Parallel Security Processing for Remote Access Without Reliability Loss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional security systems face challenges in integrating broadband and mobile access with traditional security systems due to the need for frequent software updates, which are costly and time-consuming, affecting reliability and requiring rigorous certification, while adding consumer-oriented features increases processing power and software complexity, reducing reliability and necessitating extensive testing.
Innovation Solution
An integrated security system that includes a gateway device and iConnect servers, enabling broadband and mobile access, allowing remote monitoring and control, and supporting various wireless protocols, with a device abstraction layer to simplify installation and management, and a security coprocessor to maintain reliability without frequent updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional security systems integrate broadband and mobile access with traditional security systems, then remote connectivity and consumer-oriented features are enhanced, but software complexity and processing power requirements increase, reducing reliability and requiring frequent costly updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two distinct processing paths: a first processor dedicated to reliability-critical security functions and a second processor for consumer-oriented interactive features. This segmentation allows each processor to operate independently, preventing software complexity from one domain from compromising the reliability of the other.
Solution Approach 2:
A gateway device acts as an intermediary between the conventional security system and broadband/mobile networks. The gateway handles all consumer-oriented communications and feature integrations, shielding the core security system from software complexity while enabling remote connectivity through this intermediate layer.
2Adaptability or versatility
If consumer-oriented interactive features are added to security systems, then adaptability and user experience improve, but software code base increases, requiring extensive testing and frequent updates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into a conventional security system with a minimal, certified code base and a separate gateway device containing all consumer-oriented interactive features. This allows the security system to maintain a small, well-tested code base while the gateway handles feature additions and updates independently.
Solution Approach 2:
Consumer-oriented interactive features are extracted from the core security system and placed in a separate gateway device. This extraction removes the software complexity associated with these features from the security-critical path, allowing the security system to remain simple and reliable while still providing access to enhanced features through the gateway.
3Adaptability or versatility
If frequent software updates are performed to add features, then adaptability improves, but certification costs and time increase, affecting reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments updateable features into the gateway device, which can be updated independently without affecting the certified security system. The gateway's software can be updated frequently to add new features while the core security system maintains its certification and reliability through minimal, infrequent updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway serves as an intermediary that absorbs all software update requirements. By placing the updateable software in the gateway rather than the security system, the patent enables frequent feature additions while the security system itself requires minimal updates to maintain certification and reliability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If processing power is increased to support broadband and mobile access, then adaptability and feature capability improve, but system complexity increases, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation of processing resources into two separate processors: a first processor for security-critical functions with deterministic performance requirements and a second processor for consumer-oriented features with higher processing demands. This allows the system to provide enhanced processing capability for features while maintaining a simple, reliable processing architecture for security functions.
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AI summary
An integrated security system that includes a security coprocessor coupled to a conventional security system panel and an interactive security system. The integrated security system enables conventional security system features as well as the consumer-oriented interactive features and functions of an interactive security system without sacrificing reliability or the significant burden and cost associated with frequent software updates associated with conventional security systems. The integrated security system also minimizes or eliminates the need for new battery backup circuitry or larger batteries.