Surveillance camera renting service

• US 9,674,181 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2014
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Park, Chul-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Jung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stoica, Adrian
• Application Number:
  US14/454,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20150047024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity

Abstract

The disclosure is related to a surveillance camera renting service. A service server may provide the surveillance camera renting service through receiving an image having an authentication pattern, captured by and transmitted from a surveillance camera and transmitting a video stream, produced by and transmitted from the surveillance camera, to user equipment authenticated based on the authentication pattern included in the received image.

Claims

1. A method of providing a surveillance camera renting service by a service server, the method comprising:

issuing an authentication pattern to be used for authentication of user equipment when a service request message for the surveillance camera renting service is received from the user equipment, wherein the service request message includes information on a target area to be monitored;

transmitting the issued authentication pattern to the user equipment to be authenticated, in response to the service request message;

receiving an image having an authentication pattern, captured by and transmitted from a surveillance camera installed around the target area;

performing an authentication procedure for the user equipment by comparing the authentication pattern included in the received image with the issued authentication pattern; and

transmitting a video stream, produced by and transmitted from the surveillance camera, to the user equipment when the user equipment is authenticated,

wherein the authentication pattern included in the received image is an authentication pattern displayed on a display device of the user equipment to be authenticated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication pattern includes at least one of a figure, a number, a character, a symbol, a color pattern, a black and white pattern, a code pattern, and combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication pattern displayed on the display device of the user equipment is the authentication pattern issued by the service server to the user equipment in response to the service request message transmitted from the user equipment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing an authentication procedure comprises:

obtaining the issued authentication pattern associated with the user equipment, which is issued by the service server to the user equipment in response to the service request message transmitted from the user equipment;

comparing the issued authentication pattern with the authentication pattern included in the received image;

determining whether the user equipment is authenticated based on the comparison result.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmitting a video stream comprises:

transmitting the video stream of the surveillance camera when the issued authentication pattern is matched with the authentication pattern included in the received image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting a video stream comprises:

enabling the user equipment directly to control the surveillance camera for a given time period.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting a video stream comprises:

receiving the video stream of the surveillance camera; and

delivering the received video stream to the user equipment for a given time period.

8. A method of using a surveillance camera by user equipment based on an authentication pattern, the method comprising:

transmitting a service request message to a service server for monitoring a target area using at least one surveillance camera installed around the target area, wherein the service request message includes information on the target area to be monitored;

receiving an authentication pattern from the service server in response to the service request message;

providing the received authentication pattern to a target surveillance camera installed around the target area such that the received authentication pattern to be used for authentication of the user equipment is captured and transferred to the service server through the target surveillance camera; and

receiving a video stream of capturing the target area to monitor by the target surveillance camera at least for a given time period.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the transmitting a service request message comprises:

receiving an input from a service requester for using the at least one of surveillance camera to monitor the target area;

obtaining, based on the input from the service requester, information on at least one of identification of the user equipment, identification of the service requester, identification of the at least one surveillance cameras to use, a location of the user equipment, the target area to monitor, and a requested time period for monitoring;

generating the service request message to include the obtained information; and

transmitting the generated service request message to the service server.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the authentication pattern includes at least one of a figure, a number, a character, a symbol, a color pattern, a black and white pattern, a code pattern, and combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving an authentication pattern comprises:

receiving an unavailability message from the service server when a corresponding service is not available at the target area; and

otherwise, receiving the authentication pattern from the service server.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the providing the received authentication pattern comprises:

displaying the received authentication pattern on a display device of the user equipment such that the authentication pattern displayed on the display device of the user equipment is captured by the target surveillance camera.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving a video stream comprises:

receiving the video stream of the target surveillance camera when the user equipment is authenticated by the service server based on the provided authentication pattern and the received authentication pattern.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving a video stream comprises:

receiving the video stream of the target surveillance camera when the provided authentication pattern is matched with the received authentication pattern.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving a video stream comprises:

receiving the video stream, captured and produced by the target surveillance camera, from the service server.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving a video stream comprises:

receiving, directly from the target surveillance camera, the video stream produced by and transmitted by the surveillance camera.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving a video stream comprises:

controlling the surveillance camera to capture the target area to monitor for the given time period.