Claims
- 1. A network digital video recorder system, comprising:
a plurality of network cameras, wherein each of the network cameras comprises: a video encoder adapted to convert an image captured by the network camera to a digital video signal; a data compressor adapted to compress the digital video signal to produce first data packets; and an embedded hub adapted to receive second data packets output by a second one of the network cameras, to multiplex the first data packets produced by the data compressor and the second data packets received from the second network camera, and to output the multiplexed data packets; and a network digital video recorder adapted to receive the multiplexed data packets.
- 2. The network digital video recorder system of claim 1, wherein the network camera further comprises:
a voice encoder adapted to convert an audio signal to a digital audio signal; and a data compressor adapted to compress the digital audio signal.
- 3. The network digital video recorder system of claim 2, wherein the network camera further comprises a central processing unit adapted to process the compressed video signal and the compressed audio signal.
- 4. The network digital video recorder system of claim 1, wherein the network camera further comprises a central processing unit adapted to process the compressed video signal prior to the first data packets being produced therefrom.
- 5. A network camera, comprising:
a video encoder adapted to convert an image captured by the network camera to a digital video signal; a data compressor adapted to compress the digital video signal to produce first data packets; and an embedded hub having two input ports and an output port, wherein the first input port is adapted to receive the first data packets, the second input port is adapted to receive second data packets externally supplied, and the hub is adapted to multiplex the first and second data packets, and to output the multiplexed data packets via the output port.
- 6. The network camera of claim 5, further comprising
a voice encoder adapted to convert an audio signal to a digital audio signal; and a data compressor adapted to compress the digital audio signal.
Priority Claims (1)
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2003-0014554 |
Mar 2003 |
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from Korean Patent Application No. 2003-0014554, filed on Mar. 8, 2003, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.