Wireless video surveillance system & method with input capture and data transmission prioritization and adjustment

• US 20160335863A1
• Filed: 07/27/2016
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Smartvue Corp. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,198,923 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities.

Claims

1. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

at least one wireless input capture device (ICD) and corresponding at least one digital input recorder (DIR);

wherein the at least one ICD is operable for automatic communication for adjustment of ICD settings and controls remotely;

wherein each of the at least one ICD and DIR are set-up and activated with a single click-select command via a remote web-based user interface for providing an automatically networked surveillance system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the single click-select command comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of providing or changing priority settings, a remote viewing, a local viewing, an emergency access enablement, an emergency viewing, receiving and recording inputs, saving the inputs to a USB key or removable memory device, establishing server connection, alarm connecting, and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote server computer (RSC) that provides for remote access to captured inputs from the at least one ICD on the corresponding at least one DIR, and permits remote adjustments to the at least one DIR and ICD settings remotely by a single click-select action through a graphic user interface.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the RSC provides for remote user-activated security functionality for remotely automatically initiating security on data streams from the at least one ICD and/or the DIR.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the RSC provides web-based remote access via wireless devices in network-based communication to function as a remote monitoring station accessible through a web browser.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is operable to auto-adjust bandwidth to the DIR after the single click-select activation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one ICD is operable as a data repeater and auto-adjusts bandwidth to transmit information to the DIR after the single click-select command activation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the DIR automatically controls the at least one ICD settings and activities after the single click-select command activation.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic locking of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic searching for capture ICDs after the single click-select command activation.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic creation of named representation of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one ICD operates in 2-way wireless communication with the DIR and another of the at least one ICD after the single click-select command activation, including automatic 2-way search for signals.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one ICD has an intelligent appliance chip with preinstalled software and preprogrammed settings.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is fully operable for receiving and recording inputs detected by any of the at least one ICD.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICD is operable for recording the surveillance environment at designated dates and times, when a surveillance event, a motion event and/or an audio event is detected by at least one of the at least one ICDs.

16. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

at least one wireless input capture device (ICD) and corresponding at least one digital input recorder (DIR);

wherein each of the at least one ICD and DIR is set-up and activated by a single click-select command from a remote server computer (RSC);

wherein each of the at least one ICD is operable for wireless cross-communication with other ICDs and the DIRs within the networked surveillance system;

wherein the wireless cross-communication comprises adjustment of ICD settings and controls t; and

wherein the RSC automatically provides for remote access to captured inputs from the at least one ICD on the corresponding DIR, and permits remote adjustments to settings of the at least one ICD and corresponding at least one DIR remotely through a graphic user interface.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one DIR is operable for automatic searching for ICDs and locking thereof.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the RSC provides an electronic commerce function for providing remote user payment for remote access service to the at least one ICD, the corresponding at least one DIR and corresponding data therefrom.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the RSC provides for remote user-activated security functionality for remotely automatically initiating security on data streams from the at least one ICD and/or the corresponding at least one DIR.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the RSC provides web-based remote access via wireless devices in network-based communication to function as a remote monitoring station accessible through a web browser.