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VideoRule - Automatic Integration of Video in Databases

VideoRule is a system for recording video of a plant environment, for storage in an Asset Management database, with automatic cross-referencing between the objects in the video and the object descriptions already in the database.  Subsequently an operator can access the database by specifying the name of a particular item in a plant in order to be presented with the video of that item.  Alternatively the user can select an object in the video in order to retrieve its description (maintenance history, CAD drawing etc).  In addition VideoRule allows the user to make 3D measurements like length, angle, area, volume, from the video.

Background & Objective:  The goal is to provide a support tool for an Asset Management database, to allow video to be easily added to a database with automatic cross-referencing between objects in the video and their description in the database.

Technical Discussion:  There are two aspects to the problem: (a) Recovering the identity of objects in the video - we use visual markers (piecodes) on objects at the moment, with a view to using other technologies in the longer term; and (b) Recovering 3D information for the video - we use a hybrid stereo-laser system to recover motion of the video camera, thereby providing 3D context to the video, and allowing user-specified 3D measurements in the video.

Technology Areas:
Computer Vision
Audio Video Processing
Digital Video

Modification Date:  June 13, 2008