Monitoring System Incident Sharing Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Monitoring systems lack the ability to efficiently share incident information with users and third parties, particularly in determining the severity of events and configuring appropriate notifications based on the type of incident and recipient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for monitoring environments that detect events, classify them as incidents, and allow users to notify third parties through a user interface, providing configurable incident-related information based on the user's request, using a combination of camera systems, local and remote computing devices, and notification selectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the monitoring system notifies only the user of incidents, then the notification process is simple, but the system cannot efficiently share incident information with third parties who may be needed for appropriate responses
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system is segmented into multiple notification selectors, each associated with different third parties (e.g., family members, emergency services, neighbors). This allows the system to selectively notify appropriate recipients based on incident type and severity without requiring a single complex notification mechanism to handle all scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various notification scenarios through a unified interface. The same notification infrastructure serves multiple purposes: notifying users, sharing incident information with different third parties, and adapting to different incident types, thereby improving versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Loss of information
If the monitoring system provides detailed incident information to all recipients, then information completeness is maximized, but information security and appropriate data sharing are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Different levels of incident information are provided to different third parties based on their specific needs and authorization. For example, family members may receive detailed information about pet incidents, while neighbors receive only essential alerts. This localized information quality ensures completeness for each recipient without compromising overall information security.
3Productivity
If the monitoring system automatically determines severity and notifies appropriate third parties, then response efficiency is improved, but the system requires complex severity classification algorithms
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification of incidents into categories (e.g., pet-related, security, medical emergencies) using straightforward detection algorithms. Based on this preliminary classification, the system automatically selects appropriate notification selectors and configures suitable information sharing levels, enabling efficient response without requiring complex real-time severity assessment algorithms.
Data Source
AI summary
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a monitoring system used for securing an environment being monitored by the monitoring system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the invention include a monitoring system that performs methods for detecting an incident occurring in the monitored environment.