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US 2014/0237493 A1Published application
Method and system for remote video monitoring and remote video broadcast
AssigneePeekaboo Corporation of Deepwater
InventorsPaul M. Russo, Jonathan Russo, Michael Russo
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Abstract
A method for subscribing users to a video monitoring service and video broadcast service are disclosed. Viewers can login to a secure website run by a server in the cloud to remotely view streamed video images from one or more portable video monitoring devices. The viewers and subscribers to the service have many options to select the monitoring devices and to process and customized viewed images according to their needs. A server based system implements the method, and can include a cloud server.
Claims62
1-54. (canceled)
A method comprising steps of:
- a. registering a plurality of subscribers to a service, said service providing viewing of video images received from one or more video capture devices associated with a respective one of the plurality of subscribers, said video images being transmitted to a network via at least one communication link, wherein each of the one or more video capture devices is uniquely identifiable in the network;
- b. receiving the video images selected by the respective one of the plurality of subscribers for transmission from the one or more video capture devices;
- c. managing the received video images, using a server, and enabling at least one of the respective one of the plurality of subscribers and a plurality of authorized viewers to interact with the video images over the network;
- d. transmitting requested video images to the at least one of the respective one of the plurality of subscribers and a plurality of authorized viewers;
- e. controlling access to the video images through the network according to instructions from the respective one of the plurality of subscribers;
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- f. creating billing information based on at least one of bandwidth of the transmitted video images, managing of the video images and viewers interaction.
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A method for distributing video images via a server and over a network, said method comprising:
- a. receiving image data from at least one video capture device via at least one communication link to the network, wherein each of the at least one video capture devices is equipped with image sensing, networking and wireless communication means;
- b. registering data for a plurality of viewing devices, so that said viewing devices are authorized to receive the image data from the at least one video capture device;
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- c. managing the received image data and enabling at least one of the registered viewing devices to interact with the image data from the at least one video capture device, via the server over the network;
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- d. transmitting requested image data to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices.
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A system comprising:
- a. registering means for registering a plurality of subscribers to a service, said service providing viewing of video images transmitted from one or more video capture devices associated with a respective one of the plurality of subscribers, said video images being transmitted to a network via at least one communication link, wherein each of the video capture devices is uniquely identifiable in the network;
- b. receiving means for receiving the video images selected by the respective one of the plurality of subscribers for transmission from the video capture devices;
- c. managing means for managing the received video images and enabling at least one of the respective one of the plurality of subscribers and a plurality of authorized viewers to interact with the received video images over the network;
- d. transmitting means for transmitting requested video images to the at least one of the respective one of the plurality of subscribers and a plurality of authorized viewers;
- e. access control means for controlling access to the video images through the network according to instructions from the respective one of the plurality of subscribers;
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- f. billing means for creating billing information based on at least one of bandwidth of the transmitted video images, managing of the video images and viewers interaction.
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A system for distributing video images via a server over a network, said system comprising:
- a. image receiving means for receiving image data from at least one video capture device via at least one communication link to the network, wherein each of the at least one video capture devices is equipped with image sensing, networking, and wireless means;
- b. registering means for registering data for a plurality of viewing devices, so that said viewing devices are authorized to receive the image data from the at least one video capture device;
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- c. managing means for managing the received image data and enabling the registered viewing devices to interact with the image data from the at least one video capture device, via the server over the network;
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- d. transmitting means for transmitting requested image data to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.