Remote monitoring system
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1. A monitoring method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting an activation signal from an information station situated at a first location via a first network to a monitoring station,transmitting, in response to said activation signal, a further activation signal from said monitoring station to an object situated at a second location via a second network,transmitting, in response to said further activation signal, a video signal from said object at said second location back to said monitoring station via said second network, and thentransmitting, in response to said video signal, an information signal from said monitoring station to said information station situated at said first location via said first network, and wherein said first location and said second location are mutually different.
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Abstract
A remote monitoring system for monitoring properties of persons to be protected includes at least one video pickup device (C) positioned at the property (1) to be protected. The video pickup device can either be continuously operable or activated via a datalink by a central station. The person to be protected who is approaching the property (1) is informed about conditions at the property via a mobile telephone (MT) before arriving at the property being protected based on surveillance data provided to the central station by the video pickup device.
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1. A monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an activation signal from an information station situated at a first location via a first network to a monitoring station, transmitting, in response to said activation signal, a further activation signal from said monitoring station to an object situated at a second location via a second network, transmitting, in response to said further activation signal, a video signal from said object at said second location back to said monitoring station via said second network, and then transmitting, in response to said video signal, an information signal from said monitoring station to said information station situated at said first location via said first network, and wherein said first location and said second location are mutually different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A monitoring station comprising:
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a first receiver for receiving an activation signal via a first network from an information station situated at a first location, a first transmitter coupled to said first receiver which, in response to said activation signal, transmits a further activation signal via a second network to an object situated at a second location, a second receiver for receiving a video signal via said second network from said object situated at said second location, said video signal being transmitted in response to said further activation signal, and a second transmitter, coupled to said second receiver, and which is responsive to said video signal, for transmitting an information signal via said first network to said information station situated at said first location, and wherein said first location and said second location are different from each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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