Intelligent Door Lock Virtual Fence Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems for homes and commercial properties face challenges with cabling difficulties, vulnerability to internet disruptions, and energy consumption, particularly in door lock systems that require continuous video streaming and rely on internet connectivity for alerts and remote access.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent door lock system integrated with a camera that defines a safe zone using virtual fences, allowing for alerts and notifications to occupants' mobile devices, vocal warnings, and communication with authorities when fences are breached, and enabling tracking of movement towards or away from the door.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous video streaming and internet connectivity are used for alerts and remote access, then security monitoring capability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses motion detection technology to trigger video recording and alert notifications only when movement is detected within the protected area, rather than continuous monitoring. This periodic activation based on motion events significantly reduces energy consumption while maintaining effective security surveillance capability.
2Ease of operation
If internet connectivity is required for alerts and remote access, then remote monitoring capability is improved, but system reliability deteriorates due to vulnerability to internet disruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a dual-communication architecture that uses both internet-based communication and cellular network as intermediary channels for sending alerts. When internet connectivity is disrupted, the system automatically switches to cellular network for notification delivery, ensuring reliable alert transmission regardless of internet availability while maintaining remote monitoring capability.
3Reliability
If complex cabling is used for camera connections, then video transmission quality is improved, but installation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces traditional mechanical cabling connections with wireless communication technology for video transmission and data communication between the door lock system and mobile devices. This substitution eliminates the need for complex cable routing and physical connections while maintaining reliable video transmission quality and system functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A sensor is at the dwelling. The sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the sensor and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling in which an occupant, and a non dwelling occupant third person is allowed into the dwelling.