Apparatus and methods for providing surveillance data concerning a scene of interest to a user located at a remote location
First Claim
1. A surveillance system comprising:
- a camera located at a point of interest;
a communication system associated with said camera having a transceiver for transmitting data received from said camera to a remote location; and
a computing system located at the remote location for receiving and displaying data acquired by said camera.
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and methods for providing visual information about a subject of interest. Specifically, the apparatus of the present invention includes a camera and light source for location at a point of interest. Pictures and/or video from the camera is transmitted to a remote location where it may be viewed by an interested party such that the user is not required to be in the vicinity of the area of interest to collect observations. The apparatus may use wireless communication, such as satellite, RF, and/or IR technology to transmit the data from the camera to the remote location. Further, the apparatus may include sensors for sensing characteristics of the environment surrounding. These environmental characteristics can be transmitted to the remote location or used triggering operation of the camera.
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30 Claims
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1. A surveillance system comprising:
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a camera located at a point of interest;
a communication system associated with said camera having a transceiver for transmitting data received from said camera to a remote location; and
a computing system located at the remote location for receiving and displaying data acquired by said camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surveillance system for use with a vehicle comprising:
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a camera located at a point of interest inside the vehicle and positioned to acquire data related to the a scene of interest inside the vehicle;
a communication system associated with said camera having a transceiver for transmitting data received from said camera to a remote location; and
a computing system located at the remote location for receiving and displaying data acquired by said camera, such that a user may view the scene of interest inside the vehicle at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A surveillance system for use with a tractor/trailer combination comprising:
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a camera located at a point of interest on the trailer of the vehicle and positioned to acquire data related to the a scene of interest of the vehicle;
a communication system associated with said camera having a transceiver for transmitting data received from said camera to a remote location; and
a computing system having an associated transceiver located in the tractor for receiving and displaying data acquired by said camera, such that a user may view the scene of interest of the vehicle from the tractor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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