TITLE: MOBILE- LIVE IP SURVEILLANCE (REMOTE INTERNAL & EXTERNAL SURROUNDINGS AUDIO / VIDEO) -CUM-DISTRESS MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES / PEDESTRIAN (WITH GPS TRACKING)
PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION: The following specifications describe the invention.
FIELD OF INVENTION: The invention relates to:
1.) Remote Mobile Live interactive IP Surveillance of vehicles / pedestrian for personal & goods safety or if required for any law & order situation by using the latest wireless technology with greater spatial range , higher data transfer rates such as Wi-max & GPS tracking.
2.) Distress Management for the user of the device / vehicle by provision of:
i) Live audio/ video footage of both Internal & external surrounding situation with timely, need / situation based help from remote in any panic situation such as act of terror, vandalism, theft / robbery, accident prone situation such as Fire / natural calamity, Vehicle Collision , breakdown etc.
Remote Live surveillance being made available by:
a.) Activation of Human generated SOS alert signal by any onboard occupants/ driver-if solo/ pedestrian through-Fool-Proof biometric screened terminals.
b.) Sensor activated SOS alert signal such as, Fire/ Smoke/ Water/ Wind detector, Accelerometer / Radar for imminent collision situation etc.
ii.) Accident prevention by Sensor based detection of the accident prone situation & automatic activation of safety alarm & devices.
ADVANTAGES: The device has following 3 -Fold advantages:
i.) Live-Remote Interactive IP Surveillance (internal & external audio/ video) of
mobile Vehicles / pedestrian. ii.) Distress Management by providing:
a.) Live audio/ video footage to remote station to get timely, need / situation based help with real-time audio/ video access of the internal / external happenings. b.) Accident prevention by Sensor based detection of the accident prone situation & automatic activation of safety alarm & devices. iii.) Fleet Management / tracking with active / passive reports for pre-set routes on available Map database(s), such as route diversions, fuel usage/ filling, engine working, other onboard-equipment working status, journey time, stoppages, idle time, safety of devices , fuel theft etc , for analysis to enhance the productivity / service or planning.
• Live -Remote Mobile IP Surveillance & Disaster management to act swiftly
& efficiently to bring any panic situation under control especially a situation under threat from a terror attack to help authorities to choose the safest possible course of timely action. Remote station outside the vehicle that can act independently to the situation & get the safest possible help in time.
• Live-Remote Mobile IP Surveillance would provide correct ,
comprehensive information & a prompt need based action without having to wait to physically retrieve the passive investigation data of the incident (such as black box) that could only be got from the vehicle itself when it is recovered (which still could be irrelevant/ incomplete in the absence of details from external situation).
• Live-IP Surveillance with external video footage ensures:
-Securing additional investigation data such as presence of accomplices of the antisocial -elements on board, & the modus- operandi. -Data for Hit & Run cases in a remote area. -Insurance claim related issues.
• Fool-proof distress management to aid the control office / station for a
prompt need based course of action with biometric screened human activated SOS alert, to check any false alarm.
• In above manner inculcate the virtues of time, resource management &
strengthening the attitude for law & order.
FIELD OF USE: Any mode of transport: rail, road, air, on sea, employed by public/ private transport companies, cash vehicles, and logistic sol. providers etc.
PRIOR ART: Though the GPS system had been used for route based tracking, there is no provision for live audio/ video footage from inside or just near surroundings (exterior) to the vehicle for a comprehensive remote surveillance.
The advantage of IP-GPS based live audio/ video footage is self explanatory, •The use of the biometrics makes the distress management fool-proof. •SOS activated Live-IP Surveillance with video footage of external surroundings ensures securing additional investigation data such as presence of accomplices of the antisocial -elements on board, & the modus-operandi & can be helpful in situation of natural calamity.
• Data for Hit & Run cases in a remote area.
• provide correct, comprehensive information & a prompt need / situation (based
on real-time video graphic input) based action without having to wait to physically retrieve the passive investigation data of the incident (such as black box) that could only be got from the vehicle itself when it is recovered (which still could be irrelevant/ incomplete in the absence of details from external situation).
OBJECT OF INVENTION: It has already been proposed that the live audio/ video footage surveillance with biometric supported interaction & automatic activation of distress SOS signal aims at providing max. Safety to personnel or goods (terror act/ theft, efficient prevention of damage to goods due to water, fire etc).
The objectives being:
i.) Live-Remote Live interactive IP Surveillance (internal / external surrounding audio/video).
ii.) Distress Management -with automatic sensor or fool proof human activated SOS signal in panicking situation to get real-time access of the internal / external happenings.
iii.) The system also provides onboard offline recorded data back-up for the journey.
iv.)The provision of 2-way biometric based human activation of SOS alert & automatic sensor based accident alert SOS with the help of e-mail & SMS makes the attendant at remote station alerted for prompt audio/ video footage.
v.) Fleet Management with Active / Passive reports (with the conventional GPS tracking methods) for pre-set routes on available Map database(s), such as route diversions, fuel usage/ filling, engine working, other onboard-equipment working status, journey time, stoppages, idle time, safety of devices , fuel theft etc , for analysis to enhance the productivity / service or planning.
SUMMARY: In all the device will assist in:
i.) Advanced Live IP Surveillance (to deter crime)
ii.) Advanced Distress Management (fool-proof human or automatic SOS signals).
The use of biometric helps to curb the false alarm creator. iii.) Vehicle Tracking (Resource & Fleet Management)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION: ( With Best Method)
The device works in following Modes:
A.) Online Mode: -with continuous round the clock live-surveillance, (optional
due to high cost of operation)
B.) Sensor Mode: In this mode distress management with Live IP surveillance
would be activated by any of the SOS alert signals:
i) Biometric screened human activated SOS alert.
ii) Other onboard Sensor activated SOS alerts in case of accident prone situations such as Fire, Collision, Wind etc
C.) Passive Backup-Mode.: This is the default operating mode of the device & works in conjunction with the above Sensor/ Online modes. In this mode: i) The audio / video footage of the internal details (external on demand only)
of journey would be automatically get recorded onboard on a USB
retrievable HDD via DVR. ii) Sensors would alert the driver / crew cabin of any possible accident prone
situation such as, Fire/ Smoke/ Water/ Gas / Wind detector,
Accelerometer / Radar for imminent collision situation etc. iii) Sensors would activate the safety devices mounted onboard such as
collision prevention, air bags, belt tensioners, fire extinguishers etc.
APPARATUS TO BE USED:
i.) IP Surveillance cameras
* External: Required no. of IP Surveillance cameras of required range mounted at suitable locations (e.g two at front, two at.rear corners ) on exterior of the enclosed vehicle (depending upon type & length of vehicle) such as car, buses, trains etc for external videos of the nearby surroundings in case of accident. (These
would be mounted in shock proof enclosures to ensure safety to the device & better reception).
• 1 or two IP camera (s) for an open two-wheeler or a pedestrian person in the form of wrist / waist brace, a pendant, head-gear or mounted at the two wheeler etc to provide 360° view (max possible ) of the person's surrounding situation.
• Dynamo to be used for a cyclist to get battery Back-up
• The frame per second of the external camera would be chosen to suit the max. Operating speed of the vehicle.
• Internal: Required no. of IP Surveillance cameras of required range as may be needed (as per seating arrangement/ no. of compartments, no. of floors, or areas as in ships etc), (Refer to the layout Drawings Attached), mounted inside the enclosed vehicle to monitor live happenings inside the vehicle.
ii.) Wi-max Transmitter (to encode the data with suitable corrections for data transfer as per IEEE directives).The biometric data also need to be encoded.
iii.) Wi-max Receiver.
iv.) Router for Wi-max.
v.) IP-LAN configuration to secure data transfer. (For non availability of Wi-max connectivity data transfer could also be made to some extent on 4G/ 3G spectrum with use of relevant transmitter/ receivers)
vi.) WiMax / GSM based SIM Card for SOS alerts
vii.) GPS Transmitter (on-board vehicle)
viii.) GPS Receiver of the above range (at remote station).
ix.) Radar sensors -system for accident control.
x.) Other onboard sensors to monitor working of engine/ other devices, fuel, motion sensors for theft alert, fire/ smoke/ water/ gas leakage, wind detectors etc as may be custom needed.
xi.) Onboard DVR to suit the Cameras mounted.
xii) Biometrics:
•Biometric Extractor plate based SOS buttons.
•Verifying software , reader (optional if matching is done in house) for remote office
• Finger print / facial biometric device at driver dashboard (this will have fingerprint biometrics data base of the driver / co-driver, cleaner etc & of the whole fleet for interchangeability of vehicle, biometrics would indicate that the SOS signal has been sent by authorized personnel onboard,
• Driver's & co-driver's panic button would be placed at a concealed location on dashboard / steering column and may contain foot-operated switch with a facial biometric
• (Finger print biometric device / facial biometric / as custom needed) device to be installed at critical location(s) as per seating arrangement & type of vehicle, Refer to the Layout Drawings Attached, from where by giving his/ her biometrics the passenger onboard can activate the SOS alert signal to transmit the Live footage to the base station/ control office to get the assistance of ambulance / police etc. in case of panicking situation, when possibly the driver/ co-driver are also under threat.
xiii.) Suitable multimedia processor PC (at remote station) for Real-time processing (Wi-max compatible)
Functioning:
• Refer to the Switching circuit flowchart /Drawings Attached
• Biometric screened Human-Need Based Activation of Live IP Audio/ Video Tranmission:
• In case of panic situation, when possibly the driver/ co-driver are also under threat the passenger onboard can activate the SOS alert signal by giving his/ her biometrics to the base station/ control office to get the assistance of ambulance /police etc,
• Once the SOS panic button is pressed Live IP transmission of Audio/ Video footage would be activated to the remote station/ control office.
• The provision of (facial + fingerprint) biometric makes the distress management fool-proof because at first it will deter any false alarm creator.
• Secondly if one does give the SOS alarm, at first the inner surveillance IP cameras would come in action & make the audio/ video footage of the situation inside the vehicle.
• In case it is a real distress alarm the control / remote office will arrange the suitable help keeping secrecy thereby ensuring max. safety to the personnel onboard.
• And if the alarm is false, remote station would come to know of it from the video footage but in the meantime
also gets alerted for other vehicles of his fleet (&
monitor them), in case such a false alarm was meant
to divert the remote station's attention to do crime on
another vehicle.
Such person can be identified through biometric data
thus received & video footage as available with DVR or
started live thus.
So the remote IP surveillance becomes need based
& runs on manual activation of biometric button & it
cuts the cost of data usage.
NORMALLY even when such a panic button is not
activated till then the IP cameras are put on another
circuit which is linked to a DVR & will keep recording-
the happening during the journey on a HDD that is
USB retrievable, to be used as & when required.
(Passive Mode).
Driver's & co-driver's panic button would be placed at
a concealed location on dashboard / steering column
and may contain foot-operated switch.
Accident prone situation-Auto-Sensor based activation of Live internal / external on site IP Audio / Video footage
Sensors would alert the driver / crew cabin / & remote office of any possible accident prone situation such as, Fire/ Smoke/ Water/ Gas / Wind detector, Accelerometer / Radar for imminent collision situation etc. & activate the Live IP transmission of camera footage.
• Sensors would activate the safety devices mounted onboard such as collision prevention, air bags, belt tensioners, fire extinguishers etc.
• 2-Wav Interaction with the Remote office: Remote office can send need based & timely advice, Alerts to the driver. Auto alert are also made to report situation such as Geo-Fence crossing etc
• When any SOS alert is triggered, an email & SMS are send to the remote base station to make them alert about the situation, & that the attendant could monitor the footage, record it at base station & initiate the action for seeking suitable help to the situation.

CLAIMS: I claim that the invention:
1.) Is Wi-Max / IP/ based remote surveillance device wherein online access is
possible to get the live audio/ video footage of the happenings in and immediate
around (exterior to) the vehicle for a comprehensive information. 2.) The device is need based system (to cut the cost), to monitor the live audio/
video footage for the required duration crucial to real-time surveillance
investigation, & vehicle tracking. The live footage being activated by Biometric
screened Human SOS Alert or by Sensor based Auto-Activated Alert.
SMS & e-mail alert are also send to the attendant at remote station to monitor the
footage. 3.) The device gives automatic accident situation / re-habilitation IP based
information of surroundings, with 2-way interaction between remote station &
vehicle 4.) Gives fool-proof Human distress SOS management by use of biometrics. 5.) The device is a versatile system wherein it can be used with any number of
cameras needed (depending upon the type & length of vehicle or seating
arrangement) to get clear / accurate information, (& with the use of suitable
accompanying devices described) 6.) The device is a versatile system wherein it can be used for a bi-cycle, a
pedestrian, all road transport, air-carrier, on sea, by selecting appropriate
equipment range & capacities. (The use to pedestrian is limited by the availability
of small sized IP device). 7.) For a pedestrian person in the form of wrist / waist brace, a pendant, head-gear
or mounted at the two wheeler etc to provide 360 view of the person's
surrounding situation. 8.) The frame per second of the external camera would be chosen to suit the max.
operating speed of the vehicle. 9.) Driver ls panic button would be placed at a concealed location on dashboard /
steering column and may contain foot-operated switch The device is a versatile
system wherein it is based on latest advancements in Wi-Max, biometrics &
sensor technologies, thereby becoming cost-effective with time & greater refinement.