Systems and methods for providing alerts
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey A. Aaron, Robert E. Wright
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Abstract
A method of outputting an alert indicating that an unauthorized event has occurred. The method includes obtaining a status from a sensor and retrieving personnel information from a database, the personnel information relating to the sensor. The method also includes generating the alert, applying a filter to determine whether to modify a severity of the alert, and outputting the alert.
Claims18
A method of outputting an alert indicating that an unauthorized event has occurred, the method comprising:
- obtaining a status from a sensor;
- retrieving personnel information comprising identity and status information for personnel from a database, the personnel information relating to the sensor;
- generating the alert;
- applying a filter to determine whether to modify a severity of the alert;
- evaluating the severity of the alert to generate a modified alert severity Smod when it is determined to modify the severity of the alert;
- and
- outputting the alert;
- wherein Smod=S0+(G*Nsame)+(H*Nadjacent)−(I*(1−C(t));
- S0 is a preset severity associated with the alert;
- G, H, and I are preset constants;
- Nsame is a number of alerts in an access zone within a preset time window;
- Nadjacent is a number of alerts in access zones adjacent to the access zone within the preset time window;
- and
- C(t) is a certainty associated with the alert at a time t.
A system for outputting an alert, the system comprising:
- a sensor interface;
- a database;
- and
- an alert processor in communication with the sensor interface and the database, wherein the alert processor is configured to retrieve personnel information from the database, generate the alert, apply a filter to determine whether to modify a severity of the alert, and output the alert;
- wherein the alert processor includes an alert uncertainty and severity estimation module, the alert processor being configured to evaluate the severity of the alert to generate a modified alert severity Smod when it is determined to modify the severity of the alert;
- wherein the personnel information comprises identity and status information for the personnel and is related to the sensor;
- and
- wherein Smod=S0+(G*Nsame)+(H*Nadjacent)−(I*(1−C(t));
- S0 is a preset severity associated with the alert;
- G, H, and I are preset constants;
- Nsame is a number of alerts in an access zone within a preset time window;
- Nadjacent is a number of alerts in access zones adjacent to the access zone within the preset time window;
- and
- C(t) is a certainty associated with the alert at a time t.
A physical computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to:
- obtain a status from a sensor;
- retrieve personnel information comprising identity and status information for the personnel from a database, the personnel information relating to the sensor;
- generate an alert;
- apply a filter to determine whether to modify a severity of the alert;
- evaluate the severity of the alert to generate a modified alert severity Smod when it is determined to modify the severity of the alert;
- and
- output the alert;
- wherein Smod=S0+(G*Nsame)+(H*Nadjacent)−(I*(1−C(t));
- S0 is a preset severity associated with the alert;
- G, H, and I are preset constants;
- Nsame is a number of alerts in an access zone within a preset time window;
- Nadjacent is a number of alerts in access zones adjacent to the access zone within the preset time window;
- and
- C(t) is a certainty associated with the alert at a time t.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.