Patent ID: 7272179
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital video surveillance system comprising: a source of a video signal; a mobile video digital recorder including: an MPEG encoder for compressing said video signal to produce an MPEG encoded video data signal; a storage device for storing said MPEG encoded video data signal, said storage device capable of recording eight continuous hours of said video signal at an equivalent resolution of 720×480 lines of resolution at 24 frames per second or more; a digital command center system including: a storage system for digitally storing a plurality of said recorded video signals from a plurality of said mobile video digital recorders along with non-audio/non-video tracking information associated with each of said plurality of recorded videos; a video retrieval system for retrieving one or more of said recorded video signals based on said non-audio/non-video tracking information; and a display for displaying said retrieved video signal; said digital video surveillance system further including an electronic authentication system to insure that said encoded video data signal is not modified, thereby preserving the evidentiary quality of said recorded video signal.