Information and security audio and video transmission reception system

• US 20050091110A1
• Filed: 10/25/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charles L. Hentz, Stavros Antonakakis
• Original Assignee: Charles L. Hentz, Stavros Antonakakis
• Inventors: Hentz, Charles L., Antonakakis, Stavros
• Granted Patent: US 7,030,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18513 Transmission in a satellite or space-based system

Abstract

Disclosed is a transmission and reception system for security and information exchange. The system allows audio, video, and other types of monitoring of a location and the presentation of various services and forms of information to people at the location.

Claims

1. A transmission and reception system for security and information exchange, said system comprising:

at least one remote unit located in at least one public place, each of said remote units comprising;

a transceiver in two-way electromagnetic communication with at least one center,

at least one detector, for collecting information from the environment in the physical neighborhood of said remote unit, and

a presentation device capable of presenting visual information, audio information, or a combination thereof.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said visual information and audio information comprises information received from said at least one center.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said visual information and audio information comprises information generated within said remote unit.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said visual information and audio information comprises information received from said at least one detector.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein information is exchanged in both directions between said at least one center and said at least one remote unit through a first ground-based satellite antenna, said first antenna being in two-way communication with a satellite, said satellite being in two-way communication with a second ground-based antenna.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one public place is a public transportation vehicle, a concourse, a tunnel, a building, a railroad right of way, or an area surrounding railroad tracks.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one detector comprises a video camera and said information received from said at least one remote unit comprises images and sounds detected by said camera.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said information transmitted to said at least one remote unit and presented by said presentation device is product advertising, public information broadcasting or emergency instructions.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein revenue from said advertising is used to finance one or more of:

construction, implementation, monitoring or maintenance of said system.