US 12,217,447 B2
Security camera system with multi-directional mount and method of operation
Patrick Siu, Tyngsborough, MA (US); and Christopher Cianciolo, Westford, MA (US)
Assigned to Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed by Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/818,818.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,114, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0104282 A1, Apr. 4, 2019
Int. Cl. G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC G06T 7/70 (2017.01) [G08B 13/19632 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 17/002 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A security camera system, comprising:
a base unit including a mounting dome having a plurality of mounting points;
a plurality of wireless transmitters for transmitting wireless signals, wherein each wireless transmitter is positioned on the base unit at a varying distance from each of the plurality of mounting points;
a plurality of sensor modules for attaching to the base unit at the plurality of mounting points and generating image data, the plurality of sensor modules comprising a plurality of wireless receivers for detecting the wireless signals, and a plurality of signal strength modules for generating signal strength information based on the wireless signals;
a first positioning module associated with the base unit and configured to determine first positions of the plurality of sensor modules based on the signal strength information received from each of the plurality of sensor modules, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules has a different distance from the first positioning module;
a second positioning module configured to determine second positions for the plurality of sensor modules based on performing a triangulation method using the signal strength information from the first positioning module to identify which mounting point each sensor module is attached to, wherein the triangulation method further comprises calculating location information for each of the plurality of sensor modules, and retrieving socket IDs from a socket location table for each of the plurality of sensor modules based on the location information; and
a transparent bubble that is secured to the base unit to encase the mounting dome, the plurality of wireless transmitters, the plurality of sensor modules, the first positioning module, and the second positioning module;
wherein the base unit combines the image data from the plurality of sensor modules with corresponding elevation and azimuth information to generate security video information based on the first and second positions and transmits the security video information to a network video distribution system to be stitched together.