VIDEO CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM AND CAMERA MONITORING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110228093A1
• Filed: 04/06/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Ming-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/755,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20110228093A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A video camera monitoring system includes one or more cameras, a controller, a computer, a computer monitor, a video encoder, and one or more camera monitors. The cameras capture images and convert the captured images into video signals. The controller transfers the video signals to the computer. The computer monitor displays video images corresponding to the video signals. The computer selects a section of each of the video images and sends video signals corresponding to the section of each of the video images back to the controller. The controller compresses the video signals from the computer and transfers the compressed video signals to the video encoder. The video encoder encodes the compressed video signals into analog video signals. The camera monitors receive the analog video signals and display the video images of the analog video signals.

Claims

1. A video camera monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of cameras to capture images and convert the captured images into video signals;

a controller connected to the plurality of cameras, to receive the video signals;

a computer connected to the controller, to receive the video signals through the controller;

a computer monitor connected to the computer, to display video images corresponding to the video signals, wherein the computer selects a section of each of the video images and sends video signals corresponding to the section of the video images back to the controller;

a video encoder connected to the controller, wherein the controller compresses the video signals from the computer and transfers the compressed video signals to the video encoder, the video encoder encodes the compressed section of the video signals into analog video signals; and

a plurality of camera monitors designated correspondingly to the plurality of cameras, wherein the plurality of camera monitors receive the analog video signals and display the video images of the analog video signals.

2. The video camera monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising a remote data server connected to the controller, wherein the controller compresses the video signals from the plurality of cameras and then transfers the compressed video signals to the remote data server.

3. The video camera monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cameras each having a million or more pixels.

4. A video camera monitoring method comprising:

capturing images and converting the captured images into video signals through a plurality of cameras;

transferring the captured video signals to a computer;

displaying video images corresponding to the captured video signals;

selecting a section of each of the video images;

sending the video signals corresponding to the section of each of the video images back to a controller;

compressing the video signals from the computer and transferring the compressed video signals to a video encoder; and

encoding the compressed video signals into analog video signals and displaying the analog video signals.

5. The video camera monitoring method of claim 4, further comprising:

compressing the captured video signals and transferring the compressed captured video signals to a backup server.

6. The video camera monitoring method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of cameras each having a million or more pixels.