System for image analysis in a network that is structured with multiple layers and differentially weighted neurons

• US 8,824,784 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tedesco, Daniel E., Jorasch, James A., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Walker, Jay S., Tulley, Stephen C., O'Neil, Vincent M., Alderucci, Dean P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desire, Gregory M
• Application Number:
  US13/731,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20130144976A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 340/506, 379/45, 379/49, 382/103, 382/156, 382/159, 725/105
• US Class Current: 382/159
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 29/00 Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g. antirheumatic agents; Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAID]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19641 Multiple cameras having overlapping views on a single scene
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches. In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastructure, such as water supplies and nuclear reactors. The cameras are operatively connected to a central computer or series of computers, and images captured by the cameras are transmitted to the central computer. After initially registering with the central computer, Guardians “log on” to a central website hosted by the central computer and monitor the images, thereby earning compensation. Site owners compensate the operator of the computer system for this monitoring service, and the operator in turn compensates Guardians based on, for example, (i) the amount of time spent monitoring, and/or (ii) the degree of a given Guardian'"'"'s responsiveness to real or fabricated security breaches.

Claims

1. A method comprising, by one or more computing systems:

selecting one or more users registered with a content distribution network to monitor images, wherein each registered user is associated with a user profile including unique identification data and an image review accuracy score;

receiving, at one or more servers associated with the content distribution network, one or more images to be reviewed, wherein the one or more images are associated with an escalation level;

sending, using one or more processors associated with the one or more servers, the one or more images to at least one registered user;

receiving, using the one or more processors, instructions from the at least one registered user; and

executing, using the one or more processors, an action based on the received instructions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received instructions comprise confirmation of a security breach.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to stand down image escalation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to close out one or more site alerts associated with the one or more images.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more images comprise one or more buffers of images captured at one or more monitoring devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the one or more images to at least one registered user comprises:

providing the one or more images in a supervisor interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to access real-time full motion images from one or more monitoring devices, present all captured images related to a site alert, present one or more images in full resolution, present one or more images in thumbnail format, adjust motion sensor zones for monitoring devices, adjust sensitivity for monitoring devices, adjust pan/tilt/zoom settings for one or more monitoring devices, enable two-way audio communication using one or more monitoring devices, or dispatch alert data and images.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the supervisor interface is accessible by a SSL connection from a browser.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the supervisor interface requires secure authentication of the at least one registered user using a hardware-based key generation device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the supervisor interface provides access using role-based permissions.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the processors being operable when executing the instructions to send the one or more images to at least one registered user comprises the processors being further operable to:

provide the one or more images in a supervisor interface.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to access real-time full motion images from one or more monitoring devices, present all captured images related to a site alert, present one or more images in full resolution, present one or more images in thumbnail format, adjust motion sensor zones for monitoring devices, adjust sensitivity for monitoring devices, adjust pan/tilt/zoom settings for one or more monitoring devices, enable two-way audio communication using one or more monitoring devices, or dispatch alert data and images.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the supervisor interface is accessible by a SSL connection from a browser.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the supervisor interface requires secure authentication of the at least one registered user using a hardware-based key generation device.

15. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

select one or more users registered with a content distribution network to monitor images, wherein each registered user is associated with a user profile including unique identification data and an image review accuracy score;

receive, at one or more servers associated with the content distribution network, one or more images to be reviewed, wherein the one or more images are associated with an escalation level;

send, using one or more processors associated with the one or more servers, the one or more images to at least one registered user;

receive, using the one or more processors, instructions from the at least one registered user; and

execute, using the one or more processors, an action based on the received instructions.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein the received instructions comprise confirmation of a security breach.

17. The media of claim 15, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to stand down image escalation.

18. The media of claim 15, wherein the received instructions comprise instructions to close out one or more site alerts associated with the one or more images.

19. The media of claim 15, wherein the one or more images comprise one or more buffers of images captured at one or more monitoring devices.

20. A system for a content distribution network, comprising:

one or more processors associated with one or more servers; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

select one or more users registered with a content distribution network to monitor images, wherein each registered user is associated with a user profile including unique identification data and an image review accuracy score;

receive one or more images to be reviewed, wherein the one or more images are associated with an escalation level;

send the one or more images to at least one registered user;

receive instructions from the at least one registered user; and

execute an action based on the received instructions.