Security Reporting Network with Mobile Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security reporting networks face inefficiencies in monitoring and verification processes, leading to unnecessary interventions and resource wastage, as they often rely on automated systems without adequate human verification, especially in scenarios like burglaries or fires, where timely and accurate responses are critical.
Innovation Solution
A security reporting network that integrates a central security control device with local monitoring networks, utilizing intelligent surveillance devices to generate event notifications, and includes a client device for interactive verification through mobile phones, allowing users to confirm alarms and reduce false alerts, while progressively transmitting surveillance images to optimize bandwidth usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If automated alarm systems are used without human verification, then response speed is improved, but false alarms increase leading to unnecessary interventions
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where alarm notifications are sent to client devices (mobile phones) and agent devices (monitoring centers), allowing recipients to verify alarms and provide feedback. This feedback loop enables rapid response while maintaining reliability through human verification, resolving the contradiction between speed and accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary verification step through client devices and agent devices that mediate between the automated alarm detection and the final response action. This intermediary layer filters false alarms while maintaining rapid response capability, balancing speed and reliability.
2Measurement precision
If high-resolution surveillance images are transmitted continuously, then image quality is improved, but network bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous transmission, the system transmits surveillance images periodically or on-demand based on alarm events. Normal surveillance data is processed locally, and only relevant information is transmitted when needed, reducing bandwidth consumption while maintaining image quality when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different quality levels to different parts of the surveillance system. Client devices receive high-quality images for verification when alarms occur, while routine monitoring uses lower bandwidth. This local quality differentiation optimizes bandwidth usage without compromising image quality when needed.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple monitoring devices are deployed across distributed locations, then coverage area is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal agent devices and client devices that can function across multiple locations and monitor multiple objects. These devices serve as multi-functional intermediaries that simplify the complexity of managing distributed monitoring devices by providing a unified interface and centralized coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
Agent devices serve as intermediaries between distributed monitoring devices and the central system, localizing complexity management. Each agent device handles local monitoring devices independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining wide coverage through distributed deployment.
4Reliability
If manual verification of all alarms is performed, then alarm accuracy is improved, but response time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial verification - not all alarms require full manual verification. The notification system allows recipients to verify alarms partially through mobile devices for quick false alarm rejection, with full verification reserved for critical cases. This partial action approach maintains accuracy while reducing verification time.
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AI summary
The invention proposes an improved safety reporting network 1 having a safety control device 13, wherein the safety control device 13 can be connected to a local area monitoring network 2, wherein the local area monitoring network 2 has at least one monitoring device 7, wherein the safety control device 13 is designed to receive an event notice E on the basis of monitoring data from the at least one monitoring device from the local area monitoring network 2, having at least one agent device 19, wherein the agent device 19 is connected to the safety control device 13 for the purpose of data interchange and wherein the at least one agent device 19 is designed to handle the event notice E or an alarm notice A based on the event notice with user interaction and to produce an alarm message 28, and having at least one client device 25, wherein the client device 25 is in the form of a mobile telephone, wherein the agent device 19 has a request module 33 which is designed to send the alarm message 28 and a verification request V to the client device 25 and to receive a reaction to the verification request V from the client device 25.