Remote monitoring via a consumer electronic appliance
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, the system comprising:
- a consumer electronic appliance having a first input for receiving data indicative of a program and a second input for receiving data indicative of the activity of the object;
an activity sensor to be placed at the remote location, the activity sensor for sensing the activity of the object and transmitting data indicative of the activity to the second input of the consumer electronic appliance;
the consumer electronic appliance being operative in a first mode to enable a user to continuously monitor the activity of the object.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, includes a consumer electronic appliance having a first input for receiving data indicative of a program and a second input for receiving data indicative of the activity of the object. An activity sensor placed at the remote location senses the activity of the object and transmits data indicative of the activity to the second input of the consumer electronic appliance. The consumer electronic appliance may include an activity detector that measures the activity of the object in the object data. The activity detector may automatically cause the consumer electronic appliance to present the activity of the object if the measured activity meets a predetermined activity threshold. The consumer electronic appliance may also enable the user to momentarily observe the activity of the object or continuously monitor the activity of the object.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, the system comprising:
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a consumer electronic appliance having a first input for receiving data indicative of a program and a second input for receiving data indicative of the activity of the object;
an activity sensor to be placed at the remote location, the activity sensor for sensing the activity of the object and transmitting data indicative of the activity to the second input of the consumer electronic appliance;
the consumer electronic appliance being operative in a first mode to enable a user to continuously monitor the activity of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, the system comprising:
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a video display device having a first input for receiving video data indicative of a video program and a second input for receiving video data indicative of the activity of the object;
a video camera device to be placed at the remote location, the camera device for transmitting video data indicative of the object'"'"'s activity to the second input of the video display device;
the video display device including a motion detector that measures the motion activity of the object in the object data and causes the display device to automatically display video of the object if the motion detector detects a predetermined threshold of activity time in the video data of the object.
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11. A system for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, the system comprising:
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a sound reproduction device having a first input for receiving audio data indicative of an audio program and a second input for receiving audio data indicative of the activity of the object;
an audio pickup device to be placed at the remote location, the audio pickup device transmitting audio data indicative of the activity of the object to the second input of the sound reproduction device;
the sound reproduction device including an audio detector that measures the sound activity in the object data and causes the sound reproduction device to automatically reproduce an audio of the object if the audio detector detects a predetermined threshold of sound volume in the audio data of the object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A consumer electronic appliance for monitoring the activity of an object at a remote location, the appliance comprising:
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a first input for receiving data indicative of a program; and
a second input for receiving data indicative of the activity of the object from an activity sensor placed at the remote location that senses the activity of the object;
the appliance being operative in a first mode to enable a user to continuously monitor the activity of the object.
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