Processing, storing and monitoring of image and audio data

• US 20100073517A1
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dallmeier Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Dallmeier Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Dallmeier, Dieter
• Granted Patent: US 9,332,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.400
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42661 for reading from or writing on a magnetic storage medium, e.g. hard disk drive
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

An image and/or audio data processing and storage system includes a monitoring system and a plurality of cameras connected thereto. The image and/or audio data processing and storage system contains n units that are independent of each other, with each of the units having a data processing device containing a first segment that compresses digital image and/or audio data as well as a first storage device and a second storage device that are fed the same image and/or audio data compressed by the data processing device for storage.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a first unit; and

a second unit independent of the first unit, wherein each of the first unit and the second unit has a data processing device that includes a first segment, a first storage device and a second storage device, wherein the first segment compresses digital image data, wherein each of the first storage device and the second storage device receives and stores the same compressed digital image data from the first segment.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first segment compresses digital audio data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data processing device of each of the first unit and second unit includes a second segment located upstream of the first segment, and wherein the second segment digitizes analog image data.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the first storage device and the second storage device is a hard drive.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second unit includes an error detecting device that detects and displays a defective functioning of the first storage device and the second storage device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first unit is coupled to a first camera, and wherein the first unit includes an image data output unit that separately outputs the image data recorded by the camera in real time and the image data already stored in the first storage device and in the second storage device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first unit and the second unit are uniformly designed in the form of a blade, wherein the first unit and the second unit are arranged in a rack.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an electric current supply unit has two parts, wherein each part can supply the first unit with electric current by itself, and wherein the two parts can jointly supply the first unit with electric current.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second unit is coupled to a second camera, and wherein the second camera is supplied with electric current through the second unit.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a first image data processing and storage system;

a second image data processing and storage system that is independent of the first image data processing and storage system;

a first camera connected to the first image data processing and storage system; and

a second camera connected to the second image data processing and storage system, wherein each of the processing and storage systems is connected to only one camera, wherein image data recorded by each camera is transmitted to only one processing and storage system, and wherein each of the processing and storage systems comprises;

a data processing device that outputs compressed digital image data;

a first storage device that receives and stores the compressed digital image data; and

a second storage device that receives and stores the compressed digital image data.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first camera includes a microphone that records audio data, and wherein the audio data recorded by the first camera is transmitted to the first image data processing and storage system.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein all of the image data processing and storage systems are uniformly designed in the form of a blade, wherein the first and second image data processing and storage systems are arranged in a rack.