Anti terrorist and homeland security public safety warning system

• US 7,245,223 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2003
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard Steven Trela
• Original Assignee: Richard Steven Trela
• Inventors: Trela, Richard Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US10/720,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20050190061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,335 Days
• Field of Search: 340/540, 340/539.1, 340/573.1, 340/693.1, 340/691.6, 340/531, 709206-207, 348/143, 379/37, 379/45, 455/404.1, 455/404.2
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/12 Manually actuated calamity alarm transmitting arrangements emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm, activators, e.g. details of alarm push buttons mounted on an infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data

Abstract

An anti-terrorist and crime fighting system, method and apparatus, of isolating terrorists and criminals by providing a predetermined audio-visual stimulus into controlled public or private environments in order to elicit specific human responses, reactions and judgment changes in terrorists or other criminals. This stimuli is further utilized to create multiple stimuli points in the controlled environment by the dissemination of real-time intelligence being shown to the general public. This action creates further observable judgment changes in the terrorists and criminals as the general public become more aware of their environment and the people in it. The suspicious reactions are monitored by the general public as well as by onsite and behind the scenes security personnel via a real time camera system. The audio visual stimulus is provided by the nation'"'"'s most active intelligence agencies in real time, which further stimulates terrorists or criminals into manifesting suspicious or guarded-judgment or physical action-changes, due to the uncertainty of what new information may be displayed next. This also serves as a continued interest point for the general public because of it'"'"'s ever-changing nature of the information. Provided in the system is a method of making “one touch” e-911 call or terrorist hotline call via a specially designed emergency communication device. The system enables highly populated areas to be stimulated strategically in order isolate terrorists amongst the general public in high risk public places such as, airports, borders, public buildings, courthouses, hotels, sports events and other such high risk targets to potential terrorists. The system can also be utilized to quickly disseminate Amber Alerts across the nation.

Claims

1. A method of identifying suspicious persons, including wanted terrorists and criminals, by providing predetermined audio-visual stimuli in controlled public or private environments in order to elicit specific human responses, reactions and judgment changes in said suspicious persons, comprising the steps of:

(a) creating multiple stimuli points in said controlled environments for showing said predetermined audio-visual stimuli in the form of real-time intelligence regarding “

wanted terrorists”

to the general public including any said suspicious persons that may be present;

(b) providing a central audio-visual data storage and retrieval system accessible by at least one law enforcement agency for storing said “

wanted terrorists”

intelligence including images and information;

(c) providing a central processing center for retrieving, prioritizing and encoding said images and information so that said images and information act as an effective audio-visual stimulus for evoking at least one of said specific human responses and reactions;

(d) preparing the prioritized and encoded images and information in forms capable of being published on the Internet and on cable communication networks for distribution to predetermined high terrorist risk locations corresponding to said controlled environments;

(e) publishing the prioritized and encoded information on the Internet and on one or more cable communication networks;

(f) providing a portable apparatus and a stationary apparatus each of which displays said “

wanted terrorists”

images and information in a predetermined manner that evokes said specific human responses and reactions in said suspicious persons;

(g) monitoring and capturing said specific human responses and reactions on camera;

(h) using human surveillance to monitor and analyze said specific human responses and reactions;

(i) transmitting electronically said specific human responses and reactions to at least one remote location for security evaluation; and

(j) remotely verifying the predetermined audio-visual stimuli being disseminated at said controlled environments.

2. A system for providing enhanced law enforcement capability and a collective public awareness environment through widespread public emergency communications, wherein the general public receives real-time information regarding suspicious persons, including wanted terrorists and criminals, in highly populated public locations that have been designated as high risk to terrorist attacks, comprising:

portable emergency display and recharging units strategically located at waiting areas and entrance areas of said high risk public locations, said unit each including a portable e-911 cellular calling wand, a portable cellular recharging device for said cellular calling wand, a backup emergency phone, and a display;

whereby the general public is able to use the calling wand to place e-911 calls or terrorist hotline calls, with a single press of a button, to security personnel at said public location and/or to remotely located federal authorities, and to use the backup phone to place emergency calls during a power outage; and

wherein the display provides real-time images and information of said suspicious persons that evokes both (i) heightened awareness in the general public of their surroundings in the waiting areas and entrance areas regarding said suspicious persons, when the general public views the display, and (ii) discernable predetermined human responses and reactions in said suspicious persons, when said suspicious persons view the display; and

wherein the display further provides the current homeland security terrorism alert status code.