Methods and systems for operating a video surveillance system

US8605151B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Dirk L. Bellamy · Salem, US
• Nery Manuel Moreno · Brooks Road, US
• Kenneth McCormack · Oceanside, US
• Kenton Arthur St. John · Albany, US
• Vikas Sharma · Irvine, US
• R. Kenin Page · Salem, US
• Stephen Anthony Shelton · Encinitas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B13/19689
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for a video surveillance system are provided. The system includes a plurality of network buses, a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices and a keypad controller communicatively coupled to the at least one network bus. The keypad controller includes a plurality of interchangeable control modules communicatively coupled to said keypad controller that matingly engage a complementary portion of said keypad controller. The keypad controller further includes a processor configured to decode codec independent video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to a network, a synchronous memory interface, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs). The keypad controller also includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface.