Building Security System With Centralized Alarm Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building security systems require local updates and modifications at the gateway/security panel for new devices and monitoring features, increasing complexity and cost.
Innovation Solution
A central monitoring server processes alarm data from sensors, assessing the need for alarms and performing security-related processing, reducing the need for local updates at the gateway.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If local updates and modifications are made at the gateway/security panel for new devices and monitoring features, then the system can accommodate new functionality, but the complexity and cost of devices in the building increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the alarm assessment software and processing logic from the local gateway/security panel and relocates it to a remote server. This extraction allows the local device to remain simple while the remote server handles complex decision-making about alarm generation, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the sensors and the alarm output. This intermediary handles all processing, assessment, and decision-making, allowing the local gateway to remain a simple communication node while the remote server provides the necessary adaptability for new devices and features.
2Adaptability or versatility
If local updates and modifications are made at the gateway/security panel for new devices and monitoring features, then the system can accommodate new functionality, but the cost of devices in the building increases
Solution Approach 1:
By extracting the expensive processing software and hardware requirements from the local gateway to a remote server, the patent significantly reduces the cost of local devices. The remote server bears the cost of advanced functionality, allowing multiple low-cost gateways to serve various buildings.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote server provides universal functionality that can serve multiple buildings and various device types. This multi-functionality approach allows a single centralized system to handle diverse security needs across multiple locations, reducing the need for expensive specialized local devices.
3Speed
If alarm assessment software resides locally in the building, then local alarm determination can be made quickly, but updates and modifications must be made at the building location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts alarm assessment functionality from local devices to a remote server, enabling centralized updates without requiring on-site visits. While local determination speed is maintained through direct sensor-to-server communication, the update process is dramatically accelerated by eliminating the need for physical presence at the building.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote server automatically receives and implements software updates without requiring manual intervention at building locations. This self-service update mechanism eliminates the time loss associated with scheduling and executing on-site updates, as the system automatically retrieves and applies new software versions.
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AI summary
A security system that can be used in a home, office, or other building in order to generate alarms or take other actions depending on conditions within the building. The security system may rely on sensors within the building which sense various conditions and collect other data. The information learned from the sensors can be communicated to a location outside the building for processing, such as, but not limited to, processing associated with a need to instigate an alarm.