ZeroEyes' False Alert Causing A School Lockdown Examined

Executive *******

***** ******** **** **** **** ***** alerts ******* ** ********* *** * "very **** ********" *** ****, **** incident ********** ********* *********** *** *****-***** gun ********* *********, **** ** ****** location, ******* *******, ******** **********, ***.

*** ******* ***** ***** ********' ********* that *** ** *** ********:

*** *********** ** **** ***** *******, camera *****, *** ******** **********, **** of * ****** ***** ** ****** the *****, *** ********' ********* ** review **** ******* *** *********** ** this ********* ***** ********* ** * school ********.

*** ********* ****** ** * ******** caused ** * ***** ***** *** be ****** *** ********' ****** ******. As **** ******* *** ******* ** implant **** **********, **** **** ** be ***** **** ******* ***** ************, false ****** ** ******.

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*** ******** **** ***** ** *****' Brazoswood **** ****** (~* **** ******* of *******) ** ******* **** ****** school ****-*** *****, ***** ******** ** * ***** **** outlet. ****** * **** *******, ** November ****,*** ******** ************* ***** ** *** ****-***** ******** government ***** ** ~$***,*** ***** ** used ** ******** ********' ******** ** the ********. ** *** **** ** the ************, ******** ********* **** ********* on * "***** ** *** ******** cameras ****** *** ********’* ******** ****** locations", ** *** ******* ***** *****:

***** ** ******* ******* ***** *** camera ** $** (***** ** *** range ***** ** **** ** *** company's ***), ** ******** *** ******** for *** ******* ***** *** ******** ~$73,000 *** ****.

Background: ******** ***** ********** *******

***** ** *** ***-************** ********** ****** ******** ********** *** ****, ***** **** ******** through * **** *******, ** *** case ** * ******, ** ******** does *** *********:

(*) ***** *** ****** ** ****** officials ******* *** ***/********* ***/** ***

(*) **** * ****** ******** ** make **** **** *** ***** ** received ** ** ******** *** ***** if *** ****** *** *** ****** it

(*) ***** * ***** **** (****** safety ********* *****) ** ****** ***** the *********

****, ** ***** ******* *** ******** in * ******* **** *** ******** policy:

***** **** ***** ***** ******** *** resulted ** * ********, *** (*****-**-***-**** central **********) ** * *** ****** solution *** ******** ** ******* ***** alarm ** *** ****** / ***-**** invariably ***** ***** **** ******, ****** the ****** *********.

** *** ***** ** ****** "***-******" or "********** *** *********** *********," ** does *** **** ****** ******* *** platform ** **** ****. ** **** informs * ****** ******** *** ***** an ***** ***** *** *****. ** example ** **** ** ***** ************ is ***** *****:

First ********* ***** *****

***** *** ********,*** ******** **** *** ***** **** station**** ***** ***** **** ***** ********** that ********' ********* ****** *********, **** was *** ***** ********* ***** *****:

** *** **** ******* ****** ***** installing ********,the ****** *** ******** ***** ****** ** ********* ******* **** **** ********* before any alerts were sent to our officials after the staff of ZeroEyes had reviewed the images. However, ********* *** *** ***** ******** ***** * ******** *** ******** ******. [emphasis added]

*******, ****** ** ****** ***** *******,* ****** ******** ************ *** **** * "***** *** of *** ******* ** ***** **** not ******":

We've **** **** ******* **** *** ******* [ZeroEyes]. It has picked up on various toy guns and even on a slide on some of our officer training that was done. ... We've **** **** ******* **** **** [ZeroEyes Operation Center, or ZOC] evaluating ******* ** *** **** ****** ** **** * **** ***. They're going to pick up some weapons, maybe our officers, maybe a toy, but then they have to make a quick decision on whether to dispatch our police to the scene, and they've **** * ***** *** ** ********* *** ******* *** ** ******* *** ***** ** **'* *** ******. So again,it's * **** *******, ** **** ********** ** **, and we continue to use it to monitor and keep our kids safe. [emphasis added]

ZeroEyes ****** ** ***** ********

******** *** **** **** **** *** company ******** *** *********' ******** ** alert ****** *********, ******* **** * false ***** ** "*** **********" ** ignoring * ********* ***** **** ***** turns **** * ********:

** ********** *** *********** ** ******* out **** ** *** * ***** positive, ***we ***** ** *** ******** based on the image we captured, and believe ** ** *** ********** ** ******** * ********* ****** **** ***** *** ** ** ****. We learn and get better every day [emphasis added]

** ******** ** ********, **** ******* that *** ****** ** *** ******* looked **** * ****** **** ******* review ** *** *****.

False ****** ****** ** ****** *** *** ***********

******** ********* ** **** **** * person ** **** ******** *** *** carrying ********, *** ******* *** *** positioning ****** *** *****.

**** ********** *** ********** ** ***** gun ********* ********* *******, ***** ** will ******* ******* ** *** ******.

Contributing *******

**** ******** ***** **** ***** *** four **** ******* ************ ** **** false ***** ******* *** ********:

• **** ***** *******, *** *** (**** than ** *** *********)
• **** / ****** ******** ********** *** shadows
• **** ** * ****** ***** ** confirm *** *****
• **** ** ********' ******* ** ****** live ******* ** ***** ***** ******/***** the *****

Poor ***** *******, *** ***

*** ******'* ******** **** *** *** detection *** **** **********, *** **** estimates **** *** *** (******-***-****) *** less **** ** ***. ** ********, gun ********* ********* ******* ******* * minimum ** ~** ***.

*** ******* *** *** ******* ** whether **** ************ *** ********' ********** but **** **** ******* ** ***** 720p **********:

*** ****** ******* [**] *** ******, the ****** ****** ** ********* ** a ********.We ******* ******* ** ******* **** ** *****. All images are subject to multiple variables such as indoor, outdoor, lighting, etc. Most outdoor cameras from 9-12 feet are within optimal range, but angles, zoom, and field of view all come into play as well. The shadows and time of day played into this scenario. [Emphasis Added]

Uneven / ***-********* ********** *** *******

****** / ***-******** **********, * **** difficult ******* *** *** ******** ** resolve **** ***** *******, **** ********** factors **** *********** ** **** ***** detection. ** ** **** ** ******** the ***** ******* ********** ** *** area ** *** ****, *** ***** on *** *****, *** ******** *** uneven, *** ******* **** **** *** nearby *********, **********, *** *** *******'* body.

**** *** ****** (*** ** **** case, *******) ************ *** *** ******** and *** ** ****** ** ****** weather, **** ** ******** ** *** early *****, *** ******* ** **** posts, ***.,

Lack ** * ****** *****

***** *** ******* **** **** **** "almost ***** ******** [***] **** ******* with *********** ****** ** ********," ********' CEO ********* ****, ** **** ****, they *** *** **** "** ***** image **** ** *********** ****."

*** ******* *** *** ******* ******* this *** ******* ** * **** of ** *********** ****** ** * lack ** ********* **** ** *********** camera. ** ***** **** * ****** camera ***** **** ****** ** ******* this ***** ******* ********** / ********.

ZeroEyes ****** ****** **** ****/***** *****

*** ** ******* ********, ******** **** not ****** **** ***** ** ******* or ***** ***** ******/***** *** ********* to *** **** ******* ***** *** alarm, ** *** *** **** ****:

For *** **** ** *******, ** ** *** **** ****** ** **** ***** *****. Sometimes we talk to customers who have real-time access to their video footage, but that is situation-dependent. [emphasis added]

** ******** ******** *** ***** ** be ******** ** *** *** *********, unlike *** ******************(********** ******), *** ****** *****-***** ********** ******* or *** ****** ****** ** ****** the ******, **** ****** *** **************'* ability ** ******* ***** ** **** alarm *** **** ***** ********* *** alert **** ********.

*** **** **** ********* ** ***** happened ** *** ******* ***** **** also ********** ***********, *.*., (** ***** at ***** *********** ** **** *** live / ******** ******* *******).

Outdoor ************* *** *****

******** **** **% ** ****** ********* taking ***** *******, ** ***** ***** *** ******* to *** ******** (** ***** *** detection *********) ** ***** ******** *******. Still, *** ********** *** *** **** complex **** ******, ***** *** ********* has ********** ********, ****** *** / shorter ********* ** *** *******, ** higher ****** *******.

**** ************** ******* *** ******** ********** can ****** *** ********* ***********, ** anything **** ***, ******, ** **** of ******** *** ****** *** ***** quality ** *********** ** *** *********.

Higher ***** ** ****** **** ** * ***** *****

***** *** * *** **** ** negate ***** *******, **** ** ********** more ******* ** ******** ********, ****** these **** ******** *****. *******, **** increased ****** ******* ***/** ******/ **** lighting, *** ****** ** '**/**' ********** can ** *******.

Potential ************ *** ********

***** ** **** *****, **** **** a *** ********* ************ **** ******** can ********* ** ****** *** *********** of ***** ****** ********** ** *********.

*****, ******** *** ****** **** ******* or ***** ***** ***** (~* ******* will ******* ** **** *****) ** get **** ******* ***** *** *****. However, **** ****** ********* *** ******* being ******** *** ********' *******, **** can **** ** ******** **** *** community. ** *******, ******** *** ***** this ** ** ****** *** ********* customers, *** ********* *** *** *********** with ** *** *** **** ******* to ****** *** *********** ** * false ***** **********.

******, ** ***** ** ** *********** camera **** *** ****** **** **** the *********, ******** *** ****** * snapshot ** *** ****** ****** ********** of ******* ** *** * ********* or ***.

** *** **** ** *** ******* school ********, ** *********** ****** ****** would *** **** ******* ******* (*********** that ********* *** ****** ** *******). While *** **** ** ***** **** an *********** ****** ****** ******* ************, the ******* ** ****** * ******** from ** *** ******* ****.

**** ******* ***** *** ****** * significant ****** ** ******** ********** *** the ***** ****** *******.

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***** **** ***** *** **** *** other ******** ***** ****** ******* ********, with *** ******* *** ** *** detection *********, **** ****** *** ****** to **** **** ******** *** ***********.

****** ****** **** ***** ** * multi-million ********** ********, ******* ****** ********* assess ******* **** *** ****** *** most ************ ********** *** *** ******** to ******* ** (**** ******* ** cameras, **** ********, ***.). *********, **** are ** **** ** ****** ***** alarm ******, ***** *** **** * severe ****** ** ******** *** *****'* mental ******.