SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO COMPRESSION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
First Claim
1. A wireless digital surveillance system for monitoring remote locations, the surveillance system comprising:
- a camera mount;
a camera assembly mounted to the camera mount for outputting a video output,a video processor for collecting the video output of the camera assembly and for compressing the video into a low-bandwidth video signal suitable for transmission over low bandwidth wireless networks; and
a wireless communication device for wirelessly communicating the low-bandwidth video signal from the video processor over a low bandwidth wireless network and ultimately to a server for access and viewing by a user.
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Abstract
A digital surveillance system in which the output signal of the camera is highly compressed, to the extent that the compressed signal can be sent over relatively low bandwidth wireless networks, such as cellular networks. The compressed signal is then uploaded to the wireless network from where it can be relayed to a server, such as an internet server, from where it can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. Such authorized personnel need not be proximate to the surveillance equipment at all. The digital surveillance system can include fixed cameras mounted in fixed orientations and the signals of the various fixed cameras can be integrated into a wide view, as well as used as individual narrow views. These views are wirelessly communicated to an internet server from where they can be accessed, viewed, manipulated and further used by authorized personnel. To power the cameras and the wireless communication device, one or more solar panels are mounted on or applied to the fixed camera mount.
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39 Claims
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1. A wireless digital surveillance system for monitoring remote locations, the surveillance system comprising:
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a camera mount; a camera assembly mounted to the camera mount for outputting a video output, a video processor for collecting the video output of the camera assembly and for compressing the video into a low-bandwidth video signal suitable for transmission over low bandwidth wireless networks; and a wireless communication device for wirelessly communicating the low-bandwidth video signal from the video processor over a low bandwidth wireless network and ultimately to a server for access and viewing by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A digital surveillance system for remote locations without ready access to electric power, the system comprising:
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a fixed camera mount; a camera assembly including plurality of fixed digital cameras fixedly mounted to the fixed camera mount, with individual ones of the fixed digital cameras pointing in different directions from one another; a video processor for collecting the outputs of the plurality of fixed digital cameras, for integrating the outputs of the plurality of fixed digital cameras into an integrated, compressed video signal having a wide view and multiple narrow views, and for outputting the integrated video signal, the video processor being operable for compressing the video signal to such an extent that the integrated, compressed video signal can be transmitted wirelessly over low-bandwidth wireless networks; a wireless communication device for communicating the integrated, compressed video signal wirelessly over a low-bandwidth wireless network and for relaying the same on to an internet server for access and viewing by a user over the internet; and a solar power panel supported upon the fixed camera mount for supplying electric power. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A digital surveillance system for temporary or portable deployment, the system comprising:
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a fixed camera mount comprising an enclosure; a camera assembly including plurality of fixed digital cameras fixedly mounted to the fixed camera mount, with individual ones of the fixed digital cameras pointing in different directions from one another; a video processor for collecting the outputs of the plurality of fixed digital cameras, for integrating the outputs of the plurality of fixed digital cameras into an integrated, compressed video signal having a wide view and multiple narrow views, and for outputting the integrated video signal, the video processor being operable for compressing the video signal to such an extent that the integrated, compressed video signal can be transmitted wirelessly over wireless networks; a wireless communication device for communicating the integrated, compressed video signal wirelessly; and a battery for supplying electric power to the camera assembly, the video processor, and the wireless communication device; whereupon the surveillance system can be temporarily or portably deployed to locations not having electric service handy, can be positioned as desired, and operated to send surveillance video signals wirelessly to a remote user monitoring the area under surveillance.
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