METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF FRIEND AND FOE IN A SECURITY INCIDENT
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring persons during a security incident at a school comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of emergency activation transmitters, a plurality of security sensors adapted to receive signals from the emergency activation transmitters, a plurality of video cameras, and a security alarm panel;
operatively linking the security sensors and video cameras to the security alarm panel;
installing the security sensors and video cameras in locations in a school building;
upon activation of an emergency activation transmitter in the school building, detecting by a security sensor the activation and sending an alarm to the security alarm panel and to local law enforcement and making the security alarm panel visible to local law enforcement;
displaying on the security alarm panel the location of the emergency activation on a building floor plan;
selecting a video camera proximate the location of the emergency activation and displaying the video feed from the selected camera on the security alarm panel;
using the video feed from the video camera, identifying a suspect and weapon;
using one or more of the plurality of video cameras to track the location of the suspect and displaying with indicia the suspect location on the building floor plan.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to providing a method and system that enables a first responder security officer to take command and control of a building having a security incident. Using the method and system herein, the security officer is able to clearly distinguish the positions of his building entry teams in the building relative to the position of a suspect through a graphic display of friend and foe designation whereupon he can precisely direct a maneuver to close with the suspect. A group of motion sensors are mounted throughout the building to monitor various hallways for movement and collocated RFID readers are interrogated by the security alarm panel software to provide the intelligence for the security alarm control panel to distinguish a police building entry team (Friend) from the suspect (Foe).
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1. A method for monitoring persons during a security incident at a school comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of emergency activation transmitters, a plurality of security sensors adapted to receive signals from the emergency activation transmitters, a plurality of video cameras, and a security alarm panel; operatively linking the security sensors and video cameras to the security alarm panel; installing the security sensors and video cameras in locations in a school building; upon activation of an emergency activation transmitter in the school building, detecting by a security sensor the activation and sending an alarm to the security alarm panel and to local law enforcement and making the security alarm panel visible to local law enforcement; displaying on the security alarm panel the location of the emergency activation on a building floor plan; selecting a video camera proximate the location of the emergency activation and displaying the video feed from the selected camera on the security alarm panel; using the video feed from the video camera, identifying a suspect and weapon; using one or more of the plurality of video cameras to track the location of the suspect and displaying with indicia the suspect location on the building floor plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system to monitor persons in a school building during a security incident comprising:
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a plurality of emergency activation transmitters, and a plurality of security sensors adapted to receive signals from the emergency activation transmitters; a plurality of video cameras for identification of an active shooter suspect and weapon; a security alarm panel, wherein the security sensors and video cameras are all operatively linked to the security alarm panel and to local law enforcement and making the security alarm panel visible to local law enforcement; wherein the security sensors and video cameras are all adapted to be installed in locations in a building; further wherein the security alarm panel is adapted to display a building floor plan including different indicia that designate the relative location of the security sensors and video cameras and further a status of each; a plurality of signaling stations, at least one installed in every classroom, and operatively linked to the security alarm panel; wherein each signaling station is adapted for two-way communications with the local law enforcement, thus enabling the ascertainment of the status of each classroom. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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