System and Method for Virtual Region Based Access Control Operations Using BIM

• US 20150052469A1
• Filed: 08/16/2013
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Venkatesh, Vinay, Popowski, Paul M., Dharmalingam, Vinoth, Krishnan, Viswanathan Chatapuram
• Granted Patent: US 9,342,223 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1968 Interfaces for setting up or customising the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A system operates using the steps of a building information model (BIM) of a security system defining a three-dimensional floor plan of a secured area, the BIM receiving an a graphical input from a user defining at least one subarea of the secured area, a user input of the security system receiving a selection of the at least one subarea of the secured area, the user input of the security system receiving a change in a parameter from the user of the security system, the parameter is used by a plurality of security devices within the at least one subarea and changing a corresponding parameter within each of the plurality of security devices to match the changed parameter.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a building information model (BIM) of a security system defining a three-dimensional floor plan of a secured area;

the BIM receiving an a graphical input from a user defining at least one subarea of the secured area;

a user input of the security system receiving a selection of the at least one subarea of the secured area;

the user input of the security system receiving a change in a parameter from the user of the security system, the parameter is used by a plurality of security devices within the at least one subarea; and

changing a corresponding parameter within each of the plurality of security devices to match the changed parameter.

2. The method as in claim 1 further comprising selecting at least some of the plurality of devices based upon a class of the device where class defines at least in part a function of the device.

3. The method as in claim 2 wherein the parameter further comprises a local time.

4. The method as in claim 1 wherein the parameter further comprises an activation time.

5. The method as in claim 1 wherein the parameter further comprises an identifier that defines at least one authorized user of the security system.

6. The method as in claim 1 wherein the parameter further comprises an access condition.

7. The method as in claim 1 wherein the change in the parameter is defined by copying a set of rules from one subarea and pasting the copied set of rules into another subarea.

8. A system comprising:

a security system having a secured area;

a building information model (BIM) of the security system that defines a three-dimensional floor plan of the secured area;

a zone file that defines a plurality of zones within the secured area in accordance with a coordinate system of the BIM;

a user input of the security system that receives a selection of the at least one zone of the plurality of zones within the secured area;

the user input of the security system that receives a change in a parameter from the user of the security system, the parameter is used by a plurality of security devices within the selected zone; and

a processor that changes a corresponding parameter within each of the plurality of security devices to match the changed parameter.

9. The apparatus as in claim 8 further comprising a user interface that receives a selection of at least some of the plurality of devices based upon a class of the device where class defines at least in part a function of the device.

10. The apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the parameter further comprises a local time.

11. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the parameter further comprises an activation time.

12. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the parameter further comprises an identifier that defines at least one authorized user of the security system.

13. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the parameter further comprises an access condition.

14. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the change in the parameter is defined by copying a set of rules from one subarea and pasting the copied set of rules into another subarea.

15. A system comprising:

a security system having a secured area;

a building information model (BIM) of the security system that defines a plurality of regions within the secured area;

a first portion of a user input of the security system that receives a selection of the at least one region of the plurality of regions within the secured area;

a second portion of the user input of the security system that receives a change in a parameter from the user of the security system, the parameter is used by a plurality of security devices within the selected zone; and

a parameter processor that changes a corresponding parameter within each of the plurality of security devices to match the changed parameter.

16. The apparatus as in claim 15 further comprising a menu of the user interface that receives a selection of at least some of the plurality of devices based upon a class of the device where class defines at least in part a function of the device.

17. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the parameter further comprises a local time.

18. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the parameter further comprises an activation time.

19. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the parameter further comprises an identifier that defines at least one authorized user of the security system.

20. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the change in the parameter is defined by a processor that copies a set of rules from one subarea and pasting the copied set of rules into another subarea.