Managed notification system
A managed notification system compares image(s) and/or indicia relating to the image(s) and where there is a match selectively provides a notification of the same.
1. A notification system comprising:
plural primary content cases with respective primary indicia stored in a digital library;
each primary content case associated with a case group selected from multiple case groups;
plural secondary content cases with respective secondary indicia stored in the digital library;
captured content including one or more digital video camera frames with primary captured content and secondary captured content;
a first comparison wherein primary captured content is compared with primary indicia;
a first match exists if primary indicia of a primary content case and primary captured content contain a matched face;
if a first match exists, a second match compares secondary captured content and secondary indicia of a secondary content case; and,
if a second match exists, a notification is sent to one or more persons indicated by the case group associated with the matched primary content case.
2. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the case groups indicate persons to be notified via links between the case groups and user groups such that one or more persons in one or more of the user groups receive the notification.
3. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the secondary match requires that the secondary indicia of the secondary content case and the secondary captured content contain a matched face.
4. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the secondary match requires that the secondary indicia of the secondary content case and the secondary captured content contain a matched inanimate object.
5. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the secondary match requires that the secondary indicia of the secondary content case and the secondary captured content contain a matched weapon.
6. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the secondary match requires that the secondary indicia of the secondary content case and the secondary captured content contain a matched firearm.
7. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the notification varies with one or both of the primary match and the secondary match.
8. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the notification varies with the case group.
9. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content and the secondary captured content come from a common video frame.
10. The notification system of claim 1 wherein the primary captured content results from the digital video camera frames observing a live scene.