Patent ID: 7267496

Claim:
An unmanned portable surveillance system, the system comprising: a base configured for placement on the ground and said base being configured to support the surveillance system in an upright freestanding position and having a weight sufficient to substantially prevent movement thereof by hand; at least one camera positioned above the base at a height sufficient to put it substantially out of reach of a person who may want to tamper with said at least one camera, said at least one camera configured to obtain visual images of objects in the vicinity of the base; and a recorder positioned in a secure location configured to prevent unauthorized access to the recorder, the recorder being configured to record the visual images obtained by the at least one camera without human intervention during ongoing surveillance; wherein the base, the camera, and the recorder are configured to be readily transportable to a location for surveillance of an area in the vicinity of the system, and wherein the portable surveillance system further comprises a circuit breaker.