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BriefCam User Guide

The RULES Tab

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Version2025r1
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The RESPOND solution’s RULES tab displays a searchable list of defined rules that trigger alerts when events captured by specific cameras match predefined filter conditions. This list will be empty if no rules have been added.

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Note

RESPOND rules are only possible to set if there are available RESPOND licenses (which also signify the available number of real-time GPU workers). For scheduled RESPOND rules, different rules and cameras can consume the same license as long as they don't overlap in time. For example, a new rule can be set if there are available licenses at the desired schedule.

Creating a Rule

To create a rule that will trigger an alert: 

  1. In the RULES tab, click the CREATE A RULE button.

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  2. Select either Smart Alerts, Real-Time Alerts or People Counting Alerts. Note that if you are using the Next-Gen engine, you will not see this screen. For additional information, see the BriefCam Next-Gen Engine Guide.BriefCam Next-Gen Engine Guide

  3. Click NEXT.

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  4. In the screen that opens, specify a name for the rule.

  5. Select the desired source camera from the list and click NEXT.

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  6. Give the rule a name and apply any desired filters.

  7. You can also click the LOAD PRESETS button and use a preset that was defined in the REVIEW module.

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    1. From the Load Presets screen, select the case where the preset was defined.

    2. Select the preset that you want to use. Note that if the Source, Time Range, and/or Appearance Similarity filters are saved in the preset, they will be ignored since those filters are not available in the RESPOND module.

    3. Click the APPLY button.

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  8. Click NEXT.

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    Notice that the image that is displayed is an archived image (as shown in the top left corner of the image). The archive image is displayed because getting a fresh image from the camera might take some time due to the VMS. The background image is saved by default every five minutes while processing the stream – the latest background image is used temporarily when setting up a rule/dimension. The default of five minutes can be changed in the OX.ini file’s BGImageGenerationIntervalMinutes parameter.When there is a newer image available, you can click on the Refresh image from VMS button also in the top left corner.

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    You cannot create a rule if there is no live image available. In this case, the NEXT button will be disabled.

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    Note that for real-time alerts:

    • Not all filters are available for real-time alerts.

    • You cannot select both the Class and Face Recognition filter in the same rule.

    • The Count filter can be selected in addition to either the Class or Face Recognition filter.

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  9. Set a schedule for the rule: Continuous, Run Once, Daily or Weekly and then click NEXT.

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