VIRTUAL WATCH
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a location, the method comprising:
- recording images at the location;
providing a user interface for enabling a general public user to view the images over a network;
providing a report suspicious activity option on the user interface for enabling the general public user to report suspicious activity seen at the location; and
responsive to receiving a user report of suspicious activity, generating a report of suspicious activity for the location.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for monitoring a location. For example, the disclosed embodiments may be utilized to monitor a border, such as, but not limited to, the border between the United States and Mexico. In addition, the disclosed embodiments may be utilized to monitor any location including, but not limited to, residential locations, businesses, warehouses, and mass transportation facilities. In one embodiment, a web portal is provided in which the general public may view streaming video and/or still images associated with cameras placed along the monitored location. A user viewing one or more selected cameras is provided with an option to report suspicious activities seen on the one or more selected cameras. The report is sent to one or more local law enforcement agencies associated with the location of the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a location, the method comprising:
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recording images at the location; providing a user interface for enabling a general public user to view the images over a network; providing a report suspicious activity option on the user interface for enabling the general public user to report suspicious activity seen at the location; and responsive to receiving a user report of suspicious activity, generating a report of suspicious activity for the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring a location, the method comprising:
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recording images at the location; providing a user interface for enabling a user to view the images over a network; providing a report activity option on the user interface for enabling the user to report activity seen at the location; and responsive to receiving a user report of activity via the report activity option on the user interface, transmitting a report of activity for the location to a local law enforcement agency associated with the location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for border surveillance and control, the system comprising:
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a plurality of video cameras, wherein each video camera is associated with a particular portion of a border; and a network server in communication with the plurality video cameras, the server operable to host streams of images received from the video cameras, the network server in communication with one or more client systems for enabling one or more general public users to view the images received from the video cameras, the network server operable to receive an indication of an alert from the one or more clients systems, the alert being associated with the images received from one of the video cameras, the indication including a first identifier identifying a camera associated with the alert and a second identifier associated with a user that generated the alert; and
the network server operable to generate a border activity message to one of a plurality of law enforcement contacts, the one of a plurality of law enforcement contacts selected in response to the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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