System and method for management of surveillance devices and surveillance footage

• US 8,417,090 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2010
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: I-View Now, LLC (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Matthew Joseph Fleming
• Inventors: Fleming, Matthew Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/862,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20110299835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 386/280, 386/226, 386/200, 386/223, 386/228, 386/229, 386/232
• US Class Current: 386/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234309 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or from Quicktime to Realvideo conversion of standards in analog television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440218 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 conversion of standards in analogue television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/814 comprising emergency warnings arrangements specially adapted for emergency or urgency in broadcast systems H04H20/59; arrangements for providing alarms, notifications, alerts to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A system or method of transmitting and receiving surveillance video and/or alarm data and converting proprietary video formats into a single, standardized format for viewing on a multiplicity of devices at the surveillance location by authorized emergency responders.

Claims

1. A method for providing surveillance video to responders, the method steps comprising:

a. providing a surveillance system, the system including at least one remote viewer running on a computer and a multiplicity of different format DVRs creating multiple video types for providing surveillance to a surveillance area, a storage device for storing video, and at least one central server;

the remote viewer, DVRs, storage device and server connected via a network;

b. capturing surveillance video from a surveillance area;

c. converting the surveillance video to a format suitable for display on a multiplicity of different remote viewers and for transport over a network media and storing it on the storage device;

d. providing access to the converted surveillance video to the responders through the at least one remote viewer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance video is automatically converted to the video format by the DVR.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance video is automatically converted to the video format by the remote server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the format suitable for transport over a network media is an Internet browser video format.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure network-based access is provided from the DVR.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure network-based access is provided from the remote server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video is provided wirelessly.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the video is provided wirelessly from the DVR.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of video images consists of joining individual still images together to create a video file.

10. The method of claim 1, further including an Alarm Event Timer that is a programmable increment instructing the DVR to capture clips for a designated period of time and upload them to the server.

11. The method of claim 1, further including the step of capturing pre-alarm video by buffering still images.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of video images includes image cropping.

13. The method of claim 1, further including graphical mapping of the broadcasting DVRs in the vicinity of the alarm DVR.

14. The method of claim 1, further including using facial recognition capabilities located on the DVRs.

15. The method of claim 1, further including image editing for image clarification.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the image editing includes image cropping.

17. The method of claim 1, further including on-demand requesting for immediate viewing of converted surveillance video by responders and by third parties.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the video processing includes interval counting.

19. The method of claim 1, further providing access by volunteers or other local personnel to pull images and video for community policing.

20. The method of claim 1, further including multiple object detection.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the DVR is part of a mesh network and the video processing is performed by the mesh network.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the DVR is part of a mesh network and the converted surveillance video is distributed to the mesh network and made available to responders.

23. A method for providing surveillance video to responders, the method steps comprising:

a. providing a surveillance system, the system including at least one remote viewer and a multiplicity of different format video appliances creating multiple video types for providing surveillance to a surveillance area, a video storage device and at least one central server;

the viewer, video appliance and server connected via a network;

b. capturing surveillance video from a surveillance area;

c. converting the surveillance video to format suitable for display on a multiplicity of different remote viewers and for transport over a network media and storing it on the storage device;

d. providing wireless access to the converted surveillance video to the responders through the at least one remote viewer.

24. A method for providing surveillance video to responders, the method steps comprising:

a. providing a surveillance system, the system including at least two DVRs of different format in a mesh network and at least one remote viewer for providing surveillance to a surveillance area, and a video storage device;

the viewer and DVRs connected via a network;

b. at least one DVR capturing surveillance video from a surveillance area;

c. the mesh network converting the surveillance video to format suitable for display on a multiplicity of different remote viewers and for transport over a network media and storing it on the storage device;

d. the mesh network providing wireless access to the converted surveillance video to the responders through the at least one remote viewer.