Systems and methods for security data analysis and display

• US 10,514,837 B1
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Knightscope, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Knightscope, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, William Santana, Stephens, Stacy Dean, Soria-Li, Mercedes, Lehnhardt, Aaron J., Villa, Dominic A., Wong, Phillip, Stoschek, Arne
• Primary Examiner(s): Lynch, Sharon S
• Application Number:
  US15/695,861
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for improved security services. In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling an autonomous data machine situated near a monitored environment. The method comprises: obtaining security data from a plurality of data sources; analyzing the security data to generate an analysis result; determining, based on the analysis result, an action to be performed by the autonomous data machine; and transmitting a command to the autonomous data machine causing it to perform the action.

Claims

1. A system for collecting and displaying security data collected within a monitored environment, the system comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine, wherein the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine comprises;

(1) one or more propulsion units configured to transport the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine autonomously within the monitored environment, and (2) one or more sensors used to collect the security data related to the monitored environment; and

one or more processors and memory individually or collectively configured to;

receive the security data related to the monitored environment from the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine;

generate instructions to simultaneously display, on a user interface, (1) the security data from the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine, (2) a corresponding playback bar that shows a progress in time of the security data being displayed, wherein the playback bar comprises a thumbnail corresponding to the security data at a time where a user interacts with the playback bar and (3) a map of a site comprising the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine, wherein the map and location of the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine are automatically updated corresponding to the time where the user interacts with the playback bar;

generate, based upon the security data displayed on the user interface, a predictive security assessment; and

direct the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine to move towards or away from a location determined to be associated with a security event;

wherein the one or more processors are situated at a location remote from the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are situated at a location remote from the monitored environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an image sensor, an audio sensor, a thermal sensor, an infrared sensor, a proximity sensor, a motion sensor, or a position sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the security data displayed on the user interface comprises a video captured by the self-propelled robotic autonomous data machine.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the playback bar displayed on the user interface shows the progress in time of the video being displayed and a thumbnail showing a still image corresponding to the video at the time indicated on the bar where the user interacts with the playback bar.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user interacts with the playback bar by placing a mouse over a portion of the playback bar.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the playback bar comprises visual depictions of the time corresponding to the security data.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the security data displayed is affected by user interaction with the playback bar.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the thumbnail is automatically updated to correspond to the time on the playback bar that the thumbnail is positioned.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the security data comprises a plurality of images captured for different regions within the monitored environment.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of images are automatically updated corresponding to the time where the user interacts with the playback bar.