Wireless video surveillance system & method with rapid installation
AssigneeSmartvue Corporation
InventorMartin Renkis
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Abstract
A surveillance system and method for rapid set up and activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment.
Claims6
A method for activating communication between a single wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) or another ICD forming a base system, comprising the steps of:
- providing the base system;
- configuring and activating the system components within minutes of the installation, the configuration and activation taking minutes after powering up the components;
- at least one user accessing the DIR via a user interface either directly or remotely;
- the DIR searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them;
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- activating communication between the ICD(s) and DIR, thereby providing a secure surveillance system for a target environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.