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Lightweight cordless security camera

  • US 8,131,145 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2008
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable video camera system, comprising:

  • a video camera;

    said video camera includes a video camera controller;

    said video camera includes wireless communication means;

    a first mount and a second mount;

    a shaft, said shaft supports said video camera;

    said first and second mounts are affixed to said shaft and said first and second mounts are supported by said shaft;

    a light-weight quick-disconnect modular power supply removably affixed to said first mount;

    a power conversion and control module removably affixed to said second mount;

    said power conversion and control module includes wireless controller means for monitoring said light-weight quick-disconnect modular power supply;

    said light-weight quick-disconnect modular power supply electrically communicating with said power conversion and control module;

    said power conversion and control module electrically communicating with said video camera;

    said video camera articulates three dimensional tilting, zooming, and panning;

    a remote controller;

    said remote controller includes a wireless communication system integral with said remote controller, said wireless remote controller communicating with said wireless video camera controller and said wireless controller of said power conversion and control module, said communication between said wireless remote controller, said wireless video camera controller, and said wireless controller of said power conversion and control module, occurring over an IP wireless network;

    said remote controller, wirelessly, by said IP network, positioning and articulating said video camera by tilting, zooming and panning said video camera;

    said wireless remote controller managing said power conversion and control module and the supply of power to said video camera;

    said wireless remote controller sends command information to said video camera controller wirelessly over said IP network; and

    ,said command information includes pan, tilt, zoom, turn on-off, and set color mode.

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