Distributed perimeter security threat confirmation

• US 7,450,006 B1
• Filed: 04/06/2006
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alan T. Doyle
• Original Assignee: Alan T. Doyle
• Inventors: Hay, Alan C., Doyle, Alan T.
• Primary Examiner(s): GOINS, DAVETTA WOODS
• Application Number:
  US11/398,784
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 340/541, 340/540, 340/545.1, 340/545.9, 340/551, 340/552, 340/553, 340/554, 340/561, 340/565, 340/286.01, 340/539.17, 340/506, 340/5.1, 340/10.1
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/122 for a perimeter fence features peculiar to electrified fences A01K3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/188 Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors

Abstract

A sensor system for monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events comprises a signal sensor configured to receive an event signal for an event of the plurality of events, a processing system configured to process the event signal to determine if the event is a threat, confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, and generate a threat message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat, and an interface system configured to transmit the threat message.

Claims

1. A security system comprising:

a first sensor system configured to monitor a perimeter for a plurality of events, receive an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration, process the event signal to determine if the event is a threat, transfer a confirmation request to a second sensor system to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, receive a confirmation response from the second sensor system in response to the confirmation request that confirms that the event is a threat, and generate and transmit a threat message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat; and

a control system configured to receive and process the threat message to determine a response to the event.

2. The security system of claim 1 further comprising the second sensor system configured to monitor the perimeter for the plurality of events wherein the second sensor system is configured to confirm that the event is a threat in response to the confirmation request.

3. The security system of claim 1 further comprising a user interface system wherein the response comprises a threat notification and wherein the control system is configured to transfer the threat notification to the user interface system and wherein the user interface system is configured to display the threat notification.

4. The security system of claim 1 wherein the acceleration comprises the acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

5. The security system of claim 4 wherein the acceleration is caused by a vibration of the barrier.

6. A method of operating a security system, the method comprising:

in a first sensor system monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events, receiving an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration, processing the first event signal to determine if the event is a threat, transferring a confirmation request to a second sensor system to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, receiving a confirmation response from the second sensor system in response to the confirmation request confirming that the event is a threat, generating and transmitting a threat message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat; and

in a control system receiving and processing the threat message to determine a response to the event.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the second sensor system coupled to a barrier, and in the second sensor system confirming that the event is a threat in response to the confirmation request.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the response comprises a threat notification and wherein the method further comprises transferring the threat notification from the control system to a user interface system and displaying the threat notification on the user interface system.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the acceleration comprises the acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the acceleration is caused by a vibration of the barrier.

11. A sensor system for monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events comprising:

a signal sensor configured to receive an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration;

a processing system configured to process the event signal to determine if the event is a threat, generate a confirmation request identifying the event, transfer the confirmation request to another sensor system to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, receive a confirmation response from the other sensor system in response to the confirmation request that confirms that the event is a threat, and generate a threat message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat; and

an interface system configured transmit the confirmation request to the other sensor system to confirm that the event is a threat, and to transmit the threat message.

12. The sensor system of claim 11 wherein the interface system is configured to transmit the threat message to a control system.

13. The sensor system of claim 11 wherein the acceleration comprises the acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

14. The sensor system of claim 11 wherein the event signal comprises a vibration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

15. A method of operating a sensor system for monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events, the method comprising:

receiving an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration;

processing the event signal to determine if the event is a threat;

generating a confirmation request identifying the event;

transferring a confirmation request to another sensor system to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat;

receiving a confirmation response from the other sensor system in response to the confirmation request that confirms the event is a threat;

generating a threat message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat; and

transmitting the threat message.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein a interface system is configured to transmit the threat message to a control system.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the acceleration comprises the acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the event signal comprises a vibration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.