Abstract: A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the turret, enables universal mounting to various structures and positions in an aircraft cabin. The camera operates in light and dark conditions, as the lens assembly is configured to focus visible and infrared light wavelengths onto a fixed focal plane. In an embodiment, the camera includes an infrared illumination source to illuminate a field of view during dark conditions. The lens assembly includes a rigid barrel with a pinhole aperture through which light enters a series of lens elements. An optical sensor is mounted to an opposite end of the barrel at the fixed focal plane to generate an electronic image signal, and the sensor is rotatably adjustable to yield a correct image orientation depending on the turret position.

Abstract: A mechanism for installing a video capture device comprises a video capture device, a wireless audio-video transmission, a case, and a lens protective cover. The case contains the video capture device. The lens protective cover has hooking pieces for being lodged in a lens hole on the case. The case is installed within a stuffed puppet behind an eye hole; and the lens protective cover is brought to outer side of the eye hole to have its hook pieces pass through the eye hole and get lodged thereon. This achieves a simple and stable attachment of a video capture device to a stuffed puppet.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic memory module that retains information that is specific to physical location of a piece of surveillance equipment which can be used by any equipment that is deployed at that location. The memory module of the present invention is kept at the same physical location in order that it may be attached to and used by whatever surveillance equipment is subsequently placed there.

Abstract: A video camera system employs a standard flood lamp housing enclosing a video camera, an AC powerline encoder, a power supply and a single conductor screw-in type AC electrical fitting. The video camera is surrounded by a plurality of white infrared light emitting diodes for illuminating the environment in front of the video camera in low and no light situations. The AC electrical fitting engages an AC screw-in type receptacle. The video camera captures a video signal. The encoder modulates the video signal upon the AC powerline. A video signal decoder located at a remote location receives the modulated signal over the AC powerline, demodulates the signal and directs its output to a video monitor. The video monitor coupled to an AC outlet common to the powerline scheme in which the video camera is connected displays the captured video signal.

Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.

Abstract: The invader detector has a fixing portion attached and fixed within a vehicle, a sensor containing portion for enclosing an ultrasonic sensor for detecting an invader into the vehicle, and an angular displacement shaft for angularly displacing the sensor containing portion. The sensor containing portion can be driven to a detection position for detecting the invader into the vehicle or a storage position.

Abstract: A light weight, portable, concealable platform which provides for recording of audio and video from a camera and microphone located inside the platform. The platform is a standard child's heavy duty car safety seat, with the above described items, a video camera with zoom, a microphone and an outlet for recording by way of an electronic connection, a video cassette recorder, and a monitor to verify the picture recorded and to aim and focus the camera.

Abstract: Optical block assemblies having single or multi-stage folded light path lens assemblies that may be implemented to allow an optical block assembly to occupy significantly less space and/or present reduced rotational inertia to an electrical articulating mechanism. An optical assembly may be so configured for closed circuit television applications or in any other suitable video imaging application including, but not limited to, applications involving non-articulated or articulated cameras such as normal filming (e.g., motion picture film cameras or studio television cameras), camcorders, military targeting or imaging devices, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video camera system which has a 360° range for digital video recording inside and outside of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A door videophone capable of rotating a camera, comprising: a main body having a monitor for displaying an image of a caller, and being located indoors; a bell box having the camera for photographing looks of the caller and transmitting the image of the caller to the monitor, and being located outdoors; an actuating device for rotating the camera, and being disposed in the bell box; and a control device for generating an operation control signal associated with the actuating device, and being disposed at the main body.

Abstract: A home security system which includes sensors 11 to 18 that detect an alarming situation in different locations inside a facility, cameras 21 to 26 that capture images of different locations inside a facility, and a controller 30 that memorizes the associations between sensors 11 to 18 and cameras 21 to 26, and when any of the sensors 11 to 18 detects an alarming situation, has cameras that are associated with the sensors that have detected an alarming situation capture images based on the associations, and also updates the memorized associations.

Abstract: The method and device help avoid traffic accidents and violations through significant enhancing safety and convenience of driving by providing a far better rear and side observation including in darkness, and reliably prevent, if an accident/violation occurs, from misjudging, owing to an unbeatable legal evidence through recording the objective pattern of the accident/violation . It is accomplished by positioning into a vehicle an onboard digital camera having at least one lens with a photo-receiver, shooting permanently the surroundings at an predetermined frequency, showing images captured on at least one onboard screen, and making the running sequence of images through digital memory so that a latest image captured is recorded and stored in digital memory expelling an oldest one and the overall amount of the images and, hence, duration of time recorded does not change.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved surveillance system, more particularly to a surveillance system having the function of driving the camera for the scanning and tracking automatically by using a control panel, a motor controller, and a driver to drive the motor. Such motor works together with a rotary disc and a camera lens as well as a restricting switch to compute and memorize the direction and angle of rotation of the motor by the sensing signal.

Abstract: An audio/visual unit security apparatus for mounting and enclosing an audio/visual unit to allow for maneuverability of the unit while providing a mechanical security collar that protects the mount-enclosure interface in order to prevent and deter theft of the audio/visual unit. A ceiling-mounted audio/visual unit security apparatus is provided that includes a height adjustable mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a support column affixed at one end to an upper support surface, such as the upper ceiling of a crawlspace or attic. A height adjustable mounting column is adjustably mounted alongside the support column. The lower portion of the mounting column extends below a lower support surface, which represents the ceiling of a room below the crawlspace where an audio/visual unit is to be suspended. The lower portion of the mounting column is rotatably coupled to a locking assembly.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a surveillance camera apparatus which comprises a camera unit, a camera retaining assembly for retaining the camera unit, a camera checking unit for checking whether or not the camera unit is normally operated, a camera driving unit for driving the camera unit to be moved in a surveillance area where the camera unit performs a surveillance operation, and a non-surveillance area where the camera unit performs no surveillance operation, and where the camera unit is capable of being checked, a light emitting unit designed to assume two different states consisting of a first state under which the light emitting unit emits the light, and a second state under which the light emitting unit stops emitting the light, a state setting unit for setting the light emitting unit to selectively assume the first and second states, and a drive control unit for controlling the camera driving unit, the drive control unit being operative to assume a first operation state under which the camera unit is driven t

Abstract: The present invention features a covert surveillance system employing airborne delivery assets for obtaining photographic information. Exterior, high-resolution video surveillance of towns, military facilities, factories, hideouts and other areas of interest are made possible with real-time mode monitoring. The system comprises a compact surveillance assembly that may be embellished with a variety of camouflage schemes to mesh with the natural environment of deployment. The surveillance assembly is made from a sufficiently high-density material and is equipped with a penetrating nose cone configured for embedding into the earth's surface. The assembly comprises impact shock absorption means, camera means, transmitter/receiver means, a control unit and on-site power means. After being made airborne, the surveillance assemblies may be deployed to target sites by either remote guidance means (e.g.

Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.

Abstract: An image transmitting ball-point pen mainly consists of a battery compartment, a lower body, an extension tube and a tapered cap located at the terminal end of the extension tube which serves to fix a turning sleeve and an outer tube onto the extension tube. The turning sleeve has two slide grooves and a plurality of slots which are employed to contain the protrusions on the interior of the outer tube. The upper end of the transmitting plate is placed between two locating strips and the lower end of the transmitting plate extends downward to the locating grooves and the turning sleeve where it is locked by a lock pin passing through the slide channel and the locating grooves. When the outer tube is being turned, the turning action makes the transmitting plate a right or left movement as well as an up or down movement, so it further makes the ink cartridge which works as an antenna extending or retracting along the tapered cap.

Abstract: A monitoring device for vehicles has a housing and at least one mirror glass arranged in the housing so as to have a front side facing an observer. The at least one mirror glass has a reflective layer being reflective in the visible spectral range of light. At least one camera is arranged behind the reflective layer in a viewing direction viewed from the front side. The monitoring device can be used for driver identification, monitoring the driver's condition, identifying passengers and passenger positions, controlling airbags, theft surveillance, and similar purposes.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling real-time off-site video image storage is disclosed. An off-site storage site is coupled to camera servers at client sites via a private network. Each camera server is further coupled to one or more surveillance cameras. Video images captured by cameras located at the client sites are forwarded to an off-site server via a camera server. Video images received by the off-site server are produced for live viewing and/or archived in an image database. Users can retrieve live or archived video images through a client workstation that communicates with the off-site server over the public Internet. Retrieval of video images is based on a web-browser interface. Live viewing of video images is supplemented by real-time camera control functions that alter the pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) position of the camera producing the live images. Commands for controlling the PTZ camera are encoded by the client workstation and transmitted to the off-site server.

Abstract: A device and system including an optical head assembly and a dome, and a method for use thereof. The optical head assembly includes an illumination portion and an imaging portion and is situated behind the dome. The dome may have an optical system integrated therein.

Abstract: Motion of a user's line of sight is detected. If motion of the user's line of sight stops for a period of time greater than a fixed period of time, a shutter-release operation is performed. Image data representing the image of a subject obtained by shutter release is recorded on a memory card. This makes it possible to record image data on the memory card without pressing a shutter-release button.

Abstract: A viewing angle-dependent retractable surveillance camera mounting mechanism allowing for pivotal movement of the camera (tilt and retraction capability) fully up into the interior of the housing; and correlation of the camera tilt/retraction angle to the lens telephoto angle and zoom in order to provide a consistent view. A protective cover and a fixed or movable dome bubble may be provided with the camera mounting mechanism.

Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly having a mirror, an imaging device and a monitor is provided for a vehicle. The monitor and the mirror may be integrated in the housing to provide the driver of the vehicle with at least two fields of view simultaneously.

Abstract: The invention provides an electric multi-layered infrared filtered anti theft device. The camera is responsive to visible and near-infrared spectrum by using a double-layered Infrared Filter. The first layer is a near-infrared filter for a monitoring device. The filter can be switched to in front of or behind the camera lens, in order to block visible light and allow near-infrared light to pass through, otherwise, both lights could come through. As for the second layer, its method uses a filter partition that is penetrate-able by infrared. When there is more visible light than near-infrared light, the camera is only responsive to visible light; when there is more near-infrared than visible light, the camera is only responsive to near-infrared. Having the advantages mentioned above, this device can take different pictures according to multiple different environments, in order to achieve secret and disguised monitoring.

Abstract: A covert surveillance system for viewing images from a remote location is provided. The surveillance system provides a mirror, lens and camera arrangement within a small enclosure that allows full 360 degree pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris control from a remote location. The system receives control commands such as rotate left, zoom out and tilt down via a radio receiver, and controls the camera accordingly. Images viewed by the camera are transmitted to a remote receiver for display on a monitor, or for recording. Continuous camera rotation is achieved by use of a specialized conductive drum that provides continuous electrical contact between camera signals and camera control. In one embodiment, the surveillance system is mounted in place of a photo detector in a street lamp, making the camera virtually undetectable. In addition, a rotatable directional antenna is included in the surveillance system to allow surveillance at great distances from the system.

Abstract: A video surveillance system is disclosed having an elongated tubular housing. The housing includes a planar back wall, a pair of spaced side walls, and a front wall extending between the side walls. The front wall further includes a portion lying in a plane oblique with respect to a plane of the back wall and the back wall, front wall and side walls together form an interior chamber in the housing. An opening is formed in the oblique portion of the front wall, and a video camera having a lens is mounted within the housing chamber so that the camera lens is aligned with the housing opening. The camera produces an output signal representative of the video picture at the camera lens which is electrically connected to video processing equipment, such as a recorder. The housing itself is mounted to a stationary structure, such as a building.

Abstract: A camera that includes a camera head, an amplifier, and a camera control unit. The camera head includes a charge coupled device and at least one lens that is optically coupled to the charge coupled device to focus light energy onto the charge coupled device. The charge coupled device provides a plurality of signals indicative of the light energy incident upon a plurality of regions of the charge coupled device. The amplifier is electrically coupled to the charge coupled device to receive the plurality of signals from the charge coupled device and provide a plurality of amplified signals to the camera control unit, but, the amplifier is physically separated from the charge coupled device so that the amplifier is outside the camera head. The camera control unit is electrically coupled to the amplifier to receive the plurality of amplified signals from the amplifier and to process the plurality of amplified signals to form an image.

Abstract: An early-warning security system for monitoring and tracking in real-time the activities and movements associated with prescribed personnel, personal property, mobile vehicles, and buildings. The system comprises a plurality of in situ local controllers having a microprocessor and a coordinated plurality of conspicuous and clandestine digital video cameras for continuously producing digital audio and visual signals, uplinking such signals via a suitable wireless telecommunications device to a satellite, general packet radio service, the Internet, intranet or extranet, and then downlinking these signals to a plurality of control centers for recording and analysis thereof. Uplinking of these digital signals may occur continuously or may be activated by a manual or predefined trigger event. Preventative or remedial action is immediately taken when perturbations from normal behavior or activities are observed in the recorded audio and visual signals.

Abstract: An imaging part and sensors are provided on an eyeglasses-shaped frame, which connects to a body through a cable. When a cameraman wears the frame just like eyeglasses, a taking lens is directed in the same direction that the face of the cameraman faces, so that a subject to be captured can be in the same direction as a line of sight of the cameraman. The sensors generate detection signals upon detecting movement of muscles at the temples of the cameraman by detecting myoelectric impulses. The image recording apparatus is controlled in accordance with the detection signals, which represent an arrangement of the movement for control. For example, when the cameraman closes the right eye to move the muscles at the right temple, the subject is zoomed in, and when the cameraman closes both eyes, the captured image is recorded.

Abstract: A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game. A table monitor in a chip tray automatically images the activity occurring at a gaming table, including the placement of wagers. A processor processes image date to locate wagering pieces, identify the value of each wagering piece, the amount of the wager, and to verify the authenticity of the wagering pieces.

Abstract: An opening formed in a hemispherical portion decreases the rigidity of a camera cover, whereby the camera cover is easy to deform due to the lateral external pressure. In a composite camera in which a camera body is housed in a camera box (1) attached onto a ceiling or the like through a camera base (2) so that it can turn and swing up and down, and the aforesaid camera body is covered with a hemispherical camera cover (3) having an opening (3f) from which a lens (4) of the camera body protrudes, the camera cover (3) is composed of a cylindrical portion (3a), a hemispherical portion (3b) and a reinforcing step portion (3c) that connects these cylindrical portion (3a) and hemispherical portion (3b), and ring-shaped edges formed at boundaries between the cylindrical portion (3a) and the reinforcing step portion (3c) and between the reinforcing step portion (3c) and the hemispherical portion (3b) improve the lateral rigidity of the camera cover (3).

Abstract: A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game. A table monitor in a chip tray automatically images the activity occurring at a gaming table. Periodic comparison of the images identify wagering, as well as the appearance, removal and position of cards and other game objects on the gaming table. The chip tray may also include a chip tray reader that automatically images the contents of a chip tray, to periodically determine the number and value of chips in the chip tray, and to compare the change in contents of the chip tray to the outcome of game play for verifying that the proper amounts have been paid out and collected. The system can produce measurements relevant to providing automated security, real-time accounting and a basis for automatically allocating complimentary player benefits.

Abstract: A device for installing wireless video and audio transmitter in a soft housing comprises the following components. A supporter is installed in the soft housing, the supporter being formed by a metal plate of high heat conductivity for supporting the soft housing. A sensor is fixed to the supporter for generating video signals. A microphone is fixed to the surface of the soft housing for generating audio signals. A main circuit board is fixed to the supporter and has a RF module fixed thereon. The RF module serves for transmitting the audio and video signals to a receiver through the antenna. The power box is positioned in the soft housing for providing DC power.

Abstract: A projector hanger frame has a hollow square plate having a center hole, a collar disposed on the hollow square plate, a hanger tube passing through the hollow square plate and the collar, the hanger tube having a bottom flange and a positioning aperture, a connection seat engaging with the hollow square plate, a positioning seat engaging with the connection seat, a pair of first extensible plate disposed on a bottom of the positioning seat, and a pair of second extensible plate disposed on a bottom of the positioning seat.

Abstract: A camera housing permits installation of a surveillance camera on a wall or ceiling. The camera housing includes tamper resistant features to prevent disabling or vandalism of the camera. Because the camera housing mounts into a wall with a low profile, the camera housing may be installed at eye level to provide a more advantageous viewing angle of an area. For example, the camera housing may be mounted so that the camera is capturing images of a doorway at approximately eye level. This mounting level provides a clearer view of the subject. The camera housing may be positioned so the camera can obtain a view over a range of up to 360 degrees of pan and up to 180 degrees of tilt. The camera housing may also be colored using an anodizing process. The anodizing process provides for a durable color that resists scratching or wear. The color of the camera housing may be matched to the décor of the surface the housing is mounted on so the housing blends seamlessly with the décor.

Abstract: A video surveillance system is disclosed having an elongated tubular housing. The housing includes a planar back wall, a pair of spaced side walls, and a front wall extending between the side walls. The front wall further includes a portion lying in a plane oblique with respect to a plane of the back wall and the back wall, front wall and side walls together form an interior chamber in the housing. An opening is formed in the oblique portion of the front wall, and a video camera having a lens is mounted within the housing chamber so that the camera lens is aligned with the housing opening. The camera produces an output signal representative of the video picture at the camera lens which is electrically connected to video processing equipment, such as a recorder. The housing itself is mounted to a stationary structure, such as a building.

Abstract: In the vehicle surrounding viewing system 1A, the light shielding member 27, that is coated on the areas other than the effective area of the surface of the prism 4 provided in the case 3, can transmit only the ray of light 18L, that enters into the transmit window 2L of the case 3, then passes through the prism side surface 8L, and then internally reflects at the prism side surface 8R, and subsequently is focused by the focusing lens 9 to be guided to the left half plane 10L of the image pick-up plane of the image pick-up element 10, and also the ray of light 18R, that enters into the transmit window 2R of the case 3, then passes through the prism side surface 8R, and then internally reflects at the prism side surface 8L, and subsequently is focused by the focusing lens 9 to be guided to the right half plane 10R of the image pick-up plane of the image pick-up element 10.

Abstract: A covert surveillance system for viewing images from a remote location is provided. The surveillance system provides a mirror, lens and camera arrangement within a small enclosure that allows full 360 degree pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris control from a remote location. The system receives control commands such as rotate left, zoom out and tilt down via a radio receiver, and controls the camera accordingly. Images viewed by the camera are transmitted to a remote receiver for display on a monitor, or for recording. Continuous camera rotation is achieved by use of a specialized conductive drum that provides continuous electrical contact between camera signals and camera control. In one embodiment, the surveillance system is mounted in place of a photo detector in a street lamp, making the camera virtually undetectable. In addition, a rotatable directional antenna is included in the surveillance system to allow surveillance at great distances from the system.

Abstract: A door camera unit with a video memory is provided. The camera unit is set so that its imaging direction is directed to a neighborhood of an entrance of a building. The camera unit is configured so that only necessary video images are recorded. When a visitor operates a chime switch, video images are recorded in memory. Video images are also recorded in memory when a human body is detected but the chime switch is not operated within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: The invention provides an environmental shroud (190, 290, 390) and a camera assembly (10, 20, 30) including the shroud. The environmental shroud (190, 290, 390) absorbs and dissipates heat energy that is not reflected and heat energy that is generated by the contents of the camera housing so that the camera housing temperature does not exceed the maximum rated temperature. In one embodiment, the camera assembly includes a camera housing (130) having a mounting cap (140) attached to sidewalls (126) to which is attached an optical surface (135), the camera housing enclosing a camera system; and an environmental shroud (190) attached to the camera housing .

Abstract: A covert surveillance system for viewing images from a remote location is provided. The surveillance system provides a mirror, lens and camera arrangement within a small enclosure that allows full 360 degree pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris control from a remote location. The system receives control commands such as rotate left, zoom out and tilt down via a radio receiver, and controls the camera accordingly. Images viewed by the camera are transmitted to a remote receiver for display on a monitor, or for recording. Continuous camera rotation is achieved by use of a specialized conductive drum that provides continuous electrical contact between camera signals and camera control. In one embodiment, the surveillance system is mounted in place of a photo detector in a street lamp, making the camera virtually undetectable. In addition, a rotatable directional antenna is included in the surveillance system to allow surveillance at great distances from the system.

Abstract: A hostage negotiation system including a throw module and a command unit connected by a communication cable. The throw module includes at least one covert video camera hidden from view. The covert video camera provides a video signal to the command unit showing the current conditions that exist in the immediate area surrounding the throw module. The throw module further includes a covert microphone hidden within the throw module that transmits an audio signal including the sounds occurring the immediate vicinity of the throw module. The command unit receives the covert audio and covert video signals from the throw module and outputs the signals to a video monitor or other display device. Alternatively, the throw module can include a plurality of covert video cameras to provide a nearly 360° view of the area surrounding the throw module.

Abstract: An electronic point-of-sale (PoS) system comprises a network with a number of PoS terminals and a PoS server computer attached to it. The PoS terminals and the PoS server interact over the network to perform conventional PoS transactions. Additionally, each of the PoS terminals monitors its own operation for predetermined security-related events (such as refunds or voids). Upon detection of such an event, the PoS terminal sends an alert message and data over the network to a control computer (which may be the PoS server computer, or may be a separate computer). The control computer responds to the alert message by activating a video camera and recorder to record a view of the PoS terminal, along with the data.

Abstract: The invention provides a camera assembly which includes a housing having a mounting cap attached to sidewalls to which is attached an optical surface, the camera housing enclosing a camera system wherein the optical surface is rotatable relative to the camera housing after the camera system is positioned. Preferably, the optical surface is a dome rotatable relative to the housing through the use of a circumferential seal attached to a circumferential flange portion of the housing. Most preferably, the seal is a continuous, circumferential bi-level seal that is S-shaped in cross-section, said seal having a first level that includes a first groove that contains a circumferential flange portion of a wall portion of said housing, and a second level that includes a second groove that contains a circumferential flange portion of a wall of said dome.

Abstract: A sensing and processing unit (10) installed on an elevated structure (T) adjacent a roadway (R). An enclosure (12) is mounted on the structure. Housed in the enclosure is a television camera (22, 24), the camera being mounted at an angle less than the plane of the horizontal axis of the enclosure. A processor (42) is also housed in the enclosure and is operatively connected to the camera to process video images acquired by the camera. A digital data storage device (44, 46) is also installed in the enclosure for storing information relevant to a monitoring activity. A communications device (50) installed inside said enclosure sends data to and receives instructions from a monitoring site. The single enclosure facilitates remote site monitoring using a minimum of equipment and simplifies both installation and maintenance requirements.

Abstract: A data acquisition (DAQ) system and method which includes an improved event architecture. The DAQ device includes event logic coupled to receive one or more external or internal events from event sources. The event logic comprises one or more event selectors and one or more event mappers. The event selectors and event mappers receive event signals from event sources and selectively route the event signals to one or more destinations, also referred to as destination hardware elements. The destinations are operable to perform an action in response to receipt of the selected event signal. The event architecture of the present invention is designed to take advantage of both the flexibility of the traditional computer interrupt architecture and the speed of direct hardware mapping. At its essence, the hardware architecture comprises a mini, hardware, interrupt service routine. Hardware events or triggers are mapped to a set of board-level Events which are similar to the traditional idea of an interrupt.

Abstract: A housing for a surveillance camera has an upper housing that is cylindrical and made of steel or the like to withstand ballistic attack. The upper housing houses the pan-and-tilt mechanism, which is suspended from the inside of the upper housing. The camera is carried by the pan-and-tilt mechanism, and extends into a lower, transparent, housing. An inner liner is within the lower housing and covers the camera, the inner liner being made of hardened aluminum or the like to withstand ballistic attack. The inner liner covers the camera, except that a slot allows the camera lens to receive images through the lower housing. A shield is fixed to the camera to move with the camera, covering the slot in the inner liner, the shield defining one opening for the camera lens. The inner liner and the shield are dark in color to prevent visual location of the camera lens, and a polymeric guard physically protects the camera lens.

Abstract: A sensor is disposed in proximity to the gaming table. The sensor is adapted to sense an occurrence of an event on a surface of the gaming table and to output a change-of-state signal. The video camera or video cameras that are disposed in proximity to the gaming table are configured and positioned to be activated to collect the video information relating to activities on the gaming table, and circuitry is adapted to detect the change-of-state signal from the sensor. The circuitry further is adapted to activate the video camera or video cameras to automatically collect the video information upon the detection by the circuitry of the change-of-state signal from the sensor.

Abstract: A display is described which is arranged in a motor vehicle in the area of the windshield. A sun visor will not be required when electrochromic glass is used in the case of the windshield. This also eliminates the make-up mirror. A camera is therefore integrated into the display such that an object photographed by the camera is shown on the display as a mirror image.