Patent ID: 11941716
Assignee: SELEX ES INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A surveillance system, comprising:
a first plurality of collection systems, each comprising one or more first sensors configured to capture information related to visual identifiers of each of a plurality of targets;
a second plurality of collection systems, each comprising one or more second sensors configured to capture electronic signals associated with each of the plurality of targets and emanating from one or more types of electronic devices associated with one or more of (a) a person or (b) one or more transmitting vehicle components; and
an intelligence system in communication with the first plurality of collection systems and the second plurality of collection systems, and including at least one classification and search engine and a memory configured to store a database of information relating to captured visual identifiers and the captured electronic signals one or more identified targets;
wherein the intelligence system is configured to:
receive, from the first plurality of collection systems, the information related to one or more visual identifiers and, from the second plurality of collection systems, at least one electronic signal captured by the one or more second sensors and associated with at least one target of the plurality of targets,
use the at least one classification and search engine to extract one or more identifiable electronic signatures associated with the at least one target based on the captured at least one electronic signal received from the second plurality of collection systems and associated one or more identifying characteristics,
determine relationships between the electronic devices and one or more targets of interest based on a correlation of at least one occurrence of one or more of the visual identifiers with at least one identified electronic signature,
wherein the correlation is based on one or more of (a) a frequency of capture of the plurality of visual identifiers and the one or more electronic signatures, (b) a selected proximity of capture between the plurality of visual identifiers and the one or more identified electronic signatures, (c) a time of capture of the plurality of visual identifiers and the one or more identified electronic signatures, and
track the one or more targets of interest using updated real-time information related to additional captures of one or more visual identifiers of the one or more targets of interest or the one or more identified electronic signatures of the plurality of targets at selected locations by one or more the plurality of first collection systems or the plurality of second collection systems.