MODULAR SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SYSTEM WITH SELF-IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A modular surveillance camera kit, comprising:
- a group of camera heads each having a respective set of performance characteristics;
a group of system controllers each having a respective set of performance characteristics; and
a group of communications modules each having a respective set of performance characteristics, each of said communications modules being configured to be coupled to a system interface;
wherein an assembled surveillance camera includes a selected one of said group of camera heads, one of said group of system controllers and one of said group of communications modules such that said selected system controller electrically and mechanically interconnects said selected camera head and said selected communications module, each said system controller being programmed to;
ascertain an identification of at least one of said selected camera head and said selected communications module in the assembled surveillance camera with the system controller; and
operate said surveillance camera dependent upon the identification.
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Abstract
A modular surveillance camera kit includes a group of camera heads each having a respective set of performance characteristics, a group of system controllers each having a respective set of performance characteristics, and a group of communications modules each having a respective set of performance characteristics. Each of the communications modules is configured to be coupled to a system interface. A surveillance camera system is assembled in a selected one of a plurality of possible combinations by selecting one of the group of camera heads, one of the group of system controllers and one of the group of communications modules such that the selected system controller electrically and mechanically interconnects the selected camera head and the selected communications module.
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29 Claims
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1. A modular surveillance camera kit, comprising:
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a group of camera heads each having a respective set of performance characteristics; a group of system controllers each having a respective set of performance characteristics; and a group of communications modules each having a respective set of performance characteristics, each of said communications modules being configured to be coupled to a system interface; wherein an assembled surveillance camera includes a selected one of said group of camera heads, one of said group of system controllers and one of said group of communications modules such that said selected system controller electrically and mechanically interconnects said selected camera head and said selected communications module, each said system controller being programmed to; ascertain an identification of at least one of said selected camera head and said selected communications module in the assembled surveillance camera with the system controller; and operate said surveillance camera dependent upon the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 17, 18)
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20. A modular surveillance camera kit, comprising:
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a plurality of different camera heads having commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each camera head having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of camera heads; a plurality of different system controllers having commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each system controller having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of system controllers; and a plurality of different communications modules having commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each communications module having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of communications modules, and wherein each of the communications modules is configured to be coupled to a system interface; and a camera housing for holding one of the plurality of camera heads, one of the plurality of communications modules, and one of the plurality of system controllers, the system controller in the housing being electrically and mechanically interconnected with the camera head and the communications module by the commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors of the camera head, system controller, and communications module to a form a surveillance camera. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of providing a surveillance camera, comprising:
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providing a plurality of different camera heads having commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each camera head having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of camera heads; providing a plurality of different system controllers having commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each system controller having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of system controllers and being operationally compatible with at least two of the plurality of camera heads; providing a plurality of different communications modules commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors, each communications module having a different set of performance characteristics than other of the plurality of communications modules, and wherein each of the communications modules is configured to be coupled to a system interface and is operationally compatible with at least two of the plurality of camera heads and with at least two of the plurality of system controllers; selecting a camera head from the plurality of different camera heads; selecting a system controller from the plurality of different system controllers; selecting a communications module from the plurality of communications modules; and assembling a surveillance camera in a housing with the selected communications module coupled to a system interface, and with the selected system controller electrically and mechanically interconnected to the selected camera head and the selected communications module by the commonly shaped electrical and mechanical connectors. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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