Biometric notification system
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1. A biometric notification system (“
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) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;
plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site;
a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility;
a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility;
a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content;
a first facial feature set derived from the first content;
a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group;
a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set;
a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met;
wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered;
a service for recognizing persons of interest;
wherein the message trigger criteria include a requirement that the case group of the matched case identify a person known to site operators as a person of interest;
a recipient selection service based on a case group/user group association;
wherein the interested recipients are limited to members of one or more user groups, each such user group associated with a case group of the matched case;
a service for selecting an interested recipient based on proximity to an event;
wherein the first site is a building, Zx includes a locked door, a person in the video frame is matched with a case including an authorized entry case group, the interested recipient is limited to a building occupant that is closest to the door, and a notification module message instructs the interested recipient to grant access to the particular person identified in the matched case; and
,wherein the BNS determines the building occupant closest to the door by limiting the cases available for comparison to site staff and by searching zone Zx and adjacent zones for a matched case.
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The present invention provides a biometric notification system for selectively sending messages to interested recipients. In various embodiments, message trigger criteria, interested recipients, and message content may vary depending upon, among other things, the service being provided.
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1. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a service for recognizing persons of interest; wherein the message trigger criteria include a requirement that the case group of the matched case identify a person known to site operators as a person of interest; a recipient selection service based on a case group/user group association; wherein the interested recipients are limited to members of one or more user groups, each such user group associated with a case group of the matched case; a service for selecting an interested recipient based on proximity to an event; wherein the first site is a building, Zx includes a locked door, a person in the video frame is matched with a case including an authorized entry case group, the interested recipient is limited to a building occupant that is closest to the door, and a notification module message instructs the interested recipient to grant access to the particular person identified in the matched case; and
,wherein the BNS determines the building occupant closest to the door by limiting the cases available for comparison to site staff and by searching zone Zx and adjacent zones for a matched case.
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2. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a zone alert service; wherein plural cases include respective different zone alerts; wherein when a matched case includes a zone alert, message trigger criteria include a requirement that a zone identified by the zone alert correspond with the zone where the first content was acquired; and
,wherein the intended recipients are selected based on job function and territory, the pool of potential recipients representing multiple different job functions and multiple different territories.
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3. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a first geofencing service for recognizing a person excluded from a zone; wherein only a subset of the cases in the database is available for comparison with the first feature set, the subset of cases consisting of persons excluded from zone Zx; and
,wherein discovery of a matched case results in a message being sent to site security, the message advising the occurrence of a security breach and a name, image, and zone of the person of the matched case.
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4. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a second geofencing service for recognizing a person not excluded from a zone; wherein only a subset of cases in the database is available for comparison with a first feature set, the subset of cases consisting of persons not excluded from zone Zx; and
,wherein failure to discover a matched case results in a message being sent to site security, the message advising the occurrence of a security breach and an image and zone of the person that could not be matched.
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5. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a first intelligent video storage service; wherein a sequential stream of video frames from a match camera Cx is received by a circular memory buffer and the buffer contents Bx are saved in video storage memory when the second facial feature set is matched with the first facial feature set derived from a target frame in the circular memory buffer; and
,wherein an interested recipient that receives a message triggered by the match receives with the message a hyperlink for viewing the buffer contents saved in video memory storage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; a user preference service; and
,wherein the first site is a hotel and the camera Cx is located in a hotel reception area Zx, first and second messages are sent when a matched case includes a case group that identifies the person as an expected guest, the first message content includes identification of the guest by name and image and a recipient interested in the first message is a hotel staff member, and the second message content includes a controller instruction for adjusting operation of an appliance located in the hotel room of the recognized guest.
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10. A biometric notification system (“
- BNS”
) with facial recognition and related services, the system comprising;plural digital video cameras (C1, C2 . . . Cn) that monitor respective zones (Z1, Z2 . . . Zn) at a first site; a data processing system including a processing facility and a database facility; a network interconnecting the video cameras and the data processing facility; a video frame acquired from a video camera Cx in zone Zx includes a first content; a first facial feature set derived from the first content; a database of the database facility includes plural cases, each case identifies a person by linking a name with a second content, a second facial feature set, and a case group; a matched case discovered when the processing facility finds the first feature set matches a second feature set; a message sent to one or more interested recipients when the processing facility finds that message trigger criteria are met; wherein message trigger criteria include a requirement that a matched case is discovered; an archive memory with plural archive folders; and
,a service for building an archive in the archive memory; wherein (i) each archive folder receives sequential video frames from a respective video camera Cx in zone Zx and (ii) for each video frame including a facial image, a second facial feature set derived from the facial image is associated with the video frame and a commonly referenced date time and stamp is associated with the video frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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