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Remote monitoring

  • US 9,609,287 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2015
  • Issued: 03/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for detection of presence of an obstruction blocking access to an emergency exit, the apparatus comprising:

  • an image sensor positioned to face an access area to the emergency exit and configured to capture an image of the access area;

    an image recognition module configured torecognize at least whether the access area is obstructed, andgenerate a first signal indicative of an obstructed state when the access area is recognized as obstructed; and

    communications circuitry configured toreceive a second signal including a programmable time interval between image captures,receive, from a remote central station, a third signal including an immediate image capture command, andbased on the second signal, transmit to the remote central station a fourth signal including an indication of the obstructed state; and

    based on the third signal, transmit to the remote central station a fifth signal including the image of the access area captured by the image sensor.

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