Providing emergency access to surveillance video
First Claim
1. A method for authorizing access to video surveillance data, comprising:
- recording, in a conditional authorization record of a data processing system, at least one pre-specified emergency condition for granting real-time access by a public authority emergency responder to surveillance video generated by a privately-controlled surveillance domain;
generating said surveillance video in said privately-controlled surveillance domain, said surveillance video generated in said privately-controlled surveillance domain being generated independently of a detected pre-specified emergency condition, said surveillance video in said privately-controlled surveillance domain being unconditionally accessible to at least one user authorized to said privately-controlled surveillance domain but not unconditionally accessible to public authority emergency responders;
receiving, in said data processing system, a request on behalf of said public authority emergency responder to access said surveillance video generated by said privately-controlled surveillance domain in real-time;
responsive to receiving said request, automatically accessing, with said data processing system, said conditional authorization record and automatically determining, with said data processing system, whether said at least one pre-specified emergency condition for granting access is met; and
responsive to determining that said at least one pre-specified emergency condition is met, automatically authorizing, with said data processing system, real-time access by said public authority emergency responder to the requested surveillance video,wherein said at least one pre-specified emergency condition comprises an alarm condition detected by at least one sensor in said privately-controlled surveillance domain.
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Abstract
Real-time access by a public authority emergency responder to surveillance video of a privately-controlled source is conditionally pre-authorized dependent on the existence of at least one pre-specified emergency condition, and recorded in a data processing system. A public authority emergency responder subsequently requests real-time access to the surveillance video (e.g., during an emergency), and if the pre-specified emergency condition is met, access is automatically granted, i.e., without the need for manual intervention. A pre-specified emergency condition could, e.g., be an alarm condition detected by a sensor at the site of the video surveillance, or a declared state of emergency, properly declared by an appropriate public official.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for authorizing access to video surveillance data, comprising:
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recording, in a conditional authorization record of a data processing system, at least one pre-specified emergency condition for granting real-time access by a public authority emergency responder to surveillance video generated by a privately-controlled surveillance domain; generating said surveillance video in said privately-controlled surveillance domain, said surveillance video generated in said privately-controlled surveillance domain being generated independently of a detected pre-specified emergency condition, said surveillance video in said privately-controlled surveillance domain being unconditionally accessible to at least one user authorized to said privately-controlled surveillance domain but not unconditionally accessible to public authority emergency responders; receiving, in said data processing system, a request on behalf of said public authority emergency responder to access said surveillance video generated by said privately-controlled surveillance domain in real-time; responsive to receiving said request, automatically accessing, with said data processing system, said conditional authorization record and automatically determining, with said data processing system, whether said at least one pre-specified emergency condition for granting access is met; and responsive to determining that said at least one pre-specified emergency condition is met, automatically authorizing, with said data processing system, real-time access by said public authority emergency responder to the requested surveillance video, wherein said at least one pre-specified emergency condition comprises an alarm condition detected by at least one sensor in said privately-controlled surveillance domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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