System and methods for detecting change in a monitored environment
First Claim
1. A system for detecting changes in a monitored environment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sensors distributed about the monitored environment, each RF sensor configured to respond to an interrogation signal with a unique identifier;
a radio frequency (RF) interrogator that transmits interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over a plurality of different frequency bands at one or more power levels; and
a response pattern analyzer that determines response patterns for each of the plurality of RF sensors to the interrogation sequences and transmits a change detection indicator if at least one of the determined response patterns vary outside a predetermined background baseline.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting changes in a monitored environment. One aspect of the invention relates to a system that comprises a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sensors distributed about the monitored environment, such that each RF sensor configured to respond to an interrogation signal with a unique identifier and a radio frequency (RF) interrogator that transmits interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over a plurality of different frequency bands at one or more power levels. The system also includes a response pattern analyzer that determines response patterns for each of the plurality of RF sensors to the interrogation sequences and transmits a change detection indicator if at least one of the determined response patterns vary outside a predetermined background baseline.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for detecting changes in a monitored environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sensors distributed about the monitored environment, each RF sensor configured to respond to an interrogation signal with a unique identifier; a radio frequency (RF) interrogator that transmits interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over a plurality of different frequency bands at one or more power levels; and a response pattern analyzer that determines response patterns for each of the plurality of RF sensors to the interrogation sequences and transmits a change detection indicator if at least one of the determined response patterns vary outside a predetermined background baseline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A security system for detecting changes in a monitored environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of means for responding to an interrogation signal with a unique identifier, the plurality of means for responding being distributed about the monitored environment; means for transmitting interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over a plurality of different frequency bands at a plurality of power levels; means for determining response patterns for each of the plurality of RF sensors to the interrogation sequences; means for determining if response patterns vary outside a predetermined background baseline; and means for providing an indication if response patterns vary outside the predetermined background baseline. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting changes in a monitored environment, the method comprising:
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distributing a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sensors about the monitored environment, each RF sensor configured to respond to an interrogation signal with a unique identifier; repeatedly transmitting interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over a plurality of different frequency bands at one or more power levels for a given time period; determining response patterns for each of the plurality of RF sensors to the interrogation sequences to determine a background baseline; determining and storing change thresholds from the determined background baseline; repeatedly transmitting the interrogation sequences of interrogations signals over the plurality of different frequency bands at one or more power levels during a security monitoring time period to determine changes in the monitored environment; and transmitting a change detection indicator if at least one of the determined response patterns vary outside the change thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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