Integrated video surveillance system and associated method of use

• US 20070185989A1
• Filed: 02/07/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: T James Grant LLC
• Original Assignee: T James Grant LLC
• Inventors: Corbett, Thomas Grant, Deren, Daniel Jan, Dye, Timothy James
• Application Number:
  US11/348,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20070185989A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

An integrated video surveillance system and associated method of use is disclosed that includes at least one alarm monitoring center, each alarm monitoring center includes a main control panel with a first video recorder interface, at least one subscriber, wherein each subscriber is electrically connected to a control module, at least one mobile unit, wherein each mobile unit includes at least one first electronic display and is electrically connected to a wireless access network, at least one video camera for providing video data of a predetermined area, and at least one computer network, which includes a global computer network, that is operatively connected between the at least one alarm monitoring center, the at least one subscriber, the at least one video camera and the at least one mobile unit through the wireless access network.

Claims

1. An integrated video surveillance system comprising:

at least one alarm monitoring center, wherein each said alarm monitoring center includes a main control panel with a video recorder interface;

at least one subscriber, wherein each said subscriber is electrically connected to a control module;

at least one mobile unit, wherein each said mobile unit includes at least one first electronic display and each said mobile unit is electrically connected to a wireless access network;

at least one video camera for providing video data of a predetermined area; and

at least one computer network, which includes a global computer network, that is operatively connected between said at least one alarm monitoring center, said at least one subscriber, said at least one video camera and said at least one mobile unit through said wireless access network.

2. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said alarm monitoring center includes a first data traffic flow buffering system that is operatively connected to said main control panel and a first security policy control device that is operatively connected to said first data traffic flow buffering system, wherein said first security policy control device is operatively connected to said global computer network.

3. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said first data traffic flow buffering system provides features from the group consisting of:

streaming of video data, increasing data buffering capacity;

alleviating differences between bandwidth for different computer networks;

regulating data flow;

or

providing increased memory catching to improve restart times.

4. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said first security policy control device controls video, audio and multimedia data flow across network borders for said at least one computer network.

5. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said video, audio and multimedia data flow across network borders for said at least one computer network includes utilizing signaling protocol selected from the group consisting of SIP, H.323 or MGCP/NCS, wherein said video, audio and multimedia data flow are selected from the group consisting of RTP data flows or RTCP data flows.

6. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first video recorder interface is capable of receiving a plurality of data streams from a plurality of surveillance devices

7. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said video recorder interface controls operation of at least one of a plurality of video cameras and at least one of a plurality of video recorders.

8. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said alarm monitoring center further includes a second electronic display.

9. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said alarm monitoring center further includes a first server for storing at least one of video data and audio data.

10. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising at least one video camera for providing surveillance information that is operatively connected to said global computer network.

11. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said subscriber includes an interface for receiving input from at least one alarm sensor.

12. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 11, wherein each said alarm sensor is selected from the group consisting of a heat sensor, a smoke detector, a door switch, a window switch, a light sensor, a motion detector, or a sound sensor.

13. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 11, wherein each said alarm sensor when activated results in said at least one alarm monitoring center to increase bandwidth of video data from a first lower predetermined level to a second higher predetermined level.

14. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein each said subscriber includes at least one video recorder operatively connected to said control module.

15. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 14, further comprising at least one back-up video recorder that is operatively connected to said control module.

16. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one subscriber is operatively connected to a back-up power supply.

17. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising at least one emergency center, wherein each said emergency center includes a dispatch control panel with a second video recorder interface.

18. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 17, wherein each said emergency center further includes a second data traffic flow buffering system that is operatively connected to said dispatch control panel and a second security policy control device that is operatively connected to said second data traffic flow buffering system, wherein said second security policy control device is operatively connected to said global computer network.

19. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 18, wherein each said emergency center further includes a third electronic display.

20. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 18, wherein said at least one emergency center further includes a second server for storing at least one of video data and audio data.

21. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one mobile unit includes a cell phone capable of receiving at least one of video data and audio data.

22. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one mobile unit includes a portable processor.

23. The integrated video surveillance system as set forth in claim 22, wherein said at least one mobile unit includes a mobile video recorder that is operatively connected to said portable processor.

24. An integrated video surveillance system comprising:

at least one alarm monitoring center, wherein each said alarm monitoring center includes a main control panel with a first video recorder interface and a first data traffic flow buffering system that is operatively connected to said main control panel and a first security policy control device that is operatively connected to said first data traffic flow buffering system;

at least one subscriber, wherein each said subscriber is electrically connected to a control module and an interface for receiving input from an alarm sensor;

at least one mobile unit, wherein each said mobile unit includes at least one first electronic display, wherein each said mobile unit is electrically connected to a wireless access network;

at least one video camera for providing video data of a predetermined area; and

at least one computer network, which includes a global computer network, that is operatively connected between said first data traffic flow buffering system, said at least one alarm monitoring center, said at least one subscriber, said at least one video camera and said at least one mobile unit through said wireless access network, wherein said first security policy control device controls video, audio and multimedia data across network borders for said at least one computer network.

25. An integrated video surveillance system comprising:

at least one alarm monitoring center, wherein each said alarm monitoring center includes a main control panel with a first video recorder interface;

at least one subscriber, wherein each said subscriber is electrically connected to a control module and each said subscriber includes an interface for receiving input from at least one alarm sensor selected from the group consisting of a heat sensor, a smoke detector, a door switch, a window switch, a light sensor, a motion detector, and a sound sensor;

at least one mobile unit, wherein each said mobile unit includes at least one first electronic display and each said mobile unit is electrically connected to a wireless access network;

at least one video camera for providing video data of a predetermined area; and

at least one computer network, which includes a global computer network, that is operatively connected between said at least one alarm monitoring center, said at least one subscriber, said at least one video camera and said at least one mobile unit through said wireless access network, wherein said at least one alarm sensor when activated results in said at least one alarm monitoring center to increase bandwidth of video data from a first lower predetermined level to a second higher predetermined level.

26. A method for performing video surveillance comprising:

utilizing at least one video camera for obtaining video data within a predetermined area;

providing said video data to at least one alarm monitoring center, wherein each said alarm monitoring center includes a main control panel with a first video recorder interface;

recording said video data with at least one subscriber, wherein each said subscriber is electrically connected to a control module and a video recorder;

providing said video data to at least one mobile unit, wherein each said mobile unit includes at least one first electronic display, wherein said at least one mobile unit is electrically connected to a wireless access network; and

interconnecting said at least one video camera, said at least one alarm monitoring center, said at least one subscriber and said wireless access network through at least one computer network, which includes a global computer network.

27. The method for performing video surveillance as set forth in claim 26, further including at least one selected from the group consisting of:

streaming of video data;

increasing data buffering capacity;

alleviating differences between bandwidth for different computer networks;

or

regulating data flow or providing increased memory catching to improve restart times with a data traffic flow buffering system.

28. The method for performing video surveillance as set forth in claim 26, further including controlling video, audio and multimedia data across network borders for said at least one computer network with a security policy control device.

29. The method for performing video surveillance as set forth in claim 26, further including:

receiving input from at least one alarm sensor selected from the group consisting of a heat sensor, a smoke detector, a door switch, a window switch, a light sensor, a motion detector, or a sound sensor; and

increasing bandwidth of video data from a first lower predetermined level to a second higher predetermined level upon activation of said at least one alarm sensor.