Automatic picture and text alerting camera, with inbuilt smoke and motion detectors

• US 20080122929A1
• Filed: 06/11/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ahamefula Chukwu
• Original Assignee: Ahamefula Chukwu
• Inventors: Chukwu, Ahamefula
• Granted Patent: US 11,750,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19689 Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/12 Actuation by presence of radiation or particles, e.g. of infrared radiation or of ions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00912 Arrangements for controlling a still picture apparatus or components thereof not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32765 Initiating a communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

This invention is more particular to a camera that is fully equipped with an inbuilt motion and smoke detector and with a special remote control for operating the camera, furthermore the camera is specially design to be set by the user to capture any emergency condition detected by any of the said inbuilt detectors and then the camera automatically send picture or pictures of the emergency along with a written text massage placed at the top, bottom, side or middle of the picture, the text message states the exact emergency which can be fire or intrusion and also the address of the emergency and this said information is sent by the camera to one or more programmed or preset cellular telephone that the telecommunication number was preset by the user and that can receive the picture and the text message by means of any available cellular telecommunication net work. The picture sent by the camera can be a still picture or a ten seconds or more seconds of motion picture/video is sent by the camera to the receiving wireless cellular telephone and a sensitive microphone in the camera detect audio signal(s) or noise in the area were the camera is mounted and the audio(s) signal is equally sent along with the motion picture or video and the information sent by the said camera (the picture with text or ten or more seconds of motion video or picture with text and audio signal detected in the area were the camera is mounted) can be listened and viewed by the user of the cellular or a person with the alerted cellular telephone immediately the message is receive by the cellular telephone or at any time preferred by the alerted party, because all massage or messages sent by the camera are automatically store in the inbox of the alerted cellular telephone and can be viewed and listened by a person immediately when the massage is received or at any time preferred by the person.

Claims

1. :

A network security camera that has an inbuilt smoke and motion detector, that comes with a wireless external remote control specially design for the users to program the camera to automatically capture and send still picture or pictures, or ten or more seconds of motion picture with audio or a video message of an emergency with a moving or still text message stating the exact location or address of the emergency, which is automatically place or inserted into the emergency picture and also sound or audio signal detected in the area were the camera is mounted. The picture with the text and audio are automatically sent out together by the claimed camera to an inbox of a receiving cellular telephone by means of one or more available cellular telephone network, when any of the said detectors in the camera detects any of the said emergency.

7. :

The camera as in claim 1 come as a visible or an infra-red camera with an insert able provider chip 1, when inserted in the camera by the user or the provider, it allows, the said camera to connect automatically to any preferred cellular telephone network or provider of the users choice.

8. :

The camera as in claim 1 comes as a cellular or bulky camera with an insert able provider chip 2, when inserted in the camera by the user or the provider, it allows the user to remotely request for information like motion picture with audio or still picture, from the camera by paging the camera using the said provider and users code dialed directly into any cellular telephone that is connected to a cellular telecommunication network, and after the user had finish paging the camera the user must hang-up so that the camera will automatically send back the request or the said information to the user through the same cellular telephone or any other cellular telephone preferred by the user, and the said request is granted by the camera whether the camera is in activated or deactivated alerting mode.

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