Avigilon buys video analytics patents from BRS Labs, three other firms

Following its purchase of the entire patent portfolio and patent licensing program of ObjectVideo last month for more than $80 million, Avigilon this week announced that it has acquired additional video analytics patents from four unrelated vendors for just over $13 million.

According to a statement, Avigilon acquired the patents in separate transactions from Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc. (BRS Labs), FaceDouble Incorporated, ITS7 Pty Ltd., and VideoMining Corporation. The patents relate to various video analytics capabilities, including emotional and attentional response measurement, in-store object tracking and behavioral analysis, object tracking and anomaly detection, video segmentation and metadata generation, user interfaces, and image classification and retrieval over wireless networks. Other fields covered by the patents include network camera system-on-a-chip and remote security camera programming.

Combined with their acquisition of ObjectVideo, Inc.’s patent portfolio, Avigilon now holds 213 U.S. and international patents and 215 U.S. and international patent applications.

"The future of the video surveillance industry is in video analytics and the patents cover sophisticated technologies in this area," said Alexander Fernandes, Avigilon’s founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board. "These strategic purchases open up great opportunities for our business, give us freedom to operate, and expand the scope of our new patent licensing program. It is yet another proof point that Avigilon is leading the way into the future of the video surveillance industry."