| 20090192990 | Method and apparatus for realtime or near realtime video image retrieval - A distributed absorbing surveillance apparatus comprising a plurality of surveillance branches at which data of a video image frame is characterised, indexed and stored locally in real-time upon capturing means browsing and searching can be conducted locally at a relatively low computational overhead upon receipt of searching instructions from a central query processor. Such a distributed surveillance apparatus also facilitates enhanced target searching speed and efficiency. | 07-30-2009 |