Security Keypad Near-Real-Time Data Upload via Network Polling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Security systems lack the ability to automatically display near real-time data such as weather alerts and amber alerts to users without user initiation, which is necessary for timely notification and awareness.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows a network operation center to upload near real-time data from third-party sources to a security system's keypad without user request, involving data reception, storage, determination of recipient subscribers, data formatting, and transmission to keypads for display, with options for audible and visual notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the security system keypad has built-in Internet connection and active user access, then the user can access information on the Internet, but the system cannot automatically display near real-time data without user initiation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously polling third-party sources for near real-time data in the background without requiring user initiation. The keypad automatically receives and displays data such as weather alerts and amber alerts as soon as they become available, eliminating the need for users to actively request this information while maintaining the ability to access Internet information when needed.
2Speed
If the system polls third-party sources continuously for near real-time data, then timely information can be displayed, but system complexity and data management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments data management by creating separate polling agents for different third-party sources (e.g., weather services, emergency alert systems). Each polling agent independently manages data from its specific source, allowing the system to maintain timely data collection while distributing the management burden across multiple specialized components rather than a single complex data management system.
3Loss of information
If the keypad displays multiple types of near real-time data from multiple third-party sources, then user awareness is enhanced, but information filtering and relevance determination become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by determining data relevance based on the user's specific location (geographic area, zip code, area code) and preferences. Different third-party data sources are filtered and prioritized according to their local applicability - for example, weather alerts are filtered by geographic region, and amber alerts are filtered by area code. This ensures that the most relevant information is displayed first while maintaining access to comprehensive data.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for automatically displayed data on a keypad display of a security system. The system receives the data from an external database, determines whether the data is to be displayed based upon at least one display criterion, formats the data for displaying on the keypad display in a format compatible with the keypad display and displays the data in the format compatible with the keypad display. The system actively polls a third party source for the data and stores the data in the external database. The determination whether the data is to be displayed be can performed at the local security system or a central network operation center.