System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a security matching system

• US 7,391,331 B1
• Filed: 08/24/2007
• Issued: 06/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robelight LLC
• Original Assignee: Robelight LLC
• Inventors: Roberts, Jon L., Light, Elliott D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg; George A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hunnings; Travis R
• Application Number:
  US11/844,798
• Time in Patent Office: 305 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539, 340/572.1
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 2001/085 Partner search devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

A system and method for displaying a security alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to security matching criteria applied to user profiles. Security alert signals are sent to first and second match indicators. The first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria. The second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria.

Claims

1. A security alert display system comprising:

match indicators, wherein the match indicators are responsive to security alert signals and are configured to display security attributes conveyed by the security alert signals;

a first user monitor, wherein the first user monitor is configured to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space;

a second user monitor, wherein the second user monitor is configured to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space;

the presence detector, wherein the presence detector comprises instructions for receiving the identification information from the first and second user monitors and sending the identification information to an information server, wherein the information server comprises;

a memory, wherein the memory comprises a first user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the first user monitor, a second user profile comprising information indicative a security status of a user of the second user monitor; and

a location profile indicative of security requirement of defined space; and

an information processor, wherein the information processor comprises instructions for;

receiving the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors within the defined space;

if the first and second user monitors are present, then applying security matching criteria to the first and second user profiles;

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to security matching criteria;

generating and sending a first security alert signal comprising a first security attribute to a first match indicator and generating and sending a second security alert signal comprising a second security attribute to a second match indicator;

wherein the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the first security attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria; and

wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the second security attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitor is selected from the group consisting of an RFID enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, a GPS enabled device, and a WiFi enabled device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second matching attributes are selected from the group consisting of a background color, a background hue, a display color, a display hue, a symbol, text, animation, and an animation rate.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the information processor further comprises instructions for:

applying security location criteria to the location profile and the first user profile;

applying the security location criteria to the location profile and the second user profile; and

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to be present in the defined space according to security location criteria.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the information processor further comprises instructions for:

if either the user of the first user monitor or the user of the second user monitor is not permitted to be present in the defined space, then issuing a security location alert.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the security location alert is selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data of the user of the first user monitor; and

a bio response processor, wherein the bio response processor comprises instructions for;

receiving the physiological data from the sensor;

determining a connection measure of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the connection measure is indicative of continuous contact of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor;

determining an authentication measure of the user of the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the authentication measure is unique to the user of the first user monitor;

determining whether the connection measure is less than a connection threshold value;

if the connection measure is less than the connection threshold value, then issuing a connection alert;

determining whether the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value; and

if either the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value, then issuing an authentication alert.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the physiological data are selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, a measure of blood pressure, a measure of breathing rate, a measure of skin resistance, a measure of body temperature, a voice pattern, and a measure of brain electrical activity.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the connection alert and the authentication alert are selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second user monitors are selected from the group consisting of a cellphone, a smart phones, a wireless PDA, and a Bluetooth-compliant device.

11. A method for displaying a security alert comprising:

configuring a first user monitor to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector;

establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space;

configuring a second user monitor to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector;

establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space;

configuring the presence detector to receive the identification information from the first and second user monitors and to send the identification information to an information server;

configuring the information server to;

store a first user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the first user monitor, a second user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the second user monitor, and a location profile indicative of security requirement of defined space;

receive the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors within the defined space;

if the first and second user monitors are present, then apply security matching criteria to the first and second user profiles;

determine a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to security matching criteria; and

generate and send a first security alert signal comprising a first security attribute to a first match indicator and generate and send a second security alert signal comprising a second security attribute to a second match indicator;

displaying the first security attribute on the first match indicator, wherein the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria; and

displaying the second security attribute on the second match indicator, wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria according to the matching criteria.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the user monitor is selected from the group consisting of an RFID enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, a GPS enabled device, and a WiFi enabled device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second matching attributes are selected from the group consisting of a background color, a background hue, a display color, a display hue, a symbol, text, animation, and an animation rate.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

applying security location criteria to the location profile and the first user profile;

applying the security location criteria to the location profile and the second user profile; and

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to be present in the defined space according to security location criteria.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising if either the user of the first user monitor or the user of the second user monitor is not permitted to be present in the defined space, then issuing a security location alert.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the security location alert is selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor;

determining a connection measure of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the connection measure is indicative of continuous contact of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor;

determining an authentication measure of the user of the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the authentication measure is unique to the user of the first user monitor;

determining whether the connection measure is less than a connection threshold value;

if the connection measure is less than the connection threshold value, then issuing a connection alert;

determining whether the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value; and

if either the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value, then issuing an authentication alert.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the physiological data are selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, a measure of blood pressure, a measure of breathing rate, a measure of skin resistance, a measure of body temperature, a voice pattern, and a measure of brain electrical activity.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the connection alert and the authentication alert are selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

42. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second user monitors are selected from the group consisting of a cellphone, a smart phone, a wireless PDA, and a Bluetooth-compliant device.

21. A security alert display system comprising:

match indicators, wherein the match indicators are responsive to security alert signals and are configured to display security attributes conveyed by the security alert signals;

a first user monitor, wherein the first user monitor is configured to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space;

a second user monitor, wherein the second user monitor is configured to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space;

the presence detector, wherein the presence detector comprises instructions for receiving the identification information from the first and second user monitors and sending the identification information to an information server, wherein the information server comprises;

a memory, wherein the memory comprises a first user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the first user monitor, a second user profile comprising information indicative a security status of a user of the second user monitor; and

a location profile indicative of security requirement of defined space; and

an information processor, wherein the information processor comprises instructions for;

receiving the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors within the defined space;

if the first and second user monitors are present, then applying security matching criteria to the first and second user profiles;

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to security matching criteria;

generating and sending a first security alert signal comprising a first security attribute to the first user monitor and generating and sending a second security alert signal comprising a second security attribute to a second user monitor;

wherein

the first user monitor is further configured to communicate the first matching attribute to the first match indicator, and wherein,

the second user monitor is further configured to communicate the second matching attribute to the second match indicator, and wherein,

the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the first security attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria; and

the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the second security attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the user monitor is selected from the group consisting of an RFID enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, a GPS enabled device, and a WiFi enabled device.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the first and second matching attributes are selected from the group consisting of a background color, a background hue, a display color, a display hue, a symbol, text, animation, and an animation rate.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the information processor further comprises instructions for:

applying security location criteria to the location profile and the first user profile;

applying the security location criteria to the location profile and the second user profile; and

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to be present in the defined space according to security location criteria.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the information processor further comprises instructions for:

if either the user of the first user monitor or the user of the second user monitor is not permitted to be present in the defined space, then issuing a security location alert.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the security location alert is selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the first user monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data of the user of the first user monitor; and

a bio response processor, wherein the bio response processor comprises instructions for;

receiving the physiological data from the sensor;

determining a connection measure of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the connection measure is indicative of continuous contact of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor;

determining an authentication measure of the user of the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the authentication measure is unique to the user of the first user monitor;

determining whether the connection measure is less than a connection threshold value;

if the connection measure is less than the connection threshold value, then issuing a connection alert;

determining whether the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value; and

if either the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value, then issuing an authentication alert.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the physiological data are selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, a measure of blood pressure, a measure of breathing rate, a measure of skin resistance, a measure of body temperature, a voice pattern, and a measure of brain electrical activity.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the connection alert and the authentication alert are selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

43. The system of claim 21, wherein the first and second user monitors are selected from the group consisting of a cellphone, a smart phones, a wireless PDA, and a Bluetooth-compliant device.

31. A method for displaying a security alert comprising:

configuring a first user monitor to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector;

establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space;

configuring a second user monitor to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector;

establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space;

configuring the presence detector to receive the identification information from the first and second user monitors and to send the identification information to an information server;

configuring the information server to;

store a first user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the first user monitor, a second user profile comprising information indicative of a security status of a user of the second user monitor, and a location profile indicative of security requirement of defined space;

receive the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors within the defined space;

if the first and second user monitors are present, then apply security matching criteria to the first and second user profiles;

determine a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to security matching criteria; and

generate and send a first security alert signal comprising a first security attribute to a first user monitor and generate and send a second security alert signal comprising a second security attribute to a second user monitor;

communicating the first matching attribute from the first user monitor to a first match indicator;

displaying the first security attribute on the first match indicator, wherein the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria;

communicating the second matching attribute from the second user monitor to a second match indicator; and

displaying the second security attribute on the second match indicator, wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to exchange information according to the security matching criteria according to the matching criteria.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the user monitor is selected from the group consisting of an RFID enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, a GPS enabled device, and a WiFi enabled device.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the first and second matching attributes are selected from the group consisting of a background color, a background hue, a display color, a display hue, a symbol, text, animation, and an animation rate.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor.

35. The method of claim 31 further comprising:

applying security location criteria to the location profile and the first user profile;

applying the security location criteria to the location profile and the second user profile; and

determining a degree to which the users of the first and second user monitors are permitted to be present in the defined space according to security location criteria.

36. The method of claim 35 further comprising if either the user of the first user monitor or the user of the second user monitor is not permitted to be present in the defined space, then issuing a security location alert.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the security location alert is selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

38. The method of claim 31 further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor;

determining a connection measure of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the connection measure is indicative of continuous contact of the user of the first user monitor to the first user monitor;

determining an authentication measure of the user of the first user monitor from at least one element of the physiological data, wherein the authentication measure is unique to the user of the first user monitor;

determining whether the connection measure is less than a connection threshold value;

if the connection measure is less than the connection threshold value, then issuing a connection alert;

determining whether the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value; and

if either the authentication measure is less than an authentication threshold value, then issuing an authentication alert.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the physiological data are selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, a measure of blood pressure, a measure of breathing rate, a measure of skin resistance, a measure of body temperature, a voice pattern, and a measure of brain electrical activity.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the connection alert and the authentication alert are selected from the group consisting of an audible alarm, a visible alarm, a silent alarm, a text message, an audio message, an email message, and a pop-up field on a display.

44. The method of claim 31, wherein the first and second user monitors are selected from the group consisting of a cellphone, a smart phone, a wireless PDA, and a Bluetooth-compliant device.