Patent ID: 8208019

Claim:
A method for removing data from a surveillance system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a base system, the base system including at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD wherein the ICDs are installed at spaced apart fixed locations for monitoring a surveillance area, wherein the ICDs are operable for direct cross-control of surveillance area settings and cross-communication with each other, wherein the direct cross-communication of ICDs includes data exchange, and wherein the data exchange includes information about the surveillance environment, and wherein the direct cross-control includes the direct exchange of set triggers and trigger events, settings, inputs and combinations thereof, which further includes an external removable data storage device; the system permitting at least one user to access the DIR and/or ICD(s) via a user interface either directly or remotely; the system capturing inputs via the ICD(s), wherein the inputs include captured inputs by the ICD(s) and data, including data associated with image tagging or flagging based upon the occurrence of a trigger event; the system automatically detecting a trigger event at any of the ICD(s) responding to the occurrence of the trigger event wherein the trigger event includes a predefined input captured by at least one of the ICDs; transferring data associated with the captured inputs to an external removable data storage device connected to the DIR and/or ICD(s), thereby providing for data storage and transfer from the surveillance system.