Patents Assigned to Sensormatic Electronics
  • Publication number: 20200224460
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a tag detacher. The methods comprise: receiving a tag body of a security device in a nest of the tag detacher; actuating a detachment mechanism of the tag detacher so as to cause a release of a tack assembly from a securement mechanism located within the tag body of the security device; allowing the tag body to travel out of a nest by at least rotating a portion of the nest so that the nest transitions between a home position and a pivoted position; and returning the nest to the home position when the tag body no longer resides in the nest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: CHANNING E MILLER, Edward P. Ellers
  • Patent number: 10713811
    Abstract: A security camera system includes a base unit and sensor modules for generating image data. The base unit includes several mounting sockets arranged at different elevational and azimuthal directions around the base unit, and the sensor modules attach, for example, magnetically, to the mounting sockets. The security camera system is capable of automatic detection of the location of the sensor modules, as the identification information for the mounting sockets to which the sensor modules are attached are identified by image analytics. A reference image depicting the security camera system or an area surrounding the security camera system is analyzed and the positions of the sensor modules are determined based on the reference image. In the latter example, the reference image includes markers designating points of reference visible to the sensor modules and is compared to image data generated by the sensor modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Siu, Christopher Cianciolo
  • Patent number: 10701321
    Abstract: A system and method for distributed analysis of image data in a video surveillance system can be deployed in households, businesses, and within corporate entities, in examples. The image data are processed on local video analytics systems located within the networks of the businesses or on remote video analytics systems hosted by a cloud service. To limit the data traffic imposed by the image data on the network, the system divides the image data processing into separate object detection and analysis functions. The system can also integrate the object detection function within the surveillance cameras or on a local gateway. This can significantly reduce the data traffic sent over networks as compared to current video surveillance systems and methods since only image data containing object of interest needs to be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Christopher Westmacott, Steve Carney
  • Patent number: 10685543
    Abstract: A mesh network-based environmental data capture system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are capable of smart cross-communication with each other and remote access to their inputs via a server computer, including the steps of providing this base system; at least one user accessing the ICDs and inputs remotely via a user interface through a remote server computer and/or electronic device communicating with it, for providing a secure surveillance system with extended inputs range and wireless smart cross-communication for monitoring a target environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Martin A. Renkis
  • Patent number: 10645311
    Abstract: A system and method for automated operation of a camera system provides for a positioning system that moves the camera system to a field of view to search for objects or events of interest to track. If objects or events of interest are detected prior to the expiration of a dwell timer, the dwell timer is interrupted and tracking of the objects or events of interest is initiated. To prevent the security camera from being distracted indefinitely by unimportant objects, the positioning system changes the field of view of the security system upon expiration of a track timer. Alternatively, if the security camera does not identify an object to track prior to expiration of a dwell timer, then the positioning system changes the field of view of the camera system to search for other objects or events of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Ian Westmacott
  • Patent number: 10643078
    Abstract: A surveillance camera system and method is disclosed. The system includes one or more surveillance cameras that capture images of scenes, and one or more calibration systems that automatically generate ground planes from the captured images from the surveillance cameras. Foreground objects in the scenes are then analyzed against the ground planes to determine whether the ground planes may require updating and/or recalculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Rajkiran Kumar Gottumukkal, Ian C. Westmacott
  • Publication number: 20200134998
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Unified Security Device (“USD”). The methods comprise: receiving an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) interrogation signal with an antenna of the USD; processing the EAS interrogation signal using a processor unit of the USD; using the processor unit to generate an EAS response signal that emulates a response signal produced by an Acousto-Magnetic (AM) type of EAS security tag, in response to the EAS interrogation signal; and communicating the EAS response signal from the USD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Craig E. Trivelpiece, David Torrecilla, Adam S. Bergman
  • Patent number: 10635057
    Abstract: A building automation system generates occupancy information for occupants of spaces of a building (e.g. quantity, identity and/or location of the occupants) based on occupancy sensors in the spaces. The occupancy sensors capture speech sounds originating from one or more occupants of the spaces and/or ultrasonic emissions originating from one or more user devices of the occupants are via microphone arrays. Audio data based on the captured sound is then generated. Position information for the sources of the sound is determined based on the audio data, and the audio data is enhanced based on the position information via a beamforming process. Occupancy information for the spaces is generated based on the audio data. Environmental conditions of the spaces are controlled based on the presence, absence, position, orientation, distribution and/or preferences of the occupants in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel Galvez, Walter A. Martin, Danny Hyun
  • Patent number: 10621841
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a tag. The methods comprise: placing the tag in a first operational mode in which an internal component (“IC”) necessary to facilitate communication between the tag and a tag reader (“TR”) are intentionally disabled; storing in the tag's data store a schedule specifying a scheduled time during which the tag is permitted to communicate with TR; selectively enabling IC at the scheduled time to permit the tag to communicate with TR; performing monitoring operations at the tag to determine when a predetermined condition has been detected; and causing the tag to autonomously perform an alerting function when the predetermined condition has been detected. The alerting function comprises (a) enabling a receiver of the tag to communicate with TR at an unscheduled time, and/or (b) activating an alert by enabling a hardware alerting component provided on the tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Craig E. Trivelpiece, Hubert A. Patterson
  • Patent number: 10594985
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtualized computing or cloud-computing network with distributed input devices and at least one remote server computer for automatically analyzing received video, audio and/or image inputs for providing social security and/or surveillance for a surveillance environment, surveillance event, and/or surveillance target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Martin A. Renkis
  • Patent number: 10586436
    Abstract: A student tracking system tracks students' location traveling to and from schools and provides information about the students to responsible parties associated with the students such as parents, bus drivers, school administrators, and faculty. Readers read identification information from tags (e.g. radiofrequency identification tags) associated with the students and/or entrance/exit points of school buses, school buildings and/or classrooms and send the identification information along with location information (e.g. via a global navigation satellite system receiver) to a tracking and authorization module, which generates event information for entering and exiting events at the entrance/exit points, verifies that the event information matches predetermined school schedule, bus and route information, detects anomalies in the event information, and generates attendance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel Galvez, Walter A. Martin, Danny Hyun, Blair Germano
  • Patent number: 10580273
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a pedestal of an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) system. The methods comprise: performing tag detection operations by a circuit of a first pedestal to detect an active security tag located in an EAS detection zone of the EAS system; and performing open-look operations by the circuit of the first pedestal simultaneously with the tag detection operations, where the open-look operations cause a portion of the first pedestal that is formed of an opaque material (1) to appear at least partially transparent or (2) to appear as if the portion has at least one aperture formed therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Adam S. Bergman
  • Patent number: 10573143
    Abstract: A surveillance system monitors a predetermined environment based on received data. The surveillance system includes a first intelligent appliance configured to capture video and/or still images and configured to be in wireless communication with a second intelligent appliance that operates based on data from the first intelligent appliance. The surveillance system can detect a person located within the predetermined environment and can track the person's movement. The surveillance system is configured to allow remote viewing of data and/or controlling cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Martin A. Renkis
  • Patent number: 10565811
    Abstract: Directional antenna capabilities are leveraged to set up “invisible walls” or borders within buildings, for example. This can be used to protect any delineated area or zone in a building or other regions. The individuals carry beacon devices such as dedicated fobs or personal mobile computing devices. The access control system using directional antennas can then determine when they cross a border, such as move into (or out of) the area of interest. When that breach is detected, security policies can be followed or some other action can take place. In other examples, the approach can be used for “people counting” within a designated area or track the movements of people. Image analysis capabilities can be further added. For example, image data can be captured by surveillance cameras of the border or regions around the border or area within the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: James Trani
  • Patent number: 10559178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detaching a security tag from an article. The methods comprising: integrating a mobile communication device with a mobile tag detacher; receiving a tag body of the security tag in an insert space of the mobile tag detacher; mechanically coupling the tag body of the security tag to the mobile tag detacher if at least one of the mobile communication device and the mobile tag detacher verified that removal of the security tag from the article is permitted; performing operations by the mobile tag detacher to facilitate the detachment of the security tag from the article; and decoupling the tag body from the mobile tag reader such that the tag body is removable from the insert space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio M. Perez, Adam S. Bergman
  • Publication number: 20200043312
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a pedestal of an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) system. The methods comprise: capturing at least one first image or video by a camera coupled to the pedestal; analyzing the at least one first image or video to detect a person's presence and determine the person's location relative to the camera; determining a first beam pointing direction for the pedestal based on results of the analysis of the at least one first image or video; and steering a read beam of the pedestal in accordance with the first beam pointing direction so that a main lobe of the pedestal's antenna field pattern covers a first area of an interrogation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Neil M. Reyes, Craig E. Trivelpiece, Steve E. Trivelpiece
  • Publication number: 20200042754
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a physical location of a first Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tag. The methods involve: analyzing timestamped tag read information acquired during multiple tag reads to determine a first physical location for the first RFID tag read by the mobile reader while moving through a facility; identifying second RFID tags from a plurality of RFID tags read by the mobile reader that are located in proximity to the first RFID tag and that are coupled to objects similar to an object to which the first RFID tag is coupled; selecting an RFID tag from the second RFID tags that has a first location confidence value associated therewith which is greater than second location confidence values associated with other RFID tags of the second RFID tags; and modifying the first physical location based on a second physical location at the time of reads, location of the RFID tag selected from the second RFID tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Eric F. Riggert, Edward McCauley, Glen Ouellette
  • Publication number: 20200026972
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing operations of incompatible systems. The methods comprise: programming receiver operations of a Power Supply (“PS”) so that PS is interoperable with a first system of the incompatible systems; receiving by PS a wireless universal synchronization signal from a beacon of the first system; determining, by PS, a value for a phase offset setting of an internal signal conditioner circuit based on information contained in the wireless universal synchronization signal; generating a phase shifted Alternating Current (“AC”) signal by applying a phase offset to an input AC power signal in accordance with the determined value for the phase offset setting; buffering the phase shifted AC signal to generate an output AC power signal; and using a zero crossing of the output AC power signal to synchronize transmit and receive operations of a second system of the incompatible systems with the first system's transmit and receive operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Marc H. Blanchenay, John A. Allen
  • Publication number: 20200027135
    Abstract: An EAS pedestal system includes a video display device and a video camera supported on an EAS pedestal housing. The video camera is oriented to facilitate capture of video images. The video images include facial images associated with a plurality of human faces under conditions where the human faces are positioned to observe the video display device. The system applies an analytical process to determine when an imaged human face is looking toward the video display device. The system then determines one or more human demographic traits based on the facial images and adaptively selects advertising content to be displayed based on information derived from the analytical process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Gilbert Fernandez, Sergio M. Perez, Subramanian Kunchithapatham
  • Patent number: D882440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Channing Everett Miller, Sergio M. Perez