Uniview is proud to announce the launch of SeekFree, a groundbreaking intelligent search technology that redefines the boundaries of video data retrieval. Built on the robust Uniview Large Model, SeekFree marks a pivotal leap forward in search technology, moving far beyond traditional attribute-based search to deliver unprecedented freedom and efficiency in accessing video content.

From Limited Attribute Search to Everyday Language Search

SeekFree is an AI-powered search technology designed specifically for video surveillance users, enabling them to locate relevant footage by simply describing their actual needs in natural language.

Unlike traditional methods—such as manually reviewing playback footage, searching recorded videos using fixed attributes, or event-triggered smart search—SeekFree removes the inefficiencies of reviewing footage and overcomes the attribute limitations of existing solutions.

What SeekFree can search?

Persons, vehicles, non-montor objects, items, animals, attributes, locations, behaviors, types..., searchable either individually or in combination.

Users can enter daily language such as:

● “A person blocking the fire exit”

● “Someone carrying a yellow tote bag in the lobby”

● “Vehicles stopping in a restricted area”

SeekFree interprets the intent behind these prompts and directly retrieves matching video segments.

How SeekFree Works: Multimodal Understanding of Video and Language

At the core of SeekFree’s innovation is its integration with the Uniview Large Model, Uniview’s self-developed industry-grade AI model demonstrating our strong R&D capabilities. The model covers over 4,000 perception target categories, is trained on billion-level datasets, and supports more than 100 industry applications.

SeekFree processes both video data and text queries in a unified manner:

● Feature vectors are extracted from video footage captured by UNV or third-party IP cameras

● Text prompts entered by users are converted into corresponding semantic vectors

● The system matches visual and textual features to identify highly relevant video results

This multimodal mechanism allows users to search using highly flexible criteria, including:

● Attributes (e.g., clothing, carried items)

● Scenes or locations

● Actions and behaviors

● Combined conditions (e.g., person + action + location)

● Negation (e.g., people without safety helmets)

● OCR-based text

● Typical objects and animals

Flexible Deployment with Broad Compatibility

The SeekFree NVR addresses diverse deployment needs, offering models such as NVR502-32E-IX-G, NVR804-16-IX-G, and NVR824-256-R-IX2-16G, supporting channel capacities from 16 to 256.

The solution is compatible with UNV IP cameras, as well as third-party IP cameras equipped with SIP or UMD, enabling seamless integration with existing systems and protecting prior investments.

SeekFree is engineered to solve critical pain points across multiple industries:

Retail

By entering prompts such as “people blocking the fire exit” or “customers involved in disputes at the cashier”, operators can instantly locate relevant incidents during peak hours. This dramatically reduces investigation time compared to traditional NVR playback, while also supporting proactive safety management.

Construction Sites and Factories

Through prompts like “workers without hard hats”, “smoking in restricted areas”, SeekFree quickly retrieves corresponding footage, helping managers identify violations, mitigate safety risks, and prevent accidents more effectively.

In addition, SeekFree offers exceptional usability with multi-language search support. Through the mobile APP, users can conduct natural-language searches in English, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and 20+ other languages.

Designed for Ease of Use, Anytime and Anywhere

Users can initiate searches anytime and anywhere via GUI, Web, UNV-Link, and EZStation, as well as via the mobile app. For enhanced convenience, plug-and-play USB external keyboards are also supported—making intelligent search accessible anytime, anywhere.

SeekFree represents a new era of intelligent search for the industry. Powered by the Uniview Large Model, it not only enhances operational efficiency but also enables businesses to transform video data into actionable insights—all through the simplicity of natural language commands.