Mobile Lock-Event Request System for Rapid Campus Security Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional regional lock-state control systems face challenges in efficiently and timely advancing lockdown events to central locations, making it cumbersome to initiate lockdowns in predefined areas such as buildings or college campuses.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows administrators to request a lock-event via a mobile device, which sends a request to a control arrangement, initiates a lock-event command, and communicates with lock assemblies to enforce lockdowns or unlockings, leveraging wireless communication and mobile device networks for efficient and immediate response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional centralized lockdown system is used, then all locks can be controlled from a central location, but the process of advancing lockdown events to the central location becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-positions mobile devices with lockdown initiation capabilities at user locations. When a lockdown is needed, the action is already prepared and can be executed immediately by sending a signal from the mobile device, eliminating the time-consuming process of manually advancing the lockdown event to a central location.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary between the user and the centralized control system. It captures the lockdown initiation request locally and transmits it to the control arrangement, bridging the gap between distributed user locations and the central control system, thereby enabling rapid response without cumbersome manual processes.
2Ease of operation
If administrators must manually advance lockdown events to central locations, then system control remains centralized, but the process becomes cumbersome and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device enables administrators to initiate lockdowns from their own locations without requiring physical presence at a central control location. The system serves itself by automatically transmitting the lockdown signal from the mobile device to the control arrangement, eliminating cumbersome manual procedures and reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary that simplifies the lockdown initiation process. It captures the administrator's request and automatically handles the communication with the control arrangement, reducing the complexity of the process while maintaining centralized control.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of requesting a lock-event utilizing a regional lock-state system is configured to request a lock-event by sending a lock-event request from a mobile device to a control arrangement. Upon receipt, the lock-event request is recorded by the control arrangement. An administrator notification is then sent to an administrator device for alerting an administrator. The lock-event command is initiated by the administrator via the administrator device. A lock event directive is then sent to the mobile device. Upon receipt, a lock-event command is sent from the mobile device to a lock assembly.