Method and apparatus for collecting, sending, archiving and retrieving motion video and still images and notification of detected events
First Claim
1. A method for collecting, selecting and transmitting selected data available at remote location to selected stations on a network, comprising the steps of:
- a. collecting data based on a event occurring at the remote location;
b. prioritizing the data and generating a prioritized signal from the prioritized data;
c. transmitting the prioritized signal to a receiving station located on a network based on the priority; and
d. managing the transmitted prioritized signal at the receiving station.
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Abstract
A method for identifying the occurrence of an event at a remote location, prioritizing the event, and then, based on the priority, forwarding the event to selected stations on a network incorporates a scheme for tagging the event with the location, type and priority of event at the point where a sensor picks up the event. Event data is then forwarded only to selected stations on the network as required by a priority hierarchy. This permits a large amount of data to be collected at the site of a sensor while minimizing transmission of the data to an as-needed basis, reducing the overall bandwidth requirements of the system. In one aspect, legacy device signals, appliance signals and video and still image data generated at a remote location includes is collected on a preselected basis for defining and transmitting an original condition to the remote location. Subsequent data is compared to the data representing the original condition. The transmitted data may be tagged with unique identifying components. The transmitted data is stored for archival, search and retrieval. A notification signal may also be generated and based on prioritization may be forwarded to selected recipients. Notification is also visually indicated on map and other graphic display monitors.
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1. A method for collecting, selecting and transmitting selected data available at remote location to selected stations on a network, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting data based on a event occurring at the remote location;
b. prioritizing the data and generating a prioritized signal from the prioritized data;
c. transmitting the prioritized signal to a receiving station located on a network based on the priority; and
d. managing the transmitted prioritized signal at the receiving station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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32. A method for collecting, selecting and transmitting selected event data available at a remote location, comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting data on a preselected basis;
b. defining and transmitting original event data to the remote location;
c. comparing subsequent event data to baseline data;
d. transmitting only event data differing from the baseline data;
e. tagging each transmitted event data signal with unique identifying data; and
f. storing the transmitted event data at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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