The present invention relate to a camera security system, and more particular to a network security camera, that is easily pre-set by the user to disclose the exact location of an emergency by sending picture/pictures of the emergency and a pre-recorded audio message or text message with the picture to any pre-set number(s) of a cellular telephone that can receive the picture with the pre-recorded audio message or the text message, the audio or text message that came along with the picture tells the location/address at an advent of the following emergency conditions smoke/fire or intrusion. The camera sends this massages by means of any available telecommunication network, the picture sent by the camera can be a still picture or a motion picture and the camera can be a visible light camera or an infrared camera.
Further more this invention is more particular to a network camera that is fully equip with an inbuilt motion and smoke detector, the camera is specially design to capture any emergency condition detected by any of the said inbuilt detectors, and automatically send picture/pictures of the emergency along with audio or text massage stating the address of the emergency, this information is sent by the camera to one or more pre-set wireless cellular telephone (number) that can receive the picture with the audio signal or the text massage.
The present invention is more particular to a security camera that have an inbuilt smoke and motion detector a digital audio recorder and a voice synthesizer and a text generator, the camera have the ability to send pictures of an emergency automatically with a pre-recorded audio signal of the user or some written text massage pre-enter by the user, the text or the audio states the exact location or address of the emergency, the picture(s) and the audio or the text message is sent out along with the emergency generated by the said voice synthesizer or the text is generator at the same time automatically by the camera to any pre-set telecommunication number of a cellular telephone that can receive the said information by means any available telecommunication network. The camera also comes with an external remote control and an external digital video and audio recorder D.V.A.A.R with one or more memory cards. The remote control is specially designed for operating the camera, the remote control act as a transceiver by sending and receiving data (program) to and from the camera. The camera is programmed originally by the manufacturer to disclose emergency condition example, fire or intrusion by sending picture/pictures of the emergency with text message or audio message stating the emergency that can be fire or intrusion, at the top, bottom or side of the emergency picture sent to any receiving cellular telephone. The remote control is specially design for the user for the purpose of operating the camera and for entering the address or location were the camera will be install around the premises, if incase any emergency condition is detected by any of the detectors in the camera, the exact picture(s) of the emergency condition and some text message or audio message stating the emergency generated by a voice synthesizer or the text generator and the pre-recorder audio or text telling the location of the emergency will be automatically sent to any cellular telephone that the communication number that have been pre-set by the user using the remote control, The user originally pre-recorder the audio message telling the address of the camera using some special buttons and a sensitive microphone in the camera, also the user using the remote control originally pre-entered text message telling the location or address of the camera. The programmed or pre-set cellular telephone number can be any preferred emergency responding party e.g. the police cellular telephone number, fire service cellular telephone number, or any other emergency responding party cellular telephone number(s). The user can also pre-set his or her cellular telephone number for self-automatic emergency picture with audio or text sent automatically by the camera when any emergency is detected by any of the said detector and the information is sent by the camera by mean of any available telecommunication network. One or more telecommunication company can server as the automatic camera service provider, because the camera works by connecting to one or more telecommunication network.
The audio statement that tells the address or location of the camera was pre-recorder by the user using some set of buttons connected to a digital audio recorder in the camera and the audio statement can be erase and a new audio statement telling address or location of the camera can be recorded by user using the same set of button, this is in case the user decides to change the location of the camera.
The address or location of the camera pre-entered by the user using some set of buttons in the remote control can be erase and a new address or location of the camera can be enter or key in by the user using some digit or alphabetical buttons in the remote control, this is in case the user decide to change the location of the camera.
The camera also has an inbuilt alarm that can be set to sound when emergency condition is detected by the said inbuilt detectors. The alarm can also be set to sound only when smoke or fire is detected, it can also be put off completely, all this operations can be set by the user using the remote control.
The remote control have some set of buttons label 0 to 9 they are use for entry cellular telephone number, and they are also use for entering alphabets e.g, for entering the address or location of the camera, other functions of the 0 to 9 buttons include password entry and for operating the digital video and audio recorder. The remote control also have a power on/off button, a select button, a shift button and an enter button, play button, stop button, rewind button, forward button with the use of all this set of buttons camera can be program by the user to function in the operation described in the invention.
The remote control displays some programs downloaded by a microcontroller in the remote control, the microcontroller download the programs from the camera, and the programs are displayed on a liquid crystal display in the remote. Here are listed names illustrating the programs; (1) Enter camera location or address, (2) Set intruder alert, (3) Set fire alert, (4) Enter numbers of alerts you want, (5) Set activation or deactivation menu, (6) Alarm on/off menu, (7) Password change menu, (8) Set video recorder, utilizing the key in buttons in the remote control and the program select button, with the enter button, and the shift button, the camera can be programmed by the user to function in the operation describe in this invention. The user can set the camera to report an emergency using the remote control.
The digital video and audio recorder D.V.A.A.R has an inbuilt memory for recording any video and audio signal detected from the camera and an external insert-able memory card. The digital video and audio recorder can be set by the user to automatically start recording when any video and audio signal is capture by the camera, if the inbuilt detectors detect any of the said emergencies. The digital video and audio recorder D.V.A.AR can also be set by the user to record continually or at all conditions any image and audio captured by the camera whether any emergency condition is detected or not.
The memory card are specially design to store video and audio signal detected by the camera, when the camera is connected to the digital video and audio recorder D.V.A.A.R, and the card are inserted into the digital video and audio recorder D.V.A.A.R, the memory card are made up of electronic circuits and they can be inserted or disconnected from the digital video audio recorder D.V.A.A.R by the user. The memory card can store a wide range of hours of video and audio signal and the digital video and audio recorder can be loaded with one or more memory cards. The camera and the digital video and audio recorder are controlled with the same remote control, the play button in the remote control is use to play back any video and audio signal store in the digital audio recorder, the rewind button R is use for rewinding back word the video and audio captured by the camera why the forward button F is use for fast forwarding and image and audio captured by the camera, and pulse button is to pulse still and image detected by the camera, and the stop button for stopping the digital video and audio recorder from playing any video and audio information and the remote control connect to the camera and the digital video and audio recorder by mean of a wire wireless medium and the information recorder by the digital video and audio recorder is sent to TV or computer monitor by wire for monitoring.
For more understanding of the nature and objective of the present invention, reference should be made to the following steps taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
1, Step 1 to 15 describes the embodiment of the camera and the digital video recorder and the remote control and the program generated by the camera as downloaded by the remote control and the method of operating the camera to send emergency picture with text message or audio message to any wire or wireless cellular telephone that can receive the picture(s) with any of the said method messaging.
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The set of keypads labeled 0 to 9 and A to Z in the remote control is use for entering cellular telephone number or numbers, the key pads is also use for entering password for operation the camera, further more the key in buttons or key pads is use for entering alphabet or alphabets, example of the alphabet enter is the address or location were the camera 9C is installed, the key in button or key pads are touch tone pads or buttons. The select button located in the lower region in the remote control 17K is use for selecting programs displayed on a liquid crystal 19T in the remote 17K, a selected option are automatically highlighted and it is automatically stored or finally selected or enter with the use of the enter button or key pads. The Shift space bar button or keypad is use for making space between alphabets, when the user enters alphabets or letters e.g. the address/location of the camera 9C. All information selected and enters by the user using the remote control 17K, are automatically sent to the camera 9C, because the remote control 17K works as a transceiver and the remote control 17K can work as a master remote control 17K because it can operate one or more automatic camera 9C.
The remote control 17K displays some program or menu this program or menu are use in controlling the camera 9C and the digital video and audio recorder, and they are elaborated from step 1 to 15, step 1 show
Reference is made to step 2 in continuation of step 1 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 2 telling the user Sorry the password you have entered did not correspond with available data, please try again. This said date is the password encoded to unlock the operating menu downloaded by the remote control 17K from the camera. If the user enters the right password and the ok option displayed on the liquid crystal is selected using the select and enter buttons the remote control 17K automatically displays step 3.
Reference is made to step 3 in continuation of step 2 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 2 telling the user thank you, remote control 17K is downloading set operation menu from automatic camera 9C, please wait. And two dark bars will appear in the liquid crystal 19T, when the two dark bars becomes equal the remote control automatically displays step 4, it only take a few seconds for the two dark bars to become equal indicating a complete download of the operation menu from the camera control 9C.
Reference is made to step 4 in continuation of step 3 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 4 telling the user welcome to set operation menu select from these options to program camera 9C. In this menu a list of option is displayed on the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K and the user is instructed to select from the option or programs listed, here are the names illustrating the programs in step 4, (1) Enter camera location or address. (2) Set intruder alert. (3) Set fire alert. (4) Enter number's of alerts you want. (5) Set activation or deactivation menu. (6) Alarm on/off menu. (7) Password change menu (8) set video recorder. This option or programs are selected by the user to set or operate the camera 9C using the select and enter button in the remote control 17K, the remote control 17K work as a transceiver by sending and receiving information to and from the camera 9C. This programs and options is described one after another from step 5 to step 12.
Reference is made to step 5 in continuation to step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 5 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (1), the instruction in program number (1) tells the user to enter camera 9C location or address. With the use of the key in buttons or key pads labeled A to Z and the select and enter buttons the user can enter the exact location were the camera 9C will be installed which can be his or her home address or office, or room, and with the shift Space bar button located also in the lower region of the remote control 17K the user can space or shift letters or alphabets entered in other for the letters to make sense to a reader. After the user have finished entering the location or address of the camera 9C, the user should select store in other for the remote control 17K to send the location or address to the camera 9C for storage, if the user decide to change the location of the camera 9C the user can select clear from the option display on the liquid crystal 19T and re-enter a new location or address using the key pads in the remote control 17K, the address or location of the camera 9C entered by the user is display on the liquid crystal before it is sent to the camera 9C for storage. An arrow indicating left is also displayed in the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K the arrow can be selected and enter at any of the steps by the user if the user decides to go back to step 4, using the select and enter button in the remote 17K the user can select the arrow.
Reference is made to step 6 in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 6 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (6), the menu or program displayed say enter number for intruder alert, and also an instruction is displayed in program number (6) telling the user to enter his or her cell phone number or any other preferred cellular telephone number for automatic emergency picture with text or audio alert, the user can enter his or her cellular telephone number or any other party e.g. the police or any other party the user want the automatic camera 9C to send picture of intrusion that comes along with the text message or the pre-recorder audio telling the address of the camera 9C when any emergency is detected by the motion detector in the camera 9C, this only happens when the camera 9C is set by the user to alert by sending the picture with the audio or text telling the address or location of the camera 9C which is also the address of the emergency.
Reference is made to step 7 in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 7 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (7), the menu or program displayed, say enter number for fire alert, and also an instruction is displayed in program number (7) telling the user to enter his or her cellular telephone number or any other preferred cellular telephone number for automatic emergency picture with text or audio alert, the user can enter his or her cellular telephone number or any other party e.g. the fire service or any other party the user want the automatic camera 9C to send picture of outbreak of fire and the text or audio message telling the address of the camera when emergency is detected by the smoke detector 10S in the camera 9C, this only happens when the camera 9C is set by the user to alert by sending the picture with the text telling emergency to any wireless cellular telephone that can receiver the picture with the text or audio, and how the picture of the fire and the text message telling the location or address of the emergency sent by the camera 9C may appear in the cellular telephone.
Reference is made to step 8 in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 8 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (8), the menu or program displayed, says enter numbers of alerts you want, in the is menu the users is instructed to select and enter the numbers of alerts he or she want from the listed options number of alerts means the number of times the camera can send the picture of an emergency automatically to one or more wireless cellular telephone, with the use of the select and enter button the user can select from the number of times he or she want the automatic camera 9C to automatically send picture with text or audio when any emergency is detected by any of the detectors, some numbers are also displayed in the liquid crystal 17K in the remote control 9C they are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, a selected number is automatically highlighted and the user should select ok using the select and the enter button in other to set or store the number of alerts selected, if the user want unlimited alert the user can contact the provider because the camera can also be set by the provider from the provides station to alert at any number of times.
Reference is made to step 9 in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 9 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (9), the menu or program displayed are set activation or deactivation menu, in the menu the user is instructed to select from the listed options to activate or deactivate the camera 9C alerting mode, with this menu the user can activate or deactivate the camera 9C alerting mode when exiting or entering the premises were the camera 9C is located with the use of the select and enter button the user can select from the options display in the liquid crystal 19T and enter to apply a particular option, the ok is selected and entered with the use of the select and enter button in the remote control 17K, the activate option if selected by the user enable the camera 9C to send picture with text or audio to any pre-set cellular telephone number entered by the user why the deactivate option disable the camera 9C from sending picture with audio or text when any said emergency is detected in the premises were the camera 9C is located, another option is also displayed in step 9 the P&T and the P&A, the P&T if select by the user the camera only send picture displayed with text to any wireless cellular telephone when any emergency is detected by the said detectors and if the P&A is selected the camera will only send picture with audio.
Reference is made to step 10 in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 10 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (10), the menu or program displayed are alarm on/off menu, in the menu the user is instructed to select from the listed options to put on or off camera 9C alarming mode. With the use of this menu, the user can set the alarm 24Z in the camera to sound or not to sound when any emergency is detected by selecting from the options displayed in the liquid crystal 19T condition 1 and condition 2 enable the alarm 24Z to sound or not to sound when the camera 9C is set or not set to send picture with text. The options in condition 1 and 2 are on or off and are selected by the user using the select button in the remote control 17K and the selected options is applied by the camera when the user select ok.
Reference is made to step 11, and is in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 11 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (7), the menu or program displayed are password change option, in the menu the user is instructed to enter four digit number, then select ok to apply as your new password, or select clear to cancel a rouge entry, the user only make use of this menu if he or she decide to create a new password for operating the camera 9C. When the user have finish entering any four digit pass word the user should select ok to apply the new password as operation menu password, if the user decide to cancel his or her entering the user can select clear to delete or cancel a rough entering.
Reference is made to step 12, and is in continuation of step 4 the liquid crystal 19T in the remote control 17K displays another instruction in step 10 and it is the eternal view of menu or program number (8), the menu or program displayed are set video recorder in this menu the user using the remote control 17K can program or set the digital video and audio recorder to record when emergency is detected only or to record at all conditions by selecting from the listed options.
All options selected and enter in the remote 17K control is automatically sent to the camera 9C by and an infra-red emitter and receiver in the remote control 17K, the remote control 17K comes as a wireless electromagnet-tic or infrared remote control and work with-in 100 meter or more from the area were the camera 9C is located and the remote control can be made to operate in one or more radio frequency or spectrums.
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Many more modification will be made to this present invention for any other further features in this invention is analyze from step 1 through 15.