Video transmission system

• US 9,693,111 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seon Design (USA) Corp.
• Original Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Corporation (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Predmore, II, Thomas J., Kommareddy, Srivallabha
• Primary Examiner(s): Marandi, James R
• Application Number:
  US14/325,971
• Publication Number:
  US 20150012953A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6402 Address allocation for clients address allocation in data networks H04L61/50

Abstract

A video analysis system includes memory having stored therein video analysis software and a processor configured to execute the video analysis software to receive from a mobile video system a dynamic network address, to associate the dynamic network address with a unique identifier of the mobile video system in the memory, and to communicate with the mobile video system using the dynamic network address based on selection by a user of the unique identifier.

Claims

1. A video analysis system, comprising:

memory having stored therein video analysis software; and

a processor configured to execute the video analysis software to receive from a mobile video system a dynamic network address, to associate the dynamic network address with a unique identifier of the mobile video system in the memory, and to communicate with the mobile video system using the dynamic network address based on selection by a user of the unique identifier;

wherein the processor is configured to receive from the mobile video system a different dynamic network address each time the mobile video system communicates with the video analysis system via a different wireless communication system;

wherein the memory has stored therein a table to associate multiple unique identifiers of multiple mobile video systems with different dynamic network addresses corresponding to the multiple mobile video systems;

wherein a wireless communication system receives the unique identifier and a request for a dynamic network address, the wireless communication system assigning the dynamic network address to the unique identifier without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server;

wherein the processor receives the dynamic network address and the unique identifier from the mobile video system, the processor populating the table associating the unique identifier of the mobile video system with the dynamic network address corresponding to the mobile video system without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server.

2. The video analysis system of claim 1, wherein the mobile video system includes a digital video recorder (DVR) connected to a camera installed in a vehicle, the DVR configured to record video from the camera and transmit the video to the video analysis system.

3. The video analysis system of claim 1, wherein the video analysis system does not associate the mobile video system with a static network address that is the same for different wireless communication systems.

4. The video analysis system of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is a device characteristic and the processor is configured to generate a visual user interface of device characteristics of each mobile video system connected to a same wireless communication system as the video analysis system, and

the processor is configured to communicate with the mobile video system using the dynamic network address based on selection by a user of the device characteristic of the mobile video system.

5. A method for associating devices of a video transmission system, comprising:

receiving from a mobile video recording system a first dynamic network address and a unique identifier of the mobile video recording system;

associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier in a video analysis system;

receiving video at the video analysis system from the mobile video recording system; and

associating the video with the unique identifier in memory;

wherein the receiving from the mobile video recording system the first dynamic network address comprises receiving a different dynamic network address each time the mobile video system communicates with the video analysis system via a different wireless communication system;

wherein associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier comprises storing a table to associate multiple unique identifiers of multiple mobile video systems with different dynamic network addresses corresponding to the multiple mobile video systems;

wherein a wireless communication system receives the unique identifier and a request for a dynamic network address, the wireless communication system assigning the dynamic network address to the unique identifier without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server;

wherein associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier includes receiving the dynamic network address and the unique identifier from the mobile video system, the processor populating the table associating the unique identifier of the mobile video system with the dynamic network address corresponding to the mobile video system without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier includes replacing a second dynamic network address with the first dynamic network address, the second dynamic network address corresponding to a different wireless communications system than the first dynamic network address.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving from the mobile video recording system one of a unicast signal, a multicast signal, and a broadcast signal indicating that the first mobile video recording system is connected to a same wireless communications system as the video analysis system,

wherein the one of a unicast signal, a multicast signal, and a broadcast signal includes the first dynamic network address and the unique identifier.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

analyzing, by the video analysis system, the content of the video.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting a user input selecting the unique identifier; and

communicating with the mobile video recording system via a wireless communication system using the first dynamic network address.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the mobile video recording system includes a camera and digital video recorder mounted in a vehicle to capture and store video images.

11. A method for associating devices of a video transmission system, comprising:

receiving from a mobile video recording system a dynamic network address and a unique identifier of the mobile video recording system;

associating, with a video analysis system, the dynamic network address with the unique identifier in a video analysis system;

detecting, by the video analysis system, a user selection of the unique identifier; and

initiating communications with the mobile video recording system using the dynamic network address based on detecting the user selection of the unique identifier;

wherein the receiving from the mobile video recording system the first dynamic network address comprises receiving a different dynamic network address each time the mobile video system communicates with the video analysis system via a different wireless communication system;

wherein associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier comprises storing a table to associate multiple unique identifiers of multiple mobile video systems with different dynamic network addresses corresponding to the multiple mobile video systems;

wherein a wireless communication system receives the unique identifier and a request for a dynamic network address, the wireless communication system assigning the dynamic network address to the unique identifier without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server;

wherein associating the first dynamic network address with the unique identifier includes receiving the dynamic network address and the unique identifier from the mobile video system, the processor populating the table associating the unique identifier of the mobile video system with the dynamic network address corresponding to the mobile video system without accessing a domain name system (DNS) server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the unique identifier is a device characteristic associated with the mobile video recording system, and

the detecting of the user selection of the unique identifier includes providing a visual display to the user of a list of device characteristics of each mobile video recording system in communication with a same wireless communication system as the video analysis system.