SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110215932A1
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Isaac Daniel Inventorship Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Isaac S. Daniel
• Inventors: DANIEL, ISAAC S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,711,034 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions

Abstract

A system comprising: at least one processor; at least one sensor; and computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and operative to: use the at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person; and trigger an alarm based on the number of persons or the identity of the person. A method comprising: using at least one processor to perform any or all of the following: use at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person; and triggering an alarm based on the number of persons or the identity of the person.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a. at least one processor;

b. at least one sensor; and

c. computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and operative to;

i. use the at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person; and

ii. trigger an alarm based on the number of persons or the identity of the person.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is a local alarm.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is a remote alarm.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein triggering an alarm includes using a means for communicating electronically to send an alarm to a user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is an e-mail.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is an SMS message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions are further operative to use the at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person in a space.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the space is a room.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned in or near a room.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a 3D sensor.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions comprise 3D sensor middleware.

12. A method comprising:

a. using at least one processor to perform any or all of the following;

i. use at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person; and

ii. trigger an alarm based on the number of persons or the identity of the person.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein triggering an alarm comprises triggering a local alarm.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein triggering an alarm comprises triggering a remote alarm.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein triggering an alarm includes using a means for communicating electronically to send an alarm to a user.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein triggering an alarm comprises sending an e-mail to a user.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein triggering an alarm comprises sending an SMS message to a user.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein using at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person comprises using at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person in a space.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the space is a room.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein using at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person comprises using at least one sensor positioned in or near a room to determine a number of persons or identity of a person in the room.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein using at least one sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person comprises using at least one 3D sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein using at least one 3D sensor to determine a number of persons or identity of a person comprises using computer executable instructions to analyze the data captured by at least one 3D sensor, and to determine the number of persons or identity of a person in the 3D sensor'"'"'s field of sensing.