Patent ID: 7511612

Claim:
A digital video monitoring system adapted for use on a movable transport, the digital video monitoring system comprising: a packet switching network supported on the transport; a plurality of video cameras supported on the transport, the plurality of video cameras being in communication with the packet switching network, each of the video cameras being adapted to collect video of a field of view of the transport; a digital video recorder in communication with the network, the digital video recorder being adapted for recording the collected video from the plurality of video cameras; at least one analog to digital converter supported on the transport, the at least one analog to digital converter being associated with the plurality of video cameras, the at least one analog to digital converter being adapted to receive from each video camera the respective video, the at least one analog to digital converter being operable to provide digital video data, the digital video data corresponding to respective of the video; at least one digital compressor supported on the transport, the at least one digital compressor being in communication with the at least one analog to digital converter to receive the digital video data, the at least one digital compressor being operable to provide at least one set of compressed digital video data, each set of compressed digital video data corresponding to respective of the digital video data; at least one data multiplexer supported on the transport, the at least one multiplexer being in communication with the at least one digital compressor to receive a plurality of the sets of compressed digital video data, each data multiplexer being operable to provide respective multiplexed output, the multiplexed output including the plurality of the sets of compressed digital video data; and at least one network interface supported on the transport, the at least one network interface being connected to the packet switching network, the at least one network interface being in communication with the at least one multiplexer to receive the multiplexed output, the at least one network interface being operable to provide to the packet switching network a series of data packets, the series of data packets including the multiplexed output.