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Dwell Event Cards

A Dwell event will be generated in OpCenter whenever a is captured on a camera bound to the Dwell plug-in.

Dwell event cards contain pictures, video, and information about each dwelling instance. They appear in the Monitor panel for recent events and in the Search panel for search results.

Each Dwell event card contains the following information in storyboard view:

  • Thumbnail image

  • Camera number and name

  • Time of event

  • Event type

  • Dwell time

  • Dwelling object marker

  • Dwell zone name

with additional information displayed on mouse-over:

  • Date of event

Viewing Dwell Events

When a Dwell event card is selected, the video clip associated with the event will play back in the video player.

Details about the event may be viewed in the event editor, located below the video player.

In addition to the tabs available for all event types, such as Notes and Images, Dwell events include the following information in the Details tab:

  • Zone: The name of the Dwell zone generating the event.

Searching for Dwell Events

Setting up a Dwell Search

Use the Search panel to find Dwell events recorded days, weeks, or months ago.

  1. To go to the Search panel, click the Search tab.

  2. Define the dates, days of the week, and time ranges to search for events.

  3. Under Cameras, select one or more cameras bound to the Dwell plug-in.

  4. Under Events, select [ ]Dwell to search for events generated by the Dwell plug-in.

The following options are available when searching for Dwell events:

  • Click ( )All Dwell to search for all Dwell events generated during the specified time range.

  • To restrict the search further, click ( )Specify.

    • Select [ ]Minimum Dwell Time or [ ]Maximum Dwell Time and adjust the slider bars to filter the events by dwell time.

    • Select [ ]Dwell Zone and type a zone name to search for Dwell events in a specific zone.

When searching for a specific zone, only exact matches (case-insensitive) will be returned.

5. When you are finished defining the criteria for the search, click the Search button.

6. Dwell events matching your criteria will be displayed in the Search panel results screen.

7. Select an event card to view the video clip and details associated with the event.

Monitoring Recent Dwell Events in the Monitor Panel

The OpCenter Monitor panel allows you to view events as they happen. You can specify which cameras to view, and what types of events are displayed.

Use the following steps to view recent events generated by the Dwell plug-in:

  1. In 3VR OpCenter, click the Monitor tab to go to the Monitor panel.

  2. Click camera numbers to select the cameras
    associated with the Dwell plug-in.

  3. Click the arrow below the camera selector to
    open the event type drop-down menu.

  4. Select [ ]Dwell to display events of that type and click OK.

  5. The Monitor panel will update to display only
    Dwell events from the selected cameras.

To view an event, click the event card. The
event card will turn blue, indicating it is currently
selected.

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