, as a response to receiving indications of a detected event, instruct the encryption key activating module to activate an encryption key; an encryption module configured to encrypt the video stream using the one activated encryption key.

    Segmentation method
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12136224B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-05

    申请号:US17864400

    申请日:2022-07-14

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method of generating a segmentation outcome which indicates individual instances of one or more object classes for an image in a sequence of images is disclosed. The method comprises: determining (501) a coherent region of the image; processing (502) the image to determine a tensor representing pixel-specific confidence scores; generating (503) a series of temporary segmentation masks for the coherent region, wherein each temporary segmentation mask is generated by interpreting the tensor with respect to a single object class using a different temporary confidence score threshold; evaluating (504) the series of temporary segmentation masks to determine if an object mask condition is met; depending on the outcome of the evaluation, setting (505) the temporary confidence score threshold as a final confidence score threshold for the pixels of the temporary segmentation mask, or setting (505) a default confidence score threshold as a final confidence score threshold for the coherent region; and generating (506) a final segmentation outcome for the image.

    Controlling a pan-tilt-zoom camera
    16.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11539909B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17301102

    申请日:2021-03-25

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for controlling a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera. A video stream is provided by the PTZ camera. The video stream includes a main image and a smaller picture-in-picture overlay. The main image and the overlay show the same view. The overlay has both a higher frame rate and a lower resolution compared to the main image. A movement control instruction is received, by the PTZ camera, in response to an evaluation of at least one of the main image and the overlay.

    Setting of a motion trigger level
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10593047B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16224270

    申请日:2018-12-18

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method for setting a motion trigger level is used in detection of motion in a video stream depicting a scene which includes receiving data pertaining to a video stream depicting the scene; dividing the scene into a plurality of specific portions; wherein each image frame of the video stream comprises multiple blocks of pixels, wherein each specific portion of the scene is associated with one or more block of pixels; and for each specific portion of the scene: evaluating, over time, statistical features of bitrate associated with an encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; determining a motion base level based on the evaluated statistical features of bitrate associated with the encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; and setting a motion trigger level based on the motion base level.

    METHOD FOR DETECTING MOTION IN A VIDEO SEQUENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20190340771A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16351042

    申请日:2019-03-12

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method for detecting motion in a video sequence comprising distorted image frames is provided. The method comprises determining (101) a spatial resolution distribution for the distorted image frames; determining (102) a motion detection sensitivity map for the distorted image frames, the motion detection sensitivity map comprising areas having different motion detection sensitivity levels, wherein the motion detection sensitivity map is determined based on the spatial resolution distribution; and detecting (103) motion in the video sequence based on the motion detection sensitivity map. A motion detecting component and a camera including such a component is also disclosed.

    SETTING OF A MOTION TRIGGER LEVEL
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190197702A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16224270

    申请日:2018-12-18

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method for setting a motion trigger level is used in detection of motion in a video stream depicting a scene which includes receiving data pertaining to a video stream depicting the scene; dividing the scene into a plurality of specific portions; wherein each image frame of the video stream comprises multiple blocks of pixels, wherein each specific portion of the scene is associated with one or more block of pixels; and for each specific portion of the scene: evaluating, over time, statistical features of bitrate associated with an encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; determining a motion base level based on the evaluated statistical features of bitrate associated with the encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; and setting a motion trigger level based on the motion base level.

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