SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
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1. A surveillance system comprising:
- a plurality of network cameras; and
at least one server connected to the network cameras via a communication network,wherein each of the network cameras captures and stores video data, extracts metadata, which is a basis of event data, from the video data, transmits the metadata to the server, and wherein, if requested by the server, each of the network cameras transmits the stored video data to the server.
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Abstract
Provided is a surveillance system including a plurality of network cameras; and at least one server connected to the network cameras via a communication network, wherein each of the network cameras captures and stores video data, extracts metadata, which is a basis of event data, from the video data, transmits the metadata to the server, and wherein, if requested by the server, each of the network cameras transmits the stored video data to the server.
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19 Claims
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1. A surveillance system comprising:
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a plurality of network cameras; and at least one server connected to the network cameras via a communication network, wherein each of the network cameras captures and stores video data, extracts metadata, which is a basis of event data, from the video data, transmits the metadata to the server, and wherein, if requested by the server, each of the network cameras transmits the stored video data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server system connected to a plurality of network cameras, the server comprising:
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an event server which receives and stores metadata which is generated based on video data captured and stored in the cameras; a search server which; receives a request for video service from a subscriber of the server system, and, in response to the request; searches for metadata corresponding to the request from among the metadata stored in the event server; communicates with at least one of the cameras storing video data corresponding to the searched-for metadata; and receives and transmits the corresponding video data to the subscriber or an address which the subscriber designates. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A camera connected to a server system, the camera comprising:
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an optical component which receives video; a photoelectric converter which converts the video to video data; a metadata extractor which extracts metadata from the converted video data and transmits the extracted metadata to the server system; a memory which stores the video data; and a controller which receives a request for video data corresponding to metadata and, in response to the request, transmits the video data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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