Patent ID: 7389526

Claim:
A method for recording a digital video image comprising: capturing a video image on a video-capture device; compressing the digital video image to create a compressed image file; transmitting the compressed image file over a wireless transmission channel using a real-time control protocol; retransmitting the compressed image file over a packet network to a security office, wherein the security office uses the digital video image to determine if assistance should be sent to a location of the capturing of the video image; and transmitting a deactivation code and a passcode with the compressed image file, wherein the deactivation code comprises an instruction to the security office receiving the digital video image to end a current recording of the digital video image, wherein, in response to receiving the deactivation code, the passcode instructs the security office to delete the recorded digital video image if the passcode is determined to be valid, and wherein if the passcode is determined to be invalid, the digital video image is retained by the security office.