Workstation for video security system
AssigneeWells Fargo Alarm Services, Inc.
InventorsJohn E. Seeley, William R. Vogt
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Abstract
A workstation (106) for a security system (10) includes a first video display (602a) displaying status information of video equipment (22) used at the premises to perform the surveillance. A second video display (602b) displays a plurality of thumbnail images of an intrusion scene. A third video display (602c) displays a snapshot image from which one of said the thumbnail images is derived. The snapshot is displayed upon the thumbnail image derived from the snapshot being selected by a workstation operator. A fourth video display (602d) displays data relating to the premises, identifying the location on the premises where the intrusion occurred, who should be contacted about the intrusion, etc.
Claims16
A workstation for a security system providing video surveillance of a premises to detect intrusions of the premises comprising:
- a first video display displaying status information of video equipment used at the premises to perform the surveillance;
- a second video display displaying a plurality of first video images;
- a third video display displaying a second video image from which one of said first video images is derived, said second video image being displayed being selected by a workstation operator from said plurality of first video images;
- and,
- a fourth video display displaying data relating to the premises and identifying the location on the premises where the intrusion occurred.
A workstation for a security system providing surveillance of a plurality of premises to detect the occurrence of at least one of a predetermined events comprising:
- a first display means configured to display status information of surveillance equipment located at one of said plurality of premises;
- a second display means configured to display a plurality of video images related to said one of said plurality of premises;
- a third display means configured to display an enlarged video image derived from one of said plurality of video images selected by a workstation operator;
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- a fourth display means configured to display data relating to said one of said plurality of premises.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.