MONITORING OBJECTS IN MOTION ALONG A STATIC ROUTE USING SENSORY DETECTION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a system having sensory input devices, the static route having route portions, each route portion having at least one sensory input device for monitoring OIM activity in that route portion, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication identifying a designated OIM;
determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion;
if the designated OIM is entering a route portion, generating monitored output representing activity in that route portion using the at least one sensory input device for that route portion;
streaming the monitored output for that route portion to a user;
determining if the designated OIM is exiting the route portion;
if the designated OIM is exiting out of the route portion, determining if there are any more route portions and, if there are any more route portions, returning to the determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion step; and
if there are no more route portions, stopping the streaming to the user.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a plurality of objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a plurality of sensory detection devices, the static route having a plurality of route portions, each route portion having an entering boundary and an exiting boundary, at least one OIM being a designated OIM and having a tag indicating the location of the designated OIM along the route, the system comprising a plurality of sensory detection devices corresponding to the plurality of route portions for monitoring activity in each of the plurality of route portions and for providing monitor output representing activity within each of the plurality of route portions, a plurality of data stores corresponding to each of the plurality of route portions for receiving and storing the monitor output for each of the plurality of route portions, and a plurality of location detectors communicative with the tag of the designated OIM for identifying the location of the designated OIM, each location detector providing output when the designated OIM is located within a route portion.
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1. A method for monitoring objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a system having sensory input devices, the static route having route portions, each route portion having at least one sensory input device for monitoring OIM activity in that route portion, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication identifying a designated OIM; determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion; if the designated OIM is entering a route portion, generating monitored output representing activity in that route portion using the at least one sensory input device for that route portion; streaming the monitored output for that route portion to a user; determining if the designated OIM is exiting the route portion; if the designated OIM is exiting out of the route portion, determining if there are any more route portions and, if there are any more route portions, returning to the determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion step; and if there are no more route portions, stopping the streaming to the user.
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2. A method for monitoring objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a system having a plurality of sensory detection devices, the static route having a plurality of route portions, each route portion having at least one sensory detection device for monitoring OIM activity in that route portion and generating a monitor output representing the OIM activity in that route portion, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication identifying a designated OIM; generating monitor outputs for each route portion; storing the monitor outputs in respective route portion databases along with a time of storage value; determining if the designated OIM is located in a route portion; and if the designated OIM is located in a route portion, storing a time of entry into and a time of exit from that route portion in a designated OIM database. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring a plurality of objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a plurality of sensory detection devices, the static route having a plurality of route portions, each route portion having an entering boundary and an exiting boundary, at least one OIM being a designated OIM and having a tag indicating the location of the designated OIM along the route, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensory detection devices corresponding to the plurality of route portions for monitoring activity in each of the plurality of route portions and for providing monitor output representing activity within each of the plurality of route portions; a plurality of data stores corresponding to each of the plurality of route portions for receiving and storing the monitor output for each of the plurality of route portions; and a plurality of location detectors communicative with the tag of the designated OIM for identifying the location of the designated OIM, each location detector providing output when the designated OIM is located within a route portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium for operating in a system comprising a processing unit, a memory, a bus, and input/output (I/O) interfaces, for implementing a method for monitoring objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a system having sensory input devices, the static route having route portions, each route portion having at least one sensory detection device for monitoring OIM activity in that route portion, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication identifying a designated OIM; generating monitor outputs for each route portion; storing the monitor outputs in respective route portion databases along with a time of storage value; determining if the designated OIM is located in a route portion; and if the designated OIM is located in a route portion, storing a time of entry into and a time of exit from that route portion in a designated OIM database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for deploying computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a process for monitoring objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a system having sensory input devices, the static route having route portions, each route portion having at least one sensory input device for monitoring OIM activity in that route portion, the process comprising:
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receiving an indication identifying a designated OIM; generating monitor output representing activity in each route portion using the at least one sensory input device for each route portion; storing the monitor output from each route portion in a route portion database for that route portion along with a time of storage; determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion; if the designated OIM is entering a route portion, generating a time stamp in representing the time the designated OIM entered the route portion; storing the time stamp in, an identifier for the designated OIM and an identifier for the route portion; determining if the designated OIM is exiting the route portion; if the designated OIM is exiting the route portion generating a time stamp out representing the time that the designated OIM exited the route portion; and determining if there are any more route portions and, if there are any more route portions, returning to determining if the designated OIM is entering a route portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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