Wireless Intruder Detection via Identification Data Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home and business security systems are limited in identifying intruders, as they rely mainly on capturing images or sounds, which can be counteracted by intruders using disguises or silence, providing insufficient information for effective capture.
Innovation Solution
A control device that communicates with premises devices to detect and identify wireless devices, such as cell phones, by transmitting query messages to obtain identification data like phone numbers, MAC addresses, and GPS locations, allowing for tracking and notification of the intruder's location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If existing security systems rely on capturing images or sounds of intruders, then visual or auditory evidence can be obtained, but the intruder can counteract by wearing disguises, covering their face, whispering, or remaining silent, resulting in insufficient identification information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless device (such as a smartphone) as an intermediary carrier of identification information. Instead of directly capturing intruder characteristics through images or sound, the system detects and extracts identification data from the wireless device the intruder is carrying. This intermediary approach bypasses the intruder's ability to disguise themselves physically, as the wireless device's identification data (phone number, MAC address, IMEI) provides reliable identification regardless of the intruder's appearance or behavior.
2Productivity
If security systems use traditional monitoring methods with cameras and microphones, then some evidence can be captured, but these methods are limited and require further mechanisms to effectively identify and track intruders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the security system multi-functional by integrating not only traditional monitoring capabilities (cameras, microphones) but also wireless device detection and identification functions. The control device can perform multiple tasks: monitor premises, detect wireless devices, extract identification data, track locations, and send notifications. This universal approach improves intruder identification efficiency without requiring entirely separate systems, as the existing control device is enhanced with additional functional capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical/physical identification methods (visual recognition through cameras, auditory identification through microphones) with electronic/digital identification methods. Instead of analyzing images or sounds to identify intruders, the system electronically detects wireless devices and extracts digital identification data (phone numbers, MAC addresses, IMEI). This substitution significantly improves identification efficiency and reliability, as digital data is more accurate and easier to process than physical evidence.
3Measurement precision
If the system extracts identification data from wireless devices and transmits location information to authorities, then precise tracking of intruders is enabled, but this requires additional communication functions and data processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the control device continuously monitor for wireless devices and pre-extract their identification data and location information during the intrusion event. Rather than waiting for authorities to request information after the fact, the system proactively captures and stores the intruder's wireless device data, phone number, MAC address, and GPS location in real-time. This preliminary data collection enables rapid response by authorities and improves location tracking precision, as the information is already prepared and verified before law enforcement needs it.
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AI summary
A control device and method for monitoring a premises are provided. The control device is in communication with a plurality of premises devices. The control device includes processing circuitry configured to: receive premises data from at least one of the plurality of premises device and determine whether the premises data meet an alarm condition. The processing circuitry is further configured to, if the premises data meets an alarm condition: monitor for identification data from a wireless device not associated with the control device, receive identification data from the wireless device and perform at least one detection function based on the identification data.