Video systems for hazardous material environment
First Claim
1. A live video system for providing live video monitoring of subject matter in a hazardous zone where the hazardous zone is located in a poor electromagnetic radiation transmission area, the live video monitoring being provided to a monitor outside the hazardous zone, the system comprising:
- a video camera for being positioned in the hazardous zone, the camera being resistant to contamination and capturing video images of the subject matter;
the video camera for sending live video images over a camera cable;
a live reel for being placed in the hazardous zone with a feed cable on the live reel electrically connected to the camera cable as the feed cable is paid out from the live reel;
the feed cable extending from the live reel to a transmission station outside the poor electromagnetic radiation transmission area; and
the transmission station having a transmitter connected to the feed cable, receiving the video signal over the feed cable, and transmitting the video signal to a receiving station;
wherein a receiving station located in a clean zone and having an electromagnetic radiation receiver can receive the video signal transmitted from the transmission station and a monitor in the clean zone can receive the video signal from the receiving station and display the live video image captured by the video camera in the hazardous zone.
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Abstract
A live video system provides live video monitoring of subject matter in a hazardous zone located in a poor radio frequency (RF) transmission area. A camera sealed against contamination captures video images of the subject matter in the hazardous zone. The camera sends the live video images over a camera cable connected to a live reel. The live reel may be located in the hazardous zone and has a feed cable on the live reel electrically connected to the camera cable as the feed cable is paid out from the live reel. This feed cable extends from the live reel to a transmission station located outside the poor RF transmission area. The transmission station has a RF transmitter connected to the feed cable. The RF transmitter transmits the video signal to a receiving station.
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14 Claims
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1. A live video system for providing live video monitoring of subject matter in a hazardous zone where the hazardous zone is located in a poor electromagnetic radiation transmission area, the live video monitoring being provided to a monitor outside the hazardous zone, the system comprising:
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a video camera for being positioned in the hazardous zone, the camera being resistant to contamination and capturing video images of the subject matter;
the video camera for sending live video images over a camera cable;
a live reel for being placed in the hazardous zone with a feed cable on the live reel electrically connected to the camera cable as the feed cable is paid out from the live reel;
the feed cable extending from the live reel to a transmission station outside the poor electromagnetic radiation transmission area; and
the transmission station having a transmitter connected to the feed cable, receiving the video signal over the feed cable, and transmitting the video signal to a receiving station;
wherein a receiving station located in a clean zone and having an electromagnetic radiation receiver can receive the video signal transmitted from the transmission station and a monitor in the clean zone can receive the video signal from the receiving station and display the live video image captured by the video camera in the hazardous zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A live video system for providing live video monitoring of subject matter in a hazardous zone in a hardened radio frequency (RF) area, the system comprising:
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a sealed video camera for being placed in the hazardous zone and the hardened RF area, the camera capturing video images of the subject matter in the zone;
a live reel with a feed cable on the live reel electrically connected to a camera cable connected to the camera, the electrical connection being continuous as the feed cable is paid out from the live reel; and
a transmission station located outside the hardened RF area having a RF transmitter connected to the feed cable, receiving the video signal over the feed cable, and transmitting the video signal;
wherein a receiving station located outside the hazardous zone having an RF receiver can receive the video signal transmitted from the transmission station and a monitor can receive the video signal from the receiving station and display the live video image captured by the video camera in the hazardous zone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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