Alarm routing in integrated security system based on security guards real-time location information in the premises for faster alarm response
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs), wherein each of the plurality of BLEs is positioned within a secure geographic area;
a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secure geographic area, wherein each of the plurality of portable wireless devices receives first location information via signals from one of the plurality of BLEs; and
a security system of the secure geographic area that receives second location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, detects a security breach within the secure geographic area, sends a notification to each of the plurality of portable wireless devices, and assigns a user of one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the security breach based upon proximity of the one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to the security breach.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs) embodied as stand-alone devices or incorporated into a respective security sensor, each at known locations within a secured geographic area, a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secured area, each receiving location information via signals from a nearby one or more of the plurality of BLEs, and a security system of the secured area that receives location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, detects a security breach within the secured area, sends a notification to each of the plurality of wireless devices, and assigns a user of one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the breach based upon proximity of the one portable device to the breach.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs), wherein each of the plurality of BLEs is positioned within a secure geographic area; a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secure geographic area, wherein each of the plurality of portable wireless devices receives first location information via signals from one of the plurality of BLEs; and a security system of the secure geographic area that receives second location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, detects a security breach within the secure geographic area, sends a notification to each of the plurality of portable wireless devices, and assigns a user of one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the security breach based upon proximity of the one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to the security breach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is positioned within a secured geographic area; a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs), wherein each of the plurality of BLEs is positioned within the secured geographic area; a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secured geographic area, wherein each of the plurality of portable wireless devices receives first location information via signals from one of the plurality of BLEs; and a security system of the secured geographic area that detects a security breach via an activated one of the plurality of sensors, receives second location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, identifies one of the plurality of portable wireless devices relatively closest the activated one of the plurality of sensors, and sends instructions to a user of the one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the activated one of the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a security system that protects a secured area; a plurality of sensors of the security system, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is positioned within the secured area; a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs), wherein each of the plurality of BLEs is positioned within the secured area; a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secured area, wherein each of the plurality of portable wireless devices receives first location information via signals from one of the plurality of BLEs; and a processor of the security system of the secured area that detects a security breach via an activated one of the plurality of sensors, receives second location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, identifies one of the plurality of portable wireless devices relatively closest the activated one of the plurality of sensors and sends instructions to a user of the one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the activated one of the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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