DESK-SIDE SURVEILLANCE

摘要

A surveillance system incorporates desktop videophone devices to monitor workspaces in an office environment. Desktop videophones include a camera system and a network interface for transmitting image data from the camera system to a receiver, which may be configured to transmit image data from the camera to a surveillance monitoring system. Videophones are often located at office workspaces within cubes, offices, and conference rooms where walls and partitions may obstruct the view of surveillance cameras installed in open or general-use areas, such as lobbies and hallways. As such, employing desktop videophones in a surveillance capacity expands monitoring to workspaces without requiring installation of additional surveillance cameras for individual workspaces.

主权项

1. A desktop surveillance system, comprising:
a plurality of desktop videophones within an office environment, wherein each desktop videophone includes:
at least one processor;a camera system coupled to the at least one processor and configured to generate image data;a microphone system coupled to the at least one processor and configured to generate audio data; anda storage device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the desktop videophone to generate the image data and the audio data;wherein the desktop videophone is configured to send at least the image data to a monitoring system.