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Correlation engine for security, safety, and business productivity

US9344616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2014
Grant dateMay 17, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/65
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a correlation engine for use in security, safety, and business monitoring applications. Sensory data from one or more sensors are captured and analyzed to detect one or more events in the sensory data. The events are correlated by the correlation engine by weighing the events based on attributes of the sensors that were used to detect the primitive events. The events are then monitored for an occurrence of one or more correlations of interest. Finally, one or more actions are triggered based on a detection of one or more anomalous events or events of interest. Events may come from sensory devices, legacy systems, third-party systems, anonymous tips, and other data sources. The present invention may be used to increase business productivity by improving security, safety, and increasing profitability of business processes.

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