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Intelligent Search: three smart ways to get search results faster in Hik-Connect 6
Tired of endless scrolling to find the right video clip? With Intelligent Search in Hik-Connect 6, you can locate exactly what you’re looking for in seconds. This comprehensive feature includes three powerful tools—AcuSeek, AcuSearch, and Smart Search—that work together to help you search seamlessly and, above all, fast.
Whether you’re an individual user in Personal Mode or working with others in Team Mode, the powerful Intelligent Search capabilities in Hik-Connect 6 run on a secure cloud-based platform that keeps your data safe and private. Each search method serves a unique purpose, and when combined, they create a complete solution for virtually any security scenario.
AcuSeek: Fast search with either text or voice
AcuSeek lets you search using natural language—simply type or speak what you’re looking for in everyday phrases like “red car yesterday afternoon” or “person in blue jacket this morning.” The mobile app makes searching even easier with voice input that automatically converts your spoken words to text. You can search in your preferred language, and the system understands your intent regardless of how you phrase it.
If you want to understand the differences between AcuSeek options in Personal Mode and Team Mode, read this article or watch our video on Team Mode with AcuSeek to see it in action.
AcuSearch: Rapidly retrieve videos of what you’re looking for
Once you’ve found a potentially suspicious person, vehicle, or something you’ve lost in your footage, AcuSearch helps you track across all your cameras. The process is straightforward: select a person or vehicle directly in your video playback or upload a reference image to find matches. This image-based search is perfect for tracking movements and confirming trajectories once you’ve identified a subject of interest. You’ll be able to review where that person or vehicle appears across your entire system, giving a comprehensive view of their movements.
Smart Search: Quickly filter targets entering a designated area
Smart Search focuses on specific locations. When you need to know who or what passed through a particular area, simply draw a box around the zone in your video frame. The system then filters results to show only people or vehicles that entered that specific space. This dramatically reduces the footage you need to review and is ideal when investigating incidents at specific locations, such as doorways, parking spaces, or restricted areas.
Comparison of the three search methods
Tool |
Input method |
Speed advantage |
Best for |
AcuSeek |
Text / voice |
Seconds to retrieve matches |
Description-based search |
AcuSearch |
Image / object selection |
Quick one-tap search |
Trajectory analysis |
Smart Search |
Area selection |
Instantly filter irrelevant footage |
Location-based events |
The true power of Hik-Connect 6’s Intelligent Search becomes clear when you see how these three methods complement each other in actual situations.
Scenario 1: An item has gone missing from a specific location, and you need to find who took it.
Start with Smart Search by drawing a box around where the item was located. Then filter the results to show only people who entered that area during the relevant timeframe. This immediately eliminates hours of irrelevant footage and focuses your attention on just the handful of people who actually approached that spot.
Once you identify the person in these filtered results, you can use AcuSearch to check movements across all connected cameras, providing a comprehensive view of the person’s route through your facility. What might have taken hours of manual review now takes just minutes, and you haven’t missed a single relevant moment.
Scenario 2: You have a description of someone or something you need to locate, and you want to track their complete route through your facility.
Perhaps someone reported seeing a white sedan with a roof rack, or security needs to find a visitor wearing a red jacket. With AcuSeek, you simply type or speak these details in natural language. The AI-powered search understands your description and returns matching results from across your system, searching up to four NVRs at once for comprehensive coverage. Once you’ve reviewed the results and confirmed your target, AcuSearch steps in to trace their full trajectory, showing you everywhere they appeared and helping you understand their complete journey through your property.
Ready to make your searches smarter and your data safer? To learn more about Hik-Connect 6 and how these enhancements can help you, please click here or contact us directly.
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