PAN, TILT, ZOOM DOME CAMERA WITH OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD
First Claim
1. A surveillance camera comprising:
- a device for capturing video signals and that converts the video signals to optical signals;
a first component including a first aperture;
a second component including a second aperture that engages the first component such that the first component rotates relative to the second component;
a first optical component that extends through the first aperture of the first component; and
a second optical component that extends through the second aperture of the second component, the first optical component separated from the second optical component by a gap, the first optical component operatively connected to the device, the first optical component receiving the optical signals and transmitting the optical signals to the second optical component across the gap to permit a continuous rotation of the first component relative to the second component with the second optical component communicating the optical signals to a destination.
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Abstract
A surveillance camera that includes a device for capturing video signals and that converts the video signals to optical signals. The surveillance camera has a first component with a first aperture and a second component with a second aperture The second component engages the first component such that the first component rotates relative to the second component. The surveillance camera has a first optical component that extends through the first aperture of the first component. The surveillance camera also has a second optical component that extends through the second aperture of the second component. The first optical component is separated from the second optical component by a gap. The first optical component is operatively connected to the device. The first optical component receives the optical signals and transmits the optical signals to the second optical component across the gap to permit a continuous rotation of the first component relative to the second component. The second optical component communicates the optical signals to a destination.
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29 Claims
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1. A surveillance camera comprising:
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a device for capturing video signals and that converts the video signals to optical signals; a first component including a first aperture; a second component including a second aperture that engages the first component such that the first component rotates relative to the second component; a first optical component that extends through the first aperture of the first component; and a second optical component that extends through the second aperture of the second component, the first optical component separated from the second optical component by a gap, the first optical component operatively connected to the device, the first optical component receiving the optical signals and transmitting the optical signals to the second optical component across the gap to permit a continuous rotation of the first component relative to the second component with the second optical component communicating the optical signals to a destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for capturing images and transmitting images to a destination by transferring optical signals between a target location to the destination, the apparatus comprising:
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a surveillance camera comprising a lens; a plurality of motor drives that are operable to move the surveillance camera in at least two planes; a housing that supports the surveillance camera with the housing including a first aperture; a conductor; a second component including a second aperture that engages the housing such that the housing rotates relative to the second component; the conductor being supported by at least one of the housing and the second component, the conductor transferring electrical power from a power supply to the conductor and to at least one of the surveillance camera and motor drive; a first optical component that extends through the first aperture of the housing; a second optical component that extends through the second aperture in the second component, the first optical component being separated by the second optical component by a gap to permit the housing to rotate about three hundred sixty degrees relative to the second component; and the images captured by the surveillance camera converted from a video signal to an optical format and to optical signals communicated through the first optical component across the gap to the second optical component at a predetermined bandwidth being greater than 100 Megabits. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for capturing video, and transmitting a signal from the surveillance camera to a remote location, the method comprising:
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capturing an image using the surveillance camera in a predetermined format; converting the image from the predetermined format to an optical format; and transmitting an optical signal across a gap to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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