Wireless video surveillance system and method with input capture and data transmission prioritization and adjustment

• US 8,610,772 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2010
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Smartvue Corp. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin A.
• Primary Examiner(s): HOLDER, ANNER N
• Application Number:
  US12/759,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20100220188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,343 Days
• Field of Search: 348/143, 348/153
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19619 Details of casing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities.

Claims

1. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

a base system comprising at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD;

wherein the ICD(s) are operable for wireless cross-communication with other ICD(s), including communication for adjustment of ICD settings and controls, without coupling through a remote server computer;

and wherein each of the ICD(s) and DIR are set-up and activated with a single click-select command for providing an automatically networked surveillance system following the single click-select command activation.

2. The system of claim 1, further including single click-select functionality of the base system that includes providing or changing the priority settings, remote viewing, local viewing, emergency access enablement and/or viewing, receiving and recording inputs, saving inputs to USB key or removable memory device, establishing server connection, alarm connecting, and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the ICDs are operable to auto-adjust bandwidth to the DIR after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD is operable as a data repeater and auto-adjusts bandwidth to transmit information to the DIR after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the DIR automatically controls ICD settings and activities after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the base system is operable for automatic locking of ICDs by the DIR after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the base system is operable for automatic searching for capture ICDs by the DIR after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the base system is operable for automatic creation of named representation of ICDs after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD operates in 2-way wireless communication with DIR and other ICDs after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD is operable for automatic 2-way search for signal.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD has an intelligent appliance chip.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD has preprogrammed settings.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each ICD has preinstalled software.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein immediately following the single click select activation of the ICDs, the ICDs are fully operable for receiving and recording inputs detected by any of the ICDs.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein immediately following the single click select activation of the ICDs, the ICDs are operable for recording the surveillance environment at designated dates and times, when a surveillance event, a motion event or an audio event is detected by at least one of the at least one ICDs, and combinations thereof.

16. A networked surveillance system, comprising:

a. a base system comprising at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD;

wherein the ICD(s) are operable for wireless cross-communication with other ICD(s), including communication for adjustment of ICD settings and controls, without coupling through a remote server computer (RSC) following initial set-up, and wherein each of the ICD(s) and DIR are set-up and activated following input of a single click-select command from the RSC;

b. and wherein each ICD is operable for direct cross-communication with other ICDs and the DIR without coupling through the RSC after the single click-select command activation of the base system.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the base system is operable for automatic searching for capture ICDs and locking thereof, after the single click-select command activation of the base system.