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System and method for identifying imaging devices

  • US 10,063,421 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2016
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • identifying, via a monitoring apparatus communicatively coupled to a network, communication transmitted over the network as being from one or more imaging devices;

    extracting, from the communication, one or more identifiers under which the communication is transmitted, the one or more identifiers corresponding to the one or more imaging devices;

    storing the identifiers in a digital memory, wherein storing the identifiers in the digital memory comprises associating, in the digital memory, the one or more identifiers with respective physical locations of the one or more imaging devices;

    defining a particular area as an area of interest in response to an indication emanating from the particular area, wherein the indication is an email, text message, or telephone call transmitted over the network by a device located in the particular area;

    selecting, from the digital memory, an identifier that is associated in the digital memory with a physical location that is in proximity to the defined area of interest;

    selectively receiving image data transmitted under the selected identifier via the monitoring apparatus; and

    transmitting the image data to a display for monitoring activity within the area of interest.

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