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Totally ~Vire[ess Video Security RSA ~ alarm. Keith Jentoft mass marketing difficult or impossible and many price sensitive applications requiring totally wireless video are unserved. In addition, cameras still do not look around corners or through buildings which makes "total coverage" of some sites difficult. EV~vT-BASED VID.EO.FIED: Affordable and Portable Commercial intrusion alarm technology evolved :from wired systems to wireless in the 1980s with the appearance o.f a new generation ofcost-effective wireless sensors from several suppliers. Next, transmitting alarms from the security panel to the monitoring station went wireless using proprietary narrow band radio, analog cell phone and finally the inexpensive digital GPRS cell network. Yet the typical wireless intnision alarm is still connected to A/C power and doesn't work in many totally wireless applications. Video has been "surveillance-centric" by providing remote real time viewing from continuously recording cameras. Commercial manufactures created video security systems by integrating video with .intrusion alarm panels and other sensors. These systems are not wireless and nrn on A!C power. Videofied separated "surveillance" from a video intrusion alarm to create a new cost-effective wireless video solution. The product won `Best in Show" award for new product innovation. by the Security Industry Association at the ISC West in Las Vegas 2007. The system is optimized for video security instead of surveillance -the camera is only on during au alarm. Videofied is self-powered and hansmits alarm events and the video of what caused them aver the standard GPRS cell network. The innovation is not so much what the system does but the price at which it does it - a technology inflection point. Videofied made video security portable and affordable. Videofied dramatically reduced equipment costs while eliminating most of the complexity/cost of integratiorv'installation. The cost-effective concept is designed around the wireless P-Cam, a digital camera integrated with passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor complete with an internal battery-pack The motion sensor acts as a reliable analytic (with much greater accuracy than camera-based pixel change systems) for the digital camera -the camera only sends videos of what caused the alarm. The P-Cam also includes infrared illuminators for tare night vision. In ideal conditions the batteries on the panel and P-Cams will last 4 years and eliminate the need for generators or solar panels. The P-Cam conserves power by keeping the camera off until an intruder trips the motion sensor. When an intruder is detected, the camera takes a 10 second video and compresses fhe video to a small 200K MPEG file. This file is encrypted and sent by radio transceiver to the security panel which is powered by 2 sets of batteries (one used as a backrip). The range between the camera and panel is up to 2,000 feet line of sight. The control panel sends the alarm and video to the monitoring station over the GPRS cell network -the operator sees the alarm and the video of what caused it. During the alarm, the monitoring operator can request real-time images from the P-Cams -but this is much different from surveillance where cameras are always filming/recording and accessible for remote viewing. Videofied can manage up to 24 P-Cams. The current camera is not intended to get wet and operates down to 32 F. The new weatherproof P-Cam will operate down to -20 F, ideal for securing site perimeters and outdoor assets. www.videofied.com Page 5 of 7