United States Patent 55
`6,064,430
`[11] Patent Number:
`[45] Date of Patent:
`*May 16, 2000
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`Lefkowitz
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`US006064430A
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`[54] DISCRETE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
`DEVICES
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`[75]
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`Inventor: Stephen Lefkowitz, Englewood Cliffs,
`N.J.
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`[73] Assignee: SLC Technologies Inc., Tualatin, Oreg.
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`[*] Notice:
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`This patent issued on a continued pros-
`ecution application filed under 37 CFR
`1.53(d), and is subject to the twenty year
`patent
`term provisions of 35 U.S.C.
`154(a)(2).
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`[21] Appl. No.: 08/570,115
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`[22]
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`Filed:
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`Dec. 11, 1995
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`[58] Field of Search occ 348/143, 151,
`348/153, 159, 211, 373, 152; 358/87; HO4N 7/18,
`9/47
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`Primary Examiner—Vu Le
`Assistant Examiner—Nhon T Diep
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Lerner, David, Littenberg,
`Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
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`ABSTRACT
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`A discrete surveillance device for observing a surveillance
`location has a housing formed in the shape of a smoke
`detector and multiple miniature video surveillance cameras
`mounted within the housing to simultaneously observe mul-
`tiple areas of the surveillance location. The surveillance
`cameras are concealed in the housing from an observer
`viewing the exterior of the housing. Further discrete sur-
`veillance devices include a face plate or housing having a
`clock exterior with a miniature video surveillance camera
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`back surface of the face plate or clock. The surveillance
`camera is concealed from an observer viewing the exterior
`surface of the face plate or clock.
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`DISCRETE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
`DEVICES
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to discrete or covert sur-
`veillance devices, and more particularly to such discrete
`devices that include one or more miniature video surveil-
`lance cameras hidden in objects resembling household,
`commercial or office devices such as smoke detectors,
`in-wall mounted face plates and desktop or wall clocks.
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`With the advent of miniature video cameras, such as CCD
`(charged couple device) cameras, surveillance products
`incorporating such miniature cameras have dramatically
`proliferated. CCD cameras can now be hidden in numerous
`locations such as in pocketbooks, behind walls, in ceilings
`and within ordinary objects. Although to some the thought
`of hidden video cameras placed in unsuspected locations
`raises invasion of privacy issues and notions of George
`Orwell’s “Big Brother,” many industries today must use
`hidden camerasas an additional security measure in orderto
`protect
`their inventory, premises and customers. For
`instance, financial
`institutions such as banks use hidden
`surveillance cameras to offer additional protection to their
`customers and to help guard against theft. Hidden video
`cameras are also being used more frequently in the home for
`the protection of children and personal property.
`While it is oftentimes desirable to mount surveillance or
`closed circuit cameras in visible locations to create an
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`awarenessthat an area is being observed,it is also desirable
`in many situations to use hidden or discrete surveillance
`cameras. Such discrete surveillance cameras can be located
`almost anywhere in a room, such as in a speaker, in an exit
`sign, in the ceiling, etc. For example, in one type ofprior art
`discrete surveillance product offered by CCTV Corp. of
`South Hackensack, N.J. (model no. SD-100), a single CCD
`video camera is mounted in a housing resembling a house-
`hold smoke detector. This surveillance product uses a single
`CCD camera and provides only one viewing area through a
`small hole in the bottom wall of the smoke detector. Because
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`the smoke detector is normally located on the ceiling of a
`room, this surveillance device provides only a downward
`view of the room below and displays only the top of a
`person’s head passing underthe detector. This viewing angle
`can makeit difficult to identify individuals passing below the
`surveillance camera. Moreover, since the camera is mounted
`in a fixed position in the detector housing, the positioning of
`the camera, such as setting the desired downward camera
`projection angle, cannot be adjusted without adjusting the
`position of the entire detector. Mounting the smoke detector
`at an angle, however, looks out of the ordinary to a casual
`observer and maytip him orheroff that the device actually
`contains a surveillance camera.
`As with the above-mentioned discrete smoke detector
`surveillance product, other “discrete” surveillance devices
`lack the ability of adjustable camera positioning. For
`example, while prior art “overt” surveillance devices have
`been available with an adjustable camera gimbal, such as
`model no. CM-200 from CCTV Corp., which provides a
`CCD camera completely visible to the observer behind a
`clear wall face plate and mounted on an adjustable camera
`gimbal,
`this type of camera adjustability is lacking in
`discrete-type surveillance devices.
`SUMMARYOF THE INVENTION
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`One aspect of the present invention provides a discrete
`surveillance device for observing a surveillance location
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`including a housing having an interior, an exterior formed in
`the shape of a smoke detector and two or more camera
`viewing apertures formed in the exterior of said housing.
`One or more miniature video surveillance cameras are
`mounted within the interior of the housing on a camera
`gimbal provided for each of the surveillance cameras, and
`each camera gimbalincludesat least two perpendicular axes
`of rotation to allow horizontal and vertical swivel position-
`ing and adjustmentof a respective surveillance camera. The
`surveillance cameras are arranged such that they are directed
`out of the camera viewing apertures to allow observation of
`multiple areas of the surveillance location by the cameras.
`Concealing means are provided for concealing the surveil-
`lance cameras from an observer viewing the exterior of the
`housing.
`The housing of the discrete surveillance device desirably
`includes gimbal mounting posts attached to the interior of
`the housing and the camera gimbal further includes a
`mounting bracket for adjustably mounting the gimbal to
`gimbal mounting posts. The mounting bracket preferably
`includes a generally T-shaped body portion havinga first leg
`portion including a camera mounting aperture and a second
`leg portion generally transverse to the first
`leg portion
`including one or more post mounting apertures for attaching
`the mounting bracket to one or more mounting posts, and
`stabilizing means for stabilizing the mounting bracket
`against the interior of the housing to provide additional
`support to the mounting bracket and to permit the mounting
`bracket to be attached in a stable fashion to only one said
`mounting posts if desired. The stabilizing means may com-
`prise a pair of downwardly depending leg membersattached
`to opposite ends of the second end portion of the mounting
`bracket and extending generally transverse to the body
`portion.
`Another aspect of the present invention provides a dis-
`crete surveillance device for observing a surveillance
`location, including a housing having an interior, an exterior
`formed in the shape of a smoke detector, and two or more
`camera viewing apertures formed in the exterior of the
`housing. The surveillance device also includes at least two
`miniature video surveillance cameras, preferably CCD video
`cameras, mounted within the interior of the housing which
`are arranged such that they are directed out of the camera
`viewing apertures to allow observation of multiple areas of
`the surveillance location by the surveillance cameras. Con-
`cealing means, such as mesh screening positioned over the
`camera viewing apertures, for concealing the surveillance
`cameras from an observer viewing the exterior of the hous-
`ing are also provided. In addition, the concealing means can
`also comprise one or moretinted, translucent covers posi-
`tioned over the camera viewing apertures.
`Desirably,
`the surveillance cameras are mounted on a
`camera gimbal including at least two perpendicular axes of
`rotation to allow horizontal and vertical swivel positioning
`and adjustment of the surveillance camera. The camera
`gimbals also preferably include axis displacement meansfor
`allowing positioning of the axes of rotation to provide
`forward and back and up and down displacement of the
`surveillance cameras.
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`Preferably, the housing includes a bottom wall and one or
`more upstanding side walls, and a first bottom surveillance
`camera is mounted in the housing to allow observation
`through the bottom wall and four side wall surveillance
`cameras are mounted in the housing to allow observation at
`locations through the side walls. The surveillance device
`also preferably includes mounting means for mounting the
`surveillance device in a room for observing the desired
`surveillance location.
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`includes an exterior 12 and an interior 14. Located within
`interior 14 of housing 10 are side surveillance cameras 40
`and lower surveillance camera 42 which are used to monitor
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`In another aspect of the present
`surveillance device for observing a surveillance location is
`provided with a face plate including an exterior surface, a
`multiple views of a surveillance area. Housing 10 is formed
`interior surface and a camera viewing aperture. A miniature
`video surveillance camera, such as a CCD video camera,is
`in the shape of smokedetectorto hide the fact that the device
`is being used for surveillance purposes.
`mounted on a camera gimbal which is in turn mounted
`behind the back surface of the face plate. The camera gimbal
`Housing 10 is preferably circular in shape and includes an
`includesat least two perpendicular axes of rotation to allow
`upstanding upper side wall 16, an intermediate wall 18
`horizontal and vertical swivel positioning and adjustmentof
`generally transverse to upper side wall 16, an upstanding
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`the surveillance camera. Concealing means,suchasatinted,
`lower side wall 20, and bottom wall 22 substantially trans-
`translucentcover, is provided for concealing the surveillance
`verse to lower side wall 20. Disposed on intermediate side
`camera from an observer viewing the exterior surface of the
`wall 18 are housing mounting posts 24 which include post
`face plate. The camera gimbal preferably includes axis
`channels 25 extending therethrough for screws 26 or other
`displacement meansfor allowing positioning of the axes of
`fastening elements to secure housing 10 to a wall or to the
`rotation to provide forward and back and up and down
`ceiling of a room in the conventional manner in which
`displacement of the surveillance camera. Mounting means
`smoke detectors are mounted. Preferably, post channels 25
`are also provided for mounting the surveillance device in a
`are integrally formed with housing 10 which can be formed
`wall for observation of the desired surveillance location.
`by injection molded plastic.
`Located within interior 14 of housing 12 and surrounding
`lower side wall 20 is mesh screening 45, which alone may
`serve to conceal the surveillance cameras from the observer.
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`Selection of the proper meshis important, as meshthat is too
`thick can interfere with the camera’s view, while mesh that
`is dark in color, such as black, will absorb incoming light
`such that an observer can see into the interior of the housing
`through the mesh screening. The mesh,therefore, is prefer-
`ably light-reflective (such as a silver colored aluminum
`mesh) such as bright aluminum screening stock number
`01136 sold by Hanover Wire Cloth, Division of CCX,Inc.,
`Hanover, Pa.
`In addition to the use of mesh screening 45 a cover band
`46 can also be used which is preferably black in color to
`further conceal the interior 14 of the housing 10, especially
`at locations in which no surveillance camera will be posi-
`tioned. Cover band 46 includes a numberof cut-out portions
`47 located at camera viewing apertures 44. Camera viewing
`apertures 44 are provided at a number of positions around
`lower side wall 20 to allow the surveillance cameras 42 to
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`In yet another aspect of the present invention, a discrete
`surveillance device for observing a surveillance location
`includes a housing having an interior, an exterior provided
`with the face of a clock, and a camera viewing aperture. The
`surveillance device further includes a miniature video sur-
`veillance camera, such as CCD video camera, mounted
`within the interior of the housing and on a camera gimbal
`including at least two perpendicular axes of rotation to allow
`horizontal and vertical swivel positioning and adjustmentof
`the surveillance camera. Concealing means such astinted,
`translucent cover positioned over the camera viewing aper-
`ture is provided for concealing the surveillance camera from
`an observer viewing the exterior surface of the housing.
`Desirably, the camera gimbal further comprises axis dis-
`placement means for allowing positioning of the axes of
`rotation to provide forward and back and up and down
`displacement of the surveillance camera. The surveillance
`device preferably includes a working clock visible to an
`observer viewing the exterior of the housing.
`The foregoing and other objects, features and various
`advantages of the present invention will be more readily
`apparent from the following detailed description of the
`preferred embodimentsset forth below, taken in conjunction
`with the accompanying drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a top perspective and partially exploded view of
`a discrete surveillance device in accordance with one
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`embodiment of the present invention.
`FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the discrete
`surveillance device shownin FIG. 1 with portions cut away
`for clarity.
`FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of a discrete surveillance
`device in accordance with another embodiment of the
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`present invention.
`FIG. 4 is front view of the discrete surveillance device
`shown in FIG. 2 with a portion cut awayfor clarity.
`FIG. 5 is a front view of a discrete surveillance device in
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`observe the surveillance area outside of housing 10. Other
`ways of concealing the surveillance cameras within the
`housing 10 are possible, such as by providing tinted covers
`of glass or plastic at each aperture 50, or a band of tinted
`glass or plastic surrounding lower side wall 20. Moreover,
`the plastic covering can consist of an infrared (IR) trans-
`mitting red plastic cover.
`Intermediate side wall 18 further includes gimbal mount-
`ing posts 30 which extend upwardly and include gimbal
`mounting post channels 31 therein. Again, gimbal mounting
`posts are preferably integrally formed with housing 10.
`Preferably, a pair of gimbal mounting posts 30 are provided
`for each side surveillance camera 40 positioned within
`interior 14 of housing 10.
`In a preferred embodiment, four miniature side surveil-
`lance cameras 40 are located within interior 14 and are
`positioned at equal distances around lower side wall 20 at
`camera viewing apertures 44. In this manner, multiple views
`of a surveillance location can be simultaneously observed.
`In addition, lower surveillance camera 42 is desirably pro-
`vided to allow yet a further bottom view of the surveillance
`area. In another preferred embodiment, a single surveillance
`camera 40 is provided and mounted on an adjustable camera
`gimbal as now described below.
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`Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shownadiscrete Miniature side surveillance cameras 40 are preferably
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`mounted on adjustable camera gimbals, generally desig-
`nated as 60, each which include a frame member 64 and a
`with a preferred embodiment of the present
`invention.
`Discrete surveillance device 5 comprises a housing 10 which
`mounting bracket 70 having a generally T-shaped body.
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`accordance with yet another embodiment of the present
`invention with a portion cut awayfor clarity.
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`camera 130 is rotatable and positionally adjustable along
`perpendicular imaginary axes A-A and B-B, and each such
`axis is displaceable forward and back or up and down within
`their respective slots for maximum adjustability of the
`surveillance camera.
`Surveillance device 100 is a discrete surveillance device.
`That is, face plate 110 is formed to have the look of a
`traditional switch or wall face plate and is provided with a
`tinted cover of glass or plastic so that a casual observer
`cannot see the surveillance camera behindthe face plate, and
`will be led to believe that behind the face plate is an
`occupancy sensoror similar device rather than a surveillance
`camera.
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`Referring now to FIG. 5, yet another preferred discrete
`surveillance device in accordance with the present invention
`is shown, generally designated as 200. Discrete surveillance
`device 200 in this aspect includes a housing 210 having an
`exterior 215, an interior 217 and a frame 220. Exterior 215
`includesa clock, having an hour hand 211, minute hand 212,
`second hand 213 and dial numerals 214. The discrete
`surveillance device 200 is therefore intended to look like a
`desktop or wall clock to the casual observer. Preferably, the
`clock is operable and the clock mechanism (battery, gears,
`etc.) is located behind exterior 215. Exterior 215 is prefer-
`ably formed from a tinted translucent glassor plastic in order
`to conceal the surveillance camera 220 located within hous-
`ing 210. Again, surveillance camera 220 is mounted on an
`adjustable camera gimbal 230 with two perpendicular axes
`of rotation and which is adjustable to allow forward and
`back and up and down displacement of the rotation axes.
`Housing 200 includes a camera viewing aperture 225 which
`can be the full size of the exterior frame 218 or can comprise
`a smaller aperture disposed at the location of the surveil-
`lance camera 220.
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`Although the invention herein has been described with
`reference to particular preferred embodiments, it is to be
`understood that such embodiments are merely illustrative of
`the principles and applications of the present invention. It is
`therefore to be understood that numerous modifications may
`be made to the illustrative embodiments and that other
`arrangements may be devised without departing from the
`spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the
`appended claims. Moreover, it will be understood that it is
`intended that the present invention cover various combina-
`tions of the features described herein in addition to those
`specifically set forth in the appended claims.
`Whatis claimedis:
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`Mounting bracket 70 includes a first leg portion 70a and a
`second leg portion 70b which extends generally transverse
`to first leg portion 70a. The camera gimbals are mounted to
`gimbal mounting posts 30 by fastening screws 61 which
`pass through slots 62 in provided in second leg portion 70b
`of mounting bracket 70, and are screwed into gimbal mount-
`ing post channels 31. Slots 62 are provided for side-to-side
`adjustment of the mounting brackets 70 and hence the
`camera gimbals 60 within housing 10.
`Each frame member 64 holds a respective side surveil-
`lance camera 40, and each side surveillance camera is
`pivotally mounted within a frame member 64 by screws 65
`which extend through side slots 66 disposed in frame
`member64. Each frame member64 is pivotally mounted to
`mounting bracket 70 by screw 67 which extends through top
`slot 68 provided in first leg 70a. In this manner, as shown in
`FIG. 1, each side surveillance camera is rotatable and
`positionally adjustable along perpendicular imaginary axes
`A-A and B-B, and each such axis is displaceable forward
`and back and up and downwithin the tolerance of slots 66
`and 68.
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`Mounting bracket 70 of camera gimbal 60 is designed to
`achieve maximum flexibility in positioning within interior
`14 of housing 10 and can be positioned in almost any desired
`position around the circumference of intermediate wall 18.
`That is to say, although each mounting bracket 70 is pref-
`erably mounted to two of the mounting posts 30, each
`mounting bracket can also be mounted to only one mounting
`post in order to allow the camera to be moved to different
`positions about
`interior 14. Thus, mounting bracket 70
`includesstabilizing meansfor stabilizing it to the interior 14
`of housing 10. The stabilizing means preferably includes a
`pair of downwardly extending leg members 72 attached to
`opposite ends of second leg portion 70b and serve to
`stabilize the mounting bracket against intermediate wall 18
`as shownin FIG. 1.
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`Miniature surveillance camerasare preferably CCD video
`cameras such as conventional CCD-600/4 CCD cameras,
`and include a power cable 78 and a video cable 80 attached
`thereto for supplying power to the camera and to carry the
`video images to one or more surveillance monitors and/or
`video cassette recorders.
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`Turing to FIGS. 3 and 4, another preferred discrete
`surveillance device in accordance with the present invention
`is shown, generally designated as 100. Discrete surveillance
`device 100 includes a face plate 110 having an exterior
`1. A discrete surveillance device mountable on a ceiling
`surface 112 and an interior surface 114. Face plate 110 also
`for observing a surveillance location, comprising:
`includes a camera viewing aperture 120 covered by a tinted,
`translucent glass window 122 (or an IR transmitting red
`a housing including aninterior, an exterior formed in the
`cover) which is preferably secured to interior surface 114.
`shape of a smokedetector, a bottom wall lying inafirst
`Mounting holes 115 are provided in face plate 110 to accept
`plane substantially parallel to the surface of the ceiling
`mounting screws 116 which secure face plate 110 to the wall
`and a circumferential side wall extending substantially
`in the usual manner in which wall face plates are attached to
`transverse to said bottom wall, a bottom camera view-
`wall switch boxes or similar anchoring devices.
`ing aperture disposed in said bottom wall, and at least
`three side camera viewing apertures formedin said side
`Disposed behind face plate 110 is surveillance camera 130
`wall and;
`which is mounted on camera gimbal 140. Camera gimbal
`140 is in turn mounted to interior surface 114 of face place
`at least four stationary miniature video surveillance cam-
`110, and includes mounting brackets 142a@ and 142b and
`eras mounted within said interior of said housing and
`frame member 144. Frame member 144is secured to mount-
`said surveillance cameras being arranged suchthat they
`ing brackets 142¢ and 142b by meansof screws 143 which
`are directed out of said bottom and side camera viewing
`extend through slots (not shown) in the mounting brackets
`apertures to allow simultaneous observation ofat least
`142a and 142b so as to allow forward and back positional
`four substantially non-overlapping areas of the surveil-
`adjustmentof the frame member 140. Similarly, surveillance
`lance location including a bottom viewingarea directly
`below said surveillance device and at
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`camera 130 is pivotally mounted within a frame member
`140 by screws 150 which extend through side slots 152
`radially-spaced viewing areas surrounding said bottom
`disposed in frame member 140. Thus,
`the surveillance
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`concealing means for concealing said surveillance cam-
`eras and said viewing apertures from an ordinary
`observer viewing said exterior of said housing such that
`said surveillance device appears to the ordinary
`observer as a smoke detector and not a device housing
`surveillance cameras.
`2. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`whereinat least one of said surveillance cameras is mounted
`on a camera gimbal including at least two perpendicular
`axes of rotation to allow horizontal and vertical swivel
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`5. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 2,
`wherein said camera gimbal further comprises axis displace-
`ment meansfor allowing positioning of said axes of rotation
`to provide forward and back and up and down displacement
`of said surveillance cameras.
`6. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`wherein said side wall surveillance cameras are mounted on
`camera gimbals each including at least two perpendicular
`axes of rotation to allow horizontal and vertical swivel
`positioning and adjustment of said surveillance camera.
`7. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`wherein said surveillance cameras comprise CCD video
`cameras.
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`positioning and adjustment of said surveillance camera.
`3. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 2,
`wherein said housing further includes gimbal mounting
`8. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`posts attached to the interior of said housing and said camera
`wherein said concealing means comprises mesh screening
`gimbal further includes a mounting bracket for adjustably
`positioned over said camera viewing apertures.
`mounting said camera gimbal to gimbal mounting posts,
`9. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`said mounting bracket including a generally T-shaped body
`wherein said concealing means comprises one or more
`portion havingafirst leg portion including a camera mount-
`tinted, translucent covers positioned over said camera view-
`ing aperture and a secondleg portion generally transverse to
`ing apertures.
`10. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`said first leg portion including one or more post mounting
`apertures for attaching said mounting bracket to one or more
`further comprising mounting means for mounting the sur-
`veillance device in a room for observation of the desired
`of said mounting posts, and stabilizing meansfor stabilizing
`surveillance location.
`said mounting bracket against said interior of said housing
`11. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 1,
`to provide additional support to said mounting bracket and
`to permit said mounting bracketto be stably attached to only
`wherein four of said side camera viewing apertures are
`formed in said side wall and four of said miniature video
`one said mounting posts.
`surveillance cameras are mounted within said interior of said
`4. A discrete surveillance device as claimed in claim 3,
`wherein said stabilizing means comprises a pair of down-
`housing and arranged at each of said side camera viewing
`apertures.
`wardly depending leg membersattached to opposite ends of
`said second end portion of said mounting bracket and
`extending generally transverse to said body portion.
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`20
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`25
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`30
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`AXIS EXHIBIT 1014-7
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`AXIS EXHIBIT 1014-7
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