Thursday, October 26, 2006

Surveillance System Spots Violent Behavior

Duncan Graham-Rowe writes on NewScientistTech:

Smart surveillance systems capable of automatically detecting violent crimes could soon be available.

A computer vision system developed in the University of Texas in Austin, US, can already tell the difference between friendly behaviour, such as shaking hands, and aggressive actions like punching or pushing.

The hope is that such systems will simplify the task of monitoring huge quantities of CCTV security footage, says Sangho Park, who worked on the project with colleague Jake Aggarwal.

More here.

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