Video monitoring and security system
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1. A computer especially suitable for use as a video-based security system comprising:
- a plurality of video inputs each configured to receive an electronic video signal from a video camera;
at least one processor operationally coupled with the plurality of video inputs and configurable to operate on a digital representation of the electronic video signals from the plurality of video inputs; and
a network connection operationally coupled with the at least one processor, wherein when the computer detects motion in the electronic video signals, the computer generates a compressed representation that includes the motion, and wherein the computer automatically transmits the compressed representation through the network connection only after detecting the motion.
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Abstract
A computer especially suitable for use as a video-based security system includes video inputs, a processor and a network connection. The video inputs are each configured to receive an electronic video signal from a video camera. The processor operates on a digital representation of the electronic video signals from the video inputs. When the computer detects motion in the electronic video signals it generates a compressed representation of the video signal that includes the motion. The compressed representation is transmitted through the network connection.
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1. A computer especially suitable for use as a video-based security system comprising:
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a plurality of video inputs each configured to receive an electronic video signal from a video camera;
at least one processor operationally coupled with the plurality of video inputs and configurable to operate on a digital representation of the electronic video signals from the plurality of video inputs; and
a network connection operationally coupled with the at least one processor, wherein when the computer detects motion in the electronic video signals, the computer generates a compressed representation that includes the motion, and wherein the computer automatically transmits the compressed representation through the network connection only after detecting the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized security system especially suited to generate an alarm condition upon detection of motion comprising:
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at least one video input configured to receive an electronic video signal from a video camera;
at least one computer operationally coupled with the video input and configurable to operate upon a digital representation of the electronic video signal from the video input; and
a network connection operationally coupled with the computer, wherein the computer generates a compressed representation of the electronic video signal from the video input, and wherein only when the computer detects motion in the electronic video signal, the computer automatically transmits at least a portion of the compressed representation of the electronic video signal that includes the motion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computerized video surveillance system comprising:
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a first computer operationally coupled with a plurality of video cameras and configured to detect motion from electronic signals received from the plurality of video cameras and further configured to save only a compressed portion of the electronic signals that include motion;
a second computer operationally coupled with the first computer and configured to receive the compressed portion of the electronic signals that include motion; and
a third computer operationally coupled with the first computer and configured to send an alarm message upon detection of motion so that the compressed portion of the electronic signals that include motion can be viewed from the second computer.
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18. A method of operating a video surveillance system comprising the steps of:
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detecting motion in a video signal;
compressing a portion of the video signal that includes the detected motion; and
transmitting the compressed portion of the video signal that includes the detected motion as part of an email only after the step of detecting motion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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