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US 12,614,241 B2Granted
Systems and methods for electronic signature tracking
AssigneeLeonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions, LLC
InventorsTodd Child, Bernard Howe
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Abstract
A system and method to identify and track one or more targets of interest. The system may include a plurality of collection systems to capture information related to visual identifiers and/or electronic signatures associated with targets in selected locations. The system may further include an intelligence system to determine a target of interest based on the information related to visual identifiers and/or electronic signatures and to track the target of interest.
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A system for collecting and correlating identifying information for surveillance and tracking, comprising:
- a plurality of collection systems located within a geographic area, one or more of the plurality of collection systems comprising visual ID collection systems having one or more sensors configured to capture visual identifiers of a plurality of targets, and one or more of the plurality of collection systems comprising electronic signal collection systems having one or more sensors configured to capture electronic signatures, wherein the electronic signatures are based on electronic signals emanating from one or more types of electronic devices carried by or associated with one or more targets of the plurality of targets;
- wherein each of the plurality of collection systems is configured to determine GPS or other location data, a time of capture, or combinations thereof, for each capture of an electronic signature or a visual identifier;
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- an intelligence system in communication with the plurality of collection systems, the intelligence system configured to:
- receive, from the plurality of collection systems, the information related to the visual identifiers and the electronic signatures;
- determine a relationship between one or more of the visual identifiers captured by one or more of the visual ID collection systems for at least one target of the plurality of targets and at least one electronic signature from the electronic devices carried by or associated with the one or more targets captured by one or more of the electronic signal collection systems;
- wherein the relationship is based on a correlation of a frequency of capture and amount of captures of one or more of the visual identifiers and the one or more electronic signatures, and a selected proximity of capture of the one or more of the visual identifiers and one or more identified electronic signatures to one or more selected collection systems;
- determine, based on the relationship, one or more of a previous location or a frequent location within a prescribed area at which a visual indicator and a correlated electronic signal are matched to enable tracking of targets;
- search for captures of electronic signatures of at least one of the one or more electronic devices and related visual identifiers associated with one or more targets of interest by one or more of the electronic signal collection systems and visual ID collection systems;
- search for captures of the electronic signatures of the at least one of the one or more electronic devices by at least one electronic signal collection system where one or more visual identifiers associated with the one or more targets of interest are not captured by a visual ID collection system;
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- generate a record of movement or location patterns of the one or more targets of interest, a verification of the one or more targets of interest at a location, or combinations thereof, within the prescribed area and within an inputted time period.
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A method of identifying and tracking targets, comprising:
- capturing, via a plurality of collection systems, one or more visual identifiers of a plurality of vehicles and one or more electronic signatures of one or more electronic devices carried by at least one target associated with each of the plurality of vehicles;
- wherein the plurality of collection systems includes a plurality of visual ID collection systems configured to capture the visual identifiers of the vehicles, and a plurality of electronic signal collection systems configured to capture the electronic signals of the one or more electronic devices;
- wherein each of the plurality of collection systems is configured to determine GPS or other location data, a time of capture, or combinations thereof, for each capture of the one or more visual identifiers and the one or more electronic signatures;
- transmitting the one or more visual identifiers and the one or more electronic signatures to an intelligence system, wherein the intelligence system is configured to:
- correlate at least one of the one or more visual identifiers with at least one electronic signature of the one or more electronic signatures and a location and time of capture of the at least one electronic signature;
- wherein the correlation is based on amount of captures of the one or more visual identifiers and the one or more electronic signatures within a selected proximity;
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- determine associations between each of the vehicles with one or more electronic devices identified with one or more of real-time captures of the visual identifiers and electronic signatures;
- using the intelligence system, performing convoy searches to identify one or more electronic devices with at least one vehicle of the one or more of the vehicles based the associations between the one or more vehicles and at least one electronic device of the one or more electronic devices;
- determine, based on the associations, one or more locations within prescribed area at which a visual identifier of the at least one vehicle associated with the target of interest and a correlated electronic signature of the at least one electronic device are matched to enable tracking of targets, location of targets, verification of targets at a location, or combinations thereof;
- search for captures of the correlated electronic signature of the at least one electronic device and one or more visual identifiers of a vehicle associated with one or more targets of interest by one or more collection systems within the prescribed area;
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- when one or more visual identifiers associated with the one or more targets of interest are not captured by a visual ID collection system, search for captures of the correlated electronic signature of the at least one electronic device by at least one electronic signal collection system to enable tracking, placement, or combinations thereof of the one or more target of interests at one or more locations where a visual identifier of the vehicle is not captured by a visual ID collection system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.