Managed notification system

• US 10,049,288 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FaceFirst, LLC
• Original Assignee: FaceFirst, LLC
• Inventors: Rosenkrantz, Joseph Ethan, Hesketh, Gifford
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas, Mia M
• Application Number:
  US15/222,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335513A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/535 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/784 the detected or recognised objects being people
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/751 Comparing pixel values or logical combinations thereof, or feature values having positional relevance, e.g. template matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/95 structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/168 Feature extraction; Face representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25 Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 : Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25825 : involving client display capabilities, e.g. screen resolution of a mobile phone optimising the visualisation of content during browsing in the Internet G06F16/9577; processing of terminal status or physical abilities in wireless networks H04W8/22; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 : involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 : Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A managed notification system compares image(s) and/or indicia relating to the image(s) and where there is a match selectively provides a notification of the same.

Claims

1. A managed notification system for selectively notifying notification recipients, the system comprising:

a video camera for capturing an image in a video camera frame including a primary captured content and a secondary captured content;

wherein the primary capture content is a face and the secondary capture content is an inanimate object and wherein in each primary content case, the primary content is associated with a case group selected from a list of multiple case groups, cases are stored in a digital library;

a computing device for accessing the digital library, and a display for viewing case information;

in the digital library, plural primary content cases with respective primary content and plural secondary content cases with respective secondary content;

a comparison module of the computing device for identifying a primary match when indicia derived from the primary captured content are matched with indicia included in a library case;

the comparison module of the computing device for identifying a secondary match when indicia corresponding to the secondary captured content are matched with indicia included in the library case;

wherein an image that results in both primary and secondary matches causes the system to test whether there is authorization for the combination of the primary captured content and the secondary captured content; and

, wherein failure of the authorization test results in a notification component varying with one or both of the primary and secondary matched cases being sent to one or more intended recipients.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content is a face and the secondary captured content is a face.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the one or more intended recipients is a first plurality of intended recipients selected from a larger second plurality of potential recipients.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein in each primary content case of the plural primary content cases, the primary content is associated with a case group selected from a list of multiple case groups.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the one or more intended recipients are identified via i) links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified and ii) links between receiving nodes and user groups so that one or more of plural receiving nodes that serve the intended recipients can be identified.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the video camera, digital library, computing device, and display are interconnected via a network with access to the World Wide Web.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more intended recipients are identified via i) links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified and ii) links between receiving nodes and user groups so that one or more of plural receiving nodes that serve the intended recipients can be identified.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the video camera, digital library, computing device, and display are interconnected via a network with access to the World Wide Web.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content is an inanimate object and the secondary captured content is a face.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein in each primary content case of the plural primary content cases, the primary content is associated with a case group selected from a list of multiple case groups.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more intended recipients are identified via i) links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified and ii) links between receiving nodes and user groups so that one or more of plural receiving nodes that serve the intended recipients can be identified.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the video camera, digital library, computing device, and display are interconnected via a network with access to the World Wide Web.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content is an inanimate object and the secondary captured content is an inanimate object.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein in each primary content case of the plural primary content cases, the primary content is associated with a case group selected from a list of multiple case groups.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein intended recipients are identified via i) links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified and ii) links between receiving nodes and user groups so that one or more of plural receiving nodes that serve the intended recipients can be identified.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the video camera, digital library, computing device, and display are interconnected via a network with access to the World Wide Web.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content is a person'"'"'s face and the secondary captured content is a person'"'"'s face.

17. A method of selecting recipients to receive a notification, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing an image in a video camera frame that includes a primary captured content and a secondary captured content;

in a digital library, wherein the primary capture content is a face and the secondary capture content is an inanimate object;

storing plural primary content cases with respective primary content and storing plural secondary content cases with respective secondary content, the cases accessible to a computing device, associating each primary content case with a case group selected from a collection of multiple case groups;

with a comparison module of the computing device, wherein in each primary content case, the primary content is associated with a case group selected from a list of multiple case groups;

identifying a primary match if indicia derived from the primary captured content are matched with indicia included in a library case;

with the comparison module, identifying a secondary match if indicia corresponding to the secondary captured content are matched with indicia included in a library case;

wherein an image resulting in both primary and secondary matches causes the system to test whether the combination of the primary captured content and the secondary captured content is a reportable event; and

, wherein finding a reportable event results in a notification component varying with one or both of the primary and secondary matched cases being sent to intended recipients identified via links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein finding a reportable event results in a notification component varying with one or both of the primary and secondary matched cases being sent to intended recipients identified via (i) links between case groups and user groups such that one or more user groups intended to receive the notification component can be identified and (ii) links between receiving nodes and user groups so that one or more of plural receiving nodes that serve the intended recipients can be identified.