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 AI Vehicle Detection Integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

Last update: February 2025

 

Scenario:
This page explains how to integrate AI Vehicle Detection with i-PRO Active Guard, enabling quick searches for detected objects by filtering them using various attributes:
  1. Camera Settings
  2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard
  3. Watchlist and Action Configuration
  4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events
  5. Searching for Vehicles by Attribute

 

About AI Vehicle Detection:
AI Vehicle Detection is an AI application provided by i-PRO.
AI Vehicle Detection extracts and classifies vehicle characteristics into useful categories, such as type and color.
AI People Detection/AI Vehicle Detection/AI Face Detection | i-PRO Products


 

1. Camera Settings

1-1. Camera Registration

Register the camera to VMS.

1-2. Log in to the Configuration Tool

Access the camera using Genetec credentials.

Open Genetec's i-PRO Configuration Tool.
Select [Config Tool] - [Task] - [i-PRO Configuration Tool for Genetec] - [i-PRO Settings].
*i-PRO Configuration Tool Plugin for Genetec must be installed beforehand.

AI-VMD setting of iCT for Genetec

 

Click the [Log in] button.
*Log in with the Username/Password you used when you logged in to the Security Center.

Login dialog of iCT for Genetec

 

Select the target device and enter the [Username] and [Password] to access the device.

Click the [Start] button.

detection dialog of iCT for Genetec

 

Click the gear icon to open camera setup.

Select menu of iCT for Genetec

 

1-3. Adjust Camera Angle

Select [Ext. software] - [Application] - [AI Vehicle Detection].
Adjust the camera angle using "Best shot confirmation" to check the best shot images.

For more details, refer to Section 2-2 "Adjust the camera" of AI Vehicle Detection in the manual below.
Operating Instructions for AI Face Detection, AI People Detection, and AI Vehicle Detection

AI-Vehicle Detection

 

1-4. Schedule Settings

Select [Ext. software] - [Operation sched.].
In the Extension software field, select AI Vehicle Detection, and check that the schedule is enabled.

Schedule Settings

 

2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard

Refer to the i-PRO Active Guard Setup Instructions for Genetec to complete the installation.

 

3. Watchlist and Action Configuration

3-1. Creating a Watch List

Select [Security Desk] - [Task] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

i-PRO Active Guard Search

 

Select "Setup watchlists".

Setup watchlists

 

Select [Vehicles] and click "Create a new watchlist".

Vehicle

 

Select the attributes you want to add to the watchlist.
You can also register an image and automatically select attributes from the image.
To select attributes from a vehicle image, select the image to be registered from the "Search by photo" field.
After selecting the attributes, click "Save watchlist".

Create Vehicle Watchlists

 

3-2. Action setting

Select [Config Tool] - [System] - [General settings] - [Actions].
Click the “+” button.

Add Action

 

Under "When," select "Registered Vehicle Detection(i-PRO)".
Under "Action," select the action to be performed when the event occurs. In this example, "Play sound" is selected.
Click "Save".

Select Action

 

4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events

4-1. Monitoring Watchlist Events

Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [Monitoring].
Click "Monitoring" in the bottom left menu. Click the + button to add the target camera.

Monitoring watchlist events

 

When a registered watchlist is detected, "Registered Vehicle Detection(i-PRO)" will be displayed.

Monitoring watchlist events

 

4-2. Searching Watchlist Events

Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [i-PRO Active Guard Event].

Select i-PRO Active Guard Event

 

Select conditions such as "Entities", "Event", "Time range", and click "Generate report" to display the reports.
In the "Registered vehicle detection" filter, filtering is possible using the created watchlists.

Select Conditions

 

4-2-3. Registered Vehicle Detection Filter

With this filter enabled, all vehicles matching the vehicle watchlist are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can select specific registered items from the vehicle watchlist.

Registered vehicle detection

 

4-2-4. Display Search Result

After clicking "Generate report" to display the reports, a list of events that match the conditions will be shown.

Display Search Result

 

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Click to Play

 

5. Searching for Vehicles by Attribute

Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

i-PRO Active Guard Search

 

Select the date, cameras, and Vehicle filter options, then click Search.

Select Conditions

 

With the Vehicle filter enabled, only the thumbnails of vehicles detected by the AI camera with the vehicle detection app are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can apply the search condition.

Vehicle Attribute

 

Features and Controls Description
Uploading vehicle picture If a picture is uploaded, features are automatically detected.
Type Truck, Bus, SUV, Van, Sedan, Pickup Truck, Two-Wheel
Color Black, Brown, White, Gray, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Pink
Moving Direction Up, Up right, Right, Down right, Down, Down left, Left, Up left
Additional filters Color image only
Note:
Black & white images may show in the search results even if only "Color image only" is specified.
Threshold Low, Average, High
Include similar color If selected, the color similar to the specified color will be automatically selected.

 

You can also search by photo. Click "Detect object".

Click "Detect object"

 

Upload a photo and select a detected vehicle from the list.
Click "OK". Features are automatically detected.

Upload photo

 

The search results matching the criteria will be displayed in a list.

Display Search Result

 

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Click to Play

 

 

Genetec Security Center 5.12 / Driver Pack 12.5