Streaming Networks offers an OEM ready, stand-alone, network enabled hybrid digital video recorder (HDVR-100ST) for security and surveillance applications, supporting both analog and IP cameras.

The HDVR-100ST hardware includes analog audio/video (A/V) interfaces, two port ethernet switch, two USB ports, RS232/RS485 ports, I2C and optocoupler isolated I/O lines. The USB host port allows external storage devices of any capacity to be attached. One of the ethernet ports can be used for a network connection (may be a cellular modem) while the other port can be used to connect an IP camera or any other IP enabled device.

HDVR-100ST converts any analog camera to an intelligent, high resolution surveillance system. The analog A/V signal from the camera is captured, compressed and stored to an external USB storage media using H.264 video and MP3 audio formats.

When an IP camera is connected to a HDVR-100ST, all of its features are retained, and the IP camera can be fully controlled through its own PC/Mac application in a transparent manner. HDVR-100ST further adds to the functionality of the IP camera by offering the store and forward A/V stream feature. It records the Motion JPEG video stream of an IP camera along with its audio footage to an external USB storage device connected to HDVR-100ST. The stored contents can be streamed in H.264 format, for remote viewing.

A HDVR-100ST can be operated locally using the front panel switches or remotely, using an internet browser. Authorized users can login to configure and control a HDVR-100ST system. Users can watch a live feed or a pre-recorded A/V file, start and stop recording, delete/rename files, download a file or segment of a file. The Pre-view feature of the HDVR-100ST application allows a user to identify a segment of interest, extract it and subsequently download it to a PC /Mac.

A HDVR-100ST is also a stand-alone player, with standard play back features that allow access to the recorded contents quickly and efficiently for local viewing. A HDVR-100ST operates just like an analog VCR; the entire recording on the storage media is treated as a virtual tape where multiple digitally recorded files can be seamlessly played and traversed backwards and forwards. The recorded files can also by played by event types, such as motion detection, camera tampering, and audio monitoring. During playback, a video segment of interest can easily be extracted from a recording.

A HDVR-100ST multiplexes video and audio data using transport stream (TS) protocols. The resultant data can be directly streamed on the internet over TCP or UDP using the streaming feature of the HDVR-100ST application. The streamed video can be played back by a remote computer using any off-the-shelf media player, such as VLC.

A HDVR-100ST uses RTMP protocol to stream live or recorded video and audio contents. The A/V data can therefore be viewed by any device supporting Flash player. A proprietary bandwidth adaptation mechanism ensures smooth playback over the internet.

A HDVR-100ST player offers a powerful search and retrieval function to quickly locate a selected event or a group of events within a specified time period. A ‘jump to time’ feature jumps to the desired point in the file to start playback immediately. The power fail-safe feature of the recorder ensures data loss to be no more than the 10MB, which translates to roughly 25 seconds of an extended recording.

Several stand-alone HDVR-100ST units can form a symmetric, decentralized monitoring system (patent pending) on a network. Each HDVR-100ST can access another HDVR-100ST for system configuration, monitoring, recording, and playback purposes. All communication and features used over the network are secured via authentication. In case of remote viewing via a PC/Mac, HDVR-100ST supports most of the standard web browsers for the purpose. No additional software required.