Door camera unit having a video memory
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1. In combination, a door camera unit and an information inputting section, said door camera unit comprising:
- a video camera for receiving video signals;
a video memory for storing said video signals;
a controller for recording said video signals into said video memory; and
means for recording a video image from said video signals in said video memory every time an information signal inputted from said information inputting section to said controller meets video recording execution conditions; and
said information inputting section comprising a chime switch operated by a visitor and a human body detecting sensor for detecting access of said visitor;
wherein said video recording execution conditions include recording said video signal in said video memory unless an operation signal is inputted to said controller from said chime switch in a predetermined period of time after a detection signal has been inputted to said controller from said human body detecting sensor.
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Abstract
A door camera unit with a video memory is provided. The camera unit is set so that its imaging direction is directed to a neighborhood of an entrance of a building. The camera unit is configured so that only necessary video images are recorded. When a visitor operates a chime switch, video images are recorded in memory. Video images are also recorded in memory when a human body is detected but the chime switch is not operated within a predetermined period of time.
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1. In combination, a door camera unit and an information inputting section, said door camera unit comprising:
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a video camera for receiving video signals;
a video memory for storing said video signals;
a controller for recording said video signals into said video memory; and
means for recording a video image from said video signals in said video memory every time an information signal inputted from said information inputting section to said controller meets video recording execution conditions; and
said information inputting section comprising a chime switch operated by a visitor and a human body detecting sensor for detecting access of said visitor;
wherein said video recording execution conditions include recording said video signal in said video memory unless an operation signal is inputted to said controller from said chime switch in a predetermined period of time after a detection signal has been inputted to said controller from said human body detecting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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