Modular intelligent transportation system
AssigneeThe Wilfred J. and Louisette G. Lagassey Irrevocable Trust
InventorPaul J. Lagassey
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Abstract
A modular intelligent transportation system, comprising an environmentally protected enclosure, a system communications bus, a processor module, communicating with said bus, having a image data input and an audio input, the processor module analyzing the image data and/or audio input for data patterns represented therein, having at least one available option slot, a power supply, and a communication link for external communications, in which at least one available option slot can be occupied by a wireless local area network access point, having a communications path between said communications link and said wireless access point, or other modular components.
Claims20
A monitoring system, comprising:
- a weatherproof housing;
- a visual signal;
- a video camera;
- a microphone;
- an IEEE-802.11 transceiver;
- and
- at least one microprocessor configured to:
- execute operating system software;
- control the visual signal;
- record signals received from the video camera and microphone in a circular buffer;
- conduct a voice over Internet Protocol communication session;
- analyze the received signal from the video camera to determine occurrence of an incident based on motion of an object using at least one of a trained neural network and a statistical classifier;
- and
- selectively transfer the recorded signals from the circular buffer dependent on the determined occurrence of the incident.
A system for monitoring a location, comprising:
- an audio transducer configured to detect acoustic waves at the location, and having an audio output;
- a processor configured to determine a likely occurrence of an incident using at least one of a trained neural network and a statistical classifier;
- an imaging system configured to capture video images of the location, and having an image output;
- a buffer, configured to receive the image output, and to store a portion of the video images for a preceding period, including at least a period immediately prior to the determination of a likely occurrence of the incident up to a time of the determination;
- and
- a communication link, configured to selectively communicate the portion of the video images stored in the buffer, wherein the buffer retains the portion of the video images, at least until an acknowledgement of receipt is received representing successful transmission through the communication link, and after receipt of the acknowledgement, a portion of the buffer containing the portion of the video images is available for reuse.
A method for monitoring a location, comprising:
- detecting acoustic waves at the location with an audio transducer having an audio output;
- capturing video images of the location with an imaging system having an image output;
- determining a likely occurrence of an incident based at least one of the audio output and the image output using at least one of a trained neural network and a statistical classifier;
- storing a portion of the video images for a preceding period in a buffer, including at least a period immediately prior to the determination of a likely occurrence of the incident up to a time of the determination;
- and
- selectively communicating the portion of the video images stored in the buffer through a communication link, wherein the buffer retains the portion of the video images, at least until an acknowledgement of receipt is received representing successful transmission through the communication link, and after receipt of the acknowledgement, a portion of the buffer containing the portion of the video images is available for reuse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.