Abstract: A visual surveillance system includes a plurality of surveillance gathering devices, a command and control server operatively connected to each of the plurality of surveillance gathering devices through the Internet, and one or more wireless devices operatively connected to the command and control server through the Internet. The command and control server is programmed to provide wireless control and real-time monitoring of the plurality of surveillance gathering devices at the one or more wireless devices.

Abstract: A visual surveillance system described enabling plurality of telecommunications, Internet, cellular and other communications companies and providers to provide commodity online surveillance services, products and values to plurality of clients comprising: plurality of serving apparatus, plurality of on-site apparatus and plurality of stationary and mobile apparatus. The serving apparatus comprising: media gateway mechanisms, analysis mechanisms, media distribution mechanisms, messages and notification mechanisms, recording mechanisms, control mechanisms, abstract database mechanisms and abstract media storage mechanisms. The visual surveillance system also comprising: distributed architecture and distributed storage file system from plurality of serving apparatus.