Patent ID: 9025833
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying a mobile communication terminal that is active in an area under surveillance by monitoring communication conducted between the mobile communication terminal and a wireless communication network; automatically identifying, in video images of the area, that an individual is engaged in a communication session using the mobile communication terminal, by using a comparison of a first image model of an individual holding a model mobile communication terminal and a second image model of an individual not holding the model mobile communication terminal, wherein image models are constructed by capturing multiple training images of individuals, wherein only a subset are holding phones near their head; and correlating the identified individual with the identified mobile communication terminal; wherein identifying the mobile communication terminal comprises extracting information regarding the mobile communication terminal from the monitored communication, wherein identifying the individual comprises extracting one or more images of the individual from the video images, and wherein correlating the individual with the mobile communication terminal comprises correlating the information regarding the mobile communication terminal with the images of the individual.