Method and system for discreetly accessing security camera systems

• US 10,674,118 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2019
• Issued: 06/02/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cybertoka Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cybertoka Ltd.
• Inventors: Kalfon, Micha, Belikovetsky, Sofia, Gersner, Shimi, Leibovich, Roi, Volfman, Michael, Kantor, Alon
• Primary Examiner(s): Becker, Joseph W
• Application Number:
  US16/400,696
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for modifying transmissions made by security cameras so as to allow access to the surveyed locations without the knowledge of the operator of the cameras.

Claims

1. A method for surveillance comprising:

detecting a triggering event including at least one of;

facial motion detection, human motion detection, animal motion detection, weather conditions, environmental conditions, or object recognition, lighting conditions, changes in lighting conditions, magnetic conditions, detection of preprogrammed objects or occurrences, activation of a redirection at predetermined times, commands to cause redirection immediately, and, commands to cause redirection on a delay;

responding to the detected triggering event including, detecting a first data stream being transmitted to an intended first destination;

intercepting the first data stream;

redirecting the intercepted first data stream to a second destination different than the intended first destination;

transmitting a second data stream in replacement of the first data stream, to the intended first destination during at least a portion of the time that the first data stream is redirected, the second data stream including at least one of;

a modified first data stream, a blank video stream, a prerecorded data stream, a silent audio stream, a distorted video and/or audio stream, and, a pre-recorded video and/or audio stream; and

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providing a timestamp to the second data stream indicating a time different from the time when the first data stream was intercepted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data stream and the second data stream each include at least one of video data and/or audio data.

3. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

in response to the interception of the first data stream, opening a connection between a source of the second data stream and the intended destination for the first data stream.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the source of the second data stream includes the second destination.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified first data stream includes video data showing environmental conditions when the first data stream was intercepted.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the environmental conditions include one or more of ambient light conditions and/or weather.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting, intercepting, and the redirecting are performed in real time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting, intercepting, redirecting and transmitting are such that the connections between a device transmitting the first data stream to the intended first destination are maintained.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the device includes at least one video capturing device and/or at least one audio capturing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data stream includes a modified first data stream.

11. A computer system for surveillance, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium for storing computer components; and

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a computerized processor for executing the computer components comprising;

a module for detecting a triggering event including at least one of;

facial motion detection, human motion detection, animal motion detection, weather conditions, environmental conditions, or object recognition, lighting conditions, changes in lighting conditions, magnetic conditions, detection of preprogrammed objects or occurrences, activation of a redirection at predetermined times, commands to cause redirection immediately, and, commands to cause redirection on a delay;

a module for responding to the detected triggering event including, detecting a first data stream being transmitted to an intended first destination;

a module for intercepting the first data stream;

a module for redirecting the intercepted first data stream to a second destination different than the intended first destination;

a module for transmitting a second data stream in replacement of the first data stream, to the intended first destination during at least a portion of the time that the first data stream is redirected, the second data stream including at least one of;

a modified first data stream, a blank video stream, a prerecorded data stream, a silent audio stream, a distorted video and/or audio stream, and, a pre-recorded video and/or audio stream; and

a module for providing a timestamp to the second data stream indicating a time different from the time when the first data stream was intercepted.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the first data stream and the second data stream each include at least one of video data and/or audio data.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the module for intercepting the first data stream is responsive to the detecting of the first data stream.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the module for transmitting the second data stream, in response to the interception of the first data stream, opens a connection between a source of the second data stream and the intended destination for the first data stream.

15. A computer usable non-transitory storage medium having a computer program embodied thereon for causing a suitably programmed system to perform surveillance, by performing the following steps when such program is executed on the system, the steps comprising:

detecting a triggering event including at least one of;

facial motion detection, human motion detection, animal motion detection, weather conditions, environmental conditions, or object recognition, lighting conditions, changes in lighting conditions, magnetic conditions, detection of preprogrammed objects or occurrences, activation of a redirection at predetermined times, commands to cause redirection immediately, and, commands to cause redirection on a delay;

responding to the detected triggering event including, detecting a first data stream being transmitted to an intended first destination;

intercepting the first data stream;

redirecting the intercepted first data stream to a second destination different than the intended first destination;

transmitting a second data stream in replacement of the first data stream, to the intended first destination during at least a portion of the time that the first data stream is redirected, the second data stream including at least one of;

a modified first data stream, a blank video stream, a prerecorded data stream, a silent audio stream, a distorted video and/or audio stream, and, a pre-recorded video and/or audio stream; and

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providing a timestamp to the second data stream indicating a time different from the time when the first data stream was intercepted,

transmitting a second data stream in replacement of the first data stream, to the intended first destination during at least a portion of the time that the first data stream is redirected, the second data stream including at least one of;

a modified first data stream, a blank video stream, a prerecorded data stream, a silent audio stream, a distorted video and/or audio stream, and, a pre-recorded video and/or audio stream; and

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providing a timestamp to the second data stream indicating a time different from the time when the first data stream was intercepted.

16. The computer usable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first data stream and the second data stream each include at least one of video data and/or audio data.

17. The computer usable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the detecting, intercepting, and the redirecting are performed in real time.