Alarm.com "AI" Video Analytics Tested

Published Nov 30, 2018 12:15 PM

*****.****** ************* ** ***** ** "********** ************ (AI) ************ *** ***** ********* *******", touting ****

*****.***'* ******** ****** ******** **** ******* the ** ****** **** ******** ** frames ** ***** ******* **** *****-******** cameras, *** ********* ******** **** ******* provider ******** *** **** ******* ************.

******, **** ******* *****.***'***** *********** ** ****** *****, *** ********, *** ****-********, ***** surveillance ********* ********.

*** **** ** *****.***'* "**" ******? We *** *******.*** ****** (****** ****), ********* * ********* ******, ******* the "**" ********* *** ****** *** system.

IPVM Image

** **** ******, ** ***** *** results *********:

  • ******** *********** ********
  • ***** ***** ********** ****** *******, *******, animals, ******, *** ****
  • ********* *********/*** ******
  • *************/**** ******** *** ****
  • *** ******* ********, *** ******* *** cloud *******

Key ********

*** ******* ****** **** *** ****** was ******* ****** ******** ** ************ VMD *** *** ****** **** ***********, suffering **** * **** ******:

  1. *** ****** *** ****** *********** / unrealistic ************ '***************', **** ******* ** - **° ********.
  2. **** **** *** ******** **************, ***** were ***** ***** ********* (*.*., ****** being *********** **** ** ****** **** present).
  3. *******, *** ********* *** *********** ******** recommendation, *** ***** ********* **** **** more ***********.

**** *****, ******** ** ************ ***, overall ***** ****** **** *****.

Solid ***** ***** **********

** *** *******, *****.***'* ***** ****** Detection (***** *********) *** ********* ********* in ******** ****** ***** ****** ****** by ******* *******, ****** ******, *****, insects, *******, *** ****** ***** ********** triggered ************** ********* ** *** *******.

********** *** *********** *** *********, ***** the ***** ********* ****** **** *** down ** *** **** '***** *****' events. *******, ** *** ******* *** reliable ****** ** ********* *** ******.

Classification ******

*** ******* ******** *********** ** *** accurate ***-***-****, **** **** ******* *** installed ********* ** *************. **** *******/****** were ***** ** ** **** ****** inaccurate **** ******. *** *******, *** camera ******** ***** ******** *** ******* 'people' ** *** **** ***** ** vehicles:

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** ******* ** ***** ******, ** people **** *******, ******* *** *****. The ******** ** ** **-******* **** Gas *****, ** *********** **** * moving *******, ***** ******** ** *** system ********* *** *** ***** ******** as * '******':

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** ***** *****, *** ****** ****** people *** ******* ********, ** ** this *****:

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****** *** ********** ** *** *** with * ****** ******* ** ** classification ****.

Small ****** *********

*** **** ***** ******** *** '******' classification ** *******. *** ****** *** not **** ** ****** *** ****** animal ******** ********** (** **** *********, dogs *** *******), *** *** ****** did *** ******** *** ******** ** 'animal' ********* ** *** *** ** handled ****** *** ********.

*** **** ***** ** ** ******* of ********, *** *** **********, ****** movement:

********** *********** ***** ****** *** ***** usability ********, ********** ** ***** *** rules ** ****** *** ******* ****** events **** * **** *****-***** ***********, but ******* ******* ****** ** ***** on ******* ** **** **** *** be ********* ** **** **** **** gotten *****.

** ***** *****, *** **** ****** detection *** **** ** ** *** as **** ** **** '****' ***** times ** *.* ******* ** **** an ***** ** ****** ***** ** fast-moving *******, *** ***** ******** *** also ************* ******** ******** ****** ** the **** ****.

Steep ******** *********

****** **** *** ******** ******** ****** we ******, *****.*** *** *********** *********** requirements ** **-**° ********, ******* ** least * **** **** *** ** coverage ****** **' ** *****:

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*** *********** ** ***** ***** ** quite *********** ** *** ** *** be ***** *** *** *** ** can *****, **** ******** ***** ** consumer *********.

Nonconformance ********* ******

******* *** ****** ** ** *** up **** ********* *********, ******** **-**° for ****** *** ** ***** ** installers *** ******** **** ***'* **************.

*******, ** **** *****, ** *********** other ******** ****** ** * ******. For *******, ** **** **** * vehicle *** *** ********** ** ** approached *** ******, *** *** ********** depicted ***** *** **** ** ** was *******:

**** **** ***** ******* *** ******* as ** ******** ***** ** *** system, *** ********* *** **** ***** no *********** ******** ** *** ****** at ***:

***** ******** ******** ****** *** *** reoccur **** ******** ** *** ******** specification *********** ** ***, *** ***** atypical ***** *** *** ***** ** highlighted ** ********* ********* ****** *****.

Rain/Snow ********* ******

** **** *** *** ****** **** nor **** ** *** **** ****** that ******. ** ****** ** *** rain ** *** **** ****** *** will **** ** ****** ** *** report.

******: **** ***********

***** * ~* **** ****** ** steady **** ** ******* *** *****, our **** *** *** ****** *** false ******** ** ******** ****** ** classification.

Detection *********

*** ******* ************ ******** ******* ********** at *** ****** ***** **** ********* in *** ***** *****. *** *******, the ***** ********* ****** ********* ****** 25' ** *** *** **' ** night, *** *** ****** ********* ****** at **** ** ***** ******.

*** ***** ***** ***** ~**' ************** of * ******* ** ******* *****:

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Good *** **********

******* ****** ******* ** *** **** ADC's ********* ********* ** ****** ********** due ** ****** *******, ******, *** cobwebs. *** *** ****** *** *** trigger ********** ** **** ******** ************* at *** ***** ****** *** ****.

**** ** ** ******* **** ******* insect ******** **** ***** ******* *** but *** *** ***** ********* *****:

Motion/Analytic *************

** ******, *** ** ******** *** analytics *****, * ***- ** ************* 'tripwire' ** * '****** ****' **** detects **** ******* ***** ****-******* *****:

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** ******** ** *** *****, ***** can ********* ****** *** **** ******* must ** ** ********* ** *** rule ****** ** ***** ** ****, or **** ** ***** ***/****** ****** or **** ** *** ********** ********. The ******** **** ****** ********* ** alarm ** ******* ***** ** *** direction ** *** *****.

*** '****** ****', *** ********* **** shape ** ******** *** *********** ****** scenes ******* *********** ********* *****:

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Camera *********

*****.*** ****** ~* ***** ****** ******, but **** * ** **** *** supported ** ***** ** *********, *** Indoor ***** */** (***-******) ********* ******** (***-*****). ** ****** *** (******* ***'*) outdoor ****, ***** ** *** *****.

Camera/Service *******

*** *** ******* ******* * ******* subscription ** ***** ** ******* ********/***** alerts ***/** **** ***** *****. ****** pricing ** ~$* **** *** ***** added ** *** ~$*/*** **** ******* 'Pro' ***** **** ** ******** *** AI *********. *** ********* ******* **** more ******** *****, ******** *** ***** to *,*** *** * ******* ** from *,***. ****** ****** *** ~$*** for ***-*****.

Versus ******/****

****'* ********* **** **** ******** **** Alarm.com *** **** *** ********* **** installation ************. ***** ****** ********* ********* do *** ******* * ************ ** receive ******. *******, ***** ***** ******** is *********** ******* ***** ***** ************, ******* **** $*/***** *** ****** (5 ****) ******* $**/***** *** ** days. *** **** ******* ** ** available******** **** **** *** $***.

Versus ****

*******'* ****** ********* *** **** ***** alarms *** ******* **** ****** ******** distances/higher *** **** ***. **** ****** detection ********* ******* * ************ ****** *****, ******** ** $*.** *** ******, including * **** *******, *** ** to $**.** *** ** **** *******. Arlo ******* *** **** ******* ***** at $*** *** *** ************ ****** $*** *** ******** **** *

Versus ******/****

** *******, ***'* ********* *** ****** performing **** ******/****, *** ******* ***** quality *** **** ** *** **** and ***** **** ***** ** ******* WiFi.

****'* "******** ****** *********" ****** ********* does *** ******* * ************ *** motion ******, ******** * ************ ** needed ** **** ******** ***** ******** at $* *** *****.**** ********* ********** *** $*** *** *** ** purchased **** *** **** *******.

Comments (13)
JH
John Honovich
Nov 30, 2018
IPVM

*****, **** ******!

******* **** ** ** **** ******** and ************ ***** ***** "**" ** marketing, ** ******** *********** **** **** is ***** ** ********** *** ********* *** confidence ** "**" *********.

** *** *** ****, ***** ******* learning ** ********* ********** **** ** AI *** ****** *****.*** ** ***** some **** ** ******* ********, **** could *********** **** *** **** **** it ** "**".

*** ******* ** **** **** ****** expect "**" ** **, ****, *********** or ** ***** ** *********** ** a *-****-***. *** $* * *****, this ** *** * *** ******** but **'* *** **** ****** ** be ******* *** **** ******** ** to ** ******** ** "**".

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Brian Rhodes
Nov 30, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*** *********** ****** ** *** '**' implementation ** **** '********' ** ****** coarse *** **** ******* ******* **** refinement.

***** ***, ** ***** ******** ******* as *** ***** ** ******** **** ADC's ***** *** ** ***-** ******* feature:

*****.*** ********* ** ** ** * call **** **** ** *** * self-reporting ******* ******** ***** ** **** incorrectly ********** *******.

*** ******** **** *** ********* **** this ** *** ****** ** ******** 'teach' ** '*****' *** ****** ***** on **** ********.

U
Undisclosed #1
Nov 30, 2018
IPVMU Certified

***** ***, ** ***** ******** ******* as *** ***** ** ******** **** ADC's ***** *** ** ***-** ******* feature...The ******** **** *** ********* **** this ** *** ****** ** ******** 'teach' ** '*****' *** ****** ***** on **** ********.

******* ********, ****/*** *** ** ***** then **** *** ***** ***********?

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Brian Rhodes
Nov 30, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*** **** ******** ** ******* *****, that ***** '******** *******' ******* *******.  The ******* **** *** ******** ******* ongoing ******** ** *********, ***** **** checking, ** **** ***** ********** ******.

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Michael Gonzalez
Nov 30, 2018
Confidential

********* ****** *****! ****** *** ***** this, ** ***** ** * ******* amount ** ****.

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SS
Scott Sheldrake
Dec 01, 2018

****** *** *** ******** ******.  ****** update **** *** **** **** ******* a **** ****.  ****'* ***** ** be *** **** ****.

** *** **** * ***** **** of *** ****** ** ***** *** get ** * ******* ***?  *** well **** *** ********** **** ****/***** recommendation **** *** **** **?  **** clips /**= ** ***** *** *** or *.* ***** *** ****.  ***** unlikely *** ***** ** **** ** have **** **** **** ***** *** month.

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Brian Rhodes
Dec 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*'* ********* ***** ******** ***.  ** looks **** *** ****** **** ****** averages ** ***** *** *** (*=* days, *** *****).

************* **** ***, ** *****/*** * 31 **** = *** *****/*****.

*******, *** **** ****** *** ******* at * ****** ***** ********.  * busy *****, **** * *********** ***, could ****** **** *****/* *** ******.

 

U
Undisclosed #2
Dec 01, 2018

*******-********** ** ** ****:*** ******

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Brian Rhodes
Dec 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

***** = */**

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Brian Rhodes
Dec 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

******: **** *********** (***** ***** ** report)

***** * ~* **** ****** ** steady **** ** ******* *** *****, our **** *** *** ****** *** false ******** ** ******** ****** ** classification.

U
Undisclosed #1
Dec 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

...*** **** *** *** ****** *** false ******** ** ******** ****** ** classification.

*** ** **** ****** ;)

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Brian Rhodes
Dec 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

****** ****, *****'* *** *********** **** sucker ** ******* ** *******'* *******...

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Scott Sheldrake
Dec 15, 2018

**** ***** ********** *** ***** : 

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