Quick shipment research with smart video solution – completely browser-based

Do you know this situation? You are looking for a certain scene, such as an open door, a car on the company premises that is leaving the car park? Or a parcel that is no longer on the conveyor belt?

Usually, a game of patience begins now. You try to enter the search via a time stamp and you observe the scene until the movement you are looking for can be identified. A time-consuming task.

Not so with the SmartSearch function from APF video+.

The SmartSearch function allows to jump directly to relevant scenes with a mouse click. If needed, the area to be displayed can be narrowed down continuously.

SmartSearch enables the precise recognition of:

• Parcel label number
• Barrier opening
• Parking of swap bodies
• Use of emergency exits
• Parking space occupancy
• Monitoring of conveyor lines

Finding instead of searching: our proven research frees up valuable time.

By entering any search criteria, suitable images are displayed within seconds.

With a mouse click, you can jump directly from any image to further processing.

Additional data sources can be flexibly linked to the search by means of standardised interfaces.

Possible search criteria are:

• Consignment number
• Barcode
• Volume
• SSCC number
• License plate
• Date and time
• Consignor

With FlexView, the inconvenient change from camera to camera is a thing of the past. This is a great advantage, especially when tracking has to take place over long distances.

The simultaneous image view of neighbouring cameras makes it possible to observe exactly how packages move from camera to camera.

Synchronisation with the map makes it possible to see at a glance where the displayed cameras are located.

By clicking on the active camera the display is adjusted.

FlexView provides an overview of:

• Gate monitoring
• Parcel histories
• Track monitoring
• Status detection of the conveyor line
• etc.

For quick and easy creation of a film from different sequences.

Already during the research, the intelligent recording function selects the right video sequences for a later film creation.

At the touch of a button, the pre-selection can be adopted - or the advanced functions of the professional editing programme can be used.

The function enables practical editing:

• Extend and shorten clips
• Add or remove clips
• Change the order of the clips
• Optional insertion of image information
• And much more

Clarifying insurance claims or documenting damage means additional work. Often, image material is still requested weeks or even months later. With our long-term archive, you are always able to provide information.

APF video+ optionally creates a long-term archive that stores important images for a longer period of time using a simple configuration.

This is particularly relevant for:

• Insurance claims
• Damage documentation
• Proof of correct scanning

Without interfaces, IT is worthless. However, interfaces can often be costly and a source for problems. Not so with APF video+: Thanks to the standardised approach and years of experience in the field of interfaces, the procedure is professional and highly efficient with manageable costs.

The data merging of external programs with images from APF video+ can take place in the millisecond cycle. This ensures that the right picture is assigned to the right event during a search.

Data can be integrated for example from the following programs:

• Weighing systems
• Measuring frames
• Scanner
• Scan server
• Software applications such as ERP, TMS, Warehouse etc.
• HR systems

The smart damage management helps to immediately log damages via tablet or scanner and to retrieve the images in the normal workflow of everyday video operations.

There is no need for a continuous WLAN connection. The system is intelligent enough to temporarily store the data and then automatically upload it to APF video+ when the WLAN signal strength is sufficient.

The documentation can be smoothly reported to insurance companies via suitable interfaces.

Suitable for:

• Damage documentation
• Status documentation of conveyor systems
• Gate occupancy detection

Thanks to intelligent AI, people throwing parcels through the hall are detected and can be tracked down using a dedicated alarm function.

The throwing of packets is detected and this event can be displayed via e-mail, SMS message or as a special event in APF video+.

Thanks to intelligent AI, even unlabelled parcels can, in many cases, be assigned.

When parcels are read and recognised for the first time at the I-point by means of a barcode, this image is stored for later comparison. If this parcel loses its label during its life cycle, even across depot borders, it is still possible to identify this label-less parcel again.

The reliable license plate recognition helps to control barriers, monitor parking spaces and design yard management.

All incoming and outgoing vehicles can be reliably recorded both during the day and the night. The barriers are controlled with corresponding white- or blacklists.

With one click, you can see which vehicles have not yet left and how long they have been in your yard.

Via the convenient FlexView function, the associated images can be displayed and thus all vehicle movements in the yard can be tracked.

Range of functions:

• Blacklist license plate recognition
• Whitelist license plate recognition
• Barrier control
• Recognition of 50 country codes, additions possible without problems

With thermal cameras, burglars can even be detected at night. In combination with an intruder alarm system (EMA), the system becomes a fully comprehensive alarm reporting centre in case of trespassing.

Smart algorithms ensure that a crossing can be recognized also in terms of direction: So if vehicles or employees leave the yard, there will be no alarm. However, if a burglar enters the property from another position, a message is sent via SMS, e-mail or to a security service. Thus, it can be immediately checked whether or not there has been a burglary.

The object recognition of APF video+ reliably filters out small animals and birds flying by. This minimises false alarms and saves costs, as the security service does not have to become active.

Conveyor systems are indispensable in the daily business of the parcel service providers. Downtimes as well as jams or deadlocks must be avoided.

Cameras can provide important guidance at strategically important positions such as rockers, NC recognition or turntables: Should a package jam occur or problems keep occurring at a certain point, these can be detected with the integrated SmartSearch function. Subsequently, specific countermeasures can then be initiated to eliminate the problem.

One of the challenges in swap body management is recognising which swap body is on the yard, where exactly it is and how long it is staying.

AMETRAS has created a module for the automatic recognition of swap bodies with AI support. With appropriate illumination of the entrance and the exit, cameras can be used to determine which swap body with which license plate is currently on the yard. In communication with the ACS swap body+ management, this can also be used to calculate rental times, among other things. This considerably simplifies the logistical process.