INTELLIGENT VIDEO COMPACTING AGENT
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1. A method of capturing images comprising:
- capturing a video image and converting the video image to a digital video image;
performing at least one operation on the digital video image;
communicating the operated digital video image to at least one of two paths or both with at least one of the paths being a remote destination and at least another path being a local destination;
determining whether an event occurs and selecting the path based on the event; and
storing the operated digital video image on a memory at the remote destination if the event occurs in addition to storing the digital video image on a memory at the local destination.
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Abstract
A method of capturing images comprises capturing a video image and converting the video image to a digital video image. The method performs at least one operation on the digital video image and communicates the operated digital video image to at least one of two paths with at least one of the paths being a remote destination and at least another path being a local destination. The method determines whether an event occurs in the video image and selects the path based on the event. The method stores the operated digital video image on a memory at the remote destination if the event occurs in addition to storing the digital video image on a memory at the local destination.
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1. A method of capturing images comprising:
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capturing a video image and converting the video image to a digital video image; performing at least one operation on the digital video image; communicating the operated digital video image to at least one of two paths or both with at least one of the paths being a remote destination and at least another path being a local destination; determining whether an event occurs and selecting the path based on the event; and storing the operated digital video image on a memory at the remote destination if the event occurs in addition to storing the digital video image on a memory at the local destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video capture system comprising:
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a video camera; a computing device being coupled to the video camera, the computing device comprising a processor and a memory; a network connection being coupled to the computing device, the network connection for communicating data to a remote memory; and the video camera capturing images and communicating the captured image to the computing device, the computing device determining at least one parameter of the video image and storing the video image on (i) the local memory or (ii) on the local memory in addition to the remote memory based on the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A video capture system comprising:
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a digital video camera; a computing device being coupled to the digital video camera, the computing device comprising a processor and a local memory; a network connection being coupled to the computing device, the network connection for communicating data to a remote memory; and the digital video camera capturing images and communicating the captured image to the computing device, the computing device determining at least one parameter of the video image and storing the video image on (i) the local memory or (ii) on the local memory and on the remote memory based on the at least one parameter; a path of the digital video images being modulated based on the at least one parameter; and the digital video images being processing based on the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A recordable medium comprising:
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program instructions for capturing video images; program instructions for directing the captured video images to (i) a local memory or (ii) the local memory and a remote memory; and program instructions for assigning a priority to the captured video images and transferring the captured video images to (i) the local memory or to (ii) the local memory and the remote memory based on the priority of the images. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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a camera for capturing video images; an agent for directing the captured video images to (i) a local memory or (ii) the local memory and a remote memory; and a controller for assigning a priority to the captured video images and transferring the captured video images to the local memory or to both the local memory and the remote memory based on the priority of the images. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An agent for an intelligent remote storage of video and audio surveillance data comprising:
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a module for receiving digital video images and audio data; the agent directing the captured video images and audio data to (i) a local memory or (ii) the local memory and a remote memory; and the agent being hardware, software, firmware or a combination of hardware, software and firmware.
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42. A process for an intelligent remote storage of video and audio surveillance data, the process comprising:
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capturing digital video images and audio data; and directing the captured video images and audio data to (i) a local memory or (ii) the local memory and a remote memory.
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