Digital security surveillance system
First Claim
1. A method for storage and display of video surveillance data, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of video signals from video surveillance feeds in a video surveillance system;
storing each video signal of the plurality of video signals on at least one storage device as a digital video signal;
in response to receiving a command to view a specific video surveillance feed, extracting a digital video signal for the specific video surveillance feed from the at least one storage device;
simultaneously sending the extracted digital video signal and a real time video signal of the plurality of video signals to a display device, the real time video signal is stored by the storing step on the at least one storage device as a digital video signal and sent by the sending step to the display device simultaneously, the extracted digital video signal different from the stored digital video signal of the real time video signal; and
wherein the sending step further comprises;
switching between stored digital video signals and real time video signals of the plurality of video signals in response to a command from the user to view specific video surveillance feeds;
in response to a received command, creating custom sequences of video output by combining segments of digital video signals stored on the at least one storage device.
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Abstract
A digital security surveillance system allows a user to store selected security surveillance feeds while the user is simultaneously watching or reviewing another feed. User control commands are accepted and sent through the system. The system parses the resulting digital stream and generates identifying information associated with at least one video segment of the digital stream. The video segments are stored on a storage device. When a security surveillance feed is requested for display, a corresponding stored digital stream is found and its video segments are extracted from the storage device and sent to a decoder that converts the digital stream into display output signals. The security surveillance feeds can be simultaneously sent to an external storage device such as a DVD recorder or VCR.
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62 Claims
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1. A method for storage and display of video surveillance data, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of video signals from video surveillance feeds in a video surveillance system; storing each video signal of the plurality of video signals on at least one storage device as a digital video signal; in response to receiving a command to view a specific video surveillance feed, extracting a digital video signal for the specific video surveillance feed from the at least one storage device; simultaneously sending the extracted digital video signal and a real time video signal of the plurality of video signals to a display device, the real time video signal is stored by the storing step on the at least one storage device as a digital video signal and sent by the sending step to the display device simultaneously, the extracted digital video signal different from the stored digital video signal of the real time video signal; and wherein the sending step further comprises; switching between stored digital video signals and real time video signals of the plurality of video signals in response to a command from the user to view specific video surveillance feeds; in response to a received command, creating custom sequences of video output by combining segments of digital video signals stored on the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for storage and display of video surveillance data, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of video signals from video surveillance feeds in a video surveillance system; storing each video signal of the plurality of video signals on at least one storage device as a digital video signal; sending a plurality of digital video signals from the at least one storage device to a display device to be displayed, each digital video signal of the plurality of digital video signals representing a different video surveillance feed; and accepting control commands for controlling playback rate and direction of each displayed digital video signal of the plurality of digital video signals, individually and simultaneously, to perform at least one of;
variable rate fast forward, variable rate rewind, pause, or play functions;in response to a received command, creating custom sequences of video output by combining segments of digital video signals stored on the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for storing and displaying video surveillance data, comprising:
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a plurality of input devices that receive video signals from video surveillance feeds in a video surveillance system; at least one storage device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that stores each video signal of the plurality of video signals on the at least one storage device as a digital video signal; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to receiving a command to view a specific video surveillance feed, extracts a digital video signal for the specific video surveillance feed from the at least one storage device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that simultaneously sends the extracted digital video signal and a real time video signal of the plurality of video signals to a display device, the real time video signal is stored by the storing module on the at least one storage device as a digital video signal and sent by the sending module to the display device simultaneously, the extracted digital video signal different from the stored digital video signal of the real time video signal; and wherein the sending subsystem further comprises; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that switches between stored digital video signals and real time video signals of the plurality of video signals in response to receiving a command to view specific video surveillance feeds; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to a received command, creates custom sequences of video output by combining segments of digital video signals stored on the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus for storage and display of video surveillance data, comprising:
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a plurality of input devices that receive video signals from video surveillance feeds in a video surveillance system; at least one storage device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that stores each video signal of the plurality of video signals on the at least one storage device as a digital video signal; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that sends a plurality of digital video signals from the storage device to a display device to be displayed, each digital video signal of the plurality of digital video signals representing a different video surveillance feed; and a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that accepts control commands for controlling playback rate and direction of each displayed digital video signal of the plurality of digital video signals, individually and simultaneously, to perform at least one of;
variable rate fast forward, variable rate rewind, pause, or play functions;a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to a received command, creates custom sequences of video output by combining segments of digital video signals stored on the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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