Patent ID: 11881027
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system used to identify a weapon image associated with a human form in a security camera image comprising:
A) at least one security camera provides a live image with a human form and a possible weapon to a security alert program,
B) an edge image is obtained from said live image, said edge image contains a possible weapon edge image,
C) said security alert program:
a) places a bounding box around said possible weapon edge image,
b) positions a plurality of polygons in the area between said possible weapon edge image and said bounding box,
c) calculates a confidence level by comparing a total area of said plurality of polygons to a library of polygon weapon images representing a weapon, and
d) activates an alarm if said confidence level is at or above a predetermined level.