Shared scalable server to control confidential sensory event traffic among recordation terminals, analysis engines, and a storage farm coupled via a non-proprietary communication channel

A secure video stream event server comprising:

• a capture server circuit
• to receive a reference from a capture client,
• to receive status from and transmit commands to each capture client,
• to receive encrypted video stream assets from a capture client
• according to an bandwidth shaping policy for incremental fulfillment or
• according to a demand for immediate fulfillment,
• a location manager circuit and
• a storage manager circuit,
• to maintain location of video assets for every captured event, and
• to retrieve video assets from capture client,
• to retrieve video assets from storage server, and
• an analysis server.

A method for operating a system,

• the system comprising,
• a plurality of analysis clients coupled to an analysis server,
• the analysis server coupled to a storage server, and
• the storage server,
• the method comprising the following processes:
• providing seamless access to assets which may be in any one of a plurality of states,
• determining a location for an asset currently stored, and
• directing a request to retrieve an asset from a storage location.