SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

• US 20110296459A1
• Filed: 05/25/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jones, Ronald, Heath, Jon, MEDINA, DOUGLAS
• Granted Patent: US 8,789,093 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2343 involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements video transcoding H04N19/40; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/238 Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams hybrid fiber coaxial [HFC] networks for downstream channel allocation for video distribution H04L12/2801; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6405 Multicasting data broadcast and multicast in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device including a controller programmed to receive security video content associated with a premises where the security video content has been captured by one or more cameras located within or in proximity to the premises and where the premises have one or more Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), and transmit the security video content to the DVR for forwarding to a communication device that is remote from the premises, where the security video content is wirelessly transmitted over a wireless television (TV) channel dynamically selected from available wireless TV channels associated with the premises. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A network device comprising a controller programmed to:

receive security video content associated with a premises, the security video content having been captured by one or more cameras located within or in proximity to the premises, the premises having one or more Digital Video Recorders (DVR); and

transmit the security video content to the DVR for forwarding to a communication device that is remote from the premises, wherein the security video content is wirelessly transmitted over a wireless television (TV) channel dynamically selected from available wireless TV channels associated with the premises.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the security video content to the DVR is performed independent of delivery of media content to the DVR from an interactive TV network.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the controller is programmed to generate a GUI for presentation on a display device associated with the DVR, the GUI occupying a portion of a screen of the display device and allowing presentation of the media content on another portion of the screen.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the GUI comprises a toolbar that allows for controlling of the one or more cameras.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a mobile device associated with a user of the DVR, and wherein the mobile device is selected based on presence information.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission of the security video content is according to the 802.22 standard.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer instructions to:

receive a broadcast of security video content at a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), the security video content being associated with a premises having a plurality of dwelling units, the security video content having been captured by one or more cameras located within or in proximity to the premises, the broadcast of the security video content having been performed at least in part wirelessly over a wireless television (TV) channel dynamically selected from available wireless TV channels associated with the premises; and

transmit the security video content from the DVR to a communication device that is remote from the premises.

8. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein the broadcast of the security video content is performed independently of interactive TV services provided to the dwelling units.

9. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein the security video content is converted prior to receipt by the DVR to a format compatible with display devices of each of the dwelling units.

10. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein the communication device is a mobile device associated with a user of the DVR, and wherein the mobile device is selected based on presence information.

11. The storage medium of claim 7, comprising computer instructions to perform video recognition on the security video content to determine an undesired condition associated with the premises.

12. The storage medium of claim 11, comprising computer instructions to generate an alert message for display on one or more display devices of the dwelling units, wherein the alert message is generated when the undesired condition is recognized.

13. A method comprising:

receiving security video content associated with a premises having a plurality of display devices, the security video content having been captured by one or more cameras located within or in proximity to the premises; and

broadcasting the security video content to the display devices, wherein the security video content is wirelessly broadcast over a wireless television (TV) channel dynamically selected from available wireless TV channels associated with the premises, and wherein the broadcast of the security video content is performed independently of interactive TV services provided to the display devices.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising converting the security video content to a format compatible with the display devices after receipt and before broadcasting to the display devices.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the security video content is received by transceivers in proximity to the display devices, and wherein the security video content is received from base stations located at the premises.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless broadcast of the security video content is according to the 802.22 standard.

17. The method of claim 13, comprising providing the security video content to a communication device that is remote from the premises.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device is a mobile device associated with a user of at least one of the display devices, and wherein the mobile device is selected based on presence information.

19. The method of claim 13, comprising generating a GUI for presentation on one or more of the display devices, the GUI occupying a portion of a screen of the display device and allowing presentation of media content on another portion of the screen.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the GUI comprises a toolbar that allows for controlling of the one or more cameras.