Home security video system using internet technique

摘要

A security system includes several camera devices and a communication means unit in sites at which monitoring is required by the user. The several camera devices monitor these sites constantly. Camera devices have motion detecting functions and provide unusual status reporting signals and the necessary image information to communications device only when the movements of an intruder have been detected. Communication means communicates with and is connected to the server means which serves as the information center using the internet line only when unusual signals have been received. At this time, information from camera devices is also sent to server means. Server means automatically notifies the user and other persons by a method that the user has selected in advance. The user who has received notification can access server means and can confirm the detailed information regarding the abnormality as images.