BLE Guard Location Routing for Faster Alarm Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional security systems often fail to efficiently utilize security personnel due to the lack of real-time location tracking and automatic assignment of guards to security breaches, leading to delayed responses in large or complex premises.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a security system that utilizes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices to track the location of guards and automatically assign them to investigate breaches, integrating this information with a control panel and mobile devices to facilitate real-time alert routing and response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional security systems dispatch guards without real-time location tracking, then system complexity remains low, but response time to security breaches increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously tracking and recording guard locations before security breaches occur. BLE devices are deployed with guards in advance, and their positions are monitored in real-time, so when a breach occurs, the system can immediately identify the nearest available guard without delay in location assessment.
Solution Approach 2:
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices serve as intermediaries between guards and the central monitoring system. These portable devices enable wireless communication and location tracking, acting as a mediator that transmits guard position data to the control panel, which then automatically calculates and routes alerts to the appropriate guard based on real-time proximity to the breach location.
2Productivity
If manual guard assignment is used, then device complexity remains low, but productivity of security personnel decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically performing guard assignment without human intervention. When a security breach occurs, the control panel autonomously identifies the nearest available guard based on real-time location data from BLE devices and routes the alert to that guard's mobile device, eliminating the need for manual dispatch and optimizing personnel utilization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the control panel continuously receives location updates from guard-worn BLE devices and mobile devices. This real-time feedback loop enables the system to dynamically assess guard positions and availability, automatically routing alerts to the most appropriate guard based on current conditions, thereby improving security personnel utilization efficiency.
3Productivity
If real-time guard location tracking is implemented, then alert routing efficiency improves, but loss of information increases due to additional data requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential location information needed for effective alert routing. BLE devices provide simplified location data (proximity to breach location) rather than comprehensive tracking information, and the control panel focuses on processing only the critical data elements required to identify the nearest available guard, minimizing data management burden while maintaining routing efficiency.
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AI summary
An apparatus including a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs) embodied as stand-alone devices or incorporated into a respective security sensor, each at known locations within a secure geographic area, a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secured area each receiving location information via signals from a nearby one or more of the plurality of BLEs and a security system of the secured area that receives location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, detects a security breach within the secured area, sends notification to each of the plurality of wireless devices and assigns a user of one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the breach based upon proximity of the one portable device to the breach.