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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
Wen-hsiung Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fang Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Philip R. Graham, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory D. Pelton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Blane A. Eisenberg, Saratoga, CA (US);
Wen-hsiung Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fang Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Philip R. Graham, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory D. Pelton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Blane A. Eisenberg, Saratoga, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, a method, and a software product to control a plurality of surveillance video camera/encoder combinations. The method includes receiving a plurality of encoded video streams from a respective surveillance camera/encoder combination, and accepting a measure of the level of activity for each encoded video stream. Each measure is obtained from the output of the camera of the corresponding camera/encoder combination. The method further includes assigning output bit rates for each encoded stream according to the accepted level of activity such that a maximum overall bit rate is not exceeded. One version is for controlling camera/encoder combinations that accept remote bit rate control, and a second is for controlling camera/encoder combinations that send at a pre-set bit rate. One version includes a network connection between the camera/encoder combinations, and the method or apparatus for central control.