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US-12625659-B2 - Display method and display system of video streams

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display method and a display system of video streams. The display method includes: obtaining a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of video capture devices; determining a first plurality of video streams associated with a first escalator among the plurality of video streams; determining positions of a first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; determining a first display order of the first plurality of video streams in a first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; and displaying the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order.

Inventors

  • Jinquan FAN
  • Martti JUURIOKSA

Assignees

  • KONE CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20240816
Priority Date
20230829

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A display method of video streams, comprising: obtaining a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of video capture devices; determining a first plurality of video streams associated with a first escalator among the plurality of video streams; determining positions of a first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; determining a first display order of the first plurality of video streams in a first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; and displaying the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order, wherein determining the first display order of the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator includes determining the first display order based on a low-to-high position order or a high-to-low position order of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator.
  2. 2 . The display method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a running direction of the first escalator, wherein displaying the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order comprises: identifying the running direction in the first plurality of display windows.
  3. 3 . The display method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a second plurality of video streams associated with a second escalator among the plurality of video streams; determining positions of a second plurality of video capture devices associated with the second plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the second escalator; determining a second display order of the second plurality of video streams in a second plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the second plurality of video capture devices over the second escalator; and displaying the second plurality of video streams in the second plurality of display windows according to the second display order.
  4. 4 . The display method of claim 3 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in different ways.
  5. 5 . The display method of claim 4 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in different ways comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with colored backgrounds, so that backgrounds of the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows have different colors; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in the same way comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with a same colored background.
  6. 6 . The display method of claim 3 , further comprising: determining running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator, wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in a same way in response to the running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator being the same; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in different ways in response to the running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator being different.
  7. 7 . The display method of claim 6 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in different ways comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with colored backgrounds, so that backgrounds of the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows have different colors; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in the same way comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with a same colored background.
  8. 8 . The display method of claim 3 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and/or the second plurality of display windows are included in a user interface of a Web browser.
  9. 9 . The display method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator among the plurality of video streams comprises: determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator based on an association between the first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams and the first escalator.
  10. 10 . The display method of claim 1 , wherein each video stream among the plurality of video streams including an embedded tag indicating with which video capture device among the plurality of video capture devices the video stream is associated, and the determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator among the plurality of video streams is based on the embedded tag in each of the plurality of video streams.
  11. 11 . A display system of video streams, comprising: a controller and a display, wherein the controller is configured to: obtain a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of video capture devices; determine a first plurality of video streams associated with a first escalator among the plurality of video streams; determine positions of a first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; determine a first display order of the first plurality of video streams in a first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; and control the display to display the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order, wherein determining the first display order of the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator includes determining the first display order based on a low-to-high position order or a high-to-low position order of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator.
  12. 12 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a running direction of the first escalator, wherein controlling the display to display the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order comprises: identifying the running direction in the first plurality of display windows.
  13. 13 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a second plurality of video streams associated with a second escalator among the plurality of video streams; determine positions of a second plurality of video capture devices associated with the second plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the second escalator; determine a second display order of the second plurality of video streams in a second plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the second plurality of video capture devices over the second escalator; and control the display to display the second plurality of video streams in the second plurality of display windows according to the second display order.
  14. 14 . The display system of claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in different ways.
  15. 15 . The display system of claim 14 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in different ways comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with colored backgrounds, so that backgrounds of the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows have different colors; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in the same way comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with a same colored background.
  16. 16 . The display system of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator, wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in a same way in response to the running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator being the same; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows are identified in different ways in response to the running directions of the first escalator and the second escalator being different.
  17. 17 . The display system of claim 16 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in different ways comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with colored backgrounds, so that backgrounds of the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows have different colors; and wherein the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows being identified in the same way comprises: identifying the first plurality of display windows and the second plurality of display windows with a same colored background.
  18. 18 . The display system of claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of display windows and/or the second plurality of display windows are included in a user interface of a Web browser.
  19. 19 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator among the plurality of video streams comprises: determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator based on an association between the first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams and the first escalator.
  20. 20 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein each video stream among the plurality of video streams including an embedded tag indicating with which video capture device among the plurality of video capture devices the video stream is associated, and the determining the first plurality of video streams associated with the first escalator among the plurality of video streams is based on the embedded tag in each of the plurality of video streams.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a display method and a display system of video streams. BACKGROUND More and more video capture devices, such as webcams and cameras, are used to continuously capture video streams of a scene for monitoring purposes. Video streams of a scene captured by a video capture device may be viewed at a client device located at a remote location of the scene relative to the video capture device. A plurality of video streams captured by a plurality of video capture devices may be displayed in a plurality of display windows for a user to view. SUMMARY The present disclosure relates to a display method and a display system of video streams, which makes it possible to sequentially display the video streams in display windows according to a correspondence between the video streams and escalators, thereby facilitating a user to recognize the correspondence between the video streams and the escalators, improving the efficiency of monitoring of conditions on the escalators, and in turn helping service personnel to react quickly when an unexpected condition such as an accident occurs. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a display method of video streams is provided. The display method comprises: obtaining a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of video capture devices; determining a first plurality of video streams associated with a first escalator among the plurality of video streams; determining positions of a first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; determining a first display order of the first plurality of video streams in a first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; and displaying the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order. In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a display system of video streams is provided. The display system comprises a controller and a display. The controller is configured to: obtain a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of video capture devices; determine a first plurality of video streams associated with a first escalator among the plurality of video streams; determine positions of a first plurality of video capture devices associated with the first plurality of video streams among the plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; determine a first display order of the first plurality of video streams in a first plurality of display windows based on the determined positions of the first plurality of video capture devices over the first escalator; and control the display to display the first plurality of video streams in the first plurality of display windows according to the first display order. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to sequentially display the video streams in display windows according to a correspondence between the video streams and escalators, thereby facilitating a user to recognize the correspondence between the video streams and the escalators, improving the efficiency of monitoring of conditions on the escalators, and in turn helping service personnel to react quickly when an unexpected condition such as an accident occurs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS The aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become clearer and readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates how video streams are displayed in display windows at present; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a displaying method of video streams according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 illustrates schematic association relationships between video streams and escalators according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 schematically illustrates the display of video streams in display windows according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 5 schematically illustrates the display of video streams in display windows according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a display system of video streams according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The detailed description of the present disclosure will be made below with reference to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein, and it may be embodied in many different forms. The described embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Features of the various embodiments described may be combined