Patent ID: 8482611
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G08B,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A surveillance camera having a stationary portion and a rotating portion and comprising: a camera located on said rotating portion of said surveillance camera for generating signals indicative of a scene in a field of view of said camera; a first circuit located on said rotating portion of said surveillance camera and electrically connected to said camera for compressing said signals generated by said camera and for converting said signals generated by said camera to Ethernet protocol signals; a slip ring having a stationary portion with a plurality of electrical connections and a rotating portion with a plurality of electrical connections corresponding with said plurality of electrical connections on said stationary portion of said slip ring, said first circuit being electrically connected to a first subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said rotating portion of said slip ring and to a second subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said rotating portion of said slip ring selected for conducting Ethernet protocol signals; an RF reference plane located on said stationary portion of said surveillance camera and electrically connected to a first subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said stationary portion of said slip ring at RF frequencies; and a second subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said stationary portion of said slip ring selected for conducting Ethernet protocol signals, wherein each electrical connection of said second subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said stationary portion of said slip ring is arranged in alternation with each electrical connection of said first subset of said plurality of electrical connections of said stationary portion of said slip ring.