Electronic Monitoring System with Activity Zone Alignment Tool

A method of area monitoring, comprising:

• positioning first and second motion detectors to detect motion within respective first and second fields-of-view, and providing respective first and second electronic motion signals upon a detection of motion in the respective first and second fields-of-view;
• in response to a target moving on a continuous path through the first and second fields-of-view, monitoring the first and second electronic motion signals to determine times of detection of the target by the first and second motion detectors;
• and
• providing an output to a user indicating a gap in detection by the first and second motion detectors of the target on the continuous path imputed from the times of detection, the output indicating a necessary adjustment for providing gapless detection.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of monitoring devices that communicate with an external server and with a user-controlled portable wireless device via a router, wherein at least one of the monitoring devices includes a camera/floodlight assembly including
• a first and second motion detector configured to detect detecting motion, the first and second motion detectors having respective first and second fields-of-view and providing respective first and second electronic motion signals upon a detection of motion in the respective first and second fields-of-view;
• a first and second articulated joint communicating respectively with the first and second motion detectors and allowing independent angular adjustment of the first and second fields-of-view,
• first and second floodlights, each of which is responsive to a respective one of the first and second motion detectors;
• a third motion detector having a respective third field-of-view and providing a third electronic motion signal upon a detection of motion in the third field-of-view, the third field-of-view being positioned, at least in part, between the first and second fields-of-view;
• a third articulated joint communicating with the third motion detector allowing independent angular adjustment of the third field-of-view;
• a camera which is responsive to the third motion detector;
• an electronic processor executing a stored program and receiving the electronic motion signals from the first, second and third motion detectors and operating to:
• (a) in response to a target moving along walking on a continuous path through the first, second, and third fields-of-view, monitor the first, second, and third electronic motion signals to determine times of detection of the target by the first, second and third motion detectors;
• and
• (b) provide an output to a user indicating a gap in detection by some combination of the first, second and second motion detectors of the target on the continuous path imputed from the times of detection, the output indicating a necessary adjustment for providing gapless detection.