Method and system for configurable security and surveillance systems

Abstract

A method and system for a configurable security and surveillance system are provided. A configurable security and surveillance system may comprise at least one programmable sensor agent and / or at least one programmable content analysis agent. A plurality of processing features may be offered by the configurable security and surveillance system by programming configurable hardware devices in the programmable sensor agents and / or the programmable content analysis agents via a system manager. Device programming files may be utilized to program the configurable hardware devices. The device programming files may be encrypted and decryption keys may be requested to enable the programming of different processing features into the programmable sensor agents and / or the programmable content analysis agents. The device programming files and / or the decryption keys may be received via a network transfer and / or via a machine-readable media from an e-commerce vendor.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS / INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE [0001] Not applicable. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] Certain embodiments of the invention relate to security systems. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for configurable security and surveillance systems. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Security and surveillance operations may require security management systems that are capable of providing either a single security function or, in some instances, a wide range of integrated security functions. Most security management systems, however, are designed to operate as autonomous systems that provide a single security function such as intrusion detection, access control, or audio and / or video surveillance and recording, for example. These security management systems may not generally support the addition of other security functions and / or the addition of other features to an existing security function without a substanti...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] Various advantages, aspects and novel features of the present invention, as well as details of an illustrated embodiment thereof, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings.

Problems solved by technology

These security management systems may not generally support the addition of other security functions and / or the addition of other features to an existing security function without a substantial investment in hardware and / or software.

The limited ability of most security management systems to add security functions, to add features to existing security functions, and / or to easily integrate with other security management systems generally results in an inefficient use of available resources.

For example, multiple security management systems that have not been efficiently integrated may have multiple data entry points and / or duplicate databases.

Moreover, limited integration capability may also create inefficient use of personnel by duplicating data entry tasks, requiring manual data exchange between systems, and implementing multiple training requirements for the various systems being utilized.

Moreover, even when integration between multiple security management systems has been effectively implemented, continued compatibility may be lost when hardware and / or software on various portions of at least one of the multiple security management systems is upgraded.

However, most CCTV systems are not easily upgradable nor are they easily integrated with other security functionality.

As a result, integrated security management systems comprising video surveillance operations are not readily available.

Moreover, the ability of these integrated security management systems to evolve and provide further security functions and / or additional features are generally limited or may be accomplished only with a substantial investment in hardware and / or software.

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