Patent ID: 6069653
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
A security control system comprising:a system controller for receiving a plurality of video and alarm signals from a plurality of sources, each said alarm signal being associated with a respective video signal; and for selectively outputting a subset of the received video signals in response to receipt of said alarm signals, said subset comprised of the video signals corresponding to said alarm signals;a display controller for receiving said subset of video signals output by said system controller, for processing said subset of video signals into images for display on a display means, for causing said images to be displayed in a predetermined area of said display means corresponding to said alarm signals, and to scale said images depending on the number of such images, such that those images can be displayed simultaneously within said predetermined area of the display means; anda display means for displaying said plurality of video signals having at least one display device containing the predetermined areas for displaying said images output from said display controller in response to said alarm signals.