Induction system for crowd monitoring

• US 10,339,426 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2019
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bernard Fryshman
• Original Assignee: Bernard Fryshman
• Inventors: Fryshman, Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatnagar, Anand P
• Application Number:
  US16/238,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20190138856A1
• Time in Patent Office: 180 Days
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Abstract

A system for monitoring an area includes a processor and an electromagnetic radiation source in communication with the processor. The electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit radiation to heat a metallic object that is in or carried by a target. The system also includes an array of temperature sensors in communication with the processor, where the array of temperature sensors is configured to detect a first temperature associated with the target and a second temperature associated with the target. The first temperature is detected prior to emission of the radiation and the second temperature is detected subsequent to emission of the radiation. The processor is also configured to determine whether to trigger an alert based at least in part on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring an area, the system comprising:

a processor;

an electromagnetic radiation source in communication with the processor, wherein the electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit radiation to heat a metallic object that is in or carried by a target;

an array of temperature sensors in communication with the processor, wherein the array of temperature sensors is configured to detect a first temperature associated with the target and a second temperature associated with the target, wherein the first temperature is detected prior to emission of the radiation and the second temperature is detected subsequent to emission of the radiation; and

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether to trigger an alert based at least in part on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the target comprises a parcel or a piece of luggage.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the target comprises a person.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the array of temperature sensors is configured to simultaneously determine temperatures associated with a plurality of people.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature falls within a normal temperature range.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the processor triggers the alert responsive to a determination that the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature falls above the normal temperature range.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the processor triggers the alert responsive to a determination that the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature falls below the normal temperature range.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to automatically determine the normal temperature range.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor determines the normal temperature range based on a pattern that results from monitoring a plurality of targets.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising an image capture device to capture an image of the target.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to associate the image with the target such that the first temperature and the second temperature are also associated with the target.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor associates the image of the target with the alert.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a housing to house at least the array of temperature sensors.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the array of temperature sensors comprises a first array of temperature sensors configured to detect the first temperature of a plurality of targets and a second array of temperature sensors configured to detect the second temperature of the plurality of targets.

15. A method of monitoring an area, the method comprising:

emitting, from an electromagnetic radiation source, radiation to heat a metallic object that is in or carried by a target;

detecting, by an array of temperature sensors, a first temperature associated with the target and a second temperature associated with the target, wherein the first temperature is detected prior to emission of the radiation and the second temperature is detected subsequent to emission of the radiation; and

determining, by a processor in communication with the electromagnetic radiation source and the array of temperature sensors, whether to trigger an alert based at least in part on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, that the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature falls outside of a normal temperature range; and

triggering the alert responsive to the determination that the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature falls outside of the normal temperature range.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining, by the processor, the normal temperature range based on a pattern that results from monitoring a plurality of targets.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising capturing, by an image capturing device, an image of the target.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising associating, by the processor, the image with the target.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the array of temperature sensors comprises a first array of temperature sensors and a second array of temperature sensors, and further comprising:

detecting, by the first array of temperature sensors, the first temperature of a plurality of targets; and

detecting, by the second array of temperature sensors, the second temperature of the plurality of targets.