Security Panel Image Notification for Asset Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems lack effective visualization of alarm details and associated zones, making it difficult for responders to quickly understand the nature of security threats, especially in urgent situations.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating image files and hyperlinks within the alarm notification system, allowing the display of pictorial representations of secured areas and assets, which are linked to sensors, enabling clearer identification of alarm zones and assets during security breaches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If text-only alarm notifications are used, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but responders cannot quickly understand the nature of security threats
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses image files as visual copies of secured areas and assets to replace text-only notifications. When an alarm is triggered, the system retrieves and displays pre-stored images corresponding to the alarm zone, providing responders with immediate visual information about the threat location and nature without requiring them to interpret text codes or zone numbers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional text-based alarm notifications to two-dimensional visual image displays. By incorporating graphical representations of secured areas and assets into the alarm notification, the system adds a visual dimension that enables responders to quickly comprehend spatial relationships and threat contexts that would be difficult to convey through text alone.
2Loss of information
If detailed status information is provided, then responders can understand security threats better, but the display becomes more complex and harder to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-stored image files for each secured area and asset before alarms are triggered. These images are prepared in advance and associated with specific zones and assets, so when an alarm occurs, the system can immediately retrieve and display the appropriate visual information without requiring complex real-time processing or user configuration, thereby maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces image files as an intermediary between the alarm notification system and the responder. Instead of directly presenting complex text-based zone identifiers and asset descriptions that require interpretation, the system uses visual images as a mediator that intuitively conveys information about alarm locations and affected assets, reducing the cognitive load on responders.
3Reliability
If visual images of secured areas are displayed, then situational awareness is enhanced, but the system requires additional components and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses pre-captured image files as visual copies of secured areas and assets. These images are stored in the alarm panel's memory and retrieved when alarms are triggered, providing accurate visual representations of the protected property without requiring real-time imaging capabilities or complex live video processing systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates image storage, retrieval, and display functions into the existing alarm panel system. The alarm panel serves multiple purposes: it continues to function as a traditional alarm notification device while also storing and displaying visual images of secured areas and assets, thereby enhancing threat identification capabilities without requiring a completely separate visual inspection system.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for use with a security system. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of sensors within the security system where each sensor of the plurality of sensors is associated with an asset, detecting activation of a sensor of the plurality of sensors and displaying an image of the asset associated with the activated sensor.