Removable storage device with a virtual camera for video surveillance as a service

A method, comprising:

• communicating, via an interface, between a host device and a memory device having memory storing data representative of instructions to execute the instructions implementing an agent, wherein the memory device includes non-volatile memory, wherein the memory device is configured as a secure digital (SD) memory card, a micro SD memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, or a solid state drive (SSD);
• receiving, via the interface, first video data written by the host device to the memory device;
• converting the first video data into second video data representing a scene shown via the first video data and captured by a virtual camera, wherein the virtual camera is configured according to camera requirements of a server;
• writing the second video data into the memory of the memory device;
• and
• communicating the second video data as a replacement of the first video data from the memory of the memory device;
• wherein the host device comprises a digital camera configured to retrieve the second video data from the memory device and provide the second video data to the server configured to provide video surveillance as a service.

A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions which, when executed in a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

• implementing an agent of a virtual camera in the computing device having a digital camera;
• receiving first video data of the digital camera that is connected to a memory device in which instructions are stored;
• converting, by the agent, the first video data into second video data;
• and
• writing the second video data into memory of the memory device as a replacement of the first video data;
• wherein a first portion of the instructions is configured to be executed by the digital camera to probe hardware capability of the digital camera in configuring the virtual camera.