Method For Performing Video Surveillance Of A Mobile Unit

• US 20130182118A1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Olker, Tim J., Williams, Leslie J.
• Application Number:
  US13/350,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20130182118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/158
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network is provided. A wireless network receives a surveillance request for a mobile unit. The surveillance request comes from a law enforcement agency and includes the identity of the mobile unit and a geographical area. The wireless network determines that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area and sends the geographical location of the mobile unit from the wireless network to the law enforcement agency.

Claims

1. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network, comprising:

receiving a surveillance request for a mobile unit at the wireless network from a law enforcement agency, the surveillance request including the identity of the mobile unit and a geographical area;

determining at the wireless network that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area; and

sending the geographical location from the wireless network to the law enforcement agency.

2. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the surveillance request comprises a request for visual surveillance.

3. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the surveillance request comprises a priority level.

4. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the surveillance request comprises a time of day in which the surveillance should occur.

5. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area comprises determining that the mobile unit has initiated a call.

6. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area comprises determining that the mobile unit has received a call.

7. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area comprises determining that the mobile unit has sent a text message.

8. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area comprises determining that the mobile unit has received a text message.

9. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining that the mobile unit has entered the geographical area comprises determining that the mobile unit has updated the status of the mobile unit.

10. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 1, the method further comprising determining that the mobile unit has left the geographical area.

11. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 10, the method further comprising reporting to the law enforcement agency that the mobile unit is no longer located within the geographical area.

12. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 10, further comprising sending the new geographical location from the wireless network to the law enforcement agency.

13. A method for performing video surveillance of a mobile unit in a wireless network in accordance with claim 12, wherein the step of sending the new geographical location comprises sending the new geographical coordinates of the mobile unit.