# US 2020/0401814 A1 · Firearm detection system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401814 A1 - Document ID: US20200401814A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/009,866 - Filed: 2020-09-02 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-17 - Inventors: Hugo Mauricio Salguero - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401814A1 ## CPC - G06V 20/52: Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) - F41H 11/00: Defence installations; Defence devices (constructional aspects see Section E, e.g. {air-raid shelters} E04H9/04; {protective arrangements for buildings E04B1/92; extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire from, incendiary bombs A62C3/06; dynamic armour F41H5/007; ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals F41H13/0006; electronic countermeasures G01S}) - G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - G08B 13/196: using television cameras - G08B 13/19613: {Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion} - G08B 21/0261: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden} - G08B 21/0269: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS} - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - G01S 19/42: Determining position - G06T 2207/30196: Human being; Person - G06T 2207/30204: Marker - G06T 2207/30232: Surveillance - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - F41H: ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract The present invention is directed to a system and method including a firearm detection device that operates silently to identify a firearm or bullet stored in the barrel of the firearm. Utilizing a camera as well as one or more characteristics of the individual carrying the firearm whereby once scanned, the system may send an alert to the proper authorities, with the system utilizing exemption tags to properly identify authorities or other entities that are not threats as well as provide other utilities useful during an emergency situation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A firearm detection system comprising: one or more databases coupled via a network; one or more processors coupled to the one or more databases; and at least one computing device coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more databases via the network; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive from a camera on a firearm detection device one or more content; determine if one or more objects from the content are a firearm; identify the firearm; and generate a response to the identified firearm, the response comprised of a notification to a user with identifying information of the identified firearm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The firearm detection system of claim 1, further comprising an exemption tag; wherein the processors are further configured to: determine an approximate location of the identified firearm; and determine if the identified firearm is within a predetermined distance of a restricted area, wherein if the identified firearm is within a predetermined distance of the restricted area generate the response. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The firearm detection system of claim 1, further comprising an exemption tag; wherein the processors are further configured to: identify the exemption tag; determine if the exemption tag is within a predetermined distance of the identified firearm; and update a status of the identified firearm, wherein if the exemption tag is within the predetermined distance of the identified firearm designate the identified firearm as not a threat. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The firearm detection system of claim 3, the exemption tag having a specific color, pattern or style used as an identification marker. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The firearm detection of claim 4, the exemption tag having an adhesive on a base surface, the adhesive opposite of the specific color, pattern or style, the adhesive configured for attachment to a firearm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The firearm detection system of claim 4, wherein each individual exemption tag has a specific color, pattern or style corresponding to a number in a set of exemption tags. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The firearm detection system of claim 1, the firearm detection device having a housing mounted to a ceiling. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The firearm detection system of claim 7, the housing having a housing cover connected to a housing base, the housing base mounted to the ceiling. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The firearm detection system of claim 2, wherein the processors are further configured to: determine if one or more objects from the content is a bullet in the firearm; identify the bullet in the firearm; and generate a response to the bullet in the firearm, the response comprised of a notification to a user with identifying information of the identified bullet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The firearm detection system of claim 2, wherein the processors are further configured to: automatically determine if one or more objects from the content is an individual; and generate a response to the individual, the response comprised of a notification to the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The firearm detection system of claim 10, wherein the processors are further configured to: compare the individual to one or more individuals stored in the one or more databases; and generate a response to the comparison, the response comprised of a notification to the user. ### Claim 12 A firearm detection system system comprising: one or more databases coupled via a network; one or more processors coupled to the one or more databases; and at least one computing device coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more databases via the network; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive from a camera on a firearm detection device one or more content; identify firearms, bullets, and one or more characteristics of an individual from the one or more content; store identified firearms, bullets, and one or more characteristics of the individual; and generate a response to the identified firearms, bullet, and one or more characteristics of the individual, the response comprised of a notification to a user with identifying information of the identified firearm, bullet, and one or more characteristics of the individual. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The firearm detection system of claim 12 wherein the processors are further configured to: compare the individual to one or more individuals stored in the one or more databases; and generate a response to the comparison, the response comprised of a notification to the user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The firearm detection system of claim 13, further comprising an exemption tag; wherein the processors are further configured to: determine an approximate location of the identified firearm and bullet and the individual; determine if the identified firearm, bullet and individual is within a predetermined distance of a restricted area, wherein if the identified firearm, bullet and individual within the predetermined distance of a restricted area generates the response; and generate a response to the comparison, the response comprised of the location of the identified firearm and bullet and the individual. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The firearm detection system of claim 14, the firearm detection device having a housing mounted to a ceiling, the housing having a housing cover connected. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The firearm detection system of claim 15, further comprising an exemption tag; wherein the processors are further configured to: identify the exemption tag; and determine if the exemption tag is within a predetermined distance of a firearm, wherein if the exemption tag is within the predetermined distance of the firearm, the firearm is designated as not a threat. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The firearm detection system of claim 16, the exemption tag having a specific color, pattern or style used as an identification marker. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The firearm detection system of claim 17, the exemption tag having an adhesive on a base surface, the adhesive opposite of the specific color, pattern or style, the adhesive configured tor attached to a firearm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The firearm detection system of claim 17, wherein each individual exemption tag has a specific color, pattern or style corresponding to a number in a set of exemption tags. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The firearm detection system of claim 19, wherein each individual exemption tag has GPS.