Method and system for anonymous video analytics processing

Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a peer node, statistical data based on video data and relating to the video data, but other than a video content and an image content of the video data. In particular, the peer node is other than within a trusted group of nodes trusted for accessing the video data. At the peer node, the statistical data is analyzed to identify predetermined patterns therein. Upon identifying a predetermined pattern, a signal is provided to a trusted processor relating to the identified pattern.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving at a peer node statistical data based on video data and relating to the video data but other than a video content and an image content of the video data, the peer node other than within a trusted group of nodes trusted for accessing the video data;   at the peer node, analyzing the statistical data to identify predetermined patterns therein; and,   upon identifying a predetermined pattern, providing a first signal to a trusted processor relating to the identified pattern.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1  comprising:
 determining, based on the video data, the statistical data relating to the video data but other than a video content and an image content of the video data; and, 
 providing the statistical data to the peer node, the peer node within a network and other than within a trusted group of nodes trusted for accessing the video data. 
 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1  comprising:
 receiving at a second other peer node second statistical data based on second video data and relating to the second video data but other than a video content and an image content of the second video data, the second peer node other than within a second trusted group of nodes trusted for accessing the second video data; 
 at the second other peer node, analyzing the second statistical data to identify predetermined patterns therein; and, 
 upon identifying a predetermined pattern, providing a second signal to the trusted processor relating to the identified pattern. 
 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein;
 a plurality of video sources each provide statistical data to each of a plurality of peer nodes and wherein said video sources also provide video data to the trusted processor. 
 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 4  wherein upon receiving one of the first signal and the second signal, the trusted processor processes a respective one of the first video data and the second video data relating to the identified pattern to determine an occurrence of a known event. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5  comprising:
 when the occurrence of the known event is determined, initiating a further action. 
 
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein the statistical data is other than usable for determining the one of the video content and the image content of the video data. 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 capturing video information at a transducer to provide video data;   providing the video data to a server in communication with the transducer;   providing statistical data to a peer node, the statistical data based on video data and   relating to the video data but other than a video content and an image content of the video data, the peer node other than within a trusted group of nodes trusted for accessing the video data;   at the peer node, analyzing the statistical data to identify predetermined patterns therein;   upon identifying a predetermined pattern, providing a signal to the server relating to the identified pattern; and,   processing the video data relating to the identified pattern by the server to determine an occurrence identifiable by video analytics.   
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 8  wherein from the statistical data the peer node is unable to reformulate the video data in a visually representative form. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 8  wherein the peer node is one of a plurality of peer nodes and wherein statistical data provided to each of the plurality of peer nodes is same statistical data. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 8  wherein the peer node is one of a plurality of peer nodes and wherein statistical data provided to each of the plurality of peer nodes is different statistical data. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 8  wherein the statistical data is other than usable for determining the one of the video content and the image content of the video data. 
     
     
         13 . A method comprising:
 receiving video data from a source of video data;   applying a transformation to the video data, the transformation being one of a numerical transformation and a geometrical transformation for resulting in irreversibly transformed video data;   providing the irreversibly transformed video data to a peer system;   at the peer system, analyzing the irreversibly transformed video data to identify predetermined patterns indicative of potential occurrences of events of interest within the video data;   upon identifying a predetermined pattern, providing a first signal relating to the identified predetermined pattern from the peer system to a trusted processor.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the transformation comprises an irreversible transformation to the video data. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14  wherein the applied irreversible transformation renders visual content of the video data unintelligible to a human when displayed. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the peer system is other than within a trusted group of systems trusted for accessing the video data. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the irreversibly transformed video data is other than usable for determining either one of video content and image content of the video data.