US 12,114,031 B2
Streaming media associated with a premises security system
Maurice Buttimer, Newtown Square, PA (US); and James Beck, Landenburg, PA (US)
Assigned to The ADT Security Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by The ADT Security Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,147.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223830 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/266 (2013.01) [H04N 21/234 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user interface device associated with a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises using a plurality of premises devices, the user interface device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
receive a request to stream video from a premises device of the plurality of premises devices;
determine a unique identifier corresponding to the premises device;
generate a numerical value based on the unique identifier;
select one of a plurality of media servers to use to stream the video from the premises device based on the numerical value;
initiate a streaming channel to the selected media server to initiate the video streaming process with the selected media server; and
receive, from the selected media server, the video stream associated with the premises device for playback.