US 12,469,097 B2
Systems and methods for electronic signature tracking
Todd Child, Greensboro, NC (US); and Bernard Howe, Greensboro, NC (US)
Assigned to Selex ES Inc., Greensboro, NC (US)
Filed by Selex ES Inc., Greensboro, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,334.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/125,557, filed on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0188953 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/26 (2024.01)
CPC G06Q 50/265 (2013.01) 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surveillance system, comprising:
a plurality of collection systems, each of the collection systems (i) positioned proximal to one of a plurality of collection points arranged at a plurality of locations about a prescribed area, and (ii) comprising one of (a) one or more sensors configured to capture information related to visual identifiers of each of a plurality of targets, (b) one or more 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 a person, or (c) one or more sensors configured to capture information related to visual identifiers of each of the plurality of targets and to capture electronic signals associated with each of the plurality of targets and emanating from one or more types of electronic devices associated with the person; and
an intelligence system in communication with the plurality of collection systems and configured to:
receive, from each of the plurality of collection systems, one or more visual identifiers or at least one electronic signal captured by the collection systems and associated with at least one of the plurality of targets,
in response to reception of at least one electronic signal, determine an electronic signature for a target based on the at least one electronic signal and associated one or more identifying characteristics included in the at least one electronic signal,
correlate the at least one electronic signal with one or more visual identifiers based at least on times of captures, locations of captures, and an amount of captures of the at least one electronic signal and the one or more visual identifiers, thereby defining one or more correlations,
determine one or more targets of interest based on the one or more correlations,
track the one or more targets of interest along one or more of a route or predicted route using updated real-time information related to additional captures of one or more of (a) the one or more visual identifiers of the one or more targets of interest or (b) the one or more electronic signatures of the one or more targets of interest by one or more-collection systems based on the location of each of the one or more collection systems, and
in response to a search inquiry for at least one selected target of interest, generating at least one map or image indicating a presence of the at least one selected target of interest within a prescribed area, movements or patterns of movements of the at least one selected target of interest about the prescribed area, a predicted movement of the at least one selected target of interest about the prescribed area, one or more locations of the at least one selected target of interest within an inputted time period or range, or combinations thereof.