Security Dispatch Using Guard Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems rely on manual dispatching of guards and first responders, which is inefficient and requires prediction of their positions, and often transmit unnecessary security camera image data to all responders, consuming network bandwidth and failing to account for the dynamic location of subjects in events like fleeing individuals.
Innovation Solution
A security system that uses positioning information from mobile user devices to determine the proximity of guards and first responders to alarm conditions, selectively transmitting relevant image data and URLs to those closest to the event, and predicting the path of subjects to optimize response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual dispatching is used to determine guard positions and transmit image data to all responders, then all responders receive complete information, but network bandwidth is wasted and manual effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transmits image data selectively to only those security guards who are geographically closest to the alarm location, rather than distributing data to all guards uniformly. This localized data distribution reduces network bandwidth consumption while ensuring that the guards most likely to respond receive the necessary information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically determines guard positions using GPS coordinates from mobile devices and calculates distances to alarm locations without manual intervention. The dispatching guard does not need to manually track or contact guards; the system performs these functions autonomously, reducing manual effort while maintaining information reliability.
2Measurement precision
If a dedicated security guard performs manual dispatch functions, then dispatch accuracy can be maintained, but productivity decreases and manual effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the manual mechanical process of dispatching with an automated electronic system that uses GPS positioning, distance calculation algorithms, and automatic notification transmission. This substitution maintains dispatch accuracy through precise coordinate-based location matching while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating manual lookup and contact procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an automated dispatching mechanism that acts as an intermediary between the alarm system and security guards. This intermediary automatically matches alarms with nearby guards based on GPS data and transmits notifications, preserving the accuracy function previously performed by manual dispatchers while enabling simultaneous handling of multiple alarms to improve overall productivity.
3Loss of information
If image data is transmitted to all security guards, then all guards have access to information, but network bandwidth is consumed unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements location-based information distribution where image data is transmitted only to guards whose GPS positions indicate proximity to the alarm location. This selective distribution maintains information availability for relevant personnel while reducing overall data transmission volume across the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transmits image data to a partial set of guards—specifically those closest to the alarm—rather than to all guards. This partial action is sufficient to ensure that the guards most likely to respond receive the information, while avoiding the excessive data transmission that would result from universal distribution.
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AI summary
A system and method for operating a network security system implementing security cameras, motion sensors, access control systems, security door locks, and mobile panic button devices within a monitored area. Security cameras transmit video to a network video recorder and the video is analyzed by a video analytics system to determine if a security event is occurring. If a security event occurs, a security control system calls a dispatch service, which transmits a notification to only those security guards who are within a given area of the event.