Surveillance system

• US 7,106,333 B1
• Filed: 02/19/2002
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: VistaScape Security Systems Corp. (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Milinusic, Tomislav F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kimbinh T.
• Application Number:
  US10/079,639
• Time in Patent Office: 1,666 Days
• Field of Search: 345/473, 345/474, 348/143, 348/159, 348/154, 348/152, 348/153, 348/155, 382/168
• US Class Current: 345/474
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19634 Electrical details of the system, e.g. component blocks for carrying out specific functions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence

Abstract

A system is provided for collecting surveillance data from one or more sensor units and incorporating the surveillance data into a surveillance database. The system is configured to retrieve surveillance data from the surveillance database and perform predetermined analytical functions on the data. The system is also configured to present surveillance data and the results of data analysis in one or more predetermined formats.

Claims

1. A surveillance management system for controlling at least one position-controllable surveillance device in response to processed surveillance data, comprising:

a sensor system including the at least one position-controllable surveillance device and configured to detect predetermined conditions and generate surveillance data in response thereto, said surveillance data including position data;

a processing system configured to receive said surveillance data and incorporate said surveillance data into a surveillance database;

a control and command system operative to retrieve predetermined position data from said surveillance data in said surveillance database and to generate a position control signal in accordance with said position data, and

a position-controllable surveillance device responsive to said control signal for adjusting the position of the surveillance device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said control and command system is further configured to generate and output reports based upon said surveillance data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said control and command system is further configured to distribute said surveillance data over a network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said control and command system is further configured to generate graphical representations for display on a display device, based upon said surveillance data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor system comprises a sensor unit.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said sensor unit is configured to detect predetermined conditions and to generate surveillance data representative of the detected conditions.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said surveillance data comprises data indicative of the time said conditions where detected.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said surveillance data comprises data indicative of the location of said detected conditions.

9. A surveillance management system for providing a position control signal usable by a position-controllable surveillance device comprising:

a memory;

a surveillance database stored on said memory;

said surveillance database operative for storing surveillance data collected by a surveillance sensor unit, said surveillance data including position data; and

a surveillance server associated with said memory and configured to receive surveillance data including said position data from a surveillance sensor unit configured to detect predetermined conditions, to generate surveillance data representative of the detected conditions, and to generate a position control signal for utilization by said position-controllable surveillance device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said surveillance server is further configured to incorporate surveillance data received from said surveillance sensor unit into said surveillance database.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said surveillance data comprises data indicative of the time said predetermined conditions were detected.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said surveillance data comprises data indicative of the location where said predetermined conditions were detected.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said surveillance data comprises data representative of said detected conditions.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said surveillance data comprises video data representative of said detected conditions.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein said surveillance sensor unit comprises a detection device.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein said surveillance sensor unit comprises a plurality of detect ion devices.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said detection device comprises a cam era.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said camera is responsive to the visible light spectrum.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said camera is responsive to infrared radiation (IR).

20. The system of claim 17, wherein said camera comprises a video camera.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein said dejection device comprises a position detection device.