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US 11,606,509 B2Granted
Camera system and method for monitoring an installation, in particular switchgear
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsNicolas Alberti, Erhard Aumann, Thomas Hild
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Abstract
A camera system for monitoring an installation, in particular switchgear, has at least one camera, a display device, a switchover device and a power supply which, in an active state, supplies the camera with power via the switchover device. The switchover device is configured to transmit an image signal from the camera automatically to either the display device or to an interface to which a computer can be connected. There is also described a method for monitoring an installation, in particular switchgear, by way of the camera system.
Claims18
A camera system for monitoring an installation, the camera system comprising:
- a camera configured to generate an image signal;
- a display device;
- a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface;
- a switchover device connected via said first interface to said camera for receiving the image signal from said camera and connected via said second interface to said display device for transmitting the image signal to said display device;
- said third interface being configured for connecting said switchover device to a computer and, in an active state thereof, to transmit the image signal from said switchover device to the computer, and to configure a first power supply from the computer via said switchover device to provide power to said camera;
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- a second power supply which, in an active state thereof, supplies said camera with power via said switchover device;
- said switchover device being configured to assume a first switching state a), a second switching state b), and a third switching state c), wherein:
- said switchover device is configured to effect the first switching state a) if said first power supply is inactive and said second power supply is active, wherein, in the first switching state a), the image signal received from said camera via said first interface is transmitted via said second interface to said display device, but not to said third interface, and said display device displays an image defined by the image signal;
- said switchover device is configured to effect the second switching state b) if said first power supply is active to power said camera and said second power supply is inactive, wherein, in the second switching state b), the image signal received from said camera via said first interface is transmitted to said third interface, but not via said second interface to said display device;
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- said switchover device is configured to effect the third switching state c) if both said first power supply and said second power supply are active, wherein, in the third switching state c), the image signal received from said camera via said first interface is transmitted to said third interface, but not via said second interface to said display device, and said camera is still supplied with power via said switchover device from said second power supply but not by said first power supply.
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A method for monitoring an installation, the method which comprises:
- providing a camera system having at least one camera which generates an image signal;
- a switchover device which is connected via a first interface to the camera in order to receive the image signal from the camera and which is connected via a second interface to a display device in order to transmit the image signal to the display device;
- a third interface which is configured to connect the switchover device to a computer, wherein the third interface is configured, in an active state, to transmit the image signal from the switchover device to the computer and to provide power from a first power supply from the computer via the switchover device to the camera;
- and a second power supply which, in an active state, supplies the camera with power via the switchover device;
- selectively effecting with the switchover device at least a first switching state a), a second switching state b), or a third switching state c), and thereby:
- effecting the first switching state a) when the first power supply is inactive and the second power supply is active, wherein, in the first switching state a), the image signal received from the camera via the first interface is transmitted via the second interface to the display device, but not via the third interface to the computer, wherein the display device displays an image defined by the image signal;
- effecting the second switching state b) when the first power supply is active to power the camera and the second power supply is inactive, wherein, in the second switching state b), the image signal received from the camera via the first interface is transmitted via the third interface to the computer, but not via the second interface to the display device;
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- effecting the third switching state c) when both the first and the second power supply are active, wherein, in the third switching state c), the image signal received from the camera via the first interface is transmitted via the third interface to the computer, but not via the second interface to the display device, wherein the camera is still supplied with power via the switchover device by the second power supply, but not by the first power supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.