Patent ID: 8373753
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: G06K,G06T,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A surveillance method comprising; using at least one event sensor disposed in a security area of a surveillance region to sense an occurrence of a potential security breach event, the surveillance region having multiple areas; using a first camera, with a view of a first area in the surveillance region in which the event is sensed, to gather subject biometric information concerning at least a first person in the first area at a first time that corresponds to the time of the sensing of the event; producing a subject dossier corresponding to the first person in response to sensing the occurrence of the event, the subject dossier including the subject biometric information; using at least a second camera, with a view of a second area in the surveillance region, to gather additional biometric information concerning persons in a second area at a second time that differs from the first time; matching the additional biometric information for one of the persons captured by at least the second camera with the corresponding subject biometric information in the subject dossier for the first person.