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that
includes
one
or
more
of
positional,
Zoom,
and
tilt
com
mands
to
each
of
the
one
or
more
Wireless
cameras.
The
base
station
can
also
include
a
transmitter
con?gured
to
transmit
via the
second
Wireless
netWork
a
command
to
?ush
infor
mation
and
data stored
on
each
of
the
one
or
more
Wireless
camera
through
the
?rst
Wireless
netWork.
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can
include
a
high
bandWidth
transceiver
and
a
loW-bandWidth
transceiver.
[0022]
The
high-bandWidth
transceiver
can be
con?gured
to
receive
information
via the
?rst
Wireless
netWork
and
the
loW-bandWidth
transceiver
can be
con?gured
to
receive
infor
mation
via the
second
Wireless
netWork.
The
loW-bandWidth
transceiver
can
be
con?gured
to
consume
less
than
4
mW
of
poWer
in
constant
operation
or
operate
in
a
polling
mode
that
reduces
an
average
energy
consumption
of
the
camera.
The
base
station
can
include
timing
circuits
con?gured
to
be
syn
chroniZed
With
the
cycle
of
the polling
mode
in
the
receiver.
[0023]
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can
include
a storage
device
con?gured
to
store
the
information
at
a
?rst
?delity.
The
information
can be
trans
mitted
to
the
base
station
at
a
second
?delity,
and
the
?rst
?delity
is
different
from
the
second
?delity.
The
one
or
more
Wireless
cameras
can
be
con?gured
to
be
poWered
up
to
obtain
information
in
response
to
a
trigger
event
caused
by
one
of
a
sound
detection,
an
infrared
motion
detection,
an
ultrasonic
detection,
a
video
processing
based
movement
detection,
a
relay
sWitch,
a
micro
sWitch,
and
a
radio
signaling
circuitry.
Each
of
the
one
or
more
Wireless
cameras
can
fur
ther
include
a
storage
device
con?gured
to store
captured
information
for
a
predetermined
period
of
time.
The
stored
captured information
can
be
transmitted
to
the
base
station
in
response
to
a
trigger
event.
[0024]
Each
of
the
one
or
more
Wireless
cameras
can
include
a
?rst
sWitch
con?gured
to
control
one
or
more
of
operation
in
darkness,
operation
based
on
sound
detection,
operation
based
on
infrared
motion
detection,
operation
based
on
ultrasonic
detection,
and
operation
by
triggers;
and
a
second
sWitch
con?gured
to
indicate
operation
duration
of
the
one
or
more
Wireless
cameras.
A
frame
rate
can
be
obtained
based
on
the
operation
duration
so
that
the
internal
battery
can
last
substantially
for
the
operational
duration
indi
cated
by
the
sWitch.
[0025]
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can
further
include
an
uncompressed
image
capture
module
con?gured
to
operate
based
on
periods
that
are dif
ferent
from
the
burst
periods.
The
image
capture
rate
and
the
burst
transmission
rate
can
be
based
on
motion
detection,
and
further
Wherein
When
motion
is
detected
in
the
captured
images,
the
image
capture
frame
rate
is
increased,
and
When
motion
is
not
detected
in
the
captured images,
the
image
capture
frame
rate
is
decreased.
[0026]
The
internal
battery
of
the
Wireless
camera
can
be
based
on
one
or
more
of
solar
cells,
fuel
cells,
galvanic
cells,
?oW
cells,
kinetic
poWer
generators,
and
environmental
energy
sources.
The
internal
battery
output
voltage
can
be
boosted
or
regulated
by
an
active
poWer
management
cir
cuitry.
The
internal
battery
can
be
recharged
by
one
or
more
of
solar
cells,
fuel
cells,
galvanic
cells,
?oW
cells,
kinetic
poWer
generators,
and
environmental
energy
sources.
The
internal
battery
can
include
an
array
of
rechargeable
battery
cells
con?gured
to
extend
the
useable
lifetime
of
the
rechargeable
array
to
be
greater
than
a
lifetime
of
a
single
rechargeable
battery
cell,
and
less
than
the
entire
array
of
rechargeable
battery
cells
are
used
at
a
given
time.
Jun.
14,
2012
[0027]
The
useable
lifetime
of
the
internal
battery
can
be
extended
by
controlling
the
current
WithdraWal
of
the
rechargeable
battery
cells
to
Within
a
predetermined
current
limit.
The
controlling
of
current
WithdraWal
from
the
internal
battery
can
be
performed
through
a
high
ef?ciency
regulation
circuit
that
includes
a
sWitching
regulator
for
draWing
a
lim
ited
current
?oW
from
the
battery
cells,
and
a
capacitor
for
temporary
storage
of
energy.
The
internal
battery
can
be
replaced
by
a
high
capacity
capacitor
and
a
charging
circuitry
associated
With
the
capacitor.
The
internal
battery
can
include
at
least
a
high
capacity
capacitor
and
a
rechargeable
battery.
[0028]
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can
include
a
compression
module
con?gured
to
operate
based
on
periods
that
are
different
from
the
burst
periods.
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can
capture
and
transmit
audio
information
and
sen
sor
information.
Each
of
the
one
or
more
battery
poWered
Wireless
cameras
can be
surface
mountable
and
can
include
a
housing
that
has
a
solar
panel
con?gured
to
recharge
the
internal
battery.
[0029]
Particular
aspects
can
be
implemented
to
realiZe
one
or
more
of
the
folloWing
potential
advantages.
An
architec
tural
change
in
the
Wireless
camera
can be
implemented
to
obtain
signi?cant
poWer
savings
in
Wireless
netWork
camera
systems.
Such
a
design
change
can
offer
substantial
poWer
savings
over
commonly
understood
poWer-reducing
tech
niques
such
as
using
more
e?icient
electronic
components
in
the radio
transceivers,
image
capture,
and
compression
inte
grated
circuits.
[0030]
An
ultra-loW
poWer
Wireless
camera
canbe
obtained
Without
compromising
the
ability
of
neW
and
existing
client
system
to
access
data
using
standard
IP
connections
and
standard
or
de-facto
application
programming
interfaces
(APls).
In
particular,
the
base
station
code
can
comply
With
Well
established
IP
camera
APl’s.
Additionally,
even
though
the
Wireless
camera
can
operate
at
an
ultra-loW
average
poWer,
during
the
burst
period
When
the
camera
is
transmit
ting
data
to
the
base
station,
the
camera
can
alloW
for
poWer
consumption
in
excess
of
100
mW.
This
is
in
contrast
to
existing
Wireless
sensors
Which
Will
typically
consume
less
than
100
mW
of
poWer
When
transmitting
data.
[0031]
Multiple
Wireless
cameras
(e.g.,
up
to
16
Wireless
cameras)
can
be
assigned
to
a
single
base
station.
The
base
station
and
Wireless
camera
combination
can
deliver
all
the
intelligence
and
features
expected
for
a
commercial
grade
IP
camera
solution.
The
solution
integrates
into
existing
IP
net
Works
and
exposes
standard
video
monitoring
application
interfaces
so
that
popular
video
surveillance
data
applications
can
be
used.
This
makes
for
rapid,
seamless
and
pain
free
deployment.
From
the
netWork
perspective,
the
combo
pro
cessing
ensures
that
all
Wireless
cameras
appear
to
be
100%
compatible
IP cameras.
Video
can
be
delivered
compressed
to
industry
standard
format
such
as
M] PEG
or
MPEG-4,
ready
to
be
accessed
and
managed
by
industry
standard
softWare.
[0032]
The
base
station
can
connect
to
a
regular
Wired
Ethernet
LAN
and
on
to
the
Internet,
just
like
any
IP
surveil
lance
system.
A
seamless
integration
can
occur
over
a
stan
dard
802.1lb/g/n
Wireless
Ethernet
netWork.
Since
it
can be
Wireless
to
the
lntemet
access
point,
the
distance
range
of
the
Wireless
netWork
camera
system can
be
as
Wide
as
today’s
Wireless
systems.
The
user
can
perform
a
Walk-through
WiZ
ard
once,
and
begin
installing
multiple
security
cameras
any
Where
Within
the
range
of
the
base
station.
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