Surveillance system for transmitting images via a radio transmitter
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1. An image transmission surveillance system using a radio having a remote transmitter and a base receiver comprising:
- a camera for converting visual images into an electrical signal;
an audio module for converting the electrical signal into a baseband audio signal for receipt by a microphone input of the radio, wherein the baseband audio signal comprises a digital representation of the image comprising a series of discrete tones, each tone having a wavelength corresponding to a discrete digital value for transmission as an RF audio signal;
a computer interconnected with the base receiver for converting the RF audio signals received from the audio module by the base receiver into image data; and
a data storage device for storing the image data.
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Abstract
An image transmission surveillance system using a radio having a remote transmitter and a base receiver provides a camera for converting visual images into an electrical signal. The electrical signal is converted by an audio module into an audio signal for transmission by the radio. A computer connected with the base receiver converts audio signals received from the audio module into image data. This data is stored in a data storage device of the computer for later review on a monitor or similar image viewing device. The audio signal can be converted into audible sound for receipt by the radio microphone.
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1. An image transmission surveillance system using a radio having a remote transmitter and a base receiver comprising:
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a camera for converting visual images into an electrical signal; an audio module for converting the electrical signal into a baseband audio signal for receipt by a microphone input of the radio, wherein the baseband audio signal comprises a digital representation of the image comprising a series of discrete tones, each tone having a wavelength corresponding to a discrete digital value for transmission as an RF audio signal; a computer interconnected with the base receiver for converting the RF audio signals received from the audio module by the base receiver into image data; and a data storage device for storing the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image transmission surveillance system using a radio having a remote transmitter and a base receiver comprising:
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a camera for converting visual images into an electrical signal, wherein the camera comprises a CCD solid state camera, and wherein the camera further includes a frame grabber and digital memory for acquiring an image viewed by the camera; an audio module for converting the electrical signal into a baseband audio signal for receipt by a microphone of the radio wherein the baseband audio signal comprises a digital representation of the image comprising a series of discrete tones, each tone having a wavelength corresponding to a discrete digital value for transmission as an RF audio signal; a computer interconnected with the base receiver for converting the RF audio signals received from the audio module by the base receiver into image data; and a data storage device for storing the image data.
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21. A method for transmitting images from a remote location having a transmitter to a base station having a receiver comprising the steps of:
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storing data of a viewed image in digital form; converting stored data into a baseband audio signal for receipt by a microphone input of the radio, wherein the baseband audio signal comprises a digital representation of the image comprising a series of discrete tones, each tone having a wavelength corresponding to a discrete digital value; transmitting the baseband audio signal via the transmitter to the base station as an RF audio signal; converting the baseband audio signal received by the base station into digital data representative of the image; and storing the digital data for subsequent review. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An image transmission surveillance system using a radio, having a remote transmitter, and a base receiver comprising:
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a camera for converting visual images into a first electrical signal; an audio module including a speaker for converting the first electrical signal into a baseband audio signal wherein the baseband audio signal comprises a digital representation of the image comprising a series of discrete tones, each tone having a wavelength corresponding to a discrete digital value for transmission as an RF audio signal; the radio having a microphone for receiving the baseband audio signal and the remote transmitter for transmitting a radio signal representative of the baseband audio signal to the base receiver; the base receiver receiving the radio signal and converting the radio signal into a second electrical signal; a computer interconnected with the base receiver for converting the second electrical signal into image data; and a data storage device for storing the image data. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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