A method and system for the classification of an object within a zone of a
specified area with multiple surveillance means. The invention performs
the steps of receiving a set of objects within a predefined zone area
from each of at least a first and second surveillance means.
Subsequently, each received set of objects is filtered to ensure that the
objects in the set are comparable to the objects in the other received
set. Characteristics of the received sets of objects are compared and
characteristics of the objects within a received set of objects are
compared to characteristics of the objects within a different set of
received objects, wherein the characteristics are based upon a set of
predetermined characteristics. It is determined if each object or set
identified by the first surveillance means corresponds to an object or
set identified by the second surveillance means.