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`(12) United States Patent
`Monroe
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 6,970,183 B1
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`(54) MULTIMEDIA SURVEILLANCE AND
`MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING
`NETWORK CONFIGURATION
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`(75) Inventor: David A. Monroe, San Antonio, TX
`(Us)
`(73) Assignee: E-Watch, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 870 days.
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`(21) Appl. N0.: 09/594,041
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`(22) Filed:
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`Jun. 14, 2000
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`(51) Int. Cl.7 .............................................. .. H04N 7/18
`(52)
`................ .. 348/143; 348/155
`(58) Field of Search ....... .. 348/143—160; 725/102—110
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`(56)
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`* cited by examiner
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`Primary Examiner—Andy Rao
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Robert C. Cur?ss
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`A comprehensive, wireless multimedia surveillance and
`monitoring system provides a combination of megapiXel
`digital camera capability with full motion video surveillance
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`with a network, including network components and appli
`ances such as wiring, workstations, and servers with the
`option of geographical distribution with various wide area
`carriers. The full service, multi-media surveillance system is
`capable of a wide range of monitoring techniques utilizing
`digital network architecture and is adapted for transmitting
`event data, video and/or image monitoring information,
`audio signals and other sensor and detector data over sig
`ni?cant distances using digital data transmission over a
`LAN, wireless LAN, Intranet or Internet for automatic
`assessment and response including dispatch of response
`personnel. Both wired and wireless appliance and sensor
`systems may be employed. GPS dispatching is used to locate
`and alert personnel as well as to indicate the location of an
`event. Automatic mapping and dispatch permits rapid
`response. The wireless LAN connectivity permits local
`distribution of audio, video and image data over a relatively
`high bandwidth without requirement of a license and with
`out relying on a common carrier and the fees associated
`therewith. The surveillance system may be interfaced with a
`WAN (wide area Network) or the Internet for providing a
`worldwide, low cost surveillance system with virtually
`unlimited geographic application. Centralized monitoring
`stations have access to all of the surveillance data from
`various remote locations via the Internet or the WAN. A
`server provides a centralized location for data collection,
`alarm detection and processing, access control, dispatch
`processing, logging functions and other specialized func
`tions. The server may be inserted virtually anywhere in the
`Intranet/Internet network. The topology of the network will
`be established by the geographic situation of the installation.
`Appropriate ?rewalls may be set up as desired. The server
`based system permits a security provider to have access to
`the appliance and sensor and surveillance data or to con?g
`ure or recon?gure the system for any station on the network.
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`1. Field of tlie Invention
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`wireless data transmission, still image and/or step video,
`video streaming, audio, motion detection, event detection
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`2. Discussion of the Prior Art
`Video monitoring and surveillance of locations or areas
`for security, safety monitoring, asset protection, process
`control, and other such applications by use of closed circuit
`television and similar systems have been in widespread use
`for many years. The cost of these systems has come down
`significantly in recent years as the camera and monitor
`components have steadily dropped in cost while increasing
`in quality. As a result, these systems have proliferated in
`their application and are proving extremely useful for both
`commercial and residential applications.
`These “closed circuit television” systems typically consist
`of a monochrome or color television camera, a coaxial cable,
`and a corresponding monochrome or color video monitor,
`optional VCR recording devices, and power sources for the
`cameras and monitors. The interconnection of the camera
`and monitor is typically accomplished by the use of coaxial
`cable, which is capable of carrying the 2 to 10 megahertz
`bandwidths of closed circuit television systems. There are
`several limitations to coaxial cable supported systems. First,
`the cable attenuates by the signal
`in proportion to the
`distance traveled. Long distance video transmission on
`coaxial cable requires expensive transmission techniques.
`Second, both the cable, per se, and the installation is
`expensive. Both of these limitations limit practical use of
`coaxial closed circuit systems to installations requiring less
`than a few thousand feet of cable. Third, when the cable
`cannot be concealed is not only unsightly, but is also subject
`to tampering and vandalism.
`Other hardwired systems have been used, such as fiber
`optic cable and the like, but have not been widely accepted
`primarily due to the higher costs associated with such
`systems over coaxial cable. Coaxial cable, with all of its
`limitations, remains the system of choice to the present day.
`Also available are techniques using less expensive and
`common twisted pair cable such as that commonly used for
`distribution of audio signals such as in telephone or office
`intercom applications. This cable is often referred to as UTP
`(twisted pair) or STP (shielded twisted pair) cable. Both
`analog and digital configurations are available. Both analog
`and digital techniques have been implemented. This general
`style of twisted pair cable is also widely used in Local Area
`Networks, or LAN’s, such as the 10Base-T Ethernet system,
`100 Base-T, 1000 Base-T and later systems. Newer types of
`twisted pair cable have been developed that have lower
`capacitance and more consistent impedance than the early
`telephone wire. These newer types of cable, such as “Cat—
`egory 5” wire, are better suited for higher bandwidth signal
`transmission and are acceptable for closed circuit video
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`applications with suitable interfaces with special interfaces.
`By way of example, typical audio signals are approximately
`3 kilohertz in bandwidth, whereas typical Video signals are
`3 megahertz in bandwidth or more. Even with the increased
`bandwidth capability of this twisted pair cable, the Video
`signals at base band (uncompressed) can typically be dis-
`tributed directly over twisted pair cable only a few hundred
`feet. In order to distribute video over greater distances, video
`modems (modulator/demodulators) are inserted between the
`camera and the twisted pair wiring and again between the
`twisted pair wiring and the monitor. Twisted pair cable is
`lower in cost than coaxial cable and is easier to install.
`Wireless systems utilizing RF energy are also available.
`Such systems usually consist of a low power UHF trans-
`mitter and antenna system compatible with standard televi-
`sion monitors or receivers tuned to unused UHF channels.
`The FCC allows use of this type of system without a license
`for very low power levels in the range of tens of milliwatts.
`This type of system provides an economical link but does
`not provide transmission over significant distances due to
`the power constraints placed on the system. The advantage
`of this system over hardwired systems is primarily the ease
`of installation. However, the cost is usually much higher per
`unit, the number of channels is limited and system perfor-
`mance can be greatly affected by building geometry or
`nearby electrical interference. Further, the video is not as
`secure as hardwired systems. The video may be picked up by
`anyone having access to the channel while in range of the
`transmitter and is thus, easily detected and/or jammed.
`Because of the inherent limitations in the various closed
`circuit television systems now available, other media have
`been employed to perform security monitoring over wider
`areas. This is done with the use of CODECS (compressors/’
`decompressors) used to reduce the bandwidth. Examples
`include sending compressed video over standard voice band-
`width telephone circuits, more sophisticated digital
`tele-
`phonic circuits such as frame relay or ISDN circuits and the
`like. While commonly available and relatively low in cost,
`each of these systems is of narrow bandwidth and incapable
`of carrying “raw” video data such as that produced by a full
`motion video camera, using rudimentary compression
`schemes to reduce the amount of data transmitted. As
`previously discussed, full motion video is typically 2 to 10
`megahertz in bandwidth while typical low cost voice data
`. circuits are 3 kilohertz in bandwidth.
`There are known techniques for facilitating “full motion”
`video over common telecommunication circuits. The Video
`
`teleconferencing (VTC) standards currently in use are: Nar-
`row Band VTC (H.320); Low Bitrate (H.324); ISO-Ethernet
`(H.322); Ethernet VTC (H.323); ATM VTC (H.321); High
`Resolution ATM VTC (H.310). Each of these standards has
`certain advantages and disadvantages depending upon the
`volume of data, required resolution and costs targets for the
`system. These are commonly used for video teleconferenc-
`ing and are being performed at typical rates of 128K, 256K,
`384K or 1.544M bit for industrial/commercial use. Internet
`teleconferencing traditionally is at much lower rates and at
`a correspondingly lower quality.
`Internet VTC may be
`accomplished at 33.6 KBPS over dial-up modems, for
`example. Video teleconferencing is based on video com-
`pression, such as the techniques set forth by CCITT/ISO
`standards, Internet standards, and Proprietary standards or
`by MPEG standards. Other, sometimes proprietary, schemes
`using motion wavelet or motion JPEG compression tech-
`niques and the like are also in existence. There are a number
`of video teleconferencing and video telephone products
`available for transmitting “full motion” (near real—time)
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`video over these circuits such as, by way of example,
`systems available from AT&T and Panasonic. While such
`devices are useful for their intended purpose, they typically
`are limited in the amount of data, which 1nay be accumulated
`and/or transmitted because they do not rely on or have
`lir11ited compression. There are also devices that transmit
`“live” or in near real-tin1e over the Internet, such as Quick-
`Cam2 from Connectix, CU-See-Me and Intel products uti-
`lizir1g the parallel printer port, USB port, ISA, PCI card, or
`PCMCIA card on a laptop computer. Many of these are '
`personal communications systems and have neither the
`resolution or refresh rate required or the security required to
`provide for good surveillance systems. NetMeeting from
`Microsoft and Proshare software packages from Intel also
`provide low quality personal image distribution over the
`Internet.
`
`All of the current low cost Network products have the
`ability to transmit motion or “live” video. However, such
`products are limited or difficult, if not impossible, to use for
`security applications because the resolution and refresh rate
`(frame rate) of the compressed motion video is necessarily
`low because of limited resolution of the original sample and
`the applications of significant levels of video compression to
`allow use of the low bandwidth circuits. The low resolution
`of these images will not allow positive identification of
`persons at any suitable distance from the camera for
`example. The low resolution would not allow the reading of
`an automobile tag in another example.
`In many security applications it is desirable to monitor an
`area or a situation with high resolution from a monitor
`located many miles from the area to be surveyed. As stated,
`none of the prior art systems readily available accommo-
`dates this. Wide band common carriers such as are used in
`the broadcast of high quality television signals could be
`used, but the cost of these long distance microwave, fiber or
`satellite circuits is prohibitive.
`
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`The subject invention provides a combination of mega-
`pixel digital camera capability with full motion video sur-
`veillance (such as with a CCTV security system) with a
`network,
`including network components and appliances
`such as wiring, workstations, and servers with the option of
`geographical distribution with various wide area carriers.
`The subject invention is a full service, multi-media surveil-
`lance system capable of a wide range of monitoring tech-
`niques utilizing digital network architecture.
`Schools, banks, retail operations and other security con-
`scious businesses and institutions have a need for advanced
`hardware and software solutions that provide total, user
`friendly control over
`their surveillance and monitoring
`equipment. A system desirably provides:
`1. Multimedia data collection;
`. Automated control;
`. Archive storage;
`. Enhanced search and recall of archived event record-
`ings;
`. Preset responses to triggers and triggering events;
`. Remote viewing and management from a wide area
`network including, preferably, World Wide Web (or
`Internet) accessibility.
`. Automatic system failure analysis.
`. Common infrastructure and workstations shared with
`other co-located systems.
`9. Wireless infrastructure for sensors, monitors and shared
`applications/systems
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`The subject invention is a comprehensive multimedia
`surveillance and monitoring system which is adapted for
`transmitting event data, video clips, high resolution images,
`audio signals and other sensor and detector data using digital
`transmission over both wired, wireless and optical networks.
`Processors on the networks, private Intranets and the Inter-
`net are used for automatic event assessment and response to
`include the dispatch of response personnel. Geolocation
`systems are used to locate personnel as well as to indicate
`the location of one or more events. Automatic mapping,
`dispatch and response veetoring permit
`rapid response.
`Additionally,
`the system can be used to guide at risk
`personnel away from harmful events. The wireless compo-
`nents permit local distribution of information with relatively
`high bandwidth without requirement of a license and with-
`out relying on a common carrier and associated fees.
`Centralized servers and monitoring stations have access to
`all of the surveillance data from various remote locations via
`the Internet or wide area network
`One or more
`servers provide for data collection, data retention, alarm
`detection and processing, access control, auto response
`generation, message transmission, dispatch processing, log-
`ging functions, configuration management, “cross point
`switching” of data, scene analysis, scheduled activation and
`deactivation detection,
`display
`data distribution and
`sequencing, general control and management, fault detec-
`tion and diagnosis and/or other specialized functions. The
`server may be inserted virtually anywhere in the network.
`The topology of the system is established by the geo-
`graphic situation of the installation. Appropriate access
`codes and firewalls may be set up as desired to protect
`unauthorized access to the system or the collected data. The
`server permits the implementation of standard Internet tools
`and techniques such as TCP/IP, HTML and browser support
`that will allow nearly universal access to the system with
`proper security access codes. The system permits a security
`provider to have access to the sensor appliances and/or
`surveillance data and/or to configure or reconfigure the
`system form any station on the Internet, such as from a home
`PC. It will be understood, the network can be the Internet,
`and the protocol is preferred to be based on Internet-standard
`protocols such as TCP-IP, RTP, and the like.
`In accordance with the teachings of the subject invention,
`the comprehensive, wireless multimedia surveillance and
`, monitoring system is adapted for transmitting event data,
`video and/or image monitoring information, audio signals
`and other Network appliance sensor and detector data over
`significant distances using digital data transmission over
`networks such as a local area network (LAN), a wireless
`LAN (WLAN), a wide area network such as the Internet for
`other network automatic assessment and response including
`dispatch of response personnel. Wired, wireless and optical
`appliances and sensor systems may be employed. GPS and
`other geolocation technology is used to locate and alert and
`dispatch personnel as well as to indicate the location of one
`or more events. Automatic mapping, dispatch and response
`veetoring permits rapid response. The wireless LAN con-
`nectivity permits local distribution of audio, video and
`image data with relatively high bandwidth without require-
`ment of