Wireless motion sensor using infrared illuminator and camera integrated with wireless telephone
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
- a camera unit;
a video cordless telephone handset; and
a base unit, the base unit being operable to be in, at least periodic, communication with the camera unit and the video handset unit, and the camera unit being operable to detect motion and automatically transmit one of (i) a signal to cause the video cordless telephone handset to indicate that motion has been detected, (ii) a still image, and (iii) streaming video to at least one of the base unit and video handset.
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Abstract
An integrated camera, motion detector and cordless telephone system. A wireless camera operates to detect motion and then alerts a user to the motion via a base station/cordless handset. In one embodiment, the camera then also transmits still or streaming video to the base station/cordless telephone. Accordingly, a user can monitor image(s) via a cordless telephone handset and/or be alerted of motion within the camera'"'"'s field of view.
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a camera unit;
a video cordless telephone handset; and
a base unit, the base unit being operable to be in, at least periodic, communication with the camera unit and the video handset unit, and the camera unit being operable to detect motion and automatically transmit one of (i) a signal to cause the video cordless telephone handset to indicate that motion has been detected, (ii) a still image, and (iii) streaming video to at least one of the base unit and video handset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a camera unit including a video processor, the video processor being operable to compare successive images captured by the camera unit and determine whether motion has occurred; and
a cordless telephone handset including a viewing screen being operable to receive a transmission from the camera unit subsequent to a determination by the camera unit that motion has occurred, wherein the transmission is in the form of at least one of (i) a notification alert and (ii) a video image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a wireless camera unit that includes an infrared illuminator and an imaging sensor capable of capturing infrared light, the wireless camera unit being operable to capture and transmit images;
a base unit that is operable to wirelessly communicate with the wireless camera unit; and
a cordless handset capable of receiving images transmitted from at least one of the wireless camera unit and the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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