EP1264289A4 - Systeme de commande d'entree/sortie pour halls d'aeroport et autres zones a acces controle - Google Patents

Systeme de commande d'entree/sortie pour halls d'aeroport et autres zones a acces controle

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EP1264289A4
EP1264289A4 EP00983691A EP00983691A EP1264289A4 EP 1264289 A4 EP1264289 A4 EP 1264289A4 EP 00983691 A EP00983691 A EP 00983691A EP 00983691 A EP00983691 A EP 00983691A EP 1264289 A4 EP1264289 A4 EP 1264289A4
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portal
control system
exit
persons
entrance
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Sam Brunetti
Scott Firesheets
Lee Thew
Don Woody
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ADT Security Services LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/36—Other airport installations
    • B64F1/368—Arrangements or installations for routing, distributing or loading baggage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/36—Other airport installations
    • B64F1/366—Check-in counters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points

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  • This invention relates to the control of movement into and out of secured or access-controlled areas, and more particularly, to a control system to effect movement of airline passengers from a public area of an airport terminal into a secure, controlled area such as a concourse leading to gates by which passengers embark onto an airplane and from which disembarking passengers exit the concourse into the public area.
  • airports have been more and more involved with passenger safety and airplane security.
  • airports in the United States have established control points within their terminals. Typically, these control points are set-up at those areas leading from the public areas of the terminal (where ticket counters, ground transportation centers, restaurants and gift shops are located) into the aisles (concourses) where the airplane gates are located.
  • a control point functions to a) screen people entering the concourse from an entry (or Q side) and b) insure that no one circumvents the control point by trying to enter the concourse through its exit (or X side).
  • a control point typically includes one or more conveyors onto which passengers are required to place any luggage, handbags, or other articles. These items are then conveyed past an X-ray machine (or other screening device) by which the contents of the items can be viewed by security personnel. If a suspicious item is spotted, the item is removed from the conveyor and required to be opened by the person carrying it so a close visual inspection can be made.
  • an X-ray machine or other screening device
  • Each person is also examined. This is done by having the person pass through an archway or portal which includes a magnetometer, for example, that provides a primary level of screening. If the magnetometer detects an object which is suspect, an alarm is sounded and the person is stopped by security personnel. The person is usually requested to empty his or her pockets, step back through the archway and re-enter it again. If the second passage does not cause an alarm, the items the person removed are returned to them and they are allowed to continue. If an alarm again sounds, the person may be requested to cycle back through the arch yet a third time, or security personnel will use a magnetometer wand (a second level of screening) to go over the person's body to locate whatever is causing the alarm.
  • a magnetometer wand a second level of screening
  • this X side of the security point is manned by security personnel whose function is to stop people from entering the concourse this way. If, however, someone enters a concourse through this exit route and eludes the security personnel stationed there, the effect is the concourse must be shut down until the person is located. This includes prohibiting planes located at gates along the concourse from leaving until the intruder is found or determined to no longer be in the area. This causes substantial delays, passenger inconvenience, and missed connections. A number of these incidents have recently occurred at major airports with the resultant cost running into millions of dollars in each instance.
  • a passenger security system for use in airports and other facilities in which both ingress into a controlled part of a facility and egress therefrom must be strictly controlled and monitored.
  • the ingress and egress portions of the security system can be implemented together, or separately.
  • visual cues are provided by which approaching persons can readily tell which lanes through the checkpoint are open and which are not, how they are to proceed through the checkpoint, and what items are prohibited.
  • the system operates to not unduly delay passengers heading for gates and increases the number of people (throughput) who can pass through a screening point over a given period of time; all of this without comprising security. Provisions are also made for the efficient screening of handicapped individuals. Further, the system provides an accurate count of all persons passing through the control point to facilitate auditing by an airport, for example, of those people using a concourse.
  • Another object of invention is a multi-stage screening of passengers entering the checkpoint.
  • the multi-stage approach allows passengers who pass a primary security screen upon entering the checkpoint to immediately continue down a concourse. Those passengers who fail the primary screen are not directed to go back through and re-enter the checkpoint, which can clog the checkpoint and cause delays. Rather, these passengers are directed away from the main passenger flow to a secondary screening point where they are subjected to a second and more rigorous check. Those passengers who pass this check re-enter the normal passenger flow downstream from the checkpoint. Those who fail this second screening are subjected to a personal search by security personnel.
  • the security screening implemented by the system besides improving flow through the checkpoint, requires a minimal amount of space (so more lanes can be provided, if desired), as well as fewer security personnel.
  • Yet another object of the invention is an audio/visual system for efficiently moving people through the checkpoint.
  • Light bars installed adjacent each lane are color controlled to indicate which lane is open and which is not.
  • DND or similar visual displays show passengers approaching a lane how to proceed through the checkpoint.
  • Other visual displays indicate those items (explosives, firearms, etc.) which are not allowed through the checkpoint, as well as other pertinent info ⁇ nation.
  • the visual system also routes passengers through the various levels of screening to efficiently move people requiring further screening out of the way of passengers who can move on to their gate.
  • a fiirther object of the invention is a continuous monitoring of all people approaching the checkpoint and providing a visual indication to the people that they are being watched and their actions recorded. This substantially reduces the possibility of theft since a potential thief can see his activities are being monitored. Similarly, the number of fraud claims is substantially reduced because recorded events are readily played back to see if a claim is legitimate.
  • Another object of the invention is an egress control by which passengers exiting a concourse can readily do so, but by which persons inadvertently or intentionally attempting to toss items (weapons, explosives, etc.) through the exit arch or circumvent the ingress checkpoint are prevented from doing so.
  • Flow control doors extend across the portion of the concourse through which passengers exiting the concourse pass. The doors are controlled to only open outwardly and can be commanded to remain closed in the instance of a violation of the egress device.
  • motion detectors located in the exit passage detect movement of people approaching the exit. Multilingual audio and visual alarms, as well as a monitoring system, are utilized to warn people away from the exit, to alert security personnel, and to obtain a visual recording of those approaching the exit.
  • Another object of the invention is a control unit for controlling operation of the system.
  • the control unit allows security personnel to selectively open and close passenger flow lanes, monitor video from all the lanes, record video, and transmit video to remote sites.
  • the control unit facilitates electronic control of passenger flow through the lanes and collection of lane information, and closed circuit television (CCTV) monitoring of incoming and outgoing luggage.
  • the control unit provides touch screen control for all user functions, password protection, remote monitoring from a supervisory console and remote, dial-in servicing and diagnostics.
  • an ingress/egress or flow control system controls passenger flow into and out of an airport concourse, for example, or into and out of other secure areas.
  • the system includes at least one entry (Q Arch) portal through which enplaning passengers enter into the concourse on their way to an airplane gate.
  • Q Arch entry portal
  • a security screen located at the portal screens each passenger as they pass through the portal for the presence of items such as firearms and explosives which are prohibited. The security screen identifies any person suspected of carrying a prohibited item through the portal.
  • a secondary portal is located downstream of the first portal.
  • a visual display system is responsive to an indication from the security screen to route a suspected person from the first portal to the secondary portal where further screening takes place to determine if the person is indeed carrying a prohibited item.
  • the visual display system provides a further display which allows all the passengers who passed the security screen to enter the concourse and proceed to their gate area.
  • Another, separate (X Arch) portal is provided for deplaning passengers to exit the concourse.
  • a monitoring system continuously monitors this portal to insure that people do not inadvertently or intentionally try to bypass the entry portal or toss items through the portal. Audio and visual alarms are activated when someone attempts to enter the concourse through the exit portal to both warn the person away and to alert security personnel of a possible intruder.
  • An imaging system is also activated to obtain a video of image of the intruder, this image being recorded to help identify the intruder if necessary.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ingress/egress (Q/X) system of the present invention viewed from the approach to the entry side of the checkpoint;
  • Q/X ingress/egress
  • Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the system viewed from the opposite side of the checkpoint entry;
  • Fig. 3 is another perspective view of the system illustrating lanes by which regular and handicapped passengers are directed through the ingress (Q Arch) side of the checkpoint;
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a conveyor and secondary screening portal of the ingress side of the system
  • Figs. 5 is a top plan view, in schematic form, of the ingress portion of the system
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the egress (X Arch) side of the system viewed from the public area side of the checkpoint;
  • Fig. 7 is an elevational view, in schematic form, of an egress lane;
  • Fig. 8 illustrates one portion of a control panel display for the Q control panel portion of the system
  • Fig. 9 is an illustration similar to Fig. 8 for the X control panel portion of the system;
  • Fig. 10 is another illustration of a control panel display showing an alarm stimulus configuration for the X Arch portion of the system;
  • Fig. 11 is another illustration of a control panel display showing an audible alarm menu for the X Arch portion of the system
  • Fig. 12 is another illustration of a control panel display showing a creep detection set-up for the X portion of the system
  • Figs. 13 A and 13B illustrate photo-optic sensors used in the ingress and egress sides of the system (Fig. 13 A), and a simplified block diagram (Fig. 13B) illustrating how the detector outputs are used to obtain an accurate throughput count for the system;
  • Fig. 14 is representation of a prior art system of checkpoint control
  • Fig. 15 is a block diagram illustrating how video images from various cameras and monitors are recorded.
  • Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a control podium for use in place of a system monitoring station where space is limited.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates a conventional passenger screening system such as is found in airports.
  • Passengers P wanting to enter a concourse C approach one of a plurality of portals R through which he or she must pass.
  • Each portal has an associated conveyor V on which a passenger places their luggage L and other articles they are carrying.
  • the articles are conveyed through an X-ray machine X where the contents of the luggage are scanned by a guard Gl viewing a monitor M.
  • the passenger then passes through the portal and as he or she does, they pass through a magnetometer (not shown) built into the walls of the portal.
  • an alarm sounds and another guard G2 instructs the passenger to remove watches and jewelry they are wearing and whatever is in their pockets. As indicated by the sinuous line, the passenger then passes back through the portal and re-enters through it again. If a person and luggage pass the screening, the passenger retrieves the luggage from the end of the conveyor and proceeds down the concourse. If the passenger or their luggage requires additional inspection before being allowed to a pass, they are diverted to an inspection area I where the luggage is opened for visual inspection by another guard G3, or the passenger is more thoroughly searched. For purposes previously discussed, a counter located at each portal counts the number of people passing through the portal.
  • a wall W separates the ingress side from the egress side of the concourse. People exiting the concourse pass on the opposite side of wall W from where the inspection portals and conveyors are located. To prevent someone (an intruder N) from bypassing the ingress screening and entering the concourse the wrong way, a guard G4 is stationed on the egress side of the wall.
  • An ingress/egress (Q/X) passenger screening system 10 of the invention solves these problems and overcomes these drawbacks.
  • system 10 is described as used in an airport setting. However, it will be understood, that system 10, or portions thereof can be used in any environment where access control is employed.
  • system 10 includes an ingress or Q section indicated generally 12, and an egress or X section indicated generally 14.
  • system 10 further includes a control console or system monitoring station 16 which is located in proximity to the other sections, or it can be remote thereto.
  • the control station is shown located in proximity to the other sections in Fig. 1.
  • Q section 12 incorporates an information system and directional lighting built into a facade.
  • the information system provides passenger pre- screening information that provides both preparatory and regulatory information to passengers as they prepare for the screening process.
  • the lighting system incorporates fiber optic lighting for down lighting over luggage conveyors and lane open or closed indications.
  • a closed circuit television system employs two monitors for each passenger ingress lane.
  • One camera provides a facial view of the person placing an item on a conveyor, and another camera records the person retrieving items from the conveyor.
  • the various systems used in the Q section employ off-the-shelf components.
  • Q section 12 is shown to include a plurality of portals or archways 18 by which passengers enter an airport concourse from a public, unsecured area.
  • Three such portals 18a- 18c for use by regular passengers are shown in the drawings; although it will be understood that system 10 can accommodate more or fewer portals.
  • Each portal 18a-18c is an open portal which is wide enough to allow only one person to pass through the portal at any one time.
  • Each portal is defined by a pair of sidewalls 20a, 20b (see Fig. 3).
  • the sidewalls are formed of a single panel, or they may be formed from interlocking modules which are vertically stacked. Regardless, the sidewalls are spaced far enough apart that a magnetometer unit 22 can be set in place between them.
  • a third sidewall 20c (see also Fig. 3) further defines the portal. This sidewall is spaced from sidewall 20b a distance sufficient to accommodate a conveyor indicated generally 24 and upon which people entering the portal place their luggage and other articles for an X-ray inspection.
  • the X-ray unit is built into the sides of a tunnel section 26 of the conveyor with the resulting images viewed on a monitor by a guard. The images seen on the X-ray screen can be recorded along with those of the CCTN cameras on a VCR with the use of an optional video scan converter.
  • a camera 28 placed is directed at the end of conveyor 24 to monitor the people retrieving items from the end of the conveyor.
  • Trays 29 are provided adjacent the conveyor for small items such as keys and coins.
  • the trays are dispensed via chutes adjacent each conveyor 24 and are continually supplied from the backside of the Q arch by screening personnel.
  • a portal 18d is provided for handicapped individuals who cannot easily move through one of the portals 18a- 18c. This portal is wider than the other portals and is normally closed by a door 30. When a wheelchair bound or other handicapped person approaches door 30, the door is opened by a guard to admit the person who is then personally screened by a guard. As a rule, people accompanying the handicapped person are not allowed to enter the concourse through portal 18d, but rather, they must pass through one of the other portals 18a- 18c.
  • a fascia or headboard 32 extends completely across Q section 12 above the portals.
  • a series of CCTV monitors 34 are installed in the headboard at locations above each portal and each conveyor. Different information can be displayed on each monitor. For example, as shown in Fig. 3, an indication that a portal and its associated conveyor are open is indicated by displaying text, "This Lane OPEN" on the monitor. If the portal were closed, the words "This Lane Closed” are displayed. The portal for use by handicapped individuals or those needing assistance is readily identified by displaying the appropriate symbol on a static display handicapped sign. Besides these displays, the monitors can also be used to play tapes or discs on which instructions for proceeding through the portal can be shown. CCTV cameras 35 (see Fig.
  • each monitor 28 and camera 35 are recorded, using a video multiplexer VM and time lapse or digital recorder VCR (see Fig. 15).
  • a video multiplexer VM and time lapse or digital recorder VCR see Fig. 15
  • another CCTV camera monitors people retrieving items from the end of the conveyor. This further helps reduce fraud claims.
  • An optional third camera (not shown) is installed to view and record passengers walking through a magnetometer unit 22.
  • this information is written on a DVD disc and played on a DVD player dedicated to the particular ingress lane L1-L3 with which the portal is associated.
  • Each DVD player is, in turn, controlled via a serial communications interface with a controller (not shown) such as those manufactured by Creston Electronics, Inc. of Rockleigh, New Jersey.
  • a computer installed in station 16 executes a proprietary program by which multiple presentations, each in a mpeg-2 format, can be simultaneously run on each monitor 34 using one of eight communication channels.
  • the desired animation or information, as well as audio if desired, is loaded onto a hard drive of the computer, and when a particular presentation is to be made, that presentation is loaded into the computer memory and distributed over the appropriate channel or channels each of which has an audio capability.
  • a further embodiment of the invention includes a digital recording system which can replace video multiplexer VM and time lapse recorder VCR. This recording system is computer based and is capable of recording imagery from up to 24 cameras for a period of up to 30 days. Image files are compressed using MPEG-4 compression, for example. In addition to being transmissible to remote sites via appropriate communication links, the image files can also be formed *.ANI files and sent as e-mail messages.
  • a further display 38 is also provided to people approaching the entrance.
  • This display is installed between each portal as shown in Fig. 1.
  • Display 38 is used with a specialized computer (not shown) designed to show static or dynamic graphics which display information about prohibited items such as bombs and guns which cannot be brought into the secure area, etc.
  • the display is sufficiently large that a great deal of information is readily displayed.
  • the display also allows the information to be readily presented in many different languages so travelers of many nationalities are able to know what items are prohibited in the secure area.
  • a further aid to increasing passenger throughput employs vertically extending fiber optic lights 42 (see Fig. 3) installed on both sides of each portal and conveyor.
  • the lights are installed from the base to the top of each portal so they can be readily seen at some distance from the portal. If the portal is open, the lights 42 for it and its associated conveyor are illuminated green. If not, the lights are illuminated red. These colors are generally recognized as "go" and "stop". Their use has the significant advantage of allowing those people who are well back from the entrance to readily ascertain which portal is open and which is not. People will tend to enter the line for those portals having the green lights and avoid any line for a portal whose lights are red. During tests of system 10, this feature has been found to greatly increase the number of people who pass through the entrance for a given period with each person being monitored as they do.
  • the lights for portal 18d are, for example, blue to distinguish this handicap entrance from the other portals.
  • Q section 12 of system 10 includes means for providing an accurate throughput count for people passing through the portals.
  • a sidewall 20a or 20b Built into a sidewall 20a or 20b is a pair of optical sensors 44a, 44b. Passage of a person through the portal, in either direction, is sensed by both of these detectors. The output of the sensors is supplied to the count logic 46 of a counter 48 as shown in Fig. 13B.
  • sensor 44a When a person enters the portal from the public area side, sensor 44a first detects the persons presence, then sensor 44b. The time sequence in which the sensor outputs are provided to count logic 46, results in an increment input being supplied to the counter to increase its count value by one.
  • Secondary portals indicated generally 50 in the drawings are located downstream of the portals 18a- 18c so that persons first pass through one the portals 18a- 18c where they are screened as previously described.
  • the portals 50 are located between the exit side of the portals 18a- 18c and the downstream end of their associated conveyors.
  • the portals 50 are also to one side of the path by which one moves from the portal 18a- 18c to the end of the conveyor to retrieve their luggage.
  • the respective conveyors 24 and the secondary portals 50 define lanes L1-L3 through which people pass from the public area into the secure area.
  • each portal 50 On the front of each portal 50 is a display 52 which includes, for example, direction arrows. If a person passes the primary screen of a magnetometer unit 22, display 52 provides an indication, a lighted green arrow, for example, directing the person to the end of the conveyor (the solid line arrow in Fig. 5) to retrieve their items. If the person fails the screen, a lighted green arrow directs them to secondary portal 50. Moving the person to the portal removes them from the normal flow path of people passing through the system so they can be further scrutinized while not unduly delaying anyone else.
  • Each portal 50 has a magnetometer housed in it just as the magnetometers in the units 22. These magnetometers are less sensitive than those in these other units.
  • the person Before entering portal 50, the person again removes personal items and places them in a tray 29. If the person successfully passes through portal 50, they are free to retrieve their belongings from conveyor 24 and proceed on their way.
  • a display 54 At the outlet end of the portal is a display 54 comprising a vertical arrangement of lights extending up each side of the portal.
  • the magnetometer housed in the portal controls illumination of these lights such that if the person fails the screen, the magnetometer output causes lights to be illuminated in the approximate location on the person's body where the magnetometer sensed whatever it is that caused the person to fail the screen.
  • a security guard G using a wand magnetometer now uses this indication to search the person for the cause of the alarm. If the guard locates whatever it is, and if it determined that the source is not a threat, then the person is allowed to retrieve their belongings and continue. Otherwise, they are detained and removed from the area.
  • Q section 10 extends from one sidewall Wl of the concourse across a portion of the concourse.
  • the outer end of the Q section is defined by a sidewall W2 formed of spaced columns indicated generally 60.
  • Panels indicated 62 extend between the columns. These panels are of a uniform height. Some of the panels 62 are longer than others. Further, the panels are made of a transparent material so guards can readily view people exiting the concourse as well as people who may be trying to enter the concourse from that side.
  • the other sidewall W3 of the concourse defines the other side of an exit lane Lx controlled by X section 14. As shown in Fig. 1, columns 60 and panels 62 are formed to funnel exiting passengers down the exit lane which is wider at its entrance and narrows as people approach the exit.
  • the egress (X) portion of the system includes an arch incorporating electronic imaging, computing, and detection equipment housed in a facade.
  • the installation is designed to have a minimum system footprint.
  • the X section of system first includes an outer portal or electronic archway 64 (see Fig. 6) tlirough which passengers enter the public area of the terminal. Prior to passing through portal 64, passengers pass through one of a series of doors 66 which extend across Lane Lx. These doors open automatically as passengers approach them, and the doors open only outwardly.
  • a headboard 68 extends across the top of the doors and includes signage indicating that this is the exit path from the concourse.
  • portal 64 is in line-of-sight with station 16.
  • the entry side of portal 64 is shown in Fig. 7, and the exit side of the portal in Fig. 6.
  • the portal is defined by respective sidewalls 70a, 70b, and a headboard or bulkhead 72.
  • Headboard 72 includes signage 74 (see Fig. 6) on the entry side of the portal indicating that this is the exit.
  • Signage 76 (see Fig. 7) on the other or outer side of the headboard indicates that this is not an entry into the concourse and that persons should not try to enter this way.
  • vertical strips of lights 78 are installed on the outside of the portal. These lights glow red at all times to indicate that no entry is allowed through this portal.
  • the exit portal houses all the components of the X section control system.
  • the portal functions to provide an exclusion or "sterile" area about the exit; that is, an area in front of the portal which is kept free of people wanting to approach the portal from the public area. It is an important feature of the invention that passenger movement through lane Lx is monitored at all times, and is done so without a guard being present to monitor the exit lane.
  • X section 14 includes means for monitoring people approaching portal 64 from outside the portal, and for warning them away from the exit lane.
  • X section 14 has both a pre-alarm and an alarm condition.
  • a pre-alarm condition occurs when a person enters the exclusion area immediately in front of portal 64. When this occurs: an audio message is played announcing the violation and directing the person to step away from the portal, and the strobe lights 79 on the public area side of the portal begin flashing.
  • the pre-alarm condition automatically resets after a predetermined interval. If an intruder physically violates the threshold of the exit portal, an alarm condition results. In this situation,
  • the video system begins displaying alarm video at the control station, the audio system begins playing an audio message announcing the violation and including instructions to the intruder, - the strobe lights 79 on the public side of the arch begin flashing, the conveyors 24 of the Q section stop running, and an annunciator sounds at the control station alerting security personnel.
  • the alarm condition continues until deactivated by security personnel, or there is a pre-programmed automatic reset.
  • X section 14 incorporates three separate detection technologies and three separate processing systems.
  • the detection technologies include multi-channel video motion detection, photo-optics, and directional microwave (doppler radar).
  • the processing systems include a computer based video frame grabber, a multi- point programmable logic controller, and a touch screen command and control system.
  • a CCTV camera 80 installed on the outer face of headboard 68 is directed outwardly to view people approaching portal 64 from the public area.
  • a television monitor 82 on console 84 of monitoring station 16 displays the view seen through camera 80.
  • a guard at the station views the video to monitor the activity in front of the portal.
  • the image from camera 82 is also recorded. Recordation can be at the monitoring station, or the video signal can be transmitted to a remote (off site) location for viewing and recordation at the remote site.
  • another pair of the photo-optic sensors 44a', 44b' are installed portal 64.
  • the direction of passage through the portal is determined by which photo-optic sensor is blocked first and which second by a person.
  • the correct sequence is first detector 44a', then detector 44b'. If this sequence is reversed, then as shown in Fig. 16A, 16B, a passage logic PL is responsive to trigger an alarm condition.
  • a directional microwave (doppler) 88 detects movement of people from the public area toward the portal.
  • the radar is located in the headboard of portal 64. It is a feature of the invention that very slow movements of an intruder attempting to move into the secure area through portal 64 are readily detected and an alarm sounded. This "creep" movement detection is important because it has been found that people or objects moving very slowly through a space tend to become part of the background; so much so, that in many detection schemes, their presence is overlooked.
  • a creep detection capability is one of the monitoring features incorporated in station 16.
  • the creep detection function employed using multiple channels of video motion detection 88 can be selectively set to monitor movements over a sixty (60) second interval.
  • an audio alarm system 92 incorporated in the control panel of station 16 includes a vertical array 94 of panels 96 each of which displays a particular broadcast warning.
  • a column of pushbuttons 98 which a station 16 operator pushes to sample audio messages which are broadcast.
  • the operator can select any of the messages as either a pre-alarm or an alarm message.
  • the operator pushes an appropriate pushbutton 100 in the column of pushbuttons immediately to the right of array 94.
  • the operator selects a message to be broadcast as part of an alarm by pushing one of the pushbuttons 102 in the column of pushbuttons to the right of the pushbutton 100.
  • the messages are available in languages other than English. When the message is broadcast, it is broadcast in each of the selected languages.
  • An annunciator or speaker 102 is installed in portal 64. The speaker broadcasts the selected warning or alarm messages.
  • the level of a broadcast message is sufficiently loud as to be easily heard over the normal level of noise in the sterile area.
  • FIG. 8 another feature of system 10 is the ability to provide accurate counts of people entering and leaving the concourse.
  • a panel 104 at station 16 provides count information for the Q control portion of the system. As previously noted, both total count and individual lane count information is provided. As shown in Fig. 9, count information for people egressing from the concourse tlirough portal 64 is also provided.
  • the photo-optic sensors 44a', 44b' previously described provide this information in the same manner as the sensors 44a, 44b with regard to the ingress lanes.
  • a system monitoring station 16 such as shown in Fig. 1.
  • a control podium 116 is used in place of station 16.
  • Podium 116 takes up less than 4 square feet of floor space but has housed within it all of the equipment and software required to operate system 10.
  • a video monitor 118 is installed in the top surface 120 of the podium.
  • a video recorder (not shown) is installed inside the podium.
  • Monitor 118 is, for example, a 17" ruggedized and sealed computer monitor which provides a high quality image.
  • the monitor is equipped with a sonic wave touch screen overlay which interfaces with a touch panel interface device.
  • Monitor 118 is available, for example, from Elo TouchSystems, and the touch panel interface from the previously mentioned Creston Electronics, Inc.
  • podium 116 basically mimics that of previously described station 16, as well as replacing various video monitors.
  • An operator of the system now has all the various controls and video information located directly in front of him or her on the monitor and touch screen.
  • live or recorded video will be able to be displayed on monitor 118.
  • ingress/egress control system by which passenger flow into and of a secure area is tightly controlled.
  • the system maintains a high level of security without unduly interrupting passenger movement.
  • Use of the secondary portals, light system, and video information provided to ingressing passengers has been found to increase passenger flow up to 30% compared to conventional passenger screening systems. While certain screening aspects of the system are unobtrusive, others such as providing images of the people as they move through the ingress portion of the system have been found to greatly reduce incidents of theft and fraudulent claims of loss.
  • the egress portion of the system provides a controlled exit from the secure area and uses a plurality of detection methodologies to identify potential intruders.
  • a sterile area is established in front of the exit and anyone intruding or throwing objects into this sterile area are immediately detected and warned away.
  • Video of any intruder is recorded and stored either on site, remotely, or both.
  • the egress portion of the system eliminates the need for a guard to be positioned in the exit lane to look for intruders.
  • the system is designed such that an intruder alarm instantly alerts guards in the area as to an intruder so they can deal with him if he does not immediately leave the area.
  • a control station of the system is located adjacent the ingress and egress points.
  • the station includes a series of control features by which lanes are opened and closed, by which video monitoring is controlled for both the ingress and egress portions of the system, and by which concourse usage information is acquired and maintained.
  • the control station also serves as place for access alarms that are detected by the exit control device.
  • Features such as audible annunication, video control, and video printing aid in the success of stoping or reducing the threat of security breach into secure area.
  • the system is made of quality materials so to present a pleasing appearance to passengers and to provide the unobtrusiveness previously mentioned. At the same time, the system is effective to provide a high level of security with minimum guard personnel.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système (10) de commande d'entrée/sortie permettant de diriger le flux de passagers (P) entrant et sortant d'un hall d'aéroport. Les passagers qui embarquent passent à travers un portail (18) d'entrée lorsqu'ils se dirigent vers une porte d'embarquement. Un système (22) de contrôle de sécurité contrôle chaque personne passant à travers le portail afin de détecter la présence d'articles prohibés et identifie toute personne suspectée de porter un tel article. Un portail (50) secondaire est situé en aval de ce premier portail. Un système (52) d'affichage réagit à une indication du système de contrôle et dirige une personne suspecte depuis le premier portail en direction d'un portail secondaire où un contrôle complémentaire est effectué pour déterminer si cette personne transporte un article prohibé, tout en présentant un affichage différent aux passagers non suspects passant le contrôle de sécurité de manière à leur permettre d'entrer dans le hall. Un portail (64) de sortie distinct est destiné aux passagers débarquant d'un avion et sortant du hall. Des détecteurs (42a'-42b', 82, 88) multiples surveillent de manière continue ce portail de manière à empêcher des personnes d'entrer par inadvertance ou intentionnellement par la sortie. Des alarmes (79, 92) sonores et visuelles sont activées lorsque quelqu'un tente de pénétrer dans le hall à travers le portail de sortie, permettant à la fois de faire reculer cette personne et d'alerter la personnel de sécurité de la présence d'un intrus éventuel. Un système (VM) d'imagerie permet d'obtenir et de mémoriser une vidéo représentant l'intrus.
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