METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE

• US 20090051769A1
• Filed: 05/23/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BandRich, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BandRich, Inc.
• Inventors: Chuang, Li-Chung, Yu, Jui-Ming, Wu, Chang-Han, Leong, Un Pio, Kuo, Wen-Yi
• Application Number:
  US12/125,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20090051769A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A system for remote monitoring and surveillance is disclosed in this invention. The system comprises a plurality of cameras, a router, and a server. The cameras are connected with the router separately through a wired or wireless communication protocol. The router is connected with the server through a wireless communication protocol. The cameras capture scenes and convert the captured scenes into a plurality of image signals. The router uses a communication protocol to connect with the cameras, and the router transmits the image signals by a first wireless communication protocol. The server receives the image signals by the first wireless communication protocol, processes the image signals to obtain first images, and displays the first images. A method for remote monitoring and surveillance is also disclosed in this invention.

Claims

1. A system for remote monitoring and surveillance, comprising:

a plurality of cameras for capturing scenes converting the captured scenes into a plurality of image signals, and transmitting the image signals by a communication protocol;

a router building a connection with the cameras for receiving the image signals and transmitting the image signals by a first wireless communication protocol; and

a server building a connection with the router for receiving the image signals by the first wireless communication protocol, processing the image signals to obtain first images, and displaying the first images.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication protocol is a wired communication protocol or a second wireless communication protocol.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the wired communication protocol is Universal Serial Bus (USB), HomePlug, Power Line Communication (PLC), or combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the second wireless communication protocol is WiFi, Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband (UWB), ZigBee, or combinations thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication protocol is 3G, 3.5G, 4G, WiFi, WiMax, HSUPA, HSPA, LTE, or combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of clients, wherein the server transmits the image signals to the clients through network.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of clients, wherein the router transmits the image signals to the clients by a first wireless communication protocol.

8. The system of claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the clients converting the image signals to second images and displaying the second images.

9. The system of claim 6 or claim 7, further comprising a plurality of voice communication elements connected to the router and at least one of the server and the clients for voice communication between each other.

10. The system of claim 6 or 7, further comprising at least an input element connected with at least one of the router, the server, and the clients to input a plurality of control instructions of the cameras, wherein functions of the cameras can be utilized according to the control instructions of the cameras

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the functions of the cameras comprising aperture adjustment, shutter adjustment, exposure adjustment, focus adjustment, white balance adjustment, night-vision mode, zoom-in, zoom-out, turning on lights of the cameras, switching to one of the cameras, rotating one of the cameras, or rotating the image signals, which makes the first images rotate.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the router converting the image signals into a plurality of third images and displaying the third images.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the server records the image signals.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) connected with the router for producing a plurality of positioning signals, wherein the positioning signals stand for real-time positions of the router;

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the router transmits the positioning signals to the server by the first wireless communication protocol and the server processes the positioning signals to obtain the real-time positions of the router.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the router triggers transmissions of the image signals by the first wireless communication protocol when a moving scene is detected.

17. A method for remote monitoring and surveillance, comprising the steps of:

a plurality of cameras capturing scenes;

converting the scenes into a plurality of image signals;

transmitting the image signals to a server by a wireless communication protocol;

the server processing the image signals to obtain a plurality of images; and

displaying the images.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication protocol is 3G, 3.5G, 4G, WiFi, WiMax, HSUPA, HSPA, LTE, or combinations thereof.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:

inputting a plurality of control instructions of the cameras;

utilizing functions of the cameras according to the control instructions;

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the functions of the cameras comprising aperture adjustment, shutter adjustment, exposure adjustment, focus adjustment, white balance adjustment, night-vision mode, zoom-in, zoom-out, turning on lights of the cameras, switching to one of the cameras, rotating one of the cameras, or rotating the image signals, which makes the first images rotate.