Adaptive surveillance network and method
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1. A first communication module, comprising:
- a transceiver disposed to wirelessly receive a first data signal from a second communication module indicating detecting of an object at the second communication module;
a proximity sensor disposed to sense proximity of an object within a sensing field;
a processor coupled to the transceiver and to the proximity sensor for generating a second data signal indicating detection of the object within a sensing field responsive to confirming the detection of the object at the first communication module and the second communication module by correlating a sensor signal of the proximity sensor with the first data signal, the processor disposed to select a third communication module for transmitting the second data signal to a destination based on an amount of energy consumed to transmit the second data signals to the destination via the third communication module; and
an image capturing device configured to capture a first image of the object, the image capturing device selectively turned on in response to confirming detection of the object at the first communication module and the second communication module, the first image sent to the destination via the third communication module for comparison with a second image stored in the destination.
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Abstract
A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of proximity of objects. A central computer accumulates the data produced or received and relayed by each module for analyzing proximity responses to transmit through the adaptive network control signals to a selectively-addressed module to respond to computer analyses of the data accumulated from modules forming the adaptive network. Interactions of local processors in modules that sense an intrusion determine the location and path of movements of the intruding object and control cameras in the modules to retrieve video images of the intruding object.
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1. A first communication module, comprising:
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a transceiver disposed to wirelessly receive a first data signal from a second communication module indicating detecting of an object at the second communication module; a proximity sensor disposed to sense proximity of an object within a sensing field; a processor coupled to the transceiver and to the proximity sensor for generating a second data signal indicating detection of the object within a sensing field responsive to confirming the detection of the object at the first communication module and the second communication module by correlating a sensor signal of the proximity sensor with the first data signal, the processor disposed to select a third communication module for transmitting the second data signal to a destination based on an amount of energy consumed to transmit the second data signals to the destination via the third communication module; and an image capturing device configured to capture a first image of the object, the image capturing device selectively turned on in response to confirming detection of the object at the first communication module and the second communication module, the first image sent to the destination via the third communication module for comparison with a second image stored in the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network of a plurality of modules, comprising:
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a first module disposed to send a wireless signal responsive to detecting an object within a first sensor field to the first module; and a second module at a location spaced from the first module, the second module comprising a transceiver, a proximity sensor, a processor, and an image capturing device, the proximity sensor disposed to sense an object within a second sensor field, the processor disposed to; activate the transceiver to receive the wireless signal from the first module; confirm the detection of the object at the first module and the second module by correlating a sensor signal from the proximity sensor with the wireless signal received from the first module; generate a data signal responsive to confirming the detection of the object; select a third module in the network for transmitting the data signal to a destination, the third module selected based on an amount of energy consumed to transmit the data signal to the destination via the third module; turn on the image capturing device selectively to capture a first image of the object responsive to confirming detection of the object at the first module and the second module; and send the first image to the destination via the third module for comparison with a second image stored in the destination. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for computer-implementing a network of a plurality of modules, the method of comprising:
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at a first module, sending a wireless signal responsive to detecting proximity of an object; at a second module, activating the transceiver to receive the wireless signal; confirming the detection of the object by correlating a sensor signal generated at the second module with the wireless signal received from the first module; generating a data signal responsive to confirming the detection; selecting a third module in the network for transmitting the data signal to a destination, the module selected based on an amount of energy consumed to transmit the data signal to the destination via the third module; turning on an image capturing device to capture a first image of the object responsive to confirming the detection of the object at the first module and the second module; and sending the image of the object to the destination via the third module for comparison with a second image stored in the destination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a first module in a network of a plurality of modules, the method comprising:
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detecting proximity to an object by a proximity sensor of a first module; confirming the detection by correlating a sensor signal generated at the proximity sensor of the first module with a wireless signal received from a second module; generating a data signal responsive to confirming the detection of the object at the first module and the second module; selecting a third module in the network for transmitting the data signal to a destination, the module selected based on an amount of energy consumed to transmit the data signal to the destination via the third module; turning on an image capturing device of the first module to capture a first image of the object responsive to confirming detection of the object at the first module and the second module; and sending the image of the object to the destination via the third module for comparison with a second image stored in the destination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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