Surveillance System User Terminal with Biometric Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surveillance systems lack secure and efficient methods to control objects within a surveillance area, as users often have unrestricted access to active surveillance services, which can compromise security.
Innovation Solution
A user terminal with a communication interface, display, and processor that verifies user rights through biometric information and allows controlled access to control tools, enabling secure operation of surveillance cameras and indirectly controllable objects based on user permissions and event detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users have unrestricted access to active surveillance service, then ease of operation is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of user rights before allowing control operations. When a user selects an object for control, the processor checks whether the user has the necessary rights to control that object, and only displays control tools if the verification succeeds. This preliminary action prevents unauthorized access while maintaining ease of operation for authorized users.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary between the user and the control tools. It receives the user's selection, verifies rights, and conditionally displays control tools based on the verification result. This intermediary mechanism ensures that only authorized users can access control functions, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and security.
2Ease of operation
If control tools are always displayed, then ease of operation is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Control tools are not displayed until after preliminary verification of user rights is completed. The processor first checks whether the user has the necessary rights to control the selected object, and only then displays the control tools. This ensures that control interfaces are only accessible to authorized users.
Solution Approach 2:
The visibility of control tools is made conditional based on the specific user-object relationship. Control tools are displayed locally (for a specific object) only when the user has the appropriate rights for that object, rather than being universally displayed for all objects. This localized approach maintains security while providing ease of operation where appropriate.
3Reliability
If biometric verification is implemented, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses biometric information that users already possess (fingerprints, faces, iris patterns) for verification, rather than requiring additional physical tokens or credentials. The processor compares the user's biometric data against stored information to automatically determine authorization, providing security enhancement without requiring users to carry or manage additional devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric verification system serves multiple functions: it verifies user identity, determines control rights, and enables or disables control tools. This multi-functional approach consolidates security verification into a single mechanism, reducing the need for separate authentication systems and minimizing the increase in device complexity.
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AI summary
A user terminal includes: a communication interface configured to receive an image of a surveillance area, and transmit a control command to a first object; a display configured to display the image and a control tool regarding the first object; a user interface configured to receive a first user input to select the first object displayed in the image, and a second user input to control an operation of the first object; and a processor configured to: determine whether a user has a right to control the first object in response to the first user input; and based on determining that the user has the right to control the first object, display the control tool on the display, and generate the control command according to the second user input.