US 9,521,550 B2 · Remote configuration of digital video surveillance system elements

Abstract

A method and system are provided for configuring or provisioning a digital video surveillance system (DVSS) element, such as a digital video recorder (DVR). Implementations described herein use a scannable device identifier, such as a bar code or a quick response (QR) code, to uniquely identify a DVSS element. Rather than relying on a technician connecting a laptop to the DVSS element using a direct wired connection, or on the availability of network connectivity, the bar code of the DVSS element is scanned, optionally a network name is assigned and a network password is calculated based on the scannable device identifier. A direct wireless connection is established between a mobile communications device and a wireless transceiver at the DVR. An authentication screen is displayed to enable the configuration connection and provide access to configuration functions for configuring or provisioning the DVSS element.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing statements and instructions for execution by a mobile communications device processor to perform a method for establishing a configuration connection to a digital video surveillance system (DVSS) element, the processor-implemented method comprising:

scanning a scannable device identifier on the DVSS element, the scannable device identifier representing a serial number for the DVSS element, each DVSS element in a digital video surveillance system having a unique scannable device identifier;
establishing a network name for the DVSS element, the network name being a derivative of the serial number associated with the scannable device identifier;
calculating a network password based on the scannable device identifier;
establishing a wireless connection between the mobile communications device and a wireless transceiver at the DVSS element;
and
displaying an authentication screen to provide access to configuration functions for configuring the DVSS element.

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A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing statements and instructions for execution by a processor in a mobile communications device to perform a method of establishing a configuration connection to a digital video surveillance system (DVSS) element, the processor-implemented method comprising:

scanning a scannable device identifier on the DVSS element, the scannable device identifier representing a serial number for the DVSS element, each DVSS element in a digital video surveillance system having a unique scannable device identifier;
establishing a direct wireless connection between the mobile communications device and a wireless transceiver at the DVSS element based on the scanned device identifier;
enabling the configuration connection for configuring the DVSS element;
establishing a network name for the DVSS element, the network name being a derivative of the serial number associated with the scannable device identifier;
calculating a network password based on the scannable device identifier and is performed using a network password calculation function in the mobile communications device;
and
wherein establishing the direct wireless connection is performed using the established network name and the calculated network password.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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