FLEXIBLE, SCALABLE, SERVICE-ORIENTED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

• US 20090072965A1
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TRIAD National Security, LLC
• Original Assignee: Los Alamos National Security LLC (Government of the United States of America)
• Inventors: Staab, Torsten Albert
• Granted Patent: US 8,183,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.110
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A surveillance architecture having applications in a wide variety of surveillance-related applications is disclosed. This architecture can be used in various surveillance scenarios, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, radiological surveillance and physical security, is highly scalable and allows for rapid, plug-and-play field data/sample acquisition and local and remote sharing of system resources. By design, the architecture also fosters fault tolerance and allows users to quickly deploy and establish ad hoc, semi-permanent, and permanent surveillance systems. Furthermore, the architecture'"'"'s service-oriented approach allows for rapid, on-the-fly, plug-and-play integration and dynamic harvesting of heterogeneous surveillance technologies (e.g., sensors, handheld data acquisition devices, analytical instrumentation, and so forth).

Claims

1. A flexible, service-oriented surveillance system architecture, comprising:

a network; and

at least one Field Data/Sample Acquisition Device (FDSAD);

wherein unique capabilities of said FDSAD are accessible through said network.

2. An architecture as recited in claim 1, wherein said FDSAD provides a local user interface, a remote user interface, or a combination thereof.

3. An architecture as recited in claim 1, wherein said FDSAD provides local data storage, import capabilities and export capabilities;

remote data storage, import capabilities, and export capabilities, or any combination thereof.

4. An architecture as recited in claim 1, wherein said FDSAD provides storage capabilities for field samples, sampling supplies, other sample-related information, or any combination thereof.

5. An architecture as recited in claim 1, wherein said FDSAD is utilized by one or more users simultaneously for information collection.

6. An architecture as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one Service Station;

wherein said at least one Service Station manages access, information, and data from and related to said at least one FDSAD.

7. An architecture as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

one or more system resources;

wherein said resources are assigned to a Service Station and are locally or remotely accessible to other Service Stations and FDSADs.

8. An architecture as recited in claim 7, wherein said resources are dynamically located by Service Stations and FDSADs.

9. An architecture as recited in claim 6,

wherein said Service Station relays information from other Service Stations or FDSADs;

and

whereby communication ranges for Service Stations and FDSADs are extended.

10. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein 1-n, n-to-1, and n-to-m communication between Service Stations and FDSADs is allowed.

11. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein Service Stations and FDSADs subscribe to and share internal, external, physical, and electronic services, or any combination thereof.

12. An architecture as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

one or more local or remote systems;

wherein said local or remote systems subscribe to Service Stations, FDSADS, or any combination; and

wherein said local or remote systems publish multimedia streams to and from Service Stations and FDSADs.

13. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein said Service Station provides a local user interface, a remote user interface, or a combination thereof.

14. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein said Service Station provides local data storage, import capabilities and export capabilities;

remote data storage, import capabilities, and export capabilities, or any combination thereof.

15. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein said Service Station provides storage capabilities for field samples, sampling supplies, other sample-related information, or any combination thereof.

16. An architecture as recited in claim 6, wherein said FDSAD is utilized by one or more users simultaneously for information collection.

17. A flexible, service-oriented surveillance system architecture, comprising:

a network; and

one or more devices in communication with said network;

wherein at least one of said devices is a Field Data/Sample Acquisition Device (FDSAD);

wherein said FDSAD communicates with said network regarding other devices on said network.

18. An architecture as recited in claim 17, wherein said FDSAD utilizes one or more devices on said network for information collection or information processing.

19. A system for resource management, comprising:

a network;

one or more resources accessible through said network; and

at least one Field Data/Sample Acquisition Device (FDSAD); and

at least one Service Station;

wherein said resources are assigned to said Service Station; and

wherein said resources are locally or remotely accessible to other Service Stations and to FDSADs on said network.

20. A system as recited in claim 19,

wherein at least one network connection is wireless;

and

wherein other FDSADs or Service Stations relay information wirelessly to extend communication ranges of said network.