Self-rousing surveillance system, method and computer program product
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSergio Borger, Carlos Cardonha, Ademir Silva, Fernando Koch
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Abstract
A self-rousing surveillance system, method and computer program product for monitoring activity across a geographical location. Surveillance sensors are distributed about a geographical location and normally in a low surveillance state. A sensor controller controls data collection by each surveillance sensors. An event monitor receives reports indicating events at local areas within the geographical location. The event monitor identifies local areas with each report. The sensor controller places surveillance sensors identified with the respective local area in a heightened surveillance state in response to received reports
Claims25
A self-rousing surveillance system comprising:
- a plurality of surveillance sensors distributed about a geographical location;
- a sensor controller controlling data collection by each of said plurality of surveillance sensors, said sensor controller maintaining said plurality of surveillance sensors normally in a low surveillance state;
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- an event monitor receiving reports indicating events at local areas within said geographical location, said event monitor identifying said local areas to said sensor controller, said sensor controller placing ones of said plurality of surveillance sensors identified with each local area in a heightened surveillance state responsive to received said reports.
A method of monitoring activity across a geographical location, said method comprising:
- placing a plurality of surveillance sensors in a low surveillance state, said plurality of surveillance sensors being distributed about a geographical location;
- receiving one or more event reports reporting an event at a local area within said geographical location;
- identifying ones of said plurality of surveillance sensors identified with said local area;
- placing said identified ones in a heightened surveillance state responsive to received said reports;
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- collecting and analyzing data from said identified ones;
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- notifying an authority responsible for securing said reported event.
A computer program product for monitoring activity across a geographical location, said computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable program code stored thereon, said computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code for receiving reports indicating events at local areas within a geographical location;
- computer readable program code for identifying said local areas with indicated events and one or more local surveillance sensors in each local area;
- computer readable program code for placing said one or more local surveillance sensors in a low surveillance state, and selectively placing said one or more local surveillance sensors in a heightened surveillance state responsive to received said reports;
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- computer readable program code for collecting and analyzing data from said one or more local surveillance sensors.
A computer program product for monitoring activity across a geographical location, said computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable program code stored thereon, said computer readable program code causing one or more computers executing said code to:
- place surveillance sensors distributed about a geographical location in a low surveillance state;
- receive event reports reporting an event at a local area within said geographical location;
- identify a plurality of surveillance sensors identified with said local area;
- place said identified ones in a heightened surveillance state;
- collect and analyze data from said identified ones;
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- notify an authority responsible for securing said reported event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.