System and method for providing remote monitoring services

A method for remotely monitoring a stationary asset, the method, comprising:

• detecting an occurrence of human activity via a surveillance device disposed near the stationary asset;
• recording, in real time, a high resolution video of an environment surrounding the stationary asset and events occurring nearby, upon the occurrence of the human activity;
• receiving, in real time, a compressed version of the high resolution video;
• tracking, in real time, locations of the human and the stationary asset;
• notifying a service subscriber of the occurrence of the human activity;
• and
• billing the service subscriber for subscription for remotely monitoring the stationary asset.

A method for remotely providing travel guidance, the method, comprising:

• tracking, in real time, by a surveillance device, locations of a mobile vehicle in which a user is navigating;
• according to a guided tour plan, providing the user with driving directions based on the locations of the mobile vehicle in real time;
• audibly rendering travel information to the user according to scenes and sites proximal to the mobile vehicle;
• billing the user for subscription for remotely providing the travel guidance.

A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform for remotely monitoring a mobile vehicle, the method, comprising:

• detecting an occurrence of a triggering event in or near the mobile vehicle via a surveillance device installed with the mobile vehicle;
• tracking, in real time, locations of the mobile vehicle;
• recording the video recording in a high resolution;
• storing a copy of the video recording in the high resolution;
• creating another copy of the video recording;
• generating a compressed copy of the video recording from the another copy of the video recording;
• notifying a service subscriber and a law enforcement authority of the occurrence of the triggering event;
• streaming, in real time, the compressed copy of the video recording of the environment surrounding the mobile vehicle and events occurring therein to the service subscriber for preview;
• broadcasting, in real time, an encrypted copy of the video recording to a device operated by the law enforcement authority;
• billing the service subscriber for subscription of remote monitor of the mobile vehicle.

A system for remotely monitoring a stationary asset, the system, comprising:

• a surveillance device disposed near the stationary asset that detects an occurrence of human activity;
• wherein, the surveillance device records, in real time, a high resolution video of an environment surrounding the stationary asset and events occurring nearby, upon the occurrence of the human activity;
• a host server that receives, in real time, a compressed version of the high resolution video and tracks, in real time, locations of the human and the stationary asset;
• wherein, the host server includes an alert module that notifies a service subscriber of the occurrence of the human activity;
• and
• wherein, the host server includes a billing module that bills the service subscriber for subscription for remotely monitoring the stationary asset.