IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Control No.
`: 90/012,876
`Patent No.
`: 7,932,923
`: May 23, 2013
`Filed
`Customer No. : 06449
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`Art Unit
`Examiner
`Conf. No.
`Atty. No.
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`: 3992
`: Adam L. Basehoar
`: 6419
`: 4079-116
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`Title: VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM EMPLOYING VIDEO PRIMITIVES
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`Mail Stop Ex Parte Reexam
`Central Reexamination Unit
`Commissioner for Patents
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`RECEIVED
`OCT 3 0 2 013
`CENTRAL REEXAMINATION UNIT
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`AMENDMENT AND REPLY
`This Amendment and Reply ("Reply") is in response to the non-final Office Action dated
`August 30, 2013.
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2 of this paper.
`A Listing of the Status of Claims and Support for the New Claims begins on page 22 of
`this paper.
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`Remarks begin on page 23 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.530 (d)(2) and (f)(2), please add the following proposed new
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`claims:
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`42.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
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`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object upon analyzing the video from
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`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute;
`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
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`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
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`event that is not one of the detected attributes; and
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`applying the new user rule to the combination of the attributes to detect the event,
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`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`43.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
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`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
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`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
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`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, wherein applying the new user rule to the plurality
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`of detected attributes comprises filtering;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
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`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
`reprocessing the video, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`44.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
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`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
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`single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
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`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
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`memory; and
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`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
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`the object by applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, for
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`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory and for identifying
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`the event without reprocessing the video, wherein applying the selected new user rule to the
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`plurality of attributes comprises filtering, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`45.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
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`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object upon analyzing the video from
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`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute; and
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`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
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`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
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`event that is not one of the detected attributes, wherein the analysis provided by the new user rule
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`comprises filtering.,
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`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`46.
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`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, the event of the object being identified without
`reprocessing the video, wherein applying the new user rule to the plurality of detected attributes
`comprises filtering;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified, and
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`47.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object in real time by analyzing the video from
`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a
`temporal attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
`reprocessing the video, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`48.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object in real time by analyzing the
`video from said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute
`and a temporal attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
`memory; and
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`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
`the object by applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, for
`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory and for identifying
`the event without reprocessing the video, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`49.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object in real time upon analyzing the
`video from said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute
`and a temporal attribute; and
`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
`event that is not one of the detected attributes.,
`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected, and
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`50.
`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera:,
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object in real time by analyzing the video from
`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a
`temporal attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, the event of the object being identified without
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`reprocessing the video;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
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`identified, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`51.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
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`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object, wherein at least one
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`of the detected attributes is a velocity of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
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`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
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`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
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`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
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`reprocessing the video, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`52.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
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`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera.,
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`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
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`single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object, wherein at least one
`of the detected attributes is a velocity of the detected object:,
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`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
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`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
`memory; and
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`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
`the object by applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, for
`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory and for identifying
`the event without reprocessing the video, and
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`53.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`
`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object upon analyzing the video from
`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, wherein at least one of the detected attributes is a velocity of the detected object; and
`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
`event that is not one of the detected attributes,
`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected, and
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`54.
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`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object, wherein at least one
`of the detected attributes is a velocity of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, the event of the object being identified without
`reprocessing the video;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`55.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`detecting an object in a video from a single camera:,
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, wherein the applying the new user rule to the
`plurality of detected attributes comprises applying the new user rule to only the plurality of
`detected attributes;
`
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
`reprocessing the video, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`56.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
`single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object.,
`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
`memory; and
`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
`the object by applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, for
`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory and for identifying
`the event without reprocessing the video, wherein the applying the new user rule to the plurality
`of detected attributes comprises applying the new user rule to only the plurality of detected
`attributes, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`57.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object upon analyzing the video from
`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute; and
`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
`event that is not one of the detected attributes, wherein the analysis of the combination of the
`attributes to detect the event comprises analyzing only the combination of the attributes,
`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected, and
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`58.
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`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
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`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
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`method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
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`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
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`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
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`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, the event of the object being identified without
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`reprocessing the video, wherein the applying the new user rule to the plurality of detected
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`attributes comprises applying the new user rule to only the plurality of detected attributes;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
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`identified, and
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity.
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`59.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of each of the detected first and second objects by
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`analyzing the video from said single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the
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`respective detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes, identifying an event that is not one of the
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`detected attributes of the first and second objects by applying the new user rule to the plurality of
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`detected attributes;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying an event of the object comprises identifying a first event
`of the first object interacting with the second object by analyzing the detected attributes of the
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`first and second objects, the first event not being one of the detected attributes, wherein the first
`event is the first and second objects coming together, and
`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`60.
`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
`
`detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of each of the detected first and second objects by
`analyzing the video from said single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the
`respective detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes, identifying an event that is not one of the
`detected attributes of the first and second objects by applying the new user rule to the plurality of
`detected attributes;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
`
`wherein the step of identifying an event comprises identifying a first event of the first
`object interacting with the second object by analyzing the detected attributes of the first and
`second objects, the first event not being one of the detected attributes, wherein the first event is
`the first and second objects coming together, and
`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`61.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
`means for detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
`single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the respective detected object;
`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes; and
`means for identifying an event of the first object interacting with the second object by
`applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, and for
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`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory, the event not
`being one of the detected attributes, wherein the identified event is the first and second objects
`coming together,
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`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`62.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of each of the detected first and second objects by
`analyzing the video from said single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the
`respective detected object;
`
`selecting a new user rule; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes, identifying an event that is not one of the
`detected attributes of the first and second objects by applying the new user rule to the plurality of
`detected attributes, wherein applying the new user rule to the plurality of detected attributes
`comprises filtering;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
`
`wherein the step of identifying an event of the object comprises identifying a first event
`of the first object interacting with the second object by analyzing the detected attributes of the
`first and second objects, the first event not being one of the detected attributes, wherein the first
`event is the first and second objects coming together, and
`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`63.
`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
`
`detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of each of the detected first and second objects by
`analyzing the video from said single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the
`respective detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes, identifying an event that is not one of the
`detected attributes of the first and second objects by applying the new user rule to the plurality of
`detected attributes, wherein applying the new user rule to the plurality of detected attributes
`comprises filtering;
`
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
`
`wherein the step of identifying an event comprises identifying a first event of the first
`object interacting with the second object by analyzing the detected attributes of the first and
`second objects, the first event not being one of the detected attributes, wherein the first event is
`the first and second objects coming together, and
`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`64.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
`means for detecting first and second objects in a video from a single camera;
`means for detecting_a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
`single camera, each attribute representing a characteristic of the respective detected object;
`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes; and
`means for identifying an event of the first object interacting with the second object by
`applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, and for
`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory, the event not
`being one of the detected attributes, wherein applying the selected new user rule to the plurality
`of attributes comprises filtering,
`wherein the first event of the first object refers to the first object engaged in an activity.
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`65.
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`(New) A method comprising:
`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes;
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified,
`
`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
`reprocessing the video,
`
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity, and
`wherein none of the detected plurality of attributes refers to the object engaged in an
`activity.
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`66.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
`single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
`memory; and
`
`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
`the object by applying a selected new user rule to the plurality of attributes stored in memory, for
`identifying the event independent of when the attributes are stored in memory and for identifying
`the event without reprocessing the video,
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity, and
`wherein none of the detectedplurality of attributes refers to the object engaged in an
`activity.
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`67.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`providing a video device which detects an object upon analyzing a video from a single
`camera and which detects plural attributes of the detected object upon analyzing the video from
`
`said single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
`
`attribute; and
`
`then, selecting a rule, which is not a rule used to detect any individual attribute, as a new
`
`user rule, the new user rule providing an analysis of a combination of the attributes to detect an
`
`event that is not one of the detected attributes.,
`
`wherein the attributes to be detected are independent of the event to be detected,
`
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity, and
`wherein none of the detected plurality of attributes refers to the object engaged in an
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`activity.
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`68.
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`(New) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that
`when executed by a computer system cause said computer system to implement the following
`method comprising:
`
`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
`
`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, the event of the object being identified without
`reprocessing the video;
`
`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
`identified, and
`
`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity, and
`wherein none of the detected plurality of attributes refers to the object engaged in an
`activity.
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`69.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said single
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`camera, the plurality of attributes including at least one of a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`selecting a new user rule after detecting the plurality of attributes; and
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`after detecting the plurality of attributes and after selecting the new user rule, identifying
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`an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of the object by applying the new
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`user rule to the plurality of detected attributes, wherein applying the new user rule to the plurality
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`of detected attributes comprises filtering;
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`wherein the plurality of attributes that are detected are independent of which event is
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`identified,
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`wherein the step of identifying the event of the object identifies the event without
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`reprocessing the video.,
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`wherein the event of the object refers to the object engaged in an activity, and
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`wherein none of the detected plurality of attributes refers to the object engaged in an
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`activity.
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`70.
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`(New) A video device comprising:
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`means for detecting an object in a video from a single camera;
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`means for detecting a plurality of attributes of the object by analyzing the video from said
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`single camera, the plurality of attributes including at least a physical attribute and a temporal
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`attribute, each attribute representing a characteristic of the detected object;
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`a memory storing the plurality of detected attributes;
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`means for selecting a new user rule after the plurality of detected attributes are stored in
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`memory; and
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`means for identifying an event of the object that is not one of the detected attributes of
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`the obje