Surveillance system with identification correlation

• US 20040160317A1
• Filed: 12/03/2003
• Published: 08/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3rd Millenium Solutions, Ltd
• Original Assignee: 3rd Millenium Solutions, Ltd
• Inventors: McKeown, Steve, Gilkes, Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 6,987,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/522
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2454 Checking of authorisation of a person accessing tagged items in an EAS system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2462 Asset location systems combined with EAS inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/248 EAS system combined with another detection technology, e.g. dual EAS and video or other presence detection system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system

Abstract

A system and method for detecting, monitoring, and identifying objects within an area having at least one surveillance system and one position locating system for independently detecting and monitoring objects located within an area. The surveillance system information and the position locating system information is provided to the system, and the system compares the information to determine if they are the same object and if the object is authorized to be in the area. The system also notifies the system operator if the object is not authorized to be in the area or if the object is not being detected by all the surveillance and position locating systems.

Claims

1. A system for detecting, monitoring, and identifying objects within an area comprising:

at least one surveillance means and one position locating means for independently detecting and monitoring at least one object located within a predetermined area,

means for recording data on a first object detected and monitored by the surveillance means located within the area,

means for recording data on a second object detected and monitored by the position locating means located within the area,

means for comparing the surveillance recorded data of the first object with the position locating recorded data of the second object to determine if the surveillance mean and the position locating means are referencing a same target,

means for determining if the target is authorized to be in the area, and

means for notifying an operator if the target is not authorized to be in the area.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the surveillance means is a digital, non-digital or infra-red video surveillance system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the position locating means is a RF tracking, a GPS, or radio signal transceiver system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the comparison means uses a logic algorithm to compare the surveillance recorded data and the position locating recorded data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the position locating means detects and monitors objects with tracking tags.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprises means for notifying an operator when the first object is not detected by the position locating means and the second object is not detected by the surveillance locating means.

7. A method for detecting, monitoring, and identifying objects within an area comprising the steps of:

independently detecting and monitoring at least one object by at least one surveillance system and one position locating system,

recording data on a first object detected and monitored by the surveillance system located within the area, and recording data on a second object detected and monitored by the position locating system located within the area,

sending the recorded data on the first object and the recorded data on the second object to a database,

comparing the recorded data of the first object with the recorded data of the second object in the database to determine if the first object and the second object is a same target,

determining if the target is authorized to be in the area, and

notifying an operator if the target is not authorized to be in the area.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the surveillance system is a digital, non-digital or infra-red video surveillance system.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the position locating system is a RF tracking, a GPS, or radio signal transceiver system.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said comparing step uses a logic algorithm on a computer to compare the recorded data of the first object with the recorded data of the second object in the database.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the position locating system detects and monitors objects with tracking tags.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:

notifying an operator if the first object is not detected by the position locating system and the second object is not detected by the surveillance locating system.