Graffiti detection system and method of using the same
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a graffiti-making act, comprising:
- providing a graffiti-making act detection system to detect a graffiti-making act, the graffiti-making act detection system including one or more sonic sensors to sense sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act; and
a base unit including electronics to process the signal or signals, and an alarm to indicate that a graffiti-making act has been detected;
locating the one or more sonic sensors and the base unit of the graffiti-making act detection system near a structure prone to receiving graffiti;
sonically sensing with said one or more sonic sensors sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of a graffiti-making act and transmitting a signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act to the electronics;
processing the signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act with the electronics;
initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place if the signal or signals represent a sound of a graffiti-making act.
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Abstract
The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of detecting a graffiti-making act, comprising:
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providing a graffiti-making act detection system to detect a graffiti-making act, the graffiti-making act detection system including one or more sonic sensors to sense sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act; and
a base unit including electronics to process the signal or signals, and an alarm to indicate that a graffiti-making act has been detected;
locating the one or more sonic sensors and the base unit of the graffiti-making act detection system near a structure prone to receiving graffiti;
sonically sensing with said one or more sonic sensors sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of a graffiti-making act and transmitting a signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act to the electronics;
processing the signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act with the electronics;
initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place if the signal or signals represent a sound of a graffiti-making act. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of detecting a graffiti-making act of spraying with a spray paint can, comprising:
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providing a graffiti-making act detection system to detect the sound of spraying with a spray paint can, the graffiti-making act detection system including one or more sonic sensors to sense sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of the spraying with a spray paint can and transmit a signal or signals in response to the sound of spraying with a spray paint can; and
a base unit including electronics to process the signal or signals, and an alarm to indicate that the sound of spraying with a spray paint can has been detected;
locating the one or more sensors and the base unit of the graffiti-making act detection system near a structure prone to graffiti caused by spraying with a spray paint can;
sonically sensing with said one or more sonic sensors sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of spraying with a spray paint can and transmitting a signal or signals in response to the sound of spraying with a spray paint can to the electronics;
processing the signal or signals in response to the sound of spraying with a spray paint can with the electronics;
communicating that a graffiti-making act has been detected to one or more entities if the signal or signals represent the sound of spraying with a spray paint can. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of detecting a graffiti-making act, comprising:
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providing a graffiti-making act detection system to detect a graffiti-making act, the graffiti-making act detection system including one or more sensors to sense a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal or signals in response to the graffiti-making act; and
a base unit including electronics to process the signal or signals; and
a communication device to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been;
locating the one or more sensors and the base unit of the graffiti-making act detection system near a structure prone to receiving graffiti;
sensing with said one or more sensors a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of a graffiti-making act and transmitting a signal or signals in response to the graffiti-making act to the electronics;
processing the sigal or signals in response to the graffiti-making act with the electronics;
communicating to one or more entities using said communication device that a graffiti-making act has been detected if the signal or signals are determined to represent a graffiti-making act. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A graffiti detection system for detecting a graffiti-making act, comprising:
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one or more sonic sensors adapted to sonically sense sound of the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal or signals in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act; and
a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal or signals in response to the sound of the gaffiti-making act; and
a communication device coupled to the electronics to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors and the electronics are adapted to determine whether a sound is representative of a graffiti-making act and the one or more sensors and the electronics to be located near a structure prone to receiving graffiti. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A graffiti detection system for detecting a graffiti-making act, comprising:
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means for sonically sensing a sound representative of a graffiti-making act and transmitting a signal in response to the sound of the graffiti-making act; and
a base unit including means for processing the signal or signals in response to the sound of a graffiti-making act; and
means for communicating to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected, wherein at least one of the sonically sensing means and the processing means are adapted to determine whether a sound is representative of a graffiti-making act and the one or more sensors and the electronics to be located near a structure prone to receiving graffiti.
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