Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Accessing Home Surveillance Data by Remote Devices

摘要

Method and apparatus for facilitating accessing home surveillance device data, preferably an IP camera video stream, by a remote user device at the remote user device's instigation, over the Internet through a home router, the facilitating including incorporating a smart gateway in local communication with the home router and in persistent or intermittent communication with a remote Internet server to facilitate communication of data over the Internet at the remote user device's request through direct communication between the remote user device and the smart gateway, the smart gateway in local communication with the home surveillance device such as an IP camera, the direct communication facilitated by a “hole punch” type of technique.

主权项

1. A smart gateway for facilitating accessing home surveillance data by a remote user device over the Internet, the smart gateway comprising:
(1) a processing unit and a memory; (2) the smart gateway connected to communicate directly or indirectly with a home surveillance device and to communicate with the Internet through a home router; (3) the smart gateway structured and/or programmed to participate in direct Internet communication with the remote user device, including:
(a) to participate in a persistent or intermittent Internet connection with a remote Internet server;(b) to transmit a UDP message to the remote Internet server;(c) to receive at least remote user device IP port information from the remote Internet server;(d) to access home surveillance data from an indicated home surveillance device; and(e) to stream by UDP accessed data over the Internet using at least the received IP port information.