Surveillance camera
View Patent ↗A dome type surveillance camera includes a plurality of cameras, a connector to which a wireless adapter is detachably attached, and a controller which wirelessly transmits video data of an image captured by the plurality of cameras to a mobile terminal via the wireless adapter attached to the connector.
1. A surveillance camera that is a dome type surveillance camera, comprising:
a plurality of cameras, wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras is configured to be either in a first position or a second position different from the first position;
a dome type cover which covers the plurality of cameras;
a connector to which a wireless adapter is detachably attached to establish an electrical connection; and
a controller which wirelessly transmits, via a short range communication, video data of a plurality of images captured by the plurality of cameras to a mobile terminal via the wireless adapter attached to the connector,
wherein each of the plurality of images are configured to be displayed on a same row when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the first position,
wherein at least one of the plurality of images is configured to be displayed on a different row from other images of the plurality of images when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the second position,
wherein one of the plurality of cameras is movable so that an imaging direction of the one camera turns toward a top of the cover,
wherein the controller receives instruction information from the mobile terminal via the wireless adapter attached to the connector, and changes a display form of images from the plurality of cameras on a display of the mobile terminal in response to the instruction information,
wherein, when receiving the instruction information that indicates a first instruction, the controller places horizontally in a line the images from the plurality of cameras on the display of the mobile terminal, and
wherein, when receiving the instruction information that indicates a second instruction, the controller places horizontally in a line the images from some of the plurality of cameras, which do not turn toward the top, on the display of the mobile terminal, and places, substantially in a middle of and beneath the line, the image from one of the plurality of cameras, which is movable so as to turn toward the top, on the display of the mobile terminal.
2. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a base; and
a plurality of connecting members connected to the plurality of cameras, respectively, the plurality of connecting members being configured to connect the plurality of cameras to the base,
wherein the connector is provided on the base.
3. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
when receiving the instruction information that indicates the second instruction, the controller displays the one image from the one of the plurality of cameras, which is movable so as to turn toward the top, with an up-and-down direction of the one image inverted on the display of mobile terminal.
4. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller receives auxiliary-line information from the mobile terminal via the wireless adapter attached to the connector, and displays lattice shaped lines to overlay the image captured by the plurality of cameras in response to the auxiliary-line information.
5. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller displays, on the display of the mobile terminal, a first image representing a state in which the plurality of cameras shooting in the horizontal direction, a second image corresponding to the first image and for accepting the first instruction, a third image representing a state in which one of the plurality of cameras shoots in the downward direction, and a fourth image corresponding to the third image and for accepting the second instruction, wherein:
the controller decides a display form of images from the plurality of cameras on the display of the mobile terminal in response to the first instruction and the second instruction.
6. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , further comprising a base, wherein the connector is disposed on a surface of the base.
7. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein the dome type cover is configured to prevent wireless transmission of video data from the surveillance camera when the dome type cover is mounted on the surveillance camera.
8. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are positioned on a same plane when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the first position, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of cameras is positioned on a different plane from other cameras of the plurality of cameras when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the second position.
9. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras are positioned on a horizontal plane when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the first position, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of cameras is positioned on a vertical plane when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the second position.
10. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein, when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the second position, a number of the plurality of images displayed on the same row is larger than a number of the plurality of images displayed on the different row.
11. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of images is vertically adjacent with at least one of the other images of the plurality of images when the at least one of the plurality of cameras is in the second position.
12. The surveillance camera according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a base to which the plurality of cameras are connected, and on which the connector is disposed,
wherein the dome type cover is configured to cover the plurality of cameras and the connector when mounted to the base, the dome type cover being mounted on the base when the wireless adapter is not attached to the connector, and the dome cover is configured not to be mounted to the base when the wireless adapter is attached to the connector.
13. A dome type surveillance camera, comprising:
a plurality of cameras configured to be either in a first position or a second position different from the first position;
a connector to which a wireless adapter is detachably attached to establish an electrical connection;
a base to which the plurality of cameras are connected, and on which the connector is disposed;
a removable dome cover configured to cover the connector to render the connector inaccessible when mounted to the base, and accessible when removed from the base; and
a controller configured to wirelessly transmit, via a short range communication, a plurality of images captured by the plurality of cameras to a mobile terminal via the wireless adapter, when the wireless adapter is attached to the connector and the removable dome cover is removed from the base,
wherein all of the plurality of images is configured to be displayed on a first row when the plurality of cameras is in the first position,
wherein at least one of the plurality of images is configured to be displayed on a second row when the plurality cameras is in the second position,
wherein one of the plurality of cameras is movable so that an imaging direction of the one camera turns toward a top of the cover,
wherein the controller receives instruction information from the mobile terminal via the wireless adapter attached to the connector, and changes a display form of images from the plurality of cameras on a display of the mobile terminal in response to the instruction information,
wherein, when receiving the instruction information that indicates a first instruction, the controller places horizontally in a line the images from the plurality of cameras on the display of the mobile terminal, and
wherein, when receiving the instruction information that indicates a second instruction, the controller places horizontally in a line the images from some of the plurality of cameras, which do not turn toward the top, on the display of the mobile terminal, and places, substantially in a middle of and beneath the line, the image from the one of the plurality of cameras, which is movable so as to turn toward the top, on the display of the mobile terminal.
14. The surveillance camera according to claim 13 , wherein, when the plurality of cameras is in the second position, a number of the plurality of images displayed on the first row is larger than a number of the plurality of images displayed on the second row.
15. The surveillance camera according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of images is vertically adjacent with at least one of remaining images of the plurality of images when the plurality of cameras is in the second position.