Patent ID: 9723273
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04N

Claim:
1. A camera assembly for recording video footage, comprising: a detachable lens connector with a lens attached to a first end and a camera body on a second end; and the lens connector comprising a length that separates the lens a distance from the camera body, the camera body being positioned at a first location and the lens being positioned at a second location so that a monitoring area is within a field of view of the lens, wherein the second location is different from the first location, the first location being obstructed by an object and the second location being unobstructed by the object, and wherein the lens connector houses at least one cable capable of transmitting a video signal recorded by the lens from the lens to the camera body; wherein the camera body comprises a sending module in communication with a remote control unit, wherein the camera body is powered separately from the remote control unit; wherein the camera assembly is in communication with a security system, and the security system comprises a motion detector unobstructed by the object and the security system does not comprise the object; and wherein the camera body is configured to activate based at least in part on a signal from the motion detector.