US 12,425,727 B2
Method and a device for providing data from a network camera
Mats Lund, Lund (SE)
Assigned to Axis AB, Lund (SE)
Filed by Axis AB, Lund (SE)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,348.
Claims priority of application No. 22178417 (EP), filed on Jun. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403462 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04N 7/10 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing data from a network camera to a connected client device, wherein the method is performed in a processing unit of a portable device having a physical communication interface, and wherein the portable device has been associated with the network camera, the method comprising:
a) upon detecting a first connection to the connected client device at the physical communication interface, establishing a second connection between the portable device and the network camera using association data received by the portable device from the network camera when the portable device became associated with the network camera,
wherein the second connection is established using a certificate of the association data by providing the certificate to a name server with a verification request and receiving a response indicating that the certificate is valid and with a network address of the network camera for the connection,
b) receiving the data comprising one or more of video data, image data, video metadata, and image metadata from the network camera via the second connection, and
c) transmitting, via the physical communication interface, the data to the connected client device.