GPS directed intrusion system with data acquisition

• US 9,767,663 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2015
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Reske, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US14/982,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110978A1
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 340541, 34053913, 340506, 3405392, 340565, 340 52, 348159, 348153
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19608 Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A GPS directed intrusion system with data acquisition is provided. Some methods can include detecting a threat event associated with a monitored facility, collecting data relevant to the threat event, and transmitting the data relevant to the threat event to a mobile device of an authority figure dispatched to the monitored facility. Some methods can also include placing a surveillance device associated with the monitored facility in a tracking mode, tracking motion captured by the surveillance device, and transmitting data representative of the motion to a mobile device of an authority figure dispatched to the monitored facility.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a threat event at a first device associated with a monitored facility;

identifying an access zone in which the first device is geographically located based on geographical coordinates of the first device;

identifying a second device geographically located in the access zone, wherein the first device comprises a first one from a group consisting of a video camera, a motion detector, and a card reader, wherein the second device comprises a second one from the group consisting of the video camera, the motion detector, and the card reader, and wherein the first one is different from the second one;

collecting data from the first device and the second device geographically located in the access zone; and

transmitting the data collected from the first device and the second device geographically located in the access zone to a third device of an authority figure dispatched to the monitored facility.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying a geographical location of the threat event.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein identifying the geographical location of the threat event includes identifying the geographical coordinates of the first device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein collecting the data from the first device and the second device includes at least two of collecting motion data, collecting video data, and collecting audio data.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a temporary data key to the third device of the authority figure to enable the third device of the authority figure to temporarily receive and review the data collected from the first device and the second device.

6. A method comprising:

detecting a threat event associated with a monitored facility;

placing a first surveillance device associated with the monitored facility in a tracking mode;

tracking motion captured by the first surveillance device;

identifying an access zone in which the first surveillance device is geographically located based on geographical coordinates of the first surveillance device;

identifying a second surveillance device geographically located in the access zone, wherein the first surveillance device comprises a first one from a group consisting of a video camera, a motion detector, and a card reader, wherein the second surveillance device comprises a second one from the group consisting of the video camera, the motion detector, and the card reader, and wherein the first one is different than the second one; and

transmitting the motion captured by the first surveillance device to a third device of an authority figure dispatched to the monitored facility,

wherein tracking the motion captured by the first surveillance device includes projecting a probable route that a source of the motion will traverse.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein tracking the motion captured by the first surveillance device includes controlling a pan, tilt, and/or zoom of the first surveillance device to track the motion.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising using the probable route to adjust a fourth surveillance device to sense the source of the motion when the source of the motion enters a motion capturing region of the fourth surveillance device.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising transmitting a temporary data key to the third device of the authority figure to enable the third device of the authority figure to temporarily receive and review the motion captured by the first surveillance device.

10. A system comprising:

a programmable processor; and

executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software receive an indication that a threat event at a first device associated with a monitored facility is detected,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software identify an access zone in which the first device is geographically located based on geographical coordinates of the first device,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software identify a second device geographically located in the access zone, wherein the first device comprises a first one from a group consisting of a video camera, a motion detector, and a card reader, wherein the second device comprises a second one from the group consisting of the video camera, the motion detector, and the card reader, wherein the first one is different than the second one,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software control collection of data from the first device and the second device geographically located in the access zone, and

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software transmit the data collected from the first device and the second device geographically located in the access zone to a third device of an authority figure dispatched to the monitored facility.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising at least one GPS device associated with the first device, wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software identify the geographical coordinates of the first device based on a signal from the GPS device.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software transmit a temporary data key to the third device of the authority figure to enable the third device of the authority figure to temporarily receive and review the data collected from the first device and the second device.