Integrated Systems

Chubb Integrated Systems Launches Lenel IntelligentVideo

Chubb Security South Africa’s Integrated Systems division (CIS) and Lenel Systems International, both part of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Fire & Security have announced the release of Lenel’s pioneering real-time digital video content analysis software, Lenel IntelligentVideo™.

Lenel IntelligentVideo is an alert-driven, cutting–edge solution that harnesses the power of Lenel’s advanced, industry-unique technologies to provide real-time digital video content analysis—the ability to analyse, recognise and classify information (objects) in live and captured video.

A system user defines events by selecting predefined, generic events from a list, then optionally selecting relevant properties for each event. Lenel IntelligentVideo then monitors and alerts when those custom events occur.

“The real-world applications of this next-generation tool are truly limitless, encompassing everything from traffic analysis to behavioural monitoring and criminal investigation,” says Stephen Mundy, group managing director of Chubb Security Southern Africa.

Lenel IntelligentVideo is a seamlessly integrated component of Lenel’s digital video management solution, OnGuard VideoManager. Each Lenel IntelligentVideo module can be configured to support multiple Lenel Video Recorders.

Analysis of Stationary Objects

Lenel IntelligentVideo offers the ability to analyse and track static (stationary) objects. An alert can be issued when a vehicle is stuck in the road or is parked in an unauthorised location.

In forensic applications, Static Objects features can be used to spot when an object (a suspicious package, for example) has been left unattended for a period of time, or when a valuable item is removed from its normal location in a museum, or when a vehicle leaves the space it had occupied.

An advanced Non-isolated Object filter is useful in dynamic, congested settings to identify which objects are actually part of the crowd rather than abandoned objects.

Loitering

The Loitering feature detects individual loiterers in specified areas, and can be used for indoor or outdoor applications. Lenel IntelligentVideo’s Object Matching mechanism is employed to increase the reliability of detections.

Intelligent Motion Analysis

Lenel IntelligentVideo provides Intelligent Motion Analysis of people, vehicles and other objects. This powerful feature set can be used to detect when a vehicle is travelling in the wrong direction or stops in the middle of an intersection. It can also be used to alert when a person exits an entry-only gate (such as at an airport).

The Object Moves Too Fast function detects any speeding object, such as a person running through an airport terminal or hallway, or a car speeding in a parking lot or road. The Object Starts to Move function can be used to send an alert when a monitored vehicle starts moving. Intelligent Motion Analysis is also beneficial for perimeter control, as it can detect when a person or object crosses a boundary. Lenel IntelligentVideo uses Smart Motion Trajectory analysis to ignore the motion of invalid or “false” objects, and motion caused by rain, snow, hail or moving trees, thereby ensuring a high degree of accuracy.

Crowd and Congestion Monitoring

Lenel IntelligentVideo includes Crowd Monitoring capabilities that can notify system operators when too many people have congregated within a specified area, such as in a lobby. These features can also monitor vehicle congestion in parking lots, and can be used for line control of people or vehicles on the road.

Object Detection

The Object Detection capabilities of Lenel IntelligentVideo can detect vehicles and humans, and can distinguish between humans and animals in perimeter control applications. For even more advanced Object Detection, Lenel IntelligentVideo can be configured to detect objects by user-specified colour and shape properties. Lenel IntelligentVideo filters out false objects using built-in advanced Object Saliency and Object Consistency mechanisms. An Auto-learning of Background model provides automatic adaptation to changing light conditions in outdoor environments. An anti-vibration mechanism ignores camera vibrations that are due to wind or other causes.

Smart & Fast Motion Detection

Smart & Fast Video Motion Detection detects a change in the video. The software can be configured to trigger video recording or issue alerts whenever such a change occurs. Smart & Fast Video Motion Detection has built-in filters to ignore camera vibrations and areas with constant motion, and to distinguish between true motion and rain, snow, hail or other noise-creating activity. Smart & Fast Video Motion Detection utilises an automatic mechanism that measures sensitivity, making it reliable even at dusk. The user can define object properties and - for some intrusion detection situations - direction, while still being able to process dozens of video channels on a single machine.

Invalid Camera Alert

Lenel IntelligentVideo can automatically generate an alert whenever someone or something has covered the lens of the camera, when the camera has been moved, or when it is out of focus. The Invalid Camera function automatically detects when a camera has been tampered with. The engine uses a built-in mechanism that automatically measures the level of focus, making it also effective in situations where the focus deteriorates very gradually.

Once the software has issued an alert that a camera has become unavailable, the situation can be immediately investigated and remedied. The camera can then be put back into operation, with a minimal loss of time and valuable video information.

Facial Detection

Lenel IntelligentVideo has the ability to detect when a human being looks into a camera positioned at an entry point. The software keeps a record of each such instance of Facial Detection.

People Counting

The People Counting function uses an overhead camera positioned at an entry/exit point. System operators can be alerted whenever anyone passes through that point. People Counting can be integrated into a facility counting feature to count the number of people entering/exiting at that location. The People Counting function has an advanced mechanism to distinguish between dynamic spots of light and people, for use at external windowed doors.

The powerful Facility Utilisation application integrates People Counting functionality at multiple access points such as gates. The application analyses the data and provides statistical reports on the flow of people. Because the Facility Utilisation application is integrated into OnGuard, the system can generate alarms based on user-defined thresholds for human traffic flow.

3-D People Counting

The 3-D People Counting and Anti-Tailgating function uses stereoscopic vision to very accurately monitor the flow of people through an area. It employs two cameras that can be part of the customer’s OnGuard VideoManager system; no special hardware is required. Lenel has developed this functionality, and will make it available as an integrated component of the Lenel solution in the near future.

PTZ Auto-Tracking The PTZ Auto-Tracking function uses a PTZ camera to automatically detect and lock on an intruder, tracking the person and reporting alarms in OnGuard. The camera pans, tilts and zooms to follow the object of interest, using Lenel Advanced Trajectory Analysis and Object Detection mechanisms. Lenel has developed this functionality and will make it available as an integrated component of the Lenel solution in the near future.

Seamless Integration with On-Guard

A total security solution that includes digital video is much more powerful than a standalone digital video application. Lenel IntelligentVideo is the only solution on the market that can be seamlessly integrated with the entire suite of OnGuard application modules, delivering the kind of comprehensive solution that today’s complex business environments require. Lenel IntelligentVideo brings a whole new level of intelligence, efficiency and cost savings to both entry-level and enterprise security systems, reducing manpower requirements and increasing the overall level of security in an organization’s facilities.

Lenel Systems, a leader in the development and delivery of scalable, integrated security software systems and business solutions targeted at the commercial and government security market, has become the company of choice for world-renowned security-conscious organisations such as Cisco, Microsoft, all three New York City area airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark), the U.S. Department of Defence and the U.S. Navy.

For the past number of years, Lenel Systems has featured on both the Inc. 500 and the Deloitte & Touche/Forbes Technology Fast 500 lists, which rank the fastest growing corporations in the United States. In addition, Lenel Systems has ranked among the top ten Rochester-based fast track companies for the past three years, and has received industry awards for technological innovation.

Lenel’s pioneering efforts have brought the power of leading-edge technology and the flexibility of open systems architecture to a historically proprietary security market. Their products are designed to optimise productivity and returns on investments in security management.

Chubb Security South Africa is the holding company for three other divisions, namely Chubb Electronic Security, Chubb Fire Services which incorporates Angus Fire as well as Chubb Guarding. UTC Fire & Security is a $4.3 billion business providing fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers worldwide.