Patent · US Expired

Workstation for video security system

US6091771A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateAug 1, 1997
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2370/025
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A workstation (106) for a security system (10) includes a first video display (602a) displaying status information of video equipment (22) used at the premises to perform the surveillance. A second video display (602b) displays a plurality of thumbnail images of an intrusion scene. A third video display (602c) displays a snapshot image from which one of said the thumbnail images is derived. The snapshot is displayed upon the thumbnail image derived from the snapshot being selected by a workstation operator. A fourth video display (602d) displays data relating to the premises, identifying the location on the premises where the intrusion occurred, who should be contacted about the intrusion, etc.

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