Camera device with unitary interface cabling

• US 20050248653A1
• Filed: 05/06/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I3DVR International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: I3DVR International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hoang, Jack
• Application Number:
  US11/123,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20050248653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/108 the cable being constituted by a pair of wires

Abstract

A camera device with unitary interface cabling has a built-in balun for converting unbalanced video signal to balanced video signal for transmission from an on-board twisted pair video output connector, a power connector, a PZT control signal connector, and all said connectors adapted for linking with a category 5 of better network cable.

Claims

1. A conversion kit for use with a video camera having control circuitry for pan tilt zoom (PZT) control featuring a PZT control input, a power input, and a video output for supplying an unbalanced video output signal, wherein the kit comprises:

(a) A network jack having at least 4 pairs of pins capable of connecting to a network cable comprising at least 4 twisted pairs, each pair of pins having a first pin and a second pin;

(b) A control system connector for connecting a first pair of pins on the network jack to the PZT control input;

(c) A set of power lines for connecting the third and fourth pair of pins on the network jack to the power input; and

(d) A balun connected to the second pair of pins on the network jack for connecting to the video output, for converting the unbalanced video output signal to a balanced video output signal.

2. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 1 wherein the power input has a positive power connector and a negative power connector and at least one of the first and second pins of the third pair of pins is connected to the positive power connector and at least one of the first and second pins of the fourth pair of pins is connected to the negative power connector.

3. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 1 wherein the power input connector has a positive power connector and a negative power connector and the first pin of the third pair of pins is connected to the positive power connector and the second pin of the third pair of pins is connected to the negative power connector.

5. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 1 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

6. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 2 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

7. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 3 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

4. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 4 wherein the network jack is chosen from the group consisting of RJ45, DB9, DB25 standard network connectors.

8. The conversion kit for use with a video camera of claim 4 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

9. A unitary interface cabling system for a video camera having control circuitry for pan tilt zoom (PZT) control featuring a PZT control input, a power input, and a video output for supplying an unbalanced video output signal, wherein the unitary interface cabling system comprises:

(a) Connecting the PZT control input to a first twisted pair of wires in a network cable having at least 4 twisted pairs;

(b) Connecting the video output to a balun capable of balancing the unbalanced video signal and connecting the output of the balun to a second twisted pair of wires in the network cable; and

(c) Connecting the power input to a third pair of wires or a fourth pair of wires in the network cable.

10. The unitary interface cabling system of claim 9 wherein the power input has a positive power connector and a negative power connector and at least one of the wires in the third twisted pair is connected to the negative power connector and at least one of the wires in the fourth twisted pair is connected to the positive power connector.

11. The unitary interface cabling system of claim 10 wherein the second twisted pair has an input end connected to the balun connected to the camera and an output end connected to a second balun connected to a video signal receiver capable of receiving unbalanced video signals.

12. The unitary interface cabling system of claim 11 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

13. A method of connecting a video receiver to a video camera having control circuitry for pan tilt zoom (PZT) control featuring a PZT control input, a power input, and a video output for supplying an unbalanced video signal, using a network cable having at least 4 twisted pairs of wires;

the method comprising the steps of;

(a) Connecting the PZT input to a first twisted pair of wires of a network cable having at least 4 twisted pairs or wires, thereby defining a network cable camera end and a network cable receiver end;

(b) Connecting the video output to an input of a balun capable of balancing the unbalanced video signal to the network cable, and connecting an output of the balun to a second twisted pair of wires of the network cable at the network cable camera end;

(c) Connecting the power input to a third twisted pair of wires or a fourth twisted pair of wires of the network cable at the network cable camera end;

(d) Connecting the first twisted pair of wires of the network cable at the receiver end to a PTZ control signal;

(e) Connecting the second twisted pair of wires of the network cable at the receiver end to balun capable of unbalancing the video signal for connection to the video receiver; and

(f) Connecting the third twisted pair of wires or fourth twisted pair of wires of the network cable at the receiver end to a power supply.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the power input has a positive power connector and a negative power connector and step ((c)) further comprises connecting at least one of the wires in the third twisted pair of wires to the positive power connector and connecting at least one of the wires in the fourth twisted pair of wires to the negative power connector.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the power input has a positive power connector and a negative power connector and step ((c)) further comprises connecting at least one of the wires in the third twisted pair of wires to the negative power connector and connecting at least one of the wires in the fourth twisted pair of wires to the positive power connector.

16. The method claim 14 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7).

18. A camera device comprising control circuitry for pan tilt zoom (PZT) control featuring a PZT control input, a video output for supplying an unbalanced video signal, a balun for balancing the unbalanced video signal, and a power input having a negative power connection and a positive power connection, and wherein the improvement is characterized by the camera further comprising a standard 4 twisted pair network jack such that:

(a) the PZT control input is connected to a first pair of pins in the network jack corresponding to the first twisted pair,

(b) the output of the balun is connected to a second pair of pins in the network jack corresponding to the second twisted pair,

(c) the negative power connection is connected to one of (i) a third pair of pins in the network jack corresponding to the third twisted pair or (ii) a fourth pair of pins in the network jack corresponding to the fourth twisted pair; and

(d) the positive power connection is connected to whichever of the third slot in the network jack or the fourth slot in the network jack not connected to the negative power connection.

19. A camera device of claim 18 wherein the network cable is selected from the group consisting of category 5 network cable (Cat5), category 5 enhanced network cable (Cat5e), category 6 network cable (Cat6) and category 7 network cable (Cat7) and the network jack is selected from the group consisting of the group consisting of RJ45, DB9, DB25 standard network connectors.