Technique for providing security
View Patent ↗A method for reducing violence within crowded venues is provided. The method includes reading license plates of vehicles passing into entry ports of a parking area, and capturing facial images of persons seeking admission to the venue. A computer compares such license plates to a database of vehicle license plates associated with persons with past histories of violence. A computer also compares captured facial images to a database of facial data for persons with past violent histories. Upon detecting a match, the computer creates an alert presented to law enforcement officers to facilitate detention of such persons for investigation. Information recorded on entry tickets is scanned and saved together with the facial image of the ticket holder. If a violent act occurs, cameras within the venue capture facial images of participants. The computer matches such participants to stored identifying data to assist in the identification and apprehension of such persons.
1. A system for providing security, the system comprising:
at least one camera configured to capture a photographic image of a person in view of the at least one camera; and
a computer circuit configured to:
receive the captured photographic image of the person in view of at least one camera,
transmit the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera for a process to be performed for comparing the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera to facial images of persons of interest included in a database to detect a likely match,
receive an alert that the person in view of the at least one camera is a person of interest in response to a detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and a facial image of the person of interest, and
control to alert at least one of one or more law enforcement officers or one or more security personnel of the detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and the facial image of the person of interest,
wherein the system is controlled by a first party and the database is controlled by a second party.
2. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the computer circuit is further configured to:
determine or receive credentials presented by the person in view of the at least one camera, and
index the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera to the credentials.
3. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the computer circuit is further configured to:
determine or receive credentials presented by the person in view of the at least one camera,
wherein each of the credentials identifies an area a corresponding credentials holder is authorized for.
4. The system recited by claim 1 ,
wherein the facial images of persons of interest included in the database comprises facial images of persons who are subject to an outstanding warrant for arrest, and
wherein the computer circuit, to alert the at least one of the one or more law enforcement officers or the one or more security personnel of the detection, is further configured to alert the at least one of the one or more law enforcement officers or the one or more security personnel of a detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and a facial image of a person known to have an outstanding warrant for arrest.
5. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is remotely located from the at least one camera.
6. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is at least one of a database of a fusion center or a database controlled by the fusion center.
7. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is a database at least one of providing data to a fusion center or receiving data from the fusion center.
8. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is at least one of:
a database controlled by at least one of at least one federal agency, a least one state agency, at least one tribal agency, or at least one local law enforcement agency, or
a database controlled by homeland security.
9. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is at least one of:
a database at least one of providing data to or receiving data from at least one of at least one federal agency, a least one state agency, at least one tribal agency, or at least one local law enforcement agency, or
a database at least one of providing data to homeland security or receiving data from homeland security.
10. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is a database that is at least one of a commercially owned, privately owned, municipality owned, or publicly owned.
11. The system recited by claim 1 , wherein the database is a database configured to comply with at least one of federal laws, state laws, or individual constitutional rights and privacy.
12. A method for providing security, the method comprising:
receiving a photographic image captured by at least one camera of a person in view of the at least one camera;
transmitting the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera for a process to be performed for comparing the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera to facial images of persons of interest included in a database to detect a likely match;
receiving an alert that the person in view of the at least one camera is a person of interest in response to a detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and a facial image of the person of interest; and
alerting at least one of one or more law enforcement officers or one or more security personnel of the detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and the facial image of the person of interest,
wherein the at least one camera is controlled by a first party and the database is controlled by a second party.
13. The method recited by claim 12 , further comprising:
determining or receiving credentials presented by the person in view of the at least one camera,
wherein the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera is indexed to the credentials.
14. The method recited by claim 12 , further comprising:
determining or receiving credentials presented by the person in view of the at least one camera,
wherein each of the credentials identifies an area a corresponding credentials holder is authorized for.
15. The method recited by claim 12 ,
wherein the facial images of persons of interest included in the database comprises facial images of persons who are subject to an outstanding warrant for arrest, and
wherein the alerting of the at least one of the one or more law enforcement officers or the one or more security personnel of the detection further comprises alerting the at least one of the one or more law enforcement officers or the one or more security personnel of a detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and a facial image of a person known to have an outstanding warrant for arrest.
16. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is remotely located from the at least one camera.
17. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is at least one of a database of a fusion center or a database controlled by the fusion center.
18. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is a database at least one of providing data to a fusion center or receiving data from the fusion center.
19. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is at least one of:
a database controlled by at least one of at least one federal agency, a least one state agency, at least one tribal agency, or at least one local law enforcement agency, or
a database controlled by homeland security.
20. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is at least one of:
a database at least one of providing data to or receiving data from at least one of at least one federal agency, a least one state agency, at least one tribal agency, or at least one local law enforcement agency, or
a database at least one of providing data to homeland security or receiving data from homeland security.
21. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is a database that is at least one of a commercially owned, privately owned, municipality owned, or publicly owned.
22. The method recited by claim 12 , wherein the database is a database configured to comply with at least one of federal laws, state laws, or individual constitutional rights and privacy.
23. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a computer circuit, causes the computer circuit to control to perform a method comprising:
receiving a photographic image captured by at least one camera of a person in view of the at least one camera;
transmitting the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera for a process to be performed for comparing the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera to facial images of persons of interest included in a database to detect a likely match;
receiving an alert that the person in view of the at least one camera is a person of interest in response to a detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and a facial image of the person of interest; and
alerting at least one of one or more law enforcement officers or one or more security personnel of the detection of the likely match between the captured photographic image of the person in view of the at least one camera and the facial image of the person of interest,
wherein the at least one camera is controlled by a first party and the database is controlled by a second party.