REST Web Server Access Control Panel for Security Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems are inflexible in adapting to varying reporting requirements, often requiring reprogramming to prioritize specific sensors for central monitoring, which complicates integration with external access and changing reporting needs.
Innovation Solution
The security system employs a REST-enabled web server and RSS mechanisms to expose sensor status and allow authorized users to access and control the system via HTTP protocols, enabling seamless integration with external applications and devices, including mobile devices, without the need for host software, thus allowing flexible reporting and remote access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the control panel is reprogrammed to prioritize specific sensors for central monitoring, then the reporting requirements are met, but the system complexity and reprogramming effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts to different reporting requirements through a web server that can be configured via HTTP requests without reprogramming the control panel. The web server processor allows the system to change its reporting behavior on-the-fly by receiving configuration commands through standard web protocols, making the system adaptable without complex reprogramming efforts.
Solution Approach 2:
The control panel's web server is designed to handle multiple functions through a universal interface. It can prioritize different sensors, send alerts to various destinations, and adapt to different reporting requirements all through the same HTTP-based configuration mechanism, eliminating the need for separate reprogramming procedures for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If host software is installed to provide external access to the control panel, then external monitoring capability is improved, but the device complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a web server as an intermediary layer between the control panel and external users. This web server communicates through standard HTTP protocols, allowing external access without requiring host software installation. The intermediary handles all external communications using universal web standards, simplifying integration while maintaining external monitoring capabilities.
3Reliability
If the control panel monitors all sensors in away mode, then security coverage is improved, but the response time to prioritize critical sensors decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The web server implementation allows different parts of the alarm system to have different response characteristics. Critical sensors can be configured with higher priority and faster notification channels through web-based configuration, while less critical sensors follow standard monitoring procedures. This local quality differentiation enables prioritized response without compromising overall security coverage.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a security system. The method includes providing a security system having at least one sensor, coupling a detected state of the at least one sensor to a web server, the web server publishing the detected state and a remotely located user subscribing to receive the detected state of the at least one sensor via the publication by the web server.