Security surveillance viewing and recording assembly with wireless transmission

• US 20060221183A1
• Filed: 12/19/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GT Investments (BVI) Limited, Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: GT Investments (BVI) Limited
• Inventors: Sham, John C.K.
• Application Number:
  US11/311,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20060221183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/155
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly for installing and maintaining a camera at the entrance door of a house or at an interior door, and for monitoring and recording activity occurring outside of the location. The invention is a complete, easily installed security unit incorporating a miniature CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) or CCD (charged-coupled device) camera with sufficient memory storage to retain video and/or audio recordings for security and for message-taking purposes. The apparatus of the unit includes (1) a miniature CMOS/CCD camera with microphone, (2) printed circuit board (PCB) circuits; (3) memory storage; (4) a display device secured to an interior surface of the door; (5) a motion sensor for triggering the operation of the device, and (6) a tube for passing through the door and keeping the components in operable engagement with each other. An alternative embodiment replaces the signal cable with a combination transmitter assembly for wireless communication with a receiving and recording assembly. A third embodiment allows the wireless transmission of video and audio signals from the assembly to a mobile phone or similar wireless communication device.

Claims

1. An assembly for monitoring and recording activity comprising:

a motion sensor for detecting motion outside of an enclosed location and positioned on an exterior surface outside of the enclosed location;

a microphone for receiving audio input;

a camera for receiving video input, the camera located within a tube between the exterior surface and the interior surface;

the camera and the microphone being operably connected with a transmission unit for transmitting the audio input and the video input to a remote receiving unit;

a display unit operably having a screen for viewing video input and a speaker for listening to audio input, the display unit being adapted to receive a recording medium for recording the images and audio input;

the display unit being associated with the receiving unit for receiving wireless transmission from the transmission unit.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises an infra-red detector.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises an ultra-sonic detector.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the tube is formed of a plastic material.

5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a charged-coupled device.

6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.

7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the screen has an acrylic plastic covering.

8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the display unit further comprises a memory card slot for receiving a memory card.

9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the display unit further comprises a control panel for controlling functions of the assembly.

10. An assembly for monitoring and recording activity comprising:

a motion sensor for detecting motion outside of an enclosed location and positioned on an exterior surface outside of the enclosed location;

a microphone for receiving audio input;

a camera for receiving video input, the camera located within a tube between the exterior surface and the interior surface;

the camera and the microphone being operably connected with a transmission unit for transmitting the audio input and the video input to a remote receiving unit;

a display unit having a screen for viewing video input and a speaker for listening to audio input, the display unit being adapted to receive a recording medium for recording the images and audio input;

the display unit being associated with the receiving unit for receiving wireless transmission from the transmission unit.

11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the front cover further comprises a semi-spherical protrusion covering the motion sensor.

12. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the motion sensor comprises an infra-red detector.

13. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the motion sensor comprises an ultra-sonic detector.

14. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the tube is formed of a plastic material.

15. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the camera comprises a charged-coupled device.

16. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the camera comprises a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.

17. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the display unit further comprises a control panel for controlling functions of the assembly.