Patent ID: 7733371
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for surveillance of an area, the area, including at least one monitored zone, said apparatus being configured for communication with an internet protocol network, the internet protocol network being configured for communication with at least one monitoring station configured for displaying compressed digital image data transmitted from the apparatus over the internet protocol network to the monitoring station, said apparatus comprising: a video camera positioned to collect image data of a monitored zone; said video camera including an analog to digital converter operable to provide digital image data, the digital image data corresponding to collected image data; said video camera including a compressor in communication with the analog to digital converter to receive digital image data, said compressor being operable to compress the digital image data to provide compressed digital image data; said video camera including digital storage in communication with at least one of said analog to digital converter and said compressor to receive the compressed digital image data, said digital storage being configured for retrieval from said digital storage a retrieved selection of the compressed digital image data, the retrieved selection of the compressed digital image data being retrieved upon occurrence of a triggering event, the retrieved selection of the compressed digital image data having a retrieved image resolution; said video camera being configured for communication with the internet protocol network, said video camera being configured to transmit to the internet protocol network the retrieved selection of the compressed digital image data, said video camera being configured to transmit to the internet protocol network other of the compressed digital image data, the other of the compressed digital image data being transmitted to the internet protocol network without being retrieved from said digital storage, the other of the compressed digital image data being transmitted to the internet protocol network upon occurrence of the triggering event, the other of the compressed digital image data upon being transmitted to the internet protocol network on a near real-time basis, the other of the compressed digital image data having a respective other image resolution, the respective other image resolution being less than the retrieved image resolution; whereby transmission of both the retrieved selection of the compressed digital image data and the other of the compressed digital image data provides for display at the at least one monitoring station both of the following: