Using abnormal mobile station gathering to trigger security measures
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring activity at a given area, the method comprising:
- maintaining, at one or more servers, historical data indicating a number of mobile stations previously located at the given area;
defining a threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area based on the historical data;
detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area;
in response to detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area, sending a request for data recorded by surveillance equipment located at the given area, wherein the data represents activity at the given area; and
as a result of sending the request, receiving data recorded by the surveillance equipment.
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Abstract
A server may detect a threshold number of mobile stations (e.g., total mobile stations or mobile stations belonging to a predefined group) currently located at an area, such as by determining that a number of mobile stations currently located at an area is greater than a desired maximum number of mobile stations or less than a desired minimum number of mobile stations. The threshold number may be determined based on a typical number of mobile stations located at the area. In response to detecting the threshold number of mobile stations, the server may obtain data recorded by surveillance equipment located at the area (including data recorded by mobile stations temporarily acting as surveillance equipment,) which data represents activity at the area. To obtain the data, the server may instruct the surveillance equipment to begin recording data. The server may then output the received data for receipt by a user.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring activity at a given area, the method comprising:
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maintaining, at one or more servers, historical data indicating a number of mobile stations previously located at the given area; defining a threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area based on the historical data; detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area; in response to detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area, sending a request for data recorded by surveillance equipment located at the given area, wherein the data represents activity at the given area; and as a result of sending the request, receiving data recorded by the surveillance equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring activity at a given area, the method comprising:
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maintaining, at one or more servers, historical data indicating a number of mobile stations previously located at the given area; defining a threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area based on the historical data; detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area; in response to detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area, sending a request for data recorded by one or more mobile stations located at the given area, wherein the data represents activity at the given area; and as a result of sending the request, receiving data recorded by the one or more mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A server comprising:
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a communication interface for communicating with an access network and surveillance equipment located at a given area; a processor; data storage; and program instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor for; maintaining historical data indicating a number of mobile stations previously located at the given area; defining a threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area based on the historical data; detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area; and in response to detecting the threshold number of mobile stations located at the given area, obtaining data recorded by surveillance equipment located at the given area, wherein the data represents activity at the given area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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Specification