Patent ID: 7801364

Claim:
A network compatible, multimedia surveillance device having support for dynamic addressing, the surveillance device adapted to acquire and provide digital data items on a TCP/IP network, the surveillance device comprising: an image capture device for acquiring video images as digital data items; a processor component for processing the digital data items; a JPEG 2000 compression component; an encryption component for encrypting all communications between the surveillance device and said TCP/IP network; and an automated focal point adjustment component; wherein the surveillance device is adapted to support dynamic IP addressing; wherein said JPEG 2000 compression component is in operative communication with said processor component to provide compression of the video images; wherein said focal point adjustment component is adapted to receive adjustment parameters from a host computer or other network device attached to the TCP/IP network and operates in cooperation with said processor component and image capture device to make focal point adjustments in response to parameters received from said host computer or said other network device to improve quality of video images being acquired; and wherein said processor component is adapted to receive frame rate settings from said host computer or said other network device.