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System and method for configuring surveillance cameras using mobile computing devices

  • US 10,475,315 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2016
  • Issued: 11/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring a surveillance camera for a premises, comprising:

  • providing a cloud image data storage system that enables storage to and access to dedicated storage for organizations that own surveillance camera systems in the cloud image data storage system;

    a registration server maintaining user accounts for the organizations that own the surveillance camera systems;

    the registration server enabling access to the dedicated storage in the cloud image data storage system for the organizations by;

    surveillance cameras of the surveillance camera systems capturing image data that includes configuration images displayed on user devices,sending the image data from the surveillance cameras, when the surveillance cameras are triggered to enter into a configuration mode, to the registration server that derives the configuration images from the image data, andthe registration server pairing configuration information from the user device with corresponding surveillance cameras by reference to the configuration images and associating the surveillance cameras with the user account for the organization owning the premises;

    allocating storage in the cloud image data storage system for the surveillance cameras;

    the surveillance cameras receiving path information to the allocated storage in the cloud image data storage system; and

    the surveillance cameras then storing image data to the allocated storage in the cloud image data storage system.

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