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C4Home turns cellphone into universal control for multiple appliances

C4Home turns cellphone into universal control for multiple appliances
Cloud service, C4Home and a smart IP camera Compro TN600R turns cellphone or tablet to be a universal remote control for not only TVs but also lights and heaters. Mobile monitoring and remote home control are enabled by combining several wireless technologies like 3G and Zigbee.

Cloud service, C4Home and a smart IP camera Compro TN600R turns cellphone or tablet to be a universal remote control for not only TVs but also lights and heaters. Mobile monitoring and remote home control are enabled by combining several wireless technologies like 3G and Zigbee. Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) is also used to integrate cloud, wireless, and mobile technologies. C4Home is an easy-to-setup next-generation cloud computing platform for VSaaS applications. Compro and AVSECUR co-works to provide cloud surveillance solutions with ease of use, ease of management and cost savings.

Compro Technology, a video technology solution provider, has had many years of in designing and manufacturing digital audio/video, and IP Security products. The company has strong vertical capabilities in designing camera firmware, microprocessor, mobile phone apps and software.

C4Home, representing Care for Home, offers users smart living experience with convenience, comfort, connectivity and control. Convenience means simple and easy setup of home security camera via mobile devices like smartphones. Users can just scan the QR code and then connect to the C4Home right away. Comfort is working at ease with no worries about kids, seniors or pets at home whether at work or on outings. Connect refers to connectivity among IP cameras, mobile phones and home appliances via wireless technologies. Control indicates seamless automation across property to remotely control lighting, heater, and through a single mobile app. It comes with a friendly user interface (UI) that resembles home universal remote control to allow ease of use.

These services allow surveillance data to be accessed on all kinds of devices, including PCs, tablets and mobile phones, as well as video sharing among friends anytime at any locations over internet connection.

C4Home is also a control center for the Home Automation network. Use smartphone to control lights and other home electronics from anywhere. C4Home smart home and cloud technology is designed to offer a smarter and safer environment. Users can simply control doors, windows, garage, lights, heaters, air conditioners, stereo system, TV, DVD players and small appliances via their mobile devices running iOS or Android system. Zigbee is the major technology adopted instead of Bluetooth. Compared to Bluetooth, Zigbee requires lower power consumption and performs higher interoperability.

For home surveillance, C4Home provides snapshot, live video recording and real-time monitoring, currently up to 32-channel full l -HD video recording supported. Users can remotely turn alarms on and off and receive notifications. They can achieve efficient home surveillance and avoid false alarm without difficulties from the C4Home-enabled mobile phone app. They are notified with listed history to show triggered events. To avoid false alarm, video feeds and snapshots are available for users to confirm alarm incidents simultaneously. The recorded images on cloud storage help to view what's happening after checking the event history on mobile phones or tablets.

Talking to the IP Cloud Camera, TN600R, it features IR remote and PTZ functions for remote monitoring with no blind spots. Users can view different destinations with just one click from a user-friendly UI on the phone. Audio alert can also be done with just one-click to trigger instant audio warning sound on the camera.

As for the storage media, local and cloud storages are available. The microSD card is the most common choice for local storage. The C4Home smart phone APP supports DropBox to store important snapshots immediately after events happened. The usage of C4Home-supported NAS devices like Synology's is an affordable alternative.

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