360 Degree surveillance system and method
First Claim
1. A 360 degree surveillance system comprises:
- a 360-degree field of view digital camera;
a power source attached to the digital camera;
a camera control system attached to the digital camera;
a portable digital storage medium attached to the digital camera and the power source;
a wireless communications system linked to the digital storage medium and the digital camera; and
an archive digital storage medium wirelessly linked to the wireless communications system.
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Abstract
A 360 degree surveillance system includes a 360-degree digital camera, a power source, a camera control system, a portable digital storage medium, a wireless communications system, and an archive digital storage medium. The digital camera has a fixed lens unit with a simultaneous 360-degree panoramic view, or a movable lens unit that is remotely controllable for pan, tilt and zoom. A remote control system is wirelessly linked to the wireless communications system. The wireless communications system sends the images to a computer network for viewing with a standard web browser, PDA, or dedicated monitoring system. The 360 degree surveillance system monitors an area with a camera; directs the camera with a control system; collects a plurality of images; stores the images on the portable storage medium; uploads the images to an archive storage medium; and creates a plurality of archived images on the archive storage medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A 360 degree surveillance system comprises:
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a 360-degree field of view digital camera;
a power source attached to the digital camera;
a camera control system attached to the digital camera;
a portable digital storage medium attached to the digital camera and the power source;
a wireless communications system linked to the digital storage medium and the digital camera; and
an archive digital storage medium wirelessly linked to the wireless communications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a 360 degree surveillance system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring an area with a digital camera;
(b) directing the digital camera with a camera control system;
(c) collecting a plurality of images;
(d) storing the plurality of images on the portable digital storage medium;
(e) automatically uploading the plurality of images to an archive digital storage medium; and
(e) creating a plurality of archived images on the archive digital storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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