Video surveillance method, video surveillance system and camera application module

• US 20030174210A1
• Filed: 03/03/2003
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Vimpari, Markku, Mikkonen, Sami
• Application Number:
  US10/378,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20030174210A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/152
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A video surveillance system comprises means (700, 800, 900) for monitoring a space under surveillance, the system comprises means (700, 800, 900, 702, 704, 706) for transmitting an alarm message over the radio path to at least one user terminal (170, 908), the system comprises means (702, 802, 902, 1100) for taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals and the system comprises means (702, 802, 902, 1100) for transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method over the radio path to a connecting device and the system comprises means (704, 804, 904) for further transmitting pictures that have been re-processed as required by the transmission method, if necessary, over the radio path to at least one user terminal (170, 908).

Claims

1. A video surveillance method in a radio telecommunications system, which comprises a video camera system, a detector, a connecting device and at least one user terminal, the method comprising

monitoring a space under surveillance by at least one detector and, if the detector makes a pre-determined observation, transmitting an alarm message to the connecting device, which transmits the message to at least one user terminal,

taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals by at least one video camera of the video system,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method to the connecting device,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method from the connecting device to at least one user terminal.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting commands from the user terminal to at least one video camera of the video system via the connecting device.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one video camera starts videoing at the command of the detector or the surveillance arrangement.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the connecting device is a wireless modem.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the detector is a motion detector and the pre-determined observation is motion.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein when the detector makes a pre-determined observation, an alarm is given with a sound signal in the user terminal and/or at the location under surveillance.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein when the detector makes a pre-determined observation, the alarm message is a picture message (MMS).

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein when the detector makes a pre-determined observation, the alarm message is a textual message.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein when the detector makes a pre-determined observation, the alarm message is a voice message.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a terminal provided with a wireless Internet connection.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a video phone.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are still pictures.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are moving pictures.

16. A method according to claim 1, wherein sound is transmitted in addition to the pictures.

20. A method according to claim 1, wherein the commands concerning the video camera include the following information:

password, command and/or property to be changed.

2. A video surveillance method in a radio telecommunications system, which comprises a video camera system, a surveillance arrangement, a connecting device and a user terminal, the method comprising

monitoring a space under surveillance by at least one surveillance arrangement and, if the surveillance arrangement detects something to report, transmitting a notification to the connecting device, which transmits the notification to at least one user terminal,

taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals by at least one video camera of the video system,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method to the connecting device,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method from the connecting device to at least one user terminal.

3. A video surveillance method in a radio telecommunications system, which comprises a video camera system, a connecting device and at least one user terminal, the method comprising

transmitting commands concerning at least one video camera of the video system from the user terminal to the connecting device,

transmitting the commands from the connecting device to at least one video camera of the video system,

taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals by at least one video camera of the video system,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method to the connecting device,

transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method from the connecting device to at least one user terminal.

17. A method according to claim 3, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a picture message (MMS).

18. A method according to claim 3, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a textual message.

19. A method according to claim 3, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a voice message.

21. A video surveillance system which comprises a video camera system, a detector, a connecting device and at least one user terminal, the system comprising

means for monitoring a space under surveillance,

means for transmitting an alarm message over the radio path to the connecting device, which transmits the message over the radio path to at least one user terminal,

means for taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals,

means for transmitting pictures processed as required by the transmission method over the radio path to the connecting device and the system comprises means for further transmitting pictures that have been re-processed as required by the transmission method, if necessary, over the radio path to at least one user terminal.

27. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein the detector is a motion detector.

28. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein an alarm is given by a sound signal in the user terminal or at the location under surveillance.

29. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein an alarm is given by a sound signal in the user terminal and at the location under surveillance.

30. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein the alarm message is a picture message (MMS).

31. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein the alarm message is a textual message.

32. A video surveillance system according to claim 21, wherein the alarm message is a voice message.

22. A video surveillance system which comprises a video camera system, a surveillance arrangement, a connecting device and at least one user terminal, the system comprising

means for monitoring a space under surveillance,

means for transmitting a notification over the radio path to the connecting device, which transmits the notification over the radio path to at least one user terminal,

means for taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals,

means for transmitting pictures that have been processed as required by the transmission method over the radio path to the connecting device and the system comprises means for further transmitting pictures that have been re-processed as required by the transmission method, if necessary, over the radio path to at least one user terminal.

24. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, the system further comprising means for transmitting commands over the radio path from the user terminal to at least one video camera of the video system.

25. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, wherein at least one video camera starts videoing at the command of the detector or the surveillance arrangement.

26. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, wherein the connecting device is a wireless modem.

38. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a picture message (MMS).

39. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a textual message.

40. A video surveillance system according to claim 22, wherein the notification by the surveillance arrangement is transmitted as a voice message.

23. A video surveillance system which comprises a video camera system, a connecting device and at least one user terminal, the system comprising

means for transmitting commands concerning at least one video camera of the video system over the radio path from the user terminal to the connecting device and the system comprises means for further transmitting the commands over the radio path to at least one video camera of the video system,

means for taking a pre-determined number of pictures at pre-determined intervals,

means for transmitting pictures processed as required by the transmission method over the radio path to the connecting device and the system comprises means for further transmitting pictures that have been re-processed as required by the transmission method, if necessary, over the radio path to the user terminal.

33. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the user terminal is a terminal provided with a wireless Internet connection.

34. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the user terminal is a videophone.

35. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are still pictures.

36. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are moving pictures.

37. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein sound is transmitted in addition to the pictures.

41. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the commands concerning the video camera include the following information:

password, command or property to be changed.

42. A video surveillance system according to claim 23, wherein the commands concerning the video camera include the following information:

password, command and property to be changed.

43. A camera application module of a video surveillance system, the module comprising

means for receiving commands transmitted from the user terminal via the connecting device,

means for receiving a start signal transmitted from the detector or the surveillance arrangement,

means for controlling the camera according to the commands or the start signal,

means for transmitting messages and/or pictures via the connecting device to the user terminal.

44. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are still pictures.

45. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein the pictures to be transmitted are moving pictures.

46. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein sound is transmitted in addition to the pictures.

47. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein the commands concerning the video camera include the following information:

password, command and/or property to be changed.

48. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein the camera application module is integrated into the video camera.

49. A camera application module according to claim 43, wherein the camera application module is separate from the video camera and fixed to the video camera or connected to. it over a radio connection.