Workflow Server Automating Security Ecosystem Configurations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing multiple devices within a security ecosystem is time-consuming and requires in-depth knowledge of each system, leading to a burden on administrators who need to configure workflows across disparate systems to respond to security events effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a workflow server to monitor triggers across various systems, allowing administrators to generate and automate workflows, enabling quick responses to security events by communicating with communication devices and executing appropriate actions through a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If administrators configure workflows separately in each security system (access control, video security, etc.), then each system can be configured with specific workflows, but the complexity of configuration increases significantly and requires in-depth knowledge of multiple systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized workflow server as an intermediary component that receives workflow definitions from a graphical user interface and distributes them to multiple security systems (access control, video security, radio communication). This mediator eliminates the need for administrators to configure each system individually, reducing configuration complexity while maintaining comprehensive workflow capability across all systems.
2Reliability
If administrators manually configure each security system to respond to security events, then specific security responses can be implemented, but the time required for configuration and deployment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables administrators to pre-configure workflow definitions using a graphical user interface before security events occur. These workflows define predetermined responses (such as notifying radios of door breaches or loitering detections) that are stored and automatically executed when triggered. This preliminary configuration approach reduces deployment time while ensuring reliable security responses are ready when needed.
3Productivity
If a user-friendly interface tool is introduced to automate workflow configuration, then administrator efficiency improves, but the system requires additional automation components and infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The workflow server provides multi-functional capabilities by serving as a central coordination point that can define, store, distribute, and manage workflows across multiple different security systems. Rather than introducing separate automation tools for each system, this universal platform handles workflow configuration and deployment for access control, video security, radio communication, and other systems through a single interface, improving productivity without proportionally increasing infrastructure complexity.
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AI summary
A security ecosystem, device and method for distributing physical resources based on workflow interactions is provided. A computing device determines that a trigger, of a safety-workflow, has occurred, comprising: determining, from distribution-tracking data, that distribution of physical resources in a region meets a suboptimal-distribution condition. In response, the computing device implement a first responsive action, of the safety-workflow, comprising generating an indication of the distribution of the physical resources in the region at an electronic map. The computing device implements an analysis component, of the safety-workflow, comprising: determining whether the distribution of the physical resources meeting the suboptimal-distribution condition meets a predetermined exemption condition. In response to the predetermined exemption condition not being met, the computing device implements a second responsive action, of the safety workflow, comprising: providing an alert to one or more notification devices identifying that the distribution of the physical resources meets the suboptimal-distribution condition.