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MONITORING SYSTEM

  • US 20160148478A1
  • Filed: 01/28/2016
  • Published: 05/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring camera system comprising:

  • a monitoring camera that includes a microphone, a speaker, an imager, and a DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) compliant communicator; and

    a DECT master device that, in operation, performs wireless communication with the monitoring camera according to a DECT communications protocol, performs wireless communication with one or more DECT cordless handsets according to the DECT communications protocol, and is connected to a fixed telephone network to communicate with other fixed telephones;

    wherein the DECT master device, in operation, receives image data captured by the imager from the monitoring camera and forwards the received image data, via a wireless router, to a smartphone that is connectable to a mobile phone network to communicate with other mobile telephones, for display on the smartphone; and

    the DECT master device, when receiving a call request via the wireless router from the smartphone, receives audio data captured by the microphone from the monitoring camera according to the DECT communication protocol, forwards the received audio data via the wireless router to the smartphone, receives smartphone audio data via the wireless router from the smartphone, and forwards the received smartphone audio data to the monitoring camera according to the DECT communication protocol, to establish a call between the monitoring camera and the smartphone.

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