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1. Seele Figure 3 Alert Screen The Alert screen provides a real time view of all vehicle detections and alerts in the system and presents the following information Alert Screen Menu The Alert Screen menu is located at the top of the Image View and Alerts List and is used to switch between the Image View and the List View Image View z List View B Image View The Image View is located on the left hand side of the Alert screen displaying photographed images or video streams generated by a selected imaging unit Alerts List The Alerts List is located on the right hand side of the Alert screen providing an up to date list of entering vehicles ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 15 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The Image View appears at the left side of the Alert screen displaying photographed images or video streams of entering vehicles A sample image view is depicted in Figure 4 below u gt HOU tsi Heports Monitoring Setup Help Image View Ss List View HR Site Map ROOT 56 198 75 Name Demo 0 Comments Lane VRSCON TROLLER Demo lan Plate 6619875 Time 2013 11 13 15 14 09 Make Ford Mode Fiesta Figure 4 Image View The following user controls are found at the top of the image Preset Icons A set of preset icons which allows the user to determine the number of images displayed simultaneously on the screen The user can choose between 1 2 4
2. gt Figure 8 Alerts List 5 2 1 Displayed Information The Alerts List displays the list of up to date alerts and detections and contains the following information per entry Colored Icon Colored icon indicates the group that entering vehicle belongs to A vehicle can belong to a specific Hot List Each Hot List can be configured with a different color see Chapter 6 below for more information about Hot Lists Vehicles that do not belong to a Hot List appear with the blue icon Time The time of the alert or detection MTS HTS Proprietary Page 19 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Type The detection type Possible values e LPR Aregular detection e HotList Hit The vehicle belongs to a Hot List Lane The lane through which the vehicle passed Plate The license plate number Name The name of the vehicle s owner Make The make of the vehicle For example Hyundai Model The sub model of the vehicle For example i35 List The name and the color of the Hot List that the car belongs to If the car does not belong to a Hot List this field remains empty Status Indicates whether the alert has been handled or not Possible values Opened Closed 5 2 2 Alerts List Types The alerts list can be displayed according to a selected criterion using the control buttons which appear at the top of the list as shown below All Open Immediate All Presents all the existing detections
3. SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 6 Hot List The SeeControl Hot List is a tool that allows the user to create groups of vehicles intended for monitoring The Hot List enables the user to track and manage specified vehicles using pre defined policies For example the vehicles belonging to a specific Hot List may have a gate open automatically for them as they arrive There are two kinds of Hot Lists White List List of authorized vehicles The system opens the gate for the vehicles in this list Black Red List List of non authorized vehicles The system does not open the gate for the vehicles in this list These parameters can be set using the Authorized check box in the Add Hot List and Update Hot List windows This chapter explains how to operate the Hot List functionality The Hot List screen appears in Figure 14 below 126463 0 o Total Total Open Detection Alerts Alerts Hours 24 Hours Demo hot list Details Name Active User alert HotList Name Demo hot list color B Modify Date 2013 11 06 14 30 35 Mail Alert x Active w User Alert x Sound Alert x Authorized Match tolerance 5 Description Demo hot list WW Demo hot list wi x Entries G Plate number Name Demo_3 Demo_7 Figure 14 Hot List Screen The main Hot List screen consists of the following two sections Lists Presents the existing Hot Lists on the left side of the Hot List screen and enables the user to man
4. Figure 16 Add Hot List 2 Enter the following parameters e HotList Name Hot List name mandatory e Description A short description of the Hot List not mandatory e Color Hot List color Select a color from the drop down menu e Open Gates Check the box if the gates are to open automatically for vehicles belonging to this Hot List o Mail Alert Check this box to send an email notification when an alert occurs see 9 1 1 1 for Mail service setup e User Alert Check this box to pop up an alert window when an event occurs e Sound Alert Check this box to generate a sound alert when an event occurs MTS HTS Proprietary Page 27 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual e Authorized Authorized is a term that is used for the vehicles that are allowed entry and maybe used differently for different systems For example White List The system opens the gate only for authorized vehicles that are included in this list Black Red List The system opens the gate for all vehicles except for those in this list e Active Determines how to treat the Hot List hits Hot List is active An alert is displayed when there is a hit Hot List is not active No alert is displayed when there is a hit The system ignores the event e Match tolerance Determines the allowed deviation in plate number recognition Enter the maximum permitted number of unrecognized digits The default value is zero 3 Press Save to add the new Hot Lis
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6. Wie Extending Your Vision SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Version 2 0 November 2013 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Hi Tech Solutions Ltd Telephone 972 4 6774100 Fax 972 4 6774101 E Mail info htsol com The information contained in this document or any addendum or revision thereof is proprietary of Hi Tech Solutions Ltd and is subject to all relevant copyright patent and other laws and treaties protecting intellectual property as well as any specific agreement protecting Hi Tech Solutions Ltd rights in the aforesaid information Any use of this document or the information contained herein for any purposes other than those for which it was disclosed is strictly forbidden Hi Tech Solutions Ltd reserves the right without prior notice or liability to make changes in equipment design or specifications Hi Tech Solutions Ltd assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties which may be affected in any way by the use thereof This document may contain flaws omissions or typesetting errors no warranty is granted nor liability assumed in relation thereto unless specifically undertaken in Hi Tech Solutions Ltd s sales contract or order confirmation Information contained herein is periodically updated and changes will be incorporated into subsequent editions If you have encountered an error please notify Hi Tech Solutions Ltd All specifications are subject to change without prior noti
7. VRS Back Office Figure 1 System Architecture ITS HTS Proprietary Page 11 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual VRS Controllers are located remotely at selected gates and lanes Each VRS Controller contains one or more imaging units that photographs entering vehicles At each entry the VRS Controller sends event records containing images and plate numbers to the SeeControl Service which stores the information in an SQL based database The SeeControl Client receives images and events from the Service and presents a live view of them to the user via a graphical user interface Multiple users can connect to the application using a standard web browser ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 12 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 3 Definitions For the purposes of this document the following terms and definitions apply Term Definition Alerts Alerts are sent when a hot listed vehicle approaches a gate or a lane Confidence The level of system confidence in a plate s identification The confidence level is presented numerically in the range of O to 100 where the number 100 signifies the highest level of confidence Detection is an indication of a vehicle s entrance through a gate or a lane Immediate Immediate alerts are alerts which have been provisioned as User Alerts Immediate alerts Alerts trigger the display of a pop up window notifying the system operator of the alert in real time Open Alerts Open Alerts
8. Recognition rate values are displayed as a graph in accordance with the selected time interval in this example 1 Hour the time interval is divided by 10 Recognition Rate Figure 41 Recognition Rate Values Graph ITS HTS Proprietary Page 46 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 8 3 2 Activity The Activity view provides the graph of the number of vehicles in accordance with the selected time interval in this example 1 hour the time interval is divided by 10 15 00 15 10 15 20 15 40 Figure 42 Activity Graph MTS HTS Proprietary Page 47 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 9 Setup You can configure SeeControl system parameters by using the Setup screen The SeeControl setup menu includes the following tabbed sub menus Site Used for setting the logical and physical site maps Users Used for user administration Localization Used for system localization Customization Used to customize Hot List entry fields To configure the SeeControl settings click on Setup The Site sub menu window appears as the default of the Setup screen as shown in Figure 43 1162 33 0 Total Total Open Detection Alerts Alerts 24 Hours 24 Hours Nl Physical VRS Server Name VRS Server Physical Site Map ROOT VRS Server Server Mail Mail distribution list Image Directory C LPRGateway lmages Auto Open Gates d Server IP default Port 1368 Retention Period Days 530 Plate Overlay E
9. System Status 8 2 Navigation The Navigation section located at the lower left corner of the Monitoring screen serves as the system s logical site map A green or red circle next to each represents the state of health normal or malfunctioning of the node By selecting the Site Map root node or a lane the user can view the selected object s performance and activity information Figure 34 depicts an example of the Navigation display Navigation a ig Site Map ROOT gt wes Lane south gt wes Lane north gt ax Entrance main e Entrance employees Figure 34 Navigation ITS HTS Proprietary Page 42 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 8 3 Monitoring Information Monitoring information is located on the right side of the Monitoring screen It includes recognition graphs and activity views as shown in Figure 35 Site Map Root Recognition Conhdence ae zHos Recognition Con idence Recognition Confidence Figure 35 Monitoring Information The time interval for the monitoring calculations is selectable using the drop down menu in the top right corner of the window Figure 36 shows the selectable time intervals 2 Hours 4 Hours 6 Hours 16 Hours 24 Hours Figure 36 Monitoring Interval 8 3 1 Recognition Recognition settings are selectable using the drop down menu at the top of the window Figure 36 shows the recognition information options MTS HTS Proprietary Page 43 SeeControl
10. are alerts which have not yet been handled by the user To handle an alert or to close it the user accesses the Alert Details screen optionally edits a selected field and saves the information in the database Table 1 Terms and Definitions MTs HTS Proprietary Page 13 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 4 Getting Started To activate the SeeControl system enter the URL of the web application on your browser as follows http lt Server IP gt HTS SeeControl The SeeControl Sign In screen appears as depicted in Figure 2 below TS Extending Your Vision Username K P Figure 2 Sign In Screen gt To sign in to the SeeControl system 1 Enter your user name and password in the Username and Password fields respectively 2 Click on the Sign In button to enter the system TS HTS Proprietary Page 14 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 5 Alert Screen The Alert screen is displayed when the user enters the SeeControl system The Alert screen serves as the SeeControl main window A depiction of the Alert screen appears in the figure below ES mm Lo r L Aerts fonitoring Setur Help Hotlist Reports N SC Alerts list Site Map ROOT Operational Alert Open immediate All Close Al 3 Name Make Mode List Status 7 151328 VRSCONTROLLER Demo lane 1 6619875 Dem 0 Ford Fiesta Closed Tents e VRSCONTROLLER Demo lan 6619875 2013 11 13 15 14 09 Ford Fiesta D D D
11. been set correctly Mail Distribution List To view or manage your email distribution list click on Mail distribution list The current distribution list appears as shown below MTS HTS Proprietary Page 53 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Name VRS Server Server Mail Mail distribution list e Michael test com e John test com Advanced Figure 50 E mail Distribution List gt To delete a recipient from your distribution list 1 Press on the Delete icon b gt To add a new recipient to your distribution list 1 Press on the Add icon D The following window pops up Add new distribution itam Mail address Adam test com Save Figure 51 New E mail Recipient 2 Enter the recipient s email address 3 Press Save MTS HTS Proprietary Page 54 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 1 1 2 Edita Controller gt To edit a controller 1 Select the controller you want to edit The controller parameters are displayed in the below figure Name Controller2 Queue Message Time 0 Period Settings Format mt Figure 52 Edit Controller e Name The name of the controller e Queue Message Time Indicates the time period that the controller keeps the events seconds Upon the expiry of this value the events shall be deleted The default value is 60 seconds e Settings The configuration file of the controller This field provides the value of the Setting file version for inter
12. in the system Open Presents all the open alerts in the system this is the default option Immediate Presents all the immediate alerts in the system 5 2 3 Alert Details The Alert Details screen enables the user to view the details of a selected alert edit comments and save the information This action closes the alert and changes its status from Opened to Closed gt To view an alert s details 1 Select an alert by clicking on it 2 The following information is presented ITS HTS Proprietary Page 20 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Alerts list Alert Details Lane VRSCONTROLLER Demo lane 1 Owner Demo o List emo hat lis HotList description Demo hat list Procedure Figure 9 Alert Details Screen e General Lane The lane through which the vehicle passed List The name and the color code of the Hot List that the car belongs to If the car does not belong to a Hot List this field remains empty Owner The owner of the vehicle HotList description A short description about the Hot List Image An image of the vehicle is displayed e Vehicle Details Date The date of the alert Time The time of the alert Plate The license plate number Make The make of the vehicle Type The detection type Possible values e LPR A regular detection e HotList Hit The vehicle belongs to a Hot List Confidence The level of system confidence in a plate s identification see Defini
13. v 3 User s Manual Recognition Confidence Recognition Rate Recognition Confidence Figure 37 Recognition Information 8 3 1 1 Recognition Confidence Recognition Confidence is the level of system confidence in a plate s identification This information is provided in two different graphic presentations 1 The current average confidence level value for a selected time period In the example below the average confidence level for the Site Map Root selected in Navigation see Figure 34 during the last hour is 87 4 Recognition Confidence Figure 38 Average Recognition Confidence Level HTS HTS Proprietary Page 44 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 2 Confidence level values are displayed in a graph in accordance with the selected time interval in this example 1 Hour the time interval is divided by 10 Recognition Confidence Figure 39 Recognition Confidence Values Graph 8 3 1 2 Recognition Rate The Recognition Rate is calculated as the ratio of successful plate recognitions to the number of recognition events This information is provided in two different graphic presentations MTS HTS Proprietary Page 45 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 1 The current average recognition rate value for a selected time period In the example below the average rate for Site Map Root selected in Navigation see Figure 34 during the last hour is 94 7 Recognition Rate Figure 40 Average Recognition Rate Level 2
14. 013 12 02pm Car Make Car Model 11 11 2013 12 02pm Confidence value Clear Figure 26 Query Criteria MTs HTS Proprietary Page 36 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The query criteria are provided according to the following parameters or any combination of them Entity Indicates the subject of the query Currently the Entry is based on Car Detection License Plate The user can perform a query based on the vehicle s plate number entering either the whole plate number or a portion of it For example enter 13 to list all plates that include the number 13 Car Make The make of the vehicle Car Model The sub model of the vehicle Location The user can perform a query based on a lane through which the vehicle passed or a camera by using the Location drop down menu to navigate through the selected site map A site map can consist of lanes and cameras Figure 27 shows the site map nodes Select Lane Camera to view a iS Site Map ROOT Lanes oz Lanel ox Lane4 Lane Figure 27 Query Location Time Interval A time interval set by selecting dates from the From and To drop down calendars Confidence and value The level of system confidence in a plate s identification Press on Confidence list box to open the drop down menu Select a sign and enter the desired value to set the database query Confidence Figure 28 Setting the Confidence Level P
15. 2 Select the node you want to view The selected node s information is displayed Name Queue Message Time Period settings Format ini Figure 45 View a Controller ITS HTS Proprietary Page 49 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 1 1 1 Edit the VRS Server gt To edit the VRS 1 Select the VRS The VRS parameter is displayed in the below figure Name VRS Server Advanced Figure 46 VRS Parameter o Name The VRS name 2 Press Advanced to view or edit more parameters The following categories can be viewed and set e Server VRS server parameters e Mail e Mail parameters for alert notifications e Mail Distribution List The e mail distribution list Server Press on Server in order to view or edit the VRS server s parameters The following lists the VRS server parameters MTS HTS Proprietary Page 50 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual VRS Server Name VRS Server Serve Mail Mail distribution list Image Directory Auto Open Gates Server IP Port Retention Period Days Plate Overlay Event Information Overlay Overlay Camera Capture Information smart Output Saving image method Advanced Figure 47 VRS Parameters e Image Directory The location in which the server stores the images e Auto Open Gates If this box is checked all the gates can be opened automatically Otherwise gates must be opened manually e Server IP When a server has only one IP addr
16. 2 Edit User gt To Edit an existing user s information 1 Choose the user to be edited from the list 2 Press the Edit button MTS HTS Proprietary Page 67 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The following screen appears Edit User Name admin Password eeeeeeeeeee Role Admin Save Figure 73 Edit User 3 Enter the following fields Name The user s name Password The user s password Role The role of the user The following roles are defined Admin The admin role allows access to all screens and system operations User Users defined as user are permitted only to view the Live screen and have no administrative privileges 4 Click on Save to save the new input 9 2 3 Delete User To delete a user 1 Choose the user to be deleted from the list 2 Click on Delete MTS HTS Proprietary Page 68 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 3 Localization Pattern recognition application of the vehicles plate numbers uses specific configuration files which are unique per country Localization screen enables the administrator to download appropriate country specific configuration files for pattern recognition Figure 74 depicts the localization screen Figure 74 Localization Screen gt To download country specific configuration files for localization 1 Press on the Localization tab on the tool bar 2 Select the lane which is intended for localization 3 Choose a file which speci
17. 6 View a Camera HTS HTS Proprietary Page 57 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 1 2 1 Edit the Root gt To edit the root 1 Select the root The root parameter is displayed in the below figure Site Map ROOT Figure 57 Edit the Root o Name The name of the root 2 Enter your new input 3 Press Save to save the information 9 1 2 2 Edita Lane gt To edita lane 1 Select the lane you want to edit The lane parameters are displayed as shown in Figure 58 Name Lane south Lane Id 70 Lane Type Legacy Figure 58 Lane Parameter e Name The lane name e Lane id A unique number specified per lane e Lane Type Possible values include New Specifies the new version of the system in which the cameras are accessible Legacy Specifies the older versions of the system in which there is no access to the cameras and lanes appear without cameras ITS HTS Proprietary Page 58 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 2 Press Advanced to view or edit more parameters a New The following parameters are displayed for New Lane Types Name Lane south Lane Id 70 Lane Type Lane logic timeout Camera timeout Trigger threshold Choose gt Unassign gate Lamera alex ai My Camera 21 Cameraz My Camera 24 Camerat S My Camera 26 My Camera 23 Figure 59 New Lane Parameters e Lane logic timeout Maximum time interval in milliseconds to wait for all the recognition cameras whi
18. Alerts List is enlarged see Figure 11 and the Image View is not displayed If Auto Refresh is checked the incoming detection alert is automatically selected and viewed By default the Auto Refresh check box is unchecked 5 4 Alert Counters At the top of each SeeControl screen and at the right side of the menu toolbar appears the Alert Counters display SOE a meg Total Total Open Detection Alerts Alerts Figure 12 Alert Counters The Alert Counters display shows the summary of detections per the last 24 hours and provides the following information Total Detection Presents the number of detections in the system during the last 24 hours see Definitions Total Alerts Presents the number of alerts that occurred during the last 24 hours see Definitions Open Alerts Presents number of total open alerts in the system see Definitions MTS HTS Proprietary Page 23 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 5 5 Alert Pop ups Immediate alerts pop up on the display when they occur Figure 13 shows an example of an alert pop up HotList Hit Plate 9420020 List REG Open Snooze 5 min Handle later Figure 13 Immediate Alert The user may press Open The Alert Details window is displayed providing detailed information about the alert Snooze 5 min The pop up window disappears and re appears after five minutes Handle Later The pop up window disappears ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 24
19. Camera explanation in the Physical Site Map section 9 1 2 4 Add a New Group A group is a logical folder which contains other groups and lanes ITS HTS Proprietary Page 60 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual gt To add a new group 1 Select the parent of the new group you want to add 2 Press on Add Group A new window opens Logical Physical a Site Map ROOT Name New logical node a s Site Map ROOT fe New logical node Figure 61 Add a Group 3 Enter the name of the new group 4 Press Save 9 1 2 5 Add a New Lane gt To add a new lane 1 Select the group you want to add a lane to it 2 Press on Add Lane B A new window opens Name New lane a HS Site Map ROOT Lane Id 0 es Lane south Lane north Lane Type ees Entrance main Advanced Entrance employees New lane Figure 62 Add a Lane MTS HTS Proprietary Page 61 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 3 Press Advanced for all the parameters For all the lane parameters new and legacy see Edit a Lane 4 Add the new parameters 5 For New Lane Type assign gates and assign cameras 6 Press Save The new lane has been added 9 1 2 6 Assign UnAssign Gates to Lane gt To assign a gate to a lane 1 Selecta lane 2 On the edit lane add lane screen press on advanced 3 The list of the exiting gates appears on the box at the left side of the screen as shown in the figure bel
20. Demo 3 Demo Figure 18 Hot List Details and Entries The fields found in the Details section are as follows HotList Name Hot List name Color Hot List color Select a color from the drop down menu MTS HTS Proprietary Page 30 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Modify Date The data and the time the Hot List has been created Mail Alert Check this box to send an email alert when an event occurs Active Determine how to treat the Hot List hits Hot List is active An alert is displayed when there is a hit Hot List is not active No alert is displayed when there is a hit The system ignores the event User Alert Check this box to pop up an alert window when an event occurs Sound Alert Check this box to generate a sound alert when an event occurs Authorized Authorized is a term that is used for the vehicles that are allowed entry and maybe used differently for different systems For example White List The system opens the gate only for authorized vehicles that are included in this list Black Red List The system opens the gate for all vehicles except for those in this list Match tolerance Determines the allowed deviation in the plate number recognition The units are in plate number s digits The default value is zero Description A short description of the Hot List The fields of the Entries section are as follows Plate Number The license plate number of the v
21. S Proprietary Page 64 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 2 Users SeeControl system users are managed via the Users setup Figure 68 Users Screen gt To manage a user 1 Press on the Users sub menu of the Setup screen The following figure appears on the screen User Details Name Password Role Figure 69 Users Screen o Users This section is located at the left side of the screen and contains The list of the users in the system Buttons used to manage the users list ITS HTS Proprietary Page 65 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual User admin Adam Figure 70 Users Management e User Details This section is located at the right side of the screen and displays the details of a selected user User Details Name Password Role Figure 71 User Details 9 2 1 Add User gt To add a new user 1 Press the Add button MTS HTS Proprietary Page 66 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The following screen appears Add User Name Password Role Figure 72 Add User 2 Enter the following fields e Name The user s name e Password The user s password e Role The role of the user The following roles are defined Admin The admin role allows access to all screens and system operations User Users defined as user are permitted only to view the alert screen and have no administrative privileges 3 Click on Save The user is added to the system 9 2
22. age the lists add update and delete Details Presents the selected Hot List entries on the right side of the Hot List screen and enables the user to manage the entries add update delete export and import ITS HTS Proprietary Page 25 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 6 1 Lists Existing Hot Lists are presented on the left side of the Hot List screen as shown in Figure 15 hane Active User alert X CzXC sdas WW Stolen Figure 15 Lists The Lists screen presents the following information for each Hot List Color The color of the Hot List selected when the Hot List is created Name The name of the Hot List Active Determines how to treat the Hot List hits Hot List is active An alert is displayed when there is a hit Hot List is not active No alert is displayed when there is a hit The system ignores the event User Alert Indicates whether a pop up window is displayed when an event occurs The Hot Lists are managed using the buttons appearing at the top of the screen MTS HTS Proprietary Page 26 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 6 2 Managing Hot Lists 6 2 1 Add a Hot List gt To add a new Hot List 1 Click on the Add button JE ME The dialog box shown below is displayed on the screen Add HotList HotList Name nm L This field is required Description Color Open Gates Mail Alert User Alert Sound Alert Authorized Active Match tolerance p
23. al List of Tables Table 1 Terms and DET AU na 13 ITS HTS Proprietary Page 8 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 SeeControl Overview SeeControl is the comprehensive Back Office Management System for HTS s Vehicle Recognition System VRS VRS is a state of the art image recognition system that identifies tracks and stores vehicle images and license plate data for a variety of applications including Safe City for highways and urban environments Access Control Parking Management Toll Collection SeeControl is designed to monitor the health and maintenance of your vehicle recognition systems at a site or cluster of sites all from your command and control facility SeeControl enables data fusion reporting and management of specialized Lane Controller applications SeeWay and SeeLane thus streamlining system performance Its flexible data handling capabilities allow for highly customizable information management and report generation 1 2 Purpose of this Document This User s Manual and help system is provided to enable users to quickly master operation of SeeControl and its system management and reporting capabilities ITS HTS Proprietary Page 9 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 1 3 Additional Support HTS offers additional support on its web site You can access the support section using the link http htsol com Support asp Obtain a user name and password from your HTS rep
24. and 5 images Lt bd i HTS Proprietary Page 16 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The following figure depicts a 4 image view A camera should be selected for each pane of the view Figure 5 4 Presets Select Camera In order to view the vehicles video streaming or images the user should select an imaging unit using the Select Camera drop down menu If there is more than one active camera present in a specified location then more than one image shall be received per event The user can view these images one by one by clicking on the arrow as shown below 6619875 Recognition Figure 6 Recognition MTs HTS Proprietary Page 17 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual NOTE The Image View button is a toggle By pressing on Image View the display of the entering vehicles is replaced by an enlarged List View To return to the display of the entering vehicles press on the Image View button again see Enlarged Image View and View Alert 5 1 1 Select Camera Prior to viewing an image or a video stream a lane or a camera should be selected To select a lane or a camera choose Select Camera The following window pops up enabling the user to select a lane camera Select Lane Camera to view x a HS Site Map ROOT 4 es LPR Lane W Camera2 W Cameral E gt ge Test Lane gt gee Car Lane 4 No Camera Lane Figure 7 Select Lane Camera The site map in the window above employs a navigation tree that consists of t
25. ce Copyright by Hi Tech Solutions Ltd 2009 2013 All rights reserved worldwide Document History Version Version Author Comments Sections Number Date Affected 2 0 November Shahar Abramovich Modified according to 2013 SeeControl v 3 updates MTs HTS Proprietary Page 2 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION sivcccscuscnsaciviasscadcencscasivanwosteneonnsctivncundy cuscaunasvemneanuveense euvncubnedvadseaasvaansannwannvedubecsuasiins 9 1 1 fe OE EEE E OE 9 1 2 Purpose ot VERT EE 9 1 3 e Gelee e Le EEE EE EE EEE EE EE 10 CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE soda 11 CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS vr 13 CHAPTER 4 GETTING STARTED rrira E E E E isn sian isa sccapdeneseneaeamacsses O E N E 14 CHAPTER 5 ALERT SCREEN EE 15 5 1 ME EE 16 ET NNN 18 5 2 MN 19 521 Displayed Informati n EE 19 522 Alerts LIST Vy ee 20 S DD 20 5 3 Enlarged Image View and View Alert 22 ope AORE EEE EEE E A 23 5 4 NNN 23 5 5 En dee Ei 24 CHAPTER 6 HOT KR 25 6 1 BE EE EE EE ENE 26 6 2 Managing GE EEE EE 27 ET NNN 27 ay VENN 28 Gaa DEEA ROLIS eee none ee ee ee ee ee 29 02A PN NNN 30 6 3 Be EEE EEE ET ENE EO EE EE EE ENE RR EEE 30 6 4 ng 31 6 4 1 AddaNew Entry toa Hot Ust cc ceccccssssccccseececesceccenececseneecsauseecseueceeseeseeseuseeseuecessaeeeesaaeeessaeeess EN 64 2 E Ee e ENN E 32 ET PR NN EE 33 6 4 4 Customized Entry E e S pet sscerccsaesaycrscnsenttecgaxsieecoansausseenncunencenaegeqennaucanvusaaueaenacwesyanndu
26. ch are related to a specific lane default 10 000 milliseconds e Camera timeout Maximum time interval the lane waits for a camera s input default 5000 milliseconds e Trigger threshold Maximum time interval from the time an event has occurred which is close enough to the event to correlate between different cameras inputs default 100 milliseconds e Assign Unassign gate See Assign UnAssign Gates to Lane e Assign Unassign camera See Assign Unassign Cameras to Lane ITS HTS Proprietary Page 59 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual b Legacy The following parameters are displayed for Legacy Lane Types Name Lane south Lane Id 70 Lane Type ch Legacy Ip Overview camera Open gate with pin commands Gate is normally open Lane pin Advanced Figure 60 Legacy Lane Parameters e IP The IP address of the controlling device e Overview camera The overview camera name e Open gates with pin commands Checked if the gate opening and closing are controlled by an external I O device e Gate is normally open Circuit default select Normally Open or Normally Closed according to the controlling device s specification e Lane pin The pin number of the controlling device connected to the gate 3 Enter the parameter you want to edit 4 Press Advanced to exit from advanced screen 5 Press Save to save the new input 9 1 2 3 View a Camera gt To view a camera 1 See the View a
27. e method Indicates which images to save using a drop down menu as shown in Figure 48 Best of each camera Best of event Best of each camera All Figure 48 Selectable Saving Methods Best of event The best image of the event selected from all the cameras Best of each camera The best image per camera All All the event s images HTS Proprietary Page 52 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Mail SeeControl can send email notifications when a specified alert occurs For the notification configuration see Add a Hot List Press on Mail in order to configure the email server and settings as shown in Figure 49 Name VRS Server Sever Mail Mail distribution list Mail Server Name smtp gmail com User Name hts alerts gmail com Password Port From Address hts alerts gmail com Enable SSL E Test mail Figure 49 Mail Configuration o Mail Server Name The name of the mail server that will send the notifications o User Name The username used to access the mail server e Password The password used to access the mail server e Port The TCP port used by the mail application if needed Otherwise 0 should be entered e From Address The mail address that will appear in the From field e Enable SSL Enable Secured Sockets Layer SSL If the box is checked the information is encrypted before being sent over the internet e Test Mail Send a test email to verify that the service has
28. ehicle in the Hot List Name A name for example the name of the vehicle s owner or the model of the vehicle A search box is located on the upper right side of the Entries section It can be used to search for specific names and plates The entries are managed using the buttons appearing at the right side of the Entries title G wf 6 4 Entries 6 4 1 Add a New Entry to a Hot List gt To add a new entry vehicle to a Hot List 1 Click on the Add button on the toolbar ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 31 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The dialog box shown below is displayed on the screen Add Entry Plate Number lt 17659 Name Red Suzuki Swift Save Figure 19 Add a New Entry 2 Enter the following information about the new vehicle in the Hot List e Plate Number The license plate number of the vehicle e Name A name for example the name of the vehicle s owner or the vehicle s model 3 Press Save to add the vehicle to the Hot List 6 4 2 Update a Selected Entry gt To update an existing entry in the Hot List 1 Choose the entry to be edited 2 Click on the Update button on the toolbar The dialog box shown below is displayed on the screen Update Entry Plate Number 9784007 Name White Mazda 6 Figure 20 Update Entries 4 Edit the following parameters e Plate Number The license plate number of the vehicle MTS HTS Proprietary Page 32 SeeCo
29. esaeaatapeaounesscermeaeeseeus 33 6 5 FONN 34 6 6 Moon E E 34 CHAPTER 7 REPORTS soe epncaectivs aus esas areca aces esenecsneiioevicses oe cuiex eines wens cenewseanvonussen ences eorsacuwnnteacvencnacunensmenueene causenins 36 7 1 NNN 36 7 2 NESE EEE EEE E ENE EEE EN EEE NE 38 Fdal RODO EE ee ee EE 39 ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 3 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual CHAPTER 8 MONITORING vu 41 8 1 System Status sacscossesancsansanaesnerseesnuavascesnainant soa eudessmacaneduaasnteuseseat toa degesaainactaessaatesaasuens ioe ane asrceothanaanecaees 41 8 2 ME ee NE EE EE ER 42 8 3 Monitoring Information BE 43 o e M NR e e eee E E E T A EEE E A EE E E 43 ENEE 47 CHAPTER 9 SETUP cccctipecczsscscccoessececestnecccancsoenuuetuancepossseceseseaccsususoenuustuaneumoaudsneteteocaucenvacsumsseenecmeavanactenspccctesves 48 9 1 Ee 48 L Physical Ste E sseaccnnsnaariaencran vesenenesasti ENT E T 48 DAZ ATEN PNG 56 9 2 VE 65 LT NN 66 gt H gt EE 67 I DENN 68 9 3 LOCA 10 0 RE EE ET EE EE EE 69 9 4 NN 69 ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 4 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31
30. ess it appears as a default on the text box If a server has an additional IP address because of multiple network interface cards enter the additional IP address in this field e Port The TCP port utilized by the server application e Retention Period Days The time interval in days during which events and images are stored in the database Events that have aged past the defined retention time are deleted The default retention time is 30 days e Plate Image Overlay If this box is checked the plate number shall be displayed at the top of the overview image as shown in Figure 30 e Event Information Overlay If this box is checked the event information shall be displayed at the top left of the overview image as shown in Figure 30 This information includes Lane id The time of the event Plate number Ki TS HTS Proprietary Page 51 SeeControl v 3 TS User s Manual Overlay Camera Capture Information If this box is checked the camera capture information is displayed in the bottom left corner of the overview image as shown in Figure 30 This information includes Exposure The camera s shutter speed in microseconds Gain The camera s gain setting 0 minimum 255 maximum Iris The degree of the iris aperture opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Smart Output If this box is checked the images that have been identified as noise are filtered and cannot be viewed Saving imag
31. existing physical map and create lanes a lane is a logical entity from relevant physical entities such as cameras and gates Lanes are then combined under nodes which are like folders The following object types are found in a logical site map Node A node is like a folder that can contain lanes and gates In the example above ROOT is a node MTS HTS Proprietary Page 56 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Lane Lanes can contain cameras new version or can appear without a camera older versions New versions of SeeControl are backward compatible and both lanes with and without cameras are supported Gate Gates as a part of the site map contain cameras that cannot be provisioned Camera A camera appears always as a child of a lane and provides images per event Using the Logical sub menu the user can create view and manage the logical site map gt To view or manage a logical node 1 Press on the Logical sub menu of the Site screen Logical site map window opens Figure 55 depicts an example of a logical site map Logical l Physical a R Site Map ROOT gt mx Lane south 4 Lane north SS W My Camera 15 TM My Camera 16 My Camera 13 W Ny Camera 14 gt gee Entrance main ox Entrance employees Figure 55 Logical Site Map 2 Select the node you want to view The selected node s information is displayed Name Camera Camera Ip 10 10 10 1 Camera Type Recognition Figure 5
32. fies the required configuration for the selected lane The configuration files are supplied by the support team in zip format 4 Enter the Format version Format version is the version of the chosen format for the lane used by the administrator to distinguish between different lane formats 5 Press Upload File to apply the localization 9 4 Customization The Customization screen enables the administrator to add new fields to the Hot List Entries table Figure 75 contains a depiction of the customization screen MTS HTS Proprietary Page 69 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Alerts HotList Query Monitoring Setup Help Customization Dynamic felts customization Fie Hot tat entry dynamic field o ortry dynamic fields Fieid Figure 75 Customization Screen gt To add anew field to Hot Lists Entries table 1 Press on the Customization tab on the tool bar 2 Ten dynamic fields field 1 to field 10 appear in the dialog box on the right hand side of the screen see Figure 76 You can enter new field names here Dynamic fields customization Field Fwa Fie Fit Fluald5 Eech Freid Fed de Fieid 10 Figure 76 Hot List Entries Fields Customization 3 Press Save For applied examples see Customized Entry Fields END OF DOCUMENT MTS HTS Proprietary Page 70
33. he following entities Node A node is like a folder that can contain lanes and gates In the example above ROOT is a node Lane A lane can contain cameras or can appear without a camera e Inthe new version of SeeControl lanes always consist of cameras and by selecting a camera a video stream shall be displayed e Inthe older versions there was no access to the cameras and lanes were displayed on the screen without cameras In this case if the user selects a lane a photographed image of the event shall be displayed e The SeeControl new versions are backward compatible and both lanes with and without camera are supported Gate Gates are a part of the site map but they are not relevant for the Select Camera operation Camera A Camera appears always as a child of a lane and when selected a video image shall be displayed for the selected preset ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 18 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 5 2 Alerts List The Alerts List appears at the right side of the Alert screen displaying the up to date list of alerts and detections A sample image view of the Alert List is depicted in Figure 8 below Alerts list Operational Alert Open immediate All a Lang Plate Hame Make Model SCONTROLLER Demo lane 3 GHT9R 75 Demo 0 Ford Fiesta VRSGONTROLLER Demo lane 661987 Demo 0 Ford Fiesta VRSCONTROLLER Demo lane 1 6619875 Demo Ford Fiesta d D i
34. he user may then proceed to narrow the query with more specific information Select a vehicle from the Results list to view an image on the right side of the screen as shown in Figure 29 To view more images press on the Plate Field An Overview image of the vehicle appears MTs HTS Proprietary Page 38 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Total Total 7013079 Overview Detection Alerts 24 Hours 24 Hours ane ic Time 11 10 2013 12 47 13 Plate number 7013079 Figure 30 An Overview Image To view the Recognition and Plate images and to scroll between the images click on the displayed image Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Reports screen 7 2 1 Reports The user may generate a report based on the results of the query gt To generate a report 1 Choose a grouping method by choosing between e Plate e List Using the Results tool bar as shown below 2 ITS HTS Proprietary Page 39 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 3 Anew tab is created on your browser presenting your selected report Figure 31 shows a report grouped by plate number Time gt Stolen 9 04 27 15 55 1 Stolen 2013 04 22 15 55 45 Stolen 2013 04 22 15 55 09 2013 04 27 15 56 29 2013 04 22 16 04 06 Stolen 2013 04 22 16 05 16 2013 04 27 16 03 18 2013 04 27 16 03 44 Sars Figure 31 Events Grouped by Plate Number Each column on a report can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on a c
35. ive Determine how to treat the Hot List hits Hot List is active An alert is displayed when there is a hit Hot List is not active No alert is displayed when there is a hit The system ignores the event e Match tolerance Determines the allowed deviation in plate number recognition Enter the maximum permitted number of unrecognized digits The default value is zero 4 Press Update to save your changes 6 2 3 Delete a Hot List gt To delete an existing Hot List 1 Choose the Hot List to be deleted 2 Click on the Delete button ITS HTS Proprietary Page 29 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 6 2 4 Refresh the List gt To refresh the hot list 1 Click on the Refresh button Once you have created a Hot List you may add vehicles to the list using the Details section of the Hot List screen The Details section appears on the right side of the Hot List screen providing 1 Details The details of the selected Hot List 2 Entries A list of vehicles belonging to the selected Hot List 6 3 Details To view a Hot List details select a Hot List from the Lists section on the left side of the screen A sample Details section appears in Figure 18 Demo hot list Details HotList Name Demo hot list Color WW Modify Date 2013 11 06 14 30 35 Mail Alert x Active User Alert x Sound Alert x Authorized Match tolerance 5 BES flit Demo hot list Entries G e Plate number Name 6619875
36. nal use e Format ini The configuration file used for pattern recognition This field provides the value of the Format ini version 2 Enter the parameter you want to edit Press Save to save the new input 9 1 1 3 View a Gate gt To view agate 1 Select the gate you want to edit The gate parameter is displayed in the below figure Name My Gate 1 Figure 53 View a Physical Gate e Name The name of the gate ITS HTS Proprietary Page 55 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 1 1 4 View a Camera gt To view a camera 1 Select the camera you want to view The camera parameters are displayed in Figure 54 Name Camera Camera Ip 10 10104 Camera Type Recognition Figure 54 View a Camera e Name The name of the camera e Camera IP The IP address of the camera e Camera Type The type of the camera Possible values Recognition A camera which its output are used for vehicle recognition Overview A camera which provides an overview image video 9 1 1 5 Delete a Physical Node gt To delete a physical node 1 Choose the node you want to delete 2 Press onthe delete button KG 9 1 2 Logical Site Map In order to manage the events it is mandatory to build a logical site map of the system The logical site map presents a logical tree based view of the site The tree contains all the logical entities of the system In order to build a logical map the administrator needs to use the
37. nfidence Level 44 Recognition Confidence Values Graph 2gdeusteeueuug gud EEeCN NEEN NN EENS ege 45 Average Recognition Rate Level ssesssessssesessrnsssrrresrrresrreresrrressreresrrreserereserreserereserresereeeseerese 46 Recognition Rate Values Graph rrnnnrnnnnnrrrnnnnnrrnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnernnnnnsvnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnennnnnssnennnnesene 46 TINN 47 NNN 48 Mil 49 VIEW a ge ug te ET 49 PEN 50 PENN nee ee ee eee ee ee ee eer 51 Selectable Savine Methode EE 52 Mar Onne Ur E EE a ceucosasnaceoaess 53 Eana Diote DUNO ES ensen E 54 NEW EERE CIO aE E AS 54 20 18 9 114 E EEE 55 View a Physical EE 55 VIW ge ie re o e T ea ete ee nee ee eo ne 56 HSA VE EEE ER 57 MEN un EE 57 FL 58 EE 58 New TETEN E 59 Legacy Lane Parameters EE EN EE 60 TN 61 MIL 61 A Gate de A Eg EE EEE EE ND 62 HTS Proprietary Page 6 User s Manual SeeControl v 3 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figure 70 Figure 71 Figure 72 Figure 73 Figure 74 Figure 75 Figure 76 TS ASSICN a Camera to Lane EEN 63 POSE Camera To Lane NE EE uesansareneunudsloneivenies 63 Assign a Camera to Lane 4 rrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnvennvannvnnnsennsnnnsnnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsvnnsennsennvennnenen 63 Ble ENER EEE EEG 63 FER NNN 65 FER NNN 65 ENN 66 Be EE 66 Po e MEET 67 FU 68 Bee FE se REE EE 69 EE 70 Hot List Entries Fields Customtzaton 70 HTS Proprietary Page 7 SeeControl v 3 User s Manu
38. ntrol v 3 User s Manual e Name Aname for example the name of the vehicle s owner or the vehicle s model 5 Press Update to save your changes 6 4 3 Delete an Entry gt To delete an existing entry 1 Choose the entry to be deleted 2 Click on the Delete button on the toolbar 6 4 4 Customized Entry Fields Additional fields can be added to the Entries list The customization of the fields is performed by pressing on the Customization tab which is located on the Setup screen In the example below two new fields test1 and test2 have been created This customization is reflected in the below screenshots Entries 119191 Figure 21 Customized Entries List Add Entry Add Entry x Plate number 7 TED required Name testi test2 Figure 22 Customized Add Entries Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 33 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Update Entry Update Entry Plate number 111111 Name 1 testi test2 Update Figure 23 Customized Update Entries Window 6 5 Export Entries List You can export the entries to a file in CSV Comma Separated Values format gt To export the entries list 1 Click on the Export button on the toolbar 2 Save the file in the desired location 6 6 Import Entries List You can import entries into a Hot List from a pre prepared CSV file gt To import an entries list 1 Prepare an entries file for the Hot List 2 Click on the Impor
39. olumn header gt To export a report 1 Press on the Export button as shown below 2 A Report csv file is created and located at C Downloads on your computer HTS HTS Proprietary Page 40 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 8 Monitoring The SeeControl Monitoring screen provides a graphical view of system information The Monitoring screen is displayed in Figure 32 System status Site Map Root Recogniion Confidence Recognition Contdence Recognition Confidence E lt 2 lt Navigabon CE vi a fg Site Map ROOT Lane south Lane north ax Entrance mam Entrance employees Figure 32 Monitoring The monitoring screen consists of the following sections System Status Navigation Monitoring Information 8 1 System Status Located at the upper left side of the Monitoring screen System Status shows the current status of the system as a pie chart The pie chart is divided into the number of the lanes where each portion is colored with the current health condition of the relevant lane The existing system health conditions are ok green and error red In the example below one lane out of four existing lanes has a problem as reflected on the pie chart HTS HTS Proprietary Page 41 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual System status Navigation o 8 Site Map ROOT Lane south ex Lane north ex Entrance main Entrance employees Figure 33
40. ow Figure 63 Assign a Gate to Lane 4 Select the gate to be assigned to the lane 5 Press Save gt Toun assign gate from lane 1 Select the gate to be un assigned from the box at the right side of the screen 2 Press on Unassign gate 3 Press Save 9 1 2 7 Assign Unassign Cameras to Lane gt To assign a camera to a lane 1 Selecta lane 2 On the edit lane add lane screen press on Advanced 3 The list of the exiting cameras appears in the box at the left side of the screen as shown in Figure 64 MTS HTS Proprietary Page 62 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Camera Camera Figure 64 Assign a Camera to Lane 2 4 Select the camera to be assigned to the lane Camerat a Camera Figure 65 Assign a Camera to Lane 3 5 Press on gt gt Camera2 gt gt Camerat Figure 66 Assign a Camera to Lane 4 6 Press Save gt Tounassign a camera to a lane 1 Select the camera to be un assigned from the box at the right side of the screen 2 Presson lt lt Camera ER Camerat Figure 67 Un assign a Camera 3 Press Save MTS HTS Proprietary Page 63 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 9 1 2 8 Delete a Logical Node gt To delete a logical node 1 Choose the node you want to delete 2 Press onthe delete button NOTE In order to delete a logical node its branches children should be removed first A logical node with existing branches cannot be deleted MTS HT
41. resentative The section includes contact information for technical support a FAQ frequently asked questions page RMA return merchandise authorization procedure and a download menu The following items can be downloaded from the site Software Releases Drivers Documentation Tools and Utilities You can contact us for more information and assistance at Telephone Fax Telephone 972 4 6774100 Marketing Sales info htsol com Fax 972 4 6774101 Technical Support support htsol com TS HTS Proprietary Page 10 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 2 System Architecture SeeControl is based on a tiered architecture in which each component can be hosted on separate hardware platforms or together on the same workstation Server The SeeControl server collects vehicle entry information that is generated by the SeeLane and SeeWay applications and stores the information on the database Client The SeeControl command and control station is a web application used to access and process the information stored on the database Database The SeeControl database stores images and events that are generated by the SeeLane and SeeWay applications Internet Information Services IIS A web server application supporting client browser protocols such as HTTP SeeControl Client SeeLane VRS Controller N Service IIS SeeControl SeeControl Web Server Client Server
42. ress Search to submit the query Press Clear to clear all the entered parameters ITS HTS Proprietary Page 37 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 7 2 Results Following the submission of the query as shown in the Query section a filtered list of events is displayed on the Results part of the screen The following figure contains a sample list Report Details Query Entity Car Detection D License Plate Location 11 10 2013 12 39pm Car Make Car Model 2 11 11 2013 12 39pm Confidence gt D value Clear piate ol il Plate Car Car a RE Plate Name Make Model Speed List Location Confidence 25 610 78 a Figure 29 Query Results Time The date and the time of the entry Plate Number The license plate number Plate The license plate image Name The name of the vehicle s owner Car Make The make of the vehicle Car Model The sub model of the vehicle Speed The speed at which the vehicle traveled List The name and the color of the Hot List that the car belongs to If the car does not belong to a Hot List this field remains empty Location The lane name of the recognition location appears in this column Confidence The level of system confidence in a plate s identification If no events match the query criteria a pop up message is presented If the filtered list is too long the system limits the number of entries displayed and notifies the user with a message T
43. t button on the toolbar The dialog box shown below is displayed on the screen ITS HTS Proprietary Page 34 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Import Hotlist Entries Please Select File To Upload Browse Figure 24 Import Entries 3 Browse and select the CSV file for upload 4 To delete the existing entries check the Delete existing entries box 5 Click Upload File to import the file MTS HTS Proprietary Page 35 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Chapter 7 Reports The SeeControl Report screen allows users to prepare a report by performing database queries based on parameters selected using the query toolbar SeeControl responds to the query with a list of event records and images that match the query criteria The Reports screen is displayed in Figure 25 Detection 24 Hours Report Details Query Entity Car Detection License Plate Location 11 10 2013 12 02pm Car Make Car Model 11 11 2013 12 02pm Confidence EN value Clear Time Plate Number Plate Name Car Make Car Model Speed List Location Confidence Figure 25 Reports Screen The Reports screen is divided into the following sections Query For entering query criteria Results A list of filtered events that match the entered criteria 7 1 Query The SeeControl query screen allows the user to query a database as shown in Figure 26 below Entity Car Detection Le License Plate Location 11 10 2
44. t to the system 6 2 2 Update a Hot List gt To update an existing Hot List 1 Choose the Hot List to be edited 2 Click on the Update button The dialog box shown below is displayed on the screen Update HotList HotList Name Description Color na Open Gates E Mail Alert E User Alert E Sound Alert Authorized E Active Ei g Match tolerance Update Figure 17 Update a Hot List ITS HTS Proprietary Page 28 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual 3 Update any of the following parameters e HotList Name Hot List name e Description A short description of the Hot List not mandatory e Color Hot List color Select a color from the drop down menu e Open Gates Check the box if the gates are to open automatically for vehicles belonging to this Hot List e Mail Alert Check this box to send an email notification when an alert occurs see Edit the VRS Server for Mail service setup e User Alert Check this box to pop up an alert window when an event occurs e Sound Alert Check this box to generate a sound alert when an event occurs e Authorized Authorized is a term that is used for the vehicles that are allowed entry and maybe used differently for different systems For example White List The system opens the gate only for authorized vehicles that are included in this list Black Red List The system opens the gate for all vehicles except for those in this list e Act
45. tions Speed The speed of the vehicle Model The sub model of the vehicle e Procedure Comments Free text that summarizes the case ITS HTS Proprietary Page 21 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual gt To close an alert 1 Click on the Save and Close button gt To exit without closing the alert 1 Click on the Back to List button NOTE The View Alert button is a toggle By pressing on View Alert the list view is replaced by an enlarged display of the entering vehicles To return the list view press on the View Alert button again 5 3 Enlarged Image View and View Alert Image View and View Alert buttons are toggles By pressing on View Alert the list view is replaced by the enlarged display of the entering vehicles as shown in Figure 10 below Name Demo 2 mmens ane VRSCONTROLLER Demo lane 223X775 2013 11 13 16 22 38 Opel Astra Figure 10 An Enlarged Image View To get back to the original image press the Image View button again By pressing on Image View the display of the entering vehicles is replaced by an enlarged List View as shown in Figure 11 below MTs HTS Proprietary Page 22 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual Alert Details Jemo 2 Lane VRSCONTROLLER Demo Owner ane 2 List Demo not ist HotList description 2 P e Lach Hide details A IA 6 0 6 0 09 0 0 09 Figure 11 Enlarged Alerts List 5 3 1 Auto Refresh The Auto Refresh check box is displayed only when the
46. vent Information Overlay Figure 43 Setup Screen Sech Site The Site sub menu enables the user to manage SeeControl s logical and physical site maps 9 1 1 Physical Site Map The Physical Site Map is a hierarchical view of the physical entities found in the site and is presented as a tree The physical site map is created during the physical nodes setup and installation and is used as an input for the system s logical map creation ITS HTS Proprietary Page 48 SeeControl v 3 User s Manual The physical site map nodes are as following VRS Server The SeeControl server Currently only one instance is supported Lane Controllers Controllers are connected to one or more imaging units or gates They receive the images from each imaging unit gate and send them to the VRS server per event Imaging unit Each camera belongs to one lane controller which collects the events Gates Gates are used to control access to the site Using the Physical sub menu the user can view the physical site map edit or delete the information of each node gt To view or manage a physical node 1 Pressonthe Physical sub menu of the Site screen The Physical site map window opens Figure 44 depicts an example of a physical site map Logical I Physical Physical Site Map ROOT a SeeWay My Camera 1 i My Camera 2 My Gate 1 PC 1 Camera alex PC 2 T Camera2 W Camerat Figure 44 Physical Site Map

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