VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM WORKSPACE

1 . A method for customizing a user interface to a video monitoring system having a camera, the method comprising:

defining a window in a workspace;

creating a tab in the window;

assigning a component to the tab;

wherein the component comprises a camera component;

wherein the camera component displays video from the camera.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein:

wherein assigning the component to the tab comprises assigning a first component to the tab and assigning a second component to the tab;

wherein the first component in the tab and the second component in the tab are in communication.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein:

creating the tab in the window comprises creating a first tab and creating a second tab;

wherein assigning the component comprises assigning a first component to the first tab and assigning a second component to the second tab;

wherein the first component in the first tab and the second component in the second tab are in communication.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein:

defining the window comprises defining a first window and defining a second window;

creating the tab comprises creating a first tab in the first window and creating a second tab in the second window;

wherein assigning the component comprises assigning a first component to the first tab of the first window and assigning a second component to the second tab of the second window;

wherein the first component in the first tab of the first window and the second component in the second tab of the second window are in communication.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

assigning a second component to the tab.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the second component comprises a camera control component configured to control at least one parameter of the camera.

7 . The method of claim 5 wherein the second component comprises a device listing component identifying devices in the video monitoring system.

8 . The method of claim 5 wherein the second component comprises a settings component presenting settings configurable in the video monitoring system.

9 . A video monitoring system comprising:

a camera;

a controller in communication with the camera, the controller configured to provide a user interface to a remote system, the user interface comprising:

a window in a workspace;

a tab in the window;

a component to the tab;

wherein the component comprises a camera component;

wherein the camera component displays video from the camera.

10 . The video monitoring system of claim 9 wherein:

wherein the component comprises a first component in the tab and a second component in the tab;

wherein the first component in the tab and the second component in the tab are in communication.

11 . The video monitoring system of claim 9 wherein:

the window comprises a first tab and a second tab;

wherein the component comprises a first component in the first tab and a second component in the second tab;

wherein the first component in the first tab and the second component in the second tab are in communication.

12 . The video monitoring system of claim 9 wherein:

the window comprises a first window and a second window;

the tab comprises a first tab in the first window and a second tab in the second window;

the component comprises a first component in the first tab of the first window and a second component in the second tab of the second window;

wherein the first component in the first tab of the first window and the second component in the second tab of the second window are in communication.

13 . The video monitoring system of claim 6 wherein:

the user interface includes a second component.

14 . The video monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the second component comprises a camera control component configured to control at least one parameter of the camera.

15 . The video monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the second component comprises a device listing component identifying devices in the video system.

16 . The video monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the second component comprises a settings component presenting settings configurable in the video system.

17 . A computer program product for customizing a user interface to a video monitoring system having a camera, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to implement operations comprising:

defining a window in a workspace;

creating a tab in the window;

assigning a component to the tab;

wherein the component comprises a camera component;

wherein the camera component displays video from the camera.