Is there a way to reduce redundant events triggered by the same object?

[maxx-ukoo]

I often leave my bike, for example, in the garden. As a result, I receive a large number of repeated events for the same object — sometimes every minute or every few minutes. Is it possible to avoid creating records for such cases, or significantly reduce the number of records generated?
You can see example below:

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Yes, you can reduce redundant events for stationary objects like your bike by configuring Frigate's stationary object tracking settings.(1)

Frigate has a stationary configuration under the detect section that controls how stationary objects are handled:(1)

detect:
  stationary:
    interval: 50
    threshold: 50
    max_frames:
      default: 3000

(1)

The key parameters are:(1)

• interval: Frequency for confirming stationary objects. When set to 1, object detection runs on every frame. If set to 10, it runs every 10th frame. The default is the same as the threshold value.(1)

• threshold: Number of frames without a position change for an object to be considered stationary. The default is 10x the frame rate or 10 seconds.(1)

• max_frames: Maximum number of frames for tracking a stationary object. This can help with false positives for objects that should only be stationary for a limited time. You can set this per object type.(1)

For your bike scenario, you could configure something like this to reduce events:(1)

detect:
  stationary:
    max_frames:
      default: 3000
      objects:
        bicycle: 1000

(1)

This limits how long Frigate will continue tracking your stationary bike.(1)

Additionally, from version 0.14 onwards, Frigate introduced a new review system that groups related detections into single review items rather than creating separate events for each detection.(2)(3) This means that multiple detections of the same stationary object within a time period are consolidated into one review item, which should significantly reduce the redundant notifications you're experiencing.(2)

📚 Sources:

1. Full Reference Config
2. Review
3. [Config Support]: Stationary object keeps triggering event.

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[NickM-27]

The AI is wrong here, the config will make things worse

[NickM-27]

We can't help without seeing your config, there are different things that can cause this to happen.

Also, this generally will be improved in 0.17

[hawkeye217]

While the AI's response is partially correct here, I would actually approach the issue differently. The object scores are extremely low, which indicates that the reason why you are seeing multiple detections is rooted in a model confidence issue. While adjusting the stationary settings may provide some benefit, it only puts a bandage on the larger problem.

I would either:

• Reduce min_score and/or threshold, at the risk of more false positives
• Use a more accurate model, like Frigate+