Surveillance system controller

• US 7,375,743 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2004
• Issued: 05/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pelco (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Pelco (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Grziwok, Brian Rudolf, Kambo, Yuriy Nikolayevich, Boswell, Richard Todd, Millar, Greg Max
• Primary Examiner(s): Ye; Lin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Daniels; Anthony J
• Application Number:
  US10/852,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20050275719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,456 Days
• Field of Search: 348/211.7, 348143-160, D14/454, D21/333
• US Class Current: 348/211.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A surveillance system controller comprising a housing, a first control module and a second control module. The first control module is located in a first location in the housing, and it is rotatable around a first axis so that the first control module can be rotated to a first angular position. The second control module is located in a second location in the housing, and it is rotatable around a second axis so that the second control module can be rotated to a second angular position independent of the first angular position.

Claims

1. A surveillance system controller comprising:

a housing having a first cavity and a second cavity;

a first control module having a plurality of control keys, said first control module being located in said first cavity and being rotatable around a first axis so that said first control module can be rotated to a first angular position; and

a second control module having a plurality of control keys, said second control module being located in said second cavity and being rotatable around a second axis so that said second control module can be rotated to a second angular position independent of said first angular position thereby locating said plurality of control keys of said first control module and said plurality of control keys of said second control module to accommodate the ergonomic needs of a user.

2. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second control modules are interchangeable in said housing so that said first control module can be located in said second cavity in said housing and said second control module can be located in said first cavity in said housing.

3. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 2, wherein said housing has a plurality of electrical connectors and said first and second control modules each have an electrical connector respectively connected to one of said plurality of electrical connectors in said housing.

4. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 3, wherein said housing has a first side that has a convex shape, said first side being intended to be closest to a user of said controller.

5. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 4, wherein said housing has a third cavity and further comprising a third control module located in said third cavity, said third cavity being located in between said first and second cavities.

6. A surveillance system controller us recited in claim 5, wherein said third control module is interchangeable with either of said first and second control modules.

7. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 4, further comprising a first mechanical fastener fur said first control module and a second mechanical fastener for said second control module to fasten said first and second control modules in their respective positions in said first and second cavities while allowing said first and second control modules to be rotated.

8. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 6, wherein said first, second, and third control modules may comprise one of the following:

a control module having a joystick and a plurality of control keys, a control module having controls for controlling video storage devices and a plurality of control keys, or a control module having a keypad comprising a plurality of control keys.

9. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 5, wherein said third cavity is located in said housing so that an arc drawn from the periphery of said first, second and third cavities is similar in shape to said convex shape of said first side of said housing.

10. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 9, wherein said housing has a second side opposite first side and that is higher than said first side so that the top surface of said housing slopes from said second side to said first side.

11. A surveillance system controller as recited in claim 1 wherein said first and second cavities are located at opposite sides of said housing so that said first and second control modules can be rotated to accommodate the ergonomic needs of a user.

12. A surveillance controller as recited in claim 11 wherein said first and second control modules are interchangeable.