Interactive surveillance device
First Claim
1. An automatically activated and operated interactive surveillance device for the detection and continual surveillance of an intruder, comprising:
- a stationary portion having a plurality of passive detectors capable of continually scanning an area and providing for the detection of radiation emission by an intruder, and said stationary portion further including a stepper motor disposed therein and having a substantially vertical shaft extending upward therefrom;
a rotatable platform secured to said shaft of said stepper motor, with said rotatable platform including camera means pivotally mounted thereon to allow arcuate movement in a horizontal plane, and camera tilt means mounted between said rotatable platform and said camera means to control arcuate movement of said camera means in a vertical plane;
said rotatable platform further including active rangefinding means mounted thereon, with said active rangefinding means being aligned with said camera means, and;
control means including circuitry for the determination of the azimuth of the intruder by said passive detectors, operation of said stepper motor to cause said rotatable platform to rotate to align said camera means and said active rangefinding means with the intruder, activation of said active rangefinding means to determine the range from said surveillance device to the intruder, control of said camera tilt means to adjust the vertical elevation of said camera means to aim said camera means at the intruder according to the range determined by said active rangefinding means, and activation of said camera means, whereby;
said interactive surveillance device continually scans a predetermined area by means of said plurality of passive detectors, rotates said rotatable platform to align said active rangefinding means and said camera means with the intruder when the intruder is detected by said passive detectors and activates said active rangefinding means, operates said camera tilt means according to the range determined by said active rangefinding means, and activates said camera means to provide high resolution views of the intruder.
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Abstract
An automated interactive surveillance device provides passive infrared surveillance of a predetermined area to determine if an intruder enters the area. When the passive infrared detectors detect such an intruder, the device acts to aim a camera and ultrasonic rangefinder in the appropriate direction. The rangefinder determines the precise distance from the device to the intruder, whereupon the camera is accurately focused, the focal length adjusted for a relatively narrow field of view providing good resolution at the selected distance, and the angular elevation of the camera is adjusted appropriately. The passive infrared detectors may cooperate with a program to determine an approximate size for the detected intruder, based upon the amount of heat detected and the range determined by the ultrasonic rangefinder, to thus determine whether or not a human threat exists. The device may be elevated, with programming considering camera height, range to the intruder, and amount of heat detected to determine the approximate height of the intruder and aim the camera accordingly for a high resolution facial shot. One or more devices as needed may be connected to a remote monitoring site.
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13 Claims
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1. An automatically activated and operated interactive surveillance device for the detection and continual surveillance of an intruder, comprising:
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a stationary portion having a plurality of passive detectors capable of continually scanning an area and providing for the detection of radiation emission by an intruder, and said stationary portion further including a stepper motor disposed therein and having a substantially vertical shaft extending upward therefrom; a rotatable platform secured to said shaft of said stepper motor, with said rotatable platform including camera means pivotally mounted thereon to allow arcuate movement in a horizontal plane, and camera tilt means mounted between said rotatable platform and said camera means to control arcuate movement of said camera means in a vertical plane; said rotatable platform further including active rangefinding means mounted thereon, with said active rangefinding means being aligned with said camera means, and; control means including circuitry for the determination of the azimuth of the intruder by said passive detectors, operation of said stepper motor to cause said rotatable platform to rotate to align said camera means and said active rangefinding means with the intruder, activation of said active rangefinding means to determine the range from said surveillance device to the intruder, control of said camera tilt means to adjust the vertical elevation of said camera means to aim said camera means at the intruder according to the range determined by said active rangefinding means, and activation of said camera means, whereby; said interactive surveillance device continually scans a predetermined area by means of said plurality of passive detectors, rotates said rotatable platform to align said active rangefinding means and said camera means with the intruder when the intruder is detected by said passive detectors and activates said active rangefinding means, operates said camera tilt means according to the range determined by said active rangefinding means, and activates said camera means to provide high resolution views of the intruder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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