US 11,115,586 B2Granted

Systems and methods for covertly monitoring an environment

AssigneeWildTech@Resolve, LLC

InventorsEric Dinerstein, Stephen Craig Gulick

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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for covertly monitoring an environment. In addition, solutions are provided for utilizing a camera to covertly monitor an environment by capturing images of a subject without the subject's awareness. In accordance with some embodiments, a system for capturing images is provided that comprises a device, a first cable, and a second cable. The device may comprise a housing having a top and a bottom, and a circuit board disposed within the housing. The first cable is may be connected to the circuit board and may extend through the top of the housing. The second cable may be connected to the circuit board and may extend through the bottom of the housing.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system for capturing images, comprising:

a device, comprising:
a housing having a camouflage appearance, a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and two sides, the housing having a greater length from the top to the bottom than from the front to the rear or between the two sides;
a motion detector disposed within the housing;
a camera disposed within the housing;
a circuit board disposed within the housing;
a memory disposed within the housing storing instructions and image recognition software;
and
a processor disposed within the housing configured to execute the instructions and image recognition software;
a first cable connected to the circuit board and extending through the top of the housing;
a second cable connected to the circuit board and extending through the bottom of the housing;
and
at least one of the first cable or the second cable mimicking a vine in color and appearance.

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Facts

Application: 16/450,039Filed 24 Jun 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 25 Jun 2018
Published: US 2019/0394392 A126 Dec 2019
Granted: 7 Sep 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04N 7/183
Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast: for receiving images from a single remote source
H04N 23/611
Based on recognised objects: where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
G06V 20/10
Scenes; Scene-specific elements: terrestrial scenes
G06V 20/20
Scenes; Scene-specific elements: in augmented reality scenes

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Application62/689,556Us provisional application · filed 25 Jun 2018
US 2019/0394392 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 Dec 2019
US 11,115,586 B2This patent

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