Apparatus and methods for providing surveillance data concerning a scene of interest to a user located at a remote location
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Nov 25, 2004
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Oct 9, 2002
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Oct 9, 2001
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The present invention provides apparatus and methods for providing visual information about a subject of interest. Specifically, the apparatus of the present invention includes a camera and light source for location at a point of interest. Pictures and/or video from the camera is transmitted to a remote location where it may be viewed by an interested party such that the user is not required to be in the vicinity of the area of interest to collect observations. The apparatus may use wireless communication, such as satellite, RF, and/or IR technology to transmit the data from the camera to the remote location. Further, the apparatus may include sensors for sensing characteristics of the environment surrounding. These environmental characteristics can be transmitted to the remote location or used triggering operation of the camera.
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