System and method for providing configurable security monitoring utilizing an integrated information system
First Claim
1. In an integrated information system including a central server in communication with premises servers that are associated with two or more geographically distinct sites, a method for processing monitoring device data, the method comprising:
- obtaining monitoring device data at the premises servers that are associated with the two or more geographically distinct sites, wherein the monitoring device data corresponds to two monitoring devices with at least one monitoring device at each geographically distinct site wherein the monitoring device data is obtained continuously;
at the premises servers, characterizing the monitoring device data as at least one of asset data, resource data, and event data;
transmitting the monitoring device data and characterization data from the premises servers to the central server;
obtaining one or more monitoring rules at the central server corresponding to the at least one monitoring device, wherein the one or more rules establish the thresholds of monitoring device data that define a rule violation and wherein obtaining one or more rules includes at least one of;
obtaining asset rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as asset data;
obtaining resource rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as resource data; and
obtaining device rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as event data;
processing the monitoring device data at the central server according to the monitoring rules to determine whether a rule violation occurred wherein a rule violation identifies a combination of thresholds for each of the two monitoring devices;
wherein processing the monitoring device data according to the rules includes determining whether the monitoring device data exceeds thresholds of security information indicative of whether an unauthorized access to a premises has occurred; and
generating an output corresponding to the processing of the monitoring device data, wherein the output indicates whether a rule violation occurred;
characterizing the monitoring device data as asset data, resource data or event data;
wherein asset data includes data from an identifiable object that is not capable of independent action;
wherein resource data includes data from an object capable of independent action; and
wherein event data includes data from a device having a defined state.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing an integrated information system are provided. A premises server is in communication with a variety of information sources that produce monitoring data for a premises. The premises server collects, presents, and transmits the monitoring device data to a central server capable of processing data from multiple premises servers. The central server receives the data and traverses one or more logical rule sets to determine whether the inputted data violates the rules. Based on an evaluation of the rules, the central server generates outputs in the form of communication to one or more authorized users via a variety of communication mediums and devices and/or the instigation of a variety of acts corresponding to the evaluation of the rules.
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53 Claims
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1. In an integrated information system including a central server in communication with premises servers that are associated with two or more geographically distinct sites, a method for processing monitoring device data, the method comprising:
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obtaining monitoring device data at the premises servers that are associated with the two or more geographically distinct sites, wherein the monitoring device data corresponds to two monitoring devices with at least one monitoring device at each geographically distinct site wherein the monitoring device data is obtained continuously; at the premises servers, characterizing the monitoring device data as at least one of asset data, resource data, and event data; transmitting the monitoring device data and characterization data from the premises servers to the central server; obtaining one or more monitoring rules at the central server corresponding to the at least one monitoring device, wherein the one or more rules establish the thresholds of monitoring device data that define a rule violation and wherein obtaining one or more rules includes at least one of; obtaining asset rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as asset data; obtaining resource rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as resource data; and obtaining device rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as event data; processing the monitoring device data at the central server according to the monitoring rules to determine whether a rule violation occurred wherein a rule violation identifies a combination of thresholds for each of the two monitoring devices; wherein processing the monitoring device data according to the rules includes determining whether the monitoring device data exceeds thresholds of security information indicative of whether an unauthorized access to a premises has occurred; and generating an output corresponding to the processing of the monitoring device data, wherein the output indicates whether a rule violation occurred; characterizing the monitoring device data as asset data, resource data or event data; wherein asset data includes data from an identifiable object that is not capable of independent action; wherein resource data includes data from an object capable of independent action; and wherein event data includes data from a device having a defined state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for implementing an integrated information system, the system comprising:
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one or more monitoring devices corresponding to two or more geographically distinct sites organized according to geographic criteria and operable to continuously transmit monitoring device data; one or more premises servers operable to obtain the monitoring device data from the one or more monitoring devices, characterize the monitoring device data as at least one of asset data, resource data, and event data, transmit the monitoring device data and characterization data to the central processing server; a central processing server, the central processing server operable to continuously obtain the monitoring device data originating from at least one monitoring device at each of the two or more geographically distinct sites; wherein the central processing server processes the monitoring device data according to one or more monitoring device rules corresponding to the one or more monitoring devices organized according to geographic criteria, wherein the central processing server generates an output corresponding to the processing, wherein the output reflects the results of processing the monitoring device data according to the rules; wherein the processing of monitoring device data performed by the central processing server includes determining whether the monitoring device data exceeds thresholds of security information indicative of whether an unauthorized access to a premises has occurred; and wherein the processing of monitoring device data performed by the central processing server includes at least one of; obtaining asset rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as asset data that is from an identifiable object incapable of independent action; obtaining resource rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as resource data from an object capable of independent action; obtaining device rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as event data from a device having a defined state; and wherein the monitoring device rules identify a combination of thresholds for the monitoring device data that define a rule violation. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for implementing an integrated information system, the system comprising:
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one or more monitoring devices corresponding to two or more geographically distinct sites organized according to geographic criteria and operable to continuously transmit monitoring device data; one or more premises means operable to obtain the monitoring device data from the one or more monitoring devices, characterize the monitoring device data as at least one of asset data, resource data, and event data, transmit the monitoring device data and characterization data to the central processing means; a central processing means, the central processing means operable to continuously obtain the monitoring device data originating from at least one monitoring device at each of the two or more geographically distinct sites; wherein the central processing means processes the monitoring device data according to one or more monitoring device rules corresponding to the one or more monitoring devices organized according to geographic criteria, wherein the central processing means generates an output corresponding to the processing, wherein the output reflects the results of processing the monitoring device data according to the rules; wherein the processing of monitoring device data performed by the central processing means includes determining whether the monitoring device data exceeds thresholds of security information indicative of whether an unauthorized access to a premises has occurred; and wherein the processing of monitoring device data performed by the central processing means includes at least one of; obtaining asset rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as asset data that is from an identifiable object incapable of independent action; obtaining resource rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as resource data from an object capable of independent action; obtaining device rules if the monitoring device data is characterized as event data from a device having a defined state; and wherein the monitoring device rules identify a combination of thresholds for the monitoring device data that define a rule violation. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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