Remote Security Alarm Disarm Using Verified Authentication Milestones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems often require manual disarmament at the location, which can be difficult or impossible due to user inability to reach the disarm mechanism or forgetfulness of access codes during alarms, leading to unnecessary noise and potential misdispatch of emergency services.
Innovation Solution
A security system that allows remote disarmament based on a verified set of conditions, including receipt of a valid safeword and a request to exit the alarm state, using a computing device to generate and transmit a command to the security system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual disarmament is required at the location, then system security is maintained, but user accessibility and ease of operation deteriorate when users cannot reach the disarm mechanism or forget access codes
Solution Approach 1:
A remote computing device acts as an intermediary between the user and the security system. The user can initiate disarmament remotely through the computing device, which then communicates with the security system to exit the alarm state, eliminating the need for physical presence at the location while maintaining security through verified authentication milestones.
Solution Approach 2:
The system requires preliminary verification of authentication milestones and disarmament requests before executing the disarmament action. The computing device receives and validates multiple milestones (authentication verification, disarmament request confirmation) before transmitting the command to exit the alarm state, ensuring security is maintained while enabling remote operation.
2Ease of operation
If remote disarmament is enabled, then user accessibility improves, but system security and reliability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the computing device receives multiple milestones from the security system, including authentication verification and disarmament request confirmation. This feedback loop ensures that remote disarmament only occurs after proper verification, maintaining system security while enabling remote accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Before enabling remote disarmament, the system requires preliminary verification of authentication milestones and disarmament requests. The computing device must receive and validate these preliminary conditions before transmitting the command to exit the alarm state, ensuring that remote access does not compromise security.
3Reliability
If alarm state continues due to inability to disarm, then system reliability is maintained, but harmful factors increase through unnecessary noise and potential misdispatch of emergency services
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device serves as an intermediary that enables reliable disarmament from a remote location. By allowing authorized users to exit the alarm state remotely through verified milestones, the system maintains reliability while preventing the harmful effects of prolonged alarm activation, such as unnecessary noise and emergency service misdispatch.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service disarmament where the user can independently exit the alarm state through the computing device without requiring physical presence at the location or assistance from others. This self-service capability maintains system reliability while eliminating the harmful consequences of inability to disarm.
Data Source
AI summary
Security systems and methods. In one example, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of milestones indicating events in a security system while the security system is in an alarm state at a location remote from the computing device, the plurality of milestones including first and second milestones indicative of (i) validity of authentication information, and (ii) a request for the security system to exit the alarm state, respectively. The method further includes generating, by the computing device, a command in response to receipt of the first and second milestones, the command including instructions to cause the security system to exit the alarm state upon receipt of the command by at least one device of the security system, and transmitting, by the computing device, the command to the at least one device to cause the security system to exit the alarm state.