System and method for distributing digital video streams from remote video surveillance cameras to display devices
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1. An apparatus for distributing digital video streams to display devices for rendering thereon, comprising:
- an interface coupled to a packet-switched network to enable communication with the display devices and to enable communication with remote surveillance cameras capturing respective digital video streams;
a timer; and
a processor for;
determining a status of each of the display devices and each of the remote surveillance cameras to identify available ones of the display devices and streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras;
pairing a first display device of the available ones of the display devices with a first remote surveillance camera of the streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras generating a first digital video stream;
determining a first display device to receive the first digital video stream based on availability of an agent;
wherein the processor further initializes the timer upon requesting the agent associated with the first display device to accept receipt of the first digital video stream;
wherein the processor further instructs the first display device via the interface to establish a media session with the first remote surveillance camera to enable the first display device to receive the first digital video stream via a point-to-point connection between the first remote surveillance camera and the first display device when the agent accepts receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer;
determining a second display device to receive the first digital video stream based on availability of display devices; and
wherein the processor further automatically pairs the second display device of the available ones of the display devices to the first digital video stream when the agent does not accept receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer.
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Abstract
A video distribution server distributes digital video streams captured by remote video surveillance cameras to appropriate display devices for rendering thereon. The video distribution server selects one or more display devices to receive each digital video stream and instructs the selected display devices to establish respective media sessions with the appropriate remote surveillance cameras to enable the digital video streams to be streamed to the selected display devices via respective point-to-point connections.
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1. An apparatus for distributing digital video streams to display devices for rendering thereon, comprising:
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an interface coupled to a packet-switched network to enable communication with the display devices and to enable communication with remote surveillance cameras capturing respective digital video streams; a timer; and a processor for; determining a status of each of the display devices and each of the remote surveillance cameras to identify available ones of the display devices and streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras; pairing a first display device of the available ones of the display devices with a first remote surveillance camera of the streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras generating a first digital video stream; determining a first display device to receive the first digital video stream based on availability of an agent; wherein the processor further initializes the timer upon requesting the agent associated with the first display device to accept receipt of the first digital video stream; wherein the processor further instructs the first display device via the interface to establish a media session with the first remote surveillance camera to enable the first display device to receive the first digital video stream via a point-to-point connection between the first remote surveillance camera and the first display device when the agent accepts receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer; determining a second display device to receive the first digital video stream based on availability of display devices; and wherein the processor further automatically pairs the second display device of the available ones of the display devices to the first digital video stream when the agent does not accept receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for distributing digital video streams captured by remote video surveillance cameras, comprising:
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display devices capable of rendering the digital video streams thereon; and a video distribution server coupled to a packet-switched network to enable communication with the remote surveillance cameras and the display devices, the video distribution server determining a status of each of the display devices and each of the remote surveillance cameras to identify available ones of the display devices and streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras and pairing a first display device of the available ones of the display devices with a first remote surveillance camera of the streaming ones of the remote surveillance cameras generating a first digital video stream; wherein the video distribution server further initializes a timer upon requesting an agent associated with the first display device to accept receipt of the first digital video stream; wherein the video distribution server further instructs the first display device to establish a media session with the first remote surveillance camera to enable the first display device to receive the first digital video stream via a point-to-point connection between the first remote surveillance camera and the first display device when the agent accepts receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer; determining a second display device to receive the first digital video stream based on availability of display devices; and wherein the video distribution server further automatically pairs a second display device of the available ones of the display devices to the first digital video stream when the agent does not accept receipt of the first digital video stream prior to expiration of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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