Patent ID: 9123223
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video monitoring system, comprising: at least one video camera directed at a detection system for obtaining video of the detection system, the detection system having a light source; and a controller coupled to the at least one video camera; wherein the controller is configured to determine that the light source illuminates from the video of the detection system obtained by the at least one video camera, the controller indicating an alarm in response to determining that the light source illuminates and storing a location where video of the detection system corresponding to the alarm is stored, wherein the controller stores the location by randomly generating a term and writing that term to video of the detection system corresponding to the alarm such that the term is displayed with the video and such that a user can input the term to locate the location where the video is stored, and wherein the controller additionally stores the term in an alarm log such that the user can search the alarm log to locate the video.