Wireless video surveillance system & method with rapid installation

• US 20060070109A1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Smartvue Corp. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Renkis, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 8,253,796 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/105
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A surveillance system and method for rapid set up and activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment.

Claims

1. A method for activating communication between a single wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD forming a base system, comprising the steps of:

providing the base system;

configuring and activating the system components within minutes of the installation, the configuration and activation taking minutes after powering up the components;

at least one user accessing the DIR via a user interface either directly or remotely;

the DIR searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them; and

activating communication between the ICD(s) and DIR, thereby providing a secure surveillance system for a target environment.

2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of, after activation, the DIR functioning and operating to display live inputs from the ICD in the DIR user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further including the step of, after activation, the DIR functioning and operating to record live inputs from the ICD on a hard drive of the DIR.

4. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of, after activation, the DIR functioning and operating to display live inputs from the ICD in the DIR user interface and to record live inputs from the ICD on a hard drive of the DIR.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user can search and view prior recorded inputs, including video, and/or the user is able to remotely access the system from any PC with a web browser and Internet connection or web enabled cell phone, and/or motion detection is enabled and when motion is detected video is recorded in the DIR.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring and activating the system step requires less than 10 minutes.