Video delivery systems using wireless cameras

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and techniques for video delivery can include one or more of the following: a wireless camera arranged in a wearable form factor comprising a battery to provide energy, and configured to generate a video feed, and a base station in wireless communication with the wireless camera and configured to receive the video feed from the wireless camera and process the video feed, and a video portal device communicatively coupled with the base station and configured to receive the processed video feed from the base station and deliver at least a portion of the processed video feed to one or more remote clients. A base station can reserve a wireless channel for the wireless camera for a video transmission.

1 . A system for providing a video feed to one or more remote clients comprising;
 a wireless camera configured to be powered by a remote power supply, configured to generate said video feed, and configured to send said video feed to a base station; and   a software program capable of enabling a video portal device to receive said video feed from said wireless camera through said base station directly, and enabling said video portal device to host a web server to deliver said video feed to said one or more remote clients;   wherein said base station is a simple repeater and leaves said video feed unprocessed.   
     
     
         2 . The system from  claim 1 , wherein said system emulates a regular IP camera for said one or more remote clients. 
     
     
         3 . The system from  claim 1 , wherein said wireless camera is configured to transmit said video feed to said base station through a cellular network connection. 
     
     
         4 . The system from  claim 1 , wherein said video portal device is a server located in a data center. 
     
     
         5 . The system from  claim 1 , said system further comprising:
 a set of wireless cameras including said wireless camera;   wherein said software program enables said video portal device to assign an IP address to each camera in said set of wireless cameras.   
     
     
         6 . The system from  claim 1 , wherein said wireless camera is powered at least in part by renewable energy. 
     
     
         7 . The system from  claim 6 , wherein said renewable energy is provided at least in part by a concentrated photovoltaic cell located on said wireless camera. 
     
     
         8 . The system from  claim 1 , said system further comprising:
 a set of wireless cameras including said wireless camera;   wherein said software program includes a remote surveillance application to provide control of at least one wireless camera in said set of wireless cameras.   
     
     
         9 . The system from  claim 8 , wherein said remote surveillance application includes support for a desktop PC browser client, a cell phone browser client, or a smart phone browser client. 
     
     
         10 . A method for providing a video feed, comprising the steps of:
 generating said video feed using a wireless camera;   transmitting said video feed from said wireless camera to a base station using a wireless communication channel;   receiving said video feed at a video portal device using a communication channel linking said base station to said video portal device;   hosting a web server using said video portal device; and   delivering said video feed to one or more remote clients using said web server   wherein said base station acts as a simple repeater.   
     
     
         11 . The method from  claim 10 , further comprising the step of emulating a regular IP camera for said one or more remote clients using said video portal device. 
     
     
         12 . The method from  claim 10 , wherein said wireless communication channel is a cellular network communication channel. 
     
     
         13 . The method from  claim 10 , wherein said video portal device is a server located in a data center. 
     
     
         14 . The method from  claim 10 , further comprising the steps of:
 receiving a set of video feeds using said video portal device, said set of video feeds originating from a set of wireless cameras; and   assigning an IP address to every camera in said set of wireless cameras using said video portal device;   wherein said set of video feeds includes said video feed; and   wherein said set of wireless cameras includes said wireless camera.   
     
     
         15 . The method from  claim 10 , further comprising the step of powering said wireless camera at least in part using renewable energy. 
     
     
         16 . The method from  claim 15 , wherein said powering is conducted at least in part by a concentrated photovoltaic cell located on said wireless camera. 
     
     
         17 . The method from  claim 10 , further comprising the steps of:
 hosting a remote surveillance application using said video portal device, and   controlling at least one camera in a set of wireless cameras using said remote surveillance application;   wherein said set of wireless cameras includes said wireless camera.   
     
     
         18 . The method from  claim 17 , wherein said remote surveillance application includes support for a desktop PC browser client, a cell phone browser client, or a smart phone browser client. 
     
     
         19 . A system for providing a video feed to one or more remote clients comprising;
 a wireless camera configured to be powered by a power supply, and configured to generate said video feed;   a base station configured to receive said video feed from said wireless camera;   a video portal device configured to receive said video feed from said base station, and configured to host a web server to deliver said video feed to said one or more remote clients;   wherein said base station directly transmits said video feed to said video portal device.   
     
     
         20 . The system from  claim 19 , wherein:
 said system emulates a regular IP camera for said one or more remote clients; and   said wireless camera is powered at least in part by a photovoltaic solar cell.