Wireless video surveillance system and method with external removable recording

• US 20060066720A1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Smartvue Corp. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 8,208,019 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A surveillance system and method with wireless communication between components for providing an external removable data storage device capable of recording digital representation of inputs captured by the system through at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and recorded by a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, thereby providing removable data transfer or copying for inputs from a secure surveillance system for monitoring a target environment.

Claims

1. A method for removing data from a surveillance system, the system including at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD, the method comprising the steps of:

providing the base system, which further includes an external removable data storage device;

the system permitting at least one user to access the DIR and/or ICD(s) via a user interface either directly or remotely;

the system capturing inputs via the ICD(s);

the system responding to the occurrence of a trigger event;

transferring data associated with the captured inputs to an external removable data storage device connected to the DIR and/or ICD(s), thereby providing for data storage and transfer from the surveillance system.

2. A method for activating communication between at least one wireless digital input capture device (ICD(s)) and a corresponding wireless digital input recorder (DIR) forming a wireless surveillance system comprising the steps of:

a) providing the wireless surveillance system having at least one ICD constructed and configured for wireless digital communication with a corresponding wireless DIR, wherein the DIR has a memory and a data processor for running software is operable for transmitting instructions to and receiving and recording data inputs from the ICD(s); and

an external removable data storage device connected to the DIR or ICD(s);

b) at least one user interfacing with the DIR and establishing or adjusting settings;

c) the DIR searching for a signal from at least one selected ICD;

d) the DIR establishing communication with the selected ICD(s);

e) the ICD(s) capturing inputs associated with a target environment;

f) the system responding to occurrence of a trigger event;

g) transferring or copying data associated with the captured inputs to the external removable data storage device;

thereby providing a method for secure communication in the surveillance system between at least one ICD and corresponding DIR.

3. The method according to claim 2, further including the step of:

h) removing the external removable data storage device.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the user establishes the trigger event.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the trigger event is predetermined.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the trigger event is the detection of inputs by the ICD(s).

7. A surveillance system having removable data storage comprising:

a base system including at least one wireless input capture device (ICD), the ICD(s) having at least one sensor and at least one input component for detecting and recording inputs, a processor, a memory, a transmitter/receiver, all constructed and configured in electronic connection;

wherein the ICDs are operable for wireless cross-communication with each other and a digital input recorder (DIR);

an external removable storage device connected to the DIR and/or ICD(s), operable to receive transferred or copied data associated with inputs captured by the ICD(s), thereby providing for data storage and transfer from the surveillance system.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the external removable storage device is portable.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the external removable storage device is a USB key.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the data is tagged based upon the occurrence of a trigger event.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the cross-communication of ICDs and DIR includes data exchange, wherein the data exchange includes information about the surveillance environment, settings, inputs, and combinations thereof.