Peer to peer surveillance architecture
First Claim
1. A peer to peer surveillance architecture comprising:
- a plurality of peer to peer nodes, the plurality of peer to peer nodes comprising;
one or more capture nodes having one or more capture devices configured to capture surveillance information;
one or more server nodes, the one or more server nodes configured to authenticate access to surveillance information; and
one or more viewing nodes having at least one screen configured to view surveillance information;
wherein surveillance information is communicated between one or more of the plurality of peer to peer nodes through one or more communication links.
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Abstract
A peer to peer surveillance architecture comprising a plurality of independent nodes for capturing, analyzing, storing, and viewing surveillance information is disclosed. The surveillance architecture has no central controller or single point of failure because of the peer to peer or independent relationship between its nodes. Generally, surveillance information of various types is captured by one or more capture nodes and transmitted to or one or more viewing, content storage, or server nodes for display, analysis, storage, or a combination thereof. Server nodes may provide authentication services to validate user or device credentials prior to granting access to surveillance information. In one or more embodiments, specialized video compression hardware is provided to allow high quality video surveillance information to be transmitted across low bandwidth connections. Compression may also be performed on other types of surveillance information.
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1. A peer to peer surveillance architecture comprising:
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a plurality of peer to peer nodes, the plurality of peer to peer nodes comprising; one or more capture nodes having one or more capture devices configured to capture surveillance information; one or more server nodes, the one or more server nodes configured to authenticate access to surveillance information; and one or more viewing nodes having at least one screen configured to view surveillance information; wherein surveillance information is communicated between one or more of the plurality of peer to peer nodes through one or more communication links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A peer to peer surveillance node comprising:
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one or more components, the one or more components comprising; one or more processors; a memory; and one or more transceivers, each of the one or more transceivers configured to communicate surveillance information through one or more communication links to at least one other peer to peer surveillance node; an enclosure, the enclosure having a continuous rigid structure supporting each of the one or more components of the peer to peer surveillance node; wherein the surveillance information is communicated with other peer to peer surveillance nodes without use of a central control device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of collecting surveillance information comprising:
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arranging a plurality of peer to peer nodes to collect one or more types of surveillance information from at least one target area, the plurality of peer to peer nodes comprising one or more processors, a memory, and one or more transceivers, with at least one of the plurality of peer to peer nodes further comprising one or more capture devices, and with at least another of the plurality of peer to peer nodes configured to authenticate access to the surveillance information; collecting the one or more types of surveillance information through the one or more capture devices; communicating the one or more types of surveillance information between at least two of the plurality of peer to peer surveillance nodes; and viewing, storing, and analyzing the one or more types of surveillance information on one or more of the plurality of peer to peer nodes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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