Patent ID: 9059863
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling a gateway comprising a video engine to a network located at a first location; forming a device network by automatically establishing a coupling between the video engine and a camera device installed at the first location; establishing communication between the gateway and a security server located at a second location different from the first location; and controlling routing of a video stream from the camera device to a requesting client device, the requesting client device remote to the first location and the second location, wherein the controlling comprises automatically prioritizing a plurality of streaming formats using parameters of at least one of the camera device and the requesting client device, selecting a format of the video stream according to the priority, and routing the video stream from the camera device to a user interface of the requesting client device using the selected format, wherein the user interface is generated and presented on the requesting client device by a native device application of the requesting client device.