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US 9,438,862 B2Granted
Surveillance camera arrangement
AssigneeMobotix AG
InventorRalf Hinkel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a surveillance camera having a network interface and a storage means for video data storage within the camera. In this context, it is provided that the storage means is designed for storing video data to be stored in at least one other camera accessible via the interface and/or for storing video data received from at least one other camera via the network interface.
Claims20
A surveillance camera system comprising:
- a series of cameras of which at least one is a surveillance camera having a network interface and storage means for video data storage within the surveillance camera, said series of cameras also including a plurality of other cameras that are accessible by the surveillance camera via the network interface for also storing video data from the surveillance camera and wherein the surveillance camera is provided with a selection means for selecting which of the other cameras, accessible via the network interface, are to be used for also storing video data of the surveillance camera;
- wherein the selection means is adapted to take into consideration in the selection at least one of distances determined by round trip times of data packets to the plurality of other cameras accessible via the network interface, distances to the other cameras accessible via the network interface determined by GPS sensors in the other cameras, and indications of the hazards the other cameras are exposed to, said indications being provided as information relating to the constructional adaption of the other cameras to hazards, the information being stored with the other cameras and transmitted from one camera to other cameras when the network structure is determined.
A surveillance camera system comprising:
- a series of cameras of which at least one is a surveillance camera having a network interface and storage means for video data storage within the surveillance camera, said series of cameras also including a plurality of other cameras that are accessible by the surveillance camera via the network interface for also storing video data from the surveillance camera and wherein the surveillance camera is provided with a selection means for selecting which of the other cameras, accessible via the network interface, are to be used for also storing video data of the surveillance camera;
- wherein the selection means is adapted to take into consideration in the selection at least indications of the hazards that the other cameras are exposed to, said indications being provided as information relating to the constructional adaption of the other cameras to particular hazards, the information being stored with the other cameras and transmitted from said cameras to other cameras when the network structure is determined.
A surveillance camera system comprising:
- a series of cameras of which at least one is a surveillance camera having a network interface and storage means for video data storage within the surveillance camera, said series of cameras also including a plurality of other cameras that are accessible by the surveillance camera via the network interface for also storing video data from the surveillance camera and wherein the surveillance camera is provided with a selection means for selecting which other cameras, accessible via the network interface, are to be used for also storing video data of the surveillance camera wherein the selection means is adapted to take into consideration in the selection at least distances determined by round trip times of data packets to the plurality of other cameras accessible via the network interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.