Patent ID: 9357182
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G08B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A surveillance apparatus, comprising: a DC power source that provides power in the form of direct current; a network switch that receives surveillance information from one or more cameras; a router that communicates imagery derived from the surveillance information a remote server; a video-server appliance that stores at least a portion of the imagery; a controller that facilitates a presentation of status information on a remote graphical user interface (“GUI”) via the remote server, the controller operable to initiate a sequence whereby each of the network switch, router, and video-server appliance is brought to an online state in a desired order; and an enclosure that securely encloses the network switch, router, video-server appliance, and controller, wherein the enclosure includes an ingress port to which a cylindrical filter within the enclosure can be coupled to filter an inflow of air into said enclosure.