An Intelligent Camera Surveillance System with Effective Notification Features

Abstract

The focal point of this work is to develop an intelligent camera surveillance system which englobes the key functionalities of existing surveillance systems. Other than regular functionalities such as motion detection, object detection, face recognition and counting people, it also integrates a novel and advanced object displacement detection feature to provide more security by determining if an object has been displaced by an intruder. When people are detected, a counting module displays the number of persons present in the surveillance area. A face recognition module distinguishes between authorised and unauthorised users. This biometric functionality reduces false alarms which makes the system more robust. An object detection module detects certain valuable objects such as handbags, laptops and smartphones. Also, images and short video recordings are stored on the cloud. Furthermore, the system introduces innovative real-time notification approaches for surveillance systems such as WhatsApp messages and phone calls, in addition to SMS and emails. Thus, this system is reliable and meets the aim of a modern intelligent surveillance system by combining multiple approaches to detect intrusions and to inform users effectively.