Normalized Data Format for Physical Access Control Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Disparate physical security systems lack standardization in data representation and event definitions, preventing uniform policy enforcement and compliance across multiple systems, and existing communication standards are limited to building automation and do not seamlessly integrate with physical or network security systems.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for normalizing data and events from disparate physical access control and security monitoring systems into a standardized format, using a visual policy editor to create and enforce rules through a rules-based policy engine, ensuring real-time policy enforcement across integrated physical, network, and IT systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple proprietary physical security systems are deployed across different vendors and locations, then system coverage and functionality are improved, but data representation non-uniformity and policy enforcement difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a normalization layer as an intermediary component that sits between disparate physical security systems and the policy enforcement mechanism. This normalization layer translates proprietary data formats from different vendors into a unified standardized format, enabling consistent policy enforcement across multiple systems without requiring changes to the underlying proprietary systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal data representation framework that can handle data from multiple different proprietary systems simultaneously. The standardized data model and normalization processes enable a single policy enforcement mechanism to work across diverse security systems, achieving multi-functionality and broad system compatibility.
2Reliability
If proprietary data formats and communication protocols are used by different vendors, then system-specific optimization is improved, but integration and uniform policy enforcement capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the integration architecture into distinct functional layers: proprietary system interfaces, normalization layer, and policy enforcement layer. This segmentation allows each layer to maintain its specific optimizations while the normalization layer handles the adaptation between different formats, resolving the contradiction between system-specific optimization and integration capability.
3Ease of operation
If standardization of data formats is implemented across disparate systems, then uniform policy enforcement is improved, but implementation complexity and initial system integration burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The normalization layer operates autonomously to translate and standardize data from different proprietary systems without requiring manual configuration or intervention for each system integration. The system self-adapts to different data formats through automated normalization processes, reducing implementation complexity while maintaining uniform policy enforcement capability.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments disclose a system and method for the integration of data and events to and from physical access control and security monitoring systems that is normalized to standardized definition for enforcement of standardized rules, created through a visual policy editor, affecting persistence, propagation of data and generation of alerts and notifications for physical security, network and IT systems. Data from disparate physical security systems is normalized for visual rule creation by rule object shapes representing normalized security systems, data and processes. A rules-based policy engine enforces security policies and generates actionable events. The overall system provides an integration platform, methods and processes for normalizing data from physical security systems, representation of physical security systems, data and processes for visual creation of rules using defined stencil objects, generating formatted rules, and enforcing these rules in real-time on security systems data and events.