IP Library Granted Patent US 10,455,186
Granted Patent B2
US 10,455,186 · App. 15/605,244 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Method and apparatus for allocating resources

Inventors: Seung Jun Mok (Changwon-si, KR); Ho Woong Lee (Changwon-si, KR)
Assignee: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
H04N5/77H04N21/4223H04N21/437
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Patent No.
US 10,455,186
App. No.
15/605,244
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of allocating resources of a video recorder includes: setting a first channel from among a plurality of channels of the video recorder as a temporary registration channel; broadcasting a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras; receiving a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera, from among the one or more cameras; allocating the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request; and terminating the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel.

Claims (46)

1. A method of allocating resources of a video recorder by a resource allocation apparatus, the resource allocation apparatus comprising a communication interface and a processor, the method comprising:

setting, by using the processor, a first channel from among a plurality of channels of the video recorder as a temporary registration channel;

broadcasting, by using the communication interface, a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras;

receiving, by using the communication interface, a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera, from among the one or more cameras, wherein the first temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the first camera and a capturing schedule of the first camera;

allocating, by using the processor, the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request;

terminating, by using the processor, the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel;

after receiving the first temporary registration request from the first camera, receiving, by using the communication interface, a second temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a second camera, from among the one or more cameras, wherein the second temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the second camera or a capturing schedule of the second camera;

after the allocation of the first channel to the first camera is terminated, allocating, by using the processor, the first channel to the second camera in response to the second temporary registration request; and

terminating, by using the processor, the allocation of the first channel to the second camera, based on recording of video information of the second camera in the video record through the first channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allocation of the first channel to the first camera is terminated in response to determining that the event sensed by the first camera stops or a capture ending time according to the capturing schedule arrives.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises:

allocating a stationary registration channel to at least one camera, other than the first camera among the plurality of cameras, to perform a continuous backup; and

setting the first channel that is not allocated as the stationary registration channel from among the plurality of channels, as the temporary registration channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises:

allocating a stationary registration channel, that is not set as the temporary registration channel from among the plurality of channels, to at least one camera, other than the first camera among the one or more cameras, to perform a continuous backup.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises setting the first channel as the temporary registration channel in response to a user input to select the first channel as the temporary registration channel.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before the broadcasting of the notification of temporary registration availability, receiving a user input to select the one or more cameras from among the plurality of cameras, through the communication interface.

7. A resource allocation apparatus, comprising:

a communication interface configured to broadcast a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras, and configured to receive a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera from among the one or more cameras; and

a processor configured to set a first channel from among a plurality of channels of a video recorder as a temporary registration channel, configured to allocate the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request, and configured to terminate the allocation of the first channel to the first camera based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel,

wherein the first temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the first camera and a capturing schedule of the first camera, and the processor is configured to terminate the allocation of the first channel to the first camera in response to determining that the event sensed by the first camera stops or a capture ending time according to the capturing schedule arrives.

8. The resource allocation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, after receiving the first temporary registration request from the first camera, the communication interface is configured to receive a second temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a second camera, from among the one or more cameras, and

wherein the processor is configured to, after terminating the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, allocate the first channel to the second camera in response to the second temporary registration request, and configured to terminate the allocation of the first channel to the second camera based on recording of video information of the second camera in the video recorder through the first channel.

9. The resource allocation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to allocate a stationary registration channel to at least one camera, other than the first camera among the plurality of cameras, to perform a continuous backup, and configured to set the first channel that is not allocated as the stationary registration channel from among the plurality of channels as the temporary registration channel.

10. The resource allocation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a user input to select the first channel as the temporary registration channel, and the processor is configured to set the first channel as the temporary registration channel in response to the user input.

11. The resource allocation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a user input to select the one or more cameras from among the plurality of cameras.

12. A method of allocating resources of a video recorder by a resource allocation apparatus, the resource allocation apparatus comprising a communication interface and a processor, the method comprising:

setting, by using the processor, a first channel from among a plurality of channels of the video recorder as a temporary registration channel;

broadcasting, by using the communication interface, a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras;

receiving, by using the communication interface, a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera, from among the one or more cameras, wherein the first temporary registration request comprises information about at least one of an event sensed by the first camera and a capturing schedule of the first camera;

allocating, by using the processor, the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request; and

terminating, by using the processor, the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the allocation of the first channel to the first camera is terminated in response to determining that the event sensed by the first camera stops or a capture ending time according to the capturing schedule of the first camera arrives.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

after receiving the first temporary registration request from the first camera, receiving, by using the communication interface, a second temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a second camera, from among the one or more cameras;

after the allocation of the first channel to the first camera is terminated, allocating, by using the processor, the first channel to the second camera in response to the second temporary registration request; and

terminating, by using the processor, the allocation of the first channel to the second camera, based on recording of video information of the second camera in the video recorder through the first channel.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises:

allocating a stationary registration channel to at least one camera, other than the first camera among the plurality of cameras, to perform a continuous backup; and

setting the first channel that is not allocated as the stationary registration channel from among the plurality of channels, as the temporary registration channel.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises:

allocating a stationary registration channel, that is not set as the temporary registration channel from among the plurality of channels, to at least one camera, other than the first camera among the one or more cameras, to perform a continuous backup.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the setting of the first channel as the temporary registration channel comprises setting the first channel as the temporary registration channel in response to a user input to select the first channel as the temporary registration channel.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

before the broadcasting of the notification of temporary registration availability, receiving a user input to select the one or more cameras from among the plurality of cameras, through the communication interface.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 10, 2023
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064549/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2019
From: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049013/0723 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER 10/853,669. IN ADDITION PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT A PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046927 FRAME 0019. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jan 17, 2019
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048496/0596 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046927/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2017
From: MOK, SEUNG JUN; LEE, HO WOONG
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042508/0626 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0104494 · Aug 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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