Patent ID: 8031264

Claim:
A wall-mounted security camera, comprising: a camera unit to capture video within a field of vision of the camera unit; a base module coupled directly to a wall-mounted power outlet, the based module configured to control the camera unit, receive an input video signal from the camera unit, and transmit an output video signal across a network, wherein the base module comprises a housing having prongs to directly couple to the wall-mounted power outlet, and further comprises circuitry to convert AC power from the power outlet to DC power to provide power to the camera unit; and a configurable rod in communication with the camera unit and the base module configured to position the camera unit with respect to the base module, wherein a first end of the configurable rod is mounted on the base module and a second end of the configurable rod is mounted on the camera unit, the configurable rod being movable between a first position where the camera unit is positioned a maximum distance from the base module and a second position where the camera unit is disposed adjacent to the base module.