The ground-breaking “intelligent video” application, which is unmanned, tracks and projects images of suspicious people on to a large screen on the buildings’ outside walls, in plain view of passers-by.
The solution from ioimage has been implemented to prevent theft and criminal activities in two 14-storey apartment buildings each housing 400 families in Tokyo.
Using ioimage appliances with automated pan, tilt and zoom, the system provides self-directed, vision-guided tracking to keep a moving target in constant focus “offering numerous identification and information-gathering possibilities”.
The unmanned ioimage solution has substantially reduced costs for the residential complex by eliminating the need for security guards to constantly monitor video feed, says the company.
Since the project was completed, no crimes have been reported in a neighbourhood which used to experience at least one criminal act a month, enabling residents and visitors to feel safer moving about the grounds.
“Intruders know that they are being watched by people who can act as witnesses,” said Toyomi Morita, assistant general manager at Alsok, the company that installed the system.
“This is a much more effective deterrent than simple CCTV where incriminating images are investigated by police only after the fact, and less costly than employing security guards around the clock.
“Several real estate agents and some of our customers are now looking into introducing the technology to their properties.”
Alsok is currently applying for a patent for the projector system.
