GB2393343A

GB2393343A - Wireless video network

Info

Publication number: GB2393343A
Application number: GB0219963A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Oladiran Lawoye
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-08-28
Filing date: 2002-08-28
Publication date: 2004-03-24
Also published as: GB0219963D0

Abstract

A pre-programmable crime detecting wireless video system comprises a pre-programmable sender wireless video camera 4 and one or more pre-programmable wireless video receiving / recording devices 3 (i.e. 3a, 3b, 3c etc.), in which the sender wireless video camera 4 takes the picture of an incident and transmits such picture to one or several video receiving-recording devices that have been pre-programmed with the sender video camera and installed elsewhere, where the picture is without fail recorded and safely stored up on e.g. video tape(s) or CD(s) etc. (with sound added if necessary). The sender wireless video camera is so equipped with suitable means to make it pre-programmable with the wireless video receiver-recorder devices so that the camera transmits its picture directly to these wireless video receiver-recorder devices without fail. Such sender wireless video camera may be of a miniature CCD or CCTV or any other suitable wireless video camera.

Description

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This invention is a wireless video system that takes the picture of an incident and is able to transmit such picture away from the actual scene, to one or several video recording devices installed elsewhere and all located in different places, where the picture is recorded and safely stored up.

There are CCD and CCTV video cruneras that can take picture of an incident and transmit that picture to another location. These cameras still have their limitations because they cannot be used to pin together certain vital missing links, which are often necessary in crime-detection and ultimately in crime solving. Any transmitted picture is only for one destination and therefore the chances of this only one existing document getting damaged or lost or destroyed are high. Lots of quite easily detectable crimes go undetected. This also means that many of the victims of perpetrators of crimes, who could quite easily be protected or saved are left vulnerable and at the mercy of these bad and quite often very dangerous elements of society.

The object of this invention is to have a device, in which, with or without the knowledge of the villain, picture of an incident is taken by a wireless video camera and such picture is transmitted away from the actual scene to one or several receiving and recording contrivance(s) installed elsewhere, to be secretly recorded and stored up safely. Such receiver and recorder contrivances are pre-selected and pre-programmed and are as a whole so made to receive such in-coming picture, record it and store it up safely as a piece of vital evidence of an occurred incident. Sound is added if necessary. Accordingly with this invention, the picture from the scene of the incident is taken (with sound added if necessary) by a wireless CCD or CCTV video camera or any other suitable wireless video camera, which is either so made that its picture is transmitted to a central receiving device which receives the picture first-hand from the wireless video camera and then dials (or distributes out) the picture automatically to one or several video receiving- recording devices which then receive, record and store the video transmission up secretly and safely, or alternatively, the wireless video

( camera is equipped with means of transmitting its picture (with sound added if necessary), directly to the video receiving-recording devices themselves, which then record and store the video transmission up secretly and safely. Of course a wireless video camera can also be made which is able to fulfil both tasks of transmitting picture to a central receiving device or directly to the video receiving-recording devices. Each video receiver-recorder device is equipped with suitable means to enable it to receive, record and store up such said video pictures. This idea of secretly recording and storing up such video information safely in several recording devices all located in different places, is of enormous advantage because the chances of finding out the several places where such pictures are secretly recorded and safely stored up and of eventually succeeding in destroying them all, are very slim indeed.

This is an extremely effective way of safeguarding and preserving such vital evidence necessary in establishing the identities of perpetrators of crimes. As mentioned above, such receiver-recorder contrivances are pre-programmed to receive every in-coming picture, record it and store it up safely as a piece of vital evidence of an occurred incident. The number of such recording devices is a matter of choice and can be as many as one chooses.

Pre-programmed here means that for a particular camera, one or several receiver-

recorder systems, to which the picture is transmitted, received and secretly recorded, are programmed beforehand, and a link programmed between the camera and the receiver-recorder systems such that, in the event of an incident occurring, the transmitted picture from the wireless video camera is always received and recorded by the receiver-recorder systems. The whereabouts of the receiver-recorder systems are kept strictly confidential. This means that one of such receiver-recorder systems can be kept in a secret place at one's home and the rest kept, for example, with trusted relatives and /or trusted friends. (And should the police be interested in this scheme, for instance as a nation-wide project or the like, such can also be kept with the police).

Likewise, or reciprocally, a person can use such video receivingrecording device to receive and record for other friends, relatives etc. This in effect means that such said equipped video receiving-recording device can be pre-programmed with as many video cameras as possible, just as a camera can be pre-programmed with as many such said equipped video receiving-recording device as possible.

The wireless video camera in this system can be a miniature CCD-video camera or any suitable size - CCD video camera or a CCTV-video camera or any other suitable type of wireless video camera. It can be of any suitable size. Its size is that as the technology allows, bearing in mind that the effective range of its activity is suitable for the area it is intended for, i.e. the effective range can vary between being local and being as powerful as e.g. that of a telephone used internationally to get to any part of the world. It can be worn (e.g. to establish the identity of assailants like rapists, muggers, murderers, kidnappers, abductors, hostage takers etc.) as a brooch on a dress, a hat, or a cap, as a headband, in the hair as hair-ornament etc.; mounted anywhere suitable in a car (e.g. to establish the identity of car thieves); or installed in an office or in the home (e.g. to establish the identity of burglars, armed robbers etc.) etc. It can be mass-produced and made so common as the handset (the mobile phone).

But as already mentioned, the effective range of the sender wireless video camera, irrespective of whether it is miniature or not, is wide and extensive enough, such that it can send its pictures to places varying from local areas up to any part of the world.

The central receiving device that receives the picture first-hand from the video camera and then dials out or distributes the picture to the video recording devices, is installed anywhere suitable. Its range is extensive enough to enable proper transmission of the picture to all the pre-programmed video receiver-recorder devices - and with minimum or no distortions or interference The video recording device in this invention could be e.g. a VCR (or similar), equipped with suitable means to enable it to receive, record and store up such said video pictures.

Except for the sender-video camera meant to be used locally, the effective range for the sender-video camera is generally wide and extensive e.g. like that of a telephone that can be used worldwide, i.e. irrespective of whether the wireless video camera is miniature or not, its effective range of activity is wide and extensive and such that the wireless video camera can send its pictures to, at least most parts of the world. So if for example a person wears the video camera part of this invention as, e.g. a brooch and that person happens to be victim of an assault, and the system is switched on at all necessary branches of it, no matter where on earth this incident takes place, the

( picture of the incident is still transmitted successfully over quite extensive areas to reach its expected destinations, where the picture is then recorded and stored up safely, on e.g. a video tape or a CD etc - and with the minimum or no interference or distortions. This device offers wide range of possibilities in solving lots of criminal activities, and its advantages are enormous. For example, once the face and therefore the identity, of an assailant or culprit has been established, even if it is for a second or so before the culprit later discovers the camera and then destroys it, the evidence showing his or her face is already firmly established on the secretly recorded and safely stored up information everywhere. Besides, this device can also serve as deterrent and stop a relatively simpler assault degenerating into a far worse and even fatal end, i.e. if the victim lets the assailant be aware in good time, that the incident is at that moment being photographed, recorded - even in several places, and stored up as evidence. For example it can stop many would-be rapists from successfully carrying out their intentions or / and even can stop them ending up murdering their victims. In the same way, if for example, a would-be attacker or assailant or even a burglar or a mugger etc. is made aware of this fact, he or she may stop before it gets worse, showing further that this device serves equally as a strong deterrent to a great number of normal and very serious crimes. It can stop a crime from even taking place at all.

Suppose also, somebody in possession of this system is witnessing an unsavoury incident involving not himself (or herself) but someone else and he or she has no normal size video camera to record the incident, he or she can be of invaluable help to the victim' the police and the community. This device can also be used in several fields of casual observation and as a sort of passive and casual witness or observer to

many heinous activities under the heavens. The advantages of this invention are absolutely boundless - and especially, since the chances of knowing exactly the several places where the evidences are secretly recorded and safely stored up and then to successfully destroy them all, are extremely slim indeed.

Specific examples of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

( FIGURE 1 shows a schematic drawing of the whole set-up of the invention comprising a wireless video camera, a central receiving device and a video receiving recording device; and FIGURE 2 shows a schematic drawing of the whole set-up of another version of the invention comprising a wireless video camera and a video receiving-recording device.

As indicated by the beam system 5 in Figure 1, the wireless video camera 1 transmits its picture to a wireless central receiving device 2 which then, as indicated by the beam systems 6a, 6b and 6c dials or distributes the picture out respectively to the video receiving-recording devices 3a, 3b, 3c (which in this case are VCRs), which are equipped with suitable means to enable them to receive pictures by remote control, and to record and store the pictures up safely.

Figure 2 shows the whole set-up of another version of the invention, in which the wireless video camera 4 equipped with means of transmitting its picture directly to one or several video receiving-recording devices, transmits its picture, as indicated respectively by the beam systems 7a, 7b and 7c to the recording devices 3a, 3b, 3c (which in this case are VCRs), which have been equipped with suitable means to enable them to receive the pictures by remote control, and then record and store the pictures up safely.

Claims

1. A pre-programmable crime detecting wireless video system comprises a pre-

programmable sender wireless video camera and one or more pre-

programmable video receiving / recording devices, in which the pre-

programmable sender wireless video camera takes the picture of an incident and transmits such picture away from the actual scene, to one or several pre-

programmable wireless video receiving-recording devices that have been pre-

programmed with the pre-programmable wireless sender video camera and which have been installed elsewhere - in different locations, where the picture is definitely and without fail recorded and definitely and without fail safely stored up on e.g. video tape(s) or CD(s) etc. (with sound added if necessary), the pre-programmable sender wireless video camera being so equipped with suitable means to make it pre-programmable with the pre-programmable wireless video receiver-recorder devices so that it transmits its picture (with sound added if necessary) directly to these pre-programmable wireless video receiver-recorder devices themselves, and the wireless video receiver-recorder devices e.g. VCRs (or similar) being pre-programmable to receive without fail the in-coming picture, record it and store h up safely on e.g. video tapes or CDs etc; pre-programmable here mearung that, each such sender wireless video camera, is programmed beforehand with such receiver-recorder devices, so that in the event of an incident occurring, the camera dials out or distributes out the captured pictures to all wireless receiver-recorder devices it had beforehand been programmed with, so that the transmitted picture from such sender wireless video camera always and without fail reaches its expected destinations, and is therefore received and recorded by such wireless receiver-

recorder devices, the number of pre-programmable receiver-recording devices and their whereabouts (which may be kept strictly confidential, and one of which may be for example, a secret place at one's home and the rest of the devices with trusted relatives and /or trusted friends or even the police) being a matter of choice; and vice versa each of such receiver-recorder video device being linkable and pre-programmable with as many pre-programmable sender wireless video cameras as possible thereby even building up to a network of such senders and such receivers, similar to that of telephone network etc; the

effective range of activity of the sender wireless video camera varying from moderate for local use, up to quite expansive and worldwide, so that it is capable of transmitting its video pictures worldwide successfully to reach the wireless video receiver-recorder devices situated in any part of the world, with range similar to those of telecommunication devices such as telephones etc. and with minimum or no interference or distortions. I

2. A wireless video system as claimed in Claim 1, in which the pre-

programmable wireless video camera is covertly wearable as a brooch - on a dress, hat or cap, or in the hair as hair-ornament etc., or covertly mountable anywhere suitable in or on a vehicle, or covertly installable in an office or in the home, etc - usable as a household or / and a general security device and eventually foremost as a crime-detecting device.

3. A wireless video system as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, in which in another version, the pre-programrnable sender wireless video camera transmits its picture to a pre-programmable and therefore pre-programmed central wireless receiving device, which receives the picture first-hand from the pre-

programrnable sender wireless video camera and then dials (i.e. distributes out) the picture automatically to one or several preprogrammed wireless video receiver-recorder devices e.g. VCRs (or similar) .

4. A wireless video system as claimed in Claim 2 or Claim 3, in which the pre-

programmable sender wireless video camera is a miniature CCD or CCTV video camera or any other suitable wireless video camera that is adapted to be pre-programmable.

5. A wireless video system substantially as described herein with reference to Figures 1-2 of the accompanying drawings.