Patent ID: 7599002

Claim:
A network video camera adapted for flush mounting comprising: a glare shield; a low profile camera housing comprising a shell, an end of the shell circumscribing an opening for receiving the glare shield, the end of the shell in a substantially circular shape and adapted for flush mounting in direct contact with an external transparent medium, the glare shield substantially in level with the end of the shell circumscribing the opening; an adjustable video sensor assembly within the low profile housing, wherein said video sensor assembly receives images through the glare shield and transmits the received images through a network interface; a positioning knob connected to the adjustable video sensor assembly for manually adjusting a viewing angle of the adjustable video sensor; and a first mounting assembly attached to the low profile camera housing and adapted for flush mounting the end of the shell circumscribing the opening in direct contact with the external transparent medium, wherein said first mounting assembly is connected to a mounting point located on the low profile housing above a center of gravity of the network video camera, the end of the shell pressed against the external transparent medium by weight of the network video camera, and wherein the low profile camera housing comprises a front mounting point for attaching to the first mounting assembly, and a bottom rear mounting point for attaching to a second mounting assembly, the second mounting assembly adapted to support the network video camera upright on a flat surface.