Method and apparatus to select the best video frame to transmit to a remote station for CCTV based residential security monitoring
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1. A security monitoring system comprising:
- an alarm system having means for detection of an alarm in a structure;
at least one camera for capturing image data inside and/or outside the structure;
a processor for selecting a subset of the image data upon the occurrence of the alarm based on a set of predetermined criteria; and
transmission means for transmitting the subset of image data to a remote location.
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Abstract
A security monitoring system including: an alarm system having detectors for detection of an alarm in a structure; at least one camera for capturing image data inside and/or outside the structure; a processor for selecting a subset of the image data upon the occurrence of the alarm based on a predetermined criteria; and a modem for transmitting the subset of image data to a remote location. The processor ranks each video frame from the image data according to how well each video frame meets the predetermined criteria and the modem transmits a predetermined number of video frames having the best rank to the remote location.
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21 Claims
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1. A security monitoring system comprising:
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an alarm system having means for detection of an alarm in a structure;
at least one camera for capturing image data inside and/or outside the structure;
a processor for selecting a subset of the image data upon the occurrence of the alarm based on a set of predetermined criteria; and
transmission means for transmitting the subset of image data to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. A method for monitoring a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an alarm in the structure;
capturing image data inside and/or outside the structure;
selecting a subset of the image data upon the occurrence of the alarm based on a set of predetermined criteria; and
transmitting the subset of image data to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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