Intelligent observation and identification database system

• US 8,542,096 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Pederson, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US13/706,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20130099925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 292 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 340/5.83
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19647 Systems specially adapted for intrusion detection in or around a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19652 Systems using zones in a single scene defined for different treatment, e.g. outer zone gives pre-alarm, inner zone gives alarm
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19663 Surveillance related processing done local to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19665 Details related to the storage of video surveillance data television signal recording H04N5/76
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19667 Details realated to data compression, encryption or encoding, e.g. resolution modes for reducing data volume to lower transmission bandwidth or memory requirements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19671 Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 436/90 Breath testing

Abstract

An intelligent video/audio observation and identification database system may define a security zone or group of zones. The system may identify vehicles and individuals entering or exiting the zone through image recognition of the vehicle or individual as compared to prerecorded information stored in a database. The system may alert security personnel as to warrants or other information discovered pertaining to the recognized vehicle or individual resulting from a database search. The system may compare images of a suspect vehicle, such as an undercarriage image, to standard vehicle images stored in the database and alert security personnel as to potential vehicle overloading or foreign objects detected, such as potential bombs. The system may track individuals or vehicles within a zone or between zones. The system may further learn the standard times and locations of vehicles or individuals tracked by the system and alert security personnel upon deviation from standard activity.

Claims

1. An apparatus for at least one security zone said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of optical input devices;

at least one computer, said at least one computer being in communication with said plurality of optical input devices, said at least one computer compiling or said at least one computer being in communication with at least one second computer which compiles an evolving database, said evolving database comprising information representative of patterns of observed data for said at least one security zone; and

comparison software in communication with said evolving database, wherein said comparison software compares observed data to the patterns of observed data;

wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer is constructed and arranged to process information from said evolving database with said comparison software for issuance of at least one investigation signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising sensitivity software in communication with said evolving database.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer is in communication with at least one external database.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer comprises at least one defined profile.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said at least one defined profile is constructed and arranged as a search query for communication with said evolving database.

6. An apparatus for at least one security zone said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of optical input devices;

at least one computer, said at least one computer being in communication with said plurality of optical input devices, said at least one computer compiling or said at least one computer being in communication with at least one second computer which compiles an evolving database, said evolving database comprising information representative of said at least one security zone; and

sensitivity software in communication with said evolving database;

wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer is constructed and arranged to process information from said evolving database with said sensitivity software for issuance of at least one investigation signal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising comparison software in communication with said evolving database, said sensitivity software comprising probability analysis software, wherein said probability analysis software defines threshold criteria for issuance of said at least one investigation signal.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer is in communication with at least one external database.

9. An apparatus for at least one security zone said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of optical input devices;

at least one computer, said at least one computer being in communication with said plurality of optical input devices, said at least one computer compiling or said at least one computer being in communication with at least one second computer which compiles an evolving database, said evolving database comprising information representative of said at least one security zone;

comparison software in communication with said evolving database; and

sensitivity software in communication with said evolving database;

wherein said at least one computer or said at least one second computer is constructed and arranged to compare information from said evolving database and information from said at least one security zone for issuance of at least one investigation signal.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, said sensitivity software comprising probability analysis software, wherein said probability analysis software defines with threshold criteria for issuance of said at least one investigation signal.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one computer or said at least one second computer is in communication with at least one external database.