7 EVENTS, ACTIONS AND MESSAGES
7.1 Overview
This chapter covers the MOBOTIX camera's integrated sensors and the camera's
ability to detect events and to carry out actions. MOBOTIX cameras have set the
mark where functionality and flexibility of network cameras are concerned. When
used in security applications, MOBOTIX cameras create dependable yet inexpen-
sive solutions that could not have been implemented (let alone financed) without
them.
But MOBOTIX cameras also sport innovative features that can be invaluable in
other areas. The cameras can post images on the web as webcams around the
clock, they can fulfill monitoring tasks (such as counting packages on a conveyor
belt) and other tasks in industrial applications at reasonable costs.
The concept is as simple as it is unique: Every camera detects events and evalu-
ates these events. If these events have been linked to actions or messages, these
will be executed or sent automatically once the corresponding events have been
detected. Additional conditions allow handling more complex combinations of
events, allowing the camera to react to specific events and to event combinations
or sequences.
The Alarm Concept: Decentralized and Intelligent
Similar to the recording features described in chapter 8, solutions using MOBOTIX
cameras benefit from the decentralized approach: No central computer that
evaluates the cameras data, but many small and flexible units that are working
hand in hand in an intelligent manner. While a centralized system fails completely if
© MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany
www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com • 10.10.2006
140/288
Software Camera Manual Part 2
MOBOTIX cameras can
also be used to check con-
veyor belts, for example
Events can trigger actions
and messages
MOBOTIX system diagramm
To Next Page
Loading...
