Patent ID: 8111156

Claim:
An intruder detection system having autonomous patrol and networked monitoring capability, comprising: a plurality of sensors, deployed throughout an environment to be secured, one of said plurality of sensors sending an intrusion signal comprising at least an identification (ID) number of said one of said plurality of sensors when detecting an intrusion condition; a wireless network for transmitting said intrusion signal sent by said one of said plurality of sensors, said wireless network comprising nodes, wherein each node comprises one or more of the plurality of sensors; a robot capable of autonomously patrolling within the environment to be secured, during which patrol the robot is further capable of receiving said intrusion signal through said wireless network, locating said one of said plurality of sensors in accordance with the ID number of said one sensor sending said intrusion signal, approaching said location to capture an environmental image corresponding to the detected intrusion condition, and sending said environmental image via a wireless image transmitting device after compressing said environmental image; and a remote receiving device for receiving said environmental image.