ENVIRONMENT MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H04N7/18 G08B13/196 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: method includes a setup step where an operator creates a model of the environment by determining the number of cells corresponding to regions of said environment, and then creates a "cell/sensor" connection by defining for each sensor at least one possible position associated with at least one cell. For each position, the operator assigns the sensor a control estimate for the associated cell. The method also includes a working step where a control system, in order to execute a surveillance function, finds those sensors that can be used to execute the requested surveillance function and control said sensors based on control estimates and the "cell/sensor" connections.

EFFECT: high reliability of surveillance systems, particularly video surveillance systems, by providing dynamic adaptation each time a sensor cannot be used by the system.

9 cl, 6 dwg