Distributive facial matching and notification system

• US 8,824,750 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Next Level Security Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Next Level Security Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Jankowski, Peter A., Yen, Chen-Lan
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Vu
• Assistant Examiner(s): WOLDEMARIAM, AKLILU K
• Application Number:
  US13/423,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20130243269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 382/118, 348/143, 370/338, 370/401
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/95 structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions

Abstract

A method and a system for distributing facial identifiers to gateways are described. The system has one or more gateways and a web server associate with the gateways. Each gateway is coupled to a video capturing device. The web server identifies one or more gateways using a metadata associated with a picture of a face. The web server then distributes the picture of the face and the metadata to the identified gateways.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of gateways, each gateway coupled to a video recording device; and

a web server associated with the plurality of gateways, the web server configured to identify one or more gateways of the plurality of gateways using metadata associated with a picture of a face, and to distribute the picture of the face to the identified gateways based on the metadata, the metadata comprising an identification of the picture of the face, an identification of a source of the picture, and a geographic location of interest,

the web server comprising;

a facial receiver module configured to receive the picture of the face and the metadata from one or more sources;

a facial recognition engine configured to determine facial features from the picture of the face;

a gateway identifier module configured to identify the one or more gateways using the metadata associated with the picture of the face, the gateway identifier module implemented using a processor of the web server;

a facial distribution module configured to communicate the picture of the face to the identified one or more gateways;

a web-based gateway management module configured to identify a first gateway based on a user profile at a client device, to authenticate with the client device based on the user profile, to authenticate with the first gateway, and to correlate the first gateway with a second gateway based on the user profile;

a transport module configured to enable peer-to-peer communication between the first gateway, the second gateway, the client device, and the web server; and

a storage device to store the picture of the face, the metadata, and the facial features in different groups based on the metadata, the groups organized by geographic areas, each gateway associated with a corresponding group and a geographic area.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the facial distribution module communicates the facial features from the picture of the face to the identified one or more gateways.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the facial receiver module is configured to receive a captured picture of a face from the one or more identified gateways, wherein the facial recognition engine is configured to determine facial features from the captured picture of the face and compare the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the facial receiver module is configured to receive facial features from a captured picture of a face from the one or more identified gateways, wherein the facial recognition engine is configured to compare the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein each gateway comprises:

a gateway facial receiver module configured to receive the picture of the face and the metadata from the web server;

a gateway facial capture module configured to capture a picture of a face with the video recording device; and

a gateway facial recognition module configured to determine facial features from the captured picture of the face and from the picture of the face received from the web server, and to compare the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face received from the web server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein each gateway comprises:

a gateway facial receiver module configured to receive facial features and the metadata from the web server;

a gateway facial capture module configured to capture a picture of a face with the video recording device; and

a gateway facial recognition module configured to determine facial features from the captured picture of the face, and to compare the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features received from the web server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each gateway comprises:

a gateway facial capture module configured to capture a picture of a face with the video recording device and communicate the captured picture of the face to the web server.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein each gateway comprises:

a gateway facial capture module configured to capture a picture of a face with the video recording device; and

a gateway facial recognition module configured to determine facial features from the captured picture of the face and to communicate the captured picture of the face to the web server.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the web server further comprises:

an application programming interface (API) to interface the gateway with a client device;

an application module to monitor or control a security device coupled to the gateway;

a device driver to enable interaction of the application module with the corresponding security device;

a communication module configured to enable communication with a web server, the client device, and other gateways, to receive additional APIs, respective application modules, and respective device drivers, and to copy a configuration of the gateway to other gateways;

a remote device management module configured to aggregate monitoring data from the security device and from other security devices respectively coupled to other gateways correlated with the gateway by the web server, and to enable the client device to monitor or control the security device coupled to the respective gateway,

wherein the communication module comprises;

a user authentication module configured to authenticate a user at the client device based on a user profile of the user;

a user access policy module configured to limit or grant the user at the client device access to the security device; and

a web server authentication module configured to authenticate a communication between the gateway and the web server;

wherein the remote device management module comprises;

an analytics module configured to analyze audio, video, and data from the security device and to generate events based on the analysis;

an event aggregation module configured to aggregate events generated from the analytics module;

an event-based control module configured to communicate a command to the security device of the corresponding gateway based on an event identified in the aggregated events based on an event configuration; and

a client-based control module configured to communicate a command to the security device of the corresponding gateway based on a command communicated from the client device,

wherein the web server comprises;

a gateway directory manager configured to identify a gateway associated with a user profile;

a user authentication module configured to authenticate with the user at the client device based on the user profile; and

a gateway authentication module configured to authenticate the identified gateway,

wherein the gateway directory manager comprises a service manager module configured to enable an add-on service to the user at the client device.

10. A method comprising:

identifying one or more gateways using metadata associated with a picture of a face to, each gateway coupled to a video recording device;

distributing the picture of the face to the identified gateways based on the metadata, the metadata comprising an identification of the picture of the face, an identification of a source of the picture, and a geographic location of interest;

receiving the picture of the face and the metadata from one or more sources;

determining facial features from the picture of the face;

identifying, using a processor of the web server, the one or more gateways using the metadata associated with the picture of the face;

communicating the picture of the face to the identified one or more gateways;

identifying a first gateway based on a user profile at a client device;

authenticating with the client device based on the user profile;

authenticating with the first gateway;

correlating the first gateway with a second gateway based on the user profile;

enabling peer-to-peer communication between the first gateway, the second gateway, the client device, and the web server; and

storing the picture of the face, the metadata, and the facial features in different groups based on the metadata in a storage device, the groups organized by geographic areas, each gateway associated with a corresponding group and a geographic area.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

communicating the facial features from the picture of the face to the identified one or more gateways.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a captured picture of a face from the one or more identified gateways;

determining facial features from the captured picture of the face; and

comparing the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving facial features from a captured picture of a face from the one or more identified gateways; and

comparing the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving at the identified gateways, the picture of the face and the metadata from the web server;

capturing a picture of a face with the video recording device at the identified gateways;

determining at the identified gateways, facial features from the captured picture of the face and from the picture of the face received from the web server; and

comparing at the identified gateways, the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features from the picture of the face received from the web server.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving at the identified gateways facial features and the metadata from the web server;

capturing a picture of a face with the video recording device at the identified gateways;

determining at the identified gateways, facial features from the captured picture of the face; and

comparing at the identified gateways, the facial features from the captured picture of the face with the facial features received from the web server.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

capturing a picture of a face with the video recording device at the identified gateways; and

communicating the captured picture of the face to the web server.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

capturing a picture of a face with the video recording device at the identified gateways;

determining at the identified gateways, facial features from the captured picture of the face; and

communicating the captured picture of the face to the web server.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:

identifying one or more gateways using metadata associated with a picture of a face, each gateway coupled to a video recording device;

distributing the picture of the face to the identified gateways based on the metadata, the metadata comprising an identification of the picture of the face, an identification of a source of the picture, and a geographic location of interest;

receiving the picture of the face and the metadata from one or more sources;

determining facial features from the picture of the face;

identifying the one or more gateways using the metadata associated with the picture of the face;

communicating the picture of the face to the identified one or more gateways;

identifying a first gateway based on a user profile at a client device;

authenticating with the client device based on the user profile;

authenticating with the first gateway;

correlating the first gateway with a second gateway based on the user profile;

enabling peer-to-peer communication between the first gateway, the second gateway, the client device, and the web server; and

storing the picture of the face, the metadata, and the facial features in different groups based on the metadata in a storage device, the groups organized by geographic areas, each gateway associated with a corresponding group and a geographic area.