Security Map Sensor Highlighting for Event Sequence Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems face difficulties in effectively displaying and analyzing logged events within secured areas, as the existing methods for reviewing sensor activations and video recordings are tedious and hard to understand.
Innovation Solution
A security system that includes a two-dimensional map of the secured area with icons representing sensors and cameras, an adjustable time control device, and a processor to highlight activated sensors and display video sequences, allowing users to perform forensic analysis by moving through time to identify event sequences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional log review methods are used to display sensor activations and video recordings, then complete event data is recorded, but the log becomes tedious and hard to read or understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the security system data into distinct visual components: a map view showing sensor locations, icon indicators for activation events, and video footage. This segmentation allows operators to view different types of information separately and systematically, making the complex log data easier to read and understand while maintaining completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds spatial and temporal dimensions to the log display. The map provides spatial context showing where sensors are located and activated, while the time control device adds temporal dimension allowing operators to navigate through events chronologically. This multi-dimensional presentation transforms tedious linear logs into an intuitive visual experience.
2Reliability
If detailed event logs are maintained for forensic analysis, then complete sequence of events is captured, but the log becomes tedious and hard to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual representation layer between the raw event data and the operator. The map with sensor icons and activation indicators serves as an intermediary that translates complex log data into intuitive visual cues, maintaining forensic accuracy while reducing perceived complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color changes and visual highlighting to indicate sensor activation states. Activated sensors are highlighted on the map, providing immediate visual feedback about event sequences without requiring operators to parse through lengthy text logs, thus maintaining reliability while simplifying the display.
3Loss of information
If video recordings are stored for all sensor activations, then complete event documentation is available, but reviewing the logs becomes tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary organization and indexing of video recordings linked to sensor activation events. By pre-structuring the data with spatial (map location) and temporal (timestamp) references, the system enables operators to quickly navigate to relevant video segments without manually searching through extensive footage, reducing review time while maintaining documentation completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual log review mechanisms with automated visual display systems. The processor automatically retrieves and displays relevant video footage corresponding to activated sensors, eliminating the need for operators to manually search through recordings and significantly reducing review time.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method of using a security system are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a two-dimensional map of geographical features of a secured area on a display, arranging a respective icon for each of a plurality of security sensors on the map, wherein a relative location of the respective icon of each of the plurality of security sensors on the two-dimensional map indicates the relative location of the sensor with respect to each of the geographical features of the map and wherein the respective icon of each of the plurality of sensors that is activated is shown highlighted on the map and providing an adjustable time control device with a time indicator on the map, the time control device causing each of the plurality of icons to enter a highlighted state during each concurrence in time between the activated state of the corresponding sensor and the time indicator.