Patent ID: 7449999
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G08B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A video monitoring system operational through an existing wide area network (WAN) modem linked to an existing local area network (LAN) system comprising: a remote video server; a first video monitoring device; a video module having a first input port coupled to said first video monitoring device and an output port for transmitting a video output signal, wherein said video module is dynamically assigned an identifying address within a predetermined range; and a video interface module having a first LAN port coupled to said LAN system, a second LAN port coupled to said output port of said video module, a WAN port coupled to said WAN modem, and programming means capable of recognizing said identifying address dynamically assigned to said video module to route data from said remote video server to said video module while also permitting data communications to said LAN system from said WAN modem that are not initiated from said remote video server.