Active undetectable monitoring system

• US 10,135,970 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2014
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apham Nnaji
• Original Assignee: Apham Nnaji
• Inventors: Nnaji, Apham
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Creighton
• Application Number:
  US14/258,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,673 Days
• Field of Search: 37926506
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A system for the active silent and undetected monitoring of the video and audio communication session involving one or more video and audio participants may alternately engage, intervene or participate in the video/audio communication session. Such monitoring and engagement may include multiple and various locations with the monitoring participant having capacity to manage them from a first location.

Claims

1. A method of actively monitoring activities, comprising

establishing at least an intervention condition for initiating an undetectable monitoring system;

initiating a video communication session at a first endpoint;

initiating an undetectable video communication session at a second endpoint; and

connecting the video communication sessions of the first endpoint with the second endpoint without recognition by a party at the second endpoint;

wherein the communication session at the first endpoint is intervened by a monitor at the first endpoint by messages, including short message service, beeps, or direct communication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video communication session is active without regard to location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the intervention is executed by messages including short message service, beeps, direct communication or combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring session is controlled by the monitor at the first endpoint.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring session is only in audio mode.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is activated based on a predefined set of criteria including words, action, time and date, duration, movements, or combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is accomplished via computer, mobile device, camera, or web browser.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is initiated and controlled via web applications.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is initiated at a second endpoint.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session includes multiple endpoints linked to the first endpoint.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is accomplished by hard-wired systems.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is recordable.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication session is initiated by the monitor first before initiating the second or more endpoints.