INTERNET CLOSED CIRCUIT TV APPLICATIONS
Just as the Internet has revolutionised the
way that people share information, data networks are transforming the cost and
convenience of delivering video for applications ranging from security,
monitoring, medical and machine vision to videoconferencing and so-called ?web attractions?.
With IP (internet protocol) as
the native language of the Internet, it is becoming easier, more flexible and
cost effective than ever for businesses to survey, monitor and act on video
pictures from any location, however remote.
Computime has recognised the
impact that networks will have on users of video everywhere. Therefore we have
launched a new generation of solutions that will make the networked transmission
and management of video a reality and that will accompany the user to switch
from analogue to digital enabling capture, transmission, storage of video in
digital format.
By embedding IP functionality within a device like a video camera or a video
server, companies like Sony and AXIS are creating a new generation of products
that can be connected to any computer network, the Internet, or corporate
Intranets. Monitoring and management of networked video devices can thus be accomplished easily via a PC
and web browser, eliminating the need for dedicated switchers and video monitor
hardware. In addition with the use of
Wireless Technology it even obviates the need for cabling.
User Benefits
- Integration
into existing network
- Real-time
communication
- Low
maintenance of digital transmission and archiving
- Multiple
functionality at low cost
- Increased
security of private or public properties in any place and at any time
- Easy
image management
- Access
to multiple video sources
- Built-in
motion detection and advanced alarm handling
- Automatic
configuration of alarm events via direct video streams to remote image libraries
and sending of e-mail messages, or SMS's to emergency staff.
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Surveillance
The current merger of analogue
and digital worlds is particularly true in the surveillance application where
existing systems need to integrate the IT environment, thus enriching the
existing CCTV (closed-circuit television) systems with new functions and more
flexibility at a lower cost. IP camera and video server solutions are ideal for
sharing high-quality video streams over existing computer networks. IP video
cameras are being integrated in security systems where traditional CCTV video
cameras are already used. The video can be monitored and controlled through a
standard web browser or dedicated application software. Video servers form the
link between the traditional CCTV market and the IP market.
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Application areas
- Security:
surveillance of car parks, hotel lobbies, building halls, buildings, public
places etc
- Industry:
surveillance of stock, car parks, warehouses, receptions etc
- Data
Center: surveillance of network equipment, access control for staff etc
- Private
property: surveillance of houses, yachts, garages etc
The attractiveness of a web site
can be further increased by quality live video that will capture the eye and
enhance the imagination. Posting real-time images on a network (very often
Internet) is what makes the web attraction application so popular these
days.
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Connecting directly to your
computer network, a camera can be used for transmitting live images to the whole
Internet community, examples are: -
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- Tourism:
ski resorts, hotels, holiday resorts, monuments, city centers, zoos, theme
parks etc
- Events:
concerts, sports events etc
- Public
information: live weather conditions, exhibitions, road traffic levels etc
- Being
able to view a process-taking place in your professional environment:?
(factory, construction work, etc.) while working from home or at your desk in
the office can save you both time and money. A network camera or video server
over-viewing a particular process allows video images to be transmitted and
made available to several users over a local network, or by your company
Intranet community, at any time and from any location.
- Monitoring: of construction work, production lines, industrial
process, nursery, child care, animal conditions (veterinary, zoos), queues at
cashier in local super market etc
