Real time camera map for emergency video stream requisition service

Abstract

A system provides a transformed video stream from, a publicly or privately owned and operated camera bearing on an in-scope location vicinity, to, a responding emergency service agency (ESA). A request from an emergency services agent's display terminal includes location indicia and elicits a map of cameras bearing on the location vicinity as well as other display terminals in the area. Upon request, an application programming interface enables a video stream to comply with the privacy and access settings of the camera owner/operators. A plurality of private and public security surveillance cameras is coupled to a server. Exterior/street view video images are streamed to the server which may contact an owner for emergency access. An emergency agency vehicle at a location has a display for a selected gallery of obfuscated exterior/street views from cooperative networks of public and private security cameras bearing on the vicinity of an incident.

1 . A system comprising
 at least one wireless display terminal, communicatively coupled to,   a security surveillance system server,   
       wherein said wireless display terminal (term) comprises means for determination and transmission of its location indicia, and identity indicia to said server within a request for situational awareness through video streaming. 
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a store within said server of identity credentials of said terminal(s) and a map/grid of the locations of said terminals; 
 a circuit within said server to authenticate a request from a terminal for situational awareness through video streaming; and 
 a circuit to place into said map/grid an avatar representation of each authenticated terminal having made a request for situational awareness. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a plurality of video image cameras coupled to said server, each camera having an range of view denoted by location indicia; and within said server, 
 a circuit to place into said map/grid an area representation of the range of view provided from each camera. 
 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  further comprising:
 a mobile app installed on said terminal to perform display of the map/grid, request a video stream from at least one camera, and display said video stream(s). 
 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  further comprising:
 a circuit at the server to assign at least one camera to at least one display terminal and to cause a video stream captured at said camera to display at said terminal. 
 
     
     
         6 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of cameras; coupled to   a plurality of display terminals; and   a circuit to assign a digital signature to each moving block of pixels associated with vehicle or a group of one or more persons.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  further comprising:
 a circuit to determine when said digital signature transits from a first video stream to a second video stream. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7  further comprising:
 a circuit to assign an avatar to a digital signature assigned to a moving block of pixels and position the avatar in a map/grid of locations of terminals and cameras. 
 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8  further comprising:
 a mobile app on said display terminal which receives a map/grid of other display terminals, camera locations, and avatars of vehicles or groups of one or more persons. 
 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein
 said mobile app receives and displays a video stream from a camera on the condition that a selected avatar enters the range of view of the camera. 
 
     
     
         11 . A system for rapid situational awareness through security video streaming, comprising:
 a mobile app on a wireless display terminal; communicatively coupled to,   a security surveillance system server; coupled to,   a plurality of video image cameras, each having a range of view denoted by location indicia;   a map/grid of camera identities pertinent to each location;   a circuit to authenticate location and identity of a wireless display terminal upon receiving its request;   a circuit to format a layout of the map/grid of cameras within a selectable range of the location of the requesting wireless display terminal;   a circuit to populate the layout with avatars for the individuals, groups of persons, and vehicles in view of cameras by location indicia; and,   a circuit to encode and stream video images from selected locations to said wireless display terminal.