Method and System For Wide Area Security Monitoring, Sensor Management and Situational Awareness
First Claim
1. A security system comprising:
- a computer network;
a plurality of sensors each connected to the computer network at a respective network address and each generating sensing data relating to a respective area;
a managing component connected with the network and communicating with the sensors by access thereof through the associated network address on the network and processing sensor information received from said sensors;
said managing component having a display with an interface screen showing to a user all the sensors in the security system, and an input device through which the user can enter interactive instructions to the managing component;
said managing component controlling communications to and from said sensors and having a rules engine storing rules therein, each of said rules being associated with a respective device on said network, and causing the managing computer to take an action in response to output from at least one of said devices.
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Abstract
A security system comprises a computer network and a plurality of sensors each connected to the computer network at a respective network address and each generating sensing data. A managing component is connected with the network and communicates with the sensors by access thereof through the associated network address on the network, and processes sensor information received from said sensors. The managing component has a display with an interface screen showing to a user all the sensors in the security system, and an input device through which the user can enter interactive instructions to the managing component. The managing component controls communications to and from the sensors and has a rules engine storing rules therein. Each of the rules being associated with a respective device on the network, and causing the managing computer to take an action in response to output from at least one of the devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A security system comprising:
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a computer network;
a plurality of sensors each connected to the computer network at a respective network address and each generating sensing data relating to a respective area;
a managing component connected with the network and communicating with the sensors by access thereof through the associated network address on the network and processing sensor information received from said sensors;
said managing component having a display with an interface screen showing to a user all the sensors in the security system, and an input device through which the user can enter interactive instructions to the managing component;
said managing component controlling communications to and from said sensors and having a rules engine storing rules therein, each of said rules being associated with a respective device on said network, and causing the managing computer to take an action in response to output from at least one of said devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A security system comprising:
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a computer network;
a plurality of managing modules each module connected with the computer network;
a plurality of sensors, each connected with a respective managing module by a communication link other than said network;
each managing module having a rules engine defining at least one action to be taken in reaction to an output from one of said sensors;
one of said managing modules receiving a transmission over the network from another of said managing modules acting as a proxy server for a sensor attached thereto and displaying on a display device thereof data from said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of security monitoring and management comprising the steps of:
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providing a modular managing terminal connected with a network to which are connected a plurality of sensor devices each having a respective IP address;
configuring for said managing terminal communications with the sensor devices;
receiving at said managing terminal transmissions from said sensor devices over the network;
maintaining at said managing module a rules engine having stored a respective rule for each of said sensor devices, the rule for each device determining whether the managing module takes no action in response to a transmission from the associated device or takes an associated action in response to said transmission from said device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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