Patent ID: 6812970
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G08B,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
A video camera concealed surveillance system capable of capturing a video signal at a first location and directing the video signal to a video monitor located at a second location within a common AC powerline scheme, the video camera system comprising:a) a housing having a front and back end and an inner enclosed cavity, the front end having a larger circumference than the back end, the front end closed by a cover permitting light to pass therethrough, the back end supporting a single conductor screw-in type AC electrical fitting, the AC electrical fitting engaging an AC receptacle along the AC powerline scheme, b) a first circuit board enclosed within the housing cavity having a video camera mounted thereupon, the video camera disposed within the housing such that a lens of the video camera is directed towards the front end thereof, c) a second circuit board enclosed within the housing cavity having a video signal encoder mounted thereupon, the second circuit board electrically coupled to the first circuit board, the video signal encoder modulating the captured video signal upon the AC powerline, d) a power supply circuit enclosed within the housing cavity and electrically coupled to the first and second circuit boards and the AC electrical fitting, e) a video signal decoder electrically coupled to the video monitor at the second location, the video signal decoder capable of demodulating the captured video signal modulated upon the AC powerline by the video signal encoder and directing the captured video signal to the video monitor, and f) a plurality of white infrared light emitting diodes mounted upon the first circuit board around the video camera lens, the white infrared light emitting diodes illuminating the first location visible by the video camera in low or no light situations.