Patent ID: 9398267
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An Internet Protocol (IP) based Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system comprising a group of remote units of the same type, wherein each of the remote units in the group includes: a security camera, and communication components for communicating, over a network, with a configuration device and with other remote units in the group; wherein each of the remote units is adapted to, during a configuration or a reconfiguration of the system: be selected as a master unit; identify all other remote units in the group; receive settings from the configuration device; and automatically copy the settings to the identified remote units; wherein remote units, selected by a user from the group, are automatically configured/reconfigured by the master unit and wherein the master unit is configured to automatically copy settings selected by the user to the selected remote units.