Mobile surveillance system

• US 9,392,099 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2013
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Lim, Kevin, Charania, Rahim, Marimuthu, Ramesh, Hoyos, Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Jay Au
• Assistant Examiner(s): GEROLEO, FRANCIS
• Application Number:
  US13/924,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20140375800A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 348/143
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/028 Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm

Abstract

A computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a mobile access network, surveillance data from one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices are associated with a monitored location, system, or group. An event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group is identified based on the received surveillance data, wherein the event condition corresponds to at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices. An alert notification is generated and transmitted to one or more user devices based on the event identified condition. A request to view at least a portion of the surveillance data is received from a user device in response to the alert notification. At least the portion of the surveillance data is transmitted to the user device in response to the request.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, via a mobile access network, surveillance data from one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices are associated with a monitored location, system, or group;

receiving, via the mobile access network, a field agent update from a field agent device associated with at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the field agent device is different from the one or more mobile surveillance devices,

wherein the field agent update is received via a field agent interface executing on the field agent device, and

wherein the field agent interface comprises an option to use a camera device of the field agent device to replace a media feed associated with the at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices;

receiving, from the field agent device, a user selection of the option to use the camera device of the field agent device;

receiving a media stream from the camera device of the field agent device;

including the media stream from the camera device of the field agent device with the surveillance data of the at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices;

identifying an event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group based on the received surveillance data or the field agent update, wherein the event condition corresponds to at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices or the field agent device;

generating an alert notification based on the identified event condition;

transmitting the alert notification to one or more user devices based on the event identified condition;

receiving a request to view at least a portion of the surveillance data from a user device in response to the alert notification; and

transmitting at least the portion of the surveillance data to the user device in response to the request.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance data includes at least location information for the one or more mobile surveillance devices, and wherein the event condition comprises a location-based event condition or a time and location-based event condition.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices comprise mobile video cameras, and wherein the surveillance data includes at least video feed information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the field agent update information is provided to the user device with the portion of the surveillance data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the user device, a request to transmit a broadcast message to selected ones of the one or more mobile surveillance devices; and

transmitting the broadcast message to the selected ones of the one or more mobile surveillance devices via the mobile access network,

wherein receipt of the broadcast message by the selected ones of the one or more mobile surveillance devices causes the selected ones of the one or more mobile surveillance devices to audibly output the broadcast message.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least the portion of the surveillance data transmitted to the user device comprises a color-coded status identifier visually indicating a status of the monitored location or the at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group based on the received surveillance data further comprises:

receiving, from an administrator user, at least one event rule relating to the one or more mobile surveillance device,

wherein the at least one event rule defines an event condition based on criterion included in the surveillance data, and wherein the at least one event rule defines a response to be taken when the event is identified; and

identifying the event condition by comparing the received surveillance data against the criterion in the at least one event rule.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the event rule defines a first event condition as occurring when the surveillance data indicates that the at least one of the more than one mobile surveillance devices is in a location beyond a predetermined location for a period of time beyond a predetermined period of time.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring center comprises an application server configured to receive information from and transmit information to the one or more mobile surveillance devices and the user device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing the received surveillance data for subsequent retrieval and review.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing the received surveillance data, following the identification of the event, for subsequent retrieval and review.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance data is received in real time.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the surveillance data is initially stored at the monitored location and is received by the monitoring center periodically or during periods of increased access network bandwidth or performance.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1,

wherein the surveillance data is initially stored at the monitored location,

wherein the identifying the event condition is performed by a device at the monitored location,

wherein, when the event condition is identified, the surveillance data corresponding to the event condition is received, by a monitoring center, via the mobile access network, and

wherein the monitoring center generates the alert notification based on the identified event condition and the received surveillance data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the second processor of the monitoring center is further configured to:

identify an event condition associated with the mobile surveillance device by comparing the received surveillance and location information or the field agent update with the number of event rules;

generate an alert notification based on the identified event condition; and

transmit the alert notification to the monitor user device via the computer network based on the event identified condition.

16. A system for monitoring a location or system device, comprising:

a mobile surveillance device having at least a first processor configured to capture surveillance and location information for the mobile surveillance device;

a monitoring center coupled to the mobile surveillance device via a mobile access network, wherein the monitoring center includes a second processor configured to;

store a number of event rules associated with the mobile surveillance device that define a number of event conditions, wherein the number of event rules define response actions to be performed upon identification of the event conditions;

receive the surveillance and location information from the mobile surveillance device;

receive a field agent update from a field agent device associated with the mobile surveillance device, wherein the field agent device is different from the mobile surveillance device,

wherein the field agent update is received via a field agent interface executing on the field agent device;

receive, from the field agent device, a user selection of an option to use a camera device of the field agent device to temporarily replace a media feed associated with the mobile surveillance device;

receive a media stream from the camera device of the field agent device;

include the media stream from the camera device of the field agent device with the surveillance and location information from the mobile surveillance device;

receive a request to view at least a portion of the surveillance and location information or the field agent update from a monitor user device connected to the monitoring center via a computer network;

determine whether the monitor user device is authorized to receive the at least the portion of the surveillance and location information or the field agent update;

transmit the at least the portion of the surveillance and location information to the monitor user device via the computer network when the monitor user device is authorized to receive the at least the portion of the surveillance and location information;

receive, from the monitor user device, a request to record the at least the portion of the surveillance and location information; and

record the at least the portion of the surveillance and location information based on the request.

17. The system of claim 16,

wherein the second processor in the monitoring center is further configured to:

receive, from the monitor user device, a request to transmit a broadcast message to the mobile surveillance device; and

transmit, to the mobile surveillance device, the broadcast message via the mobile access network; and

wherein the first processor in the mobile surveillance device is further configured to;

receive the broadcast message from the monitoring center; and

audibly output the broadcast message via a speaker.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least the portion of the surveillance and location data transmitted to the monitor user device comprises a color-coded status identifier visually indicating a status of the mobile surveillance device.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable memory device having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive, via a mobile access network, surveillance data from one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices are associated with a monitored location, system, or group;

receive, via the mobile access network, a field agent update from a field agent device associated with at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the field agent device is different from the one or more mobile surveillance devices,

wherein the field agent update is received via a field agent interface executing on the field agent device;

receive, from the field agent device, a user selection of an option to use a camera device of the field agent device to replace a media feed associated with the at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices;

receive a media stream from the camera device of the field agent device;

include the media stream from the camera device of the field agent device with the surveillance data from the one or more mobile surveillance devices;

identify an event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group based on the received surveillance data or the field agent update, wherein the event condition corresponds to at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices or the field agent device;

generate an alert notification based on the identified event condition;

transmit the alert notification to one or more user devices based on the event identified condition;

receive a request to view at least a portion of the surveillance data from a user device in response to the alert notification; and

transmit at least the portion of the surveillance data to the user device in response to the request.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 19, wherein the surveillance data includes at least location information for the one or more mobile surveillance devices, and wherein the event condition comprises a location-based event condition or a time and location-based event condition.