SURVEILLANCE METHOD FOR MONITORING AN OBJECT OF VALUE

• US 20110148635A1
• Filed: 07/30/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cassidian Limited (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Cassidian Limited (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Henry, Manuel, Rousseau, Frédéric
• Granted Patent: US 9,117,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1436 with motion detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range

Abstract

A method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption, the object of value being equipped with an event detection device including: a circuit configured to provide contactless communication with a remote entity; a sensor configured to detect an event related to the monitoring of an object of value; a unit configured to collect energy; the method including a first step of collecting energy by the detection device; a second step, started following the detection of an event by the detection device, in the course of which energy collected during the first step is restored such that: the detection device activates at least one contactless communication circuit of a remote entity or searches for one; the detection device transmits to the contactless communication circuit of the remote entity information related to the detected event.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption, said object of value being equipped with an event detection device comprising:

a circuit configured to provide contactless communication with a remote entity;

a sensor configured to detect an event related to the monitoring of an object of value; and

a unit configured to collect energy;

said method comprising;

a first step (A) of collecting energy by said detection device;

a second step (B), started following the detection of an event by said detection device, in the course of which energy collected during said first step is restored such that;

said detection device activates at least one contactless communication circuit of a remote entity or searches for one;

said detection device transmits to said contactless communication circuit of said remote entity information related to the detected event.

2. The method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption according to claim 1, wherein the energy collected in said first step (A) is obtained using a MEMS system that is configured to collect kinetic energy.

3. An event detection device related to monitoring an object of value, implementing a method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption according to claim 1, comprising:

a circuit configured to provide contactless communication with a remote entity;

a sensor configured to detect an event related to the monitoring of an object of value; and

a unit configured to collect energy;

wherein

said event detection device is provided on said object of value.

4. The event detection device related to the monitoring of an object of value according to claim 3, comprising a storage unit configured to store an indication that an event has been detected.

5. The event detection device related to the monitoring of an object of value according to claim 3, wherein said information related to the detected event transmitted in said second step is constituted of previously stored information and/or additional information determined using a microcomputer.

6. The event detection device related to the monitoring of an object of value according to claim 3, wherein said event detection device is equipped with a radio communication interface in conformance with proximity interface standards ISO/IEC 14443 ‘

Identification cards—

Contactless integrated circuit cards—

Proximity cards.’

7. The event detection device related to the monitoring of an object of value according to claim 3, wherein said event detection device is equipped with a radio communication interface in conformance with vicinity interface standards ISO/IEC 15693 ‘

Identification cards—

Contactless integrated circuit cards—

Vicinity cards.’

8. A piece of mobile communication equipment adapted to cooperate with an event detection device according to claim 3, wherein the mobile communication equipment comprises a radiocommunication interface allowing events to be reported to a central event management server, said interface being constituted of a professional mobile radio system.

9. A method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption, said object of value being equipped with an event detection device comprising:

a circuit configured to provide contactless communication with a remote entity;

a sensor configured to detect an event related to the monitoring of an object of value; and

a unit configured to collect energy;

said method comprising

collecting energy by said detection device; and

after detecting an event by said detection device, restoring the energy collected by said detection device to enable said detection device to (a) activate, or search for, at least one contactless communication circuit of a remote entity, and (b) transmit to said contactless communication circuit of said remote entity information related to the detected event.

10. The method of monitoring an object of value to optimize energy consumption according to claim 9, wherein said object of value is a weapon.

11. An event detection device adapted to monitor an object of value, the device comprising:

a circuit configured to provide contactless communication with a remote entity;

a sensor configured to detect an event related to the monitoring of the object of value, and

a unit configured to collect energy;

wherein said event detection device is provided on said object of value, and

wherein after detecting the event, said detection device is adapted to restore the collected energy to enable said detection device to (a) activate, or search for, at least one contactless communication circuit of a remote entity, and (b) transmit to said contactless communication circuit of said remote entity information related to the detected event.

12. The event detection device according to claim 11, wherein said object of value is a weapon.