Patent ID: 8538232
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for managing video data, the system including: a plurality of camera servers, wherein each camera server is configured to make available stored video data for one or more assigned cameras, wherein the plurality of camera servers include: a first camera server to which a first camera was assigned from time T.sub. wherein, in response to request from a client device to deliver video data for the first camera, the video data including video data at times T.sub.n and T.sub,n+1, the first camera server provides to the client device, in addition to the video data at time T.sub.n, data indicative of the second camera server; and wherein the data indicative of the second camera server, configures the client device to automatically obtain, from the second camera server, video data at T.sub.n+1 to T.sub.n+i for playback following playback of the video data at T.sub.n, thereby to enable seamless playback of video captured from the first camera from T.sub.