Method and apparatus for detection of a breach of a security gate

摘要

A security gate breach detection and reporting system is disclosed, which includes a breach detector responsive to the simultaneous receipt of signals from the security gate indicative of a breach, and adapted to generate an imaging control signal; at least one digital image producing device at the location of the security gate connected to the imaging control signal and adapted to produce image data responsive to receipt of the imaging control signal; a communication unit responsive to the breach detector and in data contact with the at least one image producing device, directly or through the breach detector, and, responsive to a signal from the breach detector, adapted to communicate image data to a remote location; and, wherein the signals from the security gate comprise signals indicating that the security gate is in the closed position and a vehicle is passing through the gate area, or signals indicating that the security gate has not returned to the closed position and a second vehicle is passing through the gate area.