Systems and Methods for Disrupting Criminal Activity

• US 20110133937A1
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B.I. Incorporated (Geo Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: B.I. Incorporated (Geo Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Newell, Joseph P., Buck, James J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,629,776 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for behavior determination. As an example, a system for behavior determination is disclosed that includes: a first monitoring device, a second monitoring device, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system is operable to: receive information from the first monitoring device; receive information from the second monitoring device; identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device; identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and characterize an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

Claims

1. A behavior determination system, the system comprising:

a first monitoring device;

a second monitoring device; and

a monitoring system operable to;

receive information from the first monitoring device;

receive information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring system includes:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium having instructions executable by the processor to;

receive the information from the first monitoring device;

receive the information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least the first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least the second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize the intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is friendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as a friendly interaction.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

provide an alert indicating the friendly interaction.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the friendly interaction corresponds to a common gang affiliation of the first individual and the second individual.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

define a common zone around both the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the interaction is a first interaction, and wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

receive information from a third monitoring device;

identify at least a third zone around the third monitoring device; and

characterize a second intersection of the third zone and the common zone.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein characterizing the second intersection includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a third individual associated with the third monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

providing an alert indicating the unfriendly interaction.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the friendly interaction corresponds to an adverse gang affiliation of the first individual and the second individual.

12. A method for behavior determination, the method comprising:

monitoring a first location of a first monitoring device;

monitoring a second location of a second monitoring device;

receiving the first location from the first monitoring device;

receiving the second location from the second monitoring device;

identifying at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identifying at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterizing an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is friendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as a friendly interaction.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

providing an alert indicating the friendly interaction.

15. The method of claim 13, the method further comprising:

defining a common zone around both the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the interaction is a first interaction, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving information from a third monitoring device;

identifying at least a third zone around the third monitoring device; and

characterizing a second intersection of the third zone and the common zone.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein characterizing the second intersection includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a third individual associated with the third monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

providing an alert indicating the unfriendly interaction.

20. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

receive information from the first monitoring device;

receive information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.