System and Method of Remote Power/Power Over Ethernet (POE) Device Controls

• US 20190317583A1
• Filed: 06/26/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verint Americas Incorporated (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Verint Americas Incorporated (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lampe, Charles Gregory, Moran, James Craig, Gauthier, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 11,307,624 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

A system and method configured to improve the function of a network of Power Over Ethernet (POE) devices. The system and method is configured such that a digital video recorder (DVR) actively monitors the POE devices using the POE device application programming interface (API). The DVR, in response to a POE failure or non-responsive POE status may automatically power cycle the port of the network switch corresponding to the POE device, or may power cycle (reboot) the network switch. The system and method also may notify a remote user through a wide area network (WAN) and remote monitor, allowing the remote user to alternatively manually power cycle the network switch and/or the POE(s) ports.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A method of power over Ethernet (POE) device control, the method comprising:

monitoring a plurality of POE devices with a digital video recorder (DVR) through a network switch with an application programming interface (API);

detecting with the DVR all nonresponsive POE devices connected to the network switch; and

automatically utilizing with the DVR to instruct the API of the network switch to power cycle the entire network switch when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is at least equal to a predetermined number.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of POE devices and the DVR are wired or wirelessly connected to the network switch

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of POE devices are internet protocol (IP) cameras.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of POE devices are sensors.

26. The method of claim 22, further comprising automatically utilizing the DVR to instruct the API of the network switch to power cycle the ports on the network switch corresponding to the nonresponsive POE devices when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is less than the predetermined number.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the predetermined number is greater than one.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the predetermined number is a percentage based on the total number of POE devices compared to the total number of nonresponsive POE devices.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the predetermined number is determined for each network switch, further wherein the total number of POE devices and the total number of nonresponsive POE devices is determined for each network switch.

30. The method of claim 22, further comprising notifying a remote user of the nonresponsive POE device, wherein the notification is sent through a wide area network (WAN) from the DVR to the remote user.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising notifying the remote user when the DVR instructs the API of the network switch to automatically power cycle the nonresponsive POE device or network switch.

32. A power over Ethernet (POE) device system, the system comprising:

a plurality of POE devices configured throughout a monitoring area;

a digital video recorder (DVR) coupled with the plurality of POE devices through a network switch, wherein the DVR monitors the plurality of POE devices with an API of the network switch and detects all nonresponsive POE devices connected to the network switch, wherein the DVR automatically instructs the API of the network switch to power cycle the entire network switch when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is at least equal to a predetermined number.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the plurality of POE devices and the DVR are wired or wirelessly connected to the network switch

34. The system of claim 32, wherein the plurality of POE devices are internet protocol (IP) cameras.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein the plurality of POE devices are sensors.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein the DVR automatically instructs the API of the network switch to power cycle the ports on the network switch corresponding to the nonresponsive POE devices when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is less than the predetermined number.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the predetermined number is greater than one.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the predetermined number is a percentage based on the total number of POE devices compared to the total number of nonresponsive POE devices.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein the total number of POE devices and the total number of nonresponsive POE devices is determined for each network switch.

40. The system of claim 32, wherein the DVR notifies a remote user of the nonresponsive POE device, wherein the notification is sent through a wide area network (WAN) from the DVR to the remote user.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the DVR notifies the remote user when the DVR instructs the API of the network switch to automatically power cycle the nonresponsive POE device or network switch.