Detection of Abandoned and Removed Object in Complex Surveillance Videos

Surveillance is an essential tool in maintaining security in the premises of organizations, shopping complexes, financial and educational institutions. Security from theft is of critical importance to all organizations. Video surveillance is an effective tool in the prevention or detection of theft. Many techniques are available for surveillance. Techniques like Closed-Circuit television, tripwire, and entry detection sensors are widely used today. But most of these systems are expensive and require human intervention. So there is a need of a system that is cost effective and requires a minimum amount of human intervention. The proposed system video surveillance for theft detection diminishes cost exponentially. It is an accurate and automated system for theft detection.