STB/DVR video surveillance

• US 9,426,541 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wilson, Brian, Cockrell, Roger A., Jureczki, Elaine, Webster, Thomas Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Avellino, Joseph E
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCLEOD, MARSHALL M
• Application Number:
  US13/870,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20130239148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 709/213, 709/217, 709/220, 709/223
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor that includes a memory and a controller coupled with the memory. The controller can be operable to provide an electronic program guide for display on a video display device, where the electronic program guide includes a surveillance entry associated with a security system in communication with the controller. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a media processor, an electronic program guide that includes a surveillance entry, wherein the surveillance entry includes video content associated with a security event, wherein the surveillance entry is inserted into the electronic program guide responsive to a detection of the security event; and

presenting, by the media processor, the electronic program guide at a video display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic program guide comprises security event information for the surveillance entry, and wherein the security event information comprises a time for the security event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic program guide comprises security event information for the surveillance entry, and wherein the security event information comprises a location of the security event.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting, by the media processor, a request for insertion to a remote server, wherein the surveillance entry is inserted into the electronic program guide by the remote server in response to the request for insertion.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the detection of the security event is by a security system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance entry is associated with a virtual channel number and a filename.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance entry is associated with a start time and a stop time.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting, by the media processor, a security event notice associated with the security event via a wireless message to a mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting, by the media processor, a security event notice associated with the security event via an email message to an end user device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media processor is a mobile communication device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions, which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an electronic program guide that includes a surveillance entry, wherein the surveillance entry includes content associated with a security event, wherein the surveillance entry is inserted into the electronic program guide responsive to a detection of the security event; and

presenting the electronic program guide.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the surveillance entry is associated with a virtual channel number and a filename.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the surveillance entry is associated with a start time and a stop time.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a security event notice associated with the security event to an end user device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the surveillance entry includes a time for the security event.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the surveillance entry includes a location of the security event.

17. A device comprising:

a memory to store computer instructions; and

a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising;

receiving an electronic program guide that includes a surveillance entry, wherein the surveillance entry includes content associated with a security event, wherein the surveillance entry is inserted into the electronic program guide responsive to a detection of the security event; and

presenting the electronic program guide.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the electronic program guide comprises security event information for the surveillance entry, and wherein the security event information comprises a time of the security event and a location of the security event.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a security event notice associated with the security event to an end user device.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a channel selection associated with the surveillance entry;

retrieving surveillance video associated with the surveillance entry from the memory responsive to the channel selection; and

displaying the surveillance video on a video display.