Video security system
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1. A video camera substitution system comprising;
- a. a fixed position video camera system, capable of generating a failure signal, aimed at a target area;
b. a variable position camera system capable of generating position coordinate data;
c. a memory storing coordinate data corresponding to the position of the variable position camera while aimed at the target area of the fixed position video camera system; and
d. a controller which recalls the data from the memory and moves the variable position camera system to the position specified on receipt of the failure signal.
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Abstract
A video security system (10) capable of monitoring and recording fixed and moving targets and recording management information into a video signal such that the text can be removed from the video image produced by the video signal at playback of the recorded video signal. The VSS (10) allows a camera (70b) to switch (toggle) between two or more view positions of interest and to set the view positions into memory by pressing a single switch. The cameras (70b) are controlled to move rapidly, but accurately, between the positions within controlled parameters of speed and acceleration--including a period of substantially zero acceleration between changes in the rate of acceleration.
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1. A video camera substitution system comprising;
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a. a fixed position video camera system, capable of generating a failure signal, aimed at a target area; b. a variable position camera system capable of generating position coordinate data; c. a memory storing coordinate data corresponding to the position of the variable position camera while aimed at the target area of the fixed position video camera system; and d. a controller which recalls the data from the memory and moves the variable position camera system to the position specified on receipt of the failure signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a. a remotely targetable video source; b. a plurality of video recorders; c. a memory holding target coordinates; d. a controller operatively connected to the memory, the video source and the video recorders, which can target the video source according to the coordinates in memory and route video output signals from the video source to one or more of the video recorders; and e. a non-remotely targetable video source covering an area.
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11. A video surveillance system comprising:
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a. a remotely targetable video source; b. a plurality of video recorders; c. a memory holding target coordinates; and d. a controller operatively connected to the memory, the video source and the video recorders, which can target the video source according to the coordinates in memory and route video output signals from the video source to one or more of the video recorders; wherein the controller inserts data into the video output signal before routing the signal to the video recorders. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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