Security camera system with multi-directional mount and method of operation

A method for configuring a multi-sensor security camera system, comprising:

• transmitting wireless signals using one or more wireless transmitters attached to a base unit of the multi-sensor security camera system, wherein the base unit includes a mounting dome having a plurality of mounting points and a plurality of sensor modules each attached to a respective one of the plurality of mounting points, wherein each wireless transmitter is positioned on the base unit at a varying distance from each of the plurality of mounting points;
• generating signal strength information, based on the wireless signals, using a plurality of signal strength modules each attached to the base unit at a respective one of the plurality of mounting points;
• determining first positions of the plurality of sensor modules based on receiving the signal strength information from each sensor module using a positioning module, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules has a different distance from the positioning module;
• determining second positions for the plurality of sensor modules based on performing a triangulation method using the determined signal strength information to identify which mounting point each sensor module is attached to, wherein the triangulation method further comprises calculating location information for each of the plurality of sensor modules, and retrieving socket IDs from a socket location table for each of the plurality of sensor modules based on the location information;
• generating image data using the plurality of sensor modules;
• combining the image data from the plurality of sensor modules with corresponding elevation and azimuth information to generate security video information based on the first and second positions;
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• transmitting the security video information to a network video distribution system to be stitched together, wherein a transparent bubble is secured to the base unit to encase the mounting dome, the one or more wireless transmitters, the plurality of sensor modules, and the positioning module.

A security camera system, comprising:

• a base unit including a mounting dome having a plurality of mounting points;
• a plurality of wireless transmitters for transmitting wireless signals, wherein each wireless transmitter is positioned on the base unit at a varying distance from each of the plurality of mounting points;
• a plurality of sensor modules for attaching to the base unit at the plurality of mounting points and generating image data, the plurality of sensor modules comprising a plurality of wireless receivers for detecting the wireless signals, and a plurality of signal strength modules for generating signal strength information based on the wireless signals;
• a first positioning module associated with the base unit and configured to determine first positions of the plurality of sensor modules based on the signal strength information received from each of the plurality of sensor modules, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules has a different distance from the first positioning module;
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• a second positioning module configured to determine second positions for the plurality of sensor modules based on performing a triangulation method using the signal strength information from the first positioning module to identify which mounting point each sensor module is attached to, wherein the triangulation method further comprises calculating location information for each of the plurality of sensor modules, and retrieving socket IDs from a socket location table for each of the plurality of sensor modules based on the location information;
• wherein the base unit combines the image data from the plurality of sensor modules with corresponding elevation and azimuth information to generate security video information based on the first and second positions and transmits the security video information to a network video distribution system to be stitched together.