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US 9,438,845 B2Granted
System apparatus and device for facilitating network edge device backup and methods of operation thereof
AssigneeEnergy Re-Connect Ltd.
InventorRoni Herzel
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system apparatus and device for facilitating backup of network edge devices, such as video cameras, and methods of operation thereof. A monitoring circuit(s) may detect inoperable electrical power condition(s) (IEPC) on the power-line of a network edge device. Upon detection of an IEPC, a backup power source may provide electrical power to the edge device. Upon detection of a connectivity fault between the edge device and its packet sink, a packet sink emulator may emulate a packet sink of the edge device.
Claims21
A video camera power backup apparatus comprising:
- a Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter to receive and connect to a Direct Current (DC) PoE power line originating at a PoE source and further adapted to output:
- (i) an internal power line carrying power received through the PoE power line and (ii) a data line carrying data received from the PoE source;
- a PoE output adapter connected to said internal power line and to said data line and adapted to provide a PoE output line to the video camera, wherein the PoE output line carries data received through said data line and power received through said internal power line;
- a power-line monitoring circuit to detect an inoperable electrical power condition (IEPC) in the PoE power line;
- a rechargeable backup power source adapted to provide electrical power to the PoE output line upon detection of the IEPC in the PoE power line;
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- a charger connected to said internal power line and said backup power source and adapted to charge said backup power source using power from said internal power line.
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A video monitoring system comprising:
- one or more video cameras;
- a video packet sink to receive video packets from each of said one or more video cameras;
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- a video camera power backup apparatus residing between one or more of said video cameras and said video packet sink, said power backup apparatuses comprising:
- (1) a Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter to receive and connect to a Direct Current (DC) PoE power line originating at a PoE source and further adapted to output:
- (i) an internal power line carrying power received through the PoE power line and (ii) a data line carrying data received from the PoE source;
- (2) a PoE output adapter connected to said internal power line and to said data line and adapted to provide a PoE output line to said video cameras, wherein the PoE output line carries data received through said data line and power received through said internal power line;
- (3) a power-line monitoring circuit to detect an inoperable electrical power condition (IEPC) in the PoE power line;
- (4) a rechargeable backup power source adapted to provide electrical power to the PoE output line upon detection of an IEPC in the PoE power line;
- (5) a charger connected to said internal power line and said backup power source and adapted to charge said backup power source using power from said internal power line;
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- (6) a video packet sink emulator adapted to emulate said video packet sink upon detecting a connectivity fault between an associated video camera and said video packet sink.
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An edge device power backup apparatus comprising:
- a Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter to receive and connect to a Direct Current (DC) PoE power line originating at a PoE source and further adapted to output:
- (i) an internal power line carrying power received through the PoE power line and (ii) a data line carrying data received from the PoE source;
- a PoE output adapter connected to said internal power line and to said data line and adapted to provide a PoE output line to the edge device, wherein the PoE output line carries data received through said data line and power received through said internal power line;
- a power monitoring circuit to detect an inoperable electrical power condition (IEPC) in the PoE power line;
- a rechargeable backup power source adapted to provide electrical power, via said PoE output line, to the PoE edge device, upon detection of the IEPC;
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- a charger connected to said internal power line and said backup power source and adapted to charge said backup power source using power from said internal power line.
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An edge device power backup apparatus comprising:
- a Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter to receive and connect to a Direct Current (DC) PoE power line originating at a PoE source and further adapted to output:
- (i) an internal power line carrying power received through the PoE power line and (ii) a data line carrying data received from the PoE source;
- a PoE output adapter connected to said internal power line and to said data line and adapted to provide a PoE output line to the edge device, wherein the PoE output line carries data received through said data line and power received through said internal power line;
- a power monitoring circuit to detect an inoperable electrical power condition (IEPC) in the PoE power line;
- a rechargeable backup power source adapted to provide electrical power, via said PoE output line, upon detection of the IEPC;
- a battery voltage booster to repetitively boost the voltage of said backup power source;
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- an electronic OR logic gate to switch from the internal power line to boosted power of said backup power source, upon detection of an IEPC.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.