Patent ID: 9300923
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of improving video performance in a video surveillance system having a wireless encoder connected to a video surveillance network by a wireless access point device, said method comprising: by the wireless access point device, allocating channel bandwidth to the wireless encoder; by the wireless encoder, transmitting signals comprising packets of video data to the wireless access point device; by the wireless access point device, transmitting signals to the wireless encoder; by the wireless encoder, monitoring strength of the signals received by the wireless access point device, strength of the signals received by the wireless encoder, and number of lost packets of video data transmitted from the wireless encoder to the wireless access point device; by the wireless encoder, sending a request to the wireless access point device to change a bit transmission rate of the wireless encoder if the strength of the signals received by the wireless access point device is less than a first threshold, if the strength of the signals received by the wireless encoder is less than a second threshold, or if the number of lost packets of video data is greater than a third threshold; and by the wireless encoder, changing the bit transmission rate if the wireless access point device approves the change.