SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL CAPABILITY
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1. A surveillance camera system, comprising:
- a) a camera comprising a lens, an image sensor aligned with the lens, a processor for processing images from the image sensor, an automatic trigger and a first wireless transceiver, the trigger triggering the camera to take at least one image upon sensing the object, the first wireless transceiver communicating over a channel;
b) a remote device comprising a second memory for storing mages and a second wireless transceiver, the second wireless transceiver communicating with the first wireless transceiver over the channel so that images from the camera first memory can be transferred over the channel to the remote device second memory.
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Abstract
A camera and a remote device wirelessly communicate data and commands over a first channel using respective wireless transceivers. The wireless transceiver of the camera is normally operated in a sleep mode. The remote device transmits a wake up signal on a second channel to a receiver in the camera, wherein the wireless transceiver in the camera is woken and communication is established over the first channel. The wireless unit on the camera is removably coupled thereto so that the cameras can operate with or without the unit.
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26 Claims
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1. A surveillance camera system, comprising:
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a) a camera comprising a lens, an image sensor aligned with the lens, a processor for processing images from the image sensor, an automatic trigger and a first wireless transceiver, the trigger triggering the camera to take at least one image upon sensing the object, the first wireless transceiver communicating over a channel; b) a remote device comprising a second memory for storing mages and a second wireless transceiver, the second wireless transceiver communicating with the first wireless transceiver over the channel so that images from the camera first memory can be transferred over the channel to the remote device second memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating a surveillance camera, comprising the steps of:
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a) detecting a trigger event; b) taking an image with the camera in response to the trigger event; c) storing the images in the camera; d) using a remote device, establishing a wireless communications channel with the camera; e) communicating data and commands between the remote device and the camera over the communications channel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surveillance camera, comprising:
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a) a lens; b) an image sensor; c) a memory; d) a processor; e) a wireless port; f) a wireless unit that removably connects to the port, the wireless unit comprises a wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A surveillance camera system, comprising:
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a) a camera comprising a first memory for storing images, a first wireless transceiver, a wireless receiver and a processor, the processor operating the transceiver in a wake mode, wherein the transceiver can communicate over a first wireless channel, and a sleep mode wherein the transceiver cannot communicate over the first channel, the receiver operating on a second wireless channel; b) a remote device having a second memory, a second wireless transceiver and a wireless transmitter, the second wireless transceiver capable of communicating with the first wireless transceiver over the first channel, the transmitter sending a wake up signal to the camera receiver over the second channel, wherein upon reception of the wake up signal by the camera the processor operates the first wireless transceiver in the wake mode so as to establish communication with the remote device over the first channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a surveillance camera, comprising the steps of:
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a) detecting a trigger event; b) taking an image with the camera in response to the trigger event; c) storing the images in the camera; d) providing a wireless first transceiver with the camera, which first transceiver can communicate on a first channel; e) operating the wireless first transceiver in a sleep mode wherein the first transceiver does not communicate over the first channel; f) providing a remote device with a wireless second transceiver; g) sending a wake up signal from the remote device to the camera over a second wireless channel; h) receiving the wake up signal in the camera on the second channel; i) after receiving the wake up signal, operating the first transceiver in a wake up mode and establishing communications between the first and second transceivers on the first channel. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method of operating a surveillance camera, comprising the steps of:
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a) detecting a trigger event; b) taking an image with the camera in response to the trigger event; c) establishing a wireless communications channel between a remote device and the camera; d) communicating the image over the communications channel with the remote device.
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