Tactical security system

• US 9,508,203 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Belknap, Geoff, Cohen, Carl, Deringer, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mahase, Pameshanand
• Application Number:
  US14/149,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19634 Electrical details of the system, e.g. component blocks for carrying out specific functions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

A tactical security system can be used to secure a room. For example, such a security system may be contained in a housing sized for shipment to a location for placement in a room in order to secure the room. Various components may be included in the housing, such as a storage device configured to store data received from one or more audio or video recording devices; an access controller configured to interface with a badge reader associated with one or more access points to the room in order to selectively control access to the room; a switch configured to couple the one or more audio or video recording devices with the storage device and to couple the badge reader with the access controller; and/or a power supply configured to supply power to the devices in the housing.

Claims

1. A plug and play security kit for securing a room, the security kit comprising:

a storage device configured to store data received from one or more audio or video recording devices;

an access controller configured to control access to a room in which the security kit is placed;

a power supply coupled to the storage device and the access controller, the power supply configured to supply power to components of the security kit;

a housing configured to at least partially enclose the storage device, the access controller, and the power supply; and

a front panel removably coupled to the housing, the front panel configured to at least partially enclose at least one of the storage device, the access controller, or the power supply when coupled to the housing,

wherein the security kit is sized and weighted for shipment via a commonly available shipping courier, and

wherein the storage device, the access controller, and the power supply are enclosed within the housing of the security kit such that coupling one or more external devices to the security kit initiates access control to the room by the security kit.

2. The plug and play security kit of claim 1, wherein the access control component is further configured to interface with a badge reader associated with one or more access points to the room in order to selectively control access to the room.

3. The plug and play security kit of claim 2, further comprising a switch configured to couple the one or more audio or video recording devices with the storage device and to couple the badge reader with the access control component.

4. The plug and play security kit of claim 3, wherein the power supply is coupled to the storage device, the access control component, the switch, the one or more audio or video recording devices, and the badge reader.

5. The plug and play security kit of claim 1, further comprising a sensor data storage component configured to receive data from one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect at least one of heat, smoke, water, or noise.

6. The plug and play security kit of claim 5, wherein the access controller is further configured to control access to the room based on the data received from the one or more sensors.

7. The plug and play security kit of claim 1, further comprising a network communication component configured to transmit data to a location remote from the room over a network.

8. The plug and play security kit of claim 7, wherein the network communication component is further configured to transmit data stored in the storage device to a server over the network.

9. The plug and play security kit of claim 1, wherein the access controller is further configured to:

unlock the room in response to a first user requesting access to the room; and

lock the room in response to a second user requesting access to the room.

10. A security kit for securing a room, the security kit comprising:

a storage device configured to store data received from one or more audio or video recording devices;

an access controller configured to interface with a badge reader associated with one or more access points to the room in order to selectively control access to the room;

a switch coupled to the storage device and the access controller, the switch configured to connect the one or more audio or video recording devices with the storage device and to connect the badge reader with the access controller;

a power supply configured to supply power to the storage device, the access controller, the switch, the one or more audio or video recording devices, and the badge reader;

a housing configured to at least partially enclose the storage device, the access controller, and the power supply; and

a front panel removably coupled to the housing, the front panel configured to at least partially enclose at least one of the storage device, the access controller, or the power supply when coupled to the housing,

wherein the security kit is configured for shipment, and

wherein the storage device, the access controller, the switch, and the power supply are enclosed within the housing of the security kit such that coupling one or more external devices to the security kit initiates access control to the room by the security kit.

11. The security kit of claim 10, further comprising a sensor data storage component configured to receive data from one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect at least one of heat, smoke, water, or noise.

12. The security kit of claim 11, wherein the sensor data storage component is coupled to the switch and the power supply, wherein the one or more sensors are coupled to the switch and the power supply, and wherein the access controller controls whether the badge reader allows the user access to the room based at least in part on data measured by the one or more sensors.

13. The security kit of claim 12, wherein the network communication component is coupled to the switch and the power supply, and wherein the network communication component is further configured to transmit data stored in the storage device to a server over the network.

14. The security kit of claim 10, further comprising a network communication component configured to transmit data to a location remote from the room over a network.

15. A security kit for securing a room, the security kit comprising:

a storage device configured to store data received from one or more audio or video recording devices;

an access controller configured to interface with a badge reader associated with one or more access points to the room in order to selectively control access to the room;

a switch coupled to the storage device and the access controller, the switch configured to connect the one or more audio or video recording devices with the storage device and to connect the badge reader with the access controller;

a power supply configured to supply power to the storage device, the access controller, the switch, the one or more audio or video recording devices, and the badge reader;

a housing configured to at least partially enclose the storage device, the access controller, and the power supply;

a front panel removably coupled to the housing, the front panel configured to at least partially enclose at least one of the storage device, the access controller, or the power supply when coupled to the housing; and

a sensor data storage component configured to receive a smoke level detected by a smoke detector located outside the room,

wherein the access controller is further configured to deny access to the room in response to a determination that the smoke level is greater than a threshold value to protect contents of the room,

wherein the security kit is configured for shipment, and

wherein the storage device, the access controller, the switch, the power supply, and the sensor data storage component are enclosed within the housing of the security kit such that coupling one or more external devices to the security kit initiates access control to the room by the security kit.

16. The security kit of claim 15, wherein the sensor data storage component is coupled to the switch and the power supply, wherein the smoke detector is coupled to the switch and the power supply, and wherein the access controller controls whether the badge reader allows the user access to the room based at least in part on the smoke level detected by the smoke detector.

17. The security kit of claim 15, further comprising a network communication component configured to transmit data to a location remote from the room over a network.

18. The security kit of claim 17, wherein the network communication component is coupled to the switch and the power supply, and wherein the network communication component is further configured to transmit data stored in the storage device to a server over the network.

19. The security kit of claim 15, wherein the access controller is further configured to:

unlock the room in response to a first user requesting access to the room; and

lock the room in response to a second user requesting access to the room.