METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND/OR SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

• US 20120183230A1
• Filed: 01/17/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Benco, David S., Lopez, Jose de Francisco, Saunders, Catriona M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/80 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

Existing video surveillance security approaches enhanced with suitable functionality of the telecommunications wireless network are provided. Security personnel are equipped with hand-held devices capable of recording video, photos, audio, and text. This data is geo-tagged and time-stamped by the application and uploaded to the telecommunications network and stored in the network. As such, the geo-tagged, time-stamped information is immediately available to other investigators who are in the same geographic vicinity through access controls administered by a secure social network. The information may also be accessible from remote locations via the internet. All wireless and Internet communications may be protected using end-to-end secure transport layer communications protocols.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing security in an area of interest, the method comprising:

recording real-time data regarding the area of interest or events occurring in the area of interest;

providing a time-stamp for the recorded data;

providing geolocation information for the recorded data;

selectively annotating the recorded data with additional information; and

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uploading the recorded data to a central network location.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the recorded data comprises at least one of video data, photographs, audio data and text data.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the recording is conducted by a mobile device.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the additional information comprises at least one of audio data, text data and audio-to-text convert data.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the uploading is conducted using a secure transport layer communication protocol.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising performing digital analytics on the recorded data.

7. A method for enhancing security in an area of interest, the method comprising:

receiving recorded, selectively annotated real-time data regarding the area of interest or events occurring in the area of interest, the recorded data being provided with a time-stamp and geolocation information; and

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maintaining the recorded, selectively annotated real-time data at a central network location accessible to a plurality of users.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the receiving is through a secure transport layer communication protocol.

9. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the central network location is accessible by the plurality of users through a secure transport layer communication protocol.

10. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the recorded, selectively annotated real-time data comprises at least one of video data, audio data, photographs, text and audio-to-text converted data.

11. The method as set forth in claim 7 further comprising selectively performing analytics on the recorded data.

12. A device for enhancing security in an area of interest, the device comprising:

a recording module operative to record real-time data regarding the area of interest or events occurring in the area interest;

a time-stamped module operative to provide a time-stamp for the recorded data;

a geolocation module operative to communication with a geolocation server to provide geolocation information to the recorded data;

an annotation module operative to selectively incorporate additional information in the recorded data; and

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an upload module operative to upload the recorded data.

13. The device as set forth in claim 12 wherein the recorded data comprises at least one of video data, photographs, audio data and text data.

14. The device as set forth in claim 12 wherein the device is implemented as a mobile device.

15. A system for enhancing security in an area of interest, the system comprising:

a tagged digital media repository operative to receive recorded, selectively annotated real-time data regarding the area of interest or events occurring in the area of interest, the recorded data being provided with a time-stamp and a geolocation information, and maintaining the recorded selectively annotated real-time data; and

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an analytics engine operative to selectively perform analytics on the recorded selectively annotated real-time data.

16. The system as set forth in claim 15 further comprising a geolocation server.

17. The system as set forth in claim 15 further comprising an encryption module.

18. The system as set forth in claim 15 further comprising a social network server.

19. The system as set forth in claim 15 wherein the recorded, selectively annotated data comprises at least one of video data, photographs, audio data and text data.

20. The system as set forth in claim 15 wherein the receiving is conducted using a secure transport layer communication protocol.