Patent ID: 7253732
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: G01D,G01R,G05B,G06Q,G08B,H04L,H04N,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A compact display and control console suitable for use on a bedside table in a bedroom including: a display for displaying video images sent from video cameras located in a plurality of rooms in a home, where said video cameras are capable of capturing said video images under both low lighting and bright lighting conditions; and split screen capability for viewing one or more images from multiple rooms at the same time in different portions of the display area, and where the choice of which images to display is automatically made according to motion detectors located in the rooms; buttons for remotely controlling lights in corresponding rooms such that said lights may initially be off and then may be remotely turned on by the user in order to frighten an intruder or obtain a better view of an intruder; and motion indicators for informing the user which rooms in the home contain a potential intruder; and at least one direct access button enabling the user to signal the police or a security company that an intruder has been detected.