Web Camera Video Session via SoIP Intermediary Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a method and apparatus to provide a video session with images captured from web-based cameras in packet networks, such as SoIP networks, to support home security monitoring services, enabling homeowners to receive alerts and react to potential security threats.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows images from web-based cameras to be projected onto a television monitor when movement is detected, enabling homeowners to view the images and take actions like opening or locking doors, activating an intercom, or contacting law enforcement, through a web server and video security application server integrated with the SoIP network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If web-based cameras are integrated into the SoIP network for home security monitoring, then the ability to provide video sessions and real-time alerts is improved, but the device complexity and network integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A video security application server acts as an intermediary between web-based cameras and the SoIP network. The server receives video data from cameras, processes it, and manages the video sessions, thereby simplifying the integration complexity while maintaining reliable security monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The video security application server provides multiple functions including video capture, session management, alert generation, and integration with existing SoIP services. This multi-functionality consolidates various security operations into a single platform, reducing overall system complexity.
2Speed
If real-time video streaming from web-based cameras is implemented, then the responsiveness to security threats is improved, but the bandwidth consumption and network load increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous high-bandwidth video streaming, the system uses periodic motion detection and event-triggered image capture. When motion is detected, still images or short video clips are captured and transmitted, significantly reducing bandwidth consumption while maintaining rapid threat detection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the essential information (motion detection data and captured images) from the continuous video stream rather than transmitting the entire video stream. This extraction approach reduces network load while preserving the ability to quickly identify and respond to security threats.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for displaying image from web based camera(s) located in a residential home to be projected onto a television monitor are disclosed. For example, as part of a home security system, a web server capturing images of passageways leading to or inside a residential home can activate a frame to be projected on a television monitor when movement is detected and a new image is captured. In addition to passively alerting homeowners to potential security threats, the present invention also enables homeowners to see the image of people outside their doorways to react accordingly.