ZONE, SYSTEM AND FAILURE AWARE SELF ADJUSTING IP SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- surveillance cameras covering different viewing zones, wherein at least one of the different viewing zones has a different priority level than another one of the different viewing zones; and
a controller, wherein the controller detects a failure of one of the surveillance cameras and directs another one of the surveillance cameras covering a lower priority viewing zone to cover the viewing zone of the failed camera.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, more than one surveillance cameras cover different viewing zones. The different viewing zones have different priority levels depending upon the importance of what is being covered by the surveillance camera. A controller detects the failure of a surveillance camera and directs a camera covering a lower priority viewing zone to cover the viewing zone of the failed camera. A method for the operation of the surveillance cameras is also provided.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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surveillance cameras covering different viewing zones, wherein at least one of the different viewing zones has a different priority level than another one of the different viewing zones; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a failure of one of the surveillance cameras and directs another one of the surveillance cameras covering a lower priority viewing zone to cover the viewing zone of the failed camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method comprising:
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operating surveillance cameras that cover different viewing zones, wherein at least one of the different viewing zones has a different priority level than another one of the different viewing zones; determining whether a surveillance camera has failed; determining whether any surviving surveillance cameras cover a zone of lesser priority than the zone of the failed surveillance camera; and directing a surviving surveillance camera that covers a zone of lesser priority than the zone of the failed surveillance camera to cover the zone of the failed surveillance camera.
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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surveillance cameras covering different viewing zones, wherein at least one of the different viewing zones has a different priority level than another one of the different viewing zones; and means for detecting the failure of a surveillance camera and directing a camera covering a lower priority viewing zone to cover the viewing zone of the failed camera.
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