Wireless video surveillance system and method with input capture and data transmission prioritization and adjustment

• US 10,198,923 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Holder, Anner N
• Application Number:
  US15/220,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities.

Claims

1. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

at least one wireless input capture device (ICD) and corresponding at least one digital input recorder (DIR);

wherein the at least one ICD is operable for automatic communication for adjustment of ICD settings and controls remotely and/or for automatic communication with the at least one DIR for controlling other electronic devices;

wherein the at least one ICD and/or DIR are set-up and activated with a single click-select command via a remote user interface for providing an automatically networked surveillance system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the single click-select command comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of providing or changing priority settings, a remote viewing, a local viewing, an emergency access enablement, an emergency viewing, receiving and recording inputs, saving the inputs to a USB key or removable memory device, establishing server connection, alarm connecting, and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the networked surveillance system is configured to communicate with a remote server computer (RSC) that provides for remote access to captured inputs from the at least one ICD on the corresponding at least one DIR, and permits remote adjustments to the at least one DIR and ICD settings remotely by a single click-select action through a graphic user interface.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the RSC provides for remote user-activated security functionality for remotely automatically initiating security on data streams from the at least one ICD and/or the DIR.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the RSC provides web-based remote access via wireless devices in network-based communication to function as a remote monitoring station accessible through a web browser.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is operable to auto-adjust bandwidth to the DIR after the single click-select activation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one ICD is operable as a data repeater after the single click-select command activation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the DIR automatically controls operation of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic locking of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic searching for capture ICDs after the single click-select command activation.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic creation of named representation of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one ICD is capable of 2-way wireless communication with the DIR and another of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD has one or more processors and a memory with preinstalled software and preprogrammed settings.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is fully operable for receiving and recording inputs detected by the at least one ICD or another ICD, independent of any control device remote from the at least ICD.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is operable for recording the surveillance environment at designated dates and times, when a surveillance event, a motion event and/or an audio event is detected by at least one of the at least one ICDs.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD includes a plurality of ICDs each having at least one sensor for capturing environmental data that includes at least one of images, video, temperature data, radiation, or combination thereof.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein set-up of the at least one ICD and/or COIR includes establishing communication between the at least one ICD and the at least one DIR, and activation of the at least one ICD and/or DIR provides automatic monitoring of a surveillance environment.

16. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

at least one wireless input capture device (ICD) and corresponding at least one digital input recorder (DIR);

wherein each of the at least one ICD and DIR is set-up and activated by a single click-select command from a remote server computer (RSC);

wherein each of the at least one ICD is operable for wireless cross-communication with other ICDs and/or the DIRs within at least one network used by the networked surveillance system; and

wherein the RSC automatically provides for remote access to inputs captured from the at least one ICD, and permits remote adjustments to networked surveillance system settings remotely through a graphic user interface.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic searching for ICDs.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the RSC provides for remote user-activated security functionality for remotely automatically initiating security on data streams from the at least one ICD and/or the corresponding at least one DIR.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the RSC provides web-based remote access via wireless devices in network-based communication to function as a remote monitoring station accessible through a web browser.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphic user interface is displayed by a remote viewing device.

23. A networked surveillance system comprising:

at least one wireless input capture device (ICD) capable of operating as a data repeater that is configured to automatically repeat environmental data, setting data, and/or control data transmitted from another device, via wireless transmissions; and

on a digital input device programmed to set-up the at least one ICD based on a single-click command via at least one remote viewing device, wherein set-up of the at least one ICD includes searching for one or more signals from the at least one ICD, receiving a signal from the at least one ICD, and establishing communication with the at least one ICD for surveillance of an environment,

wherein the digital input device is configured to send one or more signals, settings and/or controls for controlling operation of the at least one ICD and/or an electronic device in wireless communication with the digital input device.

24. The networked surveillance system of claim 23, wherein the at least one ICD is configured to automatically receive data from the electronic device and to send the received data the digital input device.

25. The networked surveillance system of claim 23, wherein the data received by the digital input device is accessible via the at least one remote viewing device.

26. The networked surveillance system of claim 23, wherein the at least one ICD includes a plurality of CDs each having at least one sensor for capturing environmental data, wherein the environmental data includes one or more of images, video, temperature data, and radiation.

27. The networked surveillance system of claim 23, wherein the at least one ICD is configured to detect an event and automatically send event detection data to the digital input device.

28. The networked surveillance system of claim 23, wherein the electronic device includes a camera, a light, and/or a microphone.