Security monitoring system
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
- a plurality of monitoring devices, including an imaging circuit, configured to generate respective video signals for monitoring a facility at which a first authorized user or another person is sometimes present;
a control circuit including;
a local area network (LAN) interface configured and arranged to receive the video signals generated by the plurality of monitoring devices; and
a wide area network (WAN) interface; and
a logic circuit coupled to the LAN and WAN interfaces, the logic circuit configured and arranged to;
allow the first authorized user to disable the imaging circuit unless motion is detected by the plurality of monitoring devices;
allow the first authorized user to enable the imaging circuit even if no motion is detected by the plurality of monitoring devices;
in response to a request for remote access by a second authorized user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in an alarm state, allow the second authorized user remote access to the video signals;
in response to a request for remote access by the second authorized user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in a non-alarm state, deny the second authorized user access to the video signals corresponding to a first subset of the plurality of monitoring devices for privacy of on-premise individuals in the facility and allow the second authorized user access to the video signals corresponding to a second subset of the plurality of monitoring devices; and
allow the first authorized user to change the monitoring devices in the first subset of the plurality of monitoring devices and in the second subset of the plurality of monitoring devices and thereby change the remote access allowed by the second authorized user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a monitoring system is provided. The system includes one or more monitoring devices configured to generate respective video signals, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to allow a user remote access to the video signals in response to a request for remote access by the user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in an alarm state. The control circuit is configured to deny the user access to the video signals in response to a request for remote access by the user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in a non-alarm state.
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a plurality of monitoring devices, including an imaging circuit, configured to generate respective video signals for monitoring a facility at which a first authorized user or another person is sometimes present; a control circuit including; a local area network (LAN) interface configured and arranged to receive the video signals generated by the plurality of monitoring devices; and a wide area network (WAN) interface; and a logic circuit coupled to the LAN and WAN interfaces, the logic circuit configured and arranged to; allow the first authorized user to disable the imaging circuit unless motion is detected by the plurality of monitoring devices; allow the first authorized user to enable the imaging circuit even if no motion is detected by the plurality of monitoring devices; in response to a request for remote access by a second authorized user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in an alarm state, allow the second authorized user remote access to the video signals; in response to a request for remote access by the second authorized user via the WAN interface and the control circuit operating in a non-alarm state, deny the second authorized user access to the video signals corresponding to a first subset of the plurality of monitoring devices for privacy of on-premise individuals in the facility and allow the second authorized user access to the video signals corresponding to a second subset of the plurality of monitoring devices; and allow the first authorized user to change the monitoring devices in the first subset of the plurality of monitoring devices and in the second subset of the plurality of monitoring devices and thereby change the remote access allowed by the second authorized user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A monitoring system, comprising:
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one or more monitoring devices, including an imaging circuit, configured and arranged to generate respective video signals for monitoring a facility at which a first authorized user or another person is sometimes present; a control circuit including; a local area network (LAN) interface configured and arranged to receive the video signals generated by the one or more monitoring devices; a wide area network (WAN) interface; and a logic circuit coupled to the LAN and WAN interfaces, the logic circuit configured and arranged to, based on respective permission levels for accessing video for the first authorized user and a second authorized user; allow the first authorized user to disable the imaging circuit unless motion is detected by the one or more monitoring devices; allow the first authorized user to enable the imaging circuit even if no motion is detected by the one or more monitoring devices; transmit video data, derived from the video signals, to the authorized user via the WAN interface, in response to entering an alarm state of operation or satisfaction of one or more additional parameters; and while in a non-alarm state of operation and in an absence of the one or more additional parameters, deny the second authorized user remote access to the video signals for privacy of on-premise individuals in the facility and during limited times of the day designated as for privacy protection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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