Patent ID: 6956477

Claim:
A security system, comprising: a multichannel image processor for selectively receiving image signals transmitted through a plurality of input channels, and for outputting the image signals; and a computer connected to said multichannel image processor through a communication interface, said computer having a multichannel image driver, said computer inputting the image signals outputted from said multichannel image processor; the multichannel image driver controlling a selection of at least one of the input channels in accordance with a selected set-up mode, supplying a main image display window displaying the inputted image signals to a main frame of a display device, supplying at least one manipulation key window displaying keys to the main frame of the display device, processing in accordance with the selected set-up mode, performing at least one of displaying the inputted image signals through the display device in accordance with the selected set-up mode and recording the inputted image signals in a memory in accordance with the selected set-up mode, the displayed keys being used for selecting the selected set-up mode and other modes, said main image display window and said at least one manipulation key window being integrally displayed on the main frame of the display device; said security system further comprising an alarm sensor for sensing an abnormality of an object to be watched, a main controller transmitting received information of an abnormality signal to the multichannel image driver when the abnormality signal is transmitted, and operating an alarm channel selection mode corresponding to the abnormality signal under control of the multichannel image driver.