Patent ID: 7800644

Claim:
An apparatus for integrating video and power transmission signals comprising: a front panel comprising a power indicator; a back panel comprising an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) I/O terminal, a BNC-coaxial-cable-based video output terminal, and a power input terminal; a UTP-based video signal converting circuit; and a power supply circuit; wherein said UTP I/O terminal receives video signals from said video cameras through UTP-based cables; said UTP-based video signal converting circuit integrates said video signals received by said UTP I/O terminal, filters noises of said video signals, and then outputs filtered camera video signals to said BNC-coaxial-cable-based video output terminal; said BNC-coaxial-cable-based video output terminal transmits said filtered camera video signals via a BNC coaxial cable to a digital video server; said power input terminal, when connected to a power supply, provides power through said power supply circuit to said UTP I/O terminal for supplying power to said video cameras through said UTP-based cables; and said power indicator is connected to said power supply circuit for indicating whether power is provided to one or more video cameras.