Wide area security system and method

• US 20070008408A1
• Filed: 06/22/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ron Zehavi
• Original Assignee: Ron Zehavi
• Inventors: Zehavi, Ron
• Application Number:
  US11/158,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A method and system for providing security to large scale sites with large number of people comprising plurality of surveillance sensors, geographical database for the secured site, experts know-how database with plurality of potential scenarios. The system and method according to the invention can handle a large number of inputs, analyze the meaning of the input, prioritize operation, identify threats and produce instructions to the security personnel in response to events taking place in the secured site.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data describing at least one sensor from a sensors database;

receiving data describing at least one possible scenario from a scenario database;

receiving data describing location information for said at least one sensor from a geographical database;

receiving actual data describing location and movement of at least one monitored entity from at said least one sensor in combination with location information received from said geographical database;

receiving data defining whether a monitored entity is acting in abnormal behavior;

evaluating said received data to define a predicted scenario, and providing, based on that scenario, instructions to aim controllable sensors to said monitored entity in accordance to said predicted scenario and instruction and recommendation to security personnel.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to said step of evaluating receiving data from an experts know-how database.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to said step of evaluating receiving data from a decision support unit.

4. A system comprising:

a geographical database comprising location information of entities within a defined zone;

a situational awareness database comprising data describing abnormal behavior parameters defined for a plurality of predefined entities observable within said defined zone;

an expert know-how database comprising information describing performance of security devices, operational methodology models and security handling policies, and

a main unit capable of receiving information from said databases, comparing said received data to predefined patterns, identify if a security situation is in progress and to output instructions accordingly.

5. The system of claim 4 further comprising

a planning optimizer unit comprising information about gaps in security monitoring coverage in said zone and profiles of optimized deployment of security resources;

a decision support unit comprising information on the identification of potential scenarios, and

a training unit comprising an updateable bank of scenarios and past events,

wherein said additional units are in active communication with said main unit.

6. A method comprising:

receiving data describing location and direction of aiming of a video camera;

receiving data describing terrain elevation of an area, said camera video is aiming to said area,

calculating the 3-D location of at least one point intercepted by a line of sight of said camera and included in said area from said data describing location and direction of aiming of said camera and from said data describing terrain elevation of said area

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising

if more than one point in said terrain matches the results of said calculations, selecting from said more than one point that point which is closest to said camera

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising, prior to said step of calculating

receiving data from at least one additional sensor, monitoring said area, and

comparing data received from said at least one additional sensor with said data received from said video camera to calculate said 3-D location of said at least one point with better accuracy.