Patent ID: 7719571

Claim:
A method for activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s), a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR), and a remote server computer (RSC), all configured and operable for communication on a network connection, together forming a base system, comprising the steps of: providing the base system; providing a graphic user interface (GUI) on a computer display that is operable for allowing interaction by a remote user for accessing the DIR via the network connection with the RSC; the DIR searching for a wireless signal corresponding to each of the ICD(s) and establishing communication with the ICD(s) identified by the signal(s); automatically activating direct cross-communication between the identified ICD(s) and the DIR, wherein the direct cross-communication includes data exchange and input data from the ICD(s), the input data including data captured through one or more sensors in the ICD(s) and settings for each ICD, and the input data being directly associated with the ICD that received the input data; and the DIR automatically recording and saving the input data, thereby providing a secure surveillance system with wireless input capture from a target environment.