Patent ID: 7059783
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G03B,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A transportable unmanned surveillance system comprising: a base weighing more than about 1000 pounds, the base comprising concrete, a hollow enclosure configured to maintain the system in an upright freestanding position, and a first opening and a second opening, the base further comprising a cover plate that is configured to substantially cover the first opening to prevent unauthorized access to the hollow enclosure and to permit authorized access to the hollow enclosure through the first opening; a support pole having a lower portion and an upper portion, the support pole having a hollow portion therethrough, the lower portion of the support pole coupled to the base such that the hollow portion of the support pole is in communication with the hollow enclosure of the base through the second opening; a plurality of cameras configured to obtain digital visual images of an area in a vicinity of the surveillance system, said cameras being mounted to the support pole above the base, said support pole having a sufficient height such that said cameras are substantially out of reach of a would be tamperer; a surveillance equipment recorder disposed in the hollow enclosure of the base, the surveillance equipment recorder further being configured to receive the visual images obtained from the plurality of cameras and record the images without human intervention during ongoing surveillance.