System and method for securing a large infrastructure
OwnerHelena Goldfarb, Steven Azzaro +1inventors
InventorsHelena Goldfarb, Steven Azzaro, Thomas Shaginaw
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Abstract
A security monitoring system 10 for a large infrastructure 12 is provided. The system includes several magnetometers 14 disposed around an area 16 of the infrastructure. According to aspects of present technique at least one magnetometer 28 is configured to relay an alert signal indicating a change in a magnetic flux profile around the area. A central unit 56 is configured to receive the alert signal from at least one magnetometer and initiate a response to the alert signal.
Claims50
A security monitoring system for large infrastructure, comprising:
- a plurality of magnetometers disposed around an area of the infrastructure, wherein at least one magnetometer is configured to relay an alert signal indicating a change in a magnetic flux profile in the area.
A security monitoring system for securing a large infrastructure, comprising:
- a plurality of magnetometers disposed around the infrastructure and configured to sense magnetic flux and to relay an alert signal indicating a change in magnetic flux around the infrastructure, the plurality of magnetometers establishing a wireless network for communication of the alert signal;
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- a remote monitoring unit configured to receive the alert signal from at least one magnetometer and to initiate a response to the alert signal.
A method for securing a large infrastructure, the method comprising:
- deploying a plurality of magnetometers around the large infrastructure, the magnetometers forming a wireless network;
- sensing at least a magnetic flux and a change in magnetic flux around the large infrastructure via at least one magnetometer and generating a sensed signal;
- and
- analyzing the sensed signal for determining a local disturbance around the large infrastructure,
- wherein the change in the magnetic flux occurs due to the presence of metal objects indicating the local disturbance.
A method for securing a large infrastructure, the method comprising:
- deploying a plurality of magnetometers around the large infrastructure;
- sensing at least a magnetic flux and a change in magnetic flux around the large infrastructure via at least one magnetometer and generating a sensed signal;
- and
- analyzing the sensed signal for determining a local disturbance around the large infrastructure,
- wherein the change in the magnetic flux occurs due to the presence of metal objects indicating the local disturbance.
A means for securing a large infrastructure comprising:
- means for establishing a wireless network around the large infrastructure using a plurality of magnetometers;
- means for sensing at least a magnetic flux and a change in magnetic flux around the large infrastructure via at least one magnetometer and generating a sensed signal;
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- means for analyzing the sensed signal for determining a local disturbance around the large infrastructure,
- wherein the change in the magnetic flux occurs due to the presence of metal objects indicating the local disturbance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.