WIRELESS CAMERA, MICROPHONE, SECURITY, REPEATER, INTERCOM, CONFERENCING AND/OR REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20160232763A1
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Published: 08/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marc A. Sockol
• Original Assignee: Marc A. Sockol
• Inventors: Sockol, Marc A.
• Application Number:
  US15/009,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20160232763A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 19/00 Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/02 with bell or annunciator systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

A light switch camera system comprises a toggle switch for turning a light on and off, the toggle switch having a central bore; a camera positioned within the central bore for capturing video images; a control unit coupled to the camera for receiving the video images captured by the camera and for controlling at least temporary storage of at least a portion of the video images; and a wireless unit coupled to the control unit for communicating the wireless images to a wireless media capture server.

Claims

1. A light switch camera system, comprising:

a toggle switch for turning a light on and off, the toggle switch having a central bore;

a camera positioned within the central bore for capturing video images;

a control unit coupled to the camera for receiving the video images captured by the camera and for controlling at least temporary storage of at least a portion of the video images; and

a wireless unit coupled to the control unit for communicating the wireless images to a wireless media capture server.

2. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the camera is able to pivot.

3. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the wireless media capture server includes a persistent store.

4. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the wireless media capture server sends the video images to a remote store.

5. The light switch camera system of claim 4, wherein the remote store is accessible by a mobile device.

6. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the wireless media capture server sends the video images to a mobile device.

7. The light switch camera system of claim 1, further comprising an activation control unit configured to activate the camera based on a predetermined condition.

8. The light switch camera system of claim 1, further comprising a response unit for responding to a predetermined condition.

9. The light switch camera system of claim 1, further comprising a persistent store.

10. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the wireless media capture server includes a security mechanism for controlling access to captured content.

11. The light switch camera system of claim 10, wherein the security mechanism includes configurable password protection associated with the light switch camera system.

12. The light switch camera system of claim 1, wherein the wireless media capture server includes a response unit for responding to a predetermined condition.