Intelligent security management system

• US 10,713,914 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2018
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rapiscan Systems Incorporated (OSI Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Rapiscan Systems Incorporated (OSI Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jarvi, Ari, Tykkylainen, Jarno, Morton, Edward James
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Hongmin
• Application Number:
  US16/148,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20190139385A1
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 3/10 using induction coils
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/222 measuring scattered radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 8/10 Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers by reflection from the object G01S17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/02 Access control comprising means for the enrolment of users
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/22 in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/00 Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives

Abstract

The present specification describes a smart security management system for managing the flow of people through security checkpoints in order to optimize overall throughput and efficiency. In an embodiment, the system includes a centralized database which is connected to a plurality of security checkpoints and which uses benchmark response data generated by a specific type of screening devices for a set of individuals. In an embodiment, the response data gathered by similar types of screening devices located at security checkpoints is compared with the benchmark response data stored in a centralized database to provide faster security clearance to individuals.

Claims

1. An intelligent security management system for expediting security inspection of individuals, the system comprising:

at least one database comprising one or more data records corresponding to at least one of the individuals being inspected, wherein the data records comprise characteristic first inspection data and wherein the characteristic first inspection data comprises a first screening signature of the at least one individual captured at a first time of day, a first day of week, and a first time of year using a first inspection device; and

one or more security checkpoints comprising a second inspection device, wherein the one or more security checkpoints is in data communication with the at least one database and wherein the one or more security checkpoints is configured to;

generate a second screening signature of the at least one individual captured at a second time of day, second day of week, and a second time of year using the second inspection device, wherein at least one of the first time of day, first day of week, or first time of year is different than a corresponding at least one of the second time of day, second day of week, or second time of year, and wherein the second inspection device is a same type of inspection device as the first inspection device; and

update the characteristic first inspection data using the second screening signature;

one or more additional security checkpoints comprising a third inspection device, wherein the one or more additional security checkpoints is in data communication with the at least one database and wherein the one or more additional security checkpoints is configured to;

obtain additional inspection data of the at least one individual, wherein the third inspection device is a same type of inspection device as the first inspection device and the second inspection device;

compare the additional inspection data of the at least one individual with the characteristic first inspection data of the at least one individual; and

exempt the at least one individual from additional screening based on the comparing of the additional inspection data with the characteristic first inspection data.

2. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more security checkpoints or one or more additional security checkpoints further comprises a tag reader machine configured to read identifying information of the at least one individual from an identification tag in possession of the at least one individual, wherein the at least one of the one or more security checkpoints or one or more additional security checkpoints is configured to use the identifying information to obtain the characteristic data of the at least one individual from the at least one database.

3. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more security checkpoints or one or more additional security checkpoints further comprises a biometric reader machine configured to read identifying information of the at least one individual, wherein the at least one of the one or more security checkpoints or one or more additional security checkpoints is configured to use identifying information to obtain the characteristic data of the at least one individual from the at least one database.

4. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein the first screening signature comprises data indicative of a clothing pattern worn by the individual at the first time of day, the first day of week, and the first time of year.

5. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein the second screening signature comprises data indicative of a clothing pattern worn by the individual at the second time of day, the second day of week, and the second time of year.

6. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first inspection device, the second inspection device or third inspection device is a metal detector comprising a plurality of sets of transmitter and receiver coils.

7. The intelligent security management system of claim 6, wherein the characteristic first inspection data of the at least one individual comprises electromagnetic field signals induced in the receiver coils housed in the metal detector when the at least one individual is inspected using the metal detector.

8. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein each of the first, second and third inspection device is at least one of an ultra-wide band scanner, a millimeter wave scanner, a terahertz scanner or a backscatter X-ray scanner.

9. The intelligent security management system of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional security checkpoints is configured to obtain biometric scan data of the at least one individual and compare the biometric scan data with the characteristic first inspection data comprising biometric data of the at least one individual, wherein the biometric scan data comprises at least one of fingerprint data, facial recognition data, or retinal scan data.

10. A method of screening of at least one individual comprising:

generating a first screening signature of the at least one individual captured at a first time of day, first day of week, and a first time of year using a first inspection device;

storing the first screening signature in one or more databases as characteristic first inspection data;

generating a second screening signature of the at least one individual captured at a second time of day, second day of week, and a second time of year using a second inspection device, wherein at least one of the first time of day, first day of week, or first time of year is different than a corresponding at least one of the second time of day, second day of week, or second time of year, and wherein the second inspection device is a same type of inspection device as the first inspection device;

updating the characteristic first inspection data using the second screening signature;

using a third inspection device, obtaining second inspection data of the at least one individual wherein the third inspection device is a same type of inspection device as the first inspection device and the second inspection device;

comparing the second inspection data of the at least one individual with the characteristic first inspection data of the at least one individual; and

exempting the at least one individual from additional screening based on the comparing of the second inspection data with the characteristic first inspection data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first screening signature comprises data indicative of a clothing pattern worn by the at least one individual at the first time of day, the first day of week, and the first time of year.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the second screening signature comprises data indicative of a clothing pattern worn by the at least one individual at the second time of day, the second day of week, and the second time of year.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the first, second and third inspection device is at least one of an ultra-wide band scanner, metal detector, a millimeter wave scanner, a terahertz scanner or a backscatter X-ray scanner.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising accessing the characteristic first inspection data of the at least one individual using a unique identification code obtained from an identification tag associated with the at least one individual.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the identification tag comprises at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a linear barcode tag, quick response (QR) tag, a magnetic strip or a magnetic chip.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the first inspection device is a metal detector and the characteristic first inspection data comprises characteristic electromagnetic field (EMF) data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the characteristic EMF data comprises biometric data of the at least one individual.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising obtaining biometric scan data of the at least one individual using the third inspection device and comparing the biometric scan data with the characteristic EMF data comprising biometric data of the at least one individual, wherein the biometric scan data comprises at least one of fingerprint data, facial recognition data, or retinal scan data.

19. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating a benchmark screening pattern by having the at least one individual pass through the first inspection device multiple times.

20. The method of claim 10, wherein the second inspection data is compared to the characteristic first inspection data using a least squares minimization.

21. The method of claim 10, wherein the characteristic first inspection data comprises a plurality of screening signatures and wherein the plurality of screening signatures includes the first screening signature and the second screening signature.

22. The method of claim 10, wherein the characteristic first inspection data comprises a plurality of screening signatures and wherein the first screening data and the second screening data are averaged together if the first time of day and the second time of day are the same.

23. The method of claim 10, wherein the characteristic first inspection data comprises a plurality of screening signatures and wherein the second inspection data is compared with one of the plurality of screening signatures based a time of day, a day of week or a time of year of the obtaining of the second inspection data of the at least one individual.

24. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more databases is located remote from the third inspection device and wherein an image of the one or more databases is stored proximate the third inspection device.