Open Platform For Video Surveillance System

With the advances of information technology and the pervasion of broadband internet, average users can now afford IP cameras and build surveillance systems with the bundled drivers and software. Suppose that a typical store is monitored by 2 to 4 IP cameras of different brands and models with incompatible software and user interface, the user would have to switch between interfaces in order to view different store areas. Without an integrated user interface, it is difficult to use system.e have designed and implemented an open platform based on Linux that provides an integrated user interface for video surveillance system built with heterogeneous components. Regardless of brand or model, video feeds from all supported IP cameras can be viewed with one single interface. The system also provides the function for developers to expand support to any IP camera model with relative ease. In addition, our system supports streaming of video feeds through IP networks to mobile devices such as cellular phones and PDAs.inally, we port our system to an embedded system to demonstrate its multi-platform capability.