System including wireless handheld mobile device configured for monitoring selected areas
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorWilfred I. Tucker
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Abstract
The document discloses technology that improves the ability of a user to detect and deter the presence of an entity (e.g., person, animal) in a selected area. The system generates a three-dimensional (3D) point map of an environment. The system can then use 3D imaging technology such as LiDAR (light detection and ranging) to generate a baseline 3D point map that includes the selected area within the environment. In operation, the system can use the 3D technology to monitor for the entity and provide alerts in real time or near real time when the entity is present in the selected area, and/or the system can perform a deterrent action that is perceivable by the entity.
Claims20
A method performed by a system configured to detect a presence of an entity in a selected area, the method comprising:
- generating a three-dimensional (3D) baseline visualization of an environment based on 3D point data captured by a first imaging device including one or more time-of-flight (ToF) sensors integrated in a wireless handheld mobile device,
- wherein the 3D point data indicates spatial information based on measurements of distances between the wireless handheld mobile device and one or more objects in the environment;
- receiving input, from a user, indicating a boundary in the 3D baseline visualization that defines the selected area having a size and shape in the environment,
- wherein the 3D baseline visualization is updated to include the boundary indicating the selected area in the environment;
- scanning the selected area for imaging data captured by a second imaging device including one or more ToF sensors,
- wherein the imaging data enables detection of a presence of one or more entities in the selected area while obscuring human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities, and
- wherein human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities is obscured by performing the scanning at a resolution that is insufficient to recognize particular features of the one or more entities;
- detecting a presence of a particular entity in the selected area based on the imaging data,
- wherein the particular entity is of a particular type or is a specific entity designated for monitoring in the selected area;
- and
- in response to detecting the presence of the particular entity in the selected area, presenting a notification on a user device indicating the presence of the particular entity in the selected area,
- wherein the notification includes an indication of the particular entity and one or more options for deterring the presence of the particular entity.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to:
- generate a three-dimensional (3D) baseline visualization of an environment based on 3D point data captured by an imaging device including one or more time-of-flight (ToF) sensors integrated in a wireless handheld mobile device,
- wherein the 3D point data indicates spatial information based on measurements of distances between the wireless handheld mobile device and one or more objects in the environment;
- receive input, from a user, indicating a boundary in the 3D baseline visualization that defines a selected area having a size and shape in the environment;
- scan the selected area for imaging data captured by the imaging device including the one or more ToF sensors,
- wherein the imaging data enables detection of a presence of one or more entities in the selected area while obscuring human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities, and
- wherein human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities is obscured by scanning the selected area at a resolution that is insufficient to recognize particular features of the one or more entities;
- detect a presence of a particular entity in the selected area based on the imaging data;
- and
- present a notification on a user device indicating the presence of the particular entity in the selected area.
A system operable to detect a presence of an entity in a selected area, the system comprising:
- a wireless handheld mobile device;
- a first imaging device;
- a second imaging device;
- at least one hardware processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:
- generate a three-dimensional (3D) baseline visualization of an environment based on 3D point data captured by the first imaging device including one or more time-of-flight (ToF) sensors integrated in the wireless handheld mobile device,
- wherein the 3D point data indicates spatial information based on measurements of distances between the wireless handheld mobile device and one or more objects in the environment;
- receive input, from a user, indicating a boundary in the 3D baseline visualization;
- scan the selected area for imaging data captured by the second imaging device including one or more ToF sensors,
- wherein the imaging data enables detection of a presence of one or more entities in the selected area while obscuring human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities, and
- wherein human-perceivable recognition of the one or more entities is obscured by scanning the selected area at a resolution that is insufficient to recognize particular features of the one or more entities;
- detect the presence of a particular entity in the selected area based on the imaging data;
- and
- display a notification on a user device indicating the presence of the particular entity in the selected area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.