IP Library Granted Patent US 11,527,146
Granted Patent B2
US 11,527,146 · App. 16/692,573 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Detecting threat events

Inventors: Emily Bernotas (Urbana, IL); Kima Kheirolomoom (Urbana, IL); Richard Pace (Champaign, IL); Jon Kilroy (Mahomet, IL); Aaron John Klish (Savoy, IL)
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
G08B25/006G06F16/285G08B17/12G08B29/185
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Patent No.
US 11,527,146
App. No.
16/692,573
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. One or more first signals received from one or more first devices may be monitored. One or more first threat indicators within a first signal of the one or more first signals may be detected. One or more second signals may be analyzed to determine a probability of a threat event. One or more second devices of a plurality of devices may be selected, based upon the probability, for transmission of one or more messages associated with the threat event.

Claims (68)

1. A method, comprising:

monitoring one or more first sensor signals received from one or more first devices for detection of a threat indicator;

evaluating, by a processor, the one or more first sensor signals and based upon the evaluating:

detecting one or more first threat indicators, corresponding to an occurrence of a threat event, within a first signal of the one or more first sensor signals being monitored;

responsive to the detecting the one or more first threat indicators, corresponding to the occurrence of the threat event, within the first signal received from the one or more first devices based upon the evaluating the one or more first sensor signals, analyzing one or more second sensor signals received from one or more second devices to determine a probability of the threat event, wherein the one or more second sensor signals are different than the one or more first sensor signals and the one or more second devices are different than the one or more first devices; and

selecting, based upon the probability of the threat event, one or more devices of a plurality of devices for transmission of one or more messages associated with the threat event, wherein the selecting comprises selecting one or more third devices based upon the probability being within one or more first probabilities or selecting one or more fourth devices based upon the probability being within one or more second probabilities different than the one or more first probabilities, wherein the one or more fourth devices comprise at least one device not in the one or more third devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more third devices, associated with the one or more first probabilities, are associated with first personnel, and wherein the one or more fourth devices, associated with the one or more second probabilities, comprise at least one device not associated with the first personnel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fourth devices, selected based upon the probability being within the one or more second probabilities, comprise at least one device in the one or more third devices.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

controlling a graphical user interface of a first device to display a safety interface; and

receiving, via the safety interface, authorization to monitor one or more signals provided by the first device when the first device is within one or more authorized locations.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more third devices, associated with the one or more first probabilities, are associated with first personnel, and wherein the one or more fourth devices, associated with the one or more second probabilities, comprise at least one device associated with second personnel.

6. The method of claim 4 , comprising:

prior to the monitoring the one or more first sensor signals:

determining a first location of the first device; and

responsive to determining that the first location is within the one or more authorized locations, transmitting a request for a signal to the first device, wherein the first signal is received from the first device responsive to the transmitting the request.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a first location associated with a first device associated with the first signal;

responsive to the detecting the one or more first threat indicators, transmitting a request for a signal to a second device associated with the first location; and

receiving a second signal of the one or more second sensor signals from the second device.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a first threat level based upon the probability, wherein the selecting the one or more devices is performed based upon a determination that the one or more devices are associated with the first threat level.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first signal comprises an infrared signal; and

the detecting the one or more first threat indicators comprises classifying information of the first signal as being associated with a muzzle flash.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first signal comprises a video signal; and

the detecting the one or more first threat indicators comprises classifying information of the first signal as being associated with one or more threat objects.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first signal comprises an audio signal; and

the detecting the one or more first threat indicators comprises classifying information of the first signal as being associated with one or more sounds associated with a threat to safety.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the one or more first threat indicators comprises:

classifying information of the first signal as being associated with the one or more first threat indicators based upon a comparison of the information of the first signal with one or more sets of features associated with one or more threats to safety.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more sets of features comprise at least one of:

a set of infrared features;

a set of video features;

a set of biometric features; or

a set of audio features.

14. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

analyzing the information of at least one of the first signal or the one or more second sensor signals to determine one or more features; and

updating the one or more sets of features based upon the one or more features to generate one or more second sets of features.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more features comprise at least one of:

one or more infrared features;

one or more video features;

one or more biometric features; or

one or more audio features.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more third devices, associated with the one or more first probabilities, are associated with at least one of security personnel, emergency personnel or workers, and wherein the one or more fourth devices, associated with the one or more second probabilities, comprise at least one device associated with people determined to be in danger.

17. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a first location associated with the threat event based upon the one or more second sensor signals; and

transmitting the one or more messages to the one or more devices, wherein a message of the one or more messages is indicative of the first location.

18. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:

monitoring one or more first sensor signals received from one or more first devices;

evaluating the one or more first sensor signals and based upon the evaluating:

classifying information of a first signal of the one or more first sensor signals as being associated with one or more first threat indicators, corresponding to an occurrence of a threat event, based upon a comparison of the information of the first signal with one or more sets of features associated with one or more threats to safety;

responsive to the classifying the information of the first signal received from the one or more first devices as being associated with the one or more first threat indicators corresponding to the occurrence of the threat event based upon the evaluating the one or more first sensor signals, analyzing one or more second sensor signals received from one or more second devices to determine a probability of the threat event, wherein the one or more second devices are different than the one or more first devices; and

selecting, based upon the probability of the threat event, one or more devices of a plurality of devices for transmission of one or more messages associated with the threat event, wherein the selecting comprises selecting one or more third devices based upon the probability being within one or more first probabilities or selecting one or more fourth devices based upon the probability being within one or more second probabilities different than the one or more first probabilities, wherein the one or more fourth devices comprise at least one device not in the one or more third devices.

19. A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions that when executed cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:

monitoring one or more first signals received from one or more first devices for detection of a threat indicator;

evaluating the one or more first signals and based upon the evaluating:

detecting one or more first threat indicators, corresponding to an occurrence of a threat event, within a first signal of the one or more first signals being monitored;

responsive to the detecting the one or more first threat indicators, corresponding to the occurrence of the threat event, within the first signal received from the one or more first devices based upon the evaluating the one or more first signals, analyzing one or more second sensor signals received from one or more second devices to determine a probability of the threat event, wherein the one or more second devices are different than the one or more first devices;

selecting, based upon the probability of the threat event, one or more devices of a plurality of devices, wherein the selecting comprises selecting one or more third devices based upon the probability being within one or more first probabilities or selecting one or more fourth devices based upon the probability being within one or more second probabilities different than the one or more first probabilities; and

transmitting, one or more messages associated with the threat event to the one or more devices.

20. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 19 , the operations comprising:

determining a first location associated with a first device associated with the first signal; and

responsive to the detecting the one or more first threat indicators, selecting one or more signals for inclusion in the one or more second sensor signals based upon a determination that one or more locations of one or more fifth devices associated with the one or more signals are associated with the first location.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Reel/Frame 057453/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: BERNOTAS, EMILY; KHEIROLOMOOM, KIMA; PACE, RICHARD; KILROY, JON; KLISH, AARON JOHN
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 051097/0601 →
Continuity (1)
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