Portable instantaneous wireless even based photo identification and alerting security system

• US 7,161,479 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2003
• Issued: 01/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: EvidencePix
• Original Assignee: Raymond J. Sobol
• Inventors: Sobol, Raymond J.
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V.
• Application Number:
  US10/638,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20040095236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,246 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426.1, 340/425.5, 340/691.5, 340/541, 340/500, 340/531, 340/539.25, 340/517, 340/521, 307/10.2
• US Class Current: 340/506
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream

Abstract

A portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting security system ideally suited for mobile protection of property, spaces and people, and for protection in motor vehicles, residences, businesses and other commercial locations, either as a stand alone system or as an addition in whole or in part to existing security systems, when an intruder enters into personal spaces, detection devices determine the intruder'"'"'s presence and digital photographs are immediately taken, and securely transmitted to pre-determined recipients that may include an owner-operator, apprehending authorities or others. Time and date are annotated to these photographs. Furthermore, an audio message is sent to the owner-operator, apprehending authorities or others that the intrusion is occurring, also annotating this information with time and date, thus enabling an opportunity to respond immediately to the intrusion. If desired, a local audio message at the intrusion location may announce to the intruder that detection has been made and or that photographs have already been taken and securely transmitted.

Claims

1. A portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of unwanted intruders into personal spaces comprising:

at least one sensor to detect intrusion;

at least one digital camera to take at least one picture of an intruder responsive to triggering the at least one sensor;

a cellular telephone module to communicate with at least one of a person or a device external to the wireless event based photo identification and alerting system;

an email multi-media messaging service to facilitate communication using the cellular telephone module;

at least one record-able and replay-able audio message;

a data storage to contain programming instructions received either from a keypad or an external computer;

a communication port;

an electronic microprocessor based control unit coupled with the data storage, the at least one sensor the at least one camera, the cellular telephone module and the communication port to provide a compressed format file of the at least one picture taken by the digital camera;

thereby providing instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting;

a rechargeable battery power supply to provide power to the wireless event based photo identification and alerting system; and

an on-off switch.

2. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 1, wherein:

at least one digital photograph is taken of an intruder upon the intruder triggering the at least one detection sensor; and

wherein

the at least one digital photograph is compressed to form a compressed format file; and

wherein

the compressed format file is annotated with a date and time; and

wherein

the compressed format file is transmitted, at least one of individually or in batches, via the cellular telephone module using the email multi-media messaging service to a pre-programmed recipient using secure encryption.

3. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 1, wherein:

at least one digital photograph is taken of an intruder upon the intruder triggering the at least one detection sensor; and

wherein

the at least one digital photograph is compressed to form a compressed format file; and

wherein

the compressed format file is annotated with a date and time; and

wherein

the compressed format file is transmitted, at least one of individually or in batches, via the cellular telephone module using the email multi-media messaging service to a central control center that archives the at least one digital photograph and sends a copy to pre-programmed recipients by at least one of wireless or wire based modes using secure encryption.

4. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 1, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, a pre-recorded audio message, annotated with a time and date, is sent on a via the cellular telephone module to a pre-programmed recipient.

5. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 1, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, a pre-recorded audio message, annotated with a time and date, is sent via the cellular telephone module to a central control center that archives the message and relays the message to a pre-programmed recipient by at least one of wireless or wire based modes.

6. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 1, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, at least one of a pre-recorded audio message or an alarm sound is played proximate to the intruder alerting the intruder to detection.

7. A portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of unwanted intruders into personal spaces comprising:

at least one digital camera to take pictures of an intruder responsive to detection of an intruder;

a cellular telephone module to communicate with at least one of a person or a device external to the wireless event based photo identification and alerting system;

an email multi-media messaging service to facilitate communication using the cellular telephone module;

at least one record-able and replay-able audio message;

a data storage to contain programming instructions received either from a keypad or an external computer;

a communication port; and

an electronic microprocessor based control unit coupled with the data storage, the at least one camera, the cellular telephone module and the communication part to provide a compressed format file of the at least one picture taken by the digital camera;

thereby providing instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting.

8. The instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 7, further comprising:

at least one other installed or new security system;

wherein the other installed or new security system includes at least one sensor to detect intrusion, a power source and an on-off switch.

9. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 8, wherein:

at least one digital photograph is taken of an intruder upon the intruder triggering the at least one detection sensor; and

wherein

the at least one digital photograph is compressed to form a compressed format file; and

wherein

the compressed format file is annotated with a date and time; and

wherein

the compressed format file is transmitted, at least one of individually or in batches, via the cellular telephone module using the email multi-media messaging service to a pre-programmed recipient using secure encryption.

10. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 8, wherein:

a least one digital photograph is taken of an intruder upon the intruder triggering the at least one detection sensor; and

wherein

the at least one digital photograph is compressed to form a compressed format file; and

wherein

the compressed format file is annotated with a date and time; and

wherein

the compressed format file is transmitted, at least one of individually or in batches, via the cellular telephone module using the email multi-media messaging service to a central control center that archives the at least one digital photograph and sends a copy to pre-programmed recipients by at least one of wireless or wire based modes using secure encryption.

11. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 8, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, a pre-recorded audio message, annotated with a time and date, is sent on a via the cellular telephone module to a pre-programmed recipient.

12. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 8, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, a pre-recorded audio message, annotated with a time and date, is sent via the cellular telephone module to a central control center that archives the message and relays the message to a pre-programmed recipient by at least one of wireless or wire based modes.

13. The portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting system of claim 8, wherein:

upon triggering the at least one detection sensor by an intruder, at least one of a pre-recorded audio message or an alarm sound is played proximate to the intruder alerting the intruder to detection.