Identifying an identity of a person detected in a monitored location

• US 10,410,499 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Essence SmartCare Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Essence SmartCare Ltd.
• Inventors: Amir, Ohad
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Quan-Zhen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Burgdorf, Stephen R
• Application Number:
  US15/356,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20170148296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,023 Days
• Field of Search: 340 81, 34053911, 34053913, 34053923, 3405721, 3405731, 3405734
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2491 Intrusion detection systems, i.e. where the body of an intruder causes the interference with the electromagnetic field
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0438 Sensor means for detecting
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A system of identifying a person'"'"'s identity in a monitored site, comprising communication interface(s) for communicating with motion sensor(s) each monitoring one of a plurality of monitored spaces of a monitored site, RF receiver(s), each having a reception coverage area overlapping with one of the monitored spaces and transmitter(s) for transmitting a request message, a program store storing a code and processor(s) for executing code to, receive from a detecting sensor a presence indication in a detecting space of the monitored spaces, instruct the transmitter(s) to transmit a request message in the monitored site following the indication reception and estimate an identity of a person by analyzing a unique identification signal captured by RF receiver(s) having reception coverage area that overlaps with the detecting space. The unique identification signal is transmitted by an identification device of an associated person in response to the request message reception.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of determining identity of persons detected in a monitored site having a plurality of motion sensors each monitoring one of a plurality of monitored spaces of the monitored site, and a plurality of distributed RF receivers, each having a different reception coverage area overlapping with a respective one or more of said plurality of monitored spaces, said method comprising:

using at least one hardware processor of a central monitoring computing unit to;

receive an indication of a detection event via a wireless interface from a detecting sensor of a plurality of motion sensors connected to said central monitoring computing unit, said detection event being for a detecting space of a plurality of monitored spaces of a monitored site that is monitored by said detecting sensor;

instruct, in response to reception of said indication of said detection event via said wireless interface, a transmitter to transmit a wireless request message to all of said plurality of monitored spaces of said monitored site respectively monitored by said plurality of motion sensors, wherein in response to said wireless request message an identification device in said detecting space transmits a unique identification signal;

estimate an identity of a person carrying and/or wearing an identification device in said detecting space of said detecting sensor of said plurality of motion sensors by analyzing said unique identification signal transmitted by said identification device in response to said wireless request message and captured by an RF receiver of a plurality of RF receivers which was selectively enabled from said plurality of distributed RF receivers based on said RF receiver having a reception coverage area that overlaps with said detecting space; and

estimate a location of said person by analyzing a signal strength of said unique identification signal in case a multi-space RF receiver of said plurality of RF receivers has a reception coverage area overlapping with at least two of said plurality of monitored spaces.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said unique identification signal is transmitted by a low power transmitter of said identification device configured to limit a transmission range of said unique identification signal to said reception coverage area overlapping with a current-location monitored space of said plurality of monitored spaces in which said person is currently located such that said identification signal is received by said RF receiver which has a reception coverage area overlapping said currently-located monitored space.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of RF receivers is integrated in a respective motion sensor of said plurality of motion sensors which monitors said monitored space overlapping said reception coverage area of said at least one RF receiver.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identification device is integrated in a mobile device used by said person.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor of the central monitoring computing unit is used to identify at least one activity pattern of said person by analyzing a detected mobility and/or presence of said person over time.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor of the central monitoring computing unit is used to issue a distress alert message in an event said person is detected in a single monitored space over a predefined time period.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said RF receiver is enabled by said detecting sensor.

8. A computer implemented method of determining identity of persons detected in a monitored site having a plurality of motion sensors each monitoring one of a plurality of monitored spaces of the monitored site, and a plurality of distributed RF receivers, each having a different reception coverage area overlapping with a respective one or more of said plurality of monitored spaces, said method comprising:

using at least one hardware processor of a central monitoring computing unit to;

receive an indication of a detection event via a wireless interface from a detecting sensor of a plurality of motion sensors connected to said central monitoring computing unit, said detection event being for a detecting space of a plurality of monitored spaces of a monitored site that is monitored by said detecting sensor;

instruct, in response to reception of said indication of said detection event via said wireless interface, a transmitter to transmit a wireless request message to all of said plurality of monitored spaces of said monitored site respectively monitored by said plurality of motion sensors, wherein in response to said wireless request message an identification device in said detecting space transmits a unique identification signal;

estimate an identity of a person carrying and/or wearing an identification device in said detecting space of said detecting sensor of said plurality of motion sensors by analyzing said unique identification signal transmitted by said identification device in response to said wireless request message and captured by an RF receiver of a plurality of RF receivers which was selectively enabled from said plurality of distributed RF receivers based on said RF receiver having a reception coverage area that overlaps with said detecting space; and

estimate a location of said person by analyzing a signal strength of said unique identification signal in case a multi-space RF receiver of said plurality of distributed RF receivers has a reception coverage area overlapping with at least two of said plurality of monitored spaces.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, further comprising identifying at least one activity pattern of said person by analyzing a detected mobility and/or presence of said person over time.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting a distress alert message in an event said person is detected in a single monitored space over a pre-defined time period.