Identification recognition system for area security

• US 7,555,146 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2005
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Itie Liu, Tsongjy Huang
• Original Assignee: Itie Liu, Tsongjy Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Tsongjy, Liu, Itie
• Primary Examiner(s): Mariam; Daniel G
• Application Number:
  US11/321,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20070152807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 382/103, 382/115, 382/181, 382/209, 382/218, 348/159, 348/161, 348/169, 340/5.83, 340/521
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/94 Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is an identification recognition system for area security. The system consists of a plurality of area security sub-systems. Each sub-system includes an independent computer system as well as input/output devices, and all sub-systems are connected with internal audio and video communications. To expand the security coverage and enhance the integral security efficiency, this identification recognition system may also connect to external area security systems with real-time audio and video communications. With the saved information for the moving/living objects entering the security area as well as the fast computational ability, the identification recognition system for area security provides a real-time behavior analysis and habit recognition with high efficiency and accuracy of identification recognition.

Claims

1. An identification recognition system for area security, comprising a plurality of area security sub-systems that are connected with an internal communication and video information system, each said sub-system further comprising:

a computer system that includes one or more memory devices and an operating system software;

an input device that detects moving/living objects, and collects data; and

an output device;

wherein said computer system, based on said data detected and collected by said input device, determines the occurrence of security abnormality conditions, retrieves pre-set area security action instructions and initiates an appropriate security action instruction to said output device to perform said appropriate security action instruction, and said output device activates alarm signals according to said appropriate security action instruction for security abnormality determined by said computer system; and

wherein said area security sub-systems form a multi-system including one master system and a plurality of slave sub-systems with master/slave operational relationship, said master system and said slave sub-systems have shared system resource, data and system load for expanding security area coverage and improving security efficiency, and said master/slave operational relationship in said multi-system is switchable.

2. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said computer system is a general purpose computer system.

3. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said input device is one of a motion detector, an audio detector/sensor, an infrared sensor, an audio/video camera, an electromagnetic detector/sensor, and a mobile phone with detecting/sensing function.

4. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output device is one of an audio alarm device, a lighting alarm, and a message alarm device.

5. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said area security sub-systems are connected with real-time group interactive communication.

6. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems are connected via a network.

7. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said data input for said master/sub-systems is from any combinations of formats in verbal, written, keyboard, and remote.

8. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein the functions of said identification recognition system is categorized into two standards, high level and low level.

9. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 8, wherein said low level standard functions of said identification recognition system include the following items:

(a) performing cross checking and verification of said system resource and data between said master system and slave sub-systems to improve the accuracy and reliability of the functions of said identification recognition system;

(b) performing real-time communication between said master system and said slave sub-systems to expand the extent for data collection as well as security region;

(c) providing portable/mobility feature of said multi-system to flexibly adjust security area structure and coverage;

(d) providing data refinement for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems, to assure accuracy of results from said area security sub-systems;

(e) providing security monitoring for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems with input devices and said operating system software, to accomplish monitoring/controlling function over the security area coverage for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems;

(f) performing detecting function for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems by using the input devices to detect/sense, and recognize a moving/living object entering a specialized security area;

(g) performing data analysis function for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems by using a quotient analysis module to enhance analytical and recognition ability for detecting target moving/living objects; and

(h) providing data storage ability for said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems including saving security natured key information regarding said target moving/living objects to greatly improve speed and accuracy of said recognition ability, for said target moving/living objects.

10. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 8, wherein said high level standard functions further include the functions of collecting real-time data, activating device, reporting security incidents, providing data warehouse, analyzing pattern, and activating automatic pattern/image recognition.

11. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein the functions of said identification recognition system include information sharing, providing manual/automatic dual modes for switching said master system and said slave sub-systems, and allowing the use of plug-in devices.

12. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said master/slave operational relationship of said master system and said plurality of slave sub-systems is reversed by either manual switching or automatic switching.

13. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 1, wherein said identification recognition system uses a quotient analysis module to provide behavior analysis and habit recognition for detecting a target moving/living object entering said security area.

14. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 13, wherein said quotient analysis module is accomplished by said operating system software of said computer system.

15. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 13, wherein said quotient analysis module includes two tasks of data iteration process and subject distinction.

16. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 15, wherein said data iteration process includes execution of the following task items:

data collection and accumulation according to the time when said target moving/living object is detected;

data analysis and/or external condition analysis that compare said collected data with pre-saved information in said identification recognition system; and

decision making on identification and recognition over said target moving/living object according to the result of comparing with pre-saved information and said data analysis and/or external condition analysis.

17. The identification recognition system for area security as claimed in claim 16, wherein said subject distinction includes execution of the following task items:

behavior analysis, by recognizing and identifying a specific behavior model for said target moving/living object according to said result from said data analysis and/or external condition analysis;

habit recognition, by recognizing a specific habit model for said target moving/living object according to the result from said behavior analysis;

habit logging, by recording data and storing a specific habit model for said target moving/living object for next recognition on said same target moving/living object; and

making appropriate automatic/manual system responses.

18. An identification recognition system for area security, comprising a plurality of area security sub-systems that are connected with an internal communication and video information system, each said sub-system further comprising:

a computer system that includes one or more memory devices and an operating system software;

an input device that detects moving/living objects, and collects data; and

an output device;

wherein said computer system, based on said data detected and collected by said input device, determines the occurrence of security abnormality conditions, retrieves pre-set area security action instructions and initiates an appropriate security action instruction to said output device to perform said appropriate security action instruction, and said output device activates alarm signals according to said appropriate security action instruction for security abnormality determined by said computer system; and

wherein said identification recognition system arranges a data structure for saving said collected data, and said data structure includes at least the following three data fields;

a data field for behavior manner that saves the information of dynamic/progressive habit nature for each target object in each security area;

a data field for identification manner that saves the information of identification recognition nature for each said target object in each security area; and

a data field for collected data from internal/external of other security areas, in which information from other sub-systems within a same security area, from other security area, or from outside of said same security area and said other security area, is saved.