Remote video recording camera control through wireless handset
First Claim
1. A video recording camera system, comprising:
- a video recording camera, comprising;
an optical sensor to receive an input image signal;
a processor coupled to the optical sensor, the processor configured to process the input image signal received from the optical sensor into an encoded video data stream;
a non-volatile storage medium, wherein the storage medium is coupled to the processor and is to store, locally in the video recording camera, the encoded video data stream as recorded video data; and
a wireless transceiver; and
a cellular-enabled wireless communication handset communicatively coupled to the video recording camera over a wireless personal area network (WPAN) supported by the wireless transceiver, wherein the handset is to access the recorded video data or functions of the camera, over the WPAN, based on communications conducted by the handset over a cellular communication link, wherein the handset is to forward, to the camera over the WPAN, a video recording control command received by the handset through the cellular communication link, wherein the handset is to relay, over the cellular communication link, the recorded video data received from the storage medium over the WPAN in response to the video recording control command, wherein the handset to relay the recorded video data includes the handset to upload a logical segment of the recorded video data across the WPAN and the cellular communication link to a remote data repository as a video clip file.
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Abstract
A video recording camera system provide remote control functionality through a wireless handset interface. In embodiments, a video recording camera includes an optical sensor, a processor coupled to the optical sensor to process an input image signal received from the optical sensor into an encoded video data stream, a non-volatile storage medium coupled to the processor to store, locally in the video recording camera, encoded video data stream as recorded video data, and a wireless transceiver. In embodiments, a cellular-enabled wireless communication handset communicatively couples to the video recording camera over a wireless personal area network (WPAN) supported by the camera'"'"'s wireless transceiver. The handset serves as a gateway to the camera providing access to recorded video data or functions of the camera, via the WPAN, as determined based on communications conducted by the handset over a cellular communication link.
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13 Claims
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1. A video recording camera system, comprising:
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a video recording camera, comprising; an optical sensor to receive an input image signal; a processor coupled to the optical sensor, the processor configured to process the input image signal received from the optical sensor into an encoded video data stream; a non-volatile storage medium, wherein the storage medium is coupled to the processor and is to store, locally in the video recording camera, the encoded video data stream as recorded video data; and a wireless transceiver; and a cellular-enabled wireless communication handset communicatively coupled to the video recording camera over a wireless personal area network (WPAN) supported by the wireless transceiver, wherein the handset is to access the recorded video data or functions of the camera, over the WPAN, based on communications conducted by the handset over a cellular communication link, wherein the handset is to forward, to the camera over the WPAN, a video recording control command received by the handset through the cellular communication link, wherein the handset is to relay, over the cellular communication link, the recorded video data received from the storage medium over the WPAN in response to the video recording control command, wherein the handset to relay the recorded video data includes the handset to upload a logical segment of the recorded video data across the WPAN and the cellular communication link to a remote data repository as a video clip file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of recording video, comprising:
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conducting cellular communications over a cellular communication link; receiving an input image signal from an optical sensor disposed in a video recording camera; recording an encoded video data stream as video data, based on the received input image signal, to a non-volatile storage medium disposed within the camera; and accessing, over a wireless personal area network (WPAN), functions of the camera or the video data, based on the cellular communications, wherein the accessing further comprises forwarding, to the camera over the WPAN, a video recording control command received through the cellular communication link, further comprising relaying, over the cellular communication link, the recorded video data received from the storage medium over the WPAN in response to the video recording control command, wherein the relaying comprises uploading a logical segment of the recorded video data across the WPAN and the cellular communication link to a remote data repository as a video clip file. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of remotely controlling a camera, the method comprising:
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conducting cellular communications over a cellular communication link; and sending to the camera, over a wireless personal area network (WPAN), a video recording control command based on the cellular communications, the video recording control command associated with at least one of; starting a video data recording capability of the camera;
stopping the video data recording capability;downloading frames from a recorded video data buffer maintained on the storage medium; creating a video clip file from the recorded video data; listing video data clips stored on the storage medium;
orinitiating or halting a live video streaming from the camera; the method further comprising; relaying, over the cellular communication link, the recorded video data received from the storage medium over the WPAN in response to the video recording control command, wherein the relaying comprises uploading a logical segment of the recorded video data across the WPAN and the cellular communication link to a remote data repository as the video clip file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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