REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A mobile video surveillance system that includes a mobile video unit, said mobile video unit comprising:
- a video camera that detects image information, and generates a first video signal;
a first computer that receives said first video signal from said video camera, and outputs a second video signal that is based upon said first video signal;
a video data recording circuit that receives said second video signal from said processing circuit, and stores video information corresponding to at least a portion of said second video signal in a bulk memory storage device;
a wireless transmitter that receives said second video signal from said first computer and, substantially in real time, transmits to a network video information corresponding to at least a portion of said second video signal; and
a source of electrical power for said video camera, said first computer, said video data recording circuit, and said transmitter.
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Abstract
A remote control video surveillance apparatus is disclosed that includes a video camera and other types of sensors that communicate sensed data to other computers using wireless Internet functionality. The remote unit includes a cellular telephone transceiver so that it can be used in remote areas, or can be used on a mobile platform; in both cases, it does not require any hard-wired cable connectivity. The remote unit acts as a video surveillance platform that communicates over the cellular network to the Internet, and from there to a base station computer. The remote unit has a dynamic IP address, while the base station computer has a static IP address. User computers can also log into the remote unit through the base station via the Internet, and then receive data from the remote unit.
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25 Claims
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1. A mobile video surveillance system that includes a mobile video unit, said mobile video unit comprising:
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a video camera that detects image information, and generates a first video signal; a first computer that receives said first video signal from said video camera, and outputs a second video signal that is based upon said first video signal; a video data recording circuit that receives said second video signal from said processing circuit, and stores video information corresponding to at least a portion of said second video signal in a bulk memory storage device; a wireless transmitter that receives said second video signal from said first computer and, substantially in real time, transmits to a network video information corresponding to at least a portion of said second video signal; and a source of electrical power for said video camera, said first computer, said video data recording circuit, and said transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The mobile video surveillance system of claim 13, further comprising a receiver that is wirelessly in communication with said network and which receives instructions from a user positioned at a physically separate location over said network;
wherein said vehicle is left unmanned, and said video camera and said video data recording circuit are controlled by said received instructions.
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14. A mobile video surveillance system, comprising:
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(a) at least one mobile video unit having a first computer, a first memory circuit, a first communications port that is in communication with said network by way of a wireless transmitter/receiver, a video camera that generates a first video signal, and a first data recorder for storing video information;
wherein;(i) said first computer functions as a server for communicating with said network; (ii) said first computer receives said first video signal and creates a second video signal that is stored in said first memory circuit; (iii) said first computer receives said first video signal and creates a third video signal that is communicated to said first communications port, said wireless transmitter/receiver, and said network substantially in real time; and (iv) said first communications port receives messages from said network, by way of said wireless transmitter/receiver, and directs said received messages to said first computer, in which said received messages may contain instructions for controlling said video camera and said first data recorder, using output signals provided by said first computer; and (b) a base station that is physically separated from said at least one mobile video unit, having a second computer, a second memory circuit, a second communications port that is in communication with said network, and a first user interface that includes a first video monitor and a first user input device;
wherein;(i) said second communications port receives said third video signal, and directs it to said second computer; (ii) said second computer displays said third video signal on said video monitor substantially in real time; and (iii) said first user input device allows a user to enter commands that are communicated to said the first computer of said at least one mobile video unit, by way of said second computer, said second communications port, said network, and said first communications port. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for maintaining remote video surveillance, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a base station that is in communication with a network of computers, said base station having a first computer that has a fixed IP address; (b) providing a remote unit that is in communication with said network of computers, said remote unit having a second computer that has a dynamic IP address, a wireless transmitter/receiver, a video camera, and a video data recorder, wherein said remote unit is physically separated from said base station; (c) initializing said base station and initializing said remote unit; (d) transmitting said dynamic IP address from said remote unit to said base station, using said fixed IP address of the base station; and (e) after said base station recognizes said remote unit, transmitting video data from said remote unit to said base station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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