OPTIMIZED VIDEO DATA TRANSFER
First Claim
1. A computer controlled surveillance system including distributed multiple real-time video display comprising:
- a local data transmission system;
a global data transmission system;
a plurality of video input sources, wherein each video input source includes a video capture device configured to create a corresponding real-time video data signal, and wherein the plurality of video input sources are coupled to the local data transmission system;
a control module coupled to the plurality of video input sources via the local data transmission system, wherein the coupling includes the plurality of real-time video data signals, and wherein the control module further includes a combination module configured to combine the plurality of real-time video data signals into a combined video data signal, and wherein the combined video data signal includes a data combination of the plurality of real-time video data signals such that a display of the combined video data signal includes independently identifiable simultaneous representations of each of the plurality of real time video data signals, and wherein the control module includes a coupling to the global data transmission system including the combined video data signal; and
a client module coupled to the global data transmission system including a display of the combined video data signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for combining video data to optimize video performance for use with distributed multiple video monitoring systems. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a computer controlled surveillance system including distributed multiple real-time video display. The system includes a local data transmission system, a global data transmission system, a plurality of video capture devices, a control module, and a client module. The control module includes a combination module configured to generate a combined video data signal including a data combination of the plurality of video devices. The combined video data signal includes independently identifiable simultaneous representations of each of the video data signals packaged so as to posses a transmission bandwidth equal to approximately that of one of the video data signals. The client module is configured to display the combined video data signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer controlled surveillance system including distributed multiple real-time video display comprising:
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a local data transmission system; a global data transmission system; a plurality of video input sources, wherein each video input source includes a video capture device configured to create a corresponding real-time video data signal, and wherein the plurality of video input sources are coupled to the local data transmission system; a control module coupled to the plurality of video input sources via the local data transmission system, wherein the coupling includes the plurality of real-time video data signals, and wherein the control module further includes a combination module configured to combine the plurality of real-time video data signals into a combined video data signal, and wherein the combined video data signal includes a data combination of the plurality of real-time video data signals such that a display of the combined video data signal includes independently identifiable simultaneous representations of each of the plurality of real time video data signals, and wherein the control module includes a coupling to the global data transmission system including the combined video data signal; and a client module coupled to the global data transmission system including a display of the combined video data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for minimizing transmission bandwidth of a plurality of real-time video data signals within a distributed video surveillance system including the acts of:
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receiving a plurality of independently generated video data signals from a local data transmission system; combining the plurality of real-time video data signals to a combined video data signal including simultaneous visually distinguishable representations of each of the plurality of real-time video data signals in the combined video data signal, wherein the combined video data signal corresponds in transmission bandwidth to one of the plurality of independently generated real-time video data signals; and transmitting the combined video data signal via a global data transmission system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for minimizing transmission bandwidth of a plurality of video data signals within a distributed video surveillance system including the acts of:
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receiving a plurality of independently generated video data signals from a local data transmission system; combining the plurality of video data signals to a combined video data signal including incorporating simultaneous tiled visually distinguishable representations of each of the plurality of video data signals in the combined video data signal, wherein the combined video data signal corresponds in transmission bandwidth to one of the plurality of independently generated video data signals; wherein combining the plurality of video data signals to a combined video data signal includes identifying the number of independently generated video data signals and correspondingly adjusting the size of the simultaneous tiled visually distinguishable representations of each of the plurality of video data signals according to the identified number of independently generated video data signals; and transmitting the combined video data signal via a global data transmission system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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