SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO- AND POSITION-BASED IDENTIFICATION

• US 20110018995A1
• Filed: 07/20/2010
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cognyte Technologies Israel Ltd. (Cognyte Software Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Briness, Arie, Hazzani, Gideon
• Granted Patent: US 9,247,216 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• 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 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/30 for supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information circuit switched telephony call monitoring H04M3/2281
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A system having interfaces to receive images from one or more cameras and location information with respect to wireless communication terminals. A notification may be received regarding an individual observed in the images. Next, wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual may be identified. From the identified wireless communication terminals, identification information applicable to the individual may be obtained. The identification information may be, e.g., personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first interface, which is operative to receive images from one or more cameras;

a second interface, which is operative to receive location information with respect to wireless communication terminals; and

a processor, which is configured to accept a notification pointing to an individual observed in the images, to identify, based on the location information received via the second interface, one or more of the wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual, and to obtain identification information applicable to the individual based on at least one of the identified wireless communication terminals.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the notification indicates a position within the images in which the individual is observed, and wherein the processor is configured to translate the position into an estimated geographical location of the individual and to identify the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual based on the estimated geographical location.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to extract identity attributes of one or more of the identified wireless communication terminals from the location information, and to retrieve the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the identity attributes comprise at least one attribute type selected from a group of types consisting of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal comprises personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal.

6. A system, comprising:

one or more cameras, which are operative to produce images;

an operator terminal, which is configured to display the images to an operator and to accept from the operator a notification pointing to an individual observed in the images; and

a processor, which is configured to accept location information with respect to wireless communication terminals, to identify, based on the location information, one or more of the wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual, and to obtain identification information applicable to the individual based on at least one of the identified wireless communication terminals.

7. The system according to claim 6, and comprising an interface, which is operative to receive the location information from at least one communication network with which the wireless communication terminals communicate.

8. The system according to claim 6, and comprising one or more interrogation devices, which are detached from any communication network with which the wireless terminals communicate, and which are configured to establish communication with the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual so as to produce the location information, and to provide the location information to the processor.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the interrogation devices are configured to extract from the communication identity attributes of the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual and to provide the identity attributes to the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to retrieve the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the identity attributes comprise at least one attribute type selected from a group of types consisting of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein each interrogation device is associated with a respective camera, and has a coverage area that matches a field-of-view of the camera.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein, when the individual appears in the images produced by multiple cameras, the processor is configured to present the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal only if the given wireless communication terminal established communication with at least two of the interrogation devices associated with the cameras in which the individual appears.

13. A method, comprising:

accepting images from one or more cameras;

accepting location information with respect to wireless communication terminals;

accepting from an operator a notification pointing to an individual observed in the images;

identifying, based on the location information, one or more of the wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual;

obtaining identification information applicable to the individual based on at least one of the identified wireless communication terminals; and

presenting at least some of the identification information to the operator.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the notification indicates a position within the images in which the individual is observed, and wherein identifying the wireless communication terminals comprises translating the position into an estimated geographical location of the individual and identifying the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual based on the estimated geographical location.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein obtaining the identification information comprises extracting identity attributes of one or more of the identified wireless communication terminals from the location information, and retrieving the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal comprises personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein accepting the location information comprises operating one or more interrogation devices, which are detached from any communication network with which the wireless terminals communicate, so as to cause the interrogation devices to establish communication with the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual and to produce the location information.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein operating the interrogation devices comprises causing the interrogation devices to extract from the communication identity attributes of the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual, and wherein obtaining the identification information comprises retrieve the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein each interrogation device is associated with a respective camera, and has a coverage area that matches a field-of-view of the camera.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, when the individual appears in the images produced by multiple cameras, presenting the identification information comprises presenting the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal only if the given wireless communication terminal established communication with at least two of the interrogation devices associated with the cameras in which the individual appears.