Patent ID: 7752550
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A network services method comprising: receiving a request for connection to a video camera system in a first network of multiple networks, wherein the video camera system is operable to output a video stream captured by a video camera of the video camera system; determining an address for the video camera system; sending data to a user device in a second network of the multiple networks; receiving a response including a selected connection option; when the selected connection option is an Internet connection option, facilitating an Internet connection between the user device in the second network of the multiple networks and the video camera system; when the selected connection option is a point-to-point connection option and the video camera system is reachable via point-to-point communication, facilitating formation of at least a portion of a point-to-point protocol communication link between the user device in the second network of the multiple networks and the video camera system; when the selected connection option is the point-to-point connection option and the video camera system is not reachable via point-to-point communication, facilitating the Internet connection between the user device in the second network of the multiple networks and the video content system; tracking a metric associated with communication of the video stream captured by the video camera of the video camera system between the first network and the second network; and generating a billing record at least partially based upon the metric associated with communication of the video stream captured by the video camera of the video camera system between the first network and the second network.