Discrete surveillance camera devices
US6064430A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/181
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A discrete surveillance device for observing a surveillance location has a housing formed in the shape of a smoke detector and multiple miniature video surveillance cameras mounted within the housing to simultaneously observe multiple areas of the surveillance location. The surveillance cameras are concealed in the housing from an observer viewing the exterior of the housing. Further discrete surveillance devices include a face plate or housing having a clock exterior with a miniature video surveillance camera mounted on an adjustable camera gimbal attached to the back surface of the face plate or clock. The surveillance camera is concealed from an observer viewing the exterior surface of the face plate or clock.
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