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(11) | EP 2 073 180 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Surveillance system with camera |
(57) A guarding system (1) comprises a user unit (10) and a central reporting station
(20). The user unit comprises: - a camera (11) connected to internet; - a controller (12) capable of switching the camera ON and OFF; - a telephone modem (15) controllable by the controller. In response to detecting an event, the controller is adapted to have the modem (15) call a pay-number and to switch the camera ON. The central reporting station comprises: - a telephone unit (25) associated with the pay-number; - a controller (22); - a monitor (21). The telephone unit is adapted to communicate to the controller information from which the controller can derive the IP-number of the camera. The controller is adapted to make contact with the camera via internet on the basis of the IP-number thereof, to receive via internet the images provided by the camera, and to display these images on the monitor. |