What is "intelligent video" or "video analytics"?

• Computer-vision and artificial intelligence for identifying and tracking objects
• Sees objects in 3D and understands patterns of behavior
• Better performance than conventional VMD ("Video Motion Detection")/sensor, with more reliable detection and fewer false alarms
• VMD relies on pixels, not objects
• VMD relies on 2D and not 3D
• Detects security breaches in time to prevent or minimize damage (intruders, theft, vandalism)
• Operates automatically and reduces security labor and operations costs

Why does intelligent video outperform conventional sensors?

• Many false alarms due to environmental and weather conditions, birds and small animals, swaying trees and branches
• Low probability of detection, easy to override, and no early warning
• Lack of alarm verification, send out alarms only, without video footage
• High maintenance requirements

Why does intelligent video outperform standard CCTV surveillance?

• Passive – human operators need to actively detect interesting/suspicious activity and act upon it
• Ineffective for monitoring – research has shown that after only 20 minutes of watching a single CCTV monitor, human operators will miss over 90% of incidents
• Useless for detection - basic VMD technology is based on detection of simplistic pixel changes, and generates 100s to 1000s of false alarms per day per camera

Market background

• The security industry is undergoing fundamental change, driven by two major trends
• IP / convergence – traditional proprietary architecture shifting to IP-based, changing components IP cameras and encoders, access control, sensors) and connectivity infrastructure;
  changing the security architectural model (technology factor)
• Video analytics – passive cameras changing to smart proactive sensors; changing the security operational model (human factor)
• Both trends are reshaping the industry dynamics, impacting vendors (everything must connect to IP, video must be driven by analytics), channels and integrators skill-set, and end users (decision making shifts to IT, security skillset changing, ROI driving purchasing, etc)

How do the ioimage appliances work/integrate?

• Plugs inline to support both analog and IP based solution architecture
• Converts analog surveillance cameras to networked MPEG-4 CIF-quality video, streaming at full frame rate, enabling access and viewing over a web browser or command and control software
• Simple to set up as an IP camera - up and running in 5-minutes with easy browser based configuration and out of the box detect, click here to view a movie of the 5 minute set-up
• Effortless analog integration using an analog video output (with on-screen display of the tracked object) and dry contact connections for alarm input and relay output
• Enables continuous or on-event recording as well as on-alarm actions by interfacing with optional management software or DVRs
• How it connects:
• In-line existing fully analog systems (analog CCTV cameras, connected over coax/fiber cabling infrastructure through a matrix to a DVR and monitors). The unit is connected to the camera output, and outputs a standard analog video and dry contacts as alarm relay outputs.
• Complete ioimage IP solution: the unit connects to the camera output and acts as a video encoder, streaming IP video over the network to an ioimage management and recording software.
• As a component within an IP system: the unit connects to a 3rd party NVR/management software for viewing and recording via an API package.

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