System and Method for Video/Audio and Event Dispatch Using Positioning System

• US 20150049190A1
• Filed: 08/13/2013
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Galvez, Miguel, Rajan, Abhay, Lam, Kapang
• Granted Patent: US 10,482,738 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19602 Image analysis to detect motion of the intruder, e.g. by frame subtraction
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19608 Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/00 Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/002 Generating a prealarm to the central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A system and method for operating a network security system implementing security cameras, motion sensors, access control systems, security door locks, and mobile panic button devices within a monitored area. Security cameras transmit video to a network video recorder and the video is analyzed by a video analytics system to determine if a security event is occurring. If a security event occurs, a security control system calls a dispatch service, which transmits a notification to only those security guards who are within a given area of the event.

Claims

1. A security system comprising:

one or more security cameras that capture image data;

a network video recorder for storing and distributing the image data from the security cameras; and

a security control system that receives position information from mobile user devices and provides access to the image data at the mobile user devices based on the position information relative to locations of alarm conditions.

2. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network video recorder includes a video analytics system that analyzes the image data from the security cameras for security events and generates the alarm conditions in response to detecting the security events in the image data.

3. The security system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the security control system determines the locations of the alarm conditions by accessing position information for the security cameras that generated the image data that gave rise to the alarm conditions.

4. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security control system monitors security and/or safety devices for alarm conditions.

5. The security system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the security control system extracts position information from the security and/or safety devices that generated the alarm conditions to determine the locations of the alarm conditions.

6. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security control system includes a dispatch service that distributes a reference to the image data to one or more mobile user devices in response to the alarm conditions.

7. The security system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the dispatch service distributes the reference by transmitting a message to the one or more mobile user devices.

8. The security system as claimed in claim 1 further including one or more mobile panic button devices that enable users to selectively generate an alarm condition.

9. The security system as claimed in claim 8, wherein for the mobile panic button devices, the location of the alarm condition is based on position information for the mobile panic button devices.

10. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile user devices determine their respective locations and periodically transmit the position information to the security control system.

11. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security control system stores the position information in a database.

12. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security control system determines a predicted path of a subject that generated the alarm condition and provides access to the image data at the mobile user devices based on the position information relative to the predicted path of the subject.

13. A method for distributing security image data, comprising:

capturing image data;

receiving position information from mobile user devices; and

providing access to the image data at the mobile user devices based on the position information relative to locations of alarm conditions.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising analyzing the image data for security events and generating the alarm conditions in response to detecting the security events.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising determining the locations of the alarm conditions by accessing position information for the security camera.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising monitoring security and/or safety devices for alarm conditions.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising extracting position information from the security and/or safety devices that generated the alarm conditions to determine the locations of the alarm conditions.

18. The method according to claim 13, further comprising distributing a reference to the image data to one or more mobile user devices in response to the alarm conditions.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising distributing the reference by transmitting a message to the one or more mobile user devices.

20. The method according to claim 13, further comprising enabling users to selectively generate alarm condition with mobile panic button devices.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising determining the locations of the alarm conditions based on position information for the mobile panic button devices.

22. The method according to claim 13, further comprising periodically determining the location of the mobile user devices and storing the location information in a database.

23. The method according to claim 13, further comprising determining a predicted path of a subject that generated the alarm condition and providing access to the image data at the mobile user devices based on the position information relative to the predicted path of the subject.