CN103136906B - Neighbourhood's supervision is carried out by electronic monitoring and control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to neighborhood surveillance by means of an electronic surveillance system. A method and system for neighborhood surveillance is provided, the method comprising: registering and geo-tagging a plurality of electronic monitoring systems with a network control system by a marketer authorized by the network control system; defining by the marketer at least A neighborhood monitoring area and multiple electronic monitoring systems are grouped according to the neighborhood monitoring area, and the electronic monitoring systems located in the same neighborhood monitoring area are divided into one group; the network control system receives information from one electronic monitoring system in any group an alarm, the alarm is associated with an event threatening the premises on which an electronic surveillance system is located; and the network control system selects to perform one of the following steps based on preset conditions of a user of the electronic surveillance system: (a) notifying only one electronic surveillance system of the alarm users of the system; and (b) share alerts among users of the electronic surveillance system in that group.

Description

Neighborhood surveillance with the help of electronic surveillance systems

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronics, in particular to neighborhood supervision by means of an electronic monitoring system.

Background technique

In some countries, such as the United States, there exist groups called neighborhood watch groups, which are organized groups of citizens dedicated to preventing man-made crime and/or natural disasters in a neighborhood. A "neighborhood" as used herein may include a residence, factory, construction site, medical facility, shopping system, business or any other environment with safety considerations that can be responded to by neighboring neighbors. Members of the organization can stay alert to unusual events, behavior and/or crime in the neighborhood. Usually this requires dedicated manpower and takes up a lot of their time.

As an alternative or in addition, electronic surveillance systems are often installed in individual premises to monitor conditions within the premises, which can save a great deal of manpower and time. However, such an electronic monitoring system only notifies the owner of the house where the message is located and cannot share the message in the organization, so that other members of the organization cannot give help.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention uses a plurality of electronic monitoring systems through a network control system to enable members of a neighborhood watch organization to prevent unusual events, behaviors and/or crimes in the neighborhood.

To this end, one aspect of the present invention provides a method for neighborhood supervision, including the following steps:

a plurality of electronic surveillance systems are registered with and geotagged by the network control system by a network control system authorized marketer;

defining at least one neighborhood monitoring area by the marketer and grouping the plurality of electronic monitoring systems according to the neighborhood monitoring area, the electronic monitoring systems located in the same neighborhood monitoring area are grouped;

receiving, by the network control system, an alert from an electronic surveillance system in either set, the alert relating to an event threatening the premises in which the one electronic surveillance system is located; and

One of the following steps is selected and executed by the network control system based on the preset conditions of the user of the electronic monitoring system:

(a) notifying only said user of said one electronic monitoring system of said alert; and

(b) sharing said alert among users of the electronic monitoring system in the group.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a system for neighborhood supervision, including a plurality of electronic monitoring systems and network control systems, wherein

The plurality of electronic monitoring systems are registered with and geotagged by the network control system by a network control system authorized marketer, and the plurality of electronic monitoring systems are based on at least A neighborhood monitoring area is grouped, and electronic monitoring systems located in the same neighborhood monitoring area are grouped;

The network control system includes:

an alarm receiver for receiving an alarm from one of the electronic monitoring systems in either set, the alarm being related to an event threatening the premises in which the one electronic monitoring system is located;

a privacy checking device for checking preset conditions of users of said one electronic monitoring system;

An event notifier, configured to select and execute one of the following steps based on the verification result:

(a) notifying only said user of said one electronic monitoring system of said alert; and

(b) sharing said alert among users of the electronic monitoring system in the group.

Description of drawings

The embodiments are best understood by referring to the following description and the accompanying drawings, which are used to illustrate various embodiments. In the attached picture:

Figure 1 shows a system according to the invention; and

Figure 2 shows the method according to the invention.

detailed description

One or more aspects of embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals generally refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects of the embodiments of the invention. It may be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that one or more aspects of the embodiments of the invention may be practiced with a lesser degree of these specific details.

In addition, although a particular feature or aspect of an embodiment is disclosed in terms of only one of some implementations, such feature or aspect may be combined with other implementations that may be desirable and advantageous for any given or particular application. One or more other features or aspects of .

Fig. 1 shows the system for neighborhood supervision of the present invention, including a plurality of electronic monitoring systems 100 ₁ -100 _n , 200 ₁ -200 _n and so on and a network control system 105, the communication methods between the two include but not limited to Internet or Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) as shown in the picture. The network control system mainly includes an alarm receiver 1051 , a privacy verification device 1053 and an event notifier 1055 .

How the neighborhood monitoring system of the present invention works will be described below in conjunction with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .

Users who own the electronic monitoring system can register their own electronic monitoring system with the network control system 105 through the authorized marketer 110 supported by the network control system 105 , as shown in step S10 in FIG. 2 . Users can register via the Internet, for example, by logging on to the website of the marketer 110 . Registered electronic surveillance systems are geo-tagged to indicate their geographic location. The network monitoring system may also include a memory (not shown in the figure) for storing registration information of the electronic monitoring system, which includes information about geotags. In addition, the registration information also includes the privacy settings of the users of each electronic monitoring system, which will be described in detail with respect to the privacy verification device below.

Next, the marketer 110 defines a neighborhood monitoring area, as shown in step S20 in FIG. 2 . In a specific embodiment, the marketer 110 defines a neighborhood monitoring area based on a map solution, and may define at least one neighborhood monitoring area. The map-based solution is a web-based solution for marketers. It uses a map (such as bing or google) on which the locations of registered electronic surveillance systems are marked with balloon icons. Marketers use geofences to define neighborhood surveillance areas, and all registered electronic systems within the geofence will be grouped together. The extent of electronic fences depends on factors such as the number and distribution of registered electronic monitoring systems, and the coverage of marketers. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic monitoring systems 100 ₁ -100 _n in one neighborhood monitoring area are divided into one group, and the electronic monitoring systems 200 ₁ -200 _n belonging to another neighborhood monitoring area are divided into another group. group, and so on.

The present invention will now be described by taking the first group of electronic monitoring systems 100 ₁ - 100 _n as an example. If an electronic monitoring system ₁₀₀₁ in the group detects an event that threatens the house where the electronic monitoring system is located, such as crime, vandalism, fire or toxic gas, etc., the electronic monitoring system sends an alarm to the network control system 105, as shown in FIG. 2 in step S30.

The alert receiver 1051 is used to receive the alert.

After receiving the alarm, the privacy verification device 1053 in the network control system 105 is used to verify the privacy setting of the user 120 ₁ of the electronic monitoring system 100 ₁ , as shown in step S40 in FIG. 2 . The registration information of the electronic monitoring system stored in the network control system 105 also includes the preset conditions _of the user 1201, that is, various events that the user _{1201 allows} to share with other users _1202-120N in the group. As shown in step S50 in Figure 2, if it is verified that the event related to the received alarm is one of the various events that the user allows to share with other users, that is, the preset condition is met, then the event notifier 1055 will notify the Alerts are shared among users 120 ₁ -120 _N of the plurality of electronic monitoring systems 100 ₁ -100 _n in said group; if the event associated with the received alert is not one of the categories of events that the user has allowed to be shared with other users, That is, if the preset condition is not met, the alarm is only notified to the user 120 _{1 of the electronic monitoring system 100 1 .} The event notifier 1055 can send the alert via Internet or GSM.

Of course, those skilled in the art can easily imagine that the preset conditions stored in the network control system 105 may be various events that the user is not allowed to share with other users. If it is verified that the event related to the received alarm is one of the types of events that the user is not allowed to share with other users, then the alarm is only notified to the user of the electronic monitoring system by the event notifier 1055; A received alert related to an event that is not one of the categories of events that the user does not allow to be shared with other users is shared among the plurality of users of the electronic monitoring system in the group.

The network control system 105 may also include event intensity determining means 1057, which determines factors that affect when the event reaches the premises (for example, wind speed, wind direction, etc., in the case of a fire that threatens the premises) and then predicts the The time at which the event arrives at the premises. This can be accomplished using threat prediction models known in the art. A threat prediction model is a mathematical, computer simulation, or statistical model used to predict the expected propagation of threats through an area. A threat prediction model is described in more detail, for example, in the PCT application entitled "System and Method for Threat Propagation Estimation", filed September 19, 2007, by Nathan Hariharan. Specifically, given initial conditions defining the current location of a detected threat, the threat prediction model generates a model-based estimate of expected threat propagation through an area. Thus, the threat prediction model 20 may be used to model the likely path of the threat, including the time it will take the threat to reach various locations within the area. The network control system can also send the factor, time together with the alarm.

The network control system may also update defined areas in real-time, periodically, or each time before an alert is sent by the event notifier 1055 according to changes in the electronic monitoring system in the defined area throughout operation.

In summary, with the present invention, electronic surveillance systems can be grouped through a network control system, and any threatening events detected by the surveillance systems will be shared within the group to prevent crime or vandalism in the neighborhood. Further, the present invention enables users of an alerting monitoring system to always have higher priority in receiving notifications than other users in the neighborhood.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, they are exemplary only and variations and modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. All such equivalent changes and modifications are intended to be within the scope of the invention and are not intended to be limiting of the invention except as defined in the following claims.

Claims (13)

1. A method for neighborhood supervision comprising the steps of: a plurality of electronic surveillance systems are registered with and geotagged by the network control system by a network control system authorized marketer; defining at least one neighborhood monitoring area by the marketer and grouping the plurality of electronic monitoring systems according to the neighborhood monitoring area, the electronic monitoring systems located in the same neighborhood monitoring area are grouped; receiving, by the network control system, an alert from an electronic surveillance system in either set, the alert relating to an event threatening the premises in which the one electronic surveillance system is located; and One of the following steps is selected and executed by the network control system based on the preset conditions of the user of the electronic monitoring system: (a) notifying only said user of said one electronic monitoring system of said alert; and (b) sharing said alert among users of the electronic monitoring system in the group. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said preset condition relates to whether the event associated with the received alert is an event that said user of said one electronic monitoring system has allowed to share with other users, and if so, Then the sharing step is performed, and if not, the notification step is performed. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said network control system further determines factors affecting when said event arrives at said premises, and thereby predicts the time at which said event will arrive at said premises and combines said time with The alerts are sent together. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein neighborhood monitoring areas are defined by a map-based solution. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating, by the network control system, the defined at least one neighborhood monitoring area based on changes to the electronic monitoring system in the defined at least one neighborhood monitoring area. 6. The method of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the event relates to crime, vandalism, fire or a toxic gas threat. 7. A system for neighborhood monitoring, said system comprising a plurality of electronic monitoring systems and network control systems, characterized in that: The plurality of electronic surveillance systems are registered with and geotagged by the at least one of the network control systems through at least one of the network control systems authorized marketers, and the plurality of electronic surveillance systems are grouped according to at least one neighborhood surveillance zone defined by said marketer, electronic surveillance systems located within the same neighborhood surveillance zone are grouped; The network control system includes: an alarm receiver for receiving an alarm from one of the electronic monitoring systems in either set, the alarm being related to an event threatening the premises in which the one electronic monitoring system is located; privacy verification means for verifying user preset conditions of said one electronic surveillance system; and The event notifier is used to select and execute one of the following steps based on the result of the privacy verification device: (a) notifying only said user of said one electronic monitoring system of said alert; and (b) sharing said alert among users of the electronic monitoring system in the group. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein said preset condition relates to whether the event associated with the received alert is an event that said user of said one electronic monitoring system has permitted to share with other users, and if so, then The share step is performed, and if not, the notify step is performed. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein said network control system further comprises event intensity determining means for determining factors affecting when said event arrives at said premises, and thereby predicting the time at which said event arrives at said premises time. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the event notifier sends the time with the alarm. 11. The system of claim 7, wherein the neighborhood monitoring area is defined by a map-based solution. 12. The system of claim 7, wherein the network control system updates the defined at least one neighborhood monitoring area based on changes to the electronic monitoring system in the defined at least one neighborhood monitoring area. 13. The system of any one of claims 7-12, wherein the event relates to crime, vandalism, fire or a toxic gas threat.