Method and apparatus to select the best video frame to transmit to a remote station for CCTV based residential security monitoring
US6700487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/181
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A security monitoring system including: an alarm system having detectors for detection of an alarm in a structure; at least one camera for capturing image data inside and/or outside the structure; a processor for selecting a subset of the image data upon the occurrence of the alarm based on a predetermined criteria; and a modem for transmitting the subset of image data to a remote location. The processor ranks each video frame from the image data according to how well each video frame meets the predetermined criteria and the modem transmits a predetermined number of video frames having the best rank to the remote location.
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