Patent ID: 8209414

Claim:
A method for connecting a storage device to a monitoring device, the method comprising: transferring, in response to connecting the storage device to a computer network without user entry of information, an identifying message from the storage device to a control server, the control server arranged to manage user access to a monitoring system and to enable access to surveillance data originating from monitoring devices of the monitoring system, via the computer network, wherein the identifying message includes a unique identifier uniquely identifying the storage device; matching the unique identifier to a registered monitoring system including at least one monitoring device; transferring a test request from the control server to the storage device, the request including addresses to monitoring devices registered as part of the matched registered monitoring system; sending from the storage device in response to the transfer of a test request a test message to the addresses included in the test request for testing of the connection to each of the monitoring devices assigned the addresses; identifying at least one monitoring device included in the matched monitoring system; transferring a configuration message from the control server to the storage device, wherein the configuration message includes an address to the identified at least one monitoring device and instructions of interaction; transferring a request from the storage device to the monitoring device for monitoring information generated by the monitoring device, the request is formed in accordance with the instructions of interaction; transferring monitoring information generated by the monitoring device from the monitoring device to the storage device in accordance with the request; and storing transferred monitoring information at the storage device.