Systems and methods for video- and position-based identification

• US 9,247,216 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2010
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cognyte Technologies Israel Ltd. (Cognyte Software Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hazzani, Gideon, Briness, Arie
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): HENRY, MARIEGEORGES A
• Application Number:
  US12/840,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20110018995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,016 Days
• Field of Search: 348/143, 348/169
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/30 for supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information circuit switched telephony call monitoring H04M3/2281
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A system having interfaces to receive images from one or more cameras and location information with respect to wireless communication terminals. A notification may be received regarding an individual observed in the images. Next, wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual may be identified. From the identified wireless communication terminals, identification information applicable to the individual may be obtained. The identification information may be, e.g., personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first interface, which is operative to receive images from more than one camera in a set;

a second interface, which is operative to receive location information from a location tracking subsystem with respect to locations of wireless communication terminals; and

a processor, which is configured to accept a notification pointing to an individual observed in the images, to identify, based on the location information received via the second interface, one or more of the wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual, wherein for each camera in the set, the system selects one or more wireless communication terminals whose estimated location is in the vicinity wherein a set of multiple interrogators can be triggered, such that each interrogator produces a list of identity attributes for each wireless communication terminal identified in its coverage area, wherein each interrogation device is associated with a respective camera, and has a coverage area that matches a field-of-view of the camera, wherein the system then determines the intersection of the location of the one or more wireless communication terminals that appear in all the cameras, thereby obtaining identification information applicable to the individual based on at least one of the identified wireless communication terminals, and wherein the terminal is determined to be suspicious based on the location; and

wherein the processor is configured to extract identity attributes of one or more of the identified wireless communication terminals from the location information, and to retrieve the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the notification indicates a position within the images in which the individual is observed, and wherein the processor is configured to translate the position into an estimated geographical location of the individual and to identify the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual based on the estimated geographical location.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identity attributes comprise at least one attribute type selected from a group of types consisting of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal comprises personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal.

5. A system, comprising:

more than one camera which are operative to produce images;

an operator terminal, which is configured to display the images to an operator and to accept from the operator a notification pointing to an individual observed in the images; and

a processor, which is configured to accept location information from a location tracking subsystem with respect to locations of wireless communication terminals, to identify, based on the location information, one or more of the wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual, wherein for each camera in the set, the system selects one or more wireless communication terminals whose estimated location is in the vicinity wherein a set of multiple interrogators can be triggered, such that each interrogator produces a list of identity attributes for each wireless communication terminal identified in its coverage area, wherein each interrogation device is associated with a respective camera, and has a coverage area that matches a field-of-view of the camera, wherein the system then determines the intersection of the location of the one or more wireless communication terminals that appear in all the cameras, thereby obtaining identification information applicable to the individual based on at least one of the identified wireless communication terminals, and wherein the terminal is determined to be suspicious based on the location; and

wherein the interrogation devices are configured to extract from the communication identity attributes of the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual and to provide the identity attributes to the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to retrieve the identification information responsively to the extracted identity attributes.

6. The system according to claim 5, and comprising an interface, which is operative to receive the location information from at least one communication network with which the wireless communication terminals communicate.

7. The system according to claim 5, and comprising one or more interrogation devices, which are detached from any communication network with which the wireless terminals communicate, and which are configured to establish communication with the wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of the individual so as to produce the location information, and to provide the location information to the processor.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the identity attributes comprise at least one attribute type selected from a group of types consisting of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein, when the individual appears in the images produced by multiple cameras, the processor is configured to present the identification information of a given wireless communication terminal only if the given wireless communication terminal established communication with at least two of the interrogation devices associated with the cameras in which the individual appears.