Wireless surveillance system releasably mountable to track lighting

• US 8,750,509 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Smartvue Corp. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Baum, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/480,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20060251259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,902 Days
• Field of Search: 380/270
• US Class Current: 380/270
• 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 13/19682 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: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A wireless surveillance system and methods of operating same, providing at least one data input capture device (ICDs), including cameras which have the ability to capture video, audio, and/or data from sensors such as temperature and humidity data, while being newly or retrofittably releasably mountable to a track lighting system.

Claims

1. A wireless surveillance system including:

at least two input capture devices (ICDs);

wherein each ICD is encased by a housing and includes at least one sensor, at least one input component for detecting and recording inputs of data acquired by the at least one sensor, a processor, a memory, a power source, a power converter; and

a transmitter/receiver, all constructed and configured in electronic connection;

wherein the ICD(s) are auto-configuring for the ICD configuration settings associated with surveillance operation, in direct cross-control of one another'"'"'s surveillance settings, and directly cross-communicate data, including input data relating to the environment under surveillance, control settings and inputs including video;

wherein each ICD is constructed and configured for releasably mounting to an electric track, thereby providing a quick installation of the ICD; and

wherein the ICD(s) are constructed and configured to operationally create a network of ICD(s) that directly exchange video information relating to the target environment under surveillance by the at least two ICDs and for providing an extended range of surveillance.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the ICD is newly or retrofittably releasably mountable to the track.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the ICD is functional and operable to capture input from the sensors, while mounted to the track.

4. The system of claim 1, further including an adjustable mounting device connected to the housing of the ICD for adjusting the angle and direction of the ICD to optimize data input by the sensors.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the adjustable mounting device functions to pivot the ICD relative to a first position when mounted to the track.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the adjustable mounting device functions to rotate the ICD relative to a first position when mounted to the track.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the adjustable mounting device is a universal joint that includes functions of pivoting and rotating relative to a first position when mounted to the track.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the data input from the sensors is selected from visual images, sound, odor, temperature, the presence of chemicals or radiation, the presence or absence of movement, and combinations thereof.