Methods and systems for operating a video surveillance system
First Claim
1. A video surveillance system comprising:
- is network bus;
a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices communicatively-coupled to said network bus;
a keypad controller communicatively coupled to said network bus, said keypad controller comprising;
a housing that includes a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures forms a geometric shape;
wherein the geometric shape is unrelated to electrical coupling with the keypad controller;
a plurality of removable and interchangeable control modules electrically coupled to said keypad controller, each of said control modules having a geometric shape configured to physically mate with a geometrically complementary aperture of the plurality of apertures of said keypad controller;
a processor configured to decode codec independent-video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to said network bus, a synchronous memory interface configured to communicate with a memory, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs) configured to communicate remote control commands using a network communicating using a respective protocol; and
a universal serial bus (USB) interface configured to receive program updates for said processor and send streaming video and audio data to a storage device communicatively coupled to said the USB interface.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a video surveillance system are provided. The system includes a plurality of network buses, a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices and a keypad controller communicatively coupled to the at least one network bus. The keypad controller includes a plurality of interchangeable control modules communicatively coupled to said keypad controller that matingly engage a complementary portion of said keypad controller. The keypad controller further includes a processor configured to decode codec independent video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to a network, a synchronous memory interface, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs). The keypad controller also includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A video surveillance system comprising:
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is network bus; a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices communicatively-coupled to said network bus; a keypad controller communicatively coupled to said network bus, said keypad controller comprising; a housing that includes a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures forms a geometric shape;
wherein the geometric shape is unrelated to electrical coupling with the keypad controller;a plurality of removable and interchangeable control modules electrically coupled to said keypad controller, each of said control modules having a geometric shape configured to physically mate with a geometrically complementary aperture of the plurality of apertures of said keypad controller; a processor configured to decode codec independent-video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to said network bus, a synchronous memory interface configured to communicate with a memory, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs) configured to communicate remote control commands using a network communicating using a respective protocol; and a universal serial bus (USB) interface configured to receive program updates for said processor and send streaming video and audio data to a storage device communicatively coupled to said the USB interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of operating a video surveillance system that includes a keypad controller comprising a video processor, said method comprising:
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receiving analog video signals from a video surveillance sensor; encoding the received analog video signals into a digital format video to be used by the video processor; receiving codec independent digital format video signals from a network configured to communicate using at least one of Ethernet and Internet protocol; identifying an I-frame in the video signals; identifying a codec dependent component in the digital format video signals beginning with the I-frame; decoding the digital format video signals by the video processor using the codec dependent component of the digital format video signals; and processing the digital format video signals by the video processor; wherein the keypad controller further comprises; a housing that includes a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures forms a geometric shape, wherein the geometric shape is unrelated to electrical coupling with the keypad controller; a plurality of removable and interchangeable control modules that when mated are electrically coupled to the keypad controller, each of the control modules having a geometric shape configured to physically mate with a geometrically complementary aperture of the plurality of apertures of the keypad controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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