Apparatus for and method of collecting and distributing event data to strategic security personnel and response vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a location for the occurrence of an event, collecting information relating to the event, prioritizing the information and dispatching an appropriate response based on the prioritized information, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. placing strategically located sensors having a geographic location identifier in a position adapted for monitoring the location, said sensors further adapted for generating a data signal upon the occurrence of an event;
b. providing response personnel and equipment with receivers adapted for receiving selected collected and analyzed data;
c. further providing response personnel and equipment with location sensors for generating a location signal identifying their precise geographic location at any point in time;
d. collecting and analyzing the data signal in order to determine the time, location and type of event; and
e. alerting and dispatching appropriate response personnel and equipment to the location of the event based on their proximity and resources relative to the event.
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Abstract
A security and surveillance system for aircraft on the ground incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced sensors including video imaging generators, audio sensors, motion detectors, and fire and smoke detectors for monitoring critical components and critical areas of both the interior and the exterior of the a commercial transport such as an aircraft. The system is a comprehensive multi-media safety, tracking and/or surveillance system, which provides both visual and/or audio information as well as critical data such as location, direction, intrusion, fire and/or smoke detection and/or status of environmental conditions and/or asset systems status. The collected information is analyzed and prioritized according to type of event, location and nature of required response for automatically dispatching the proper response. The captured data and images are transmitted to a ground based security station for display on a monitor and may be recorded on a “black box” recorder as well as on a ground based recording system.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a location for the occurrence of an event, collecting information relating to the event, prioritizing the information and dispatching an appropriate response based on the prioritized information, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. placing strategically located sensors having a geographic location identifier in a position adapted for monitoring the location, said sensors further adapted for generating a data signal upon the occurrence of an event; b. providing response personnel and equipment with receivers adapted for receiving selected collected and analyzed data; c. further providing response personnel and equipment with location sensors for generating a location signal identifying their precise geographic location at any point in time; d. collecting and analyzing the data signal in order to determine the time, location and type of event; and e. alerting and dispatching appropriate response personnel and equipment to the location of the event based on their proximity and resources relative to the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A security monitoring, surveillance and event response system comprising:
- a. a ground based monitoring station for monitoring the position of and conditions relative to a commercial transport when in port;
b. a network of ground based sensors each operational within a predefined operating zone and adapted for monitoring a selected conditions associated with the commercial transport while within the operating zone for generating a unique data signal representing the specific condition to be monitored for describing the condition and location of the commercial transport while within the zone; and
c. communication system for transmitting the unique data signal from each of the network of sensors to the ground based monitoring station for monitoring the selected conditions at the commercial transport, whereby both the condition and the location of the commercial transport may be determined, the communication system adapted for identifying the event based on the unique data signal and for generating a response based on the location and type of event. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- a. a ground based monitoring station for monitoring the position of and conditions relative to a commercial transport when in port;
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21. A system for monitoring an environment on board a movable transport, the system comprising:
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at least one camera on board the transport, the at least one camera being trained on a field of view, the at least one camera collecting image data of the field of view, the at least one camera including a compressor, the compressor being configured to compress the image data to generate compressed image data, the at least one camera being configured to output the compressed image data; at least one GPS receiver on board the transport, the at least one GPS receiver being configured to generate GPS location information about a location of the transport; at least one wireless transmitter on board the transport, the at least one wireless transmitter being configured to receive the compressed image data, the at least one wireless transmitter being configured to receive the GPS location information, the at least one wireless transmitter being configured to transmit at least one wireless transmission, the at least one wireless transmission carrying the compressed image data, the at least one wireless transmission carrying the GPS location information; a wireless receiver remote from the transport, the wireless receiver being configured to receive the at least one wireless transmission; an internet protocol network in communication with the wireless receiver, the internet protocol network being configured to carry the compressed image data, the internet protocol network being configured to carry the GPS location information; and at least one monitoring station in communication with the internet protocol network, the at least one monitoring station being configured to display for viewing at least one displayed image of the field of view of the at least one camera, the at least one displayed image being associated with at least one of the following; the GPS location information, the at least one GPS receiver, the at least one camera, the transport. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Application software for use in a monitoring system, the application software being embodied in suitable media, the application software being executable by a processor, execution of the application software performing a response analysis for a movable transport, the monitoring system including at least one monitoring station remote from the transport, the monitoring system including an internet protocol network in communication with the at least one monitoring station for communicating information from at least one wireless receiver to the at least one monitoring station, the internet protocol network conveying to the at least one monitoring station compressed image data, the compressed image data when decompressed being used to generate a display for viewing at the monitoring station at least one visual image from a field of view of at least one camera on board the transport, the internet protocol network conveying to the at least one monitoring station GPS location information, the GPS location information being generated by at least one GPS receiver on board the transport, the monitoring system including at least one wireless transmitter on board the transport for transmitting at least one wireless transmission to the at least one wireless receiver, the at least one wireless transmission conveying the compressed image data to the at least one wireless receiver, the at least one wireless transmission conveying the GPS location information to the at least one wireless receiver, the application software comprising:
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the application software being configured to receive input, the input including the GPS location information and at least one of the following; an event type of a response event, a transport type of the transport, identity of the transport, travel route of the transport, image data of at least one camera on board the transport, location of the at least one camera, location of a field of view of the at least one camera, output from an executable image recognition application software, the image recognition application software processing image data of the field of view of the at least one camera, a sensor type for a sensor originating a sensor signal, location of a sensor originating a sensor signal, an alarm type for an alarm originating an alarm signal, and location of an alarm originating an alarm signal; and the application software being configured to generate at least one result upon occurrence of a response event, the at least one result being dependent upon the input, the at least one result providing information for alerting at least one response resource to respond to the response event. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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