Surveillance and alerting system and method
First Claim
1. A combination surveillance and paging system, comprising:
- means for monitoring a surveillance area;
means connected to the monitoring means for detecting that a triggering event has occurred in the surveillance area; and
means responsive to the detecting means for alerting an individual that the triggering event has occurred.
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Abstract
A combination surveillance and alerting system and method in a restaurant that serves take-out customers. A video camera monitors a parking space for take-out customers, and sends video to an image recognition program, which detects when a vehicle enters the parking space. The detection triggers a controller to start a timer and instruct an on-premises paging transmitter to page an employee responsible for serving takeout customers. The image recognition program detects when the employee enters a greeting zone for greeting customers, and the controller prepares an elapsed greeting time report for management. The image recognition program also detects when the vehicle leaves the parking space, and the controller prepares a total service time report for management.
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24 Claims
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1. A combination surveillance and paging system, comprising:
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means for monitoring a surveillance area;
means connected to the monitoring means for detecting that a triggering event has occurred in the surveillance area; and
means responsive to the detecting means for alerting an individual that the triggering event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A combination surveillance and paging system in a restaurant that serves takeout customers, comprising:
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a video camera for monitoring a parking space for the takeout customers;
an image recognition program connected to the video camera for detecting that a vehicle has entered the parking space; and
an on-premises paging transmitter for paging an employee in response to detecting that the vehicle has entered the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of managing a surveillance area, comprising:
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monitoring the surveillance area with a video camera;
sending video from the video camera to an image recognition program, said program being adapted to detect changes in the video image meeting predefined criteria for a triggering event;
detecting by the program that a triggering event has occurred in the surveillance area; and
alerting an individual in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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