Granted Patent B2

US 8,629,776 · App. 12/953,321 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Abstract

Claims (72)

1. A behavior determination system, the system comprising:

a first monitoring device;

a second monitoring device; and

a monitoring system operable to:

receive information from the first monitoring device;

receive information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize a behavior based at least in part on an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system includes:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium having instructions executable by the processor to:

receive the information from the first monitoring device;

receive the information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least the first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least the second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize the intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is friendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the behavior as a friendly interaction.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

provide an alert indicating the friendly interaction.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the friendly interaction corresponds to a common gang affiliation of the first individual and the second individual.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

define a common zone around both the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interaction is a first interaction, and wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

receive information from a third monitoring device;

identify at least a third zone around the third monitoring device; and

characterize a second interaction of the third zone and the common zone.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the behavior is a first behavior, and wherein characterizing the second intersection includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a third individual associated with the third monitoring device; and

characterizing a second behavior based at least in part on the second interaction as an unfriendly interaction.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the monitoring system is further operable to:

providing an alert indicating the unfriendly interaction.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the friendly interaction corresponds to an adverse gang affiliation of the first individual and the second individual.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the behavior is attributed to an individual associated with the first monitoring device based at least in part on the intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

13. A method for behavior determination, the method comprising:

monitoring a first location of a first monitoring device;

monitoring a second location of a second monitoring device;

receiving the first location from the first monitoring device;

receiving the second location from the second monitoring device;

identifying at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identifying at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterizing a behavior based at least in part on an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is friendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the behavior as a friendly interaction.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

providing an alert indicating the friendly interaction.

16. The method of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

defining a common zone around both the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the interaction is a first interaction, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving information from a third monitoring device;

identifying at least a third zone around the third monitoring device; and

characterizing a second interaction of the third zone and the common zone.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the behavior is a first behavior, and wherein characterizing the second intersection includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a third individual associated with the third monitoring device; and

characterizing a second behavior based at least in part on the second intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein characterizing the intersection of the first zone and the second zone includes:

determining that a first individual associated with the first monitoring device is unfriendly with a second individual associated with the second monitoring device; and

characterizing the intersection as an unfriendly interaction.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises:

providing an alert indicating the unfriendly interaction.

21. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising non-transitory instructions executable by a processor to:

receive information from the first monitoring device;

receive information from the second monitoring device;

identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device;

identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and

characterize a behavior based at least in part on an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.

Assignments (8)