SECURE MONITORING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

• US 20130063241A1
• Filed: 09/02/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mihai Simon
• Original Assignee: Mihai Simon
• Inventors: Simon, Mihai
• Application Number:
  US13/602,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20130063241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/3.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19669 Event triggers storage or change of storage policy
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A secure monitoring device, system, and method to aid response and investigation of events. An example secure monitoring device includes a fire and tamper resistant enclosure. A processing device is provided in the fire and tamper resistant enclosure to analyze an event for an anomaly and a black-box mode to secure all system events for the secure monitoring device when the anomaly is a threat to the secure monitoring device. The secure monitoring device, system, and method may include preprogramming and packaging as an integrated building security and building automation device.

Claims

1. A secure monitoring device to aid response and investigation of events, comprising:

a fire and tamper resistant enclosure;

a processing device in the fire and tamper resistant enclosure, the processing device to analyze an event for an anomaly; and

a black-box to securely store all system events when the anomaly is a threat to the secure monitoring device.

2. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising video and video analytics to control building access and detect intrusions.

3. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising at least one building automation function actuated in response to entering the black-box mode.

4. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising a communication module to notify a remote administrator with information and video of the event.

5. The secure monitoring, device of claim 1, further comprising a backup power in the fire and tamper resistant enclosure.

6. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising a data storage in the fire and tamper resistant enclosure.

7. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising a communications module in the fire and tamper resistant enclosure.

8. The secure monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising preprogramming and packaging as an integrated budding security and building automation device.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a video analytics module to identify a person involved in the event.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device compares the event to a preprogrammed pattern, and issues an alert in response to a pattern violation.

11. A system to aid response, and investigation of events, comprising:

a secure monitoring device to receive an event;

an analysis module to analyze the event for an anomaly; and

a black-box module actuated by the analysis module when the anomaly indicates a threat to the monitoring device.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising automatically arming the monitoring device when determining that a building is empty.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a communication module to issue an alert in response to a pattern violation, the alert notifying a remote administrator with information and video related to the pattern violation.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the black-box module automatically logs information and video of the event.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the black-box module automatically transfers information and video of the event to an off-site secure location.

16. A method of securing a monitoring device to aid response and investigation of events, comprising:

receiving an event at the monitoring device;

analyzing the event for an anomaly; and

entering a black-box mode when the anomaly indicates a threat to the monitoring device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising automatically arming the monitoring device when determining that a building is empty.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising issuing an alert when analyzing the event indicates a pattern violation, the alert notifying a remote administrator with information and video of the event.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the black-box mode automatically logs information and video of the event.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the black-box mode automatically transfers the information and video of the event to an off-site secure location.