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Method and electronic device for surveillance control

  • US 8,494,340 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2010
  • Issued: 07/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic device electronically connected with at least one digital video recorder, comprising:

  • a memory system;

    one or more processors; and

    one or more programs stored in the memory system configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising;

    a set-up module to set up an electronic map for a monitor point tree, wherein each node of the monitor point tree is a monitor point and corresponds to one of the at least one digital video recorder, and to save the electronic map and the monitor point tree in a database stored in the memory system of the electronic device, the monitor points being maintained with a tree data-structure according to a hierarchy of a geographic location of the at least one digital video recorder;

    a generation module to generate an icon control component for a selected node of the monitor point tree in the electronic map, and to associate the icon control component with a click event of an input device electronically connected to the electronic device;

    a storage module to save an identifier (ID) of the icon control component and a position of the icon control component on the electronic map in the database;

    a surveillance module to connect to one of the at least one digital video recorder corresponding to the selected node via a communication network, in response to the click event; and

    a display module to control a display device of the electronic device to display the electronic map, the monitor point tree, the icon control component, and a video feed from the connected digital video recorder.

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