Secure Video Data Sharing for Emergency Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Home and business security systems face challenges in balancing privacy concerns with the need for emergency video monitoring, as existing systems often require sharing security footage with central stations or authorities without explicit owner permission, compromising user control.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to share video and event data with pre-specified third parties during emergencies while maintaining control over information access, using mobile devices to initiate connections and restrict access to authorized recipients, ensuring privacy and secure data sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users share security footage with central stations or authorities, then emergency response capability is improved, but user control and privacy are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures a list of authorized third parties (monitoring stations, emergency services, friends, family) before an emergency occurs. When an alarm is triggered, the system automatically selects and shares video data with the pre-specified recipients based on the alarm type and user preferences, eliminating the need for real-time manual selection while maintaining user control through pre-established authorization rules.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary between the alarm system and third parties. It receives alarm notifications, displays video data captured by the alarm system, and controls the sharing process by selectively transmitting video to authorized recipients. This intermediary role allows users to maintain control over their privacy while enabling emergency responses through automated sharing with pre-approved entities.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If users maintain control over their video data, then privacy is improved, but emergency response speed is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Users pre-configure their privacy settings and authorized recipient lists before emergencies occur. The system stores this authorization data and automatically executes the sharing protocol when alarms trigger, eliminating delays associated with real-time decision-making while preserving user privacy control through pre-established rules that define exactly who can access what video data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically sharing video data with authorized third parties without requiring continuous user intervention. When an alarm occurs, the system independently selects recipients based on pre-configured settings and transmits the video data, maintaining user privacy control through predetermined authorization while significantly reducing emergency response time.
3Productivity
If the system automatically shares video data, then emergency response is improved, but user permission and control are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Users complete the permission configuration process in advance by selecting and authorizing third parties before emergencies occur. The system stores these pre-given permissions and automatically executes video sharing based on alarm conditions, achieving high productivity in emergency responses while maintaining user permission control through the pre-established authorization framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that allow users to review and modify their authorized recipient lists and sharing preferences. This feedback loop ensures users maintain control over their data while the system benefits from pre-configured automation that enables efficient emergency responses without requiring real-time permission checks.
Data Source
AI summary
Video monitoring and alarm verification technology, in which a first connection is established between a first device and a camera located in a monitored property associated with a user of the first device and image data captured by the camera is received over the first connection and at the first device. A determination is made to establish a second connection with a second device that enables sharing of the received image data with the second device and, in response to the determination, the second connection is established between the first device and the second device. The received image data is shared with the second device over the second connection and the second device is restricted from directly accessing image data captured by the camera located in the monitored property.