FACILITATING MONITORING OF USERS

• US 20170344810A1
• Filed: 05/31/2016
• Published: 11/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prilyx Research & Development, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Prilyx Research & Development, Ltd.
• Inventors: Askari, Peyman, Askari, Kazem, Chong, Jonathan Tzu Tiam, Chung, Jason, Sittampalam, Gurubaran
• Granted Patent: US 10,121,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for facilitating monitoring of a first user of a plurality of users is provided. The method involves causing at least one processor to receive a first user device identifier for identifying a first user device associated with the first user and first user registration information associated with the first user, causing the at least one processor to store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information, causing the at least one processor to receive a first information request including the first user device identifier, and causing the at least one processor to produce signals representing the first user information for causing at least one display to display the first user information to be displayed in association with a representation of a location of the first user. Apparatuses, systems and computer-readable media are also provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating monitoring of a first user of a plurality of users, the method comprising:

causing at least one processor to receive a first user device identifier for identifying a first user device associated with the first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

causing the at least one processor to store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

causing the at least one processor to receive a first information request including the first user device identifier; and

causing the at least one processor to produce signals representing the first user information for causing at least one display to display the first user information in association with a representation of a location of the first user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first user registration information includes at least one image representing the first user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first user registration information includes identification document information.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing the at least one processor to produce signals requesting additional information associated with the first user device identifier and causing the at least one processor to receive the additional information and to include the additional information in the first user information.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing the at least one processor to receive from a location identification device, location identification information including the first user device identifier and a location identifier identifying a location associated with the location identification device.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising causing the location identification device to receive radio frequency signals representing the first user device identifier, wherein reception of said radio frequency signals is indicative that the first user device is proximate the location identification device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the representation of the location of the first user comprises a map.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing at least one processor to receive a video request and causing the at least one processor to, in response to receiving the video request, produce signals for causing the at least one display to display at least one video associated with the location of the first user.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing the at least one processor to produce signals for providing the first user device identifier and the first user registration information for analysis to determine whether the first user registration information meets a person of interest criterion.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising causing the at least one processor to determine whether image data included in the first user registration information meets the person of interest criterion.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein causing the at least one processor to determine whether the image data included in the first user registration information meets the person of interest criterion comprises causing the at least one processor to compare the image data with a plurality of images representing persons of interest using biometrics to determine a possible match.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising causing the at least one processor to produce signals for causing at least one display to display an alert if the image data meets the person of interest criterion.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the first user device identifier is a new user device identifier, the method further comprising:

causing the at least one processor to receive an initial user device identifier; and

causing the at least one processor to produce signals for causing the new user device identifier to be stored by the first user device.

14. A computer-implemented method for facilitating monitoring of a first user of a plurality of users, the method comprising:

causing at least one processor to receive a first user device identifier for identifying a device associated with a first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

causing the at least one processor to store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

causing the at least one processor to produce signals representing the first user device identifier and the first user information for causing the first user information to be analyzed to determine whether the first user information meets a person of interest criterion.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first user registration information includes at least one image representing the first user.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising causing the at least one processor to determine whether the at least one image representing the user meets the person of interest criterion.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein causing the at least one processor to determine whether the at least one image representing the user meets the person of interest criterion comprises causing the at least one processor to compare the at least one image with a set of images representing persons of interest using biometrics to determine a match.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising causing the at least one processor to produce signals for causing at least one display to display an alert if the at least one image representing the user meets the person of interest criterion.

19. A system for facilitating monitoring of a first user of a plurality of users, the system comprising at least one processor configured to:

receive a first user device identifier for identifying a first user device associated with the first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

receive a first information request including the first user device identifier; and

produce signals representing the first user information for causing at least one display to display the first user information in association with a representation of a location of the first user.

20-31. -31. (canceled)

32. A system for facilitating monitoring of a first user of a plurality of users, the system comprising at least one processor configured to:

receive a first user device identifier for identifying a device associated with a first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

produce signals representing the first user device identifier and the first user information for causing the first user information to be analyzed to determine whether the first user information meets a person of interest criterion.

33-54. -54. (canceled)

55. A computer readable medium having stored thereon codes which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive a first user device identifier for identifying a first user device associated with the first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

receive a first information request including the first user device identifier; and

produce signals representing the first user information for causing at least one display to display the first user information in association with a representation of a location of the first user.

56. A computer readable medium having stored thereon codes which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive a first user device identifier for identifying a device associated with a first user and first user registration information associated with the first user;

store in memory the first user device identifier and first user information including the first user registration information;

produce signals representing the first user device identifier and the first user information for causing the first user information to be analyzed to determine whether the first user information meets a person of interest criterion.