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Networked camera system and a monitoring method thereof

  • US 20040105005A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2003
  • Published: 06/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A networked camera system, comprising:

  • a plural number of networked cameras;

    a networked monitor;

    an index server; and

    a network, wherein said cameras, said monitor and said server are connected, respectively, through said network, for monitoring a picture transmitted from said networked camera on said networked monitor, and wherein each of said networked cameras comprises;

    a memory for memorizing networked camera information for discriminating the networked cameras, respectively;

    an image pickup element for picking up the picture; and

    a transmitter for transmitting said picture picked-up to said networked monitor upon receipt of a connection request from said networked monitor, said index server comprises;

    a register for registering the networked camera information of each of said networked cameras;

    a search unit for searching connection information to the networked camera corresponding thereto, depending upon a monitoring object transmitted from said networked monitor, with using the networked camera information registered in said register; and

    a transmitter for transmitting said connection information searched to said networked monitor, said networked monitor comprises;

    a transmitter for transmitting said monitoring object to said index server;

    a connection request unit for connecting to a predetermined networked camera and requesting the picture picked-up, upon basis of the connection information transmitted from said index server; and

    a display for displaying the picture transmitted from said networked camera thereon, and said networked camera and said networked monitor transmits the picture picked-up through connection to each other.

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