Method and apparatus for allocating resources

A resource allocation apparatus, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to broadcast a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras, and configured to receive a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera from among the one or more cameras;
• and
• a processor configured to set a first channel from among a plurality of channels of a video recorder as a temporary registration channel, configured to allocate the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request, and configured to terminate the allocation of the first channel to the first camera based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel,
• wherein the first temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the first camera and a capturing schedule of the first camera, and the processor is configured to terminate the allocation of the first channel to the first camera in response to determining that the event sensed by the first camera stops or a capture ending time according to the capturing schedule arrives.

A method of allocating resources of a video recorder by a resource allocation apparatus, the resource allocation apparatus comprising a communication interface and a processor, the method comprising:

• setting, by using the processor, a first channel from among a plurality of channels of the video recorder as a temporary registration channel;
• broadcasting, by using the communication interface, a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras;
• receiving, by using the communication interface, a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera, from among the one or more cameras, wherein the first temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the first camera and a capturing schedule of the first camera;
• allocating, by using the processor, the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request;
• and
• terminating, by using the processor, the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel.