Patents by Inventor Dirk Livingston Bellamy

Dirk Livingston Bellamy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for operating a video surveillance system
    Patent number: 8605151
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a video surveillance system are provided. The system includes a plurality of network buses, a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices and a keypad controller communicatively coupled to the at least one network bus. The keypad controller includes a plurality of interchangeable control modules communicatively coupled to said keypad controller that matingly engage a complementary portion of said keypad controller. The keypad controller further includes a processor configured to decode codec independent video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to a network, a synchronous memory interface, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs). The keypad controller also includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Livingston Bellamy, Nery Manuel Moreno, Kenneth McCormack, Kenton Arthur St. John, Vikas Mohan Sharma, R. Kenin Page, Stephen Anthony Shelton
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090079823
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a video surveillance system are provided. The system includes a plurality of network buses, a plurality of surveillance sensors, control devices, and sensor data storage devices and a keypad controller communicatively coupled to the at least one network bus. The keypad controller includes a plurality of interchangeable control modules communicatively coupled to said keypad controller that matingly engage a complementary portion of said keypad controller. The keypad controller further includes a processor configured to decode codec independent video streams, said processor further comprising a module configured to receive and transmit streaming video data to a network, a synchronous memory interface, and a plurality of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs). The keypad controller also includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Livingston Bellamy, Nery Manuel Moreno, Kenneth McCormack, Kenton Arthur St. John, Vikas Mohan Sharma, R. Kenin Page, Stephen Anthony Shelton