Wireless video camera and connection methods including a USB emulation
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- a network interface; and
a processor configured to;
establish a virtual USB bus available to an operating system of the computing device;
establish a virtual USB camera device;
report to the operating system that the virtual USB camera device is connected to the virtual USB bus;
wherein the virtual USB camera is configured to;
establish a network connection to a network camera using the network interface;
receive video data from the network camera via the network interface; and
send the video data via the virtual USB bus.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for connecting wireless cameras are provided. A computing device may include a network interface, and a processor configured to establish a virtual USB bus available to an operating system of the computing device, establish a virtual USB camera device, and report to the operating system that the virtual USB camera device is connected to the virtual USB bus. The virtual USB camera may be configured to establish a network connection to a network camera using the network interface, receive video data from the network camera via the network interface, and send the video data via the virtual USB bus. Alternatively, the virtual USB camera may send the video data to the operating system as USB packets, without establishing a virtual USB bus.
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21 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a network interface; and a processor configured to; establish a virtual USB bus available to an operating system of the computing device; establish a virtual USB camera device; report to the operating system that the virtual USB camera device is connected to the virtual USB bus; wherein the virtual USB camera is configured to; establish a network connection to a network camera using the network interface; receive video data from the network camera via the network interface; and send the video data via the virtual USB bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computing device comprising:
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a network interface; and a processor configured to; establish a virtual USB camera device; make the virtual USB camera available to an operating system running on the processor; wherein, the virtual USB camera is further configured to; establish a network connection to a network camera using the network interface; receive video data from the network camera via the network interface; and send the video data to the operating system as USB packets. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method run on a computer processor for receiving video data comprising:
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establishing a virtual USB bus available to an operating system running using the processor; establishing a virtual USB camera device; reporting to the operating system that the virtual USB camera device is connected to the virtual USB bus; establishing a network connection to a network camera using a network interface; receiving video data from the network camera via the network interface; and sending the video data from the virtual USB camera via the virtual USB bus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of computer-readable instructions tangibly embodied on the computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a data processor, receive video data from a network camera, the plurality of instructions comprising:
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instructions that cause the data processor to establish a virtual USB bus available to an operating system; instructions that cause the data processor to establish a virtual USB camera device; instructions that cause the data processor to report to the operating system that the virtual USB camera device is connected to the virtual USB bus; instructions that cause the data processor to establish a network connection to a network camera using a network interface; instructions that cause the data processor to receive video data from the network camera via the network interface; and instructions that cause the data processor to send the video data from the virtual USB camera via the virtual USB bus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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