//STARTS A CONTINUOUS RUNNING THREAD TO GRAB FRAMES FROM THE CAMERA IN THE BACKGROUND
private static VideoFromFileThreadUsingCamera CreateNewVideoFromCameraThread(Camera camera)
{
video_from_camera = new VideoFromFileThreadUsingCamera(camera);
video_from_camera.StartWorking();
return video_from_camera;
}
//THIS RELEASES ALL RESOURCES CONSUMED BY A THREAD GIVEN ITS ID
public static bool ReleaseThreadResources(String thread_id)
{
switch (thread_id)
{
case ThreadFactory.PERP_ALERT_THREAD:
perp_alert_thread = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.STUDENT_ALERT_THREAD:
student_alert_thread = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.CAMERA_THREAD:
cam_output = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.CAMERA_THREAD_USING_VIDEO:
cam_output_using_video = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.LIVE_DISPLAY_UPDATER:
live_display_updater = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.REVIEW_DISPLAY_UPDATER:
review_display_updater = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.REVIEW_FACE_DETECTOR:
review_face_detector = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.LIVE_FACE_DETECTOR:
live_face_detector = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.PERP_RECOGNIZER:
perp_recognizer = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.PROGRESS_THREAD:
face_recog_progress = null;
face_recog_progress_2 = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.FACE_DRAWER:
face_drawer = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.FOOTAGE_SAVER:
footage_saver = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.VIDEO_THREAD:
video_from_file_grabber = null;
break;
case ThreadFactory.VIDEO_THREAD_USING_CAMERA:
video_from_camera = null;
break;
}
return true;
}