| US 9,811,989 B2 | ||
| Event detection system | ||
| Thomas Robert Austin, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US) | ||
| Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US) | ||
| Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 30, 2014, as Appl. No. 14/501,378. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2017/0024986 A1, Jan. 26, 2017 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G08B 21/12 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC G08B 13/19602 (2013.01) [G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06K 9/00288 (2013.01); G06K 9/00348 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06K 9/00778 (2013.01); G06K 9/2018 (2013.01); G08B 21/0423 (2013.01); G08B 21/0476 (2013.01); G08B 21/12 (2013.01); G08B 29/188 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/772 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); G06K 2009/00738 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01); G08B 21/10 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus comprising:
a surveillance system that monitors subjects within an environment to generate monitoring data;
a detector that analyzes the monitoring data to identify a number of indicator instances exhibited by at least a portion of
the subjects, wherein each of the number of indicator instances is an instance of a corresponding event indicator in a set
of pre-selected event indicators; and
an analyzer that evaluates the number of indicator instances identified with respect to a set of criteria to determine whether
at least a portion of the number of indicator instances meets an event detection threshold, thereby indicating a detection
of an occurrence of an event of interest;
wherein the set of criteria include that a certain number of the indicator instances detected occurred within a selected period
of time, that a certain number of the indicator instances detected occurred within a certain distance relative to each other,
and that a certain number of indicator instances were detected for each of multiple pre-selected event indicators;
wherein each of the multiple pre-selected event indicators comprise a reaction or a response that is physical, physiological,
psychological, or a combination pf physical, physiological, and psychological; and
wherein the event of interest is a presence of a hazardous material in a location relative to the environment and wherein
the at least a portion of the subjects exhibit the number of indicator instances in response to exposure to the hazardous
material.
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