Application Examples for Video Servers 

• National Parks
  There are numerous National parks around the world. There is a growing interest to show travelers, with their own eyes, the park's status. Example: The climate at the park, is it raining or snowing heavily? The plant condition, are the flowers blooming, are leaves changing colors?  This motivates travelers to plan their trips without concern as to what may lay ahead.   Furthermore, by installing a web camera on the entrance/exit of the Park, it will be evident at a glance, what the traffic conditions are. By knowing what the traffic is, the traveler can work around the traffic and therefore avoid any excess inconvenience or hassle. With a video server, travelers may now attain first- hand information, which will  capture the hearts of the travelers.
   
• Airports
  Before going aboard a plane, people can view real-time images of the weather, relevant temperatures and airport and airline status.  This information will be easily displayed on a  web-page can ease the minds of travelers.
   
• Radio Stations
  Radio audiences may not be satisfied by only listening to a radio broadcast.  With today's world of MTV and music videos, viewing the broadcasting station DJ and browsing the program information is now essential. Installing a network video camera, enables interaction between DJ's and their audiences.  The network camera enables audiences to see the radio guest during a live interview and also see the staff hard at work.  Radio stations are no longer something simply pleasing to listen to, but also serve as video entertainment.
   
• Experimentation Monitoring
  Surely, everyone has seen the national geographic channel. Keeping records on animal and plant ecology is undoubtedly a difficult task, surrounded by hidden challenges.  The video monitoring system not only is danger-free, but also can record any event in its entirety, with flawless detail, while saving time and money. Therefore, by installing a video monitoring system people may easily record and observe animal or plant ecology, all seasons around the world.
   
• Schools Pre-Schools and Kindergarten
  Concerned about what goes on in your young child's classroom?  Maybe installing a video server and cameras in the class-room will provide security and comfort for parents, faculty and students.  The server and cameras will provide invaluable information as to the security of your child, and whether your child is dropped off and picked up on time and by the assigned relative or friend? Also, the cameras can capture how your child is interacting with the other students and teacher.  So, you don't have to wait until parent/teacher conferences to find out what is going on with your child at school.  Perhaps a teacher knowing that he/she and the lesson can be viewed by the parents may affect how he/she acts towards your child and what that teacher is teaching your child.  Applying real-time image network, will address patents concerns  simultaneously permitting the parents to get involved in their children's School. After installing a video server, parents can view their child's learning environment, while at home, at work or anywhere via internet. The pre-school/kindergarten may charge fees according to browsing time and frequency of the internet.
   
• Schools
  Schools are large, open environments.  Maintaining complete campus safety can’t be done by only with roving security guards.  However,   with the assistance of a  video server,  video monitoring system can record images and supply a 24 Hour, full-time security environment. Schools can protect their students and and the campus itself.  School administration can thwart any illegal activity from potentially taking place at their school and therefore maintaining a safe learning environment.  By installing the video system at school, parents can be confident that their children are safe, and potential parents, able to view via the internet the goings on of the school and all school facilities, will be attracted to the school which offers this necessary luxury. 
   
• Real Time Traffic Condition Reporting
  Worried about traffic jams? On the network real-time image display, at a quick glance, the traffic condition is clear.  With knowledge of the traffic situation, within seconds, one can determine the best traveling route to avoid traffic and get to your destination on time. The traffic unit may apply the video monitoring system to relieve the traffic flow rate. Mounting a video server on every route way/highway, allows drivers to see the traffic flow rate on each road intersection, something unique to a video server. 
   
• Landscapes
  Famous scenic spots with ever changing seasons of beautiful scenery, rare animals and birds at zoo with marvelous postures, is shown lively on the network real-time image display. Providing not only abundant content, but sharing at the same time with the whole world. Installing a video server on scenic spots, to enable tourists to view the scenic spot and also the weather on internet, to decide on their trip.
   
• Meteorology Studys
  Can you imagine the inconvenient lifestyle of having to live at an altitude of some thousands of meters above the ground to conduct meteorological observation? Notwithstanding the the great variations of the weather, the stresses of this lifestyle isn’t something easy to fathom.  A video monitoring system, unaffected by hot or cold temperatures and other unknown variables, which can observe and record vital statistics is essential.  Surely, it will provide invaluable assistance to the weather observer. Unless you have a situation which can only be handled by a live person, all observational matters can be efficiently handled entirely by a the video server. No problem!
   
• Zoos
  It is obvious that the penguin and koala bear are now two of the most popular animals in Taiwan. The TV and media, attracting much attention and lures streams of people, but in this prosper 21 century, the benefit of real-time network image broadcast can’t be disregarded. Except for 24hour, full-time continuous image transfer, it may also attract non-local tourist, enables work staff to observe the activities and physical conditions of the animals.
   
• Internet Coffee Shops
  Look around you,  many new internet coffee shops and other get-together places are emerging.  Unless the coffee shop proprietor spends excessive monies to attract patrons, one new shop blends into the rest.  However, installing a video system in the shop could be a inexpensive and innovative way to attract new customers.  It allows a person to view the inside design, popularity and goings-on of the shop even before stepping one foot into the shop.  This unique way of self-advertisement is a great and cheap way to beat out competitors.

• Remote Control of Residential Community and Office Buildings
  Mastering real-time status and the safety within the parking lot, community household, office buildings, restricted areas, police station or any other possible area are feasible. The system provides browsing authority and restrictions of remote control function. Installing a video server provides mutual monitoring and safety of the community.
   
• Home for the Aged
  Choosing a home for the aged is a difficult task.  Now and then, the news broadcasts abuse of the elderly at a specific long-term care facility.  However, this only happens in the saddest cases.  Because the elderly are sometimes unable to communicate, without cameras, abuse and neglect often times goes undetected until it is too late.  By installing a video server, a concerned family member of a potential resident can view treatment and care of the elderly residents.  Undoubtedly, a family member who can have peace of mind, by being able to view the home of their aged mother or father, will choose the long-term care facility that is not afraid to have their environment reviewed.  The system allows the nursing care administration to monitor their employees and staff and deter abusive and neglectful treatment of the residents.  So, it is a win-win situation.  The family members have peace of mind and the the long-term care facility can provide good care while attracting residents.  The long-term care facility with nothing to hide can only benefit from providing this special feature to the residents' families.  The facility may charge the family according to the browsing frequency and time; however, this is a insignificant amount to pay to ensure the security of your loved ones..
   
• Supervision of Public Construction
  Accepting supervision is the significance of democratic political affairs. Large-scale of government public constructions should apply real-time network image broadcast, allowing the public to be informed at all times, the construction progress. Still more, the daily record should be arranged into data, free for search on internet to the public.
   
• Separate Monitoring of Factory and Offices
  Even though the factory buildings are scattered nation-wide or even transnational, through remote control networking system - mastering the conditions of the factory buildings saves time, money and toil of having to personally be at that location. Installing a video server and camera on the construction site or plant to enable the manager to master live broadcast conditions; the enterprise owner may have real-time production line monitoring, warehouse security monitoring and through the phone line for optimum management efficiency. Thus, saves expense on business trips and enhance efficacy the new management concept.
   
• Network Broadcasting of Conferences and Events
  Exhibitions, Athletic meetings, awarding ceremony and so on? are simply aimed to attract steams of people to participate and by real-time network broadcasting, people around the world may be informed. Also those who are not able to personally be at the scene, won’t miss out on anything. In Regards to the exhibition, it will attract more steams of people to the exhibition.
   
• Security Monitoring
  Combination is made simple with security and monitoring system. Enhances security function; storage and searching of digital images are obvious and best for future follow-up evidence.
   
• Internet Chat Rooms
  Internet chat room invites famous people as special guests, web friends may view real-time images of the special guest, become closer with the guest and thus eliminates the anxiety of the special guest.
   
• Remote Control of Unmanned Control Rooms
  Integration with security sensor equipment enables sensor control to switch on images and return messages of scattered faraway control rooms. Thus saves considerable manpower!
   
• Hospitals & Internet Sick Rooms
  Hospital usually isolates the intensive care room, to prevent rest disturbance of the patients. By applying internet humanity service, thus prevents toil and relieves anxiety to the patients family and friends.
   
• Internet Infant Nursing Rooms
  Families don’t have to be limited by the hospital visiting time and are able to see their child anytime on the website; without disturbing the hospital nursing the child. Now all relatives from nation-wide may share and cherish the joy of the newborn child.
   
• Shopping Mall Stores
  By installing a video server to stores, shopping mall, workroom, shopping center, and so on convenience the owner of the business of not having to personally be at the shop; but able to master the conditions of 24H monitoring. Thus, prevents unworthy people engaged in illegal behavior, reduce of public hazard, maintain customers and safety of personnel safety.
   
• Transnational Enterprise
  Perfect handling of the company operation and establishing branch companies are something that a business owner would be glad to see. To understand the operating condition, one often has to perform inspection personally; thus adds cost of traveling to and fro. One is often unable to account for overall situations on every branch companies. By installing a video server on each branch company enables account to overall situations, unless necessary one don’t always have to be at the site personally and is clear to the project process of every company.
   
• Construction Monitoring
  Providing the construction business and buyer effective monitoring on the construction status and progress. Prevent lack of monitoring personnel, save expenses on business trips and at the same time achieve security, relieve and real-time control.
   
• Family Usage
  Nanny abusing the infant, caretaker abducting the elderly, intruder in the house, home security, etc. No matter what the danger may be or even out on holiday trips, by installing a video server and camera; enables real-time monitoring of the nanny taking care of the child; caretaker taking care of the elderly, home security, etc.
   
• Chain Stores
  Due to numerous convenience chain stores, the administrator may not always have overall monitoring control over the merchandise and warehouse temperature. A video server enables remote control monitoring and temperature adjustment; it can clearly capture the appearance of the burglar and prevent risks on burglary, unlikely with general surveillance equipment.
   
• Environmental Protection Monitoring
  Remote control monitoring on waste liquid and the handling of the system operation, through temperature and humidity response, by transferring notification of urgent matters to relevant personnel.
   
• Amusement Parks
  A dishonored rumor is regarded as a great setback to the amusement park. Therefore, the best method to prevent such happenings is most probably by applying real-time broadcasting. Thus, the visitors may go on-line and view the facilities, environment, etc. and make decisions without being influenced by the rumor.
   
• Banks
  A video server enables administrator 24 hour, full-time security monitoring and prevents personnel from making a lifetime mistake, due to obsession and greed over money. It may also be used as bandit prevention; perfect quality picture recording and police reference evidence.
   
• Museums
  Antiques are usually exhibited in Museums and with a video server, it enables people around the world to appreciate the antique without personally having to be at the location. It attracts steams of people during the exhibition time and assists the administrator by real-time monitoring, thus prevent unnecessary happenings.
   
• Medical Treatment
  Taking care of a patient is no doubt an obligation of doctors and nurses, but weary and ineffective mind results on negative effect and draws upon unnecessary dispute. By installing a video monitoring system in the sickroom, assists hospital personnel in allowing 24H monitoring of patient conditions. The patient families may thus have full understanding on the caring condition of the patient, through real-time video monitoring, anytime and anywhere.
   
• Hotels, Casinos and Restaurants
  Besides the obvious security "must haves" in running a safe, successful hotel/casino, online pre-touring is also a great feature to promote as a hotel/casino. Therefore, a wise choice may prevent an unpleasant stay caused by unsuited food or hotel/casino environment. By installing  video server systems and cameras, customers may monitor online, the environment atmosphere, hotel/casino decoration, location, service and more much information.