Surveillance system and method

摘要

Surveillance techniques to monitor areas to identify persons, faces of persons and fake items are disclosed. Monitoring and recording using remote surveillance units (RSUs) of audio, video, infrared, ultraviolet, infrared and/or lidar is disclosed. The analysis and display of surveillance data with means for analysis and utilizing ghosting is disclosed. In another embodiment, detection of damage by (1) discoloration of a damaged responsive surface or (2) release of a notice gas from a damaged responsive surface is disclosed. The detection of the proximity of an object near a responsive surface due to changes in capacitance is disclosed. In another embodiment, the use of multiple interconnected RSUs with inverted audio alarm means is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for providing surveillance of an area comprising the following steps:
providing at least one indoor and/or outdoor area to be monitored, providing at least one remote surveillance unit (RSU), said at least one RSU monitoring and recording at least one data set of activities in said at least one area utilizing at least one media, said at least one media comprising audio data and/or (1) video, (2) infrared, (3) ultraviolet and/or (4) lidar data, communicating said at least one data set to a reference data base on a computer, said data base further comprising at least one historic data set, providing said computer with display means and providing means for analysis on said computer, identifying and displaying at least one effective match and/or at least one image derived therefrom from said at least one data set with said data base and said means for analysis, said at least one effective match and/or said at least one image comprising (1) said activities in said at least one area, (2) at least one item, (3) at least one portion of said at least one item, (4) at least one person and/or (5) the face of said at least one person, optionally displaying said at least one effective match and/or said at least one image with a blank or neutral background, thereby providing surveillance for said at least one area.