Auto Connect Virtual Keypad for Security System Remote Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems often generate false alarms due to user errors, such as failing to disarm the system within the allotted time or not properly securing doors, and users lack convenient options for remotely checking the security system's status.
Innovation Solution
A virtual keypad system that automatically connects to remote devices, allowing users to access and control the security system from anywhere, using wireless communication protocols like WAP, GSM, and the internet to relay information and receive input, enabling remote disarmament and status checks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a physical control panel is installed at the premise, then the security system can be controlled locally, but users cannot remotely access or control the system when away from home
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network communicator as an intermediary device that bridges the local control panel and remote user devices. The communicator receives signals from the control panel via communication networks and relays them to remote devices, enabling users to access and control the security system from anywhere without modifying the core control panel architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the control interface from a single physical dimension (local control panel) to multiple dimensions by providing virtual control panels on various remote devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. This allows users to interact with the security system from different locations and devices simultaneously.
2Reliability
If users must be physically present at the control panel to disarm the alarm, then the system remains simple, but false alarms occur when users cannot reach the panel within entry delay time
Solution Approach 1:
The network communicator serves as a mediator that transmits disarm commands from remote devices to the control panel. Users can initiate disarming from any location, and the communicator relays the command through the network to the control panel, eliminating the need for physical presence and preventing false alarms due to timeout.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to prepare disarm commands in advance from remote locations before the entry delay expires. Users can receive notifications about active alarms and immediately initiate disarm sequences from their mobile devices, acting before the timeout occurs and preventing false alarms.
3Loss of information
If only a physical control panel is provided, then the system is simple, but users have limited options for remotely confirming security status
Solution Approach 1:
The network communicator acts as an information intermediary that collects status data from the control panel (such as armed/disarmed state, alarm conditions, and system events) and transmits it to remote devices. This allows users to view real-time security status on their mobile devices without adding complex information retrieval mechanisms to the control panel itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal access to security status information across multiple types of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, email) through a single communication infrastructure. The network communicator handles multiple communication protocols and device types, making the status information universally accessible without requiring separate systems for each device type.
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AI summary
An auto-connect virtual keypad in one aspect allows for automatic notification of events occurring at a security system control panel to a remote consumer device and/or provides remote access to the control panel from a consumer device by providing a virtual keypad interface on the consumer device. The consumer device in one aspect may include a mobile device or desktop.