Trailer mounted surveillance system
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1. A video surveillance system, comprising:
- a wheeled trailer;
a lockable cabinet mounted on the trailer;
a mast, coupled to the trailer and capable of being folded for storage and transport and capable of being extended vertically;
a plurality of video cameras mounted on the mast;
a screen splitter located within the cabinet and configured to receive a plurality of video images at each of a plurality of inputs and to combine the plurality of images into a single video image at an output;
a video recorder located within the cabinet and having an input coupled to the output of the screen splitting device; and
connection means for coupling outputs of each of the plurality of video cameras to a respective one of the plurality of inputs of the screen splitting device.
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Abstract
A video surveillance system is provided, including a wheeled trailer, a lockable cabinet mounted on the trailer and a mast, coupled to the trailer and capable of being folded for storage and transport and capable of being extended vertically. A plurality of video cameras are mounted on the mast, a screen splitter is located within the cabinet and receives video images at each of the plurality of cameras and combines the plurality of images into a single video image at an output. A video recorder located within the cabinet and having an input coupled to the output of the screen splitting device records the combined image from the screen splitter.
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1. A video surveillance system, comprising:
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a wheeled trailer;
a lockable cabinet mounted on the trailer;
a mast, coupled to the trailer and capable of being folded for storage and transport and capable of being extended vertically;
a plurality of video cameras mounted on the mast;
a screen splitter located within the cabinet and configured to receive a plurality of video images at each of a plurality of inputs and to combine the plurality of images into a single video image at an output;
a video recorder located within the cabinet and having an input coupled to the output of the screen splitting device; and
connection means for coupling outputs of each of the plurality of video cameras to a respective one of the plurality of inputs of the screen splitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote video surveillance system, comprising:
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a wheeled trailer;
a lockable cabinet mounted on the trailer;
a mast, coupled to the trailer and capable of being folded for storage and transport and capable of being extended vertically;
a plurality of video cameras mounted on the mast;
transmission means for transmitting images from each of the plurality of video cameras to a remote location; and
connection means for coupling outputs of each of the plurality of video cameras to the transmission means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A video surveillance system, comprising:
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a first video camera having a first focal length;
a second video camera coupled to the first camera and having a second focal length longer than the first focal length;
monitoring means for displaying video images from the first and second video cameras, wherein the video image from the first video camera includes a fiducial indicating the field of view of the second camera, and wherein the video image from the second camera corresponds to the portion of the video image from the first camera indicated by the fiducial. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for antenna alignment, comprising:
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an antenna;
a video camera coupled to the antenna;
monitoring means for viewing a video image from the video camera, wherein the video image includes a fiducial corresponding to a focal point of the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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