Patent ID: 8976767
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for communication over an 802.15.4 network comprising: receiving a first request at a first camera over an 802.15.4 network; in response to the first request, obtaining a first image with the first camera, the first image comprising data of a size at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of an 802.15.4 packet; buffering a representation of the first image; transmitting 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the representation of the first image from the first camera over the 802.15.4 network; receiving a second request at the first camera over the 802.15.4 network; in response to the second request, obtaining a second image with the first camera, the second image comprising data of a size at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of the 802.15.4 packet; buffering a representation of the second image; transmitting 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the representation of the second image from the first camera over the 802.15.4 network; receiving a third request at the first camera over the 802.15.4 network; in response to the third request, obtaining a third image with the first camera, the third image comprising data of a size at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of the 802.15.4 packet; buffering a representation of the third image; and transmitting 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the representation of the third image from the first camera over the 802.15.4 network, wherein the receiving a third request comprises receiving a request comprising at least one of altering a resolution of the third image with respect to the second image; altering a focus of the third image with respect to the second image; altering a zoom of the third image with respect to the second image; altering a crop of the third image with respect to the second image; and altering an area of the third image with respect to the second image.